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James Hartness

American engineer and Vermont politician (1861–1934)
Person human Q885037

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 3, 1861
Date of death
February 2, 1934
Place of birth
Schenectady
Place of death
Springfield
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
astronomer, inventor, politician, engineer
Position held
Governor of Vermont[12]
Member of political party
Republican Party[16]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, John Scott Award[13][14]
Child
Helen Hartness Flanders[10]
Family name
Hartness[17]
Given name
James[18]
Place of burial
Vermont[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Hartness de Hartness he ג'יימס הארטנס sv Hartness
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000082931351
VIAF cluster ID
108967126
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003056329
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
HARTNESS, J. GOVERNOR LCCN2016860995 (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1300712
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/89618
CANTIC ID
981061106165006706
Early Aviators people ID
ehartnes
FAST ID
495143
Find a Grave memorial ID
13199497
Freebase ID
/m/0bn6nf
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015078481365
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National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074829688
Open Library ID
OL2984675A, OL2067882A
OpenMLOL author ID
173053
Our Campaigns candidate ID
67233
Political Graveyard politician ID
hartmann-harvell.html#317.96.57
Prabook ID
1059553
Project Gutenberg author ID
3836
SBN author ID
RMSV032668
SNAC ARK ID
w6th96xf
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10610666
WikiTree person ID
Hartness-94
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcgwyTctFByf4r73qm68C
Yale LUX ID
person/40e808b9-a029-4910-9e3b-fabf551b672b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, engineer, astronomer, inventor
Award received 1
John Scott Award
Child 1
Helen Hartness Flanders
Children (paternal) 1
Helen Hartness Flanders
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Named after 1
Hartness State Airport
Place of birth 1
Schenectady
Place of death 1
Springfield
Position held 1
Governor of Vermont
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Hartness was born on September 3, 1861[1], in Schenectady[2]. He died on February 2, 1934[3], in Springfield[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], inventor[6], politician[7], and engineer[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Hartness include Hartness State Airport[19], an airport[20], in United States[21].

Why It Matters

Entities named for James Hartness include Hartness State Airport[19], an airport[20], in United States[21].

FAQs

Where was James Hartness born?

James Hartness's place of birth was Schenectady[2].

Where did James Hartness die?

James Hartness died in Springfield[4].

What did James Hartness do for work?

James Hartness worked as an astronomer[5], inventor[6], politician[7], and engineer[8].

What awards did James Hartness receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society[13] and John Scott Award[14].

Related Entities

United States

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  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 2d ago · Irgnetnahkkcuf · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Vermont
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Place of burial: Vermont, Added Place of burial: Vermont from hewiki ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/68078af7a210|details]])"
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