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Ezra Meeker

1830 - 1928

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Ezra Morgan Meeker (December 29, 1830 – December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Once known as the "Hop King of the World", he was the first mayor of Puyallup, Washington. Meeker was born in Butler County, Ohio, to Jacob and Phoebe Meeker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ezra Meeker is the 493rd most popular explorer (up from 494th in 2019), the 14,378th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,039th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ezra Meeker ranks 493 out of 498. Before him are Erling Kagge, John Rae, William Lashly, James Wordie, Thomas Mitchell, and John Forrest. After him are Sue Hendrickson, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Tim Flannery, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Ezra Meeker ranks 79. Before him are Helen Hunt Jackson, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, Harriet Hosmer, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, Belva Ann Lockwood, and Abraham Jacobi.  Among people deceased in 1928, Ezra Meeker ranks 129. Before him are Johan Olin, C. B. K. Beachcroft, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Nora Bayes, Tursunoy Saidazimova, and Crystal Eastman. After him is Laura Mendez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ezra Meeker ranks 14,382 out of 20,380. Before him are Erik Spoelstra (1970), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Scott Frank (1960), Jim Pugh (1964), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), and Tim McCoy (1891). After him are Saginaw Grant (1936), Sheridan Downey (1884), John Kirby (1963), Nicole Krauss (1974), Maggie Lawson (1980), and Walter Davis (1954).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Ezra Meeker ranks 37. Before him are Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Matthew Henson (1866), John Colter (1774), Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), and Benjamin Morrell (1795). After him are Sue Hendrickson (1949), and Ann Bancroft (1955).

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