Sam Ervin
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Sam Ervin was a North Carolina Democratic senator best known for chairing the Senate Watergate Committee and playing a key role in the investigation that led to President Nixon’s resignation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Samuel James Ervin Jr. | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
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| birthDate | 1896-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Morganton, North Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1985-04-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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surface form:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974-12-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ervin ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sam Ervin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Samuel James Ervin Jr.
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| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of civil liberties and constitutional rights
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leading the Senate investigation of the Watergate scandal ⓘ role in events leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | infantry officer ⓘ |
| notableRole | Chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chairmanship of the Senate Watergate Committee ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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Member of the North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina ⓘ U.S. Senate from North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senator from North Carolina
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| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| represented | North Carolina ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Bell Ervin ⓘ |
| startTime | 1954-06-05 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Samuel James Ervin Jr.