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William Laird III

American politician (1916–1974)
Person human Q2580324

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 2, 1916
Date of death
January 7, 1974
Place of birth
Montgomery
Place of death
Montgomery
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
United States senator[8]
Educated at
Greenbrier Military School, West Virginia University, King University[9][10][11]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[13]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Laird (surname)[16]
Generational suffix
L615860-F1
Given name
William[17]
Military branch
United States Navy[14]
Name in native language
William R. Laird[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Laird III en William Ramsey Laird III en William R. Laird III ar ويليام ليرد الثالث de William Ramsey Laird III de William R. Laird es William R. Laird, III fa ویلیام آر. لیرد, سوم he ויליאם ליירד השלישי ja ウィリアム・R・レアード3世 sv Laird, William R. sv William Ramsey Laird III
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
5718152381786901950006
Library of Congress authority ID
no2018044393
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WilliamRLaird.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
7610009
Freebase ID
/m/0cxds6
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015423676533
Our Campaigns candidate ID
50918
Political Graveyard politician ID
laird.html#271.77.66
Prabook ID
1068010, 1757305
US Congress Bio ID
L000025
WikiTree person ID
Laird-1400
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGV93QJxmK3cFxGqFR8C

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
West Virginia University, King University
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Montgomery
Place of death 1
Montgomery
Position held 1
United States senator
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

William Laird III was born on June 2, 1916[1], in Montgomery[2]. He died on January 7, 1974[3], in Montgomery[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was William Laird III born?

William Laird III was born in Montgomery[2].

Where did William Laird III die?

William Laird III died in Montgomery[4].

What did William Laird III do for work?

William Laird III worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did William Laird III go to school?

William Laird III was educated at Greenbrier Military School[9], West Virginia University[10], and King University[11].

Related Entities

King University lawyer United States United States senator

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'he', 'hu', 'sv']
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  2. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Greenbrier Military School, West Virginia University, King University
    Place of death → Montgomery
    Military branch → United States Navy
    Prabook ID → 1068010, 1757305
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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