James McHenry

American politician (1753-1816)
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James McHenry
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
November 16, 1753
Date of death
May 3, 1816
Place of birth
Ballymena
Place of death
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Position held
United States Secretary of War, Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, member of the State Senate of Maryland, member of the State Senate of Maryland, Delegate to the Continental Congress[11][12][13][14]
Member of political party
Federalist Party[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
McHenry[23]
Given name
James[24]
Medical condition
paralysis[28]
Military branch
Continental Army[21]
Name in native language
James McHenry[30]
Net worth
+87821.37[32]
Number of children
+5[31]
Participated in conflict
American Revolution[22]
Place of detention
Fort Washington[33]
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Social classification
slave owner[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 33
VIAF cluster ID
18499106
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79056007
American National Biography ID
0200229
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02095206
Comic Vine ID
4005-141990
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1046537245
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
005704
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
1008
Electronic Enlightenment ID
mchenjames024581
FAST ID
35761
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Find a Grave memorial ID
4715
Freebase ID
/m/02nt15
Geni profile ID
6000000019381501580
IdRef ID
182121852
J9U entity ID
987007279145505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1046537245
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000419741
Online Books Page author ID
McHenry, James, 1753-1816
Open Library ID
OL2009604A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
105080
Political Graveyard politician ID
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SAR ancestor ID
246424
SNAC ARK ID
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Topic's main category
Category:James McHenry
Trading Card Database name ID
122113
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582464
US Congress Bio ID
M000469
Wellcome Collection concept ID
dg7ukg57
WikiTree person ID
McHenry-360
WorldCat Entities ID
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Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
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Named after 1
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Summary

James McHenry was born on November 16, 1753[1], in Ballymena[2]. He died on May 3, 1816[3], in Baltimore[4]. He worked as a politician[5], statistician[6], physician[7], and businessperson[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James McHenry include Fort McHenry[35], a historic site[36], in United States[37], founded in 1776[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for James McHenry include Fort McHenry[35], a historic site[36], in United States[37], founded in 1776[38].

FAQs

Where was James McHenry born?

James McHenry was born in Ballymena[2].

Where did James McHenry die?

James McHenry passed away in Baltimore[4].

What did James McHenry do for work?

James McHenry worked as a politician[5], statistician[6], physician[7], and businessperson[8].

Where did James McHenry go to school?

James McHenry was educated at University of Dublin[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . archives.gov. archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . history.army.mil. history.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . history.army.mil. history.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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