Frederick Philipse II

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Frederick Philipse II was a prominent 18th-century New York landowner and politician who inherited and expanded the vast Philipse family estates along the Hudson River.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
landowner
member of the Philipse family
politician
active in 18th-century New York politics
associated with Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
country of citizenship Great Britain
Province of New York
engaged in estate management
land leasing
ethnic origin Dutch
family name Philipse
given name Frederick
inherited from Frederick Philipse I
language used Dutch
English
member of Philipse family
noble title Lord of Philipse Manor
notable family member Frederick Philipse I
Frederick Philipse III
notable for being one of the largest landowners in colonial New York
expanding the Philipse family estates
notable work management and expansion of the Philipse Manor estate
occupation landowner
politician
owned Philipse Manor
land in present-day Dutchess County
land in present-day Putnam County
land in present-day Westchester County
large estates along the Hudson River
part of colonial New York landholding elite
political alignment British colonial elite in New York
position held member of the New York General Assembly
member of the New York Governor’s Council
region of activity Hudson River Valley
Province of New York
religion Anglicanism
residence Philipse Manor Hall
Westchester County, New York
Yonkers, New York
social class colonial aristocracy
used tenant farming system on his estates

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Philipse family
notableMember
Frederick Philipse I
successor

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