Clair Engle
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American politician
United States Senator
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
Clair Engle was a mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Senator from California known for his support of civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States Senator ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Chico Cemetery, Chico, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain tumor ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chico State Teachers College
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Hastings College of the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition |
1959 (United States Representative from California)
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1964 (United States Senator from California) ⓘ |
| familyName | Engle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Clair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Shasta Lake renamed as Shasta Lake from Shasta Dam area previously called Clair Engle Lake (name later changed) ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Clair Engle Park in Oroville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in breaking the filibuster on the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bakersfield, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party politician from California ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Representative from California
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United States Senator from California ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | William F. Knowland (as U.S. Senator from California) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInHouse | California's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedRegion | Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition |
1943 (United States Representative from California)
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1959 (United States Senator from California) ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Pierre Salinger (as U.S. Senator from California) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| wasAfflictedBy | brain cancer during Senate service ⓘ |
| workedOn | water resources and reclamation projects in California ⓘ |
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