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James Eli Watson

American politician, Indiana (Republican)
Person Human Q6133417

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 2, 1864, 1863[8]
Date of death
July 29, 1948, 1948[9]
Place of birth
Winchester
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, writer
Position held
United States representative, United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[12][13]
Educated at
DePauw University[14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[17]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966[21]
Family name
Watson[18]
Given name
James[19]
Member of
Ku Klux Klan[15]
Name in native language
James Eli Watson[23]
Place of burial
Cedar Hill Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
73035476
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91072078
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Eli Watson (LCCN2016861959) (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0600691
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17818174g
FAST ID
1733936
Find a Grave memorial ID
5916568
Freebase ID
/m/02qm6p
Geni profile ID
6000000015374271037
NNDB people ID
310/000055145
Open Library ID
OL4550426A, OL4273580A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
18753
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Prabook ID
939400, 1060062
SNAC ARK ID
w60g3hj5
U.S. National Archives Identifier
177146490
US Congress Bio ID
W000203
United States House of Representatives ID
23457
WikiTree person ID
Watson-12950
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycRdWDvgVjwBHQfyJxDq

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🔗 Connections
Position held 11
United States representative, United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +3 more
Occupation 3
writer, politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
DePauw University
Family name 1
Watson
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Ku Klux Klan
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Winchester
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

James Eli Watson was born on November 2, 1864[1], in Winchester[2]. He died on July 29, 1948[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was James Eli Watson born?

James Eli Watson was born in Winchester[2].

Where did James Eli Watson die?

James Eli Watson died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did James Eli Watson do for work?

James Eli Watson worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and writer[7].

Where did James Eli Watson go to school?

James Eli Watson was educated at DePauw University[14].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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