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.


Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American
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
railroad industry
knownFor being a wealthy coal businessman
being an abolitionist
being the father of Olivia Langdon Clemens
movement abolitionism
name Jervis Langdon
notableRole supporter of the Underground Railroad
trustee of Elmira College
occupation coal businessman
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
surface form: "Olivia Lewis Langdon"
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.

Olivia Langdon father Jervis Langdon
Olivia Langdon Clemens father Jervis Langdon
Livy father Jervis Langdon
subject surface form: "Olivia Langdon Clemens"
Susy Clemens hasRelative Jervis Langdon
this entity surface form: "Jervis Langdon (maternal grandfather)"
Langdon family member Jervis Langdon
Langdon family member Jervis Langdon
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
Jervis Langdon name Jervis Langdon
Olivia Langdon sibling Jervis Langdon
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"
Olivia Langdon Clemens sibling Jervis Langdon
this entity surface form: "Charles Jervis Langdon"

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