Governor of Plymouth Colony
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The Governor of Plymouth Colony was the chief executive and political leader of the early English settlement at Plymouth in New England during the 17th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Plymouth Colony canonical | 2 |
| Plymouth Colony officials | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
executive office ⓘ political position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | freemen of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| country | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1692 ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Plymouth General Court
ⓘ
surface form:
General Court of Plymouth Colony
|
| endTime | 1692 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John Carver ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administration of colonial laws
ⓘ
chief executive authority in Plymouth Colony ⓘ political leadership of Plymouth Colony ⓘ representation of the colony in external affairs ⓘ |
| hasPower |
convene the General Court of Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
manage relations with Indigenous peoples ⓘ oversee colonial defense ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New England ⓘ |
| inception | 1620 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Thomas Hinckley ⓘ |
| legalBasis | charters and laws of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| location |
New England
ⓘ
Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth, New England
|
| mergedInto | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder | William Bradford ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Edward Winslow
ⓘ
John Carver ⓘ Josiah Winslow ⓘ Thomas Hinckley ⓘ Thomas Prence ⓘ William Bradford ⓘ William Bradford ⓘ
surface form:
William Bradford the younger
William Thomas ⓘ |
| officeType | colonial governorship ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plymouth General Court
ⓘ
surface form:
government of Plymouth Colony
|
| precededBy | self-governing leadership under the Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| residence |
Plymouth, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
|
| seat | Plymouth ⓘ |
| significantEvent | oversight of the First Thanksgiving period under William Bradford ⓘ |
| startTime | 1620 ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Bradford
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony officials