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Nelson Dewey

(1813-1889) US politician
Person human Q881961

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 19, 1813
Date of death
July 21, 1889
Place of birth
Lebanon
Place of death
Cassville
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, governor, jurist, prosecutor
Position held
Governor of Wisconsin, member of the State Senate of Wisconsin[11][12]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Dewey[15]
Given name
Nelson[16]
Place of burial
Wisconsin[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nelson Dewey en Nelson Webster Dewey ar نيلسون ديوي he נלסון דיואי sv Dewey
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
240156434623912120000
GND ID
1191196917
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nelson Dewey c.1850s.png ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02254484
Find a Grave memorial ID
6878923
Freebase ID
/m/02k4rb
Geni.com profile ID
6000000020893330300
Harper's tag
nelson-dewey
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
75800
Political Graveyard politician ID
dewey.html#844.68.18
WikiTree person ID
Dewey-863
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxH4TpH78BYWPpmYwHDMP

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Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Nelson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Lebanon
Place of burial 1
Wisconsin
Place of death 1
Cassville
Position held 1
Governor of Wisconsin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Lebanon[1], he… he was born on December 19, 1813[2]. He passed away in Cassville[3]. He died on July 21, 1889[4]. He worked as a politician[5], governor[6], jurist[7], and prosecutor[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Governor of Wisconsin[11], a governor[18], in United States[19], founded in 1848[20] and member of the State Senate of Wisconsin[12].

FAQs

Where was Nelson Dewey born?

Nelson Dewey was born in Lebanon[1].

Where did Nelson Dewey die?

Nelson Dewey died in Cassville[3].

What did Nelson Dewey do for work?

Nelson Dewey worked as politician[5], governor[6], jurist[7], and prosecutor[8].

Related Entities

United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nelson-dewey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: nelson-dewey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952144|nelson dewey (#289952144)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 9w ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Position held → Governor of Wisconsin, member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
    Member of political party → Democratic Party
    Aliases → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Nelson Dewey c.1850s.png"
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