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James Wilkinson

1757 - 1825

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James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American army officer and politician who was associated with multiple scandals and controversies during his life, including the Burr conspiracy. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but he was twice compelled to resign. He was twice the Senior Officer of the U.S. Army; was appointed to be the first governor in the newly acquired western lands of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, later organized by the United States Congress and the third President, Thomas Jefferson as the Louisiana Territory in 1804–1812, west of the Mississippi River; and commanded two unsuccessful military invasion campaigns in the St. Lawrence River valley theater in Canada during the War of 1812. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Wilkinson is the 1,866th most popular military personnel (up from 1,921st in 2024), the 8,355th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,257th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Wilkinson ranks 1,866 out of 2,058. Before him are Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Adrianos Komnenos, Mindarus, Billy Bishop, Jonathan M. Wainwright, and John Eisenhower. After him are Afanasy Beloborodov, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Hemedti, Richard Marcinko, Richard S. Ewell, and Amir Hatami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, James Wilkinson ranks 42. Before him are Wojciech Bogusławski, Thomas Telford, James Sowerby, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, John Adair, and Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. After him are Józef Kozłowski, and Charles Pinckney. Among people deceased in 1825, James Wilkinson ranks 40. Before him are Yakov Sannikov, Edward Pigott, Franciszek Karpiński, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Marie Bouliard, and Paul Louis Courier. After him are José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and William Eustis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Wilkinson ranks 8,357 out of 20,380. Before him are Sonny Clark (1931), Rebecca Miller (1962), James M. Cox (1870), Greta Gerwig (1983), Kathryn Grayson (1922), and Samuel J. Tilden (1814). After him are Dave Weckl (1960), Carl Osburn (1884), Robert Harron (1893), Nick Offerman (1970), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), and Fred Hansen (1940).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James Wilkinson ranks 131. Before him are Peter Pace (1945), Richard Bong (1920), Scott Ritter (1961), John F. Reynolds (1820), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), and John Eisenhower (1922). After him are Richard Marcinko (1940), Richard S. Ewell (1817), George Crook (1828), A. P. Hill (1825), Martin Dempsey (1952), and Israel Putnam (1718).

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