William Davidson
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William Davidson was a Jamaican-born radical who became one of the key conspirators in the 1820 Cato Street plot to assassinate British government ministers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Davidson canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conspirator
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historical figure ⓘ political radical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Thistlewood
NERFINISHED
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Cato Street conspirators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
England
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | high treason ⓘ |
| dateOfExecution | 1 May 1820 ⓘ |
| education | studied law in Scotland for a time ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jamaican ⓘ |
| father | Scottish plantation owner in Jamaica ⓘ |
| fullName | William Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | used as justification for repression of radicals ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first prominent Black radicals in British history ⓘ |
| involvedIn | post-Peterloo era radical agitation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in the Cato Street conspiracy
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plot to assassinate British government ministers in 1820 ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Black participation in early British radicalism ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | convicted of treason at trial for Cato Street plot ⓘ |
| locationOfConspiracy | Cato Street, London GENERATED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married an English woman ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | hanging ⓘ |
| mother | enslaved Jamaican woman ⓘ |
| movement | radical politics in early 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Cato Street conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | cabinet-maker ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British government of the time ⓘ |
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| placeOfExecution | Newgate Prison, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotTarget |
British cabinet ministers
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Lord Liverpool's government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| roleInEvent | key conspirator in the Cato Street plot ⓘ |
| socialStatus | mixed-race ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| trialLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1820 ⓘ |
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