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Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)
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Alexander William Doniphan
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 9, 1808
Date of death
August 8, 1887
Place of birth
Mason County
Place of death
Richmond
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
lawyer, military personnel, politician, Brigadegeneral, governor, jurist[5][6][7][8][9][12]
Position held
member of the Missouri House of Representatives[13]
Family name
Doniphan[17]
Given name
Alexander, William[18][19]
Military, police or special rank
colonel[15]
Name in native language
Alexander William Doniphan[20]
Participated in conflict
Mexican-American War[16]
Place of burial
Fairview Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander William Doniphan ar ألكيسندر وليم دونيفان es Alexander William he אלכסנדר ויליאם דוניפאן it Alexander Doniphan ja アレクサンダー・ウィリアム・ドニファン ja アレクサンダー・ドニファン ru Александр Уильям Донифан zh 亞歷山大·威廉·多尼芬
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000012765976
VIAF cluster ID
72227424
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83217260
GND ID
120554526
American National Biography ID
0400320
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00560907
FAST ID
121446
Find a Grave memorial ID
12002
Freebase ID
/m/044v0_
Harper's tag
alexander-william-doniphan
IdRef ID
13950687X
J9U entity ID
987007426416605171
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
292878494
Our Campaigns candidate ID
234611
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095726440
Political Graveyard politician ID
donalda-donivan.html#826.01.88
Prabook ID
1067774
SNAC ARK ID
w6ps1pd0
WikiTree person ID
Doniphan-48
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXKRHgR8rr4tkwYBp9Dq
Yale LUX ID
person/461f1d95-8878-4472-80f9-b10845f2c9e1

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Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, military personnel
Given name 2
Alexander, William
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
colonel
Named after 1
Doniphan County
Participated in conflict 1
Mexican-American War
Place of birth 1
Mason County
Place of death 1
Richmond
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Alexander William Doniphan's place of birth was Mason County[1]. He was born on July 9, 1808[2]. He died in Richmond[3]. He died on August 8, 1887[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], military personnel[6], politician[7], Brigadegeneral[8], and governor[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alexander William Doniphan include Doniphan County[21], a county of Kansas[22], in United States[23], founded in 1855[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Doniphan County[21], a county of Kansas[22], in United States[23], founded in 1855[24].

FAQs

Where was Alexander William Doniphan born?

Alexander William Doniphan was born in Mason County[1].

Where did Alexander William Doniphan die?

Alexander William Doniphan passed away in Richmond[3].

What did Alexander William Doniphan do for work?

Alexander William Doniphan worked as lawyer[5], military personnel[6], politician[7], Brigadegeneral[8], and governor[9].

Related Entities

lawyer United States

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → alexander-william-doniphan
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: alexander-william-doniphan, Matched to alexander william doniphan (#289912630) in…"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Richmond
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Alexander, William
    Military, police or special rank → colonel
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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