Jesse Fell
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Jesse Fell was a 19th-century American lawyer, land developer, and political figure from Illinois who played a key role in the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the founding of several Midwestern communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human → land developer → politician → |
| birthDate | 1808-11-10 → |
| birthPlace | Bucks County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| deathDate | 1887-02-25 → |
| deathPlace | Normal, Illinois → |
| educatedAt | Dickinson College → |
| familyName | Fell → |
| founded |
Bloomington, Illinois
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surface form: "Bloomington Pantagraph"
Clinton, Illinois → Dwight, Illinois NERFINISHED → El Paso, Illinois NERFINISHED → Lexington, Illinois NERFINISHED → Normal, Illinois → Pontiac, Illinois NERFINISHED → Towanda, Illinois → |
| givenName | Jesse → |
| influenced | Abraham Lincoln → |
| knownFor |
advocacy for railroads in Illinois
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encouraging Abraham Lincoln to debate Stephen A. Douglas → founding and developing towns in central Illinois → helping introduce Abraham Lincoln to Eastern political leaders → promoting the political career of Abraham Lincoln → promotion of higher education in Illinois → role in the founding and development of Bloomington, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Clinton, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Dwight, Illinois → role in the founding and development of El Paso, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Lexington, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Normal, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Pontiac, Illinois → role in the founding and development of Towanda, Illinois → role in the founding and development of other central Illinois communities → securing the location of Illinois State Normal University in Normal, Illinois → |
| name | Jesse Fell → |
| notableFriend | Abraham Lincoln → |
| occupation |
judge
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land developer → lawyer → newspaper publisher → politician → |
| placeOfBurial | Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois → |
| politicalParty | Republican Party → |
| positionHeld |
clerk of the McLean County Circuit Court
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judge of McLean County, Illinois → president of the Bloomington School Board → trustee of Illinois State Normal University → |
| religion |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form: "Quakerism"
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| residence |
Bloomington, Illinois
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Normal, Illinois → |
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