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POLITICIAN

Stuart Symington

1901 - 1988

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William Stuart Symington III ( SY-ming-tən; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from Missouri from 1953 to 1976. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Symington worked as an executive in his uncle's iron products company and for other companies before becoming president of Emerson Electric. He resigned from Emerson in 1945 to take various positions in the administration of President Harry S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stuart Symington has received more than 349,195 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stuart Symington is the 16,878th most popular politician, the 13,901st most popular biography from United States and the 1,008th most popular American Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

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  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stuart Symington ranks 16,878 out of 15,577Before him are Mike Johanns, Marina Kosheveya, Wanda Vázquez Garced, Pat Quinn, Dick Thornburgh, and Princess Yōko of Mikasa. After him are Sergei Udaltsov, John Slidell, Ekaterina Zakharieva, Bill Rowling, Bárður á Steig Nielsen, and Israel Pickens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Stuart Symington ranks 316Before him are John C. Stennis, Al LeConey, Donald Howard Menzel, Oliver La Farge, Adelaide Hall, and Dunc Munro.  Among people deceased in 1988, Stuart Symington ranks 234Before him are Raúl Landini, Bob Steele, Seth Neddermeyer, Daws Butler, Zubeida, and Ron Staniforth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stuart Symington ranks 13,901 out of 18,182Before him are Pat Quinn (1948), Dick Thornburgh (1932), Ryan Seacrest (1974), Laura Allen (1974), Annie Parisse (1975), and Vincent Ventresca (1966). After him are Rosemary DeCamp (1910), Willie Aames (1960), Michael Wolff (1953), Maika Monroe (1993), Daniella Monet (1989), and John Slidell (1793).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Stuart Symington ranks 1,008Before him are Jim Gilmore (1949), John W. Weeks (1860), Everett Dirksen (1896), Mike Johanns (1950), Pat Quinn (1948), and Dick Thornburgh (1932). After him are John Slidell (1793), Israel Pickens (1780), Jon Tester (1956), Sam Rayburn (1882), George Clement Perkins (1839), and George M. Bibb (1776).