Charles Debrille Poston
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Charles Debrille Poston was a 19th-century American politician, pioneer, and promoter often called the "Father of Arizona" for his role in advocating its organization as a U.S. territory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Debrille Poston canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1825-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1902-06-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Kentucky ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Poston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western settlement
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mining promotion ⓘ territorial organization ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Pyramid tomb on Poston Butte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Father of Arizona ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
19th century
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American Civil War era ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| movement | American frontier expansion ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating the creation of Arizona Territory
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promoting settlement and development in Arizona ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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civil servant ⓘ journalist ⓘ land speculator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ prospector ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elizabethtown, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Poston Butte, Florence, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| represented | Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Florence, Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
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Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucson, Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| workedOn |
lobbying in Washington, D.C. for Arizona territorial status
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promotion of mining enterprises in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| wrote | articles on Arizona and the American West ⓘ |
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