Everett Dirksen

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Everett Dirksen was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois known for his influential leadership and key role in passing major civil rights legislation.

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Everett McKinley Dirksen 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senator
human
lawyer
member of the Republican Party (United States)
politician
burialPlace Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Illinois
causeOfDeath lung cancer
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1896-01-04
dateOfDeath 1969-09-07
educatedAt University of Minnesota Law School (attended, did not graduate)
endTime Senate Minority Leader 1969
U.S. House service 1949
U.S. Senate service 1969
familyName Dirksen
givenName Everett
honorificName Everett Dirksen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Everett McKinley Dirksen
knownFor bipartisan leadership in the U.S. Senate
distinctive oratorical style
key role in passing major civil rights legislation
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
namesake Dirksen Senate Office Building
Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Award
notableWork support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
support for the Civil Rights Act of 1968
support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965
numberOfChildren 1
occupation lawyer
orator
politician
parliamentaryGroup Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
placeOfBirth Pekin, Illinois
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Majority Whip
surface form: Senate Majority Whip

Senate Minority Leader
United States Senator
religion Baptist
represented Illinois
sexOrGender male
spouse Louella Carver Dirksen
startTime Senate Minority Leader 1959
U.S. House service 1933
U.S. Senate service 1951
stateRepresentedInTheSenate Illinois

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Everett Dirksen honorificName Everett Dirksen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen Federal Building namedAfter Everett Dirksen
this entity surface form: Everett McKinley Dirksen
this entity surface form: Everett McKinley Dirksen