POLITICIAN

James S. Sherman

1855 - 1912

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James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912. He was a member of the interrelated Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families, prominent lawyers and politicians of New England and New York. Although not a high-powered administrator, he made a natural congressional committee chairman, and his genial personality eased the workings of the House, so that he was known as 'Sunny Jim'. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James S. Sherman has received more than 574,346 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). James S. Sherman is the 9,099th most popular politician (down from 8,604th in 2019), the 3,101st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,053rd in 2019) and the 196th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 54.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year James S. Sherman has had the most page views in the with 74,217 views, followed by Chinese (4,165), and Spanish (2,689). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (180.68%), Urdu (101.11%), and Southern Azerbaijani (100.66%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James S. Sherman ranks 9,099 out of 19,576. Before him are Khentkaus II, Son Ngoc Thanh, Ivica Račan, Vonones II, Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, and Tanzan Ishibashi. After him are George Koval, Gaius Lutatius Catulus, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Pharasmanes II of Iberia, Daniel Inouye, and Donald Tsang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, James S. Sherman ranks 46. Before him are King C. Gillette, Eugène Boch, Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha, Samad bey Mehmandarov, Giovanni Pascoli, and Albert F. Mummery. After him are David Bruce, Hermes da Fonseca, Paul Émile Appell, Jean Lorrain, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and Princess Marie of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1912, James S. Sherman ranks 55. Before him are Herman Bang, Jacques Futrelle, Eduard Strasburger, Archibald Gracie IV, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, and Giovanni Pascoli. After him are George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, Allan Octavian Hume, Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal, François-Alphonse Forel, Ernest Duchesne, and Édouard Detaille.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James S. Sherman ranks 3,101 out of 20,380. Before him are Mitch Pileggi (1952), Stephen Stills (1945), Christina Ricci (1980), Rob Schneider (1963), Jim Abrahams (1944), and Winston Groom (1943). After him are George Koval (1913), Daniel Inouye (1924), Daniel Boone (1734), Esther Lederberg (1922), Frances Sternhagen (1930), and Larry Semon (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James S. Sherman ranks 196. Before him are Oliver Winchester (1810), George Mason (1725), Levi P. Morton (1824), Mangas Coloradas (1792), R. Budd Dwyer (1939), and Bob Dole (1923). After him are George Koval (1913), Daniel Inouye (1924), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Victoria Woodhull (1838), Dean Rusk (1909), and Janet Jagan (1920).

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