Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
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| gptkbp:born |
January 12, 1588
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| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:John_Winthrop_Jr.
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| gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Winthrop_family
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| gptkbp:died |
March 26, 1649
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:fledgingPeriod |
gptkb:New_England
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early colonial governance
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Winthrop Sr.
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| gptkbp:influence |
American_political_thought
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Puritanism
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
leading_the_founding_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
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| gptkbp:legacy |
establishment_of_a_Puritan_society
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| gptkbp:nationality |
English
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
A Model of Christian Charity
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| gptkbp:occupation |
lawyer
governor |
| gptkbp:portrait |
John_Winthrop_portrait_by_unknown_artist
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| gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:Governor_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:John_Endecott
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| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Puritan
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| gptkbp:researchContribution |
advocacy for religious freedom
establishment of a theocratic government support for education and literacy advocacy for the rights of colonists advocacy for the establishment of a militia training system influence on the development of colonial agriculture practices advocacy for moral governance advocacy for the protection of individual rights advocacy for the rights of women in the colony advocacy for the separation of church and state development of town meetings encouragement of agriculture and trade influence on colonial land policies influence on colonial legislation promotion of community welfare support for the establishment of a commonwealth support for the establishment of a judicial system support for the establishment of a militia support for the establishment of a postal system support for the establishment of a tax system influence on the development of colonial trade routes advocacy for the establishment of a system of public health. support for the establishment of a system of weights and measures advocacy for the establishment of a system of public works support for the establishment of a system of land grants support for the establishment of a public school system influence on the development of colonial infrastructure founding_of_Harvard_College involvement_in_land_negotiations_with_Native_Americans development_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony's_legal_system establishment_of_the_General_Court influence_on_the_New_England_Confederation influence_on_the_development_of_American_democracy involvement_in_the_Pequot_War promotion_of_trade_with_Native_Americans support_for_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_Charter encouragement_of_religious_tolerance_among_Puritans |
| gptkbp:role |
founder
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Winthrop
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Thomas_Dudley
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