Elijah Cummings
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Elijah Cummings was a prominent American Democratic congressman from Maryland and influential civil rights advocate who chaired the House Oversight Committee.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elijah Cummings canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from longstanding health problems ⓘ |
| chairEndTime | 2019-10-17 ⓘ |
| chairStartTime | 2019-01 ⓘ |
| committeeChair | House Committee on Oversight and Reform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership | House Committee on Oversight and Reform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-10-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard University
NERFINISHED
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University of Maryland School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2019-10-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Elijah Eugene Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent role in investigations during the Trump administration
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service as a senior Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congressional Black Caucus
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for Baltimore communities
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civil rights advocacy ⓘ leadership on voting rights issues ⓘ oversight of the executive branch ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th congressional district ⓘ United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kweisi Mfume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | Maryland's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1996-04-16 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Kweisi Mfume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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