Oliver St John
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Oliver St John was a prominent 17th-century English lawyer and politician who became a leading Parliamentarian figure during the English Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oliver St John canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English lawyer
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English politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lincoln's Inn
NERFINISHED
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Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | St John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Parliamentary leadership during the 1640s
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legal advocacy against ship money ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading role in opposition to royal prerogative taxation
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prominent role in the Long Parliament ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of John Hampden in the ship money case ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposedTo | King Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
NERFINISHED
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Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| supported | Parliamentary cause in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
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