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William H. Crawford

1772 - 1834

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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 election. Born in Virginia, Crawford moved to Georgia with his parents at a young age, and he grew up to become one of the state’s most popular politicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William H. Crawford has received more than 405,921 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). William H. Crawford is the 15,415th most popular politician (down from 14,572nd in 2019), the 8,054th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,116th in 2019) and the 512th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William H. Crawford ranks 15,415 out of 19,576Before him are Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Herbert Lawford, Jeremiah S. Black, Antonio Arenas, Bohuslav Sobotka, and Rose Cleveland. After him are Karan Singh, Leon Schlumpf, Fatima Soltan, Thomas Ewing, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, and Joaquín Jovellar y Soler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, William H. Crawford ranks 42Before him are Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, Vicente López Portaña, Frans Michael Franzén, Manuel José Quintana, Paul Louis Courier, and Charles Leclerc. After him are Sándor Kisfaludy, Caesar Augustus Rodney, William Wirt, and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill. Among people deceased in 1834, William H. Crawford ranks 39Before him are Joseph Bové, Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Pierre Adet, and Jacques Labillardière. After him are Thomas Say, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, David Douglas, and William Wirt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Crawford ranks 8,054 out of 20,380Before him are Gwen Verdon (1925), Edward Ruscha (1937), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), Duane Jones (1937), Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), and Rose Cleveland (1846). After him are Big Pun (1971), Moira Kelly (1968), John Antoine Nau (1860), Thomas Ewing (1789), Arthur Freed (1894), and Carleton S. Coon (1904).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William H. Crawford ranks 512Before him are Debbie Rowe (1958), Bob Mathias (1930), Samuel J. Tilden (1814), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), and Rose Cleveland (1846). After him are Thomas Ewing (1789), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Alphonso Taft (1810), Wilbur Ross (1937), Asa Hutchinson (1950), and Frederick Muhlenberg (1750).