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Benjamin Franklin Butler

1795 - 1858

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Benjamin Franklin Butler (December 17, 1795 – November 8, 1858) was a lawyer from the state of New York. A professional and political ally of Martin Van Buren, among the many elective and appointive positions he held were Attorney General of the United States and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was also a founder of New York University and one of the founders of the Children's Village school in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Franklin Butler is the 16,532nd most popular politician (up from 16,589th in 2024), the 9,933rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,177th in 2019) and the 748th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Benjamin Franklin Butler ranks 16,532 out of 19,576. Before him are Osred I of Northumbria, Aksel Berg, Faimalaga Luka, Antti Kalliomäki, Giulio Tremonti, and Anlamani. After him are Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Katsuya Okada, David Brenner, Arthur F. Burns, Feleti Sevele, and Benjamin Harrison V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Benjamin Franklin Butler ranks 65. Before him are John Francis Davis, José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Charles Sturt, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Vasily Perovsky, and Benizelos Roufos. After him are Frances Wright, William Lyon Mackenzie, Benjamin Morrell, and Robert F. Stockton. Among people deceased in 1858, Benjamin Franklin Butler ranks 56. Before him are Auguste de Montferrand, Michael Levytsky, Osip Senkovsky, Franz Theodor Kugler, Vicente Ramón Roca, and József Bajza. After him are Thomas Hart Benton, and Arthur P. Bagby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin Franklin Butler ranks 9,935 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Setzer (1959), Polly Holliday (1937), Gene Ammons (1925), Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), and Daniel Johnston (1961). After him are David Brenner (1962), Frank Benford (1883), George Stibitz (1904), Gertrude Mary Cox (1900), Brian Benben (1956), and Paige Turco (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Benjamin Franklin Butler ranks 748. Before him are Hugo Black (1886), Fred M. Vinson (1890), Mark Parkinson (1957), Dennis Kucinich (1946), Jim Ross (1952), and David Rice Atchison (1807). After him are David Brenner (1962), Benjamin Harrison V (1726), John Nelson (1791), Lorenzo Snow (1814), Kathy Hochul (1958), and Robert Elswit (1950).

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