Silas Deane
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Silas Deane was an American diplomat and Continental Congress delegate who played a key role in securing French support for the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silas Deane canonical | 9 |
| Silas Deane Papers | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
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Continental Congress delegate ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Second Continental Congress
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surface form:
Continental Congress
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| associatedWith |
Arthur Lee
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Benjamin Franklin ⓘ French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ⓘ
surface form:
Comte de Vergennes
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| burialPlace | England ⓘ |
| conflict | Political dispute with Arthur Lee ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1737-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1789-09-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Deane ⓘ |
| givenName | Silas ⓘ |
| hasRole | secret agent in France for the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | sudden illness ⓘ |
| memberOf | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Arranged shipment of arms and supplies from France to America
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Helped negotiate French military aid to the American colonies ⓘ Helped pave the way for the 1778 Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Public controversy over his accounts with Congress
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Recall from France by the Continental Congress in 1778 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Securing French support for the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ⓘ |
| partOf | American diplomatic mission to France ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | At sea, near Deal, Kent, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | American commissioner to France ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represents | Connecticut ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
Wethersfield, Connecticut ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Saltonstall Evards
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Mehitabel Webb ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Silas Deane
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Silas Deane Papers
U.S. diplomatic history studies ⓘ |
| supportedCause | American independence ⓘ |
| workedFor | Continental Congress ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Silas Deane Papers