William Preston Lane Jr.
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William Preston Lane Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s governor from 1947 to 1951 and oversaw the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Preston Lane Jr. canonical | 2 |
| William Preston Lane III | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1892-05-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagerstown, Maryland
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surface form:
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
|
| burialPlace |
Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
|
| causeOfPoliticalDefeat | public opposition to new state taxes ⓘ |
| child |
Jean Byron Lane
ⓘ
William Preston Lane Jr. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
William Preston Lane III
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1967-02-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hagerstown, Maryland
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surface form:
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
|
| educatedAt |
University of Virginia School of Law
ⓘ
Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public administration
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge officially named William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge
|
| hasNameSuffix | Jr. ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Governor ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| knownFor |
governorship of Maryland from 1947 to 1951
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leadership in construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| legalCareerLocation |
Hagerstown, Maryland
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surface form:
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
implementation of Maryland’s first state sales tax
ⓘ
modernization of Maryland’s highway system ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversaw construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1951 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1947 ⓘ |
| partyRole | leader of the Maryland Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Maryland
ⓘ
Governor of Maryland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Herbert R. O’Conor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Annapolis
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surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
|
| signature | signature of William Preston Lane Jr. ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Byron ⓘ |
| stateGovernorOf | Maryland ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Theodore R. McKeldin ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
William Preston Lane III