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Theodore Dwight

American politician (1764-1846)
Person human Q1364108

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
December 15, 1764, 1764[10]
Date of death
June 12, 1846, 1846[11]
Place of birth
Northampton
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[18]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, journalist, biographer, editor, writer[19]
Position held
member of the United States House of Representatives[20]
Educated at
Yale University[21]
Father
Timothy Dwight[13]
Mother
Mary Edwards[14]
Spouse
Abigail Alsop Dwight[15]
Child
Theodore Dwight, William Richard Dwight[16][17]
Sibling
Timothy Dwight IV, Elizabeth Dwight Woolsey[29][30]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
Library of the World's Best Literature[27]
Family name
Dwight[24]
Given name
Theodore[25]
Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[12]
Student
Thomas Day[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000081017816
VIAF cluster ID
22505540
Library of Congress authority ID
n50028770
GND ID
1055268642
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Theodore Dwight (lawyer).jpg ↗
A New Nation Votes ID
DT0000
American National Biography ID
1600493
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/60519
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00022228
FAST ID
9523
Find a Grave memorial ID
22276037, 3877
Freebase ID
/m/0bk88b
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000002860715582
IdRef ID
131122452
KBR person ID
14219203
NUKAT ID
n2017199052
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000406815
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007278896605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128509899
Open Library ID
OL1772265A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
134861
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095737245
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1056395
SBN author ID
USMV963512
SNAC ARK ID
w6q5317r
US Congress Bio ID
D000582
United States House of Representatives ID
12549
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1106663
WikiTree person ID
Dwight-136
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5229a6be-6274-4f8e-89a2-79bd822a3a12

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, lawyer, politician, journalist, editor, biographer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Northampton
Place of burial 1
Green-Wood Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Position held 1
member of the United States House of Representatives
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Timothy Dwight IV
Siblings 1
Timothy Dwight IV
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Theodore Dwight was born on December 15, 1764[1], in Northampton[2]. He died on June 12, 1846[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], journalist[7], biographer[8], and editor[9].

FAQs

Where was Theodore Dwight born?

Theodore Dwight's place of birth was Northampton[2].

Where did Theodore Dwight die?

Theodore Dwight passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Theodore Dwight's parents?

Theodore Dwight's father was Timothy Dwight[13]. Theodore Dwight's mother was Mary Edwards[14].

Who was Theodore Dwight married to?

Theodore Dwight's spouses include Abigail Alsop Dwight[15].

What did Theodore Dwight do for work?

Theodore Dwight worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], journalist[7], biographer[8], and editor[9].

Where did Theodore Dwight go to school?

Theodore Dwight was educated at Yale University[21].

Related Entities

lawyer New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . New-York Tribune. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Aneirinn · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Thomas Day
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  2. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Child → Theodore Dwight, William Richard Dwight
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    Place of burial → Green-Wood Cemetery
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