Peter Warren
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Peter Warren was an 18th-century Irish-born British naval officer who rose to prominence for his leadership in colonial North American campaigns and later became a wealthy landowner and politician.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Warren canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Royal Navy officer ⓘ landowner ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Naval promotions for service at Louisbourg ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1703-03-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Meath
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Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westminster Abbey, London
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surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1752-07-29 ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Warren ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
colonial administration
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasMonument | memorial in Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish-born British officer ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | British naval strategy in North America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Anglo-French conflicts in North America ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Vice admiral ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Commanded British naval forces at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1745 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accumulation of substantial landholdings in the American colonies
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leadership in colonial North American naval campaigns ⓘ service as MP for Westminster in the mid-18th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
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surface form:
Capture of Louisbourg (1745)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned |
land in what is now Greenwich Village
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large estates in New York ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
King George's War
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Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British Whig politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for Westminster ⓘ |
| relative | James De Lancey ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Westminster ⓘ |
| spouse | Susannah De Lancey ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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