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Robert M. T. Hunter

1809 - 1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and planter. He was a U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert M. T. Hunter has received more than 239,972 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert M. T. Hunter is the 17,606th most popular politician (down from 16,085th in 2019), the 12,749th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,617th in 2019) and the 880th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 17,606 out of 19,576. Before him are Greg Gianforte, Oksana Markarova, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Margaret Alva, Amy Coney Barrett, and Violeta Bulc. After him are Ruth Metzler, John Compton, Irakli Okruashvili, Ulamburiash, Hichem Mechichi, and Joe Borg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 76. Before him are Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Svend Foyn, Sterling Price, Fanny Kemble, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and Francis Walker. After him is Achille Guenée. Among people deceased in 1887, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 65. Before him are Albert Parsons, Balfour Stewart, Elihu B. Washburne, George Alexander Macfarren, Alfred Domett, and Dinah Craik. After him is Daniel Manning.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 12,749 out of 20,380. Before him are DJ Ashba (1972), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Kid Cudi (1984), Phil Donahue (1935), and Joan Marsh (1914). After him are Paul Ben-Victor (1965), Ahmed Best (1973), Armand van Helden (1970), Adam G. Sevani (1992), Cleavant Derricks (1953), and Annie Dillard (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 880. Before him are Tommy Tuberville (1954), Ray LaHood (1945), Gabriel Moore (1785), Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912), Greg Gianforte (1961), and Amy Coney Barrett (1972). After him are Robert Smalls (1839), Butch Otter (1942), Janet Mills (1947), Kathleen Blanco (1942), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), and Larry Craig (1945).

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