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.

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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

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Phips familyName Phips self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Sir William Phips
subject surface form: William Phips