SELECT DISTINCT ?uri WHERE { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Thomas_Bee> <http://dbpedia.org/ontology/successor> ?x . ?x <http://dbpedia.org/property/appointer> ?uri . }
Who appointed the successor of Thomas Bee?
SELECT DISTINCT ?e WHERE { ?c property:appointer ?e . . resource:Thomas_Bee property:successor ?c }
James Madison
[James Madison] appointed the successor of Thomas Bee.
[James Madison] was appointed as Thomas Bee's successor.
[James Madison] is the appointer of the governor who is the successor of him .
[James Madison] appoints the governor, who is his successor.
[James Madison] is the appointer of the governor who is the successor of the person .
[James Madison] appoints the governor, who is his successor.