Lord George Gordon
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Lord George Gordon was an 18th-century British politician and agitator best known for leading the anti-Catholic movement that sparked the violent Gordon Riots in London in 1780.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord George Gordon canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Penal Laws in Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Penal Laws against Catholics
anti-Catholic legislation debates ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1751-12-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| burialPlace | Jewish cemetery in London ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | typhus ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
presentation of a massive anti-Catholic petition to Parliament in 1780
ⓘ
sparked large-scale riots in London in 1780 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1793-11-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| endTime | 1780 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Gordon ⓘ |
| father | Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon ⓘ |
| genre | political agitation ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
history of London riots
ⓘ
history of religious intolerance in Britain ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Lord ⓘ |
| knownFor | mass mobilization of crowds in London ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| led | Protestant Association ⓘ |
| legalStatus | acquitted of high treason ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Catherine Gordon ⓘ |
| movement | anti-Catholicism ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Gordon family ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gordon Riots ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Gordon Riots
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leading the anti-Catholic movement in Britain ⓘ |
| occupation |
agitator
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Ludgershall ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical Protestant ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| religion |
Judaism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence | Newgate Prison ⓘ |
| sibling | Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest for high treason after the Gordon Riots
ⓘ
conversion to Judaism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1774 ⓘ |
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