# William Lynch

> William Lynch (1742–1820) was an American military officer from Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He claimed to be the source of the terms "lynch law" and "lynching".

*American military officer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-lynch

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1742
- **Died:** 1820
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Lynch (lezenn Lynch)](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lynch_(lezenn_Lynch))
- [ويليام لونش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B4)
- [Уилям Линч](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87)
- [William Lynch](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lynch)
- [William Lynch (Lynch law)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lynch_(Lynch_law))
- [William Lynch](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lynch)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2090213)

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