POLITICIAN

Zachariah Chandler

1813 - 1879

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Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term senator from the state of Michigan, and Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant. As a successful young businessman in Detroit, Chandler supported the Underground Railroad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zachariah Chandler has received more than 183,251 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Zachariah Chandler is the 18,561st most popular politician (down from 17,050th in 2019), the 15,639th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,586th in 2019) and the 1,192nd most popular American Politician.

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  • 15

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  • 1.71

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  • 3.37

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zachariah Chandler ranks 18,561 out of 19,576. Before him are Anders Samuelsen, Terence O'Neill, Bill Haslam, Børge Brende, Elena Valenciano, and Princess Claire of Luxembourg. After him are Mónika Lamperth, Brian Schweitzer, Klara Geywitz, Ian Ferguson, George Allen, and Bob Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Zachariah Chandler ranks 85. Before him are John Sedgwick, George Alexander Macfarren, David Dixon Porter, George Peter Alexander Healy, John Cassin, and Lot M. Morrill.  Among people deceased in 1879, Zachariah Chandler ranks 73. Before him are John Adams Dix, Caleb Cushing, Angelina Grimké, Sarah Josepha Hale, Henry Sewell, and William Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zachariah Chandler ranks 15,639 out of 20,380. Before him are Robby Ginepri (1982), Matt Bloom (1972), Greta Lee (1983), Jane Froman (1907), Ashley Graham (1987), and Hannah Mancini (1980). After him are Dan Savage (1964), Kristen Anderson-Lopez (1972), Brooke Langton (1970), Brian Schweitzer (1955), Sian Heder (1977), and Hayley McFarland (1991).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Zachariah Chandler ranks 1,192. Before him are Tom McMillen (1952), Jim DeMint (1951), Bev Perdue (1947), Zell Miller (1932), Jim Wright (1922), and Bill Haslam (1958). After him are Brian Schweitzer (1955), George Allen (1952), Keith Ellison (1963), Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914), Mark White (1940), and Martha Layne Collins (1936).

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