Poker Club

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Poker Club was an 18th-century Edinburgh social and political club associated with the Scottish Enlightenment and advocacy for a Scottish militia.

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Poker Club canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century organization ⓘ
political club ⓘ
social club ⓘ
activeIn 18th century ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
Scottish patriotism ⓘ
Scottish political reform ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
fieldOfActivity intellectual debate ⓘ
politics ⓘ
social life ⓘ
formedInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
hasPoliticalGoal establishment of a Scottish militia ⓘ
greater Scottish self-defense capability ⓘ
influence on British policy toward Scotland ⓘ
historicalContext age of the Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
post-Union of 1707 Scotland ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
location Edinburgh ⓘ
meetingPlace Edinburgh, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh
notableFor connection to Scottish Enlightenment figures ⓘ
role in debates on Scottish militia ⓘ
partOf Edinburgh intellectual society ⓘ
Scottish Enlightenment clubs and societies ⓘ
politicalPosition pro-Scottish militia ⓘ
purpose advocacy for a Scottish militia ⓘ
socialFunction gathering place for Edinburgh intellectuals ⓘ
typeOfMembership male-only (historical context) ⓘ

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

Adam Ferguson → memberOf → Poker Club ⓘ