Ben Elbert Douglas Sr.

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Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. was a longtime mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, whose leadership and advocacy for aviation led to the city’s main airport being named in his honor.

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Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. canonical 3
Benjamin Elbert Douglas Sr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
mayor
politician
advocatedFor expansion of Charlotte’s airport facilities
increased aviation services for Charlotte
associatedWith Charlotte Douglas International Airport
City of Charlotte government
commemoratedBy Douglas Municipal Airport (former name of Charlotte’s main airport)
naming of Charlotte’s principal airport for him
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Douglas
fieldOfWork aviation policy advocacy
local government
public administration
gender male
givenName Ben
hasHonor Charlotte’s main airport named in his honor
honorificSuffix Sr.
influenced development of Charlotte’s aviation infrastructure
growth of Charlotte’s municipal airport
knownFor leadership in municipal government in Charlotte
promoting development of Charlotte’s airport
legacy major contributor to Charlotte’s emergence as an aviation hub
namesake of Charlotte’s main airport
name Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. self-link
notableFor advocacy for aviation in Charlotte
serving as longtime mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
officeHeld Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
placeOfActivity Charlotte, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
politicalRole municipal executive
positionHeld Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
residence Charlotte, North Carolina
sphereOfInfluence city government of Charlotte, North Carolina
workLocation Charlotte, North Carolina

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport namedAfter Ben Elbert Douglas Sr.
CLT namedAfter Ben Elbert Douglas Sr.
Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. name Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. self-link
Douglas Municipal Airport namedAfter Ben Elbert Douglas Sr.
this entity surface form: Benjamin Elbert Douglas Sr.