Thomas Wilson Dorr
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Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American politician and reformer best known for leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in an effort to expand voting rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Wilson Dorr canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ political reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
broader white male suffrage
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constitutional reform in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Rhode Island constitutional convention (People’s Convention) of 1841 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-11-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | opposition to Rhode Island’s outdated colonial charter ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Charter government of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-12-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drafted | People’s Constitution of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Harvard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | governor under the People’s Constitution in 1842 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dorr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law (state level)
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electoral reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Wilson Dorr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonmentLocation | Rhode Island state prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later suffrage and constitutional reform movements in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | convicted of treason against the state of Rhode Island ⓘ |
| movement | suffrage expansion ⓘ |
| notableFor | Dorr Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Governor of Rhode Island (People's Constitution government) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pardon | released from prison in 1845 ⓘ |
| parent |
Lydia Allen Dorr
NERFINISHED
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Sullivan Dorr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | advocacy for expanded voting rights in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | conviction annulled by Rhode Island in 1854 ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment (later modified) ⓘ |
| termStart | 1842 ⓘ |
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