William Hewett

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William Hewett

Summary

William Hewett is a human[1]. He was born on +1508-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1567-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cloth merchant[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Hewett was born on +1508-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Hewett was born on +1496-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • William Hewett died on +1567-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Hewett's father was Edmund Hewett, of Laughton-en-le-Morthern[7].
  • Among William Hewett's spouses was Alice Leveson[8].
  • A child of William Hewett was Anne Hewett[9].
  • William Hewett held citizenship in Kingdom of England[10].
  • William Hewett's professions included cloth merchant[4].
  • William Hewett held the position of Sheriff of the City of London[11].
  • William Hewett held the position of Lord Mayor of London[12].
  • William Hewett's image is recorded as Anthonis Mor Sir William Hewett.jpg[13].
  • William Hewett is recorded as male[14].
  • William Hewett's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Hewett's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir[16].
  • William Hewett's family name is recorded as Hewett[17].
  • William Hewett's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Hewett's depicted by is recorded as Sir William Hewett (d.1564)[19].
  • William Hewett's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Hewett's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 13145[21].
  • William Hewett's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00057773[22].
  • William Hewett's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10005887[23].
  • William Hewett's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11df0x9m6r[24].
  • William Hewett's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Hewett-120[25].
  • William Hewett's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p17645.htm#i176447[26].
  • William Hewett's MoEML ID is recorded as HEWE2[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1508-00-00T00:00:00Z[2] and +1496-00-00T00:00:00Z[6]. William Hewett's father was Edmund Hewett, of Laughton-en-le-Morthern[7].

Career and Affiliations

William Hewett worked as a cloth merchant[4]. Positions held include Sheriff of the City of London[11], a position[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Lord Mayor of London[12], a position[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1189[32].

Personal Life

Among William Hewett's spouses was Alice Leveson[8]. A child of him was Anne Hewett[9].

Death and Burial

William Hewett died on +1567-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Hewett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were William Hewett's parents?

William Hewett's father was Edmund Hewett, of Laughton-en-le-Morthern[7].

Who was William Hewett married to?

William Hewett's spouses include Alice Leveson[8].

What did William Hewett do for work?

William Hewett worked as cloth merchant[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Tudorplace. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . WikiTree. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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