E. H. Crump
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E. H. Crump was a powerful early-20th-century Memphis political boss whose machine politics profoundly shaped the city’s governance and race relations, including the lives of African-American residents.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| E. H. Crump canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee state politics ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1874-10-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | long-term dominance of Memphis municipal politics ⓘ |
| controlled |
Democratic Party organization in Memphis
ⓘ
many local elections in Memphis and Shelby County ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1954-10-16 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Crump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Hull Crump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | urban political machine ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Boss Crump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Crump political machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOn | African-American residents of Memphis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Memphis city governance
ⓘ
allocation of public services in Memphis ⓘ local law enforcement practices in Memphis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jim Crow segregation system in the American South ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlling voter registration and turnout in Memphis
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patronage-based political organization ⓘ |
| middleName | Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | machine politics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a biracial electoral coalition under Jim Crow
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dominating Memphis and Shelby County politics in the early 20th century ⓘ influencing race relations in Memphis ⓘ leading the Crump political machine in Memphis ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Memphis
ⓘ
Shelby County political leader ⓘ U.S. Representative from Tennessee ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1915-01-01 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1910-01-01 ⓘ |
| workedIn |
insurance business
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real estate business ⓘ |
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