John Evans
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John Evans was a 19th-century American physician, politician, and railroad developer who served as governor of the Colorado Territory and played a key role in the founding of Northwestern University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Evans canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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physician ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad developer ⓘ territorial governor ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| child | William Gray Evans ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-07-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cincinnati
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati College of Medicine
Medical College of Ohio ⓘ |
| endTime (governorship) | 1865 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Evans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
railroad development ⓘ territorial administration ⓘ |
| founded |
Evanston, Illinois
ⓘ
Northwestern University ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| governorOf |
Territory of Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
|
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| name | John Evans ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Evanston, Illinois
ⓘ
Mount Evans ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Evans (Colorado)
|
| notableFor |
controversial involvement surrounding the Sand Creek Massacre
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role in the early development of Denver ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding Northwestern University
ⓘ
development of railroads in Colorado Territory ⓘ promotion of Denver as regional rail hub ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waynesville, Ohio ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Colorado Territory
ⓘ
chairman of the Colorado Territorial Commission ⓘ president of the Colorado Central Railroad ⓘ president of the Denver Pacific Railway ⓘ president of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad ⓘ trustee of Northwestern University ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Denver, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver, Colorado Territory
Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Canby Evans ⓘ |
| startTime (governorship) | 1862 ⓘ |
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