Sir George Downing

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Sir George Downing was a 17th-century Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician after whom Downing Street in London is named.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish person ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
person ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWithPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Netherlands ⓘ
birthYear 1623 ⓘ
century 17th century ⓘ
child Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathYear 1684 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University
era Stuart period ⓘ
familyName Downing ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
politics ⓘ
public finance ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasTitle 1st Baronet ⓘ
heritage English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced development of Whitehall area ⓘ
knownFor financial and administrative reforms ⓘ
negotiating with the Dutch Republic ⓘ
role in Anglo-Dutch relations ⓘ
legacy Downing Street in London named after him ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of England ⓘ
namesakeOf Downing Street ⓘ
notableFor Downing Street ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
patronOf Downing College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dublin ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cambridge ⓘ
linked to: CAMBRIDGE
positionHeld Member of Parliament ⓘ
ambassador to the Dutch Republic ⓘ
religion Puritanism ⓘ
residence Cambridgeshire ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
servedUnder Charles II of England ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
spouse Frances Howard ⓘ
title baronet ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

11 Downing Street → builtFor → Sir George Downing ⓘ
Downing College, Cambridge → foundedBy → Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing
Downing College, Cambridge → namedAfter → Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing
Downing Street → namedAfter → Sir George Downing ⓘ
Downing Street → builtBy → Sir George Downing ⓘ
Sir George Downing → child → Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing
11 Downing Street → builtFor → Sir George Downing ⓘ
subject linked to: No. 11 Downing Street
Downing College → namedAfter → Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing
Downing College → foundedBy → Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
linked to: Sir George Downing