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Emperor Norton

1818 - 1880

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Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880) was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor of these United States" in a proclamation that he signed "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". Commonly known as Emperor Norton, he took the secondary title "Protector of Mexico" in 1866. Born in England and raised in South Africa, Norton left Cape Town in late 1845, sailing from Liverpool to Boston in early 1846 and eventually arriving in San Francisco in late 1849. After a brief period of prosperity, Norton made a business gambit in late 1852 that played out poorly, ultimately forcing him to declare bankruptcy in 1856. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Norton is the 76th most popular extremist (up from 79th in 2019), the 1,151st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,024th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Extremist.

Emperor Norton was a man who claimed to be the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. He was most famous for declaring himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, which he did on September 17, 1859.

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Among extremists, Emperor Norton ranks 76 out of 283. Before him are Marc Dutroux, Boris Savinkov, Carlo Gambino, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Sada Abe, and Johnny Torrio. After him are Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Barry Seal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Emperor Norton ranks 31. Before him are François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Benjamin Butler, Thomas Mayne Reid, Amalia of Oldenburg, Frederick Douglass, and Mary Todd Lincoln. After him are Francesco Crispi, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Richard Jordan Gatling, and Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1880, Emperor Norton ranks 8. Before him are Jacques Offenbach, William Lassell, Maria Alexandrovna, Henryk Wieniawski, George Eliot, and Paul Broca. After him are Michel Chasles, Ned Kelly, Anselm Feuerbach, James Craig Watson, Nell Arthur, and Léon Cogniet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emperor Norton ranks 1,151 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Cartwright (1743), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joan Plowright (1929), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Terence Stamp (1938), and Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905). After him are Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Michael Atiyah (1929), Thomas Graham (1805), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Hans Sloane (1660), and Michael Jackson (1942).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Emperor Norton ranks 2. Before him are Sawney Bean (1600). After him are John Haigh (1909), John Christie (1899), Harold Shipman (1946), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Fred West (1941), John Adams (1767), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Bell (1957), Jonathan Wild (1683), and Guy Burgess (1911).

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