James Harlan

American politician and lawyer (1800-1863)
Person human Q1485694
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James Harlan

Summary

James Harlan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mercer County[2]. He was born on +1800-06-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Frankfort[4]. He died on +1863-02-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and lawyer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Harlan was born in Mercer County[2].
  • James Harlan died in Frankfort[4].
  • James Harlan was born on +1800-06-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Harlan died on +1863-02-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Frankfort Cemetery[9].
  • A child of James Harlan was John Marshall Harlan[10].
  • A child of James Harlan was Robert James Harlan[11].
  • James Harlan held citizenship in United States[12].
  • James Harlan's professions included politician[6].
  • James Harlan worked as a lawyer[7].
  • James Harlan held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[13].
  • James Harlan held the position of member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[14].
  • James Harlan's image is recorded as James Harlan (Kentucky attorney general).jpg[15].
  • James Harlan is recorded as male[16].
  • James Harlan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • James Harlan was affiliated with the Whig Party[18].
  • James Harlan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000024243446[19].
  • James Harlan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13593890[20].
  • James Harlan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79108162[21].
  • James Harlan's Commons category is recorded as James Harlan (Kentucky politician)[22].
  • James Harlan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 126932402[23].
  • James Harlan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rt37z[24].
  • James Harlan's family name is recorded as Harlan[25].
  • James Harlan's given name is recorded as James[26].
  • James Harlan's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Harlan was born in Mercer County[2]. He was born on +1800-06-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and lawyer[7]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[13], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29] and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[14].

Personal Life

Children include John Marshall Harlan[10], a lawyer[30], 1833–1911[31], of United States[32], specialised in law[33] and Robert James Harlan[11], a politician[34], 1816–1897[35], of United States[36]. He was affiliated with the Whig Party[18].

Death and Burial

James Harlan died on +1863-02-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Frankfort[4]. He is buried at Frankfort Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

James Harlan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was James Harlan born?

Born in Mercer County[2], James Harlan…

Where did James Harlan die?

James Harlan died in Frankfort[4].

What did James Harlan do for work?

James Harlan worked as politician[6] and lawyer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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