Oakes Ames
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Oakes Ames was a 19th-century American congressman and industrialist best known for his pivotal role in financing and promoting the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and his involvement in the Crédit Mobilier scandal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oakes Ames canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Ames Shovel Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
railroad construction
ⓘ
tool manufacturing ⓘ |
| givenName | Oakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | legacy in the development of the American West through railroads ⓘ |
| industry |
manufacturing
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rail transport ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic development along the First Transcontinental Railroad route
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expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
financing the Union Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
involvement in the Crédit Mobilier scandal ⓘ promoting the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| name | Oakes Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAward | commemorated by the Ames Monument in Wyoming ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Crédit Mobilier of America scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
financing of the Union Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
promotion of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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industrialist ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Crédit Mobilier of America scandal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | North Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relative | Oliver Ames Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedArea | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | North Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Oliver Ames Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.