Sir William Byrd II

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:plant_species
gptkb:colonial_administrator
author
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gptkb:British_colonial_America
gptkbp:birthDate 1674-03-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westover_Plantation
gptkbp:child gptkb:Evelyn_Byrd
gptkb:William_Byrd_III
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
gptkbp:deathDate 1744-08-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Westover_Plantation,_Virginia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Felsted_School
Middle Temple
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Byrd_I
gptkbp:founded gptkb:City_of_Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:genre history
travel writing
diary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Byrd II
gptkbp:knownFor colonial leadership
literary diaries
establishing Westover Plantation
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkb:Byrd_family_of_Virginia
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Horsmanden
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_History_of_the_Dividing_Line
gptkb:The_Secret_Diary_of_William_Byrd_of_Westover
A Progress to the Mines
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:plant_species
gptkb:writer
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:owns enslaved people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Westover_Plantation
gptkbp:servedAs member of the Virginia Governor's Council
colonial agent in London
gptkbp:signature William Byrd II signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucy_Parke_Byrd
gptkb:Maria_Taylor_Byrd
gptkbp:title Colonel
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia_(royal_colony)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7