Marinus Willett

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Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.

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Label Occurrences
Marinus Willett canonical 4

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War officer
human
mayor
politician
allegiance U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York

United States of America
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Willett
givenName Marinus
knownFor Revolutionary War leadership in upstate New York
colonial resistance activities in New York City
serving as mayor of New York City after the American Revolution
militaryBranch Continental Army
New York militia
militaryRank colonel
notableEvent active leader in the Sons of Liberty in New York
involved in postwar negotiations with Native American nations in New York
opposed the shipment of British arms from New York City in 1775
participated in frontier campaigns against Loyalists and Native allies in upstate New York
notableWork leadership in the defense of Fort Stanwix
participation in the Battle of Oriskany
seizure of British military stores in New York City in June 1775
officeContested Governor of New York
placeOfBirth Jamaica, Queens
surface form: Jamaica, Queens, Province of New York
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York
politicalAlignment Anti-Federalists
surface form: Anti-Federalist

Democratic-Republican Party
surface form: Democratic-Republican
positionHeld Mayor of New York City
New York State Senator
Sheriff of New York County
member of the New York State Assembly
residence New York City
servedUnder George Washington
Nicholas Herkimer
Philip Schuyler

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- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Marinus Willett
Description of subject: Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sons of Liberty notableMember Marinus Willett
Liberty Boys hasMember Marinus Willett
Marinus associatedWithPerson Marinus Willett
Willett hasNotableBearer Marinus Willett