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James Fannin

American soldier and leader during the Texas Revolution (1804-1836)
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James Fannin
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
1804
Date of death
March 27, 1836
Place of birth
Georgia
Place of death
Texas
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, military personnel
Educated at
United States Military Academy[9]
Father
Isham S. Fannin[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Allegiance
Republic of Texas[17]
Described by source
The American Cyclopædia[18]
Family name
Fannin[15]
Given name
James[16]
Military branch
Texian Army[11]
Military, police or special rank
Colonel[12]
Name in native language
James Walker Fannin[20]
Participated in conflict
Texas Revolution, Battle of Coleto[13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Fannin es James Walker Fannin es James W. Fannin fr James W. Fannin ja ジェームス・ファニン ja ジェイムス・ファニン ko 제임스 패닌 ru Джеймс Уокер Фэннин ru Джеймс Фэннин ru Фэннин, Джеймс zh 詹姆斯·範寧 zh 詹姆斯·范寧 zh 詹姆斯·范甯 zh-hant 詹姆斯·範甯
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
4212166
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97034319
American National Biography ID
0300165
FAST ID
389741
Find a Grave memorial ID
4282
Freebase ID
/m/04bczx
Geni profile ID
6000000017483372977
Handbook of Texas ID
ffa02
New Georgia Encyclopedia ID
government-politics/james-walker-fannin-jr-1804-1836
Open Plaques subject ID
8606
Prabook ID
1091802
SNAC ARK ID
w6p857n3
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WeRelate person ID
James_Fannin_(2)
WikiTree person ID
Fannin-177
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgcXyFHVmdgkPrRC8gHYP
Yale LUX ID
person/7864ce1f-8c5c-4784-afb0-e82e2875f69e

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🔗 Connections
Named after 2
Fannin County, Fannin County
Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Participated in conflict 2
Texas Revolution, Battle of Coleto
Allegiance 1
Republic of Texas
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
United States Military Academy
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
Colonel
Participated in 1
Battle of Concepción
Place of birth 1
Georgia
Place of death 1
Texas
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Fannin's place of birth was Georgia[1]. He was born on January 1, 1804[2]. He died in Texas[3]. He died on March 27, 1836[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Fannin include Fannin County[21], a county of Georgia[22], in United States[23], founded in 1854[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Fannin County[21], a county of Georgia[22], in United States[23], founded in 1854[24].

FAQs

Where was James Fannin born?

James Fannin was born in Georgia[1].

Where did James Fannin die?

James Fannin died in Texas[3].

Who were James Fannin's parents?

James Fannin's father was Isham S. Fannin[7].

What did James Fannin do for work?

James Fannin worked as politician[5] and military personnel[6].

Where did James Fannin go to school?

James Fannin was educated at United States Military Academy[9].

Related Entities

Georgia Republic of Texas Texas United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Isham S. Fannin
    "Created claim: Father: Isham S. Fannin"
  2. 19w ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → Colonel
    Place of birth → Georgia
    Name in native language → James Walker Fannin
    Participated in conflict → Texas Revolution, Battle of Coleto
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English"
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