colonial proprietor
C5832
concept
A colonial proprietor is an individual or entity granted ownership and governing rights over a colony by a sovereign power, responsible for its administration, development, and profit.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonial proprietor canonical | 10 |
| colonial entrepreneur | 6 |
| English colonial entrepreneur | 3 |
| colonial proprietors | 3 |
| Lord Proprietor-designate | 1 |
| Lords Proprietor of Carolina | 1 |
| colonial American political leader | 1 |
| colonial land baron | 1 |
| colonial landowning authority | 1 |
| founder of a colony project | 1 |
| founder of colony | 1 |
| proprietary colonial leadership | 1 |
| proprietary colonial title | 1 |
Instances (27)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ferdinando Gorges | English colonial entrepreneur |
|
Christ Church, Winchester, Virginia
surface form:
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
|
colonial land baron |
| Sir George Carteret | — |
| Gawen Lawrie | — |
| Edward Byllynge | — |
| Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors | colonial proprietors |
| Lords Proprietors | colonial proprietors |
| Gilbert Antoine de Maxent | colonial entrepreneur |
| Hannah Callowhill Penn | colonial American political leader |
| Pierre Laclède | colonial entrepreneur |
| Lord Proprietor of Maryland | proprietary colonial title |
| George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland | colonial entrepreneur |
| George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore | — |
| Christoph von Graffenried | colonial entrepreneur |
|
Gorges
surface form:
Sir Ferdinando Gorges
|
English colonial entrepreneur |
|
Father of Maine
surface form:
Ferdinando Gorges
|
English colonial entrepreneur |
| Pennsylvania proprietors | colonial landowning authority |
| Thomas Penn | — |
| Maryland proprietors | proprietary colonial leadership |
|
Byllynge
surface form:
Edward Byllynge
|
— |
|
West Jersey proprietors
surface form:
West Jersey Proprietors
|
colonial proprietors |
| Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk | colonial entrepreneur |
| Sir John Colleton | colonial entrepreneur |
| Sir Peter Colleton | — |
|
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
surface form:
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
|
— |
| John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton | — |
| Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore | — |