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George Read

1733 - 1798

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George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was an American politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party. In addition, Read served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and chief justice of Delaware. Read was a Founding Father of the United States, one of only two statesmen who signed four of the great state papers on which the country's founding is based: Petition to the King and Continental Association, both passed by the Congress of 1774, as well as the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and Constitution of the United States in 1787. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Read is the 4,618th most popular politician (up from 12,607th in 2019), the 1,676th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,983rd in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Read ranks 4,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Callias II, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Sabuktigin, Emperor Ingyō, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and Sam Nujoma. After him are Trisong Detsen, Fasilides, Moša Pijade, Emperor Shōmu, Antti Aarne, and Franz Josef Strauss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, George Read ranks 7. Before him are Joseph Priestley, Magtymguly Pyragy, Christoph Martin Wieland, Victoire of France, Johan Zoffany, and Carsten Niebuhr. After him are Hubert Robert, Siraj ud-Daulah, Jean-Charles de Borda, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Daniel Solander, and Gottfried van Swieten. Among people deceased in 1798, George Read ranks 7. Before him are Giacomo Casanova, Luigi Galvani, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, James Wilson, and Tarrare. After him are Rigas Feraios, George Vancouver, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Heraclius II of Georgia, Christian Gottlob Neefe, and Edward Waring.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Read ranks 1,676 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Johnson (1954), Rubin Carter (1937), Ken Thompson (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Garry Marshall (1934), and Michael Stuart Brown (1941). After him are Dean Reed (1938), Chris Columbus (1958), Anne Rice (1941), Loie Fuller (1862), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), and Eva Marie Saint (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Read ranks 150. Before him are Paul P. Harris (1868), Janet Mills (1947), George Clinton (1739), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Mike DeWine (1947), and Aaron Burr (1756). After him are Liz Cheney (1966), John Forsyth (1780), Elliot Richardson (1920), Paul Ryan (1970), Benjamin Butler (1818), and Melvin Laird (1922).

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