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Thomas Mifflin

1744 - 1800

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Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Pennsylvania, who is regarded as a Founding Father of the United States for his roles during and after the American Revolution. Mifflin signed the United States Constitution, was the first governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799, and was also the state's last president, succeeding Benjamin Franklin in 1788. Born in Philadelphia, Mifflin became a merchant following his graduation from the College of Philadelphia. After serving in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and the First Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, he joined the Continental Army in 1775. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Mifflin is the 15,527th most popular politician (up from 16,699th in 2019), the 8,360th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,422nd in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Mifflin ranks 15,527 out of 19,576. Before him are León Cortés Castro, Giorgio La Pira, Eudemus, José Manuel Marroquín, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and Francesco Cornaro. After him are Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Sun Chunlan, Sotsha Dlamini, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and V. Volodarsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1744, Thomas Mifflin ranks 30. Before him are David Allan, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Micaela Bastidas, Tomás António Gonzaga, Mary Moser, and Heinrich Christian Boie. After him is Félix de Avelar Brotero. Among people deceased in 1800, Thomas Mifflin ranks 34. Before him are Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Victor Louis, John Rutledge, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, and Marc René, marquis de Montalembert. After him are Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Elizabeth Montagu, Jesse Ramsden, Hugh Blair, William Blount, and Edward Rutledge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Mifflin ranks 8,362 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Offerman (1970), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Fred Hansen (1940), John Van Ryn (1905), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), and Billy Campbell (1959). After him are Mary Beth Peil (1940), Sidney Franklin (1893), Mike Farrell (1939), Lorenz Hart (1895), Bo Goldman (1932), and Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas Mifflin ranks 631. Before him are Barbara Boxer (1940), William M. Tweed (1823), Isabella Abbott (1919), George Tenet (1953), James M. Cox (1870), and Samuel J. Tilden (1814). After him are Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), John Langdon (1741), Lloyd Bentsen (1921), James Brady (1940), John P. Kennedy (1795), and Whitney Smith (1940).

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