William Paterson
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American politician
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Founding Father of the United States
Governor of New Jersey
human
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| William Paterson, 2nd Governor of New Jersey | 0 | 1 |
| William Paterson, signer of the U.S. Constitution | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States → Founding Father of the United States → Governor of New Jersey → human → |
| burialPlace | Albany Rural Cemetery → |
| child | William Bell Paterson → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1745-12-24 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1806-09-09 → |
| educatedAt |
The College of New Jersey
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surface form:
College of New Jersey
Princeton University → |
| familyName | Paterson → |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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state governance → |
| givenName | William → |
| honoredBy | William Paterson University → |
| immigratedTo | British America → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| namesakeOf |
Paterson, New Jersey
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William Paterson University → |
| nativeLanguage | English → |
| nominatedBy | George Washington → |
| notableWork | New Jersey Plan → |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer → statesman → |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War era politics
→
Constitutional Convention →
surface form:
Constitutional Convention (1787)
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| placeOfBirth |
County Antrim
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surface form:
County Antrim, Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland → |
| placeOfDeath |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Attorney General →
surface form:
Attorney General of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey → United States Senator →
surface form:
United States Senator from New Jersey
delegate to the Constitutional Convention → delegate to the Continental Congress → member of the New Jersey Legislative Council → |
| proposed | New Jersey Plan → |
| religion | Presbyterianism → |
| represented |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| sexOrGender | male → |
| signatoryTo | United States Constitution → |
| spouse | Cornelia Bell → |
| workLocation |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
New York City →
surface form:
New York, New York
Philadelphia →
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William Paterson, 2nd Governor of New Jersey
this entity surface form:
William Paterson, signer of the U.S. Constitution