William Nelson
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William Nelson was a prominent colonial Virginia planter and politician who served as acting governor and was the father of American Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting colonial governor
ⓘ
colonial politician ⓘ member of the Virginia gentry ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1711 ⓘ |
| child | Thomas Nelson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1772 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
tobacco planting ⓘ |
| educatedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Thomas Nelson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the father of Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr.
ⓘ
serving as acting governor of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nelson family of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringService | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Thomas Nelson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the Virginia Governor's Council
ⓘ
management of extensive plantations in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parent |
Margaret Reade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Nelson (merchant of Yorktown) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityServed | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
acting governor of Virginia
ⓘ
justice of the peace for York County ⓘ member of the Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ president of the Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ |
| precededBy | Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyOwned | large plantations in York County, Virginia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | Virginia planter elite ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Burwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem | enslaved labor ⓘ |
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