Lord Bolingbroke

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:birth_date 1678-10-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Henry_St._John
gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:contribution Development of Tory ideology
gptkbp:death_date 1751-03-17
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Dordrecht,_Netherlands
gptkbp:descendant St John family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:era Early 18th century
gptkbp:famous_for Opposition to Walpole
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:intellectuals
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:political_leaders
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:orcas
Opposition leader
Advocate for political reform
Pamphleteer
Influencer of public opinion
Promoter of civil liberties
Defender of traditional values
Advocate for the monarchy
Critic of Whig policies
Critic of government corruption
Influencer of foreign policy
Proponent of economic policy reforms
Proponent of national sovereignty
gptkbp:historical_significance Key figure in the political landscape of early 18th century Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Bolingbroke
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Conservative_Party
British political thought
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:Jacobite_cause
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:political_theory
gptkbp:legacy Influence on conservative thought
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_character Leader of the House of Lords
gptkbp:notable_works The Idea of a Patriot King
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:political_career 1701
1745
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_War
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:spouse Francesca St John
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:writings gptkb:Letters_on_the_Study_and_Use_of_History
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5