Richard Olney

American politician and statesman (1835-1917)
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Richard Olney
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
September 15, 1835
Date of death
April 8, 1917
Place of birth
Oxford
Place of death
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Religion or worldview
Presbyterianism[23]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[25]
Work location
Boston[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Different from
Richard Olney[35]
Family name
Olney[28]
Given name
Richard[29]
Name in native language
Richard Olney[34]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject every politician/Massachusetts[36]
Writing language
English[37]
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
38504003
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Richard-Olney
FAST ID
266445
Find a Grave memorial ID
6305408
Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000017748636350
J9U entity ID
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NNDB people ID
070/000102761
NUKAT ID
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Open Library ID
OL2400611A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
19827
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100249143
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
751724
SNAC ARK ID
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Treccani ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570917
WikiTree person ID
Olney-1403
WorldCat Entities ID
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Place of death 1
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Summary

Richard Olney was born on September 15, 1835[1], in Oxford[2]. He died on April 8, 1917[3], in Boston[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], jurist[8], and foreign minister[9].

FAQs

Where was Richard Olney born?

Richard Olney's place of birth was Oxford[2].

Where did Richard Olney die?

Richard Olney passed away in Boston[4].

Who were Richard Olney's parents?

Richard Olney's father was Wilson Olney[11].

Who was Richard Olney married to?

Richard Olney's spouses include Agnes Park Thomas[12].

What did Richard Olney do for work?

Richard Olney worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], jurist[8], and foreign minister[9].

Where did Richard Olney go to school?

Richard Olney was educated at Brown University[20] and Harvard Law School[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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