# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-gordon
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:30:07.144Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-gordon"
name: "George Gordon"
slug: "george-gordon"
description: "George Washington Gordon was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he practiced law in Pulaski, Tennessee, where the Ku Klux Klan was formed. He became one of the Klan's first members. In 1867, Gordon became the Klan's first Grand Dragon for the Realm of Tennessee, and wrote its \"Precept,\" a book describing its organization, purpose, and principles. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee."
tagline: "Civil War general (1836-1911)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Washington_Gordon.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1836-10-05"
deathDate: "1911-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.02
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.023400000000001
  currentAttention:     6.440000000000001
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gordon_(g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9r%C3%A9)"
    title: "George Gordon (général confédéré)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A)"
    title: "جورج غوردون (سياسي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%89)"
    title: "جورج جوردون (محامى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%86%DB%8C)"
    title: "جورج قوردون (سیاستچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Gordon"
    title: "George Washington Gordon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gordon_(Civil_War_general)"
    title: "George Gordon (Civil War general)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gordon_(militar)"
    title: "George Gordon (militar)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gordon_(kenraali)"
    title: "George Gordon (kenraali)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452920"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump