Henry Plummer Cheatham
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African American officeholder during Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction
educator
human
politician
Henry Plummer Cheatham was an African American educator, politician, and U.S. Congressman from North Carolina during the late 19th century who was notable for his advocacy of civil rights and service as Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American officeholder during Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Granville County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Henderson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Oxford, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Shaw University
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Shaw University Normal School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Cheatham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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politics ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | African American civil rights movement (19th century) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of African American civil rights
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being one of the few African American congressmen in the late 19th century ⓘ service as Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| notableRole | African American leader in North Carolina during the post-Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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farmer ⓘ politician ⓘ school principal ⓘ |
| officeContested | U.S. House of Representatives seat from North Carolina ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
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Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ superintendent of the Colored Orphan Asylum at Oxford, North Carolina ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | North Carolina 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Oxford, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
civil rights legislation
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issues of voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
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