Abel P. Upshur
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Abel P. Upshur was a 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and later Secretary of State under President John Tyler.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abel P. Upshur canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | explosion of a naval gun aboard USS Princeton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1790-06-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1844-02-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey (Princeton University) (briefly attended)
NERFINISHED
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Yale College (did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Upshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Abel Parker Upshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificNamesake |
USS Upshur
NERFINISHED
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Upshur County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Upshur County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | states’ rights constitutionalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in U.S. naval reform
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service in the cabinet of President John Tyler ⓘ support for states’ rights ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | negotiated early stages of the Texas annexation treaty ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for the annexation of Texas ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
1843 (as U.S. Secretary of the Navy)
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1844 (as U.S. Secretary of State) ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
1841 (as U.S. Secretary of the Navy)
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1843 (as U.S. Secretary of State) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Northampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Potomac River, near Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Secretary of State
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United States Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia state legislator ⓘ judge of the General Court of Virginia ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| servedIn | administration of John Tyler ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedLawIn | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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