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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1745-09-23
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Rockingham_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:children
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10
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1815-09-24
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Fort_Decatur,_Alabama
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gptkbp:education
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self-educated
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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English descent
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Tennessee
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Sevier
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gptkbp:knownFor
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frontier defense against Native Americans
leadership in the Watauga Association
role in the State of Franklin movement
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gptkbp:legacy
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Sevier County, Tennessee named after him
Sevierville, Tennessee named after him
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:militaryConflict
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Kings_Mountain
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Brigadier General
Colonel
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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dueled with Andrew Jackson
led Overmountain Men at Kings Mountain
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gptkbp:notableFor
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U.S. House Representative from Tennessee
first Governor of Tennessee
founder of the State of Franklin
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:soldier
gptkb:Hunter
politician
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Joanna_Goad_Sevier
gptkb:Valentine_Sevier
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic-Republican
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gptkbp:predecessor
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office established
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Protestantism
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Knoxville,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:signature
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John Sevier signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Catherine_Sherrill
gptkb:Sarah_Hawkins
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gptkbp:stateRepresented
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gptkb:Tennessee
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Archibald_Roane
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1801
1809
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gptkbp:termStart
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1796
1803
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Statuary_Hall_Collection
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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