William Johnston Dawson

American politician
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William Johnston Dawson

Summary

William Johnston Dawson is a human[1]. He was born in Chowan County[2]. He was born on +1765-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bertie County[4]. He died on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Johnston Dawson was born in Chowan County[2].
  • William Johnston Dawson died in Bertie County[4].
  • William Johnston Dawson was born on +1765-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Johnston Dawson died on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Johnston Dawson's father was John Dawson[8].
  • William Johnston Dawson's mother was Penelope Johnston[9].
  • William Johnston Dawson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Johnston Dawson worked as a politician[6].
  • William Johnston Dawson held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[11].
  • William Johnston Dawson held the position of member of the North Carolina House of Commons[12].
  • William Johnston Dawson is recorded as male[13].
  • William Johnston Dawson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Johnston Dawson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96886807[15].
  • William Johnston Dawson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009131677[16].
  • William Johnston Dawson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f920[17].
  • William Johnston Dawson's family name is recorded as Dawson[18].
  • William Johnston Dawson's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Johnston Dawson's work location is recorded as Raleigh[20].
  • William Johnston Dawson's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as D000157[21].
  • William Johnston Dawson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • William Johnston Dawson's name in native language is recorded as William Johnston Dawson[23].
  • William Johnston Dawson's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000068047828010[24].
  • William Johnston Dawson's social classification is recorded as slave owner[25].
  • William Johnston Dawson's NCpedia ID is recorded as biography/dawson-william-johnston[26].
  • William Johnston Dawson's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJcGh7PywvWhQ4vHVFfjG3[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Johnston Dawson was born in Chowan County[2]. He was born on +1765-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Dawson[8]. His mother was Penelope Johnston[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Johnston Dawson's professions included politician[6]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[11], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29] and member of the North Carolina House of Commons[12].

Death and Burial

William Johnston Dawson died on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bertie County[4].

Why It Matters

William Johnston Dawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Johnston Dawson born?

Born in Chowan County[2], William Johnston Dawson…

Where did William Johnston Dawson die?

William Johnston Dawson died in Bertie County[4].

Who were William Johnston Dawson's parents?

William Johnston Dawson's father was John Dawson[8]. William Johnston Dawson's mother was Penelope Johnston[9].

What did William Johnston Dawson do for work?

William Johnston Dawson worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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] . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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