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Erskine Hamilton Childers

1905 - 1974

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Erskine Hamilton Childers (11 December 1905 – 17 November 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the fourth president of Ireland from June 1973 to November 1974. He is the only Irish president to have died in office. He also served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Transport and Power from 1959 to 1969, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1951 to 1954 and 1966 to 1969, Minister for Lands from 1957 to 1959 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1944 to 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erskine Hamilton Childers has received more than 442,143 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Erskine Hamilton Childers is the 14,754th most popular politician (down from 14,424th in 2019), the 3,709th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,052nd in 2019) and the 485th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Erskine Hamilton Childers ranks 14,754 out of 19,576. Before him are Dezső Bánffy, Louis Aliot, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Merankhre Mentuhotep, Andrea Casiraghi, and Ünal Üstel. After him are William M. Tweed, Mesilim, Tommy Douglas, Stavros Dimas, Johan Ferner, and Prithvirajsing Roopun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Erskine Hamilton Childers ranks 276. Before him are Vicente Trueba, John Van Ryn, József Turay, Akilles Järvinen, Roberto Gayón, and László Sternberg. After him are Theodor Blank, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Óscar Bonfiglio, John O'Hara, and Jean De Clercq. Among people deceased in 1974, Erskine Hamilton Childers ranks 188. Before him are Betty Compson, Juan Antonio Ipiña, Kostas Varnalis, Gunnar Olsson, Knudåge Riisager, and Sverre Hansen. After him are Gösta Lilliehöök, Matilde Hidalgo, Béla Illés, Ferruccio Novo, Jimmy Hogan, and Spyridon Marinatos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Erskine Hamilton Childers ranks 3,709 out of 8,785. Before him are Frances Yates (1899), John Gower (1330), Freddie Francis (1917), Jason Bonham (1966), Eric Stewart (1945), and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741). After him are Tommy Douglas (1904), Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Richard of Chichester (1197), Bev Bevan (1944), and Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Erskine Hamilton Childers ranks 485. Before him are Robin Cook (1946), John Taylor (1808), John Smith (1938), William Davies Evans (1790), Tony Benn (1925), and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741). After him are Tommy Douglas (1904), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), Archibald Sayce (1845), Margaret Beckett (1943), and Amlaíb Cuarán (1000).

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