Colonel William Crawford

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Colonel William Crawford was an 18th-century American military officer and land speculator who played a key role in the early development of what became Portsmouth, Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
land speculator
military officer
associatedWith Elizabeth River (Virginia) NERFINISHED
Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Crawford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork land development
military affairs
genre colonial American land development
givenName William
hasPart land holdings in the area that became Portsmouth, Virginia
honorificPrefix Colonel
influenced urban development of Portsmouth, Virginia
knownFor acquiring and developing land in the Portsmouth area
helping lay out the town that became Portsmouth, Virginia
militaryBranch Virginia militia NERFINISHED
militaryRank Colonel
notableWork early development of Portsmouth, Virginia
occupation land speculator
military officer
placeOfActivity Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
politicalEntity British America NERFINISHED
residence Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
role key figure in founding of Portsmouth, Virginia
significantEvent planning and promotion of a town at the site of present-day Portsmouth, Virginia
timePeriod 18th century

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Portsmouth, Virginia foundedBy Colonel William Crawford
Crawford County, Michigan namedAfter Colonel William Crawford
this entity surface form: Col. William Crawford