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Alexander H. Stephens

1812 - 1883

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives before and after the Civil War. Stephens attended Franklin College and established a legal practice in his hometown of Crawfordville, Georgia. After serving in both houses of the Georgia General Assembly, he was elected to the Congress, taking his seat in 1843. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander H. Stephens is the 12,159th most popular politician (up from 12,455th in 2024), the 5,042nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,856th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander H. Stephens ranks 12,159 out of 19,576. Before him are Bahubali, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, Ioannis Alevras, Jaan Poska, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, and Pierre Poujade. After him are Vineh of Bulgaria, Anton von Schmerling, Vardanes II, Sanjō Sanetomi, Yaakov Litzman, and Pierre Basile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Alexander H. Stephens ranks 48. Before him are Ignacio Comonfort, Samuel Smiles, Carl Christian Hall, Robert Fortune, Walthère Frère-Orban, and Francisco Coll Guitart. After him are Charles Duclerc, Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, Nikolay Zinin, Julius Rietz, Ercole Dembowski, and Rudolf von Alt. Among people deceased in 1883, Alexander H. Stephens ranks 53. Before him are Heinrich von Ferstel, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Edward Sabine, Auguste Clésinger, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, and Butrus al-Bustani. After him are Dục Đức, Hiệp Hòa, Francesco de Sanctis, Joachim Barrande, Mahmud Nedim Pasha, and John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander H. Stephens ranks 5,042 out of 20,380. Before him are David Silverman (1957), Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Lynch (1944), Michael S. Hart (1947), Cat Power (1972), and Albert Brooks (1947). After him are Margaret Sullavan (1909), Peggy Whitson (1960), Susan Brownmiller (1935), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Edwin Drake (1819), and Steve James (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alexander H. Stephens ranks 423. Before him are Pete Ricketts (1964), Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876), Margaret Taylor (1788), Mike Lee (1971), Jim Gray (1944), and Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968). After him are John Warner (1927), Dannel Malloy (1955), Jerry Nadler (1947), John L. McClellan (1896), Robert Mueller (1944), and James R. Schlesinger (1929).

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