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William A. Poynter

American politician (1848–1909)
Person Human Q882858

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 29, 1848
Date of death
April 5, 1909
Place of birth
Eureka
Place of death
Lincoln
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, governor
Position held
Governor of Nebraska, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives, Nebraska State Senator[9][10][11]
Educated at
Eureka College[12]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Cause of death
cerebrovascular disease[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Poynter[16]
Given name
William[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Place of burial
Wyuka Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Amos Poynter en William A. Poynter en William Poynter de William Poynter de William Amos Poynter he ויליאם פוינטר ko 윌리엄 에이머스 포인터 ko 윌리엄 포인터 ko 윌리엄 A. 포인터 ru Уильям Пойнтер ru Уильям Эмос Пойнтер ru Уильям Э. Пойнтер ru У. Э. Пойнтер sv William Amos Poynter
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
4189154983542567860008
GND ID
1177393166
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William.A.Poynter.gif ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
7267693
Freebase ID
/m/09qkls
Geni profile ID
6000000024583464874
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
103167
Political Graveyard politician ID
powhatan-prangley.html#000.06.44
Prabook ID
1059025, 1746951
WikiTree person ID
Poynter-153
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycQBtDPc7RjRfmfkdCwC

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🔗 Connections
Cause of death 1
cerebrovascular disease
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Eureka College
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Eureka
Place of death 1
Lincoln
Position held 1
Governor of Nebraska
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William A. Poynter was born on May 29, 1848[1], in Eureka[2]. He died on April 5, 1909[3], in Lincoln[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

FAQs

Where was William A. Poynter born?

William A. Poynter's place of birth was Eureka[2].

Where did William A. Poynter die?

William A. Poynter died in Lincoln[4].

What did William A. Poynter do for work?

William A. Poynter worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

Where did William A. Poynter go to school?

William A. Poynter was educated at Eureka College[12].

Related Entities

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, governor
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