Button Gwinnett
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American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Button Gwinnett was an English-born American politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and briefly governor of Georgia during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Button Gwinnett canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1735-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Gloucester
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloucester, England
|
| conflictWith | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCause | gunshot wound from duel ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1777-05-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Savannah
ⓘ
surface form:
Savannah, Georgia
|
| dueledWith | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Gwinnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Button ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Gwinnett County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyMemberOf |
Georgia Provincial Congress
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in a duel ⓘ |
| movedTo |
North America
ⓘ
Savannah ⓘ
surface form:
Savannah, Georgia
|
| namesakeOf | Gwinnett County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence
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having one of the rarest and most valuable signatures among the signers of the Declaration ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1777-05-08 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1777-03-04 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Georgia
ⓘ
Speaker of the Georgia Assembly ⓘ member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the Georgia Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| represented | Georgia ⓘ |
| servedAsGovernorOf |
Province of Georgia
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
State of Georgia
|
| servedIn | Georgia militia ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
American Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
|
| signatureRarity | very rare ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Bourne ⓘ |
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