Disambiguation evidence for Governor Edward John Eyre via surface form

"Edward John Eyre"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Edward John Eyre".

Predicate Object
authorOf Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia
awardReceived Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal
surface form: Royal Geographical Society Patron's Medal
causeOfControversy alleged human rights abuses in Jamaica
causeOfControversy treatment of black Jamaicans during post-rebellion reprisals
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1815-08-05
dateOfDeath 1901-11-30
educatedAt Luton Grammar School
employer Colonial Office
surface form: British Colonial Office
endTime tenure as Governor of Jamaica ended in 1866
ethnicGroup English
familyName Eyre
givenName Edward
hasAward Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal
surface form: Royal Geographical Society Patron's Medal
hasWork Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia
instanceOf British colonial administrator
instanceOf governor
instanceOf human
knownFor execution and flogging of many Jamaicans after Morant Bay Rebellion
knownFor harsh imposition of martial law in Jamaica in 1865
legalCase prosecutions in Britain for actions in Jamaica
legalOutcome never criminally convicted for Jamaica actions
movement European colonial empires
surface form: British imperialism
nativeLanguage English
notableFor exploration of inland Australia
notableFor suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion
occupation colonial administrator
occupation explorer
opposedBy Charles Darwin
opposedBy John Stuart Mill
participantIn explorations across the Nullarbor Plain
participantIn overland expedition from Adelaide to King George Sound
participantIn suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion
placeOfBirth Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England
placeOfDeath Walreddon Manor, near Tavistock, Devon, England
positionHeld Governor of Antigua
positionHeld Governor of Jamaica
positionHeld Governor of the Leeward Islands
positionHeld Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province
positionHeld Protector of Aborigines in South Australia
positionHeld Resident Magistrate in South Australia
residence Devon
surface form: Devon, England
residence Jamaica
residence South Australia
sexOrGender male
startTime tenure as Governor of Jamaica began in 1864
subjectOf Eyre controversy in Britain
subjectOf Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion
surface form: Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Jamaica Rebellion
supportedBy John Ruskin
supportedBy Thomas Carlyle