Society of the Cincinnati

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hereditary society nonprofit organization patriotic organization

The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.

Aliases (14)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary society → nonprofit organization → patriotic organization →
awards	hereditary membership insignia →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	historical research → patriotic education → preservation of Revolutionary War history →
foundedAtLocation	Newburgh, New York →
foundedBy	officers of the Continental Army → officers of the Continental Navy →
hasLanguage	English → French →
hasMembershipClass	hereditary member → honorary member →
hasMembershipCriteria	male-line descent from an eligible officer of the Continental forces or French forces in the American Revolution →
hasMotto	Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam →
hasNotableMember	Alexander Hamilton → George Washington → Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette → Henry Knox →
hasOrganizationalStructure	French society → general society → state societies →
hasPart	Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati → Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati → French Society of the Cincinnati → Georgia Society of the Cincinnati → Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati → New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati → New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati → Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati → Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati → Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York → Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland → South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati → Virginia Society of the Cincinnati →
hasSymbol	eagle insignia →
headquartersLocation	Anderson House, Washington, D.C. →
inception	1783 →
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
namedAfter	Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus →
operates	Anderson House museum → The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati →
owns	Anderson House →
purpose	to perpetuate the memory of the American Revolution → to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution → to promote fellowship among officers of the Revolutionary War →
website	https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/ →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Society of the Cincinnati ("Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Georgia Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("Virginia Society of the Cincinnati") → Society of the Cincinnati ("French Society of the Cincinnati") →	hasPart
Cincinnatus →	hasPlaceNamedAfter
Cincinnatus →	inspired
Henry Knox →	memberOf
Society of the Cincinnati ("The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati") →	operates