Wilton Persons

United States Army general and White House Chief of Staff (1896-1977)
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Wilton Persons

Summary

Wilton Persons is a human[1]. His place of birth was Montgomery[2]. He was born on +1896-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Arlington County[4]. He died on +1977-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an electrical engineer[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Montgomery[2], Wilton Persons…
  • Wilton Persons passed away in Arlington County[4].
  • Wilton Persons was born on +1896-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wilton Persons died on +1977-09-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Arlington National Cemetery[9].
  • Wilton Persons held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Wilton Persons's professions included electrical engineer[6].
  • Wilton Persons worked as a politician[7].
  • Wilton Persons held the position of White House Chief of Staff[11].
  • Wilton Persons's education included a stint at Auburn University[12].
  • Wilton Persons was educated at Harvard Business School[13].
  • Wilton Persons's image is recorded as Wilton Persons taking the oath of office.xcf[14].
  • Wilton Persons's image is recorded as Wilton Persons taking the oath of office-cropped.xcf[15].
  • Wilton Persons is recorded as male[16].
  • Wilton Persons's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Wilton Persons was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].
  • Wilton Persons's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58311108[19].
  • Wilton Persons's GND ID is recorded as 1202749291[20].
  • Wilton Persons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94075322[21].
  • Wilton Persons's Commons category is recorded as Wilton Persons[22].
  • Wilton Persons's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 131635088[23].
  • Wilton Persons's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[24].
  • Wilton Persons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fhby[25].
  • Wilton Persons's family name is recorded as Persons[26].
  • Wilton Persons's given name is recorded as Wilton[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wilton Persons was born in Montgomery[2]. He was born on +1896-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Auburn University[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1856[30] and Harvard Business School[13], a business school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1908[33], headquartered in Boston[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[6] and politician[7]. Wilton Persons held the position of White House Chief of Staff[11].

Personal Life

Wilton Persons was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].

Death and Burial

Wilton Persons died on +1977-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Arlington County[4]. Burial took place at Arlington National Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Wilton Persons ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Wilton Persons born?

Born in Montgomery[2], Wilton Persons…

Where did Wilton Persons die?

Wilton Persons passed away in Arlington County[4].

What did Wilton Persons do for work?

Wilton Persons worked as electrical engineer[6] and politician[7].

Where did Wilton Persons go to school?

Wilton Persons was educated at Auburn University[12] and Harvard Business School[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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