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Arthur P. Bagby

1794 - 1858

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Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama. He was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1821, 1822, 1824, and 1834–1836, serving as the youngest-ever speaker in 1822 and 1836, and he served in the Alabama State Senate in 1825. A slaveowner, he served in the U.S. Senate from November 21, 1841, when he was elected to fill the vacancy caused by Clement C. Clay's resignation, to June 16, 1848, when he resigned to become Minister to Russia from 1848 to 1849. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur P. Bagby is the 18,170th most popular politician (down from 18,105th in 2019), the 14,396th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,179th in 2019) and the 1,120th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Arthur P. Bagby ranks 18,170 out of 19,576Before him are Johnny Kerr, Giuliano Poletti, Eoin MacNeill, Nasrin Oryakhil, Richard M. Daley, and Marianna Madia. After him are Valery Tsepkalo, Sheila Jackson Lee, Georgina Beyer, Mimma Zavoli, Robert Biedroń, and Maryon Pittman Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Arthur P. Bagby ranks 73Before him are Miklós Jósika, William Cullen Bryant, Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, Feargus O'Connor, and Thomas Corwin. After him is George Cathcart. Among people deceased in 1858, Arthur P. Bagby ranks 58Before him are Osip Senkovsky, Franz Theodor Kugler, Vicente Ramón Roca, József Bajza, Benjamin Franklin Butler, and Thomas Hart Benton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur P. Bagby ranks 14,400 out of 20,380Before him are Johnny Kerr (1932), Claire Du Brey (1892), Greg Daniels (1963), Richard M. Daley (1942), Susan Williams (1969), and Fred Wacker (1918). After him are John A. Russo (1939), Jack Clement (1931), Richard Biggs (1960), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Gwen Lee (1904), and Cheryl Lynn (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Arthur P. Bagby ranks 1,120Before him are George Stephanopoulos (1961), Mario Díaz-Balart (1961), John Garamendi (1945), Sheridan Downey (1884), Johnny Kerr (1932), and Richard M. Daley (1942). After him are Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Dale Bumpers (1925), and Jim Jeffords (1934).