Estes Kefauver
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Estes Kefauver was a prominent mid-20th-century American Democratic senator from Tennessee known for his high-profile investigations into organized crime and his reformist, anti-corruption stance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeNickname | Kefauver Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-07-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-08-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Tennessee
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| endTime | 1963-08-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kefauver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antitrust law
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consumer protection ⓘ organized crime investigation ⓘ |
| fullName | Carey Estes Kefauver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Carey
NERFINISHED
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Estes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseServiceEnd | 1949-01-03 ⓘ |
| houseServiceStart | 1939-01-03 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-corruption stance
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chairing the Kefauver Committee ⓘ investigations into organized crime ⓘ reformist politics ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
monopoly control
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pharmaceutical regulation ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Senate ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped popularize televised congressional hearings
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won numerous Democratic presidential primaries in 1952 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monroe County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethesda, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States senator from Tennessee ⓘ |
| presidentialCampaignYear |
1952
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1956 ⓘ |
| previousPositionHeld | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| represented | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soughtNominationFrom | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsored | Kefauver–Harris Drug Amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Pigott Kefauver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949-01-03 ⓘ |
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1956 United States presidential election
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DemocraticRunningMateOfAdlaiStevensonII
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Estes Kefauver
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