# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edgar-a-sharp
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:46:49.505Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edgar-a-sharp"
name: "Edgar A. Sharp"
slug: "edgar-a-sharp"
description: "Edgar Allan Sharp was a United States representative from New York. Born in Patchogue, Suffolk County, he attended the public and high schools, engaged as a clerk in the post office at Patchogue from 1898 to 1906, and served as assistant postmaster from 1906 to 1918. He was in charge of construction work for the Knights of Columbus in France and England from April 1918 to January 1920 and engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Patchogue and as a real estate appraiser for Suffolk County from 1920 to 1944. He was an auctioneer from 1929 to 1944 and was also interested in banking."
tagline: "American politician (1876-1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edgar_A._Sharp_(New_York_Congressman).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1876-06-03"
deathDate: "1948-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.8
  momentum:             15
  historical:           5.468646666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_A._Sharp"
    title: "Edgar A. Sharp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7._%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8"
    title: "ادجار ا. شارب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C._%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BE"
    title: "ادقار ائی. شارپ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_A._Sharp"
    title: "Edgar A. Sharp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_A._Sharp"
    title: "Edgar A. Sharp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_A._Sharp"
    title: "Edgar A. Sharp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84001"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump