# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-claflin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:18:36.495Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-claflin"
name: "William Claflin"
slug: "william-claflin"
description: "William Claflin was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877 to 1881. He also served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1868 to 1872, serving as a moderating force between the Radical and moderate wings of the Republican Party. His name is given to Claflin University in South Carolina, a historically black college founded with funding from him and his father."
tagline: "American politician (1818-1905)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Claflin_-_Brady-Handy.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1818-03-06"
deathDate: "1905-01-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.01
  momentum:             4.153846153846155
  historical:           7.876566666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ويليام كلافلين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "ویلیام کلافلین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Claflin"
    title: "Gulielmus Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claflin"
    title: "William Claflin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440333"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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