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William Howard Hearst

Canadian politician, premier of Ontario (1864–1941)
Person Human Q387764

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 15, 1864
Date of death
September 29, 1941
Place of birth
Bruce County
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[8]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
Premier of Ontario[9]
Religion or worldview
Methodist Church of Canada[11]
Member of political party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario[13]
Award received
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Candidacy in election
Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Wikidata item[17][18][19][20][21]
Family name
Hearst[14]
Given name
William[15]
Place of burial
Mount Pleasant Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir William Howard Hearst en William Howard Hearst ar ويليام هوارد هارست fr William Hearst
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Hearst.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
7287416
Freebase ID
/m/05tdwq
Geni profile ID
6000000009848821713
Ontario MPP ID
william-howard-hearst
Open Library ID
OL7184863A, OL4821482A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
593297
Who's Who UK ID
U226646
WikiTree person ID
Hearst-18

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Founded entities 1
Board of License Commissioners of Ontario
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Place of birth 1
Bruce County
Place of burial 1
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Place of death 1
Toronto
Position held 1
Premier of Ontario
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Howard Hearst was born on February 15, 1864[1], in Bruce County[2]. He died on September 29, 1941[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was William Howard Hearst born?

William Howard Hearst's place of birth was Bruce County[2].

Where did William Howard Hearst die?

William Howard Hearst died in Toronto[4].

What did William Howard Hearst do for work?

William Howard Hearst worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

What awards did William Howard Hearst receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[10].

Related Entities

Canada lawyer Toronto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . results.elections.on.ca. results.elections.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Candidacy in election → Wikidata item
    Open Library ID → OL7184863A, OL4821482A
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