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William Shea

American lawyer; founder of Continental League (1907-1991)
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William Shea
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 21, 1907
Date of death
October 2, 1991
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
lawyer
Educated at
Georgetown University, New York University, Harvard Law School, George Washington Educational Campus[7][8][9][10]
Cause of death
stroke[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Different from
Marise Ferro, William Shea[20][21]
Family name
Shea[15]
Given name
William[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Member of sports team
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball[12]
Name in native language
William Shea[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Participants/Columbia University Libraries/Oral histories[22]
Sport
baseball[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Alfred Shea en William Shea ar ويليام شي he ויליאם שיאה ja ウィリアム・シー ja ウィリアム・シェイ ru Уильям Ши
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
4596161575639804730000
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2021026415
American National Biography ID
1101201
Find a Grave memorial ID
14625546
Freebase ID
/m/07rf38
Prabook ID
60717
Trading Card Database name ID
104635
WikiTree person ID
Shea-3668

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Educated at 3
New York University, Georgetown University, Harvard Law School
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Shea Stadium
Occupation 1
lawyer
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

William Shea was born on June 21, 1907[1], in New York City[2]. He died on October 2, 1991[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Shea include Shea Stadium[23], a defunct sports venue[24], in United States[25], founded in 1961[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Shea Stadium[23], a defunct sports venue[24], in United States[25], founded in 1961[26].

FAQs

Where was William Shea born?

William Shea was born in New York City[2].

Where did William Shea die?

William Shea died in New York City[4].

What did William Shea do for work?

William Shea worked as a lawyer[5].

Where did William Shea go to school?

William Shea was educated at Georgetown University[7], New York University[8], Harvard Law School[9], and George Washington Educational Campus[10].

Related Entities

lawyer New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Occupation → lawyer
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    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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