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James D. Phelan

American politician, United States Senator (1861–1930)
Person human Q1680239

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 20, 1861
Date of death
August 7, 1930
Place of birth
San Francisco
Place of death
Saratoga
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, businessperson
Position held
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, mayor of San Francisco[11][12]
Educated at
University of San Francisco[13]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[15]
Father
James Phelan[8]
Mother
Alice Mulhall Kelly[9]
Sibling
Alice Phelan, Mary Louise Phelan[22][23]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Phelan[16]
Given name
James, Duval[17][18]
Name in native language
James D. Phelan[21]
Place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000083566931
VIAF cluster ID
10670816
Library of Congress authority ID
n85180577
GND ID
120175746
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James D. Phelan ex Mayor Trim.jpg ↗
ARAE ID
phelan-james-d-1861-1930
American National Biography ID
0600520
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/78315
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PhelanJamesD(JamesDuval)1861-1930
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16644117t
FAST ID
158461
FamilySearch person ID
M1CP-H5T
Show all 26 identifiers +14
Find a Grave memorial ID
7123012
Freebase ID
/m/03m0p_
Geni.com profile ID
6000000002001556555
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15813534
Open Library ID
OL2545332A, OL2618296A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
10901
Political Graveyard politician ID
pfaelzer-phellis.html#169.01.77
Prabook ID
937034
SNAC ARK ID
w6p849j6
US Congress Bio ID
P000290
Unz Review author ID
PhelanJamesD
WikiTree person ID
Phelan-573
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc7Y3gkF6QHMR6MBVpkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/c148d744-7aa0-4a43-af66-92a92e0d1ed6

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, mayor of San Francisco
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of San Francisco
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
San Francisco
Place of death 1
Saratoga
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

James D. Phelan was born on April 20, 1861[1], in San Francisco[2]. He died on August 7, 1930[3], in Saratoga[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and businessperson[6].

FAQs

Where was James D. Phelan born?

James D. Phelan was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did James D. Phelan die?

James D. Phelan passed away in Saratoga[4].

Who were James D. Phelan's parents?

James D. Phelan's father was James Phelan[8]. James D. Phelan's mother was Alice Mulhall Kelly[9].

What did James D. Phelan do for work?

James D. Phelan worked as a politician[5] and businessperson[6].

Where did James D. Phelan go to school?

James D. Phelan was educated at University of San Francisco[13].

Related Entities

United States United States senator University of San Francisco

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . San Francisco Foghorn. Retrieved . digitalcollections.usfca.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Animalparty · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unz Review author ID → PhelanJamesD
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA15813534
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA15813534, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/37739364|James D. (James Duval) Phelan (#37739364)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/909|"
  2. 5w ago · PequodOnStationAtLZ · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: James D. Phelan ex Mayor Trim.jpg"
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