Jervis Langdon
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Jervis Langdon was a wealthy 19th-century American coal businessman and abolitionist from Elmira, New York, best known as the father of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of author Mark Twain.
Aliases (2)
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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abolitionist → businessperson → human → |
| associatedWithPerson |
Mark Twain
→
Olivia Langdon Clemens → |
| associatedWithPlace | Chemung County, New York NERFINISHED → |
| child | Olivia Langdon Clemens → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| familyName | Langdon → |
| fatherInLawOf | Mark Twain → |
| givenName | Jervis → |
| industry |
coal industry
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railroad industry → |
| knownFor |
being a wealthy coal businessman
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being an abolitionist → being the father of Olivia Langdon Clemens → |
| movement | abolitionism → |
| name | Jervis Langdon → |
| notableRole |
supporter of the Underground Railroad
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trustee of Elmira College → |
| occupation |
coal businessman
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railroad executive → |
| philanthropy | support for educational institutions in Elmira, New York → |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America → |
| placeOfDeath | Elmira, New York → |
| placeOfResidence | Elmira, New York → |
| relative | Mark Twain → |
| religion | Unitarianism → |
| residence | Elmira, New York → |
| spouse |
Olivia Langdon
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surface form: "Olivia Lewis Langdon"
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| supportedCause | abolition of slavery in the United States → |
| timePeriod | 19th century → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Jervis Langdon (maternal grandfather)"
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"