John Butler

Loyalist who led an irregular militia unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War
Person human Q1699470
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John Butler

Summary

John Butler is a human[1]. Born in New London[2], he… he was born on +1728-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Niagara Falls[4]. He died on +1796-05-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a diplomat[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in New London[2], John Butler…
  • John Butler died in Niagara Falls[4].
  • John Butler was born on +1728-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Butler died on +1796-05-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of John Butler was Walter Butler[8].
  • John Butler held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • John Butler's professions included diplomat[6].
  • John Butler's image is recorded as John Butler bust.jpg[10].
  • John Butler is recorded as male[11].
  • John Butler's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Butler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4315993[13].
  • John Butler's military branch is recorded as British Army[14].
  • John Butler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003123790[15].
  • John Butler's Commons category is recorded as John Butler (Ranger)[16].
  • John Butler's military, police or special rank is recorded as colonel[17].
  • John Butler's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 42216505[18].
  • John Butler's participated in conflict is recorded as French and Indian War[19].
  • John Butler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0242kp[20].
  • John Butler's family name is recorded as Butler[21].
  • John Butler's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Butler's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[23].
  • John Butler's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 53613[24].
  • John Butler's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Butler'}[25].
  • John Butler's FAST ID is recorded as 499228[26].
  • John Butler's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000015759338048[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Butler was born in New London[2]. He was born on +1728-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Butler's professions included diplomat[6].

Personal Life

A child of John Butler was Walter Butler[8].

Death and Burial

John Butler died on +1796-05-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Niagara Falls[4].

Why It Matters

John Butler ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Butler born?

John Butler's place of birth was New London[2].

Where did John Butler die?

John Butler died in Niagara Falls[4].

What did John Butler do for work?

John Butler worked as diplomat[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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