Alexander McDougall

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merchant military officer patriot leader person politician

Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.

Aliases (1)

Alexander MacDougall ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	merchant → military officer → patriot leader → person → politician →
associatedWith	Sons of Liberty →
birthDate	1732-03-26 →
birthPlace	Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland →
burialPlace	Trinity Churchyard, New York City →
causeOfDeath	illness →
commanded	Highlands Department of the Continental Army →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1786-06-08 →
ethnicOrigin	Scottish →
founded	Bank of New York →
immigratedTo	Province of New York →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Continental Congress → New York Provincial Congress →
militaryBranch	Continental Army →
militaryRank	brigadier general → major general →
movement	American Revolution →
name	Alexander McDougall →
notableFor	opposition to British colonial policies → patriot leadership in New York before and during the American Revolution → service as a general in the Continental Army →
occupation	merchant → military officer → politician →
parentOf	Anne McDougall NERFINISHED → Catherine McDougall → John McDougall → Mary McDougall →
politicalAlignment	Patriot →
politicalRegion	Province of New York → State of New York →
positionHeld	delegate to the Continental Congress → first president of the Bank of New York → member of the New York State Senate →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	New York City →
servedUnder	George Washington →
spouse	Elizabeth Platt →
wasImprisonedFor	publishing a political pamphlet critical of the New York Assembly →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Harlem Heights →	commander
Liberty Boys →	hasMember
Alexander McDougall →	name
MacDougall ("Alexander MacDougall") →	notableBearer
Sons of Liberty →	notableMember