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George Walton

1741 - 1804

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George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence while representing Georgia in the Continental Congress. Walton also served briefly as the second chief executive of Georgia in 1779 and was again named governor in 1789–1790. In 1795, he was appointed to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Walton has received more than 224,545 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Walton is the 17,973rd most popular politician (down from 16,521st in 2019), the 13,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,915th in 2019) and the 981st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Walton ranks 17,973 out of 19,576Before him are Edmund Wickham Lawrence, Stéphane Le Foll, Gretchen Whitmer, Gary Herbert, Bilal Ag Acherif, and Phil Bredesen. After him are Iryna Venediktova, Rose McConnell Long, John Sherman Cooper, Lee Sedol, Eka Tkeshelashvili, and Valery Tsepkalo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, George Walton ranks 33Before him are Charles Willson Peale, Carl Hindenburg, Sarah Trimmer, John Langdon, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Fitzsimons.  Among people deceased in 1804, George Walton ranks 34Before him are Sultan bin Ahmad, Paul Kray, Betje Wolff, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Philip Schuyler, and Dru Drury.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Walton ranks 13,811 out of 20,380Before him are David Herman (1967), Gary Herbert (1947), Kelli Garner (1984), Joan A. Steitz (1941), James K. Morrow (1947), and Phil Bredesen (1943). After him are Nick Diaz (1983), Bitty Schram (1968), Tiffany Darwish (1971), Clayton Stanley (1978), Sabu (1964), and Horton Foote (1916).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Walton ranks 981Before him are Patsy Mink (1927), William Few (1748), William P. Clark Jr. (1931), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Gary Herbert (1947), and Phil Bredesen (1943). After him are Rose McConnell Long (1892), John Sherman Cooper (1901), Sam Nunn (1938), Donna Shalala (1941), Deb Fischer (1951), and Sandy Berger (1945).