John W. Davis
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John W. Davis was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as U.S. Solicitor General and Ambassador to the United Kingdom and later became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 1924.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Washington and Lee University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission |
New York Bar
NERFINISHED
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West Virginia Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Locust Hill Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 1924 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-04-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1955-03-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Washington and Lee University
NERFINISHED
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Washington and Lee University School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John J. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
appellate advocacy
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Honorable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Democratic nominee for U.S. president in 1924
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service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom ⓘ service as U.S. Solicitor General ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | corporate law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| mother | Anna Kennedy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArgumentsBeforeUSSupremeCourt | more than 100 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Scopes "Monkey" Trial (as attorney for the defense in appeals) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Clarksburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
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United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Solicitor General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiceOfLaw | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialCandidateOf | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| represented | West Virginia's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedClient |
J. P. Morgan & Co.
NERFINISHED
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large American corporations in appellate litigation ⓘ |
| servedAs | president of the American Bar Association ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Grace Atherton Burleson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | Davis Polk & Wardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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