MILITARY PERSONNEL

Henry Clinton

1730 - 1795

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General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Clinton has received more than 15,360 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Henry Clinton is the 1,458th most popular military personnel (down from 1,301st in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Canada (up from 222nd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Clinton ranks 1,458 out of 2,058. Before him are Albrecht Brandi, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Aris Velouchiotis, August von Werder, Hugh Thompson Jr., and François Le Fort. After him are Louis Faidherbe, Geberic, Vasyl Makukh, Vasily Gordov, Artabanes, and Curt Haase.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1730, Henry Clinton ranks 25. Before him are Augustin Pajou, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Koca Yusuf Pasha, William Hudson, and Salomon Gessner. After him are Sophie von La Roche, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and Daniel Carroll. Among people deceased in 1795, Henry Clinton ranks 27. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Michel Corrette, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Grigory Shelikhov, and Francisco Bayeu y Subías. After him are Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Maruyama Ōkyo, Eugenio Espejo, Ivan Betskoy, Johan Henric Kellgren, and William Bradford.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 204 out of 1,622. Before him are Harold Innis (1894), Tommy Chong (1938), Peter North (1957), Jean Béliveau (1931), Maud Menten (1879), and Chris Benoit (1967). After him are Philip Guston (1913), Joanna Shimkus (1943), Ethel Smith (1907), Dave Foley (1963), Gabrielle Roy (1909), and Frank Dux (1956).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 1. After him are George Lawrence Price (1892), Billy Bishop (1894), Harry Crerar (1888), and Francis Pegahmagabow (1891).

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