John Shafto

British Member of Parliament (died 1742)
Person human Q28955534
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John Shafto

Summary

John Shafto is a human[1]. He was born on +1695-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1742-04-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Shafto was born on +1695-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Shafto died on +1742-04-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Shafto's father was Mark Shafto[6].
  • John Shafto's mother was Margaret Ingleby[7].
  • A child of John Shafto was Dorothy Shafto[8].
  • A child of John Shafto was Bobby Shafto[9].
  • John Shafto held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • John Shafto's professions included politician[4].
  • John Shafto held the position of member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain[11].
  • John Shafto held the position of member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain[12].
  • John Shafto held the position of member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain[13].
  • John Shafto held the position of member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain[14].
  • John Shafto is recorded as male[15].
  • John Shafto's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Shafto's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Shafto's History of Parliament ID is recorded as 1715-1754/member/shafto-john-1693-1742[18].
  • John Shafto's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00119301[19].
  • John Shafto's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h5rxnpfd[20].
  • John Shafto's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Shafto-43[21].
  • John Shafto's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p13110.htm#i131099[22].

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Origins and Family

John Shafto was born on +1695-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Mark Shafto[6]. His mother was Margaret Ingleby[7].

Career and Affiliations

John Shafto worked as a politician[4]. Positions held include member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain[11], member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain[12], member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain[13], and member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain[14].

Personal Life

Children include Dorothy Shafto[8], 1733–1805[23] and Bobby Shafto[9], a politician[24], 1732–1797[25].

Death and Burial

John Shafto died on +1742-04-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Shafto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were John Shafto's parents?

John Shafto's father was Mark Shafto[6]. John Shafto's mother was Margaret Ingleby[7].

What did John Shafto do for work?

John Shafto worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . The Peerage. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . 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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