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William R. King

1786 - 1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France under President James K. Polk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William R. King is the 13,297th most popular politician, the 5,558th most popular biography from United States and the 355th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William R. King ranks 13,297 out of 19,576Before him are Merhotepre Ini, Anton Ackermann, Abdullah Ensour, Hakainde Hichilema, Ashtavakra, and Olli Rehn. After him are Osceola, Patrick Hillery, Carlos Anaya, Publius Rutilius Lupus, Jacinda Ardern, and Mayawati.

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Among people born in 1786, William R. King ranks 46Before him are José Joaquín Prieto, Sunthorn Phu, Andreas Metaxas, Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, Wilhelm Gesenius, and Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar. After him are Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, José María Vargas, Auguste de Montferrand, Louis Vicat, Moshoeshoe I, and Pavel Schilling. Among people deceased in 1853, William R. King ranks 42Before him are Sarah Goodridge, Maria Quitéria, Louis Visconti, Augustin Saint-Hilaire, Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, and Cesare Balbo. After him are Lucas Alamán, Andrés Narvarte, Tabitha Babbitt, Abigail Fillmore, William Beaumont, and Ditlev Blunck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William R. King ranks 5,558 out of 20,380Before him are Glenn Danzig (1955), J. D. Tippit (1924), James Eckhouse (1955), Clyde Cowan (1919), James Crafts (1839), and Theodore Roszak (1933). After him are Osceola (1804), Henry Clay Frick (1849), Gary Peacock (1935), Travis Barker (1975), Alfred Blalock (1899), and Darlene Cates (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William R. King ranks 355Before him are Pete Rose (1941), Ishi (1860), Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), Margaret Taylor (1788), Robert Byrd (1917), and Strom Thurmond (1902). After him are Osceola (1804), Eric Adams (1960), Budge Patty (1924), Eugene McCarthy (1916), Chief Joseph (1840), and J. William Fulbright (1905).