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Daniel H. Wells

Apostle of LDS Church and Mayor of Salt Lake City (1814-1891)
Person human Q5217392

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 27, 1814
Date of death
March 24, 1891
Place of birth
Trenton
Place of death
Salt Lake City
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Occupation
politician, mayor
Position held
Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah[16]
Religion or worldview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[17]
Member of political party
People's Party[19]
Father
Daniel Wells[8]
Spouse
Emmeline B. Wells[9]
Child
Briant H. Wells, Heber Manning Wells, Junius F. Wells, Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon, Rulon S. Wells[10][11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Wells[20]
Given name
Daniel[21]
Place of burial
Salt Lake City Cemetery[7]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000046328774
VIAF cluster ID
36757974
Library of Congress authority ID
nr00033593
GND ID
1192310780
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Daniel H. Wells2.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02255107
FAST ID
455051
FactGrid item ID
The Engineer of Human Souls
Find a Grave memorial ID
6326412
Freebase ID
/m/058b22
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010311368795
Latter-day Saint Literature database artist ID (archived)
daniel-h-wells
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Political Graveyard politician ID
wells.html#592.11.17
SNAC ARK ID
w6nz8dxg
WikiTree person ID
Wells-6004
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCJk4yQPqMQ9mCX7bGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/9764302e-c3b4-4271-9e9c-15641a65689f

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🔗 Connections
Child 2
Heber Manning Wells, Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
Children (paternal) 2
Heber Manning Wells, Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Wells
Given name 1
Daniel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Wellsville
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Trenton
Place of death 1
Salt Lake City
Religion or worldview 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Emmeline B. Wells
Spouses 1
Emmeline B. Wells
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Daniel H. Wells was born on October 27, 1814[1], in Trenton[2]. He died on March 24, 1891[3], in Salt Lake City[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and mayor[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Daniel H. Wells include Wellsville[24], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26], founded in 1856[27].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Daniel H. Wells include Wellsville[24], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26], founded in 1856[27].

FAQs

Where was Daniel H. Wells born?

Daniel H. Wells's place of birth was Trenton[2].

Where did Daniel H. Wells die?

Daniel H. Wells passed away in Salt Lake City[4].

Who were Daniel H. Wells's parents?

Daniel H. Wells's father was Daniel Wells[8].

Who was Daniel H. Wells married to?

Daniel H. Wells's spouses include Emmeline B. Wells[9].

What did Daniel H. Wells do for work?

Daniel H. Wells worked as a politician[5] and mayor[6].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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