Kenesaw

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Kenesaw is the distinctive first name of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the powerful early 20th-century commissioner of Major League Baseball known for restoring the sport’s integrity after the Black Sox Scandal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
associatedWith 1919 Black Sox Scandal
surface form: Black Sox Scandal

Major League Baseball
culturalContext United States of America
surface form: United States
etymologyRelatedTo Kennesaw Mountain
genderAssociation male
hasHistoricalAssociation early 20th-century American baseball
hasNameElement Landis
Mountain
hasNotableBearer Kenesaw Mountain Landis
hasNotableTimePeriodOfProminence early 20th century
languageOfUse English
linkedToEvent restoration of baseball’s integrity after the Black Sox Scandal
linkedToRole Commissioner of Baseball
surface form: Commissioner of Major League Baseball
nameCategory distinctive given name
nameType personal name
notableFor association with the first Commissioner of Baseball
rarity uncommon name
usedBy Kenesaw Mountain Landis

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