Sir William Johnson

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British colonial official baronet human superintendent of Indian affairs

Sir William Johnson was an 18th-century British colonial official and influential superintendent of Indian affairs in North America, known for his powerful role in frontier diplomacy and settlement in what is now upstate New York.

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Label	Occurrences
Sir William Johnson canonical	8
William Johnson	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial official ⓘ baronet ⓘ human ⓘ superintendent of Indian affairs ⓘ
affiliation	British Indian Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New York government NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	title of baronet for service in the French and Indian War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	circa 1715 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1774-07-11 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Johnson ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Indian affairs administration ⓘ colonial diplomacy ⓘ land speculation ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasSignificantConnection	Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk people NERFINISHED ⓘ upstate New York ⓘ
knownFor	frontier diplomacy in North America ⓘ relations with the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ role in settlement of upstate New York ⓘ service in the French and Indian War ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English ⓘ Mohawk (Iroquoian language) NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	major general (provincial forces) ⓘ
nobleTitle	1st Baronet Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	expansion of British influence in the Mohawk Valley ⓘ negotiation of alliances with the Iroquois during the French and Indian War ⓘ
notableProperty	Fort Johnson estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Hall National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	development of Johnson Hall ⓘ
occupation	colonial administrator ⓘ landowner ⓘ military officer ⓘ
participantIn	Battle of Lake George NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	County Meath, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Johnstown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Johnson Hall, Johnstown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Department ⓘ member of the New York Provincial Council ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
residence	Fort Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk Valley, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Molly Brant (common-law partner) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnstown, New York, United States → namedAfter → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Johnstown, New York, United States → foundedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Johnstown, New York, United States → hasNotablePerson → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Joseph Brant → associatedWith → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

City of Johnstown, New York → foundedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Treaty of Niagara (1764) → negotiatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Treaty of Niagara (1764) → mediatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) → negotiatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

Battle of Fort Niagara → commander → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Johnson

Battle of Fort Niagara → successorCommander → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Johnson

Battle of Lake George → commander → Sir William Johnson ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Johnson