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William Bull

American politician, 1683-1755
Person Human Q8006114

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1683
Date of death
March 21, 1755
Place of birth
Charleston
Place of death
Beaufort County
Country of citizenship
United States, Kingdom of Great Britain[11][12]
Occupation
politician, colonial administrator
Position held
colonial governor of South Carolina[13]
Father
Stephen Bull[7]
Child
Charlotta Drayton, Elizabeth Drayton, William Bull II[8][9][10]
Family name
Bull[15]
Given name
William[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Royal Gov. William Bull en William Bull ar ويليام بول pl William Bull (governor)
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
14453310
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2003020733
American National Biography ID
0100116
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14958513z
FAST ID
490632
Find a Grave memorial ID
11366106
Freebase ID
/m/0gvqxlq
Geni profile ID
6000000008369845185
J9U entity ID
987010649138505171
Prabook ID
3765073
WikiTree person ID
Bull-11
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKd4pXXTfqrMVB48CxXd
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Yale LUX ID
person/049c9671-5ceb-4b69-89a4-981565c6dc9e

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Summary

Born in Charleston[1], he… he was born in 1683[2]. He died in Beaufort County[3]. He died on March 21, 1755[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and colonial administrator[6].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Charlotta Drayton[8]; Elizabeth Drayton[9]; and William Bull II[10], a politician[17], 1710–1791[18], of Kingdom of Great Britain[19].

FAQs

Where was William Bull born?

William Bull's place of birth was Charleston[1].

Where did William Bull die?

William Bull died in Beaufort County[3].

Who were William Bull's parents?

William Bull's father was Stephen Bull[7].

What did William Bull do for work?

William Bull worked as politician[5] and colonial administrator[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Bull-11
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 11366106
    Wikidata description → American politician, 1683-1755
    Date of death → March 21, 1755
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56925: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
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