Phips
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Phips is a surname most notably associated with Sir William Phips, the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the late 17th century.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Phips | 0 |
| Province of Massachusetts Bay | 0 |
| Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colony
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ family name ⓘ government office ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Mary II of England
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| capital |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1694 ⓘ |
| familyName | Phips self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasNotableHistoricalAssociation |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
colonial New England ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Phipps ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign |
Mary II of England
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Governor William Phips
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir William Phips
|
| notableFor |
being the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
role in the early period of the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| notableWork | recovery of Spanish treasure from a sunken galleon near Hispaniola ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
shipwright ⓘ treasure hunter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld | Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence | Boston ⓘ |
| startTime | 1692 ⓘ |
| usedAs | last name ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sir William Phips
subject surface form:
William Phips