John Wentworth

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John Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century American politician and newspaper editor who served as mayor of Chicago and a U.S. Congressman.

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John Wentworth canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
journalist
mayor
member of the United States House of Representatives
newspaper editor
politician
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Dartmouth College
employer Chicago Daily News
surface form: Chicago Democrat
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Wentworth
fieldOfWork journalism
law
politics
genre political journalism
givenName John
hasOccupation editor of a major Chicago newspaper
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
name John Wentworth self-link
notableFor influencing Chicago’s early urban development through politics and the press
serving as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois
serving as mayor of Chicago
notableRole leading figure in early Chicago politics
notableWork Chicago Democrat (newspaper)
occupation journalist
lawyer
newspaper editor
politician
placeOfBirth Sandwich, New Hampshire
surface form: Sandwich, New Hampshire, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
positionHeld Mayor of Chicago
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Representative from Illinois
regionOfActivity Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois
surface form: Illinois, United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century

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Wentworth Avenue namedAfter John Wentworth
Wentworth Letter commissionedBy John Wentworth
John Wentworth name John Wentworth self-link