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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. Senator serving from 1815 to 1825 and the United States Secretary of War from 1825 to 1828. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Barbour is the 17,408th most popular politician (down from 17,087th in 2024), the 11,899th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,410th in 2019) and the 898th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, James Barbour ranks 17,408 out of 19,576. Before him are Oleh Lyashko, Lyudmyla Denisova, Michael Spindelegger, Chen Muhua, LeRoy Pope Walker, and Paul Biyoghé Mba. After him are Bob Tinning, Nick Clegg, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Jaime Mayor Oreja, Tom Carper, and Ulla Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, James Barbour ranks 55. Before him are Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Rana Bahadur Shah, Laura Secord, Baji Rao II, and Tenskwatawa.  Among people deceased in 1842, James Barbour ranks 41. Before him are Aleksey Koltsov, Wilhelm Gesenius, Henry Shrapnel, William Ellery Channing, Archibald Menzies, and William Hobson. After him are John Sell Cotman, Amos Eaton, 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 11,901 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Rudolph (1943), James Moody (1925), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Hampton Fancher (1938), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), and Beverly Cleary (1916). After him are David Lindley (1944), William S. McArthur (1951), Bob Kenney (1931), Patrick Leonard (1956), Molly Picon (1898), and Raylene (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James Barbour ranks 898. Before him are Henry M. Jackson (1912), Mike Gravel (1930), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), Mike Honda (1941), Andrew Young (1932), and LeRoy Pope Walker (1817). After him are Tom Carper (1947), John Bell (1796), John C. Stennis (1901), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), and Howard Dean (1948).

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