Robert Semple

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California pioneer human politician printer

Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California pioneer ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
printer ⓘ
coFounded Benicia ⓘ
surface form: city of Benicia, California
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Semple ⓘ
fieldOfWork journalism ⓘ
politics ⓘ
printing ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasNotableRole early political leadership in California ⓘ
knownFor being an early California pioneer ⓘ
publishing one of the first American newspapers in California ⓘ
role in early California statehood ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableWork Alta California (newspaper) ⓘ
surface form: The Californian (newspaper)
occupation newspaper editor ⓘ
politician ⓘ
printer ⓘ
participatedIn California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood) ⓘ
surface form: California Constitutional Convention of 1849

political transition of California to U.S. statehood ⓘ
placeOfActivity City of Benicia, California ⓘ
surface form: Benicia, California

California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
positionHeld president of the 1849 California Constitutional Convention ⓘ
regionOfActivity Old West ⓘ
surface form: American West
residence California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
roleIn transition of California from Mexican territory to U.S. state ⓘ

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subject surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849