John Alexander

E28000

colonial Virginian landowner person

John Alexander was a prominent landowner in colonial Virginia whose family holdings encompassed the area that later became the city of Alexandria.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial Virginian → landowner → person →
associatedPlace	Alexandria, Virginia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Westmoreland County, Virginia →
associatedWith	Alexander family of Virginia →
continent	North America →
country	Colony of Virginia →
ethnicOrigin	British →
familyName	Alexander →
givenName	John →
hasRelative	Anne Alexander → Gerard Alexander → John Alexander Jr. → Philip Alexander → Robert Alexander → Sarah Alexander → William Alexander →
historicalSignificance	early large-scale landholder in the area of present-day Alexandria, Virginia →
landholdingsLocation	Northern Virginia → Potomac River waterfront in Virginia → area of present-day Alexandria, Virginia →
landLaterBecame	Alexandria, Virginia →
landPassedTo	Alexander family heirs →
legacy	family name preserved in the name of Alexandria, Virginia →
notableFamilyRole	patriarch of the Alexander landowning family in Northern Virginia →
notableFor	owning land that later became the city of Alexandria, Virginia →
occupation	landowner →
propertyTypeOwned	plantation land → riverfront land →
regionInfluence	Northern Virginia gentry → Potomac River region →
timePeriod	17th century → 18th century → colonial era →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandria, Virginia → City of Alexandria, Virginia →	namedAfter
John Alexander ("John Alexander Jr.") →	hasRelative