Melancton Smith
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Melancton Smith was an American lawyer and politician from New York who became a leading voice against ratification of the U.S. Constitution, arguing for stronger protections of individual and states’ rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melancton Smith canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-federalist
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 18th-century American politics ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Anti-Federalist political thought in the United States
ⓘ
intellectual foundations of the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1744 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1798-07-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Melancton ⓘ |
| hasCause |
limiting centralized federal power
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protection of individual rights ⓘ protection of states’ rights ⓘ |
| hasNotableOpponent |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
Federalists at the New York Ratifying Convention ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of a bill of rights
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arguments for broader representation in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ defense of states’ rights ⓘ opposition to ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York bar ⓘ |
| movement |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalism
|
| notableWork |
Anti-Federalist essays (attributed)
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Anti-Federalist Papers ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalist speeches at the New York Ratifying Convention
|
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
original form of the United States Constitution (without amendments)
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strong centralized federal government without a bill of rights ⓘ |
| participantIn |
New York Ratifying Convention
ⓘ
debates over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jamaica, Queens
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surface form:
Jamaica, Queens County, Province of New York
|
| placeOfDeath | Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
|
| positionHeld |
delegate to the New York Ratifying Convention
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member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
New York
ⓘ
Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York
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Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Federal Farmer