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Harriet Lane

1830 - 1903

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Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, president James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a notably charming and diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were copied, and who promoted deserving causes. In her will, she left funds for a new school on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. Several ships have been named in her honor, including the cutter USCGC Harriet Lane, still in service. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harriet Lane is the 10,965th most popular politician (down from 10,605th in 2019), the 4,355th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,787th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harriet Lane ranks 10,965 out of 19,576Before her are Azem Galica, Charles J. Guiteau, Michael Sata, Obelerio degli Antenori, Aznar Galíndez II, and Eloy Alfaro. After her are José Miguel Gómez, Muwatalli I, Ashraf Hotak, Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, Gurak, and Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Harriet Lane ranks 44Before her are Albert Bierstadt, Guido Gezelle, Christina Rossetti, Henry Flagler, Luigi Cremona, and Kamehameha V. After her are Kálmán Tisza, Karl Christian Bruhns, Mehmed Said Pasha, Grigor Parlichev, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Otto Lesser. Among people deceased in 1903, Harriet Lane ranks 46Before her are Malwida von Meysenbug, Luigi Cremona, Kusumoto Ine, Adrien Proust, Auguste Kerckhoffs, and Konstantinos Paspatis. After her are Robert Planquette, Apolinario Mabini, James Glaisher, William Ernest Henley, Emily Warren Roebling, and Ozaki Kōyō.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harriet Lane ranks 4,355 out of 20,380Before her are Scotty Moore (1931), Anne McCaffrey (1926), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), Barbara O'Neil (1910), Carlos Lopes (1947), and Charles J. Guiteau (1841). After her are Pharrell Williams (1973), Wayne Knight (1955), Barbara Babcock (1937), Rue McClanahan (1934), Tyga (1989), and Linda Darnell (1923).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Harriet Lane ranks 373Before her are John W. McCormack (1891), Ross Perot (1930), Peter T. King (1944), Kelly Craft (1962), Andrew Yang (1975), and Charles J. Guiteau (1841). After her are Robert Lansing (1864), Abigail Fillmore (1798), Gavin Newsom (1967), Stacey Abrams (1973), Fritz Hollings (1922), and Gary Peters (1958).