John Taylor of Caroline

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American politician United States senator lawyer person planter political philosopher

John Taylor of Caroline was an influential early American politician, planter, and political philosopher from Virginia known for his staunch advocacy of states’ rights, agrarianism, and strict constitutional construction.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → United States senator → lawyer → person → planter → political philosopher →
advocated	agricultural economy over commercial and industrial interests → limited federal government → state sovereignty → strict interpretation of the United States Constitution →
birthDate	1753-12-19 →
birthPlace	Caroline County, Virginia →
conflictParticipatedIn	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Colony of Virginia → United States of America →
deathDate	1824-08-21 →
deathPlace	Caroline County, Virginia →
educatedAt	College of William & Mary →
fullName	John Taylor →
ideology	agrarianism → states’ rights → strict constructionism →
militaryRank	colonel →
movement	Old Republicanism →
nickname	John Taylor of Caroline →
notableFor	defense of agrarian republicanism → influential states’ rights political theory →
notableWork	An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States → Arator → Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated → Tyranny Unmasked →
occupation	lawyer → planter → political philosopher → politician →
opposed	Alexander Hamilton’s financial program → broad construction of the Necessary and Proper Clause →
politicalAlignment	Jeffersonian Republican →
politicalParty	Democratic-Republican Party →
positionHeld	United States Senator from Virginia →
residence	Hazelwood plantation →
servedIn	Continental Army →
stateRepresented	Virginia →
termEnd	1794 → 1803 → 1824 →
termStart	1792 → 1803 → 1822 →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Democratic-Republican Party →	majorFigure
John Taylor of Caroline →	nickname