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Elliot Richardson

1920 - 1999

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Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. As a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977, Richardson is one of two men in United States history to hold four cabinet positions. As United States Attorney General, Richardson played a prominent role in the Watergate scandal when he resigned in protest against President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His resignation precipitated a crisis of confidence in Nixon which ultimately led to the president's resignation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elliot Richardson is the 4,800th most popular politician (up from 17,073rd in 2019), the 1,736th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,360th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elliot Richardson ranks 4,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin I of Sicily, Werner I, Count of Klettgau, Yury Luzhkov, Radagaisus, Kristján Eldjárn, and Phocion. After him are Wei Zhongxian, Abimelech, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Jacob De la Gardie, and Al-Qa'im.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Elliot Richardson ranks 74. Before him are George Armitage Miller, Chiara Lubich, Dave Brubeck, Maureen O'Hara, Timothy Leary, and John Harsanyi. After him are Alicia Alonso, Richard Farnsworth, Kim Yong-ju, Setsuko Hara, Jack Warden, and Arthur Hailey. Among people deceased in 1999, Elliot Richardson ranks 44. Before him are Hélder Câmara, Desmond Llewelyn, Dennis W. Sciama, Amintore Fanfani, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. After him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Nathalie Sarraute, Benjamin Bloom, Joe D'Amato, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and Grover Washington Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliot Richardson ranks 1,736 out of 20,380. Before him are Otis Redding (1941), Bruce Dern (1936), Dan Schneider (1966), Ben Stiller (1965), Ed O'Neill (1946), and Robert Pine (1941). After him are G. Stanley Hall (1846), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Archie Hahn (1880), Bernard Herrmann (1911), and Richard Farnsworth (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elliot Richardson ranks 153. Before him are John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Mike DeWine (1947), Aaron Burr (1756), George Read (1733), Liz Cheney (1966), and John Forsyth (1780). After him are Paul Ryan (1970), Benjamin Butler (1818), Melvin Laird (1922), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Walter Mondale (1928), and Pat Brown (1905).

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