Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Colonial rights
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Whig_Party
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_College
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Adams |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1725-02-05
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:James_Otis_III
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Legal_arguments_against_British_policies
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1783-05-23
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.”
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Early advocate for independence
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James Otis Jr.
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
Constitutional law Human rights advocacy Legal reform Public policy Civil liberties Legal history Checks and balances Constitutional interpretation Federalism Judicial review Separation of powers Judicial independence Civic engagement Civil rights movement Social contract theory Political philosophy Founding Fathers Legal ethics Legal precedent Social justice movements Political theory Constitutional amendments Political discourse Civil disobedience Popular sovereignty Rights of the accused Due process of law Political equality Political accountability Civil rights legislation Judicial activism Equal protection under the law Legal reform movements Advocacy for the rule of law Colonial resistance movements Constitutional democracy Natural rights theory Constitutional law scholarship Legal rights of individuals Political rights of citizens American_legal_system Democratic_principles American_jurisprudence Legal_education_in_America Public_opinion_on_British_rule |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Enlightenment thinkers
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Boston_Massacre_trial
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Opposition_to_the_Stamp_Act
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on legal thought
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
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| gptkbp:occupation |
lawyer
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:West_Barnstable,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:role |
Political activist
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Otis
|