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William A. Purtell

American politician (1897–1978)
Person human Q2577752

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 6, 1897
Date of death
May 31, 1978
Place of birth
Hartford
Place of death
West Hartford
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, businessperson
Position held
United States senator (1952–1952), United States senator (1953–1955), United States senator (1955–1957), United States senator (1957–1959)[9][10][11][12]
Member of political party
Republican Party[14]
Citizenship
United States
Work location
Washington, D.C.[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Conflict
World War I
Different from
Fusui Kaneko
Family name
Purtell[17]
Given name
William[18]
Military branch
United States Army[15]
Name in native language
William A. Purtell
Participated in conflict
World War I[16]
Place of burial
Fairview Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
1006173973174923810003
GND ID
1356016049
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Arthur Purtell.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
7157460
Freebase ID
/m/04sbr5
Geni.com profile ID
6000000034009278027
Political Graveyard politician ID
purchio-puthuff.html#005.49.22
Prabook ID
1747135
US Congress Bio ID
P000575
WikiTree person ID
Purtell-63

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Hartford
Place of death 1
West Hartford
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Born in Hartford[1], he… he was born on May 6, 1897[2]. He passed away in West Hartford[3]. He died on May 31, 1978[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and businessperson[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include United States senator[9], a position[20], in United States[21].

FAQs

Where was William A. Purtell born?

William A. Purtell was born in Hartford[1].

Where did William A. Purtell die?

William A. Purtell died in West Hartford[3].

What did William A. Purtell do for work?

William A. Purtell worked as politician[5] and businessperson[6].

Related Entities

United States United States senator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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