Samuel Vassall

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Samuel Vassall was a 17th-century English merchant and politician known for resisting King Charles I’s illegal customs duties and later serving as a Member of Parliament.

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Samuel Vassall canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician
human
merchant
associatedWith City of London
English Parliament
businessActivity colonial trade
overseas trade
causeOfNotability refusal to pay customs duties levied without parliamentary authority
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
familyName Vassall
givenName Samuel
hasRole opponent of royal prerogative taxation
ideology support for parliamentary rights over taxation
languageSpoken English
legalIssue seizure of goods for non-payment of unauthorized customs
memberOf Parliament of England
notableFor resistance to illegal customs duties imposed by Charles I of England
notableWork legal resistance to tonnage and poundage without parliamentary consent
occupation merchant
politician
opposedBy Charles I of England
parliamentaryTerm Long Parliament
Short Parliament
participatedIn political conflicts preceding the English Civil War
politicalAlignment Parliamentarian
positionHeld Member of Parliament of England
Member of the House of Commons of England
religiousAffiliation Puritanism
representedInParliament City of London
East Looe
residence London
linked to: London, England
sibling William Vassall
soughtCompensationFrom Parliament of England
subjectOf petitions to Parliament for redress of illegal seizures

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Vassall hasNotableBearer Samuel Vassall
William Vassall relative Samuel Vassall