William Hale Thompson
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William Hale Thompson was a controversial early 20th-century American politician who served multiple terms as the notoriously corrupt and flamboyant mayor of Chicago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Hale Thompson canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | myocardial infarction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1869-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-03-19 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical accounts of Chicago in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| employer | City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | municipal politics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Mayor ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Chicago politics ⓘ |
| hasQuality | controversial ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage-based governance
ⓘ
public spectacles and stunts as mayor ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Big Bill Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with organized crime in Chicago
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corrupt political practices ⓘ flamboyant political style ⓘ opposition to Prohibition enforcement in Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Mayor of Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago political machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
nativist
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populist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of Chicago ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1923-04-16
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1931-04-13 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1915-04-26
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1927-04-18 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oak Woods Cemetery