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Robert F. Stockton

1795 - 1866

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Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-powered navy. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert F. Stockton has received more than 296,832 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert F. Stockton is the 17,521st most popular politician (down from 16,133rd in 2019), the 12,515th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,744th in 2019) and the 850th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.34

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert F. Stockton ranks 17,521 out of 19,576. Before him are Sholban Kara-ool, Vida Vencienė, Tim Scott, Nikolay Merkushkin, Voula Patoulidou, and Audronius Ažubalis. After him are Jan Brewer, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Nika Melia, Tom Foley, Thomas Corwin, and Vuk Jeremić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Robert F. Stockton ranks 69. Before him are John Francis Davis, Benjamin Franklin Butler, William Lyon Mackenzie, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, and Frances Wright.  Among people deceased in 1866, Robert F. Stockton ranks 53. Before him are Henryk Rzewuski, Joseph Weydemeyer, Matvey Gusev, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, William Henry Harvey, and Samuel Ryan Curtis. After him are John Keble, and Clement Comer Clay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert F. Stockton ranks 12,515 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Geraghty (1975), Marcelo Balboa (1967), M. Shadows (1981), Sim Iness (1930), Sinnamon Love (1973), and Katherine Maher (1983). After him are Ann B. Davis (1926), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Mary-Kate Olsen (1986), Gary Larson (1950), Jan Brewer (1944), and John 5 (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert F. Stockton ranks 850. Before him are Levi Woodbury (1789), George M. Bibb (1776), John Barrasso (1952), Jack Reed (1949), John B. Floyd (1806), and Tim Scott (1965). After him are Jan Brewer (1944), Tom Foley (1929), Thomas Corwin (1794), Arlen Specter (1930), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), and George Barnes (1892).

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