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Edward James Roye

1815 - 1872

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Edward James Roye (February 3, 1815 – February 11, 1872) was a Liberian merchant and politician who served as the fifth president of Liberia from 1870 until his overthrow in the 1871 Liberian coup d'état and subsequent death. He had previously served as the fourth Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward James Roye has received more than 186,926 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Edward James Roye is the 16,411th most popular politician (down from 15,537th in 2019), the 9,770th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,224th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward James Roye ranks 16,411 out of 19,576. Before him are Thawi Bunyaket, Thomas F. Bayard, Stefan Everts, George Washington Goethals, Atlanersa, and Aslaug Dahl. After him are Per Stig Møller, Charles Rosher, Antonella Mularoni, Mackenzie Bowell, Leonard Wood, and Wael Nader al-Halqi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Edward James Roye ranks 81. Before him are Giovanni Caselli, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Athanasios Miaoulis, Otto von Böhtlingk, Edward John Eyre, and Rufus Wilmot Griswold. After him are Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Howell Cobb, William J. Hardee, James Seddon, Richard Henry Dana Jr., and Andrew Jackson Downing. Among people deceased in 1872, Edward James Roye ranks 71. Before him are Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Charles Combes, Agustín Morales, Thomas Sully, Robert Wight, and José Burgos. After him are Thomas C. Jerdon, Lowell Mason, Robert S. Duncanson, and Frederick Denison Maurice.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward James Roye ranks 9,770 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Sheffield (1902), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Johnnie Ray (1927), Timothy Kopra (1963), Nicole Stott (1962), and Tim Hardaway (1966). After him are Amanda Bynes (1986), Jaime King (1979), Pamela Bach (1963), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), and Harry Turtledove (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edward James Roye ranks 633. Before him are John Nelson (1791), Lester Bird (1938), Pete Wilson (1933), Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Thomas F. Bayard (1828), and George Washington Goethals (1858). After him are Leonard Wood (1860), Peter G. Peterson (1926), John Kasich (1952), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Spark Matsunaga (1916), and Alexander Acosta (1969).

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