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Melville Macnaghten

British police comissioner (1853-1921)
Person human Q1919772

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 16, 1853
Date of death
May 12, 1921
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
Occupation
police officer
Educated at
Eton College[12]
Award received
Companion of the Order of the Bath, Knight Bachelor[13][14]
Father
Elliot Macnaghten[4]
Mother
Isabella Law[5]
Spouse
Dora Sanderson[6]
Child
Charles Melville Macnaghten, Julia Mary Melville Macnaghten, Christabel Aberconway, Gillichrist Edward Melville Macnaghten[7][8][9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Macnaghten[16]
Given name
Melville[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Melville Macnaghten en Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten de Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten de Melville MacNaghten fr Sir melville fr MacNaghten fr Sir Leslie Melville Macnaghten fr Sir Melville Leslie MacNaghten ja メルヴィル・マクナーテン ja メルヴィル・マクノートン pt Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten sv Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten tr Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000041694214
VIAF cluster ID
58746102
Library of Congress authority ID
no2002029265
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Macnaghten.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
155506530
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
MNTN872ML
Comic Vine ID
4005-62960
Freebase ID
/m/08dj8b
GeneaStar person ID
macnaghtenm
Genealogics.org person ID
I00413749
Geni.com profile ID
6000000001608781618
IdRef ID
117342858
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007383795005171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp154103
National Virtual Library of India ID
278109, 278110
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
60882
SNAC ARK ID
w6g54m19
The Peerage person ID
p2334.htm#i23331
Who's Who UK ID
U199775
WikiTree person ID
Macnaghten-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJh4B9tTdtQRgHqQGFVt8C

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Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Eton College
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
police officer
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Melville Macnaghten was born on June 16, 1853[1]. He died on May 12, 1921[2]. He worked as a police officer[3].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Companion of the Order of the Bath[13], a grade of an order[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1815[21] and Knight Bachelor[14], a title of honor[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1300[24].

Personal Life

Children include Charles Melville Macnaghten[7], 1879–1931[25]; Julia Mary Melville Macnaghten[8], 1881–1938[26]; Christabel Aberconway[9], an art collector[27], 1890–1974[28], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[29]; and Gillichrist Edward Melville Macnaghten[10].

FAQs

Who were Melville Macnaghten's parents?

Melville Macnaghten's father was Elliot Macnaghten[4]. Melville Macnaghten's mother was Isabella Law[5].

Who was Melville Macnaghten married to?

Melville Macnaghten's spouses include Dora Sanderson[6].

What did Melville Macnaghten do for work?

Melville Macnaghten worked as police officer[3].

Where did Melville Macnaghten go to school?

Melville Macnaghten was educated at Eton College[12].

What awards did Melville Macnaghten receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of the Bath[13] and Knight Bachelor[14].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Educated at → Eton College
    Family name → Macnaghten
    Father → Elliot Macnaghten
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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