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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
English naval officer
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Virginia_Company
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1554
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St._George's,_Bermuda
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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illness (likely food poisoning or fever)
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gptkbp:children
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none
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Somers_Garden,_St._George's,_Bermuda
statue in Lyme Regis
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gptkbp:contribution
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helped ensure survival of Jamestown colony
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1610
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Bermuda
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gptkbp:expedition
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gptkb:Sea_Venture
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir George Somers
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gptkbp:knighted
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gptkb:King_James_I
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gptkbp:legacy
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Somers Isles (Bermuda) named after him
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gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor
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gptkb:Lyme_Regis
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gptkbp:nationality
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English
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gptkbp:notableFor
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founding the English colony of Bermuda
leading the Sea Venture expedition
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Admiral
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pirate
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gptkbp:roleInVirginiaCompany
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admiral of the Virginia Company
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gptkbp:shipwreckedOn
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gptkb:Bermuda
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gptkbp:shipwreckedYear
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1609
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Joan_Somers
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gptkbp:termAsMP
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1604–1610
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gptkbp:title
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Sir
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Age_of_Sail
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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