John Carver

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Pilgrim leader colonial governor person

John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pilgrim leader → colonial governor → person →
associatedWith	Mayflower passengers → Pilgrims → Plymouth Colony →
burialPlace	Cole's Hill, Plymouth →
causeOfDeath	illness →
century	17th century →
citizenship	Kingdom of England →
colony	Plymouth Colony →
country	England →
deathDate	1621 →
deathPlace	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony →
endTime	1621 →
era	Age of Exploration → Colonial America →
ethnicGroup	English →
event	Mayflower Compact → Mayflower voyage →
knownFor	being the first governor of Plymouth Colony → leadership among the Pilgrims → role in the Mayflower voyage →
languageSpoken	English →
movement	English Separatist movement →
name	John Carver →
notableFact	served as governor only for a few months before his death in 1621 →
notableWork	organization of the Pilgrim migration to New England →
occupation	colonial administrator → merchant →
officeAssumed	1620 →
politicalAlignment	Plymouth Colony leadership →
positionHeld	Governor of Plymouth Colony →
precededBy	office created →
religion	Protestantism → Separatist Puritanism →
residence	Leiden, Dutch Republic → Plymouth, Plymouth Colony →
role	early leader of the Pilgrims → organizer of the Mayflower expedition →
ship	Mayflower →
signed	Mayflower Compact →
spouse	Katherine Carver →
startTime	1620 →
succeededBy	William Bradford →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Howland → Mayflower landing at Plymouth →	associatedWith
Mayflower Compact →	draftedBy
Plymouth Colony →	firstGovernor
Plymouth Colony →	leader
John Carver →	name
William Bradford →	precededBy
Mayflower Compact →	signedBy