John Ireland

Governor of Texas (1827-1896)
Person human Q709227
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John Ireland

Summary

John Ireland is a human[1]. He was born in Hart County[2]. He was born on January 1, 1827[3]. He died in Seguin[4]. He died on March 15, 1896[5]. He worked as a politician[6], lawyer[7], judge[8], governor[9], and jurist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Ireland was born in Hart County[2].
  • John Ireland passed away in Seguin[4].
  • John Ireland was born on January 1, 1827[3].
  • John Ireland was born on January 21, 1827[12].
  • John Ireland died on March 15, 1896[5].
  • John Ireland is buried at Texas State Cemetery[13].
  • John Ireland held citizenship in United States[14].
  • John Ireland's professions included politician[6].
  • John Ireland's professions included lawyer[7].
  • John Ireland's professions included judge[8].
  • John Ireland's professions included governor[9].
  • John Ireland's professions included jurist[10].
  • John Ireland worked as a mayor[15].
  • John Ireland held the position of Governor of Texas[16].
  • John Ireland held the position of member of the State Senate of Texas[17].
  • John Ireland is recorded as male[18].
  • John Ireland's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Ireland was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].
  • John Ireland's Commons category is recorded as John Ireland (politician)[21].
  • John Ireland's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant[22].
  • John Ireland's family name is recorded as Ireland[23].
  • John Ireland's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Ireland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John Ireland's National Governors Association biography URL is recorded as https://www.nga.org/governor/john-ireland/[26].
  • John Ireland's P14846 is recorded as 4779[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hart County[2], John Ireland… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1827[3] and January 21, 1827[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], lawyer[7], judge[8], governor[9], jurist[10], and mayor[15]. Positions held include Governor of Texas[16], a position[28], in United States[29], founded in 1846[30] and member of the State Senate of Texas[17].

Personal Life

John Ireland was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].

Death and Burial

John Ireland died on March 15, 1896[5]. He passed away in Seguin[4]. Burial took place at Texas State Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

John Ireland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Ireland born?

Born in Hart County[2], John Ireland…

Where did John Ireland die?

John Ireland passed away in Seguin[4].

What did John Ireland do for work?

John Ireland worked as politician[6], lawyer[7], judge[8], governor[9], and jurist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . 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
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'he', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Date of birth → +1827-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1827-01-21T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57413|batch #57413]]: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14846 → 4779
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14846]]: 4779, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271473|batch #271473]]"
  3. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, judge +4
    Military, police or special rank → lieutenant
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P410]]: [[Q186024]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Seguin
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → John
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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