Roger Sherman
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Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Founding Father of the United States → human → lawyer → statesman → |
| burialPlace | Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1721-04-19 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1793-07-23 → |
| education | self-taught in law → |
| familyName |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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surface form:
Sherman
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| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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law → politics → |
| givenName | Roger → |
| knownFor |
signing the Articles of Confederation
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signing the Continental Association → signing the United States Constitution → signing the United States Declaration of Independence → |
| memberOf |
Congress of the Confederation
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surface form:
Confederation Congress
Second Continental Congress →
surface form:
Continental Congress
United States House of Representatives → United States Senate → |
| notableAchievement | only person to sign all four major American founding documents → |
| notableWork |
Great Compromise
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surface form:
Sherman Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
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| numberOfChildren | 15 → |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer → politician → surveyor → |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
→
Constitutional Convention →
surface form:
Philadelphia Convention of 1787
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| placeOfBirth |
Newton, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut → |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
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Judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut → Justice of the peace in Connecticut → Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut → Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives → Member of the Continental Congress → |
| proposed |
Great Compromise
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surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
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| religion | Congregationalism → |
| residence |
New Haven, Connecticut
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New Milford, Connecticut → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Hartwell
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Rebecca Prescott → |
| workLocation | Connecticut → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
subject surface form:
Grove Street Cemetery
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence