Don Edwards
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Don Edwards was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from California known for his strong advocacy of civil liberties and environmental protection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
House Judiciary Committee
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House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford Law School
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| endTimeOfServiceInCongress | 1995 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honor | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of civil liberties
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defense of the Bill of Rights ⓘ leadership on civil rights legislation ⓘ opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ support for environmental protection ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
advocated for voting rights legislation
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early opponent of the internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ supported environmental conservation in San Francisco Bay area ⓘ |
| notableVote | voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ⓘ |
| numberOfTermsInCongress | 16 ⓘ |
| occupation |
FBI agent
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Jose, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Carmel Valley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
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United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
California's 10th congressional district
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California's 16th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ California's 9th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Carmel, California, United States
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San Jose, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Edith Wilkie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfServiceInCongress | 1963 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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