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William A. Peffer

United States Army officer (1831–1912)
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William A. Peffer
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 10, 1831
Date of death
October 6, 1912
Place of birth
Cumberland County
Place of death
Grenola
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, editor, journalist, jurist, teacher[12]
Position held
member of the State Senate of Kansas, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[13][14][15]
Member of political party
People's Party, Republican Party[17][18]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Peffer[20]
Given name
William[21]
Military, police or special rank
lieutenant[19]
Name in native language
William A. Peffer[24]
Place of burial
Topeka Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Alfred Peffer en William A. Peffer en William Peffer de William Alfred Peffer de Peffer es William Peffer es William Alfred Peffer fa ویلیام ای. پفر he ויליאם פפר ja ウィリアム・ペファー sv Peffer, William A. sv William Alfred Peffer
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000082028859
VIAF cluster ID
16403804
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91042070
GND ID
172541522
American National Biography ID
0500599
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
med.036
FAST ID
285083
Find a Grave memorial ID
6635628
Freebase ID
/m/0cvs44
Geni profile ID
6000000020241409322
IdRef ID
180394517
J9U entity ID
987007429838605171
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KBR person ID
14035423
NLA Trove people ID
944526
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070911363
Open Library ID
OL766484A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
164556
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1746793
SBN author ID
TSAV006323
SNAC ARK ID
w6379wnv
Trading Card Database name ID
179895
US Congress Bio ID
P000188
WikiTree person ID
Peffer-58
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8vVbYQyxrJgqr3QKmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/179224a5-be40-4787-9ea7-2f2ab65e714b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, lawyer, journalist, editor
Position held 3
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Member of political party 2
Republican Party, People's Party
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cumberland County
Place of death 1
Grenola
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

William A. Peffer was born on September 10, 1831[1], in Cumberland County[2]. He died on October 6, 1912[3], in Grenola[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], editor[7], journalist[8], and jurist[9].

FAQs

Where was William A. Peffer born?

William A. Peffer was born in Cumberland County[2].

Where did William A. Peffer die?

William A. Peffer passed away in Grenola[4].

What did William A. Peffer do for work?

William A. Peffer worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], editor[7], journalist[8], and jurist[9].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . findagrave.com. Retrieved . findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . kshs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, editor +1
    Position held → member of the State Senate of Kansas, United States senator, Wikidata item
    Military, police or special rank → lieutenant
    "Added reference: Military, police or special rank: lieutenant"
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