Thomas Gibbons
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Thomas Gibbons was a 19th-century American steamboat operator best known as the successful plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden, which expanded federal power over interstate commerce.
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| instanceOf |
litigant
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person → steamboat operator → |
| assertedLegalBasis |
federal coasting license under U.S. law
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| associatedWithPeriod |
19th century
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| businessActivity |
operating steamboats between New York and New Jersey
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| challenged |
New York state–granted steamboat monopoly
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| contributedTo |
expansion of federal authority over interstate commerce
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| fieldOfWork |
interstate commerce on U.S. coastal waters
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steamboat transportation → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
interpretation of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| hasLegalOutcome |
U.S. Supreme Court decision in his favor in Gibbons v. Ogden
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| knownFor |
challenging New York’s steamboat monopoly
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expanding federal power over interstate commerce through litigation → |
| legalCase |
Gibbons v. Ogden
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| legalDoctrineAdvanced |
federal supremacy in regulation of interstate commerce
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| legalSignificance |
central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court commerce clause case
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| notableFor |
being the successful plaintiff in Gibbons v. Ogden
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| notableWork |
Gibbons v. Ogden
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| occupation |
businessman
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steamboat operator → |
| operatedInJurisdiction |
State of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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State of New York → |
| opponentInLegalCase |
Aaron Ogden
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| placeOfActivity |
Hudson River
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New York Harbor → |
| roleInLegalCase |
plaintiff in Gibbons v. Ogden
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| transportMode |
steamship
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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plaintiff |