William Bingham
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William Bingham was an American statesman and wealthy Federalist politician from Pennsylvania who served as a U.S. senator in the early years of the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Founding-era Federalist leadership
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Philadelphia elite society ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1752-03-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | Bingham Mansion in Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ann Louisa Bingham
NERFINISHED
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Maria Matilda Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bingham Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1804-02-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bath, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endTime (term as U.S. senator) | 1801 ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Thomas Willing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
early American finance
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land speculation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the wealthiest men in the early United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Bingham estate in Maine ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | large land holdings in Maine ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War (as commercial agent and privateer organizer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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United States consul at Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ United States senator from Pennsylvania ⓘ member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bath, Somerset, England
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Willing Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime (term as U.S. senator) | 1795 ⓘ |
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