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Thaddeus Stevens

1792 - 1868

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Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against black Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, leading the opposition to U.S. President Andrew Johnson. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War, he played a leading role, focusing his attention on defeating the Confederacy, financing the war with new taxes and borrowing, crushing the power of slave owners, ending slavery, and securing equal rights for the freedmen. Stevens was born in rural Vermont, in poverty, and with a club foot, which left him with a permanent limp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thaddeus Stevens is the 14,762nd most popular politician, the 7,094th most popular biography from United States and the 461st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 14,762 out of 19,576. Before him are Johan Ferner, Prithvirajsing Roopun, Theodor Blank, Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, and Jan Dobraczyński. After him are Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Corneliu Mănescu, Yolanda Díaz, Archibald Sayce, Larry O'Brien, and Fayez Tarawneh.

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Among people born in 1792, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 63. Before him are Prince William of Baden, Christian Gmelin, David Sassoon, José María Carreño, Jean-Jacques Willmar, and Vicente Ramón Roca. After him are Gulab Singh, Andreas Kalvos, Thomas Bell, Sarah Moore Grimké, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, and Lowell Mason. Among people deceased in 1868, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 57. Before him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Constantin Negruzzi, William Rutter Dawes, Joaquín Suárez, Nestor Kukolnik, and Gennaios Kolokotronis. After him are Júlia Szendrey, José María de Achá, Benizelos Roufos, Carl Mayet, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and Laura Secord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 7,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Tina Weymouth (1950), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Terry Bradshaw (1948), Charles Roven (1949), and Chris Van Allsburg (1949). After him are Curly Howard (1903), Roy Thomas (1940), Doris Humphrey (1895), Krysten Ritter (1981), Regis Philbin (1931), and John C. Slater (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 461. Before him are Ron DeSantis (1978), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Gary Locke (1950), Lewis Cass (1782), Gavin Newsom (1967), and William M. Tweed (1823). After him are Larry O'Brien (1917), Lucien Carr (1925), Little Crow (1810), Richard H. Truly (1937), Harry Reid (1939), and Bob Menendez (1954).

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