Albert B. Fall

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human lawyer politician

Albert B. Fall was a U.S. Secretary of the Interior best known for his central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, which made him the first former Cabinet official imprisoned for crimes committed in office.

Aliases (1)

Albert Bacon Fall ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → lawyer → politician →
appointedBy	Warren G. Harding →
causeOfDeath	complications from a fall and illness →
convictedOf	bribery → conspiracy to defraud the United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1861-11-26 →
dateOfDeath	1944-11-30 →
educatedAt	self-taught in law →
endTime	1923-03-04 →
familyName	Fall →
fullName	Albert Bacon Fall →
givenName	Albert →
hasChild	Alexina Fall → Caroline Fall → Jeptha Fall → another son (name less commonly cited) →
heritage	Scots-Irish American →
knownFor	leasing federal oil reserves at Teapot Dome and Elk Hills to private companies →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
notableEvent	Teapot Dome scandal →
notableFor	being the first former U.S. Cabinet official imprisoned for crimes committed in office →
notableWork	central role in the Teapot Dome scandal →
occupation	lawyer → politician → rancher →
officeContested	United States Senate →
participantIn	Teapot Dome scandal →
placeOfBirth	Frankfort, Kentucky, United States →
placeOfDeath	El Paso, Texas, United States →
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court → United States Secretary of the Interior → United States Senator from New Mexico → member of the New Mexico Territorial Council → member of the New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives →
practicedLawIn	El Paso, Texas → Las Cruces, New Mexico →
receivedFrom	oil executives Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny (bribes) →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	New Mexico Territory → New Mexico, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
significantEvent	Teapot Dome scandal bribery conviction →
spouse	Emma Morgan Fall →
startTime	1921-03-05 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elk Hills oil field → Teapot Dome oil field →	associatedWith
Albert B. Fall ("Albert Bacon Fall") →	fullName
Teapot Dome scandal →	keyFigure
Teapot Dome scandal →	participant