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William Spong Jr.

American politician (1920–1997)
Person Human Q6329296

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 29, 1920
Date of death
October 8, 1997
Place of birth
Portsmouth
Place of death
Portsmouth
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, university teacher, jurist
Employer
College of William & Mary[15]
Position held
member of the State Senate of Virginia, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, senator[11][12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, University of Virginia, Hampden–Sydney College[16][17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Spong[22]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
William[23]
Name in native language
William B. Spong[26]
Oral history at
Southern Oral History Program[27]
Participated in conflict
World War II[21]
Place of burial
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Spong Jr. en William Belser Spong Jr. en William B. Spong en William B. Spong Jr. de William Belser Spong es William B. Spong, Jr. fa ویلیام بی. اسپونگ, جونیور he ויליאם ספונג הבן zh 小威廉·斯彭
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000031082484
VIAF cluster ID
38454682
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88027469
GND ID
1354878604
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William B. Spong.jpg ↗
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Spong_William_Belser_Jr_1920-1997
FAST ID
1735180
Find a Grave memorial ID
6654594
Freebase ID
/m/053s_8
Geni profile ID
6000000026589274340
LegiStorm person ID
128554
Our Campaigns candidate ID
7398
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Political Graveyard politician ID
speranza-sprafka.html#558.42.28
Prabook ID
1225813
SNAC ARK ID
w6p55xwg
US Congress Bio ID
S000739
Virginia House of Delegates ID
9803
WikiTree person ID
Spong-52
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMjByFjkdvVwbgPQfTHC
Yale LUX ID
person/2b666480-9bb3-4440-a49a-0eb13f802ae3

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Educated at 3
University of Edinburgh, University of Virginia, Hampden–Sydney College
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
College of William & Mary
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Portsmouth
Place of death 1
Portsmouth
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

William Spong Jr. was born on September 29, 1920[1], in Portsmouth[2]. William Spong Jr. died on October 8, 1997[3], in Portsmouth[4]. William Spong Jr. worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], university teacher[7], and jurist[8].

FAQs

Where was William Spong Jr. born?

William Spong Jr.'s place of birth was Portsmouth[2].

Where did William Spong Jr. die?

William Spong Jr. died in Portsmouth[4].

What did William Spong Jr. do for work?

William Spong Jr. worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], university teacher[7], and jurist[8].

Where did William Spong Jr. go to school?

William Spong Jr. was educated at University of Edinburgh[16], University of Virginia[17], and Hampden–Sydney College[18].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . history.house.virginia.gov. history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . dcr.lib.unc.edu. dcr.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    Occupation → politician, lawyer, university teacher +1
    Position held → member of the State Senate of Virginia, United States senator, Wikidata item +1
    "Created claim: Position held: senator"
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