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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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Veterans' affairs
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Missouri_Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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Symington Hall at the University of Missouri
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1901-06-26
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Stuart_Symington_Jr.
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Thomas_F._Eagleton
1953-01-03
1977-01-03
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gptkbp:contribution
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Post-war economic recovery
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gptkbp:death_date
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1988-07-14
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Georgetown_University
gptkb:University_of_Missouri
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Stuart Symington
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gptkbp:image
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William_ Symington.jpg
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gptkbp:influence
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Missouri politics
U. S. military policy
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:legacy
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First U. S. Senator to be elected after serving as a governor.
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Advocacy for healthcare reform.
Advocacy for labor rights.
Support for civil rights legislation.
Support for environmental protection.
Advocacy for education funding.
Missouri's first post-war election.
Opposition to Mc Carthyism.
Support for NATO.
Support for social security expansion.
Support for the Marshall Plan.
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Missouri's first post-war governor
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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Liberalism
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:1977
gptkb:Democratic_Party
1945
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Donner_M._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
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gptkbp:role
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Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S. Senator from Missouri
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gptkbp:service_years
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Evelyn_Symington
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:James_T._Blair_Jr.
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gptkbp:term_end
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1949-01-10
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gptkbp:term_start
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1945-01-08
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:W._Stuart_Symington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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