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Abel P. Upshur

1790 - 1844

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Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active in Virginia state politics for decades, with a brother and a nephew who became distinguished U.S. Navy officers, Judge Upshur left the Virginia bench to become the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the administration of President John Tyler, a fellow Virginian. He negotiated the treaty that led to the 1845 Texas annexation to the United States and helped ensure that it was admitted as a slave state. Upshur died on February 28, 1844, when a gun on the warship USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Abel P. Upshur is the 15,224th most popular politician (down from 14,477th in 2024), the 7,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,797th in 2019) and the 606th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Abel P. Upshur ranks 15,224 out of 19,576. Before him are José Justo Corro, Paul Matschie, Dawn Fraser, Mohamed Ould Bilal, Zenonis, and Andrés Héctor Carvallo. After him are Theo-Ben Gurirab, Manasseh Sogavare, Stavros Dimas, Marie Juchacz, Larry O'Brien, and Sam Hinds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Abel P. Upshur ranks 50. Before him are William Davies Evans, Nassau William Senior, Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer, Tommaso Grossi, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and John Ross. After him are Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, and Mzilikazi. Among people deceased in 1844, Abel P. Upshur ranks 39. Before him are Gustav Hugo, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Jacob Aall, Gaetano Savi, Melchor Múzquiz, and José Rondeau. After him are Sándor Kisfaludy, Princess Sophia of Gloucester, Domingo Nieto, Thomas Campbell, Charles Bulfinch, and Alexander Porter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 7,886 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernie Terrell (1939), Stephen Sommers (1962), A Martinez (1948), Walton Goggins (1971), DeLisle Stewart (1870), Landon Donovan (1982), and Irving Jaffee (1906). After him are Bob Weinstein (1954), David R. Ellis (1952), Jay Gould (1836), William Lombardy (1937), and Marcus Hurley (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Abel P. Upshur ranks 606. Before him are Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Harry Reid (1939), Ramsey Clark (1927), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Kay Ivey (1944), and Mary Harrison McKee (1858). After him are Larry O'Brien (1917), Janet Reno (1938), Orrin Hatch (1934), Mike Rogers (1958), Joe Crowley (1962), and Robert J. Walker (1801).

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