William Chapman Ralston

American banker (1826-1875)
Person human Q355072
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William Chapman Ralston

Summary

William Chapman Ralston is a human[1]. He was born in Columbiana County[2]. He was born on +1826-01-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Francisco[4]. He died on +1875-08-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a banker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Chapman Ralston was born in Columbiana County[2].
  • William Chapman Ralston passed away in San Francisco[4].
  • William Chapman Ralston was born on +1826-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Chapman Ralston died on +1875-08-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park[8].
  • William Chapman Ralston was married to Elizabeth Red[9].
  • A child of William Chapman Ralston was Emelita Thorn Ralston[10].
  • William Chapman Ralston held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Chapman Ralston worked as a banker[6].
  • William Chapman Ralston's image is recorded as William Chapman Ralston.jpg[12].
  • William Chapman Ralston is recorded as male[13].
  • William Chapman Ralston's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Chapman Ralston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2367741[15].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96025610[16].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Commons category is recorded as William Chapman Ralston[17].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 26231568[18].
  • William Chapman Ralston's residence is recorded as Ralston Hall[19].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/066lz1[20].
  • William Chapman Ralston's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Chapman Ralston's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2018004098[22].
  • William Chapman Ralston's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[23].
  • William Chapman Ralston's FAST ID is recorded as 378162[24].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000017696961664[25].
  • William Chapman Ralston's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Ralston-1780[26].
  • William Chapman Ralston's Prabook ID is recorded as 1042769[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Chapman Ralston was born in Columbiana County[2]. He was born on +1826-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Chapman Ralston's professions included banker[6].

Personal Life

William Chapman Ralston was married to Elizabeth Red[9]. A child of him was Emelita Thorn Ralston[10].

Death and Burial

William Chapman Ralston died on +1875-08-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in San Francisco[4]. He is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

William Chapman Ralston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Chapman Ralston born?

William Chapman Ralston's place of birth was Columbiana County[2].

Where did William Chapman Ralston die?

William Chapman Ralston died in San Francisco[4].

Who was William Chapman Ralston married to?

William Chapman Ralston's spouses include Elizabeth Red[9].

What did William Chapman Ralston do for work?

William Chapman Ralston worked as banker[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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