An active American (or Northern) Baptist, he held important positions in his denomination and in local and national councils of churches. Baptists writing memorials remembered him as much as a church figure as a political candidate. On the death of Happy Chandler, Stassen became the eldest governor of any U.S. state still living. When he died, the title was passed to Charles Poletti, a former governor of New York State.
An active American (or Northern) Baptist, he held important positions in his denomination and in local and national councils of churches.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
An
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
active
active
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Baptist
Baptist
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
position
positions
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
denomination
denomination
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
national
national
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
council
councils
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
church
churches
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Baptists writing memorials remembered him as much as a church figure as a political candidate.
nsubj
Number=Plur
Baptist
Baptists
PROPN
NNPS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
write
writing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
memorial
memorials
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remember
remembered
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
church
church
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
figure
figure
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
candidate
candidate
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On the death of Happy Chandler, Stassen became the eldest governor of any U.S. state still living.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Degree=Pos
happy
Happy
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chandler
Chandler
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stassen
Stassen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
old
eldest
ADJ
JJS
xcomp
Number=Sing
governor
governor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
any
any
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When he died, the title was passed to Charles Poletti, a former governor of New York State.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
pass
passed
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Poletti
Poletti
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
former
former
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
governor
governor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.