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John Porteous
Scottish soldier
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instance of
human
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sex or gender
male
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country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
start time
1707
end time
7 September 1736
Gregorian
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Kingdom of Scotland
start time
1695
end time
1707
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allegiance
Dutch Republic
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Kingdom of Great Britain
start time
1716
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given name
John
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family name
Porteous
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date of birth
1695
sourcing circumstances
circa
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place of birth
The Glen
country
Kingdom of Scotland
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date of death
7 September 1736
Gregorian
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place of death
Edinburgh
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manner of death
homicide
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cause of death
lynching
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place of burial
Greyfriars Kirkyard
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image of grave
Porteous gravestone, Greyfriars Edinburgh.JPG
2,513 × 1,913; 469 KB
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languages spoken, written or signed
English
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convicted of
murder
point in time
5 July 1736
Gregorian
court
High Court of Justiciary
penalty
capital punishment
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occupation
golfer
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soldier
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position held
Captain of the guard
of
Edinburgh
start time
1726
end time
1736
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sport
golf
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military rank
Captain of the guard
start time
1726
end time
1736
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ensign
end time
1726
start time
1718
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military branch
city guard
of
Edinburgh
start time
1718
end time
1736
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military unit
Scots Brigade
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plaque image
Porteous Plaque, Grassmarket Edinburgh.JPG
1,235 × 769; 214 KB
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described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
statement is subject of
Porteous, John (DNB00)
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Porteous, John (DNB00)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
statement is subject of
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Porteous, John
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Identifiers
VIAF ID
55804519
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Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
retrieved
26 November 2016
reference URL
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1841935
ISNI
0000000029344991
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FAST ID
1841935
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Library of Congress authority ID
n92033305
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stated in
Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
retrieved
26 November 2016
reference URL
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1841935
WorldCat Identities ID (superseded)
lccn-n92033305
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VIAF ID
55804519
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Porteous
subject named as
John Porteous
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Freebase ID
/m/027jx6
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LBT person ID
JoPorte1836
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
22557
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Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10009841
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SNAC ARK ID
w6ng904r
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UK National Archives ID
F63000
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