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James Jay

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James Jay

Summary

James Jay is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on +1732-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], James Jay…
  • James Jay was born on +1732-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Jay died on +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • James Jay's father was Peter Jay[7].
  • James Jay's mother was Mary Van Cortlandt[8].
  • James Jay held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James Jay's professions included politician[5].
  • James Jay held the position of member of the State Senate of New York[10].
  • James Jay's image is recorded as Sir James Jay.jpg[11].
  • James Jay is recorded as male[12].
  • James Jay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Jay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025568218[14].
  • James Jay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67936631[15].
  • James Jay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85820335[16].
  • James Jay's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 124168262[17].
  • James Jay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pxhd2[18].
  • James Jay's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4921192A[19].
  • James Jay's Open Library ID is recorded as OL518174A[20].
  • James Jay's family name is recorded as Jay[21].
  • James Jay's given name is recorded as James[22].
  • James Jay's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000478646[23].
  • James Jay's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 270130039[24].
  • James Jay's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[25].
  • James Jay's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • James Jay's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00510778[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Jay was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1732-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Peter Jay[7]. His mother was Mary Van Cortlandt[8].

Career and Affiliations

James Jay's professions included politician[5]. He held the position of member of the State Senate of New York[10].

Death and Burial

James Jay died on +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

James Jay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was James Jay born?

James Jay's place of birth was New York City[2].

Who were James Jay's parents?

James Jay's father was Peter Jay[7]. James Jay's mother was Mary Van Cortlandt[8].

What did James Jay do for work?

James Jay worked as politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Genealogics. Retrieved . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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