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Henry L. Stimson

1867 - 1950

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Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served as Secretary of War (1911–1913) under President William Howard Taft, Secretary of State (1929–1933) under President Herbert Hoover, and again Secretary of War (1940–1945) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, overseeing American military efforts during World War II. The son of the surgeon Lewis Atterbury Stimson and Candace C. Stimson (née Wheeler, daughter of Candace Thurber Wheeler) Stimson became a Wall Street lawyer after graduating from Harvard Law School. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry L. Stimson has received more than 1,022,376 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Henry L. Stimson is the 4,963rd most popular politician (up from 6,536th in 2019), the 1,591st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,238th in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry L. Stimson ranks 4,963 out of 19,576. Before him are Mahmud Barzanji, Ivan Sirko, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Sverker II of Sweden, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, and Saitō Makoto. After him are Horia Sima, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Munjong of Goryeo, and Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Henry L. Stimson ranks 40. Before him are Percy Fawcett, Kurt Eisner, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Edward B. Titchener, Wilhelm Groener, and Madam C. J. Walker. After him are Antti Aarne, Charles Koechlin, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Winsor McCay, and Sister Nivedita. Among people deceased in 1950, Henry L. Stimson ranks 41. Before him are Milada Horáková, Werner Haase, Francesco Cilea, Constantin Carathéodory, Eliel Saarinen, and John Rabe. After him are Emil Abderhalden, Melitta Bentz, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Fevzi Çakmak, and Vasil Kolarov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry L. Stimson ranks 1,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Brad Dourif (1950), Stan Smith (1946), Ma Barker (1873), Anthony Bourdain (1956), and Sojourner Truth (1797). After him are Barbara Bach (1947), Marilyn Manson (1969), Louise Brooks (1906), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Conrad Hilton (1887), and Julia Child (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry L. Stimson ranks 112. Before him are Aaron Burr (1756), George Clinton (1739), Red Cloud (1822), Kalākaua (1836), Walter Mondale (1928), and Alben W. Barkley (1877). After him are Conrad Hilton (1887), Harvey Milk (1930), Caroline Kennedy (1957), Mitt Romney (1947), Chief Seattle (1786), and Mark Felt (1913).

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