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Philip Francis Thomas

1810 - 1890

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Philip Francis Thomas (September 12, 1810 – October 2, 1890) was an American lawyer, mathematician and politician. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, was the 28th Governor of Maryland from 1848 to 1851, and was Comptroller of Maryland from 1851 to 1853. He was appointed as the 23rd United States Secretary of the Treasury in 1860 in the Buchanan administration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Francis Thomas has received more than 65,328 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Francis Thomas is the 17,338th most popular politician (down from 16,540th in 2019), the 12,003rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,958th in 2019) and the 809th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 17,338 out of 19,576Before him are Asaf Ali, Rivo Rakotovao, Zambiya, Rustem Khamitov, Alan Gagloev, and Mike DeWine. After him are Hubert Ingraham, Farooq Abdullah, Kenneth Clarke, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Mark Parkinson, and Cristina Cifuentes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 102Before him are Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Nísia Floresta, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Horatio Seymour, John McCloskey, and Robert Toombs.  Among people deceased in 1890, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 72Before him are Catherine Booth, William Bell Scott, Mihkel Veske, Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, and Émile Léonard Mathieu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 12,003 out of 20,380Before him are Duke Pearson (1932), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Lucky Thompson (1924), Tyler Hamilton (1971), Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970), and Hayley Williams (1988). After him are Aaron Burckhard (1963), Charles Marion Russell (1864), Dennis Chambers (1959), Brenda Helser (1924), Jeremy Sisto (1974), and Mike Epps (1970).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 809Before him are Wendell Ford (1924), John Kennedy (1951), William Paca (1740), Doug Burgum (1956), Walter Forward (1786), and Mike DeWine (1947). After him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Mark Parkinson (1957), Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), and Tom Daschle (1947).