John Burton Thompson

American politician (1810–1874)
Person human Q1699467
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John Burton Thompson

Summary

John Burton Thompson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Harrodsburg[2]. He was born on +1810-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Harrodsburg[4]. He died on +1874-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and lawyer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Burton Thompson was born in Harrodsburg[2].
  • John Burton Thompson passed away in Harrodsburg[4].
  • John Burton Thompson was born on +1810-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Burton Thompson died on +1874-01-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Burton Thompson is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery[9].
  • John Burton Thompson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Burton Thompson worked as a politician[6].
  • John Burton Thompson worked as a lawyer[7].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[11].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of United States senator[12].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of United States senator[13].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of United States senator[14].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[15].
  • John Burton Thompson held the position of member of the State Senate of Kentucky[16].
  • John Burton Thompson's image is recorded as John Burton Thompson cropped.jpg[17].
  • John Burton Thompson is recorded as male[18].
  • John Burton Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Burton Thompson was affiliated with the Whig Party[20].
  • John Burton Thompson's signature is recorded as John-B.-Thompson-sig.jpg[21].
  • John Burton Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58636675[22].
  • John Burton Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no89021562[23].
  • John Burton Thompson's Commons category is recorded as John Burton Thompson[24].
  • John Burton Thompson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7909122[25].
  • John Burton Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b_nv2[26].
  • John Burton Thompson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2284418A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Burton Thompson's place of birth was Harrodsburg[2]. He was born on +1810-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and lawyer[7]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[11], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29]; United States senator[12], a position[30], in United States[31]; member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[15]; and member of the State Senate of Kentucky[16].

Personal Life

John Burton Thompson was affiliated with the Whig Party[20].

Death and Burial

John Burton Thompson died on +1874-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Harrodsburg[4]. Burial took place at Spring Hill Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

John Burton Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Burton Thompson born?

Born in Harrodsburg[2], John Burton Thompson…

Where did John Burton Thompson die?

John Burton Thompson passed away in Harrodsburg[4].

What did John Burton Thompson do for work?

John Burton Thompson worked as politician[6] and lawyer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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