William Dennison

Social Demcratic politician, MPP and Mayor of the City of Toronto. Occupation prior to politics was as an educator. (1905–1981)
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William Dennison

Summary

William Dennison is a human[1]. He was born in Renfrew County[2]. He was born on +1905-01-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Toronto[4]. He died on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a beekeeper[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Renfrew County[2], William Dennison…
  • William Dennison passed away in Toronto[4].
  • William Dennison was born on +1905-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Dennison died on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[9].
  • A child of William Dennison was Lorna Milne[10].
  • William Dennison held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • William Dennison's professions included beekeeper[6].
  • William Dennison worked as a politician[7].
  • William Dennison held the position of mayor of Toronto[12].
  • William Dennison held the position of member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament[13].
  • William Dennison was a member of Orange Order[14].
  • William Dennison's image is recorded as William Dennison (F1257 s1057 it1276) (cropped).jpg[15].
  • William Dennison is recorded as male[16].
  • William Dennison's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Dennison was affiliated with the United Farmers of Ontario[18].
  • William Dennison's Commons category is recorded as William Donald Dennison[19].
  • William Dennison's archives at is recorded as City of Toronto Archives[20].
  • William Dennison's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 89983588[21].
  • William Dennison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0378xb[22].
  • William Dennison's family name is recorded as Dennison[23].
  • William Dennison's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Dennison's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Dennison's different from is recorded as William Dennison Jr.[26].
  • William Dennison's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Dennison-899[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Renfrew County[2], William Dennison… he was born on +1905-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include beekeeper[6] and politician[7]. Positions held include mayor of Toronto[12], a mayor of a place in Ontario[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1834[30] and member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament[13].

Personal Life

A child of William Dennison was Lorna Milne[10]. He was affiliated with the United Farmers of Ontario[18].

Death and Burial

William Dennison died on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Toronto[4]. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

William Dennison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was William Dennison born?

William Dennison was born in Renfrew County[2].

Where did William Dennison die?

William Dennison died in Toronto[4].

What did William Dennison do for work?

William Dennison worked as beekeeper[6] and politician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . gencat.eloquent-systems.com. Retrieved . gencat.eloquent-systems.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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