James Brown

Roman Catholic bishop (1812-1881)
Person human Q4096102
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James Brown

Summary

James Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wolverhampton[2]. He was born on January 11, 1812[3]. He died on October 14, 1881[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic priest[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Brown was born in Wolverhampton[2].
  • James Brown was born on January 11, 1812[3].
  • James Brown died on October 14, 1881[4].
  • James Brown held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • James Brown's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • James Brown's professions included Catholic bishop[6].
  • James Brown worked as a Catholic priest[7].
  • James Brown held the position of Bishop of Shrewsbury[10].
  • James Brown held the position of diocesan bishop[11].
  • James Brown's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • James Brown is recorded as male[13].
  • James Brown's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • James Brown's Commons category is recorded as James Brown (bishop of Shrewsbury)[15].
  • James Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[16].
  • James Brown's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • James Brown's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18].
  • James Brown's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • James Brown's name in native language is recorded as James Brown[20].
  • James Brown's consecrator is recorded as Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman[21].
  • James Brown's consecrator is recorded as William Wareing[22].
  • James Brown's consecrator is recorded as William Bernard Ullathorne[23].

Body

Origins and Family

James Brown was born in Wolverhampton[2]. He was born on January 11, 1812[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include Bishop of Shrewsbury[10] and diocesan bishop[11], an ecclesiastical occupation[24].

Personal Life

James Brown's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

James Brown died on October 14, 1881[4].

Why It Matters

James Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was James Brown born?

James Brown was born in Wolverhampton[2].

What did James Brown do for work?

James Brown worked as Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic priest[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  3. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Brown
    Gnd id 125855996X
    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Freebase id /m/0gx_cb7
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39939|batch #39939]]: add missing GNDs"
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