James E. English

American politician (1812-1890)
Person human Q885957
James E. English
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Summary

James E. English is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Haven[2]. He was born on +1812-03-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in New Haven[4]. He died on +1890-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James E. English was born in New Haven[2].
  • James E. English passed away in New Haven[4].
  • James E. English was born on +1812-03-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James E. English died on +1890-03-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of James E. English was Henry Fowler English[8].
  • James E. English held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James E. English worked as a politician[6].
  • James E. English held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[10].
  • James E. English held the position of Governor of Connecticut[11].
  • James E. English held the position of Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives[12].
  • James E. English held the position of member of the State Senate of Connecticut[13].
  • James E. English held the position of United States senator[14].
  • James E. English's image is recorded as JEEnglish (3x4a).jpg[15].
  • James E. English is recorded as male[16].
  • James E. English's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • James E. English was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].
  • James E. English's ISNI is recorded as 0000000039802925[19].
  • James E. English's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4123028[20].
  • James E. English's GND ID is recorded as 1198824220[21].
  • James E. English's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92025330[22].
  • James E. English's Commons category is recorded as James Edward English[23].
  • James E. English's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6845757[24].
  • James E. English's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh5lx[25].
  • James E. English's family name is recorded as English[26].
  • James E. English's given name is recorded as James[27].

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Origins and Family

James E. English was born in New Haven[2]. He was born on +1812-03-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

James E. English worked as a politician[6]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[10], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29]; Governor of Connecticut[11], a governor[30], in United States[31], founded in 1776[32]; Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives[12]; member of the State Senate of Connecticut[13]; and United States senator[14], a position[33], in United States[34].

Personal Life

A child of James E. English was Henry Fowler English[8]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].

Death and Burial

James E. English died on +1890-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New Haven[4].

Why It Matters

James E. English ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was James E. English born?

James E. English's place of birth was New Haven[2].

Where did James E. English die?

James E. English passed away in New Haven[4].

What did James E. English do for work?

James E. English worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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