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Elihu B. Washburne

1816 - 1887

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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before, during and after the American Civil War. He was a political ally of President Abraham Lincoln and General (later President) Ulysses S. Grant. During Grant's administration, Washburne was the 25th United States Secretary of State briefly in 1869, and was the United States Minister to France from 1869 to 1877. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elihu B. Washburne is the 16,703rd most popular politician (down from 16,458th in 2019), the 10,356th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,868th in 2019) and the 780th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 16,703 out of 19,576. Before him are Cecilia Malmström, James Goldsmith, Mamady Doumbouya, Mohammad Rabbani, Liberato Marcial Rojas, and Joan Hartigan. After him are Natalia Gherman, Theresa Kachindamoto, Jerónimo Méndez, Rasmus Paludan, Bobi Wine, and Senkamanisken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 58. Before him are John Frederick Kensett, Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Johan Sverdrup, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Morrison Waite, and Manuel Murillo Toro. After him are George Henry Thomas, and Nathaniel P. Banks. Among people deceased in 1887, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 62. Before him are George Alexander Macfarren, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Semyon Nadson, Alfred Domett, Balfour Stewart, and Albert Parsons. After him are Henry Ward Beecher, Robert M. T. Hunter, Daniel Manning, and Dinah Craik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 10,358 out of 20,380. Before him are Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Jon Tenney (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), Laz Alonso (1974), Stacy Valentine (1970), and William Smith (1928). After him are James M. Kelly (1964), Steven Sotloff (1983), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Mia Sara (1967), Aaron Lewis (1972), and Mark Valley (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elihu B. Washburne ranks 780. Before him are George M. Bibb (1776), Joe Manchin (1947), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), George Ryan (1934), Richard Rush (1780), and Mark Esper (1964). After him are Tim Kaine (1958), Richard Shelby (1934), Rufus King (1755), Tenskwatawa (1775), Spark Matsunaga (1916), and Mike Enzi (1944).

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