Henry Laurens
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Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Revolutionary War leader → diplomat → human → merchant → planter → slave trader → |
| causeOfDeath |
illness
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| child |
John Laurens
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Martha Laurens Ramsay → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth |
1724-03-06
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| dateOfDeath |
1792-12-08
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| employer |
Henry Laurens & Company
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| ethnicGroup |
European American
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| familyName |
Laurens
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| givenName |
Henry
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| heritage |
British colonial American
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| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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South Carolina Provincial Congress → |
| name |
Henry Laurens
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| notableEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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capture by the British in 1780 → exchange for Lord Cornwallis → imprisonment in the Tower of London → |
| notableFor |
being held as a state prisoner in the Tower of London
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diplomatic mission to the Netherlands → leadership in the Continental Congress → |
| notableWork |
negotiations for the Treaty of Alliance with the Netherlands
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| occupation |
merchant
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rice planter → slave trader → |
| owned |
enslaved people
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| participantIn |
American independence movement
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transatlantic slave trade → |
| placeOfBirth |
Charleston, South Carolina
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| placeOfBurial |
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina
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| positionHeld |
President of the Continental Congress
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President of the South Carolina Council of Safety → U.S. envoy to the Dutch Republic → Vice President of South Carolina → delegate to the Continental Congress → |
| religion |
Protestantism
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| residence |
Charleston, South Carolina
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Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Eleanor Ball Laurens
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Henry Laurens
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name |
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President of the Continental Congress
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officeHolder |
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Second Continental Congress
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president |
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
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USSignatory |