POLITICIAN

Milton Latham

1827 - 1882

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Milton Slocum Latham (May 23, 1827 – March 4, 1882) was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days between January 9 and January 14, 1860. A Lecompton Democrat, Latham resigned from office (the second governor to do so) after being elected by the state legislature to a seat in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milton Latham has received more than 99,029 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Milton Latham is the 18,098th most popular politician (down from 16,781st in 2019), the 14,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,738th in 2019) and the 1,027th most popular American Politician.

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  • 37.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Milton Latham ranks 18,098 out of 19,576. Before him are Robinah Nabbanja, Om Birla, Denis McDonough, Fredis Refunjol, Rohit Sharma, and Everett Dirksen. After him are Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Katherine Tai, Smith Thompson, Christine Lieberknecht, Mateo Garralda, and Bill Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Milton Latham ranks 73. Before him are Mary Ward, Afzal-ud-Daulah, William Windom, Henry Warner Slocum, Augustus Pitt Rivers, and Hiram Rhodes Revels.  Among people deceased in 1882, Milton Latham ranks 81. Before him are Thomas Romney Robinson, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Hablot Knight Browne, Francis Maitland Balfour, John Scott Russell, and Edward Bouverie Pusey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milton Latham ranks 14,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Lauren Ambrose (1978), NF (1991), Lindsay Price (1976), Cynthia Myers (1950), Everett Dirksen (1896), and Medina Dixon (1962). After him are Kelly Rohrbach (1990), Michael Angarano (1987), Bruce Altman (1955), Masta Killa (1969), Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867), and Mardy Fish (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Milton Latham ranks 1,027. Before him are Alton B. Parker (1852), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Bill Brock (1930), Brad Sherman (1954), Denis McDonough (1969), and Everett Dirksen (1896). After him are Katherine Tai (1974), Smith Thompson (1768), Bill Walker (1951), Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Antonio Villaraigosa (1953), and Maxine Waters (1938).

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