Newton D. Baker
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Newton D. Baker was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, overseeing the nation’s military mobilization under President Woodrow Wilson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newton D. Baker canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of War
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United States military policy
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urban governance in Cleveland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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Washington and Lee University School of Law ⓘ |
| employer |
Cleveland
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surface form:
City of Cleveland
United States Department of War ⓘ |
| familyName | Baker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military policy
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municipal government ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Newton ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Mayor of Cleveland
ⓘ
Secretary of War ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. conscription policy in World War I
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development of the modern U.S. War Department ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| jurisdictionGoverned |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
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| knownFor |
progressive municipal reforms in Cleveland
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service as U.S. Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalEducation | Washington and Lee University School of Law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| middleName | Diehl ⓘ |
| movement | Progressivism in the United States ⓘ |
| notableRole | civilian leadership of the U.S. Army during World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork |
implementation of the Selective Service Act of 1917
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leadership of the War Department during World War I ⓘ oversight of U.S. military mobilization in World War I ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Democratic presidential nomination ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilson administration ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Cleveland
ⓘ
Secretary of War ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of War
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| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cleveland
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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