William May Garland

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William May Garland was an American real estate developer and sports administrator best known for leading the successful effort to bring and organize the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
real estate developer
sports administrator
basedIn Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1866-09-16
dateOfDeath 1948-09-26
era early 20th century
eventOrganized 1932 Summer Olympics
familyName Garland
givenName William
industry real estate
name William May Garland
nationality American
notableFor leading the effort to bring the 1932 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles
organizing the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
occupation real estate developer
sports administrator
placeOfBirth Wells River, Vermont, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
playedKeyRoleIn selection of Los Angeles as host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics
positionHeld member of the International Olympic Committee
president of the Tenth Olympiad Committee of the Games of Los Angeles 1932
residence Los Angeles
surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
sportingMovement International Olympic movement
surface form: "Olympic movement"

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William May Garland name William May Garland

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