Charles Colson
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Charles Colson was a Nixon administration special counsel who became infamous for his role in the Watergate scandal before later emerging as a prominent evangelical Christian leader and prison reform advocate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Colson canonical | 4 |
| Charles Wendell Colson | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Presidential Citizens Medal
ⓘ
Templeton Prize ⓘ |
| birthName |
Charles Colson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles Wendell Colson
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| causeOfDeath | brain hemorrhage ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Evangelicalism
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surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
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| convictedIn | United States v. Colson (Watergate-related case) ⓘ |
| convictedOf | obstruction of justice ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-10-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-04-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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George Washington University Law School ⓘ |
| employer | Nixon administration ⓘ |
| familyName | Colson ⓘ |
| founded |
Justice Fellowship
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Prison Fellowship ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian non-fiction
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autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian apologetics
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prison ministry ⓘ role in the Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps Reserve ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| name | Charles Colson self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | restorative justice in prison reform ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born Again
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How Now Shall We Live? ⓘ Kingdoms in Conflict ⓘ Loving God ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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evangelical Christian leader ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political adviser ⓘ prison reform advocate ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Falls Church
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surface form:
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
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| positionHeld |
White House Counsel
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surface form:
Special Counsel to the President of the United States
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| religion |
Baptist
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Evangelicalism ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
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| residence |
Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia, United States
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| sentence | 1 to 3 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| spouse | Patti Colson ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | served about 7 months ⓘ |
| yearAwarded |
Templeton Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
1993 Templeton Prize
Presidential Citizens Medal ⓘ
surface form:
2008 Presidential Citizens Medal
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Wendell Colson