William Clark

farmer, jurist, and politician from Dauphin, Pennsylvania (1774-1851)
Person human Q8006832
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William Clark

Summary

William Clark is a human[1]. He was born in Dauphin[2]. He was born on +1774-02-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1851-03-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Clark's place of birth was Dauphin[2].
  • William Clark was born on +1774-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Clark died on +1851-03-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Clark is buried at Dauphin Cemetery[9].
  • A child of William Clark was James Clark[10].
  • William Clark held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Clark's professions included politician[5].
  • William Clark's professions included lawyer[6].
  • William Clark's professions included judge[7].
  • William Clark held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[12].
  • William Clark held the position of Treasurer of the United States[13].
  • William Clark held the position of Pennsylvania Treasurer[14].
  • William Clark's image is recorded as WilliamClarkPA.jpg[15].
  • William Clark is recorded as male[16].
  • William Clark's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Clark was affiliated with the Anti-Masonic Party[18].
  • William Clark's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18946668[19].
  • William Clark's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96052114[20].
  • William Clark's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6904458[21].
  • William Clark's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rhjm[22].
  • William Clark's family name is recorded as Clark[23].
  • William Clark's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Clark's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[25].
  • William Clark's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as C000453[26].
  • William Clark's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

William Clark was born in Dauphin[2]. He was born on +1774-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[12], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29]; Treasurer of the United States[13], a public office[30], in United States[31], founded in 1777[32]; and Pennsylvania Treasurer[14], a position[33], in United States[34], founded in 1777[35].

Personal Life

A child of William Clark was James Clark[10]. He was affiliated with the Anti-Masonic Party[18].

Death and Burial

William Clark died on +1851-03-28T00:00:00Z[4]. Burial took place at Dauphin Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

William Clark ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Clark born?

William Clark's place of birth was Dauphin[2].

What did William Clark do for work?

William Clark worked as politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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