James Otis Jr.
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James Otis Jr. was an influential colonial lawyer and early American revolutionary thinker whose arguments against British taxation helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Otis Jr. canonical | 22 |
| Life of James Otis of Massachusetts | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American revolutionary figure
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lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ political writer ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lightning strike ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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surface form:
Colony of Massachusetts Bay
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfBirth | British America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1725-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1783-05-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Otis ⓘ |
| fullName | James Otis Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| ideology |
natural rights theory
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republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American revolutionary thought
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John Adams ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments against taxation without representation
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early advocacy of colonial rights ⓘ opposition to writs of assistance ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | admiralty law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
|
| notableIdea | "Taxation without representation is tyranny" (associated slogan) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against Writs of Assistance argument (1761)
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The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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orator ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Stamp Act 1765
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surface form:
Stamp Act
writs of assistance ⓘ |
| parent | James Otis Sr. ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barnstable
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surface form:
Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| placeOfDeath |
Andover
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surface form:
Andover, Massachusetts
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| positionHeld |
advocate general of the Admiralty Court for Massachusetts
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member of the Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Mercy Otis Warren ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Cunningham ⓘ |
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Subject: James Otis Jr. Description of subject: James Otis Jr. was an influential colonial lawyer and early American revolutionary thinker whose arguments against British taxation helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the American Revolution.
Referenced by (23)
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this entity surface form:
Life of James Otis of Massachusetts
subject surface form:
Granary Burying Ground