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George B. Cortelyou

1862 - 1940

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George Bruce Cortelyou (July 26, 1862 – October 23, 1940) was an American cabinet secretary of the early twentieth century. He served in various capacities in the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. Born in New York City, Cortelyou worked for the United States Post Office Department and came to the attention of Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George B. Cortelyou has received more than 180,146 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George B. Cortelyou is the 16,506th most popular politician, the 12,738th most popular biography from United States and the 871st most popular American Politician.

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  • 15

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George B. Cortelyou ranks 16,506 out of 15,577Before him are Vladimir Parfenovich, Tom Ridge, Phil Hogan, Camila Vallejo, Vicente Ehate Tomi, and Margaret Alva. After him are Madhav Kumar Nepal, David Perdue, Kinzang Dorji, Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Sibel Siber, and Gaspar Llamazares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, George B. Cortelyou ranks 139Before him are Santeri Alkio, Hugo Erdmann, Frank Weston Benson, Helen Bannerman, Mary Proctor, and Herbert Baker.  Among people deceased in 1940, George B. Cortelyou ranks 178Before him are George Lansbury, Gregorio Aglipay, Flora Finch, Michael Joseph Savage, Rudolf Thurneysen, and C. Henry Gordon. After him is Jay O'Brien.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George B. Cortelyou ranks 12,738 out of 18,182Before him are Nat Pendleton (1895), Tim Guinee (1962), Kelli Garner (1984), Dan Barker (1949), John Tobias (1969), and Darren Lynn Bousman (1979). After him are Michael Urie (1980), Louise Ritter (1958), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), A. C. Green (1963), Nat Hentoff (1925), and Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George B. Cortelyou ranks 871Before him are Fisher Ames (1758), Butch Otter (1942), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Sherrod Brown (1952), John Blair Jr. (1732), and Tom Ridge (1945). After him are David Perdue (1949), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Craig L. Thomas (1933), Richard M. Daley (1942), Stephen Hadley (1947), and Kevin McCarthy (1965).