Richard Henderson
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Richard Henderson was an 18th-century American land speculator and jurist who played a major role in opening the Kentucky frontier to settlement through large-scale land deals and the organization of westward expansion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American land speculator
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colonial American politician ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American colonial frontier
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Colony of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boonesborough, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilderness Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hanover County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1735 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Colony of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Daniel Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | Daniel Boone to blaze the Wilderness Road ⓘ |
| deathPlace | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1785 ⓘ |
| founded | Transylvania Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
settlement of Kentucky
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settlement of middle Tennessee ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Transylvania Company
NERFINISHED
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Transylvania Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Sycamore Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ large-scale western land speculation ⓘ opening the Kentucky frontier to American settlement ⓘ role in early settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfLandClaims | partly invalidated by Virginia and North Carolina authorities ⓘ |
| legalTraining | law ⓘ |
| name | Richard Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | attempt to create a proprietary colony west of the Appalachians ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ land speculator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| organized |
Transylvania Company
NERFINISHED
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large-scale land deals in Kentucky region ⓘ westward expansion into Kentucky ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Treaty of Sycamore Shoals (1775) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
associate judge in North Carolina colonial judiciary
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judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina ⓘ |
| proposedColony | Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom | Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedTerritory | large tract of land between the Kentucky and Cumberland rivers ⓘ |
| received | compensation land grants in Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ |
| role | principal organizer of the Transylvania colony project ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Sycamore Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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