Emanuel Celler
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American politician
Democratic Party politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
Emanuel Celler was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from New York and influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee, known for championing major civil rights and immigration reform legislation in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Democratic Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia Law School
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Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Neboh Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| endTimeAsJudiciaryChair | 1973 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfServiceInHouse | 1973 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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immigration law ⓘ |
| givenName | Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | German-Jewish descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing civil rights legislation
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leading immigration reform in the United States ⓘ opposition to national-origins quota system in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name | Emanuel Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | longest continuously serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives at the time of his retirement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York ⓘ United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
New York's 10th congressional district
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New York's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Stella Baar Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsJudiciaryChair | 1949 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfServiceInHouse | 1923 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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