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 |
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| instanceOf |
United States Senator
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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
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U.S. House service 1949 ⓘ U.S. Senate service 1969 ⓘ |
| familyName | Dirksen ⓘ |
| givenName | Everett ⓘ |
| honorificName |
Everett Dirksen
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Everett McKinley Dirksen
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| knownFor |
bipartisan leadership in the U.S. Senate
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distinctive oratorical style ⓘ key role in passing major civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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Republican Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namesake |
Dirksen Senate Office Building
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Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Award ⓘ |
| notableWork |
support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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support for the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ⓘ support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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orator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Republican Party
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Republican Party (United States)
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| placeOfBirth | Pekin, Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Majority Whip ⓘ
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Senate Majority Whip
Senate Minority Leader ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Illinois ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Louella Carver Dirksen ⓘ |
| startTime |
Senate Minority Leader 1959
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U.S. House service 1933 ⓘ U.S. Senate service 1951 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInTheSenate | Illinois ⓘ |
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