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George Whitefield Davis

United States Army general, military Governor of Puerto Rico, first military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (1839-1918)
Person Human Q675536

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 26, 1839
Date of death
July 12, 1918, July 21, 1918[9]
Place of birth
Thompson
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
engineer, politician, governor, major general
Position held
Governor of Puerto Rico, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone[12][13]
Date of burial or cremation
July 15, 1918[20]
Family name
Davis[17]
Given name
George, Whitefield[18][19]
Military branch
United States Army[15]
Military, police or special rank
general[16]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en George W. Davis en George Whitefield Davis en Geo. W. Davis en G. W. Davis ar جورج وايتفيلد ديفيس ja ジョージ・デイヴィス ja ジョージ・ホワイトフィールド・デービス ko 조지 화이트필드 데이비스 ko 조지 W. 데이비스 zh 乔治·怀特菲尔德·戴维斯 zh-hant 喬治·懷特菲爾德·戴維斯
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000038656073
VIAF cluster ID
51159256
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2008029238
GND ID
1198290595
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
GeorgeWDavis.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
15535968
Freebase ID
/m/09jw0h
Open Library ID
OL2404500A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
108916
Prabook ID
2306510
SNAC ARK ID
w6vt261j
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkHkh87B4xrp4Tk9RRVG3
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Yale LUX ID
person/4452f901-34f2-4f05-8192-1aa1b7068f67

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, engineer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Davis
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Place of birth 1
Thompson
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Position held 1
Governor of Puerto Rico
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

George Whitefield Davis was born on July 26, 1839[1], in Thompson[2]. He died on July 12, 1918[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], politician[6], governor[7], and major general[8].

FAQs

Where was George Whitefield Davis born?

George Whitefield Davis was born in Thompson[2].

Where did George Whitefield Davis die?

George Whitefield Davis passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did George Whitefield Davis do for work?

George Whitefield Davis worked as an engineer[5], politician[6], governor[7], and major general[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Washington, D.C.
    Instance of → human
    Given name → George, Whitefield
    Military, police or special rank → general
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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