Sir Edmund Andros
E209825
Sir Edmund Andros was a 17th-century English colonial administrator best known for his unpopular, authoritarian rule over several North American colonies under royal appointment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Edmund Andros canonical | 4 |
| Edmund Andros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Edmund Andros Context triple: [Dominion of New England, headOfGovernment, Sir Edmund Andros]
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John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
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William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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C.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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D.
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
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E.
Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Hutchinson was a Loyalist colonial governor and historian of Massachusetts whose staunch support for British authority made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Edmund Andros Target entity description: Sir Edmund Andros was a 17th-century English colonial administrator best known for his unpopular, authoritarian rule over several North American colonies under royal appointment.
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A.
John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
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B.
William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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C.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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D.
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
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E.
Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Hutchinson was a Loyalist colonial governor and historian of Massachusetts whose staunch support for British authority made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial administrator
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person ⓘ royal governor ⓘ |
| arrestedDuring | Boston revolt of 1689 ⓘ |
| arrestedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1637-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| burialPlace | St Anne’s Church, Soho, London ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| deathCountry | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1714-02-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| employer |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart monarchy
|
| fullName |
Sir Edmund Andros
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edmund Andros
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| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| legacy | widely unpopular among New England colonists ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign |
Charles II of England
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James II of England ⓘ Mary II of England ⓘ William III of England ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritarian rule in New England
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enforcement of Navigation Acts in the American colonies ⓘ governorship of the Dominion of New England ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
Amice
ⓘ
surface form:
Amice Andros
Elizabeth Stone ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Franco-Dutch War
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Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| policy | strict enforcement of royal authority over colonial assemblies ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Guernsey
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Governor of New Jersey ⓘ Governor of New York ⓘ Governor of Virginia ⓘ Governor of the Dominion of New England ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| spouse |
Elizabeth Crispe
ⓘ
Mary Craven ⓘ |
| termEnd |
Governor of Guernsey, 1706
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Governor of New York, 1681 ⓘ Governor of Virginia, 1698 ⓘ Governor of the Dominion of New England, 1689 ⓘ |
| termStart |
Governor of Guernsey, 1704
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Governor of New York, 1674 ⓘ Governor of Virginia, 1692 ⓘ Governor of the Dominion of New England, 1686 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Edmund Andros Description of subject: Sir Edmund Andros was a 17th-century English colonial administrator best known for his unpopular, authoritarian rule over several North American colonies under royal appointment.
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