Robert Morris
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Founding Father of the United States
financier
merchant
politician
signer of the Articles of Confederation
signer of the United States Constitution
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Robert Morris was a Founding Father of the United States and its chief financier during the American Revolution, playing a crucial role in funding the Continental Army and shaping the new nation's economic foundations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Morris canonical | 20 |
| Robert Morris Sr. | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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financier ⓘ merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ signer of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ signer of the United States Constitution ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Financier of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Christ Church Burial Ground
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surface form:
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia
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| causeOfImprisonment | debt ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1734-01-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1806-05-08 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfOffice_SuperintendentOfFinance | 1784 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfOffice_UnitedStatesSenatorFromPennsylvania | 1795 ⓘ |
| familyName | Morris ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert Morris
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robert Morris Sr.
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| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Bank of North America ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Prune Street Debtors' Prison, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| imprisonmentEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| imprisonmentStart | 1798 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Assembly
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| notableFor |
financing the American Revolutionary War
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serving as chief financier of the Continental Congress ⓘ shaping early economic foundations of the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
financier
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Delegate to the Second Continental Congress
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Member of the Continental Congress ⓘ Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly ⓘ Superintendent of Finance of the United States ⓘ United States Senator from Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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financing the Continental Army ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Liverpool
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surface form:
Liverpool, England
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| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| roleInBankOfNorthAmerica | principal organizer ⓘ |
| signed |
Articles of Confederation
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United States Constitution ⓘ American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| spouse | Mary White Morris ⓘ |
| startTimeOfOffice_SuperintendentOfFinance | 1781 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfOffice_UnitedStatesSenatorFromPennsylvania | 1789 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Morris Sr.
subject surface form:
Robert Morris University Illinois
subject surface form:
Christ Church (Philadelphia)
subject surface form:
Morrisville, Pennsylvania