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Richard Rush

1780 - 1859

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Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 8th United States Attorney General from 1814 to 1817 and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829. He served as John Quincy Adams's running mate on the National Republican ticket during the 1828 United States presidential election. He served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1811 and as Comptroller of the Treasury during the James Madison administration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Rush has received more than 255,600 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Rush is the 16,459th most popular politician (down from 15,464th in 2019), the 9,856th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,014th in 2019) and the 640th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Rush ranks 16,459 out of 19,576. Before him are James Oglethorpe, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, James Scullin, Alexander Acosta, José Montilla, and Panagiotis Poulitsas. After him are Cheick Modibo Diarra, Elihu B. Washburne, Aileen Baviera, Pieter Omtzigt, Mohamed Brahmi, and Sergey Baburin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1780, Richard Rush ranks 56. Before him are John Forsyth, Michele Tenore, Edward Hicks, William Ellery Channing, Johann Friedrich Adam, and Robert Smirke. After him are William J. Duane, Thomas Chalmers, and Israel Pickens. Among people deceased in 1859, Richard Rush ranks 62. Before him are David Cox, Thomas Nuttall, Sydney, Lady Morgan, Bakht Khan, Leigh Hunt, and Mountstuart Elphinstone. After him are Charles Hamilton Smith, and George M. Bibb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Rush ranks 9,856 out of 20,380. Before him are Dianne Reeves (1956), Charles Hartshorne (1897), Lezley Zen (1974), Eric Christian Olsen (1977), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), and Nella Larsen (1891). After him are Pamela Bellwood (1951), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Neal Morse (1960), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Walter Bahr (1927), and Aldo Donelli (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Rush ranks 640. Before him are Leonard Wood (1860), Peter G. Peterson (1926), John Kasich (1952), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Spark Matsunaga (1916), and Alexander Acosta (1969). After him are Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Richard Shelby (1934), Tenskwatawa (1775), Charles Colson (1931), Edward Givens (1930), and Rand Paul (1963).

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