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James Whitney

Canadian politician in Ontario
Person Human Q3161488

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
October 2, 1843
Date of death
September 25, 1914
Place of birth
Dundas County
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[8]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
Premier of Ontario[9]
Member of political party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario[12]
Award received
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[10]
Father
Richard Leet Whitney[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Candidacy in election
1886 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1888 Dundas Ontario provincial by-election, 1890 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1894 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1898 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1902 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1905 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1905 Dundas Ontario provincial by-election, 1908 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1911 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1914 Ontario provincial election in Dundas[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Family name
Whitney[13]
Given name
James[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Whitney en Sir James Pliny Whitney ar جيمس ويتني es James Pliny Whitney es Sir James P Whitney es Sir James P. Whitney fr James Pliny Whitney
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000024744961
VIAF cluster ID
35554083
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85371806
GND ID
130126748
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JamesWhitney-Statue-Queen'sPark-Toronto.jpg ↗
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
whitney_james_pliny_14
FAST ID
167782
Find a Grave memorial ID
7287410
Freebase ID
/m/026trl
Geni profile ID
6000000052902729865
Ontario MPP ID
james-pliny-whitney
Open Library ID
OL6193367A, OL5300910A, OL5847739A
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
593293
Prabook ID
735882
SNAC ARK ID
w67f7256
WikiTree person ID
Whitney-1702
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMfr4KtHr8pYx8FwJbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/241d3fe4-76b5-49b1-9636-d8ea5edabc7e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Place of death 1
Toronto
Position held 1
Premier of Ontario
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Whitney was born on October 2, 1843[1], in Dundas County[2]. He died on September 25, 1914[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was James Whitney born?

James Whitney was born in Dundas County[2].

Where did James Whitney die?

James Whitney died in Toronto[4].

Who were James Whitney's parents?

James Whitney's father was Richard Leet Whitney[7].

What did James Whitney do for work?

James Whitney worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

What awards did James Whitney receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[10].

Related Entities

Canada lawyer Toronto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL6193367A, OL5300910A, OL5847739A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5847739A, batch #290734"
  2. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL6193367A, OL5300910A, OL5847739A
    Candidacy in election → 1886 Ontario provincial election in Dundas, 1888 Dundas Ontario provincial by-election, 1890 Ontario provincial election in Dundas +1
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5300910A, batch #290734"
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