John Bingham
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John Bingham was a prominent 19th-century American congressman and Radical Republican best known as a principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Radical Republican → human → lawyer → |
| country | United States of America → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| era | 19th century → |
| ethnicGroup | White American → |
| familyName | Bingham → |
| fieldOfWork |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
Reconstruction policy
civil rights → constitutional law → |
| givenName | John → |
| hasInfluenced |
United States constitutional law
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civil rights jurisprudence → interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment → |
| ideology |
anti-slavery
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egalitarianism → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| knownFor |
advocacy of due process protections against state action
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advocacy of equal protection of the laws → drafting key language of the Fourteenth Amendment → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| legalSystem | common law → |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Radical Republicanism
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surface form:
Radical Republicans
Republican Party → |
| movement |
Radical Republicanism
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surface form:
Reconstruction-era Radical Republicanism
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| notableFor | role in shaping post-Civil War constitutional amendments → |
| notableRole | principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| notableWork |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| occupation |
lawyer
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politician → prosecutor → |
| partOf |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
Reconstruction era of the United States
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| positionHeld | Member of the United States House of Representatives → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| workLocation |
United States Congress
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Washington, D.C. → |
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