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Alexander Ramsey

1815 - 1903

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Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 – April 22, 1903) was an American politician, who became the first Minnesota Territorial Governor and later became a U.S. Senator. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Ramsey is the 17,996th most popular politician (up from 18,462nd in 2024), the 13,660th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,374th in 2019) and the 1,043rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Alexander Ramsey ranks 17,996 out of 19,576. Before him are Arun Shourie, Chris Hipkins, John Lindsay, Janusz Palikot, Marjo Matikainen-Kallström, and Gilles Simeoni. After him are Dagur B. Eggertsson, José Manuel Albares, Nandini Satpathy, Norman Thomas, Moïse Katumbi, and Ray LaHood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Alexander Ramsey ranks 89. Before him are Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Howell Cobb, Hablot Knight Browne, Andrew Jackson Downing, William J. Hardee, and James Seddon. After him is James W. Nye. Among people deceased in 1903, Alexander Ramsey ranks 76. Before him are Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Andrew Ainslie Common, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, Charles Ammi Cutter, Herbert Vaughan, and Edwin Lord Weeks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander Ramsey ranks 13,664 out of 20,380. Before him are Meagen Fay (1957), Thomas Sadoski (1976), Daniella Alonso (1978), Robert Osborne (1932), Andy Phillip (1922), and Elden Henson (1977). After him are Chuck Daigh (1923), Sandy West (1959), Kate Spade (1962), Hyapatia Lee (1960), BarBara Luna (1939), and Mark Romanek (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alexander Ramsey ranks 1,043. Before him are Thomas Hart Benton (1782), Stuart Symington (1901), Patsy Mink (1927), Robert F. Stockton (1795), Lurleen Wallace (1926), and John Lindsay (1921). After him are Norman Thomas (1884), Ray LaHood (1945), Mike Johanns (1950), Bob Graham (1936), Caleb Strong (1745), and Donna Shalala (1941).

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