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Edward Rutledge

1749 - 1800

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Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Rutledge has received more than 501,013 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Rutledge is the 16,497th most popular politician (down from 16,032nd in 2019), the 9,974th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,494th in 2019) and the 648th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.39

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Rutledge ranks 16,497 out of 19,576Before him are Erhard Busek, Murli Manohar Joshi, Evans Paul, Anand Satyanand, Mohammad Reza Aref, and Abdulla Yameen. After him are Henri Emmanuelli, José Ruperto Monagas, Shyamala Gopalan, Susan Collins, Ted Stevens, and Mariya Gabriel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1749, Edward Rutledge ranks 27Before him are Charles James Fox, Christian August Lorentzen, Princess Louisa of Great Britain, John Sims, Charles Wilkins, and Gertrud Elisabeth Mara. After him are Charlotte Smith, Levi Lincoln Sr., William Blount, and Jared Ingersoll. Among people deceased in 1800, Edward Rutledge ranks 37Before him are Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Jesse Ramsden, Elizabeth Montagu, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and Hugh Blair. After him are Thomas Mifflin, John Blair Jr., and William Blount.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Rutledge ranks 9,974 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Craft (1923), Skipp Sudduth (1956), Beverly Pepper (1922), Walter Hagen (1892), Arthur Alexander (1940), and Richard Tucker (1913). After him are Ed Macauley (1928), Beah Richards (1920), Susan Collins (1952), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Ted Stevens (1923), and Michael Novak (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edward Rutledge ranks 648Before him are Richard Shelby (1934), Tenskwatawa (1775), Charles Colson (1931), Edward Givens (1930), Rand Paul (1963), and Oliver Otis Howard (1830). After him are Susan Collins (1952), Ted Stevens (1923), Rufus King (1755), Robert Elswit (1950), Les Aspin (1938), and Richard A. Falk (1930).