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William Giles

South Australian businessperson and politician (1791–1862)
Person human Q2578963

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 27, 1791
Date of death
May 11, 1862
Place of birth
Great Staughton
Place of death
Beaumont
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[10][11]
Occupation
businessperson, politician
Position held
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council (1851–1855)[12]
Educated at
Kimbolton School[13]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches[14]
Member of political party
politician before the emergence of political parties[16]
Spouse
Emily Giles (1835–1862)[7]
Child
Thomas Giles, Clement Giles[8][9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892
Different from
William Giles
Family name
Giles[17]
Given name
William[18]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Relative
George Marsden Waterhouse, Francis William Stokes, Alfred Watts[19][20][21]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Giles en William Giles (Australian politician) en William Giles (colonial manager) en William Giles (politician) en William Giles, sen en William Giles (South Australian politician)
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Giles B7334 15.jpg ↗
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
giles-william-2095
Freebase ID
/m/03qcvgl
Geni.com profile ID
6000000005428647593
NLA Trove people ID
1466469
People Australia ID
2095
SA Parliament member ID
4096
WikiTree person ID
Giles-2609

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Summary

William Giles's place of birth was Great Staughton[1]. He was born on December 27, 1791[2]. He died in Beaumont[3]. He died on May 11, 1862[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and politician[6].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Thomas Giles[8], a pastoralist[22], 1820–1899[23], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[24] and Clement Giles[9], a politician[25], 1844–1926[26], of Australia[27].

FAQs

Where was William Giles born?

William Giles's place of birth was Great Staughton[1].

Where did William Giles die?

William Giles died in Beaumont[3].

Who was William Giles married to?

William Giles's spouses include Emily Giles[7].

What did William Giles do for work?

William Giles worked as businessperson[5] and politician[6].

Where did William Giles go to school?

William Giles was educated at Kimbolton School[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Former Members – Parliament of NSW. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Former Members – Parliament of NSW. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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