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John Shaffer

American politician (1827-1870)
Person Human Q478255

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
July 5, 1827
Date of death
October 31, 1870
Place of birth
Lewisburg
Place of death
Salt Lake City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician, businessperson, governor
Position held
Governor of the Territory of Utah[10]
Member of political party
Republican Party[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Shaffer[13]
Given name
John[14]
Place of burial
Freeport City Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Shaffer en John Wilson Shaffer de John Wilson Shaffer es John Wilson Shaffer he ג'ון שפר pl John Wilson Shaffer pt John Wilson Shaffer
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
5750156565728623500004
GND ID
1192270134
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Wilson Shaffer.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02255132
Find a Grave memorial ID
5996343
Freebase ID
/m/09r9gs
Our Campaigns candidate ID
108414
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
2239821
WikiTree person ID
Shaffer-1936
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Lewisburg
Place of death 1
Salt Lake City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Shaffer was born on July 5, 1827[1], in Lewisburg[2]. He died on October 31, 1870[3], in Salt Lake City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], businessperson[6], and governor[7].

FAQs

Where was John Shaffer born?

John Shaffer's place of birth was Lewisburg[2].

Where did John Shaffer die?

John Shaffer died in Salt Lake City[4].

What did John Shaffer do for work?

John Shaffer worked as a politician[5], businessperson[6], and governor[7].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, businessperson, governor
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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