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William Smith

leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (1811-1893)
Person human Q8018530

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 13, 1811
Date of death
November 13, 1893
Place of birth
Royalton
Place of death
Clayton County
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the Illinois House of Representatives[9]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[11]
Father
Joseph Smith, Sr.[6]
Mother
Lucy Mack Smith[7]
Sibling
Katharine Smith Salisbury, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith, Alvin Smith, Don Carlos Smith[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Work location
Springfield[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Smith[12]
Given name
William[13]
Name in native language
William Smith[16]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en William B. Smith en William Smith ar ويليام سميث ko 윌리엄 스미스 pl William Smith (Latter Day Saints) ru Уильям Смит
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
262546434
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91029587
GND ID
1210390256
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Williamsmith.gif ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02296583
FAST ID
1899187
FactGrid item ID
ceiling effect
Freebase ID
/m/04zc21
Geni.com profile ID
6000000002173042753
IxTheo authority ID
1698373783
Notable Names Database ID
634/000170124
SNAC ARK ID
w6rb806t
Show all 16 identifiers +4
WeRelate person ID
William_Smith_(17)
WikiTree person ID
Smith-1876
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrcqHr6fGPMcxyGVxqPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/8e8a8eaa-893a-4c7e-b660-25d32fb03c1d

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 3
Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith
Siblings 3
Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith
Parent of 2
Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
FactGrid item ID 1
ceiling effect
Family name 1
Smith
Father 1
Joseph Smith, Sr.
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Mother 1
Lucy Mack Smith
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Royalton
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Springfield
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Born in Royalton[1], he… he was born on March 13, 1811[2]. He passed away in Clayton County[3]. He died on November 13, 1893[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was William Smith born?

William Smith was born in Royalton[1].

Where did William Smith die?

William Smith passed away in Clayton County[3].

Who were William Smith's parents?

William Smith's father was Joseph Smith, Sr.[6]. William Smith's mother was Lucy Mack Smith[7].

What did William Smith do for work?

William Smith worked as politician[5].

Related Entities

Joseph Smith United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Clayton County
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician
    Position held → member of the Illinois House of Representatives
    Member of political party → Democratic Party
    Place of birth → Royalton
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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