Revolutionary War officer William R. Davie
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American lawyer
American politician
Continental Army officer
North Carolina statesman
Revolutionary War officer
founder of university
human
Revolutionary War officer William R. Davie was a Continental Army cavalry leader, prominent North Carolina statesman, and a key founder of the University of North Carolina.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| William R. Davie | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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American politician ⓘ Continental Army officer ⓘ North Carolina statesman ⓘ Revolutionary War officer ⓘ founder of university ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Davie County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Davie Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1756-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1820-11-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| familyName | Davie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education founding
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statecraft ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasPart | Davie’s cavalry corps ⓘ |
| honorificEpithet | Father of the University of North Carolina ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key founder of the University of North Carolina
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drafting the charter of the University of North Carolina ⓘ leading cavalry actions in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of North Carolina cavalry in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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military officer ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Egremont, Cumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Landsford Plantation, Chester County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of North Carolina
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United States minister to France NERFINISHED ⓘ delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ member of the North Carolina House of Commons ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Halifax, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Landsford Plantation, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1798 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Halifax, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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