William Tryon

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with Loyalist cause
gptkbp:birth_date 1729-01-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:England
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Tryon_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to Development of New York City
Development of North Carolina
gptkbp:death_date 1788-01-01
1788-01-27
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:New_York
gptkb:North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Tryon
gptkbp:influenced Colonial governance in America
gptkbp:influenced_by British Colonial Policy
gptkbp:involved_in Land disputes in North Carolina
Political conflicts with colonists
gptkbp:known_for Colonial administration
Building of Tryon Palace
Governorship during the American Revolution
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in American history
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Alamance
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Tryon_Palace
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:British_Tory_Party
British Loyalist
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Arthur_Dobbs
Gabriel Johnston
Josiah Martin
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Tryon_Palace
gptkbp:service_years 1756-1788
gptkbp:signature William Tryon Signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Tryon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Murray,_4th_Earl_of_Dunmore
gptkb:Richard_Caswell
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1780
gptkbp:term_start 1765
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Battle_of_Ridgefield
gptkb:New_Bern,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Delaware_River
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Fort_Ticonderoga
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkb:the_Connecticut_militia
gptkb:Battle_of_Red_Bank
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5