William Branch Giles
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William Branch Giles was an early American statesman and U.S. senator from Virginia who was a prominent Jeffersonian Republican and later served as governor of Virginia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Governor of Virginia ⓘ United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1762-08-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Amelia County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1830-12-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Amelia County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| ideology | Jeffersonian republicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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Jeffersonian Republican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to Alexander Hamilton’s financial program
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role in early Democratic-Republican Party leadership ⓘ support for states’ rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-Federalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
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Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernorOfVirginia | John Tyler Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Virginia state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInHouse | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsGovernorOfVirginia | John Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfVirginia | 1830 ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSRepresentative | 1798 ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenator | 1815 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfVirginia | 1827 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSRepresentative | 1790 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenator | 1804 ⓘ |
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