James B. McCreary

Governor of Kentucky (1838–1918)
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James B. McCreary
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
July 8, 1838
Date of death
October 8, 1918, October 18, 1918[7]
Place of birth
none
Place of death
none
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Member of political party
Democratic Party[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
McCreary[19]
Given name
James[20]
Name in native language
James B. McCreary[23]
Place of burial
Richmond Cemetery[8]
Social classification
slave owner[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en James B. McCreary en James McCreary en James Bennett McCreary cs James B. McCreary cs James Bennett McCreary de James McCreary de James Bennett McCreary fa جیمز بی. مک‌کرری he ג'יימס מקרירי ja ジェイムズ・マクリアリー pt James Bennett McCreary sv James Bennett McCreary sv McCreary, James B. zh 詹姆斯·B·麦克里
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
7277403
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr95001785
FAST ID
351062
Find a Grave memorial ID
7909094
Freebase ID
/m/07b60n
Geni profile ID
6000000001165790366
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
102582
Political Graveyard politician ID
mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#231.28.61
Prabook ID
1058292
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SNAC ARK ID
w6m046r8
US Congress Bio ID
M000382
United States House of Representatives ID
17802
WikiTree person ID
McCreary-166
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd89cgq9F4Gcm8tgyM773

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Occupation 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Founded entities 1
Given name 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

James B. McCreary was born on July 8, 1838[1], in Richmond[2]. He died on October 8, 1918[3], in Richmond[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James B. McCreary include McCreary County[25], a county of Kentucky[26], in United States[27], founded in 1912[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for James B. McCreary include McCreary County[25], a county of Kentucky[26], in United States[27], founded in 1912[28].

FAQs

Where was James B. McCreary born?

James B. McCreary's place of birth was Richmond[2].

Where did James B. McCreary die?

James B. McCreary passed away in Richmond[4].

What did James B. McCreary do for work?

James B. McCreary worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did James B. McCreary go to school?

James B. McCreary was educated at Centre College[14] and Cumberland University[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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