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John Rutledge

1739 - 1800

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John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first president of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge established a legal career after studying at Middle Temple in the City of London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Rutledge has received more than 827,377 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Rutledge is the 14,481st most popular politician (down from 13,438th in 2019), the 7,918th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,114th in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Rutledge ranks 14,481 out of 15,577Before him are Ashur-nirari I, Mike Honda, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Zlatko Lagumdžija, Khalid Skah, and Shōichi Nakagawa. After him are Æthelred, Stella Kyriakides, Liam Cosgrave, Andrew Fisher, Paul-Émile de Souza, and Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, John Rutledge ranks 24Before him are Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, Juan de Villanueva, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Johann Beckmann, John Robison, and Sophronius of Vratsa. After him are William Bartram, William Hewson, and George Clymer. Among people deceased in 1800, John Rutledge ranks 30Before him are Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Friedrich Gilly, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Michael Denis, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, and Jesse Ramsden. After him are Thomas Mifflin, Hugh Blair, Edward Rutledge, William Blount, and John Blair Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Rutledge ranks 7,918 out of 18,182Before him are Henry Vestine (1944), Christopher Paolini (1983), Gilda Radner (1946), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Leelee Sobieski (1983), and Magic Slim (1937). After him are Alison Lurie (1926), Jerry Falwell (1933), Pat McCormick (1930), Strother Martin (1919), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), and Jeanne Cooper (1928).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Rutledge ranks 479Before him are Rose Cleveland (1846), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Daniel Morgan (1736), Elizabeth Dole (1936), David Ige (1957), and Mike Honda (1941). After him are Louis McLane (1786), Samuel J. Tilden (1814), James Spriggs Payne (1819), Hamilton Fish (1808), Greg Abbott (1957), and Alphonso Taft (1810).