Major Ridge

Cherokee leader (d. 1839)
Person human Q938906
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Major Ridge

Summary

Major Ridge is a human[1]. He was born in Tennessee[2]. He was born on +1771-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Oklahoma[4]. He died on +1839-06-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a traditional leader or chief[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Major Ridge's place of birth was Tennessee[2].
  • Major Ridge died in Oklahoma[4].
  • Major Ridge was born on +1771-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Major Ridge died on +1839-06-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Major Ridge was John Ridge[8].
  • Major Ridge held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Major Ridge's professions included traditional leader or chief[6].
  • Major Ridge's image is recorded as Major ridge.jpg[10].
  • Major Ridge is recorded as male[11].
  • Major Ridge's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Major Ridge's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034646230[13].
  • Major Ridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3277732[14].
  • Major Ridge's GND ID is recorded as 119304627[15].
  • Major Ridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85180705[16].
  • Major Ridge's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15052488q[17].
  • Major Ridge's Commons category is recorded as Major Ridge[18].
  • Major Ridge's residence is recorded as Rome[19].
  • Major Ridge's residence is recorded as Great Hiwassee[20].
  • Major Ridge's participated in conflict is recorded as Cherokee–American wars[21].
  • Major Ridge's participated in conflict is recorded as Creek War[22].
  • Major Ridge's participated in conflict is recorded as Seminole Wars[23].
  • Major Ridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xrm0[24].
  • Major Ridge's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1088314[25].
  • Major Ridge's manner of death is recorded as homicide[26].
  • Major Ridge's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10569906[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Major Ridge was born in Tennessee[2]. He was born on +1771-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Major Ridge's professions included traditional leader or chief[6].

Personal Life

A child of Major Ridge was John Ridge[8].

Death and Burial

Major Ridge died on +1839-06-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Oklahoma[4].

Why It Matters

Major Ridge ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Major Ridge born?

Major Ridge's place of birth was Tennessee[2].

Where did Major Ridge die?

Major Ridge died in Oklahoma[4].

What did Major Ridge do for work?

Major Ridge worked as traditional leader or chief[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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