William Wheaton

American lawyer, politician, and baseball player (1814-1888)
Person human Q8020252
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William Wheaton

Summary

William Wheaton is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1814-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Francisco[4]. He died on +1888-09-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], lawyer[7], and baseball player[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Wheaton's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • William Wheaton passed away in San Francisco[4].
  • William Wheaton was born on +1814-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Wheaton died on +1888-09-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Wheaton held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Wheaton's professions included politician[6].
  • William Wheaton's professions included lawyer[7].
  • William Wheaton worked as a baseball player[8].
  • William Wheaton held the position of member of the California State Assembly[11].
  • William Wheaton's image is recorded as William Rufus Wheaton.jpg[12].
  • William Wheaton is recorded as male[13].
  • William Wheaton's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Wheaton's Commons category is recorded as William Wheaton[15].
  • William Wheaton's sport is recorded as baseball[16].
  • William Wheaton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j_6h5f[17].
  • William Wheaton's family name is recorded as Wheaton[18].
  • William Wheaton's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Wheaton's given name is recorded as Rufus[20].
  • William Wheaton's work location is recorded as Sacramento[21].
  • William Wheaton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • William Wheaton's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Wheaton'}[23].
  • William Wheaton's SABR person ID is recorded as william-wheaton[24].
  • William Wheaton's Trading Card Database name ID is recorded as 107503[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], William Wheaton… he was born on +1814-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], lawyer[7], and baseball player[8]. William Wheaton held the position of member of the California State Assembly[11].

Death and Burial

William Wheaton died on +1888-09-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

William Wheaton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was William Wheaton born?

Born in New York City[2], William Wheaton…

Where did William Wheaton die?

William Wheaton passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did William Wheaton do for work?

William Wheaton worked as politician[6], lawyer[7], and baseball player[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . tradingcarddb.com. tradingcarddb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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