Charles Montagu
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Charles Montagu was an English statesman and financier who became the 1st Earl of Halifax and played a key role in late 17th-century economic and political reforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statesman
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financier → human → peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| almaMater | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED → |
| aristocraticFamily | Montagu family → |
| associatedWith |
Bank of England
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Royal Society → Whig Supremacy →
surface form: "Whig Junto"
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| birthCountry | Kingdom of England → |
| birthPlace | Horton, Northamptonshire, England → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England → |
| deathPlace | London, England → |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → |
| era |
early 18th century
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late 17th century → |
| familyName | Montagu → |
| fieldOfWork |
monetary policy
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political reform → public finance → |
| genre | political poetry → |
| givenName | Charles → |
| influenced | development of modern British public finance → |
| knownFor |
development of the English national debt system
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founding of the Bank of England → key role in late 17th-century economic reforms → key role in late 17th-century political reforms → recoinage of English currency in the 1690s → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| memberOf | Parliament of England → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party → |
| monarchDuringService |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
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surface form: "Queen Anne of Great Britain"
William III of England → |
| movement | Whig economic policy → |
| nobleRank | Earl → |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Halifax → |
| nobleTitleOrdinal |
Charles Montagu
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surface form: "1st Earl of Halifax"
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| notableAchievement |
helped establish long-term funded national debt in England
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strengthened the financial basis of the English state after the Glorious Revolution → |
| notableWork |
design of the 1694 scheme to fund the government through a national bank
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leadership in the 1696 recoinage → |
| occupation |
economist
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poet → politician → |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Glorious Revolution → |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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First Lord of the Treasury → Member of Parliament of England → President of the Royal Society → |
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this entity surface form: "Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax"
subject surface form: "Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax"
this entity surface form: "1st Earl of Halifax"
this entity surface form: "Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax"
this entity surface form: "1st Earl of Halifax"