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James Barbour

1775 - 1842

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James C. Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia, in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the 18th Governor of Virginia and the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion. After the War of 1812, Barbour became a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Barbour has received more than 157,644 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Barbour is the 17,104th most popular politician (down from 16,134th in 2019), the 11,407th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,752nd in 2019) and the 752nd most popular American Politician.

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  • 160k

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  • 41.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Barbour ranks 17,104 out of 19,576. Before him are Madhav Kumar Nepal, William J. Duane, Tertius Zongo, Irakli Kobakhidze, Seán Lemass, and William Fox. After him are Vilis Krištopans, Yordanka Fandakova, Bob Tinning, Beatrix von Storch, Claudette Werleigh, and Liz Cheney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, James Barbour ranks 55. Before him are Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Carlo Porta, Rana Bahadur Shah, Laura Secord, and Tenskwatawa.  Among people deceased in 1842, James Barbour ranks 42. Before him are Letitia Christian Tyler, William Ellery Channing, Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Archibald Menzies, Amos Eaton, and William Hobson. After him are John Sell Cotman, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Chand Kaur, and Daniel Beale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Barbour ranks 11,407 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Reinking (1949), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Scoot McNairy (1977), Ghostface Killah (1970), and Bob Love (1942). After him are Shari Headley (1964), Charles Rocket (1949), Richard Wilbur (1921), William Demarest (1892), Fairuza Balk (1974), and Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James Barbour ranks 752. Before him are Horatio Seymour (1810), Charles J. Folger (1818), Elliot Richardson (1920), Carl Levin (1934), Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), and Rodney Mullen (1966). After him are Liz Cheney (1966), Jonathan Dayton (1760), Dennis Kucinich (1946), James Seddon (1815), Sonny Perdue (1946), and Marsha Blackburn (1952).

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