EntityQ567964· pop 20· linked from 188 articlesWilliam EllerySign in to saveAmerican politician and signer of the United States Declaration of IndependencePerson · Open LibraryBorn29 Nov 1818Died23 Dec 1901Works38Top worksThoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupesThoreau, the poet naturalistEliotPoemsMemoirs of John Brownvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn2 December 1727Died15 February 1820via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameWilliamGendermaleCitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandPlace of birthNewportPlace of deathNewportOccupationpoliticianEducated atHarvard CollegeReligionCongregational churchesImageWilliam Ellery.jpgConnectionsFounding Fathers of the United StatesEntityThomas JeffersonEntityCategories1727 births1820 deathsAmerican CongregationalistsBrown University peopleBurials at Common Burying Ground and Island CemeteryContinental Congressmen from Rhode IslandCornell familyFounding Fathers of the United StatesHarvard College alumniPatriots in the American RevolutionPeople from colonial Rhode IslandPeople of Rhode Island in the American Revolution