Baptist May

English royal courtier and MP; (1628-1698)
Person human Q4857653
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Baptist May

Summary

Baptist May is a human[1]. He was born on +1628-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1698-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Baptist May was born on +1628-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Baptist May died on +1698-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Baptist May is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor[6].
  • Baptist May held citizenship in Kingdom of England[7].
  • Baptist May's professions included politician[4].
  • Baptist May held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[8].
  • Baptist May held the position of Member of the 1661-79 Parliament[9].
  • Baptist May held the position of Member of the 1690-95 Parliament[10].
  • Baptist May held the position of Keeper of the Privy Purse[11].
  • Baptist May's image is recorded as Attributed to the studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-80) - Baptist May (1629-1698) - RCIN 407464 - Royal Collection.jpg[12].
  • Baptist May is recorded as male[13].
  • Baptist May's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Baptist May's ISNI is recorded as 0000000054586335[15].
  • Baptist May's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19594857[16].
  • Baptist May's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr98039232[17].
  • Baptist May's Commons category is recorded as Baptist May[18].
  • Baptist May's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 274348452[19].
  • Baptist May's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qxxzr[20].
  • Baptist May's family name is recorded as May[21].
  • Baptist May's given name is recorded as Baptist[22].
  • Baptist May's depicted by is recorded as Baptist (‘Bab’) May (1628/9-1698), MP[23].
  • Baptist May's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Baptist May's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 18418[25].
  • Baptist May's History of Parliament ID is recorded as 1660-1690/member/may-baptist-1628-97[26].
  • Baptist May's History of Parliament ID is recorded as 1690-1715/member/may-baptist-1628-97[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Baptist May was born on +1628-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Baptist May worked as a politician[4]. Positions held include Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[8]; Member of the 1661-79 Parliament[9]; Member of the 1690-95 Parliament[10]; and Keeper of the Privy Purse[11], a position[28].

Death and Burial

Baptist May died on +1698-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Burial took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor[6].

Why It Matters

Baptist May ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Baptist May do for work?

Baptist May worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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