Nathaniel P. Banks

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Nathaniel P. Banks was a Union major general in the American Civil War and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and governor of Massachusetts.

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Label Occurrences
Nathaniel P. Banks canonical 15
Nathaniel Prentice Banks 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Massachusetts
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Union Army general
human
politician
allegiance Union
United States of America
battle Red River campaign
surface form: Red River Campaign

Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War
surface form: Shenandoah Valley operations

Valley Campaigns of 1864
burialPlace Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Massachusetts
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship United States of America
commanded Army of the Gulf
Department of the Gulf
conflict American Civil War
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1816-01-30
dateOfDeath 1894-09-01
familyName Banks
fullName Nathaniel P. Banks self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nathaniel Prentice Banks
givenName Nathaniel
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank major general
notableWork Department of the Gulf
surface form: Administration of the Department of the Gulf
occupation lawyer
military officer
politician
officeEndTime 1861-01-03
officeHeld Governor of Massachusetts
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 34th Congress
officeStartTime 1856-02-02
1858-01-07
partyAffiliation Democratic Party
Know-Nothing movement
surface form: Know Nothing party

Liberal Republican Party (United States)
surface form: Liberal Republican Party

Republican Party
placeOfBirth Waltham, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Waltham, Massachusetts
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
precededBy Franklin Pierce
Linn Boyd
residence Waltham, Massachusetts
stateRepresented Massachusetts
succeededBy James L. Orr
John A. Andrew

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Subject: Nathaniel P. Banks
Description of subject: Nathaniel P. Banks was a Union major general in the American Civil War and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and governor of Massachusetts.

Referenced by (16)

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Valley Campaign of 1862 opposingCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
Battle of Port Hudson commander Nathaniel P. Banks
Mississippi Valley Theater commandedBy Nathaniel P. Banks
Banks hasNotableBearer Nathaniel P. Banks
Department of the Gulf notableCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
Union Army campaigns notableCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
Nathaniel P. Banks fullName Nathaniel P. Banks self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nathaniel Prentice Banks
First Battle of Winchester commander Nathaniel P. Banks
First Battle of Winchester associatedWith Nathaniel P. Banks
Battle of Front Royal commander Nathaniel P. Banks
Army of the Shenandoah notableCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
Army of the Gulf notableCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
Battle of Cedar Mountain commander Nathaniel P. Banks