Carter Braxton
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Carter Braxton was a Virginia planter, merchant, and Founding Father who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carter Braxton canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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human ⓘ merchant ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Chericoke, King William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1736-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1797-10-10 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
Atlantic commerce
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tobacco trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | George Braxton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Carter Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | George Braxton Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
NERFINISHED
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Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | signing the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
NERFINISHED
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Virginia House of Burgesses NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | support for American independence as a delegate ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 18 ⓘ |
| occupation |
legislator
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merchant ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | plantations in Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War (political side) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newington Plantation, King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
delegate to the Continental Congress
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member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Newington Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signed | United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Corbin
NERFINISHED
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Judith Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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