William Terry

American politician, lawyer, teacher, and soldier (1824-1888)
Person Human Q3205

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 14, 1824
Date of death
September 5, 1888
Place of birth
Amherst County
Place of death
Wytheville
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
United States representative (1871–1873), United States representative (1875–1877)[9][10]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[13]
Citizenship
United States
Cause of death
drowning[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Terry[15]
Given name
William[16]
Name in native language
William Terry
Place of burial
East End Cemetery[7]
Social classification
slave owner
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
79005014
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009029728
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
GenWTerry.jpg ↗
FAST ID
1936465
Find a Grave memorial ID
11090
Freebase ID
/m/02pmnqn
Our Campaigns candidate ID
239491
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
960002
SNAC ARK ID
w60148j5
US Congress Bio ID
T000136
United States House of Representatives ID
22797
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WikiTree person ID
Terry-7183
WorldCat Entities ID
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Position held 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Work location 1
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Summary

Born in Amherst County[1], he… he was born on August 14, 1824[2]. He died in Wytheville[3]. He died on September 5, 1888[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[9], a member of parliament[18], in United States[19].

FAQs

Where was William Terry born?

William Terry was born in Amherst County[1].

Where did William Terry die?

William Terry passed away in Wytheville[3].

What did William Terry do for work?

William Terry worked as politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did William Terry go to school?

William Terry was educated at University of Virginia[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  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

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