George William Smith
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George William Smith was the governor of Virginia who tragically died in the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire, one of the deadliest urban disasters in early American history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Governor of Virginia ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Monumental Church, Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
Richmond Theatre fire
NERFINISHED
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theater fire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1762-11-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1811-12-26 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
accounts of the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire
ⓘ
historical records of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Essex County, Virginia ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPositionHeld: Governor of Virginia | 1811-12-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in fire ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Richmond Theatre fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dying in the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire while serving as governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as governor of Virginia in 1811 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | early 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Coles Point, Essex County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
ⓘ
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ acting Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the Council of State of Virginia ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| precededBy | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Essex County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jane Reade Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPositionHeld: Governor of Virginia | 1811-04-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peyton Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Essex County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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