James Benton Grant
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James Benton Grant was an American industrialist and politician who served as the third Governor of Colorado in the late 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | elected by voters of Colorado ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1848-01-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Russell County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessActivity | ownership and operation of smelters in Leadville ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1911-11-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Excelsior Springs, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Freiberg Mining Academy
NERFINISHED
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Poughkeepsie Business College NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal School of Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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Gilded Age ⓘ |
| familyName | Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mining industry
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smelting industry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | metallurgist ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Governor Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first Democratic governor of Colorado
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leadership in Colorado mining and smelting ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Colorado Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of lead-silver smelting in Colorado ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1883 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 3 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationDuringGovernorship | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRegion | State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Frederick Walker Pitkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Denver, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Matteson Goodell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Benjamin Harrison Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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