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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 151,627 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). William Windom is the 16,438th most popular politician (down from 14,217th in 2019), the 12,539th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,127th in 2019) and the 851st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Windom ranks 16,438 out of 15,577Before him are Giorgio Petrosyan, Baburam Bhattarai, Serge Vohor, Mark Dayton, Larry Craig, and Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye. After him are Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Bob Graham, Pat Roberts, A. B. Bardhan, John Eaton, and Ronald Gamarra Herrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, William Windom ranks 62Before him are Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Barbara Bodichon, William Burges, Afzal-ud-Daulah, and Hiram Rhodes Revels. After him are Augustus Pitt Rivers and Milton Latham. Among people deceased in 1891, William Windom ranks 100Before him are Charles Bradlaugh, Barbara Bodichon, Joseph Bazalgette, George Hearst, Ludvig Lorenz, and Sarah Winnemucca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Windom ranks 12,539 out of 18,182Before him are Francine York (1936), Grace VanderWaal (2004), The Godfather (1961), Rachel Levine (1957), Dr. Luke (1973), and Frances Drake (1912). After him are Christina Koch (1979), Matthew Shepard (1976), Hardcore Holly (1963), David Brian (1914), Josh Dun (1988), and Retta (1970).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Windom ranks 851Before him are Robert Toombs (1810), Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827), Newton D. Baker (1871), Linda Lingle (1953), Mark Dayton (1947), and Larry Craig (1945). After him are Bob Graham (1936), Pat Roberts (1936), John Eaton (1790), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), Mitch Daniels (1949), and Kathleen Blanco (1942).