# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-dunlap-simpson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:26:39.245Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-dunlap-simpson"
name: "William Dunlap Simpson"
slug: "william-dunlap-simpson"
description: "William Dunlap Simpson was the 78th governor of South Carolina from February 26, 1879, when the previous governor, Wade Hampton, resigned to take his seat in the U.S. Senate, until 1880. That year Simpson resigned to become Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court."
tagline: "American judge (1823-1890)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Dunlap_Simpson%2C_Governor_of_South_Carolina.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1823-10-27"
deathDate: "1890-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           7.208784
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump