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Edwin E. Willis

American politician (1904-1972)
Person human Q1294506

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 2, 1904
Date of death
October 24, 1972
Place of birth
Arnaudville
Place of death
St. Martinville
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, teacher, entrepreneur, writer
Position held
United States representative, member of the State Senate of Louisiana[12][13]
Educated at
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law[14]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[16]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Willis[17]
Given name
Edwin[18]
Name in native language
Edwin E. Willis[22]
Place of burial
Saint Michael's Catholic Cemetery[10]
Political ideology
segregationism[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edwin Edward Willis en Edwin E. Willis ar إدوين إي. ويليس de Edwin Edward Willis fa ادوین ئی. ویلیس
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000031279770
VIAF cluster ID
45816474
Library of Congress authority ID
n87146735
GND ID
1351714635
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Edwin E. Willis.jpg ↗
FAST ID
1734058
Find a Grave memorial ID
7203933
Freebase ID
/m/0bxz00
LegiStorm person ID
128720
Our Campaigns candidate ID
36339
Parsifal cluster ID
379159
Political Graveyard politician ID
willis.html#596.42.23
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Prabook ID
1055201
SNAC ARK ID
w61g1zpw
US Congress Bio ID
W000559
United States House of Representatives ID
23876
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMvY9tDWCdJXRpXGQQbd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
teacher, writer, lawyer, politician, entrepreneur
Chaired by 1
House Un-American Activities Committee
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Willis
Given name 1
Edwin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Arnaudville
Place of death 1
St. Martinville
Position held 1
United States representative
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Edwin E. Willis was born on October 2, 1904[1], in Arnaudville[2]. He died on October 24, 1972[3], in St. Martinville[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], teacher[7], entrepreneur[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Edwin E. Willis born?

Edwin E. Willis's place of birth was Arnaudville[2].

Where did Edwin E. Willis die?

Edwin E. Willis died in St. Martinville[4].

What did Edwin E. Willis do for work?

Edwin E. Willis worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], teacher[7], entrepreneur[8], and writer[9].

Where did Edwin E. Willis go to school?

Edwin E. Willis was educated at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . segregationism. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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