William Walton Griest

American politician
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William Walton Griest

Summary

William Walton Griest is a human[1]. His place of birth was Christiana[2]. He was born on +1858-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Mount Clemens[4]. He died on +1929-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], teacher[7], editor[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Christiana[2], William Walton Griest…
  • William Walton Griest died in Mount Clemens[4].
  • William Walton Griest was born on +1858-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Walton Griest died on +1929-12-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Woodward Hill Cemetery[11].
  • William Walton Griest held citizenship in United States[12].
  • William Walton Griest's professions included politician[6].
  • William Walton Griest worked as a teacher[7].
  • William Walton Griest's professions included editor[8].
  • William Walton Griest's professions included journalist[9].
  • William Walton Griest held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[13].
  • William Walton Griest was educated at Millersville University of Pennsylvania[14].
  • William Walton Griest's image is recorded as WilliamWaltonGriest.jpg[15].
  • William Walton Griest is recorded as male[16].
  • William Walton Griest's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Walton Griest was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].
  • William Walton Griest's ISNI is recorded as 000000005052169X[19].
  • William Walton Griest's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9647112[20].
  • William Walton Griest's GND ID is recorded as 1339073811[21].
  • William Walton Griest's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008028044[22].
  • William Walton Griest's Commons category is recorded as William Walton Griest[23].
  • William Walton Griest's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 28639700[24].
  • William Walton Griest's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fsc1m[25].
  • William Walton Griest's family name is recorded as Griest[26].
  • William Walton Griest's given name is recorded as William[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Christiana[2], William Walton Griest… he was born on +1858-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Walton Griest's education included a stint at Millersville University of Pennsylvania[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], teacher[7], editor[8], and journalist[9]. William Walton Griest held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[13].

Personal Life

William Walton Griest was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].

Death and Burial

William Walton Griest died on +1929-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Mount Clemens[4]. Burial took place at Woodward Hill Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

William Walton Griest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was William Walton Griest born?

Born in Christiana[2], William Walton Griest…

Where did William Walton Griest die?

William Walton Griest passed away in Mount Clemens[4].

What did William Walton Griest do for work?

William Walton Griest worked as politician[6], teacher[7], editor[8], and journalist[9].

Where did William Walton Griest go to school?

William Walton Griest was educated at Millersville University of Pennsylvania[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    Place of death Mount Clemens
    Prabook id 1759606
    Family name Griest
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 1059524, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
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