William Claiborne
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William Claiborne was a 17th-century English colonist and trader in North America, best known for his role in early Chesapeake Bay settlement and his long-running territorial disputes with the Maryland colony.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonist
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colonial official ⓘ politician ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Chesapeake Bay region
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfTrade |
fur trade in the Chesapeake Bay region
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tobacco trade in the Chesapeake region ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1600 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| conflict | territorial dispute over Kent Island with Maryland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1677 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Claiborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | trading settlement on Kent Island ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hadConflict | armed clashes with Maryland forces in the 1630s ⓘ |
| influenced | political development of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with the Calvert proprietors of Maryland
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founding a trading post on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| laterLife | retired to his plantation in Virginia ⓘ |
| legacy | early figure in Virginia–Maryland boundary disputes ⓘ |
| legalAction | petitioned the English Crown regarding Maryland’s charter ⓘ |
| loyaltyShift | aligned with Parliamentary commissioners during the Interregnum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early settlement of the Chesapeake Bay region
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territorial disputes with the Maryland colony ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant ⓘ planter ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Calvert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early English colonization of North America ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of the Colony of Virginia
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Treasurer of Virginia ⓘ deputy governor of Virginia (during the Commonwealth period) ⓘ member of the Virginia Council ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War ⓘ |
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