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James B. Ray

American politician, Indiana (1794-1848)
Person Human Q1679989

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 19, 1794
Date of death
August 4, 1848
Place of birth
Jefferson County
Place of death
Cincinnati
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, governor, jurist
Position held
member of the Indiana House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Indiana, Governor of Indiana[11][12][13]
Work location
Indianapolis[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Ray[15]
Given name
James[16]
Name in native language
James B. Ray[19]
Place of burial
Spring Grove Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en James B. Ray en James Brown Ray ar جيمس بي. راي de James Brown Ray fa جیمز بی. ری he ג'יימס ב. ריי ja ジェームズ・B・レイ ko 제임스 브라운 레이 ko 제임스 B. 레이 sv James Brown Ray
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000039728016
VIAF cluster ID
1660458
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n92017631
GND ID
1185613102
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Indiana Governor James B. Ray.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02251537
FAST ID
299504
Find a Grave memorial ID
11179
Freebase ID
/m/02n9ds
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
77211
Political Graveyard politician ID
ray.html#925.58.84
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SNAC ARK ID
w6pc3pkv
WeRelate person ID
James_Ray_(30)
WikiTree person ID
Ray-222
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMKYgh9DBT4d3v86YwYP
Yale LUX ID
person/f2a7d414-f72b-4453-8de2-92af351fbc01

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Jefferson County
Place of burial 1
Spring Grove Cemetery
Place of death 1
Cincinnati
Position held 1
Governor of Indiana
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Indianapolis
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Summary

James B. Ray was born on February 19, 1794[1], in Jefferson County[2]. He died on August 4, 1848[3], in Cincinnati[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and jurist[8].

FAQs

Where was James B. Ray born?

James B. Ray's place of birth was Jefferson County[2].

Where did James B. Ray die?

James B. Ray died in Cincinnati[4].

What did James B. Ray do for work?

James B. Ray worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and jurist[8].

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lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, governor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31725: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Cincinnati
    Work location → Indianapolis
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02251537
    Instance of → human
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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