David Bews

Australian politician
Person human Q16062437
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

David Bews

Summary

David Bews is a human[1]. He was born in Kirkwall[2]. He was born on April 12, 1850[3]. He passed away in Melbourne[4]. He died on February 24, 1891[5]. He worked as a politician[6], newspaper editor[7], farmer[8], clerk[9], and miner[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • David Bews's place of birth was Kirkwall[2].
  • David Bews passed away in Melbourne[4].
  • David Bews was born on April 12, 1850[3].
  • David Bews died on February 24, 1891[5].
  • David Bews held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • English was David Bews's native language[13].
  • David Bews's professions included politician[6].
  • David Bews's professions included newspaper editor[7].
  • David Bews's professions included farmer[8].
  • David Bews's professions included clerk[9].
  • David Bews's professions included miner[10].
  • David Bews's professions included journalist[14].
  • David Bews held the position of Member of the South Australian House of Assembly[15].
  • David Bews held the position of Minister Controlling Northern Territory[16].
  • David Bews held the position of Minister of Education[17].
  • David Bews is recorded as male[18].
  • David Bews's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Bews's family name is recorded as Bews[20].
  • David Bews's given name is recorded as David[21].
  • David Bews's work location is recorded as South Australia[22].
  • David Bews's described by source is recorded as The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[23].
  • David Bews's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • David Bews's name in native language is recorded as David Bews[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kirkwall[2], David Bews… he was born on April 12, 1850[3]. English was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], newspaper editor[7], farmer[8], clerk[9], miner[10], and journalist[14]. Positions held include Member of the South Australian House of Assembly[15], Minister Controlling Northern Territory[16], and Minister of Education[17].

Death and Burial

David Bews died on February 24, 1891[5]. He passed away in Melbourne[4].

Why It Matters

David Bews ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was David Bews born?

Born in Kirkwall[2], David Bews…

Where did David Bews die?

David Bews passed away in Melbourne[4].

What did David Bews do for work?

David Bews worked as politician[6], newspaper editor[7], farmer[8], clerk[9], and miner[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). David Bews. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-bews
MLA “David Bews.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-bews.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_david-bews_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{David Bews}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-bews}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): David Bews — https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-bews (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-bews · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language English
    Geni.com profile id 6000000179741006844
    Sex or gender male
    Family name Bews
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de, pl, fi, lt, lv, cs, sk, hu, bg, el, tr, az, hy, ka, bs, sl, sr, mk, mt, ga, cy, an, br, fy, lb, nds, sco */ Add multilingual descriptions (27 languages) —"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.