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Jim Oberstar

United States Congressman (1934-2014)
Person human Q465775

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 10, 1934
Date of death
May 3, 2014
Place of birth
Chisholm
Place of death
Potomac
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
politician
Employer
John Anton Blatnik (1963–1974)[13]
Position held
member of the United States House of Representatives (1975–2011), member of the United States House of Representatives (2009–2011), member of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2009), member of the United States House of Representatives (2005–2007), member of the United States House of Representatives (2003–2005), member of the United States House of Representatives (2001–2003), member of the United States House of Representatives (1999–2001), member of the United States House of Representatives (1997–1999), member of the United States House of Representatives (1995–1997), member of the United States House of Representatives (1993–1995), member of the United States House of Representatives (1991–1993), member of the United States House of Representatives (1975–1977), member of the United States House of Representatives (1977–1979), member of the United States House of Representatives (1979–1981), member of the United States House of Representatives (1981–1983), member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1985), member of the United States House of Representatives (1985–1987), member of the United States House of Representatives (1987–1989), member of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1991)[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Educated at
University of St. Thomas (?–1956), Laval University, Chisholm High School, College of Europe (?–1957), Georgetown University[14][15][16][17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[21]
Award received
Golden Order of Merit[19]
Citizenship
United States
Work location
Washington, D.C.
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Oberstar
Given name
James
Name in native language
Jim Oberstar
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000382196619
VIAF cluster ID
264018561
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2001016101
GND ID
1147166145
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oberstar2010.JPG ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16552388f
C-SPAN person numeric ID
457
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
457
FAST ID
1563173
Find a Grave memorial ID
129126563
Freebase ID
/m/02h2r9
Geni.com profile ID
6000000006027672014
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IdRef ID
232732191
IxTheo authority ID
1005994048
LegiStorm person ID
51549
Notable Names Database ID
082/000039962
OpenSanctions ID
Jim Oberstar
Our Campaigns candidate ID
1323
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
566672
US Congress Bio ID
O000006
US Federal Election Commission ID
H6MN08047
United States House of Representatives ID
19077
WorldCat Entities ID
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Position held 19
member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives +11 more
Educated at 4
Georgetown University, Laval University, College of Europe, University of St. Thomas
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
John Anton Blatnik
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Jim Oberstar
Place of birth 1
Chisholm
Place of death 1
Potomac
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Jim Oberstar was born in Chisholm[1]. He was born on September 10, 1934[2]. He died in Potomac[3]. He died on May 3, 2014[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[7], a member of parliament[22], in United States[23].

FAQs

Where was Jim Oberstar born?

Jim Oberstar was born in Chisholm[1].

Where did Jim Oberstar die?

Jim Oberstar died in Potomac[3].

What did Jim Oberstar do for work?

Jim Oberstar worked as politician[5].

Where did Jim Oberstar go to school?

Jim Oberstar was educated at University of St. Thomas[14], Laval University[15], Chisholm High School[16], and College of Europe[17].

What awards did Jim Oberstar receive?

Honors received include Golden Order of Merit[19].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

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