Samuel Huntington
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Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Norwich, Connecticut
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surface form:
Norwich, Connecticut, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Connecticut Colony
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surface form:
Colony of Connecticut
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1731-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1796-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in law ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| familyName | Huntington ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | His Excellency ⓘ |
| judicialBody |
Connecticut Supreme Court
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surface form:
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
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| legalTraining | apprenticeship in law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Second Continental Congress
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surface form:
Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Contribution to the governance of the United States under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| partOf |
Framers of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Founding Fathers of the United States
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| placeOfBirth | Windham, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Norwich, Connecticut
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surface form:
Norwich, Connecticut, United States
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| politicalAffiliation | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
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Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Governor of Connecticut ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ President of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represented | Connecticut ⓘ |
| residence |
Norwich, Connecticut
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surface form:
Norwich, Connecticut, United States
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| servedIn |
Connecticut Colony
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surface form:
Connecticut colonial government
Connecticut ⓘ
surface form:
State government of Connecticut
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of Samuel Huntington on the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Articles of Confederation
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surface form:
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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| spouse | Martha Devotion Huntington ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Norwich, Connecticut
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Windham, Connecticut ⓘ |
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