Governor William Tryon

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British colonial administrator colonial governor human

Governor William Tryon was an 18th-century British colonial official best known for his controversial governorships of North Carolina and New York and his harsh suppression of colonial dissent.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
William Tryon	10
Governor William Tryon canonical	2
Governor William Tryon Russell (disputed / unclear etymology)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial administrator ⓘ colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	Great Britain ⓘ
architecturalPatronage	construction of Tryon Palace ⓘ
burialPlace	St Mary’s Church, Twickenham ⓘ surface form: St Mary’s Church, Twickenham, England
causeOfNotability	controversial colonial policies and repression of unrest ⓘ
commanded	British forces in New York during the American Revolution ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Regulator Movement ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1729-06-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1788-01-27 ⓘ
endTime	1771 (as Governor of North Carolina) ⓘ 1780 (as Governor of New York) ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English ⓘ
familyName	Tryon ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasSignificantPlace	New Bern ⓘ surface form: New Bern, North Carolina New York City ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Governor ⓘ Major General ⓘ
knownFor	governorship of New York ⓘ governorship of North Carolina ⓘ harsh suppression of colonial dissent ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
militaryRank	major general ⓘ
monarchDuringService	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: King George III
notableEvent	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battle of Alamance ⓘ
notableWork	suppression of the Regulator Movement ⓘ
occupation	colonial governor ⓘ soldier ⓘ
ordered	raids on Connecticut coastal towns in 1779 ⓘ
partOf	British America ⓘ surface form: British colonial administration in North America
placeOfBirth	Norwich ⓘ surface form: Norwich, England
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ
positionHeld	British Army officer ⓘ Governor of North Carolina ⓘ Governor of the Province of New York ⓘ
regionGoverned	Province of New York ⓘ Province of North Carolina ⓘ
residence	Tryon Palace ⓘ surface form: Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Margaret Wake ⓘ
startTime	1765 (as Governor of North Carolina) ⓘ 1771 (as Governor of New York) ⓘ