John Gayer

English merchant and Lord Mayor of London
Person human Q6235018
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John Gayer

Summary

John Gayer is a human[1]. He was born on +1584-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1649-07-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a merchant[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Gayer was born on +1584-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Gayer died on +1649-07-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Gayer's father was John Gayer, of Plymouth[6].
  • John Gayer's mother was Margaret Trelawney[7].
  • John Gayer was married to Catherine Hopkins[8].
  • A child of John Gayer was Mary Gayer[9].
  • A child of John Gayer was Catherine Gayer[10].
  • A child of John Gayer was Sir Robert Gayer[11].
  • A child of John Gayer was John Gayer[12].
  • John Gayer held citizenship in Kingdom of England[13].
  • John Gayer's professions included merchant[4].
  • John Gayer held the position of Lord Mayor of London[14].
  • John Gayer is recorded as male[15].
  • John Gayer's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Gayer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18640428[17].
  • John Gayer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85005954[18].
  • John Gayer's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir[19].
  • John Gayer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3ptpk[20].
  • John Gayer's family name is recorded as Gayer[21].
  • John Gayer's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Gayer's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • John Gayer's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 10477[24].
  • John Gayer's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00523013[25].
  • John Gayer's FAST ID is recorded as 1820081[26].
  • John Gayer's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10004744[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Gayer was born on +1584-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was he, of Plymouth[6]. His mother was Margaret Trelawney[7].

Career and Affiliations

John Gayer worked as a merchant[4]. He held the position of Lord Mayor of London[14].

Personal Life

Among John Gayer's spouses was Catherine Hopkins[8]. Children include Mary Gayer[9], 1625–1666[28]; Catherine Gayer[10]; Sir Robert Gayer[11]; and he[12], of Kingdom of England[29].

Death and Burial

John Gayer died on +1649-07-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Gayer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were John Gayer's parents?

John Gayer's father was John Gayer, of Plymouth[6]. John Gayer's mother was Margaret Trelawney[7].

Who was John Gayer married to?

John Gayer's spouses include Catherine Hopkins[8].

What did John Gayer do for work?

John Gayer worked as merchant[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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