William Goebel

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocacy Education reform
gptkbp:advocatesFor Labor rights
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Kentucky_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kentucky_State_Senate
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Louisville_and_Nashville_Railroad
Labor_unions
gptkbp:birthDate 1856-01-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:boxOffice gptkb:Secretary_of_State_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Frankfort_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Goebel_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community development initiatives
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:contributedTo State infrastructure projects
gptkbp:controversy Election of 1899
gptkbp:culturalImpact Political cartoons of the era
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-02-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Frankfort,_Kentucky,_USA
gptkbp:descendant Goebel_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:electionYear 1899
Contested victory
gptkbp:historicalContext Gilded Age politics
gptkbp:historicalEvent Assassination in 1900
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First governor assassinated in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Goebel
gptkbp:image William_Goebel.jpg
gptkbp:impact Kentucky's_political_landscape
gptkbp:influence Kentucky_politics
gptkbp:involvedIn Railroad regulation
gptkbp:legacy Political_corruption_in_Kentucky
gptkbp:legislation Goebel Election Law
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King
gptkbp:notableFeature President_of_the_Kentucky_Senate
gptkbp:notableFor Controversial election as Governor
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gunshot wound
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:William_S._Taylor
Populism
Progressivism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1887
1900
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_S._Taylor
gptkbp:profession lawyer
gptkbp:reputation Controversial figure in history.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Frankfort,_Kentucky
gptkbp:signature William_Goebel_signature.png
gptkbp:spouse Lillian_Goebel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:J._C._W._Beckham
gptkbp:termEnd 1900-02-03
gptkbp:termStart 1896-1899
1900-01-30