David Levy Yulee

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David Levy Yulee was a 19th-century American politician and businessman, notable as the first person of Jewish ancestry elected to the U.S. Senate and a key developer of Florida’s early railroad system.

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David Levy Yulee canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
railroad executive ⓘ
birthName David Levy ⓘ
burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ
causeOfImprisonment support for the Confederacy after the American Civil War ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Denmark–Norway ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1810-06-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1886-10-10 ⓘ
educatedAt schools in Virginia ⓘ
endTime 1851-03-03 ⓘ
1861-01-21 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Jewish ⓘ
familyName Levy ⓘ
Yulee ⓘ
linked to: Yulee, Florida
fatherInLaw Charles A. Wickliffe ⓘ
founded Florida Railroad ⓘ
Florida Railroad Company ⓘ
fullName David Levy Yulee ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hasHeritage Moroccan Jewish ⓘ
Sephardic Jewish ⓘ
hasMonument statue in Fernandina Beach, Florida (removed in 2020) ⓘ
memberOf United States Senate ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
namedAfter Yulee, Florida ⓘ
notableFor development of Florida’s early railroad system ⓘ
first person of Jewish ancestry elected to the United States Senate ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
planter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
railroad developer ⓘ
participatedIn secession of Florida from the United States ⓘ
placeOfBirth Charlotte Amalie ⓘ
Danish West Indies ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
positionHeld United States Senator from Florida ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
represented Florida ⓘ
residence Fernandina, Florida ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
sideInConflict Confederate States of America ⓘ
spouse Nancy Christian Wickliffe ⓘ
startTime 1845-03-04 ⓘ
1855-03-04 ⓘ
wasImprisonedBy United States government ⓘ
workLocation Florida ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yulee, Florida → namedAfter → David Levy Yulee ⓘ
Levy County → namedAfter → David Levy Yulee ⓘ
Levy County, Florida → namedAfter → David Levy Yulee ⓘ
David Levy Yulee → fullName → David Levy Yulee ⓘ