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Jim Jeffords

1934 - 2014

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James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. Originally a Republican, he served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969 and Vermont Attorney General 1969 to 1973. He lost the 1972 Republican primary for governor of Vermont, but in 1974 he won Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the US House from 1975 to 1989, and in 1988 won election to the United States Senate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jim Jeffords is the 18,302nd most popular politician (up from 18,468th in 2024), the 14,532nd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,413th in 2019) and the 1,129th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Jim Jeffords ranks 18,302 out of 19,576. Before him are Monica Macovei, Raffi Hovannisian, Knut Tore Apeland, Jiang Yi-huah, Yannick Jadot, and Dale Bumpers. After him are John H. Sununu, Ed Rendell, Henry A. Wise, Davit Kezerashvili, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, and Ned Lamont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jim Jeffords ranks 573. Before him are Angela Buxton, Willie Toweel, Jerry Nelson, Bryan Douglas, Jennifer Kendal, and Little Milton. After him are Hamilton Green, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Kirshner, Vijaya Mehta, Jonathan Miller, and David Herd. Among people deceased in 2014, Jim Jeffords ranks 552. Before him are Michael Glawogger, Anja Niedringhaus, Sitara Devi, Vugar Gashimov, Mary Ann Mobley, and Tom Gola. After him are Reubin Askew, Tony Gwynn, Fernandão, Christopher Malcolm, Sandy Jardine, and Dora Bryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 14,536 out of 20,380. Before him are Seamus Dever (1976), John Otto (1977), Hurley Haywood (1948), Scott Putesky (1968), Joan Taylor (1929), and Dale Bumpers (1925). After him are Nick Zano (1978), Ann C. Crispin (1950), Ed Rendell (1944), Henry A. Wise (1806), Mark Van Doren (1894), and Marion Martin (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 1,129. Before him are Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), and Dale Bumpers (1925). After him are Ed Rendell (1944), Henry A. Wise (1806), Ned Lamont (1954), Payne Stewart (1957), Ron Klain (1961), and Rose McConnell Long (1892).

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