W. Sheffield Cowles

American politician
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W. Sheffield Cowles

Summary

W. Sheffield Cowles is a human[1]. He was born on +1898-10-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1986-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • W. Sheffield Cowles was born on +1898-10-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles died on +1986-05-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles is buried at Riverside Cemetery[6].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's father was William S. Cowles[7].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's mother was Bamie Roosevelt[8].
  • Among W. Sheffield Cowles's spouses was Margaret Alwyn Krech[9].
  • A child of W. Sheffield Cowles was William Sheffield Cowles III[10].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles held citizenship in United States[11].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's professions included politician[4].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles held the position of Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives[12].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles held the position of Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives[13].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles is recorded as male[14].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles was affiliated with the Republican Party[16].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32154074468811742413[17].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018142938[18].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 135886055[19].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's family name is recorded as Cowles[20].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's given name is recorded as Sheffield[22].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000000886131909[23].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11r0fj32g4[24].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as KL66-3J4[25].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Cowles-212[26].
  • W. Sheffield Cowles's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6jd6swc[27].

Body

Origins and Family

W. Sheffield Cowles was born on +1898-10-18T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was William S. Cowles[7]. His mother was Bamie Roosevelt[8].

Career and Affiliations

W. Sheffield Cowles's professions included politician[4]. Positions held include Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives[12] and Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives[13], a public office[28], in United States[29].

Personal Life

Among W. Sheffield Cowles's spouses was Margaret Alwyn Krech[9]. A child of him was William Sheffield Cowles III[10]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party[16].

Death and Burial

W. Sheffield Cowles died on +1986-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery[6].

Why It Matters

W. Sheffield Cowles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were W. Sheffield Cowles's parents?

W. Sheffield Cowles's father was William S. Cowles[7]. W. Sheffield Cowles's mother was Bamie Roosevelt[8].

Who was W. Sheffield Cowles married to?

W. Sheffield Cowles's spouses include Margaret Alwyn Krech[9].

What did W. Sheffield Cowles do for work?

W. Sheffield Cowles worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [2] . geni.com. Retrieved . geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . geni.com. Retrieved . geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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