Jonathan Williams
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Jonathan Williams was an early American military engineer and officer who served as the first superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Williams canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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military educator ⓘ military engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1750-05-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts, British America
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Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1815-05-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed | coastal fortifications in New York Harbor ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1808 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
coastal fortifications
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military engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasRelativeType | grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| influenced | professionalization of American military education ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general (brevet)
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colonel ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped organize and lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 19th century
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served as first superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point ⓘ |
| notableStudent | early officer corps of the United States Army ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the United States Military Academy at West Point ⓘ |
| occupation |
army officer
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military engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Engineers of the United States Army
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first superintendent of the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| relative | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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West Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1776 ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary War era
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early United States Republic ⓘ |
| workLocation | West Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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