Governor Alexander Spotswood
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Governor
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Colonial expansion
Religious tolerance |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Virginia_Company
|
| gptkbp:born |
1676
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
The_establishment_of_the_Virginia_colony
|
| gptkbp:died |
1740
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Oxford_University
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
The cultivation of tobacco
Immigration_to_Virginia |
| gptkbp:established |
The first ironworks in Virginia
The first public library in Virginia |
| gptkbp:founded |
The_city_of_Fredericksburg
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Governor Alexander Spotswood
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Virginia's_development
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
The Glorious Revolution
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
The_establishment_of_the_College_of_William_&_Mary
|
| gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
gptkb:The_French_and_Indian_War
|
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
His exploration expeditions
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Exploration_of_the_Virginia_frontier
Promotion_of_trade_and_commerce_in_Virginia |
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Colonel
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Establishment_of_the_Spotswood_Land_Company
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Francis_Nicholson
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
Agricultural_development_in_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
The_history_of_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
Governor_of_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Spotswood
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:William_Gooch
|
| gptkbp:supported |
The construction of roads and infrastructure
The establishment of a militia |
| gptkbp:termEnd |
1722
|
| gptkbp:termStart |
1710
|
| gptkbp:wasA |
Businessman
Colonial administrator Entrepreneur Explorer Historian Landowner Military officer Philanthropist Politician Colonial governor Public servant |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
The_Virginia_colonial_government
|