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William J. Mills

19th Governor of New Mexico Territory (1849-1915)
Person Human Q1415218

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 11, 1849
Date of death
December 24, 1915
Place of birth
Yazoo City
Place of death
Las Vegas
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
lawyer, judge, politician, governor, jurist
Position held
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Connecticut, Governor of the Territory of New Mexico[14][15][16]
Educated at
Yale Law School, Norwich Free Academy[17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Spouse
Alice W. Waddingham[11]
Child
Wilson Waddingham Mills[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Mills[21]
Given name
William[22]
Place of burial
Masonic Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000056533499
VIAF cluster ID
83620982
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009043578
GND ID
1199512346
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Joseph Mills.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
22817696
Freebase ID
/m/0ggrbv
Geni profile ID
6000000020972543088
Our Campaigns candidate ID
108715
Political Graveyard politician ID
mills.html#234.92.70
Prabook ID
1058957, 1754528
SNAC ARK ID
w6hv5q9q
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WikiTree person ID
Mills-8234
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8JD8WyB7p3tFd9BVDMP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, judge
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale Law School
Family name 1
Mills
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Yazoo City
Place of death 1
Las Vegas
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William J. Mills was born on January 11, 1849[1], in Yazoo City[2]. He died on December 24, 1915[3], in Las Vegas[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], politician[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

FAQs

Where was William J. Mills born?

William J. Mills's place of birth was Yazoo City[2].

Where did William J. Mills die?

William J. Mills died in Las Vegas[4].

Who was William J. Mills married to?

William J. Mills's spouses include Alice W. Waddingham[11].

What did William J. Mills do for work?

William J. Mills worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], politician[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Where did William J. Mills go to school?

William J. Mills was educated at Yale Law School[17] and Norwich Free Academy[18].

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lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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