Joseph Galloway
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Joseph Galloway was a prominent Loyalist politician and colonial leader from Pennsylvania who opposed American independence and later fled to Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Loyalist politician
→
colonial leader → person → |
| advocatedFor | reconciliation between colonies and Britain before 1776 → |
| associatedWith | British administration in occupied Philadelphia → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
→
Province of Pennsylvania → |
| criticized | military conduct of British commanders in America → |
| described | American rebellion as unjustified → |
| educatedAt | Philadelphia (informal classical education) → |
| ethnicGroup | English American → |
| fledDuring | American Revolutionary War → |
| fledTo | Great Britain → |
| gender | male → |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary era → |
| ideology | pro-British imperial constitutionalism → |
| knownFor |
drafting a plan for imperial union between Britain and the colonies
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leading Loyalist in Pennsylvania → opposition to the Continental Congress’s move toward independence → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| lost | property in Pennsylvania due to confiscation acts → |
| notableEvent |
exile from Pennsylvania as a Loyalist
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testimony before the British House of Commons on the American war → |
| notableFor | one of the most prominent Loyalists to leave America for Britain → |
| notableWork |
Candid Examination of the Mutual Claims of Great-Britain and the Colonies
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Historical and Political Reflections on the Rise and Progress of the American Rebellion → Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies → |
| occupation |
lawyer
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pamphleteer → politician → |
| opposed | American independence → |
| participatedIn | First Continental Congress → |
| placeOfBirth | West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland → |
| placeOfDeath |
Watford
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surface form: "Watford, Hertfordshire, England"
|
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist → |
| politicalFaction |
American Loyalists
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surface form: "Pennsylvania Loyalists"
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| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly
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delegate to the First Continental Congress → member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly → |
| proposed | Galloway Plan of Union → |
| residence |
Philadelphia
→
surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
|
| roleIn | civil administration under British occupation of Philadelphia → |
| sidedWith | British Crown → |
| spouse | Grace Growden Galloway → |
| supported | continued union with Great Britain → |
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