Thomas E. Watson
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Thomas E. Watson was an American politician, lawyer, and populist leader from Georgia who served in Congress and became known for his shifting stances from agrarian reform advocacy to nativist and white supremacist politics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas E. Watson canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ populist leader ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1856-09-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-09-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Mercer University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1893-03-03
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1922-09-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
agrarianism
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nativism ⓘ populism ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
People's Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Populism
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agrarian reform movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for poor white farmers in the 1890s
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influential role in the Leo Frank case through inflammatory writings ⓘ later promotion of nativist and white supremacist politics ⓘ leadership in the Populist movement in the American South ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jeffersonian Magazine
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The People's Party Paper NERFINISHED ⓘ Watson's Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thomson, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Thomson, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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United States Senator ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented |
Georgia's 10th congressional district
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U.S. state of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Thomson, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1891-03-04
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1921-03-04 ⓘ |
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