Sir Henry St John

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor Religious tolerance
Parliamentary sovereignty
Economic reform
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_House_of_Lords
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkb:The_South_Sea_Bubble
The Enlightenment
The Whig Club
The_Tory_government
gptkbp:birthDate 1678-10-16
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Battersea
gptkbp:child Henry_St_John,_2nd_Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:contributedTo Political theory
The_rise_of_the_British_Empire
The_development_of_Whig_and_Tory_parties
gptkbp:contribution Development_of_the_British_political_system
gptkbp:deathDate 1751-03-17
gptkbp:famousQuote "The true use of a book is to be a guide to the reader."
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkbp:founded Bolingbroke's_School
gptkbp:fullName Sir_Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Henry St John
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_American_Revolution
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
Modern conservatism
Liberal thought
The development of political parties.
British_constitutional_law
British_foreign_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:influenceOn Constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:The_Jacobite_risings
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Bolingbroke
Philosophical writings
Political philosophy
Political essays
Political pamphlets
Criticism of absolutism
Critique_of_Walpole's_government
gptkbp:legacy Political writings
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Idea of a Patriot King
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Sir_John_St_John
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Great_Britain
Conservatism
Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:positionHeld Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Mary_St_John
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_St_John
gptkbp:supported gptkb:The_Act_of_Union_1707
gptkb:The_Act_of_Settlement_1701
The Glorious Revolution
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:wrote A_Letter_to_Sir_William_Windham