Disambiguation evidence for Governor William Phips via surface form

"William Phips"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "William Phips".

Predicate Object
action dissolved Court of Oyer and Terminer in October 1692
action established Court of Oyer and Terminer for Salem witch trials
appointedBy Mary II of England
appointedBy William III of England
burialPlace London, England
commanded expedition against Port Royal (Acadia) in 1690
commanded failed naval expedition against Quebec in 1690
conflict King William's War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1651-02-02
dateOfDeath 1695-02-18
educatedIn self-educated in shipbuilding and navigation
era Colonial America
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Phips
givenName William
governedTerritory Maine District of Massachusetts
surface form: Maine (as part of Massachusetts Bay)
governedTerritory Plymouth Colony
surface form: Plymouth Colony (as part of Massachusetts Bay)
governedTerritory Province of Massachusetts Bay
instanceOf colonial governor
instanceOf human
instanceOf military officer
instanceOf politician
knownFor first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
knownFor halting the Salem witch trials
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank captain
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement recovery of Spanish treasure from a sunken galleon near Hispaniola
notableWork oversight and later suspension of the Salem witch trials
occupation colonial governor
occupation shipbuilder
occupation treasure hunter
officeEndTime 1694-11-18
officeStartTime 1692-05-14
placeOfBirth English Massachusetts (Maine district)
placeOfBirth Woolwich, Maine
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Captain in the Royal Navy
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
surface form: Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
positionHeld sheriff of Maine (de facto local authority)
receivedTitle knighthood from King James II
religion Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Salem witch trials
spouse Mary Spencer Hull

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Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "William Phips".