William Smith

American politician and representative of the fourth congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives (1728-1814)
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William Smith

Summary

William Smith is a human[1]. Born in Lancaster County[2], he… he was born on +1728-04-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Baltimore[4]. He died on +1814-03-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Smith's place of birth was Lancaster County[2].
  • William Smith passed away in Baltimore[4].
  • William Smith was born on +1728-04-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Smith died on +1814-03-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Maryland[8].
  • A child of William Smith was Campbell Smith[9].
  • A child of William Smith was Mary Williams[10].
  • William Smith held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Smith's professions included politician[6].
  • William Smith held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[12].
  • William Smith held the position of member of the State Senate of Maryland[13].
  • William Smith held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[14].
  • William Smith's image is recorded as William Smith (NYPL NYPG97-F85-424590) (cropped).jpg[15].
  • William Smith's image is recorded as Peale 75 11 v1 KW 200904 XL-808x1024.jpg[16].
  • William Smith is recorded as male[17].
  • William Smith's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Smith was affiliated with the Anti-Administration Party[19].
  • William Smith's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500353283[20].
  • William Smith's Commons category is recorded as William Smith (Maryland)[21].
  • William Smith's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7530309[22].
  • William Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nqjd[23].
  • William Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[24].
  • William Smith's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Smith's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[26].
  • William Smith's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as S000624[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Smith was born in Lancaster County[2]. He was born on +1728-04-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Smith's professions included politician[6]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[12], a member of parliament[28], in United States[29] and member of the State Senate of Maryland[13], a position[30], in United States[31].

Personal Life

Children include Campbell Smith[9], b. 1768[32], of United States[33] and Mary Williams[10]. William Smith was affiliated with the Anti-Administration Party[19].

Death and Burial

William Smith died on +1814-03-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Baltimore[4]. Burial took place at Maryland[8].

Why It Matters

William Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Smith born?

William Smith was born in Lancaster County[2].

Where did William Smith die?

William Smith passed away in Baltimore[4].

What did William Smith do for work?

William Smith worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . @unitedstates project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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