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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Kentucky_Republican_Party
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
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gptkbp:born
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January 19, 1912
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Thruston_B._Morton_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
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gptkbp:died
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June 2, 1995
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thruston B. Morton
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gptkbp:image
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Thruston_B_Morton.jpg
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Wendell_Willkie
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Post-war policies
Governorship_of_Kentucky
Political_leadership_in_Kentucky
Republican_Party_contributions
Senate_tenure
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Economic development initiatives
Education reform advocacy
Civil_Rights_Act_support
Veterans'_affairs_legislation
Kentucky's_post-war_recovery
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gptkbp:occupation
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Politician
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Governor_of_Kentucky
U.S._Senator_from_Kentucky
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Happy_Chandler
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gptkbp:religion
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Baptist
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Morton
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Brett_Guthrie
gptkb:Lawrence_Wetherby
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1947
1953
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gptkbp:termStart
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1943
1947
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