POLITICIAN

John Slidell

1793 - 1871

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John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, slaveholder, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the United States Navy from the British ship RMS Trent in 1861 and later released. He was the older brother of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Slidell has received more than 227,884 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Slidell is the 18,371st most popular politician (down from 16,819th in 2019), the 14,963rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,873rd in 2019) and the 1,128th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.38

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Slidell ranks 18,371 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Tsongas, Kenji Ogiwara, Ömürbek Babanov, Phil Scott, Ryan Zinke, and Jim Clyburn. After him are Audrey Patterson, Jozef Stümpel, Smriti Irani, Peter Fitzgerald, Aleksandr Konovalov, and Adam Schiff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, John Slidell ranks 59. Before him are Thomas Doughty, Eliphalet Remington, Charles Lock Eastlake, Felicia Hemans, Henry Schoolcraft, and Edward Bates.  Among people deceased in 1871, John Slidell ranks 75. Before him are Thomas Ewing, George Grote, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, Victor Motschulsky, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, and Alexander Keith Johnston.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Slidell ranks 14,963 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Dechart (1987), Ryan Zinke (1961), Jay C. Buckey (1956), Melissa Manchester (1951), Jim Clyburn (1940), and AnnaLynne McCord (1987). After him are Audrey Patterson (1926), Stephen Thompson (1983), Michael Cuesta (1963), The Sandman (1963), Mageina Tovah (1979), and Peter Fitzgerald (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Slidell ranks 1,128. Before him are Paul Laxalt (1922), Bruce Babbitt (1938), Paul Tsongas (1941), Phil Scott (1958), Ryan Zinke (1961), and Jim Clyburn (1940). After him are Audrey Patterson (1926), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), Adam Schiff (1960), Pete Domenici (1932), Jacky Rosen (1957), and Paul Fannin (1907).

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