William Leigh Brent

American politician (1784-1848)
Person human Q1790499
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William Leigh Brent

Summary

William Leigh Brent is a human[1]. He was born on +1784-02-20T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1848-07-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and lawyer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Leigh Brent was born on +1784-02-20T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Leigh Brent died on +1848-07-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Leigh Brent died on +1848-07-03T00:00:00Z[7].
  • William Leigh Brent is buried at Saint Michael's Catholic Cemetery[8].
  • A child of William Leigh Brent was Joseph Lancaster Brent[9].
  • A child of William Leigh Brent was Robert James Brent[10].
  • William Leigh Brent held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Leigh Brent worked as a politician[4].
  • William Leigh Brent's professions included lawyer[5].
  • William Leigh Brent held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[12].
  • William Leigh Brent's image is recorded as William Leigh Brent (page 173 crop).jpg[13].
  • William Leigh Brent is recorded as male[14].
  • William Leigh Brent's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Leigh Brent's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38728091[16].
  • William Leigh Brent's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001120364[17].
  • William Leigh Brent's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7204049[18].
  • William Leigh Brent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0285p20[19].
  • William Leigh Brent's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6555783A[20].
  • William Leigh Brent's family name is recorded as Brent[21].
  • William Leigh Brent's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Leigh Brent's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[23].
  • William Leigh Brent's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as B000803[24].
  • William Leigh Brent's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Leigh Brent's FAST ID is recorded as 471878[26].
  • William Leigh Brent's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Brent-1096[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Leigh Brent was born on +1784-02-20T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and lawyer[5]. William Leigh Brent held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[12].

Personal Life

Children include Joseph Lancaster Brent[9], a politician[28], 1826–1905[29], of United States[30] and Robert James Brent[10], 1811–1872[31].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1848-07-07T00:00:00Z[3] and +1848-07-03T00:00:00Z[7]. William Leigh Brent is buried at Saint Michael's Catholic Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

William Leigh Brent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did William Leigh Brent do for work?

William Leigh Brent worked as politician[4] and lawyer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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