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George Henry Williams

1823 - 1910

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George Henry Williams (March 26, 1823 – April 4, 1910) was an American judge and politician. He served as chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and was elected Oregon's U.S. senator, and served one term. Williams, as U.S. senator, authored and supported legislation that allowed the U.S. military to be deployed in Reconstruction of the southern states to allow for an orderly process of re-admittance into the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Henry Williams has received more than 96,028 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Henry Williams is the 47th most popular judge (down from 46th in 2019), the 12,980th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,633rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Judge.

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  • 96k

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  • 39.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JUDGES

Among judges, George Henry Williams ranks 47 out of 53. Before him are Ninian Stephen, George Wythe, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Harry Blackmun, Neil Gorsuch, and Michael Mukasey. After him are Potter Stewart, Ranjan Gogoi, Nii Amaa Ollennu, Nasirul Mulk, Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, and Thomas Hoeren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, George Henry Williams ranks 83. Before him are Mackenzie Bowell, Coventry Patmore, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Edward Augustus Freeman, William Hart, and Francis Parkman. After him is Thomas Francis Meagher. Among people deceased in 1910, George Henry Williams ranks 109. Before him are Octave Chanute, Granville Woods, Antonín Slavíček, John La Farge, Worthington Whittredge, and George Newnes. After him are Joe Gans, John G. Carlisle, and Julius Kühn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Henry Williams ranks 12,980 out of 20,380. Before him are Irving Small (1891), Connor Paolo (1990), Albert Heath (1935), Jeff Baxter (1948), Kristen Connolly (1980), and Olympia Snowe (1947). After him are Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), Josh White (1914), Bob Ludwig (1945), Brittany Snow (1986), and Shiri Appleby (1978).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, George Henry Williams ranks 25. Before him are Elena Kagan (1960), Samuel Chase (1741), Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), Harry Blackmun (1908), Neil Gorsuch (1967), and Michael Mukasey (1941). After him are Potter Stewart (1915).

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