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Bill Janklow

American politician (1939–2012)
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Bill Janklow
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
September 13, 1939
Date of death
January 12, 2012
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Sioux Falls
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, lobbyist, governor, jurist
Position held
United States representative, Governor of South Dakota, South Dakota Attorney General, Governor of South Dakota, United States representative[12][13][14]
Educated at
University of South Dakota, University of South Dakota[15]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[16]
Member of political party
Republican Party[18]
Cause of death
brain cancer[20]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Birth name
William John Janklow[26]
Family name
Janklow[21]
Given name
Bill[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[19]
Name in native language
Bill Janklow[27]
Place of burial
Black Hills National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Janklow en William "Bill" Janklow en William Janklow de Janklow de William J. Janklow he ביל ג'נקלו ja ビル・ヤンクロウ sv Janklow, Bill sv William Janklow uk Білл Дженклоу zh 比爾·詹克洛
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000048154245
VIAF cluster ID
14487757
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004087474
GND ID
1193112060
C-SPAN person numeric ID
27105
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
williamjanklow
FAST ID
1798640
Find a Grave memorial ID
83337001
Freebase ID
/m/01s1lb
Harper's tag
bill-janklow
LegiStorm person ID
51751
NNDB people ID
750/000028666
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National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
OpenSanctions ID
Bill Janklow
Our Campaigns candidate ID
516
Political Graveyard politician ID
jamieson-jarstad.html#556.27.10
Prabook ID
512819
SNAC ARK ID
w68s67nx
US Congress Bio ID
J000286
United States House of Representatives ID
16061
WikiTree person ID
Janklow-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgH77MvddvCVcwhYJdCwC

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States representative, United States representative, Governor of South Dakota, Governor of South Dakota
Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, lobbyist
Heads of government of 2
South Dakota, South Dakota
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of South Dakota
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
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
OpenSanctions ID 1
Bill Janklow
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Sioux Falls
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Bill Janklow was born on September 13, 1939[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on January 12, 2012[3], in Sioux Falls[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], lobbyist[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

FAQs

Where was Bill Janklow born?

Bill Janklow's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did Bill Janklow die?

Bill Janklow passed away in Sioux Falls[4].

What did Bill Janklow do for work?

Bill Janklow worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], lobbyist[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Bill Janklow go to school?

Bill Janklow was educated at University of South Dakota[15].

Related Entities

lawyer South Dakota United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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