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William Alexander Harris

American politician (1841-1909)
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William Alexander Harris
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 29, 1841
Date of death
December 20, 1909
Place of birth
Luray
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician
Position held
United States representative, member of the State Senate of Kansas, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[9][10][11]
Educated at
George Washington University, Virginia Military Institute[12][13]
Member of political party
People's Party[15]
Father
William A. Harris[7]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Harris[18]
Given name
William, Alexander[19][20]
Military branch
Confederate States Army[16]
Name in native language
William A. Harris[23]
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery[6]
Residence
Senator William A. Harris House[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en William A. Harris en William Harris en William Alexander Harris ar ويليام الكسندر هاريس cs William Alexander Harris (Kansas) de William Alexander Harris fa ویلیام ای. هریس he ויליאם האריס (פוליטיקאי מקנזס) ja ウィリアム・A・ハリス sv William Alexander Harris
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000050328013
VIAF cluster ID
2038714
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93009005
GND ID
1337918776
American National Biography ID
0500319
FAST ID
319494
Find a Grave memorial ID
6633876
Freebase ID
/m/0cvrmj
Geni profile ID
6000000034370775951
Open Library ID
OL355796A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
36716
Prabook ID
329
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SNAC ARK ID
w69k5bz2
Topic's main category
Category:William Alexander Harris (Kansas politician)
US Congress Bio ID
H000258
United States House of Representatives ID
14604
WikiTree person ID
Harris-20977
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrRcprqfbyTWjcdrxwpyd
Yale LUX ID
person/950460fe-6fce-43e0-a9d3-2b5459c34b5d

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Educated at 2
George Washington University, Virginia Military Institute
Given name 2
Alexander, William
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Harris
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
People's Party
Military branch 1
Confederate States Army
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Luray
Place of death 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

William Alexander Harris was born on October 29, 1841[1], in Luray[2]. He died on December 20, 1909[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was William Alexander Harris born?

William Alexander Harris was born in Luray[2].

Where did William Alexander Harris die?

William Alexander Harris died in Chicago[4].

Who were William Alexander Harris's parents?

William Alexander Harris's father was William A. Harris[7].

What did William Alexander Harris do for work?

William Alexander Harris worked as a politician[5].

Where did William Alexander Harris go to school?

William Alexander Harris was educated at George Washington University[12] and Virginia Military Institute[13].

Related Entities

United States United States senator

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Father → William A. Harris
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