Properties (44)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Civil liberties
Freedom_of_the_press |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:American_Revolution
|
gptkbp:birthDate |
1676
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gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Scotland
|
gptkbp:children |
gptkb:James_Hamilton
|
gptkbp:contributedTo |
Establishment of legal precedents
Colonial_American_law |
gptkbp:deathDate |
1741
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gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:Philadelphia
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Early advocate for press freedom
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Andrew Hamilton
|
gptkbp:influenced |
Future legal practices
American_constitutional_law |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
|
gptkbp:inspiration |
Future generations of lawyers
|
gptkbp:involvedIn |
Political_affairs_in_Pennsylvania
|
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
Legal reforms
|
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
Legal expertise
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
Advocacy for justice
Legal_defense_of_John_Peter_Zenger |
gptkbp:legacy |
Influence_on_American_legal_system
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Philadelphia
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
Zenger case
|
gptkbp:notableWork |
Zenger Trial Defense
|
gptkbp:occupation |
Lawyer
|
gptkbp:participatedIn |
Public debates on law
|
gptkbp:protectedArea |
gptkb:John_Peter_Zenger
|
gptkbp:receives |
Honorary_degree_from_University_of_Edinburgh
|
gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
|
gptkbp:role |
Colonial lawyer
|
gptkbp:servedIn |
Governor_of_Pennsylvania
|
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Hamilton
|
gptkbp:wasA |
Advocate for colonial rights
Defender of press freedom Prominent legal figure in 18th century Influential_lawyer_in_colonial_America Key_figure_in_Zenger_trial Pioneer_in_American_law Public_figure_in_Pennsylvania |
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
Early 18th century law
|
gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Colonial legal community
|