Horace Tabor
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Horace Tabor was a 19th-century American silver magnate and politician from Colorado, best known for his rapid rise to wealth during the silver boom and his scandalous marriage to Baby Doe Tabor.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human → mining entrepreneur → politician → silver magnate → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Colorado Silver Boom
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| associatedWithPlace |
American Old West
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| causeOfNotoriety |
high-profile second marriage to Baby Doe Tabor
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scandalous divorce from Augusta Tabor → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| culturalDepiction |
The Ballad of Baby Doe (opera)
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| era |
19th century
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| familyName |
Tabor
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| fieldOfWork |
business
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mining → politics → |
| givenName |
Horace
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| hasInfluenceOn |
folklore of Colorado mining camps
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mythology of the American West → |
| industry |
commerce
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real estate → silver mining → |
| knownFor |
building opera houses
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lavish lifestyle → philanthropy in Colorado → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
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| notableFor |
Colorado silver boom
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marriage to Baby Doe Tabor → rapid rise to wealth → spectacular financial downfall → |
| occupation |
businessman
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miner → politician → prospector → |
| owned |
Matchless Mine
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mining interests in Leadville → |
| placeOfActivity |
Denver, Colorado
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Leadville, Colorado → Rocky Mountains → |
| politicalOffice |
Mayor of Leadville, Colorado
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| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
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United States Senator from Colorado → |
| religion |
freethinker
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| residence |
Colorado
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Denver, Colorado → Leadville, Colorado → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| socialClass |
nouveau riche
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| spouse |
Augusta Tabor
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Baby Doe Tabor → |
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Horace
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hasNotableBearer |