William Findley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Land rights for settlers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Assembly
Anti-Federalist
gptkbp:birthDate 1741-04-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Findley_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Advocate for the rights of settlers
Legislation for land claims
Support_for_the_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:deathDate 1821-05-26
gptkbp:deathPlace Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Founding_Father_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Early_American_political_figure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Findley
gptkbp:impact Development_of_political_parties_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influence Political_discourse_in_early_America
American_politics_in_the_late_18th_century
Western_Pennsylvania_politics
gptkbp:involved Whiskey Rebellion
gptkbp:knownFor Opposition_to_the_Constitution
gptkbp:legacy Political writings and speeches
Influence_on_early_American_governance
gptkbp:notableEvent Constitutional Convention participation
gptkbp:notableWorks Political writings
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:opposedBy Federalist_policies
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole Active_in_Pennsylvania_politics
gptkbp:positionHeld Member_of_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_McClurg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:role gptkb:Delegate_to_the_Continental_Congress
Advocate for the common man
Political_leader_in_Pennsylvania.
State_Senator_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Findley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_A._Hanna
gptkbp:supports Agrarian_interests
gptkbp:termEnd 1801-03-04
1787-01-01
1799-03-04
1788-11-01
gptkbp:termStart 1785-01-01
1799-03-04
1791-03-04
1787-11-01