John

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John is the given name of John Dickinson, an American Founding Father known for his writings advocating colonial rights and cautious resistance to British rule.

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John canonical 2

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instanceOf human ⓘ
advocatedFor colonial rights under the British constitution ⓘ
non-importation agreements against British goods ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
describedAs American Founding Father ⓘ
educatedAt Middle Temple ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
ethnicGroup English American ⓘ
familyName Dickinson ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
knownFor advocating colonial rights ⓘ
cautious resistance to British rule ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
movement American Revolution ⓘ
notableRole influential political essayist in pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ
notableWork Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participatedIn Continental Congress ⓘ
drafting of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
politicalAlignment Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ
positionHeld President of Delaware ⓘ
President of Pennsylvania ⓘ
delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ
religion Quaker ⓘ
stanceOnIndependence initially opposed immediate independence from Britain ⓘ
supported reconciliation with Britain before full independence ⓘ

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John Dickinson → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: President of Pennsylvania
John Dickinson → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: John