Richard Henry Dana Jr.
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and author best known for his memoir "Two Years Before the Mast," which vividly recounts his experiences as a common sailor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Henry Dana Jr. canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Mount Auburn Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1815-08-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1882-01-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| employer | Boston bar ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee ⓘ |
| familyName | Dana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Richard Henry Dana Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abolitionism
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maritime law ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Two Years Before the Mast
NERFINISHED
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advocacy against flogging in the U.S. Navy ⓘ defending sailors in court ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | firsthand account of life as a common sailor in the 1830s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Two Years Before the Mast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Civil War era politics
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Fugitive slave cases ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (nominee) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| represented | Anthony Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| wrote |
Speeches in Stirring Times
NERFINISHED
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The Seaman's Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ To Cuba and Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Years Before the Mast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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