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William Windom

1827 - 1891

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William Windom (May 10, 1827 – January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 to 1883. He also served two non-consecutive times as Secretary of the Treasury from March to November 1881, and from 1889 to 1891, under three Presidents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Windom has received more than 169,420 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Windom is the 17,555th most popular politician (down from 16,377th in 2019), the 12,588th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,510th in 2019) and the 865th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Windom ranks 17,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Reynolds, Eowa of Mercia, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Kelly Craft, Leo Amery, and Varina Davis. After him are Lorella Stefanelli, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Anniken Huitfeldt, Mairead McGuinness, and John Lindsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, William Windom ranks 69. Before him are Emma Schenson, William Burges, John Owen, Richard Morris Hunt, Mary Ward, and Afzal-ud-Daulah. After him are Henry Warner Slocum, Augustus Pitt Rivers, Hiram Rhodes Revels, and Milton Latham. Among people deceased in 1891, William Windom ranks 111. Before him are Barbara Bodichon, Charles Bradlaugh, George Hearst, David Dixon Porter, Sarah Winnemucca, and Samuel Ajayi Crowther.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Windom ranks 12,588 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Zahn McClarnon (1966), Kelly Craft (1962), Harry Blackmun (1908), Amber Benson (1977), and Varina Davis (1826). After him are Tom Scott (1948), Ryan Crouser (1992), Cleavon Little (1939), Adriana Chechik (1991), Greg K. (1965), and Timothy Busfield (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Windom ranks 865. Before him are Henry A. Wise (1806), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Kim Reynolds (1959), Kelly Craft (1962), and Varina Davis (1826). After him are John Lindsay (1921), P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), John W. Davis (1873), Brad Little (1954), Caesar Rodney (1728), and George S. Boutwell (1818).

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