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Edmund Muskie

1914 - 1996

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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 64th governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1946 to 1951. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1968 presidential election. Born in Rumford, Maine, he worked as a lawyer for two years before serving in the United States Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Upon his return, Muskie served in the Maine State Legislature from 1946 to 1951, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Waterville. Muskie was elected the 64th governor of Maine in 1954 under a reform platform as the first Democratic governor since Louis J. Brann left office in 1937, and only the fifth since 1857. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Muskie is the 12,383rd most popular politician (down from 11,843rd in 2019), the 5,210th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,461st in 2019) and the 436th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund Muskie ranks 12,383 out of 19,576. Before him are Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Haruo Remeliik, Shavarsh Karapetyan, Joseph Brant, Ángel María Villar, and Iufni. After him are Armando Calderón Sol, Rudolf Ramek, Móric Esterházy, Rainer Barzel, Recep Peker, and Matilda Howell.

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Among people born in 1914, Edmund Muskie ranks 218. Before him are Wayne Morris, Lajos Baróti, Rosalyn Tureck, Josep Escolà, Evelyn Furtsch, and Reuben Fine. After him are Bertus Aafjes, Viktor Grishin, Dobri Dobrev, Orhan Veli Kanık, B. R. Chopra, and Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth. Among people deceased in 1996, Edmund Muskie ranks 154. Before him are Anni Steuer, Akram al-Hawrani, Dave Schultz, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Bernhard Klodt, and George Burns. After him are Imre Kovács, Teodoro Fernández, Endel Puusepp, Michel Pablo, Joseph Mermans, and Charles Jewtraw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Muskie ranks 5,210 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Furlong (1977), Joseph Brant (1742), Alvan Clark (1804), Chester Conklin (1886), Dorothy Day (1897), and Connie Britton (1967). After him are Belle Starr (1848), Madeline Kahn (1942), Wayne Kramer (1948), Estelle Harris (1928), Matilda Howell (1859), and Tab Hunter (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edmund Muskie ranks 436. Before him are James R. Schlesinger (1929), Alexander Acosta (1969), Quanah Parker (1845), Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Bobby Jindal (1971), and Joseph Brant (1742). After him are Matilda Howell (1859), Caroline Harrison (1832), Wendell Ford (1924), William Christian Bullitt Jr. (1891), Ed Koch (1924), and Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820).

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