Colonel John Sevier

GPTKB entity

Properties (74)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Overmountain_Men
gptkb:Transylvania_Company
Watauga Association
Watauga Settlement
gptkbp:awards Tennessee_State_Historical_Marker
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Knoxville,_Tennessee
gptkb:Frederick_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:born September 23, 1745
gptkbp:burialPlace Old Gray Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Sevier
gptkb:John_Sevier_Jr.
gptkb:Elizabeth_Sevier
Mary_Sevier
James_Sevier
Margaret_Sevier
Rebecca_Sevier
Sarah_Sevier
William_Sevier
gptkbp:contributedTo Tennessee_statehood
gptkbp:died September 24, 1815
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel John Sevier
gptkbp:influenced early_American_frontier_life
Tennessee_history
settlement_patterns_in_the_South
Tennessee's_early_government
gptkbp:is_involved_in land speculation
settlement of the frontier
Indian_affairs
gptkbp:is_known_for advocacy for statehood
being a pioneer
his role in the Battle of Eutaw Springs
his role in the Battle of Fort Watauga
his role in the Battle of the Cowpens
military_campaigns_against_Native_Americans
being_a_pioneer_in_Tennessee
establishing_settlements_in_Tennessee
founding_Tennessee
founding_the_state_of_Tennessee
his_leadership_during_the_Revolutionary_War
his_leadership_in_the_Watauga_Association
his_role_in_the_Battle_of_Cowpens.
his_role_in_the_Battle_of_King's_Mountain
his_role_in_the_Battle_of_the_Blountville
his_role_in_the_Siege_of_Charleston
his_role_in_the_Siege_of_Savannah
his_role_in_the_Siege_of_Yorktown
leadership_in_early_Tennessee
political_influence_in_the_South
role_in_the_formation_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:led_to Battle of King's Mountain
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sevierville,_Tennessee
gptkb:Sevier_County,_Tennessee
Sevier's_role_in_American_history
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sevierville,_Tennessee
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Fort Watauga
Treaty of Holston
Tennessee_Statehood
Battle_of_the_Blountville
Watauga_Association_formation
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tennessee_State_Constitution
gptkbp:occupation military officer
politician
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
military leader
militia officer
Governor_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Hawkins