Francis Nicholson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Francis_Nicholson
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthYear 1655
gptkbp:deathYear 1728
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Nova_Scotia
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Nicholson
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Glorious_Revolution_in_America
gptkb:Queen_Anne's_War
gptkbp:militaryRank colonel
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFor role in colonial administration in North America
involvement in the founding of Williamsburg, Virginia
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorOfMaryland gptkb:Lionel_Copley
gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorOfNew_York gptkb:Benjamin_Fletcher
gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorOfNova_Scotia gptkb:Samuel_Vetch
gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorOfSouth_Carolina gptkb:James_Moore
gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorOfVirginia gptkb:Edmund_Andros
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:successorAsGovernorOfMaryland gptkb:Nathaniel_Blakiston
gptkbp:successorAsGovernorOfNew_York gptkb:John_Nanfan
gptkbp:successorAsGovernorOfNova_Scotia gptkb:Richard_Philipps
gptkbp:successorAsGovernorOfSouth_Carolina gptkb:Robert_Johnson
gptkbp:successorAsGovernorOfVirginia gptkb:Edmund_Andros
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colony_of_Nova_Scotia
gptkb:Thomas_Dongan
gptkb:British_conquest_of_Acadia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6