William Coddington

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William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
colonial politician
magistrate
person
activeIn 17th-century New England colonial politics
areaOfActivity colonial governance
law and magistracy
settlement founding
citizenship Kingdom of England
continentOfActivity North America
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup English
familyName Coddington
foundingRole founder of settlements in what became Rhode Island
givenName William
governed territories within the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
historicalRegion New England colonies
historicalSignificance key early leader in the development of Rhode Island’s colonial government
knownFor role as a founding figure of Rhode Island
service as early governor in Rhode Island
languageSpoken English
legalRole colonial magistrate
notableFor early governor of Rhode Island
founding role in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
leadership in the settlement of Aquidneck Island
occupation colonial administrator
magistrate
merchant
partOf English colonial leadership in North America
early leadership of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
politicalAlignment English colonial interests in America
positionHeld colonial magistrate in Rhode Island
governor of Rhode Island
political leader in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
religiousContext English colonial religious disputes
residence Aquidneck Island
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
New England
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 17th century

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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