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William Moxley

American politician (1851-1938)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ13218861 ↗
Source-derived summary

William James Moxley (May 22, 1851 – August 4, 1938) of Chicago, Illinois was born in County Cork, Ireland. He was a representative from Illinois's 6th congressional district, 1909–1911.

References

External links

United States Congress. "William Moxley (id: M001053)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “William Moxley” as american politician (1851-1938). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1851, 1938, 1909, 1911—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1851-05-22. The account is most persuasive where William, Moxley and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician (1851-1938). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q13218861. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1851, 1938, 1909 and 1911.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “William Moxley” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.