William Byam

governor of Suriname (1623-1670)
Person human Q1416286
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William Byam

Summary

William Byam is a human[1]. His place of birth was Luccombe[2]. He was born on +1623-03-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Antigua[4]. He died on +1670-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Byam was born in Luccombe[2].
  • William Byam passed away in Antigua[4].
  • William Byam was born on +1623-03-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Byam died on +1670-12-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Byam's father was Edward Byam (Byham)[8].
  • William Byam's mother was Elizabeth Eglesfield[9].
  • A child of William Byam was Edward Byam[10].
  • A child of William Byam was Lieut.-Col. Willoughby Byam[11].
  • William Byam held citizenship in England[12].
  • William Byam worked as a politician[6].
  • William Byam held the position of ambassador[13].
  • William Byam is recorded as male[14].
  • William Byam's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Byam's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063132941[16].
  • William Byam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29882066[17].
  • William Byam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89611999[18].
  • William Byam's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5112319A[19].
  • William Byam's DBNL author ID is recorded as byam001[20].
  • William Byam's family name is recorded as Byam[21].
  • William Byam's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Byam's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1117943[23].
  • William Byam's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • William Byam's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00456283[25].
  • William Byam's FAST ID is recorded as 246089[26].
  • William Byam's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122kz9h_[27].

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Origins and Family

William Byam's place of birth was Luccombe[2]. He was born on +1623-03-09T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Edward Byam (Byham)[8]. His mother was Elizabeth Eglesfield[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Byam worked as a politician[6]. He held the position of ambassador[13].

Personal Life

Children include Edward Byam[10], 1660–1741[28], of Dominica[29] and Lieut.-Col. Willoughby Byam[11].

Death and Burial

William Byam died on +1670-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Antigua[4].

Why It Matters

William Byam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Byam born?

Born in Luccombe[2], William Byam…

Where did William Byam die?

William Byam died in Antigua[4].

Who were William Byam's parents?

William Byam's father was Edward Byam (Byham)[8]. William Byam's mother was Elizabeth Eglesfield[9].

What did William Byam do for work?

William Byam worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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