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.
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| instanceOf |
American diplomat
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Continental Congress delegate → human → |
| appointedBy |
Continental Congress
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| associatedWith |
Arthur Lee
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Benjamin Franklin → Comte de Vergennes → |
| burialPlace |
England
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| conflict |
Political dispute with Arthur Lee
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1737-12-24
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| dateOfDeath |
1789-09-23
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| educatedAt |
Yale College
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| ethnicGroup |
English American
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| familyName |
Deane
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| givenName |
Silas
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| hasRole |
secret agent in France for the Continental Congress
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| mannerOfDeath |
sudden illness
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| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| 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
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| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer → merchant → politician → |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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| partnerInBusinessWith |
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
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| partOf |
American diplomatic mission to France
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| placeOfBirth |
Groton, Connecticut Colony
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| placeOfDeath |
At sea, near Deal, Kent, England
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| positionHeld |
American commissioner to France
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| religion |
Congregationalism
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| represents |
Connecticut
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| residence |
Paris, France
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Wethersfield, Connecticut → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Elizabeth Saltonstall Evards
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Mehitabel Webb → |
| subjectOf |
Silas Deane Papers
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U.S. diplomatic history studies → |
| supportedCause |
American independence
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| workedFor |
Continental Congress
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Referenced by (5)
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
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involvedDiplomat |
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
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negotiatedBy |
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
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signedBy |
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Silas Deane
("Silas Deane Papers")
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subjectOf |
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Arthur Lee
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workedWith |