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George Croghan

Colonial American merchant
Person human Q5538228

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
1718
Date of death
August 31, 1782
Place of birth
Ireland
Place of death
Pennsylvania
Occupation
diplomat
Religion or worldview
Church of England[7]
Child
Catharine Brant[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[11][12]
Family name
Croghan[9]
Given name
George[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Colonel George Tahkarihoken Croghan en George Croghan ja ジョージ・クローハン
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000383172416
VIAF cluster ID
268777058
Library of Congress authority ID
n85005784
GND ID
122633547
American National Biography ID
0200362
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00570648
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122633547
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210315450464
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Croghan
FAST ID
1897842
Freebase ID
/m/046hjt
Geni.com profile ID
6000000111124736938, 6000000010223525760
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KBR person ID
14077586
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
122633547
KulturNav-ID
9556e2fa-9d7c-468f-b070-3c8900e2b2bb
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013155207205171
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
6728
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
28227
Project Gutenberg author ID
57194
SAR ancestor ID
329155
SNAC ARK ID
w61z4295
UK National Archives ID
F40934
WeRelate person ID
George_Croghan_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Croghan-22
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxd4b6Wb9hytwKBXBJYyd
Yale LUX ID
person/5ffd84aa-26b7-4d52-819b-1c067465bdd7

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Summary

George Croghan was born in 1718[1] in Ireland[2]. He died on August 31, 1782[3], in Pennsylvania[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5].

FAQs

Where was George Croghan born?

George Croghan's place of birth was Ireland[2].

Where did George Croghan die?

George Croghan died in Pennsylvania[4].

What did George Croghan do for work?

George Croghan worked as a diplomat[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Seandalt · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Project Gutenberg author ID → 57194
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  2. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  3. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Church of England
    Geni.com profile ID → 6000000111124736938, 6000000010223525760
    Wikidata description → Colonial American merchant
    WeRelate person ID → George_Croghan_(1)
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