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Abel P. Upshur

1790 - 1844

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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

Among politicians, Abel P. Upshur ranks 14,792 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Abel P. Upshur ranks 49Before 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 34Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 8,439 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 517Before 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).