1790 - 1844
Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active in Virginia state politics for decades, with a brother and a nephew who became distinguished U.S. Navy officers, Judge Upshur left the Virginia bench to become the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the administration of President John Tyler, a fellow Virginian. He negotiated the treaty that led to the 1845 Texas annexation to the United States and helped ensure that it was admitted as a slave state. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel P. Upshur has received more than 135,959 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Abel P. Upshur is the 14,792nd most popular politician (down from 13,205th in 2019), the 8,439th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,571st in 2019) and the 517th most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Abel P. Upshur ranks 14,792 out of 15,577. Before him are Karin Söder, Hédi Annabi, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, Jean Kambanda, Max Streibl, and R. James Woolsey Jr.. After him are Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Grantley Goulding, Roger Kolo, Andrei Kobyakov, Richard Shelby, and Eugene Burton Ely.
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 14,786
1943 - 2010
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,787
1784 - 1849
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,788
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,789
1932 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,790
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,791
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,792
1895 - 1951
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,793
1874 - 1947
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,794
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,795
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,796
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,797
1886 - 1911
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 14,798
Among people born in 1790, Abel P. Upshur ranks 49. Before him are Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella, John Ross, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Johann Jakob Heckel, Tommaso Grossi, and Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero. After him are Mzilikazi and John Eaton. Among people deceased in 1844, Abel P. Upshur ranks 34. Before him are Adolphe Marbot, Jacob Aall, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Melchor Múzquiz, José Rondeau, and Princess Sophia of Gloucester. After him are Thomas Campbell, Domingo Nieto, and Gaetano Savi.
1790 - 1873
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 43
1790 - 1866
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 44
1790 - 1860
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 45
1790 - 1857
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 46
1790 - 1853
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 47
1790 - 1871
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 48
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 49
1790 - 1868
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 50
1790 - 1856
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 51
1781 - 1844
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 28
1773 - 1844
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 29
1778 - 1844
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 30
1790 - 1844
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 31
1773 - 1844
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 32
1773 - 1844
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 33
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 34
1777 - 1844
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 35
1803 - 1844
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 36
1769 - 1844
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 37
Among people born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 8,439 out of 18,182. Before him are Mark R. Hughes (1956), Wilmer Allison (1904), Frankie Muniz (1985), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Dean Kamen (1951), and R. James Woolsey Jr. (1941). After him are George Nichols (1864), Lee Arenberg (1962), Crystal Reed (1985), Desireé Cousteau (1956), Doc Pomus (1925), and Betty Ong (1956).
1956 - 2000
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8,433
1904 - 1977
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8,434
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8,435
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8,436
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8,437
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,438
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,439
1864 - 1927
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,440
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,441
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,442
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 8,443
1925 - 1991
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 8,444
1956 - 2001
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 8,445
Among politicians born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 517. Before him are Lewis Cass (1782), George Bancroft (1800), Philip Schuyler (1733), Rodney Mullen (1966), Frances Perkins (1880), and R. James Woolsey Jr. (1941). After him are Richard Shelby (1934), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Hugo Black (1886), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), James Comey (1960), and Giorgos Kaminis (1954).
1782 - 1866
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 511
1800 - 1891
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 512
1733 - 1804
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 513
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 514
1880 - 1965
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 515
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 516
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 517
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 518
1886 - 1911
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 519
1886 - 1971
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 520
1810 - 1883
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 521
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 522
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 523