William W. Belknap

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Iowa_Republican_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:associatedWith Republican_Reconstruction_policies
gptkbp:birthDate September 22, 1829
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Belknap_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Post-Civil War military strategy
gptkbp:controversy Post-war corruption
gptkbp:deathDate October 13, 1890
gptkbp:district gptkb:Iowa's_1st_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkbp:famousFor Corruption scandals
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_U.S._military_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William W. Belknap
gptkbp:influence Military Reconstruction Act
gptkbp:influenceOn Military policy
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:knownFor Controversial resignation
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:legislation 1863-1865
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:notableWork Reconstruction Era policies
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office Secretary of War
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition U.S._Congressman
gptkbp:politicalRole 1861
1876
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Rawlins
gptkbp:president 1876
gptkbp:rank Brevet Major General
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:retired March 2, 1876
gptkbp:role gptkb:Military_Governor_of_the_District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Secretary_of_War_under_Grant
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Belknap
gptkbp:successor George W. McCrary
gptkbp:termEnd 1876
gptkbp:termStart 1869