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.

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Charles Colson canonical 4
Charles Wendell Colson 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
awardReceived Presidential Citizens Medal
Templeton Prize
birthName Charles Colson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Wendell Colson
causeOfDeath brain hemorrhage
convertedTo Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity
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
George Washington University Law School
employer Nixon administration
familyName Colson
founded Justice Fellowship
Prison Fellowship
genre Christian non-fiction
autobiography
givenName Charles
knownFor Christian apologetics
prison ministry
role in the Watergate scandal
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps Reserve
militaryRank Captain
name Charles Colson self-link
notableIdea restorative justice in prison reform
notableWork Born Again
How Now Shall We Live?
Kingdoms in Conflict
Loving God
occupation author
evangelical Christian leader
lawyer
political adviser
prison reform advocate
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Falls Church
surface form: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
positionHeld White House Counsel
surface form: Special Counsel to the President of the United States
religion Baptist
Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity
residence Virginia
surface form: Virginia, United States
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

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White House Plumbers hasMember Charles Colson
Charles Colson name Charles Colson self-link
Charles Colson birthName Charles Colson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Wendell Colson
Plumbers keyPerson Charles Colson
subject surface form: White House Plumbers