William Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Colonial_Office
gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
gptkb:Union_of_the_Canadas
gptkb:British_North_America_Act_1867
gptkb:Canadian_Confederation_debates
Reform movement
Rebellions of 1837-1838
Political_history_of_the_United_Kingdom
Political_history_of_Canada
Political_history_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Political_history_of_Saskatchewan
Political_history_of_Quebec
Political_history_of_Ontario
Political_history_of_Alberta
Political_history_of_Manitoba
Political_history_of_British_Columbia
Political_history_of_British_North_America
Political_history_of_New_Brunswick
Political_history_of_Nova_Scotia
Political_history_of_Prince_Edward_Island
Political_history_of_the_Northwest_Territories
Political_history_of_the_Yukon
Political_reform_in_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1792-04-12
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Durham_Region,_Ontario
gptkb:Durham_College
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lord_Lambton
gptkbp:contribution Responsible_government_in_Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Canadian_politics
gptkbp:deathDate 1840-07-28
gptkbp:descendant Lambton_family_descendants
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Lambton
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_Canadian_history
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Canadian_Confederation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:influenceOn British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:involvedIn Canadian_political_reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Reform_in_Canada
gptkbp:legacy Durham Report
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Report_on_the_Affairs_of_British_North_America
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Château_de_L'Isle,_France
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1830
1840
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Lambton,_1st_Earl_of_Durham
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lambton_family
Earl of Durham title
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Durham_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Anne_Lambton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_Lambton,_3rd_Earl_of_Durham
gptkbp:termEnd 1839
gptkbp:termStart 1838
gptkbp:title gptkb:2nd_Earl_of_Durham