George William Gordon
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George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George William Gordon canonical | 10 |
| George William Gordon (symbolic) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican politician
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businessman ⓘ human ⓘ national hero of Jamaica ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater political representation for freedpeople
ⓘ
land reform in Jamaica ⓘ rights of poor black Jamaicans ⓘ |
| arrestedDuring | aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paul Bogle ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
commercial enterprises in Kingston
ⓘ
land and property dealings ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| chargedWith | high treason ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
inclusion on Jamaican currency (banknote)
ⓘ
statues and monuments in Jamaica ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| criticized |
British colonial administration in Jamaica
ⓘ
Governor Edward Eyre's policies ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-03-?? ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-10-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | mixed-race Jamaican ⓘ |
| event | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Gordon ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Scottish planter ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Jamaican school history curricula ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century Jamaica ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of National Hero (posthumous)
ⓘ
declared a National Hero of Jamaica ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to abuses by local magistrates
ⓘ
public speeches against colonial injustices ⓘ |
| legacy |
recognized as a martyr for justice in Jamaica
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to colonial oppression ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| movement | post-emancipation rights movement in Jamaica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticism of British colonial rule in Jamaica
ⓘ
role in events surrounding the Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jamaica ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingston
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
|
| politicalAlignment | critic of Governor Edward Eyre ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Jamaican House of Assembly ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Kingston
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
|
| spouse | Lucy Shannon ⓘ |
| trialBy | court-martial ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Heroes Day (Jamaica)
subject surface form:
National Heroes Park
this entity surface form:
George William Gordon (symbolic)