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Elisha Dyer

American politician (1811–1890), 25th Governor of Rhode Island
Person Human Q438350

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 20, 1811
Date of death
May 17, 1890
Place of birth
Providence
Place of death
Providence
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
politician, entrepreneur, governor, captain
Position held
Governor of Rhode Island[15]
Educated at
Brown University[16]
Member of political party
Republican Party[18]
Father
Elisha Dyer, Sr.[10]
Spouse
Anna Jones (Hoppin) Dyer[11]
Child
Elisha Dyer, Anna Jones Dyer[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Depicted by
RI Governor Elisha Dyer 1857-1859[21]
Family name
Dyer[19]
Given name
Elisha[20]
Place of burial
Swan Point Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elisha Dyer ar إليشا داير he אלישע דייר ja エリシャ・ダイアー sv Dyer
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000035425835
VIAF cluster ID
31205242
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n93029525
GND ID
1196023239
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RI Governor Elisha Dyer.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02259475
FAST ID
319486
Find a Grave memorial ID
27001749
Freebase ID
/m/03g_0kt
Geni profile ID
6000000007417839309
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Open Library ID
OL2266547A
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
95431
Political Graveyard politician ID
dyer.html#574.71.96
SNAC ARK ID
w60v9z0f
WikiTree person ID
Dyer-2227
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc7V7YgqgQWDH7mD3HV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/fb7d4fc8-062b-46be-aed7-dcff092a11ad

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🔗 Connections
Child 1
Elisha Dyer
Children (paternal) 1
Elisha Dyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Brown University
Given name 1
Elisha
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Providence
Place of death 1
Providence
Position held 1
Governor of Rhode Island
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Elisha Dyer was born on July 20, 1811[1], in Providence[2]. He died on May 17, 1890[3], in Providence[4]. He worked as a politician[5], entrepreneur[6], governor[7], and captain[8].

FAQs

Where was Elisha Dyer born?

Elisha Dyer was born in Providence[2].

Where did Elisha Dyer die?

Elisha Dyer passed away in Providence[4].

Who were Elisha Dyer's parents?

Elisha Dyer's father was Elisha Dyer, Sr.[10].

Who was Elisha Dyer married to?

Elisha Dyer's spouses include Anna Jones (Hoppin) Dyer[11].

What did Elisha Dyer do for work?

Elisha Dyer worked as a politician[5], entrepreneur[6], governor[7], and captain[8].

Where did Elisha Dyer go to school?

Elisha Dyer was educated at Brown University[16].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 5w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Depicted by: RI Governor Elisha Dyer 1857-1859"
  4. 9w ago · BotMultichillT bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, entrepreneur, governor +1
    Depicted by → RI Governor Elisha Dyer 1857-1859
    "Created claim: Depicted by: RI Governor Elisha Dyer 1857-1859, linked Main subject, Depicts and same Image"
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