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Elihu B. Washburne

1816 - 1887

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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before and during the American Civil War. He was a political ally of President Abraham Lincoln and General (later President) Ulysses S. Grant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elihu B. Washburne has received more than 232,254 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Elihu B. Washburne is the 15,596th most popular politician (down from 14,063rd in 2019), the 10,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,731st in 2019) and the 651st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 15,596 out of 15,577Before him are Jen Psaki, Alexander Borodai, Ludger Beerbaum, Shaukat Aziz, Renhō, and Edward James Roye. After him are Marcus Stephen, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, Grace Mugabe, Marjan Šarec, C. Douglas Dillon, and Josiah Bartlett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 54Before him are Lajos Haynald, Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, Johan Sverdrup, George Henry Thomas, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, and Morrison Waite. After him is Nathaniel P. Banks. Among people deceased in 1887, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 54Before him are Semyon Nadson, George Alexander Macfarren, Sarah Yorke Jackson, José Rufino Echenique, August W. Eichler, and Dorothea Dix. After him are Robert M. T. Hunter, Daniel Manning, and Dinah Craik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 10,248 out of 18,182Before him are Richelle Mead (1976), Stone Gossard (1966), Carol Shields (1935), Evelyne Hall (1909), Birt Acres (1854), and Edward James Roye (1815). After him are Dan Osman (1963), Olivia Munn (1980), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Dean Smith (1931), Tracy Hickman (1955), and Harvey Mason (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 651Before him are Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Eric Holder (1951), Timothy Geithner (1961), Edward Brooke (1919), Jen Psaki (1978), and Edward James Roye (1815). After him are Josiah Bartlett (1729), William Barr (1950), Katherine Tai (1974), Frank Church (1924), Mike Gravel (1930), and John Kasich (1952).