Terry Sanford

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:North_Carolina_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-08-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Laurinburg,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath esophageal cancer
gptkbp:child gptkb:Terry_Sanford_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-04-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Durham,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Terry_Sanford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Terry Sanford
gptkbp:militaryRank First Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableFor civil rights advocacy
founding the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
founding the North Carolina School of the Arts
progressive policies in education
expanding the community college system in North Carolina
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkb:North_Carolina_Governor's_Office
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Governor_of_North_Carolina
President of Duke University
gptkbp:precededBy_(Governor_of_North_Carolina) gptkb:Luther_H._Hodges
gptkbp:precededBy_(President_of_Duke_University) gptkb:Douglas_M._Knight
gptkbp:precededBy_(U.S._Senator_from_North_Carolina) gptkb:John_Porter_East
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Duke_University_Chapel,_Durham,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:signature Terry Sanford signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Rose_Knight
gptkbp:succeededBy_(Governor_of_North_Carolina) gptkb:Dan_K._Moore
gptkbp:succeededBy_(President_of_Duke_University) gptkb:H._Keith_H._Brodie
gptkbp:succeededBy_(U.S._Senator_from_North_Carolina) gptkb:Lauch_Faircloth
gptkbp:termEnd 1993
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_North_Carolina) 1965
gptkbp:termEnd_(President_of_Duke_University) 1985
gptkbp:termStart 1986
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor_of_North_Carolina) 1961
gptkbp:termStart_(President_of_Duke_University) 1969
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sanford_School_of_Public_Policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5