#1Politics & Law
William W. Boyington
1818–1898American politician and architect
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Famous people · Southwick
Southwick is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is William W. Boyington, the American politician and architect, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American businessman Matthew Laflin. Of the towns next door, Westfield lists the most: 31, with Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden first. The first birth on record is Matthew Laflin’s, in 1803, and the last William W. Boyington’s, in 1818.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William W. Boyington
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Matthew Laflin
Youngest
1818
William W. Boyington
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Southwick
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What Southwick is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southwick and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- William W. Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Laflin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester Graham: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Janik: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac C. Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons