John Law

American politician (1796-1873)
Person human Q202872
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John Law

Summary

John Law is a human[1]. He was born in New London[2]. He was born on +1796-10-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Evansville[4]. He died on +1873-10-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], judge[7], lawyer[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Law's place of birth was New London[2].
  • John Law passed away in Evansville[4].
  • John Law was born on +1796-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Law was born on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • John Law died on +1873-10-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Law died on +1873-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • John Law is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery[13].
  • John Law's father was Lyman Law[14].
  • John Law's mother was Elizabeth Learned Law[15].
  • A child of John Law was Caroline Law Mackey[16].
  • John Law held citizenship in United States[17].
  • John Law's professions included politician[6].
  • John Law worked as a judge[7].
  • John Law's professions included lawyer[8].
  • John Law's professions included writer[9].
  • John Law held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[18].
  • John Law held the position of member of the Indiana House of Representatives[19].
  • John Law's education included a stint at Yale College[20].
  • John Law's image is recorded as JohnLawIN.jpg[21].
  • John Law is recorded as male[22].
  • John Law's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • John Law was affiliated with the Democratic Party[24].
  • John Law's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073953866[25].
  • John Law's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60660431[26].
  • John Law's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88626575[27].

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Origins and Family

John Law was born in New London[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1796-10-28T00:00:00Z[3] and +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. His father was Lyman Law[14]. His mother was Elizabeth Learned Law[15].

Education

John Law's education included a stint at Yale College[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], judge[7], lawyer[8], and writer[9]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[18], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29] and member of the Indiana House of Representatives[19], a position[30], in United States[31].

Personal Life

A child of John Law was Caroline Law Mackey[16]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1873-10-07T00:00:00Z[5] and +1873-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]. John Law passed away in Evansville[4]. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

John Law ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Law born?

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

Where did John Law die?

John Law died in Evansville[4].

Who were John Law's parents?

John Law's father was Lyman Law[14]. John Law's mother was Elizabeth Learned Law[15].

What did John Law do for work?

John Law worked as politician[6], judge[7], lawyer[8], and writer[9].

Where did John Law go to school?

John Law was educated at Yale College[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. 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. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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