Artemas Ward

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Artemas Ward was an American Revolutionary War general and early Continental Army leader who played a key role in organizing colonial forces against the British.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general
human
judge
military officer
politician
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1727-11-26
dateOfDeath 1800-10-28
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
electedIn First United States Congress
familyName Ward
givenName Artemas
hasPartIn Siege of Boston
honoredIn Artemas Ward House Museum, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
statue of Artemas Ward in Washington, D.C.
memberOfPoliticalParty Pro-Administration Party
militaryBranch Continental Army
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
surface form: Massachusetts militia
militaryRank brigadier general
major general
notableEvent commanded New England troops surrounding Boston after Lexington and Concord
oversaw fortification of positions around Boston in 1775
notableRelative Artemas Ward (great-grandson, writer and advertising executive)
notableWork organization of colonial forces around Boston in 1775
numberOfChildren 8
occupation farmer
military officer
politician
surveyor
teacher
placeOfBirth Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Shrewsbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfBurial Mountain View Cemetery (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts)
surface form: Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
positionHeld Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
chief commander of the Siege of Boston
commander in chief of the Massachusetts provincial army
judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Worcester County
justice of the peace
member of the Continental Congress
member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress
member of the United States House of Representatives
senior officer of the Continental Army
religion Congregationalism
replacedBy George Washington
surface form: George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
residence Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
sexOrGender male
spouse Sarah Trowbridge Ward

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Siege of Boston commander Artemas Ward
Boston campaign commander Artemas Ward
Ward hasNotableBearer Artemas Ward