A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

American politician (1923–2021)
Person human Q278935
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
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A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

Summary

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. is a human[1]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was born in Big Stone Gap[2]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was born on +1923-09-21T00:00:00Z[3]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died in Kilmarnock[4]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died on +2021-10-28T00:00:00Z[5]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. worked as a lawyer[6] and politician[7]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Big Stone Gap[2], A. Linwood Holton, Jr.…
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died in Kilmarnock[4].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was born on +1923-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died on +2021-10-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was Anne Holton[9].
  • A child of A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was Woody Holton[10].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. held citizenship in United States[11].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. worked as a lawyer[6].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. worked as a politician[7].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs[12].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. held the position of Governor of Virginia[13].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s education included a stint at Washington and Lee University[14].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was educated at Harvard Law School[15].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was educated at Lane High School[16].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s image is recorded as Linwood Holton (1971 Bugle).png[17].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. is recorded as male[18].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was affiliated with the Republican Party[20].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s ISNI is recorded as 0000000027226449[21].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55672528[22].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s GND ID is recorded as 1275172903[23].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87836454[24].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s Commons category is recorded as Linwood Holton[25].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04tz8b[26].
  • A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s family name is recorded as Holton[27].

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Origins and Family

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s place of birth was Big Stone Gap[2]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was born on +1923-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Washington and Lee University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1749[30]; Harvard Law School[15], a graduate school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1817[33]; and Lane High School[16], a high school[34], in United States[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[6] and politician[7]. Positions held include Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs[12], a position[36], founded in 1945[37] and Governor of Virginia[13], a governor[38], in United States[39], founded in 1776[40].

Personal Life

Children include Anne Holton[9], a lawyer[41], b. 1958[42], of United States[43] and Woody Holton[10], a historian[44], b. 1959[45], of United States[46], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[47]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was affiliated with the Republican Party[20].

Death and Burial

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died on +2021-10-28T00:00:00Z[5]. A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died in Kilmarnock[4].

Why It Matters

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[8] A. Linwood Holton, Jr. has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] A. Linwood Holton, Jr. is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was A. Linwood Holton, Jr. born?

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.'s place of birth was Big Stone Gap[2].

Where did A. Linwood Holton, Jr. die?

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. died in Kilmarnock[4].

What did A. Linwood Holton, Jr. do for work?

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. worked as lawyer[6] and politician[7].

Where did A. Linwood Holton, Jr. go to school?

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was educated at Washington and Lee University[14], Harvard Law School[15], and Lane High School[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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