William Dummer

Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy

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William Dummer — Frederick Porter Vinton (d. 1911) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: October 10, 1677
Date of death: October 10, 1761
Place of birth: Boston
Place of death: Newbury
Country of citizenship: Province of Massachusetts Bay^[9]
Occupation: politician
Position held: Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay^[10]
Father: Jeremiah Dummer^[7]
Mother: Anna Dummer^[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[14]
Family name: Dummer^[12]
Given name: William^[13]
Name in native language: William Dummer^[15]
Place of burial: Granary Burying Ground^[6]

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en William Dummer he ויליאם דאמר ja ウィリアム・ダマー ja ダンマ－（Dummer,William) ru Даммер, Уильям ru Уильям Даммер

🔖 Identifiers · 15

ISNI: 0000000037002609
VIAF cluster ID: 76748927
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n86084879
GND ID: 104191333
American National Biography ID: 0101164
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/82988
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00357480
FAST ID: 205134
Find a Grave memorial ID: 18882578
Freebase ID: /m/05qtfm
Geni profile ID: 6000000014213233800
SNAC ARK ID: w60r9nwb

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WikiTree person ID: Dummer-93
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJw8V83bhg9dGhyJpQPWjC
Yale LUX ID: person/f3080006-694c-4e2d-9f76-a11bf28b8059

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Country of citizenship 1

Province of Massachusetts Bay

Given name 1

William

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Occupation 1

politician

Place of birth 1

Boston

Place of burial 1

Granary Burying Ground

Place of death 1

Newbury

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

William Dummer was born on October 10, 1677^[1], in Boston^[2]. He died on October 10, 1761^[3], in Newbury^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5].

FAQs

Where was William Dummer born?

William Dummer was born in Boston^[2].

Where did William Dummer die?

William Dummer passed away in Newbury^[4].

Who were William Dummer's parents?

William Dummer's father was Jeremiah Dummer^[7]. William Dummer's mother was Anna Dummer^[8].

What did William Dummer do for work?

William Dummer worked as a politician^[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ William Dummer — place of birth (P19): Boston. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Dummer — place of death (P20): Newbury. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Dummer — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Dummer — father (P22): Jeremiah Dummer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Dummer — mother (P25): Anna Dummer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Dummer — country of citizenship (P27): Province of Massachusetts Bay. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Dummer — position held (P39): Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Dummer — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Dummer — place of burial (P119): Granary Burying Ground. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Dummer — date of birth (P569): October 10, 1677. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Dummer — date of death (P570): October 10, 1761. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Dummer — family name (P734): Dummer. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Dummer — given name (P735): William. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Dummer — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Dummer — name in native language (P1559): William Dummer. wikidata.org.

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Country of citizenship → Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sex or gender → male

Father → Jeremiah Dummer

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