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John W. Davis

1873 - 1955

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John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924, losing to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge. Davis was born and raised in West Virginia, where his father, John James Davis, had been a delegate to the Wheeling Convention and served in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John W. Davis has received more than 525,914 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John W. Davis is the 16,101st most popular politician (down from 14,473rd in 2019), the 11,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,827th in 2019) and the 767th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John W. Davis ranks 16,101 out of 15,577. Before him are P. J. Patterson, Christophe Castaner, Chrystia Freeland, Thomas Kemmerich, Djimrangar Dadnadji, and John Davis Lodge. After him are Josefa Idem, John Canfield Spencer, George Galloway, Patxi López, Mario Frick, and Élisabeth Borne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, John W. Davis ranks 179. Before him are Enoch Sontonga, Dorothy Richardson, Prosper Bruggeman, Franz Weidenreich, Ellen Glasgow, and John Geiger. After him are Alfred Bowerman, Gauhar Jaan, and Leo Amery. Among people deceased in 1955, John W. Davis ranks 153. Before him are Einar Arnórsson, Harry Cobby, André Rischmann, Katharine Drexel, Robert Riskin, and Mary McLeod Bethune. After him are Jack McGrath, Bert McCaffrey, Carlyle Blackwell, and Leo Amery.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John W. Davis ranks 11,542 out of 18,182. Before him are Brooke Elliott (1974), Hudson Leick (1969), Shirley Clarke (1919), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), John Davis Lodge (1903), and Josh Stewart (1977). After him are John P. Marquand (1893), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Eddie Griffin (1968), William Demarest (1892), Raylene (1977), and John Canfield Spencer (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John W. Davis ranks 767. Before him are Eliot Spitzer (1959), Mike Mansfield (1903), Ron Klain (1961), Edward Rutledge (1749), Alberto Gonzales (1955), and John Davis Lodge (1903). After him are John Canfield Spencer (1788), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), Trent Lott (1941), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Henry M. Jackson (1912), and George Stoneman (1822).

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