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Bill Hefner

American politician (1930-2009)
Person Human Q862178

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 11, 1930
Date of death
September 2, 2009
Place of birth
Elora
Place of death
Huntsville
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician, proprietor, musician, entertainer
Position held
United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative[10]
Educated at
University of Alabama[11]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[13]
Cause of death
intracranial aneurysm[14]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Hefner[15]
Given name
Bill[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
Bill Hefner[20]
Owner of
radio station[21]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
GND ID
1356734391
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Hefner.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
8711
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
wghefner
Europeana entity
agent/base/151942
Find a Grave memorial ID
41507616
Freebase ID
/m/04ftt7
LegiStorm person ID
127848
NNDB people ID
380/000129990
OpenSanctions ID
Bill Hefner
Our Campaigns candidate ID
12562
Political Graveyard politician ID
heebner-hefron.html#688.44.92
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Prabook ID
1459091, 3560567
US Congress Bio ID
H000448
United States House of Representatives ID
14837

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🔗 Connections
Position held 13
United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative +5 more
Occupation 4
politician, musician, entertainer, proprietor
Cause of death 1
intracranial aneurysm
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Alabama
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Bill Hefner
Owner of 1
radio station
Place of birth 1
Elora
Place of death 1
Huntsville
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Bill Hefner
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Summary

Bill Hefner was born on April 11, 1930[1], in Elora[2]. He died on September 2, 2009[3], in Huntsville[4]. He worked as a politician[5], proprietor[6], musician[7], and entertainer[8].

FAQs

Where was Bill Hefner born?

Bill Hefner's place of birth was Elora[2].

Where did Bill Hefner die?

Bill Hefner died in Huntsville[4].

What did Bill Hefner do for work?

Bill Hefner worked as a politician[5], proprietor[6], musician[7], and entertainer[8].

Where did Bill Hefner go to school?

Bill Hefner was educated at University of Alabama[11].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . thesnaponline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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