Nelson Tift

Confederate Navy officer and politician (1810-1891)
Person human Q1977037

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 23, 1810
Date of death
November 21, 1891
Place of birth
Groton
Place of death
Albany
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Tift
Given name
Nelson
Name in native language
Nelson Tift
Participated in conflict
American Civil War[16]
Place of burial
Oakview Cemetery[9]
Residence
Albany[15]
Social classification
slave owner
🏷️ Also known as
en Nelson Tift ja ネルソン・ティフト zh 尼爾森·蒂夫特
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
13644343
Library of Congress authority ID
n81145850
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NelsonTift.jpg ↗
FAST ID
83904
Find a Grave memorial ID
7773744
Freebase ID
/m/026pkwk
Geni.com profile ID
6000000011834003973
Open Library ID
OL349975A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
171933
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1064716
SNAC ARK ID
w60597fp
US Congress Bio ID
T000269
United States House of Representatives ID
22960
WikiTree person ID
Tift-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvhrkcGcyc34WwqhKvPwC

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Occupation 4
Work location 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
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Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Named after 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position held 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Nelson Tift's place of birth was Groton[1]. He was born on July 23, 1810[2]. He passed away in Albany[3]. He died on November 21, 1891[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], journalist[7], and judge[8].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[11], a member of parliament[17], in United States[18] and member of the Georgia House of Representatives[12], a position[19], in United States[20].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nelson Tift include Tift County[21], a county of Georgia[22], in United States[23], founded in 1905[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Tift County[21], a county of Georgia[22], in United States[23], founded in 1905[24].

FAQs

Where was Nelson Tift born?

Born in Groton[1].

Where did Nelson Tift die?

Nelson Tift passed away in Albany[3].

What did Nelson Tift do for work?

Nelson Tift worked as politician[5], lawyer[6], journalist[7], and judge[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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