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Stephen W. Kearny

United States general (1794–1848)
Person Human Q518351
Stephen W. Kearny
Engraved by T. B. Welch, expressly for Graham's Magazine, July 1849. Peter A. Juley & Son, photographers · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 30, 1794
Date of death
October 31, 1848
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
St. Louis
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
military personnel, politician, Brigadegeneral, governor
Position held
Governor of Alta California[14]
Educated at
Columbia University[15]
Mother
Susanna Watts[10]
Spouse
Mary Preston Radford[11]
Child
William Kearny[12]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[22]
Family name
Kearny[20]
Given name
Stephen[21]
Military branch
United States Army[17]
Military, police or special rank
major general[18]
Participated in conflict
Mexican-American War[19]
Place of burial
Bellefontaine Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Stephen W. Kearny en Stephen Kearny en Stephen Watts Kearney en Stephen Watts Kearny ar ستيفن كيرني cs Stephen Watts Kearny de Stephen Kearny de Stephen Watts Kearny es Stephen Watts Kearny es Stephen W. Kearny he סטיבן קירני ja スティーブン・W・カーニー ko 스티븐 W. 카니 ru Карни, Стивен ru Стивен Карни uk Стівен Карні
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000076949504
VIAF cluster ID
57859642
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50062807
GND ID
140538283
American National Biography ID
0300255
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/64782
Biographical Dictionary of Iowa ID
202
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01208423
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
140538283
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
140538283
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Stephen-Watts-Kearny
FAST ID
18812
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Find a Grave memorial ID
18463
Freebase ID
/m/0220t0
Geni profile ID
6000000010009780985
Harper's tag
stephen-watts-kearny
J9U entity ID
987007446493205171
KBR person ID
14023968
NLA Trove people ID
887766
NUKAT ID
n2017085291
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070609063
Open Library ID
OL1221026A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
109119
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100031921
Political Graveyard politician ID
kaufmann-keast.html#730.86.88
Rodovid ID
1466389
SNAC ARK ID
w6d799x6
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military entry ID
4294
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581667
Unz Review author ID
KearnyStephenWatts
WeRelate person ID
Stephen_Kearny_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Kearny-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqkcj9c6RWyYKJWG6JMT3
Yale LUX ID
person/f90c1d66-f244-4393-9c21-57b51e24630b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Columbia University
Given name 1
Stephen
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
major general
Named after 1
Kearny
Participated in conflict 1
Mexican-American War
Place of birth 1
Newark
Place of death 1
St. Louis
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Stephen W. Kearny was born on August 30, 1794[1], in Newark[2]. He died on October 31, 1848[3], in St. Louis[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5], politician[6], Brigadegeneral[7], and governor[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stephen W. Kearny include Kearny[23], a town in the United States[24], in United States[25], founded in 1958[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Stephen W. Kearny include Kearny[23], a town in the United States[24], in United States[25], founded in 1958[26].

FAQs

Where was Stephen W. Kearny born?

Stephen W. Kearny was born in Newark[2].

Where did Stephen W. Kearny die?

Stephen W. Kearny passed away in St. Louis[4].

Who were Stephen W. Kearny's parents?

Stephen W. Kearny's mother was Susanna Watts[10].

Who was Stephen W. Kearny married to?

Stephen W. Kearny's spouses include Mary Preston Radford[11].

What did Stephen W. Kearny do for work?

Stephen W. Kearny worked as a military personnel[5], politician[6], Brigadegeneral[7], and governor[8].

Where did Stephen W. Kearny go to school?

Stephen W. Kearny was educated at Columbia University[15].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → William Kearny
    Spouse → Mary Preston Radford
    Harper's tag → stephen-watts-kearny
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: stephen-watts-kearny, Matched to stephen watts kearny (#289958183) in…"
  3. 12w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Susanna Watts
    "Created claim: Mother: Susanna Watts"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 140538283
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 140538283, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → major general
    Given name → Stephen
    Family name → Kearny
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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