The South Sea Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (136)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:associated_with Speculative bubbles
Fraud allegations
gptkbp:capitalization £10 million
gptkbp:conflict 1720 financial crisis
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:created Debt instruments
Speculative frenzy
gptkbp:dissolved 1853
gptkbp:drew_investors_from Various social classes
gptkbp:economic_model gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:established Trade monopolies
gptkbp:faced Public backlash
gptkbp:formed Reduce national debt
gptkbp:founded 1711
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_Harley
gptkbp:government_involvement gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on Trade with South America
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_period Early 18th century
gptkbp:historical_significance Early financial markets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The South Sea Company
gptkbp:impact Economic crisis in 1720
gptkbp:industry Finance
finance
gptkbp:influenced Modern finance
gptkbp:influenced_by Political decisions
gptkbp:inspired Future companies
gptkbp:investment gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Colonel_James_A._Garfield
gptkb:Lord_Grenville
gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:John_Law
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Lord_North
gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Pelham-Holles
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Robert_Clive
gptkb:Warren_Harding
gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
gptkb:Charles_James_Fox
gptkb:George_II_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkb:Sir_Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
gptkb:Paul_Revere
gptkb:William_H._Taft
gptkb:James_Waldegrave
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich
gptkb:William_Beckford
gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkb:nobility
Public investors
speculators
South American trade routes
gptkbp:involved_in International trade
Slave trade
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Economic lessons
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of Historical analysis
gptkbp:is_affected_by Market speculation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Mismanagement
Contemporaries
gptkbp:led_to Regulatory reforms
gptkbp:legacy Financial speculation history
gptkbp:merged_with gptkb:Royal_African_Company
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:South_Sea_Bubble
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:original_purpose trade with South America
gptkbp:promoted Investment opportunities
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance gptkb:Parliament_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:related_to Colonial trade
gptkbp:renowned_for High-risk investments
gptkbp:stock_price_crash 1720
gptkbp:stock_price_peak 1720
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bank_of_England
gptkbp:trade gptkb:South_Sea_Company_stock
gptkbp:type gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:was_a_case_of Market manipulation
gptkbp:was_a_case_study_in gptkb:economic_analysis
gptkbp:was_a_key_player_in Financial history
gptkbp:was_a_target_of Public outrage
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:British_Empire
Economic development
Colonial expansion
Economic history of Britain
British economic policy
British financial system
Financial speculation history
Investment history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5