Jonathan Jennings
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Jonathan Jennings was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Indiana and played a key role in its transition from territory to statehood.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Jennings canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice | Governor of Indiana ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Charlestown Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from alcoholism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1784-03-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1834-07-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | common schools ⓘ |
| endTime | 1822-12-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating for Indiana statehood
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opposition to slavery in Indiana Territory ⓘ presiding over the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1816 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Indiana House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| movement | anti-slavery movement in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first governor of the state of Indiana
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leading Indiana’s transition from territory to statehood ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Delegate to the U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory
ⓘ
Governor of Indiana ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1816 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Jacksonian Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Readington Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Charlestown, Indiana
NERFINISHED
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Clark County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Indiana Territory
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Governor of Indiana ⓘ Member of the Indiana House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| predecessor | Office created ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| represented |
Indiana Territory
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Indiana's 1st congressional district ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana’s 1st congressional district
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| residence |
Charlestown, Indiana
NERFINISHED
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Corydon, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
helped draft the first Constitution of Indiana
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oversaw relocation of Indiana capital to Corydon ⓘ |
| startTime | 1816-11-07 ⓘ |
| stateOfBurial | Indiana ⓘ |
| successor | William Hendricks ⓘ |
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