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instanceOf
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colonial magistrate
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person
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politician
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almaMater
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Harvard College
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appointedBy
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King William III of England
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Queen Mary II of England
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birthDate
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1631-09-30
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birthPlace
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Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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built
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Stoughton Hall at Harvard College (original benefactor)
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burialPlace
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Dorchester North Burying Ground
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citizenship
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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countryOfGovernance
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Province of Massachusetts Bay
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deathDate
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1701-07-07
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deathPlace
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Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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donatedTo
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Harvard College
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educatedAt
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Harvard College
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New College, Oxford
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era
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Colonial America
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ethnicGroup
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English colonists in North America
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familyName
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Stoughton
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givenName
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William
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graduationYear
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1650
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historicalReputation
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controversial figure in American legal history
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knownFor
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role in the Salem witch trials
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signing death warrants for accused witches
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languageSpoken
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English
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legalDoctrineSupported
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use of spectral evidence in witchcraft trials
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notableEvent
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oversaw executions of convicted witches in 1692
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participatedIn
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Salem witch trials
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partOf
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Massachusetts colonial government
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positionHeld
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acting governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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chief justice of the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer
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chief justice of the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts Bay
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lieutenant governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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member of the Governor's Council of Massachusetts Bay
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precededBy
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William Phips
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religion
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Puritanism
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residence
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Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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servedAs
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land speculator in New England
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preacher in England
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succeededBy
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Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont
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termEndAsActingGovernor
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1699
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termEndAsLieutenantGovernor
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1701
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termStartAsActingGovernor
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1694
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termStartAsLieutenantGovernor
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1692
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