Gordon McLennan

British politician (1924–2011)
Person human Q3424683
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Gordon McLennan

Summary

Gordon McLennan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Glasgow[2]. He was born on +1924-05-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2011-05-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Gordon McLennan's place of birth was Glasgow[2].
  • Gordon McLennan was born on +1924-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gordon McLennan died on +2011-05-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Golders Green Crematorium[7].
  • Gordon McLennan held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Gordon McLennan held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Gordon McLennan worked as a politician[5].
  • Gordon McLennan held the position of general secretary[10].
  • Gordon McLennan is recorded as male[11].
  • Gordon McLennan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Gordon McLennan was affiliated with the Communist Party of Great Britain[13].
  • Gordon McLennan was affiliated with the Communist Party of Scotland[14].
  • Gordon McLennan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120888551[15].
  • Gordon McLennan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 171992156[16].
  • Gordon McLennan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2011037747[17].
  • Gordon McLennan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11264740[18].
  • Gordon McLennan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026r6c0[19].
  • Gordon McLennan's family name is recorded as McLennan[20].
  • Gordon McLennan's given name is recorded as Gordon[21].
  • Gordon McLennan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[22].
  • Gordon McLennan's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[23].
  • Gordon McLennan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Gordon McLennan's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 103835[25].
  • Gordon McLennan's image of grave is recorded as Gordon McLennan - Golders Green Crematorium.jpg[26].
  • Gordon McLennan's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F66180[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gordon McLennan was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on +1924-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Gordon McLennan's professions included politician[5]. He held the position of general secretary[10].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Communist Party of Great Britain[13], a communist party[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1920[30], headquartered in London[31] and Communist Party of Scotland[14], a communist party[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1991[34], headquartered in Glasgow[35].

Death and Burial

Gordon McLennan died on +2011-05-21T00:00:00Z[4]. Burial took place at Golders Green Crematorium[7].

Why It Matters

Gordon McLennan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Gordon McLennan born?

Gordon McLennan's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

What did Gordon McLennan do for work?

Gordon McLennan worked as politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . guardian.co.uk. guardian.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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