Samuel Vassall

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Samuel Vassall was a 17th-century English merchant and politician known for resisting King Charles I’s illegal customs duties and later serving as a Member of Parliament.

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Samuel Vassall canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
associatedWith City of London ⓘ
English Parliament ⓘ
businessActivity colonial trade ⓘ
overseas trade ⓘ
causeOfNotability refusal to pay customs duties levied without parliamentary authority ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
familyName Vassall ⓘ
givenName Samuel ⓘ
hasRole opponent of royal prerogative taxation ⓘ
ideology support for parliamentary rights over taxation ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legalIssue seizure of goods for non-payment of unauthorized customs ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of England ⓘ
notableFor resistance to illegal customs duties imposed by Charles I of England ⓘ
notableWork legal resistance to tonnage and poundage without parliamentary consent ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
politician ⓘ
opposedBy Charles I of England ⓘ
parliamentaryTerm Long Parliament ⓘ
Short Parliament ⓘ
participatedIn political conflicts preceding the English Civil War ⓘ
politicalAlignment Parliamentarian ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament of England ⓘ
Member of the House of Commons of England ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Puritanism ⓘ
representedInParliament City of London ⓘ
East Looe ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sibling William Vassall ⓘ
soughtCompensationFrom Parliament of England ⓘ
subjectOf petitions to Parliament for redress of illegal seizures ⓘ

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

Vassall → hasNotableBearer → Samuel Vassall ⓘ
William Vassall → relative → Samuel Vassall ⓘ