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DeWitt Clinton

1769 - 1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the sixth governor of New York. In the last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. DeWitt Clinton is the 15,707th most popular politician (down from 15,263rd in 2019), the 8,597th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,794th in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, DeWitt Clinton ranks 15,707 out of 19,576Before him are Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, Gianni De Michelis, Basil Boioannes, Sila María Calderón, Abdus Sattar, and Josep Irla. After him are Åge Lundström, Chris Sununu, Paavo Väyrynen, Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev, George Voinovich, and Supachai Panitchpakdi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, DeWitt Clinton ranks 46Before him are Jane Marcet, Vasily Stasov, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Andreas Miaoulis, and Friedrich Accum. After him are Isaac Brock, Rose Philippine Duchesne, and Amelia Opie. Among people deceased in 1828, DeWitt Clinton ranks 41Before him are Manuel Dorrego, Vincenzo Monti, Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Dugald Stewart, Albrecht Thaer, and Johann Christoph Wendland. After him are Félix de Avelar Brotero, Michael von Kienmayer, John Oxley, Anne Seymour Damer, and William Few.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DeWitt Clinton ranks 8,599 out of 20,380Before him are Lucien Carr (1925), Douglas McIlroy (1932), David Blatt (1959), Larry Fine (1902), Peter Yarrow (1938), and Tory Lane (1982). After him are Paul Dano (1984), Chris Sununu (1974), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Maxine Singer (1931), Robert Bly (1926), and Buddy Van Horn (1928).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, DeWitt Clinton ranks 655Before him are Giorgos Kaminis (1954), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Gary Johnson (1953), and Lucien Carr (1925). After him are Chris Sununu (1974), George Voinovich (1936), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Doug Burgum (1956), Tom Hayden (1939), and Nikki Haley (1972).