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John Reading

John Reading may refer to: *John Reading (clergyman) (1588–1667), English Calvinist and Biblical commentator. *John Reading (composer, died 1692) (c. 1645 – 1692), composer and organist, father of *John Reading (copyist) (c. 1685 – 1764), copyist, composer, and organist *Colonel John Reading (d. 1717), father of Governor John Reading (New Jersey governor) *John Reading (New Jersey governor) (1686–1767), Acting Colonial Governor of New Jersey, 1747–48, 1757–58 *John Roberts Reading (1826–1886), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John H. Reading (1917–2003), Mayor of Oakland, California 1966–1977

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John Reading may refer to: *John Reading (clergyman) (1588–1667), English Calvinist and Biblical commentator. *John Reading (composer, died 1692) (c. 1645 – 1692), composer and organist, father of *John Reading (copyist) (c. 1685 – 1764), copyist, composer, and organist *Colonel John Reading (d. 1717), father of Governor John Reading (New Jersey governor) *John Reading (New Jersey governor) (1686–1767), Acting Colonial Governor of New Jersey, 1747–48, 1757–58 *John Roberts Reading (1826–1886), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John H. Reading (1917–2003), Mayor of Oakland, California 1966–1977

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1692 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1692". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307655356

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.