George Yeardley

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:arrival_in_america 1610
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:born 1580
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:children multiple children
gptkbp:civic_engagement promoted civic responsibility
gptkbp:community_impact shaped early colonial society
gptkbp:contribution colonial legislation
establishment of self-government in Virginia
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on American democracy
gptkbp:descendant Yeardley descendants
gptkbp:died 1627
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations with England
gptkbp:economic_policy tobacco trade promotion
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:governance autocratic
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historical_achievement commemorated in Virginia history
gptkbp:historical_context early 17th century Virginia
gptkbp:historical_legacy foundational figure in Virginia history
gptkbp:historical_records Virginia Company archives
gptkbp:historical_significance first governor to call an assembly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Yeardley
gptkbp:impact colonial relations
gptkbp:influence_on Virginia's economy
gptkbp:influenced colonial governance
gptkbp:involvement land grants
gptkbp:known_for governorship of Virginia
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Yeardley_family
gptkbp:marriage_date 1610
gptkbp:military_operations defense against Native American tribes
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_achievement expansion of tobacco cultivation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:personal_life married to Rebecca
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:political_affiliation Royalist
gptkbp:political_impact colonial governance structure
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Harvey
gptkbp:reform land ownership policies
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Anglo-Powhatan_Wars
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:relationship_with gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:relationship_with_colonists supportive
gptkbp:role gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:significant_event first representative assembly in America
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rebecca_Yeardley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francis_Wyatt
gptkbp:term_end 1622
gptkbp:term_start 1619
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamestown
gptkb:Thomas_Dale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4