William Cargill

New Zealand politician
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Summary

William Cargill was born on August 27, 1784[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on August 6, 1860[3], in Dunedin[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Dunedin Southern Cemetery[7]
  • Child: William Cargill[8], John Cargill[9], Edward Cargill[10], Francis Cargill[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
  • Position held: Member of the New Zealand Parliament[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: William Cargill[15]
  • Cause of death: stroke[16]
  • Family name: Cargill[17]
  • Given name: William[18], Walter[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Described by source: The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New Zealand/politics[22]

Why It Matters

William Cargill is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was William Cargill born?

William Cargill's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Where did William Cargill die?

William Cargill died in Dunedin[4].

What did William Cargill do for work?

William Cargill worked as a politician[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ancestors.familysearch.org. ancestors.familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . findagrave.com. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ancestors.familysearch.org. ancestors.familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ancestors.familysearch.org. ancestors.familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ancestors.familysearch.org. ancestors.familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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