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George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

1758 - 1834

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George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was also the father of the Venerable Father Ignatius of St Paul, a Roman Catholic convert to the priesthood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer is the 13,737th most popular politician (down from 12,690th in 2019), the 3,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,797th in 2019) and the 466th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ranks 13,737 out of 19,576. Before him are Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Neferhotep III, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Youcef Yousfi, Neelie Kroes, and František Kriegel. After him are Orontes I, Justo Rufino Barrios, Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Dimitrios Rallis, and Carl Bonde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ranks 32. Before him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, Jean Joseph Mounier, Valentin Vodnik, Peter Andreas Heiberg, and Sin Yun-bok. After him are John Hoppner, Thomas Picton, Fisher Ames, and Joshua Booth. Among people deceased in 1834, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ranks 40. Before him are Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, Joseph Bové, Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Thomas Telford, Gamzat-bek, and Thomas Say. After him are Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Pierre Adet, William H. Crawford, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ranks 3,357 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Lawford (1851), Doreen Massey (1944), Brian Hart (1936), Steve McManaman (1972), Dave Stewart (1950), and William Hazlitt (1778). After him are Herbert Baddeley (1872), George Bass (1771), Maud Watson (1864), Jock Stein (1922), Raphael Holinshed (1529), and Ian Paisley (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ranks 466. Before him are Robin Cook (1946), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Matthew Hopkins (1620), Elizabeth Fry (1780), Geoffrey Howe (1926), and Herbert Lawford (1851). After him are Ian Paisley (1926), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), George W. Campbell (1769), Roy Jenkins (1920), Emil Voigt (1883), and Thérèse Coffey (1971).

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