James Hall

American writer, born 1793 (1793–1868)
Person human Q18739677
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Summary

James Hall was born on August 19, 1793[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on July 5, 1868[3], in Loveland[4]. He worked as a judge[5], writer[6], and lawyer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Sarah Ewing Hall[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Position held: Illinois State Treasurer[11]
  • Member of: McKenney and Hall[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: James Hall (writer)[14]
  • Family name: Hall[15]
  • Given name: James[16]
  • Partner in business or sport: Thomas L. McKenney[17]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica[18], Otto's encyclopedia[19]
  • Has works in the collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art[20], Smithsonian American Art Museum[21]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[22]

FAQs

Where was James Hall born?

James Hall was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did James Hall die?

James Hall died in Loveland[4].

Who were James Hall's parents?

James Hall's mother was Sarah Ewing Hall[9].

What did James Hall do for work?

James Hall worked as a judge[5], writer[6], and lawyer[7].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . James Hall. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . James Hall. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60914|batch #60914]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → CFIV385525
    Member of → McKenney and Hall
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en']
    Part of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: CFIV385525, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  3. 12w ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isfdb author id → 311663
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isfdb author id: 311663, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/93810890|James Hall (19th C.) (#93810890)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1739|ISFDB author ("
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Philadelphia
    Citizenship → —
    Given name → James
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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