Sir William Johnson

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Sir William Johnson was an 18th-century British colonial official and influential superintendent of Indian affairs in North America, known for his powerful role in frontier diplomacy and settlement in what is now upstate New York.

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Sir William Johnson canonical 17
William Johnson 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial official ⓘ
baronet ⓘ
human ⓘ
superintendent of Indian affairs ⓘ
affiliation British Indian Department ⓘ
Province of New York government ⓘ
awardReceived title of baronet for service in the French and Indian War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1715 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1774-07-11 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish ⓘ
familyName Johnson ⓘ
fieldOfWork Indian affairs administration ⓘ
colonial diplomacy ⓘ
land speculation ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasSignificantConnection Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ
Mohawk Valley ⓘ
Mohawk people ⓘ
upstate New York ⓘ
knownFor frontier diplomacy in North America ⓘ
relations with the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ
role in settlement of upstate New York ⓘ
service in the French and Indian War ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English ⓘ
Mohawk (Iroquoian language) ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk language
militaryRank major general (provincial forces) ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baronet Johnson ⓘ
notableEvent expansion of British influence in the Mohawk Valley ⓘ
negotiation of alliances with the Iroquois during the French and Indian War ⓘ
notableProperty Fort Johnson estate ⓘ
Johnson Hall National Historic Landmark ⓘ
notableWork development of Johnson Hall ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Lake George ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ
placeOfBirth County Meath, Ireland ⓘ
linked to: County Meath
placeOfBurial Johnstown, New York ⓘ
linked to: Johnstown
placeOfDeath Johnson Hall, Johnstown, New York ⓘ
positionHeld Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Department ⓘ
member of the New York Provincial Council ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Fort Johnson ⓘ
Johnson Hall ⓘ
Mohawk Valley, New York ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk Valley
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Molly Brant (common-law partner) ⓘ
linked to: Molly Brant

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

Johnstown, New York, United States → namedAfter → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Johnstown, New York, United States → foundedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Joseph Brant → associatedWith → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
City of Johnstown, New York → foundedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Treaty of Niagara (1764) → negotiatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Treaty of Niagara (1764) → mediatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) → negotiatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Battle of Fort Niagara → commander → William Johnson ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Battle of Fort Niagara → successorCommander → William Johnson ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Battle of Lake George → commander → William Johnson ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Johnson Hall State Historic Site → namedAfter → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Treaty of Easton 1758 → negotiatedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Molly Brant → spouse → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Molly Brant → partnerOf → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Johnson Hall → builtFor → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Johnson Hall → formerResidenceOf → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Johnson Hall → namedAfter → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
Johnstown, New York → foundedBy → Sir William Johnson ⓘ
subject linked to: Johnstown