Amos Adams Lawrence
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Amos Adams Lawrence was a 19th-century American merchant, philanthropist, and abolitionist whose financial support was crucial in founding educational institutions and anti-slavery settlements in Kansas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amos Adams Lawrence canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist
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human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| activity |
donating to colleges and schools
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funding anti-slavery settlers in Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1814-07-31 ⓘ |
| causeSupported |
establishment of educational institutions in the American West
ⓘ
expansion of Protestant education in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1886-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Amos Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lawrence family of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Richards Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
financial support of anti-slavery causes
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role in Bleeding Kansas era through financial support ⓘ support for Free-State settlements in Kansas ⓘ support for educational institutions in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
financing Free-State emigrant aid to Kansas
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philanthropic support for educational institutions ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kansas Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialRole |
leading New England philanthropist
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prominent lay leader in the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| supportedCause |
Free-State movement in Kansas Territory
NERFINISHED
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establishment of anti-slavery settlements in Kansas ⓘ higher education in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lawrence, Kansas