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Henry A. Wise

1806 - 1876

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Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil War, becoming heavily involved in the 1859 trial of abolitionist John Brown. After leaving office in 1860, Wise also led the move toward Virginia's secession from the Union in reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Battle of Fort Sumter. In addition to serving as governor, Wise represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1844 and was the United States Minister to Brazil during the presidencies of John Tyler and James K. Polk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry A. Wise is the 18,190th most popular politician (down from 17,539th in 2019), the 14,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,558th in 2019) and the 1,128th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Henry A. Wise ranks 18,190 out of 19,576. Before him are Jiang Yi-huah, Yannick Jadot, Dale Bumpers, Jim Jeffords, John H. Sununu, and Ed Rendell. After him are Davit Kezerashvili, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, Ned Lamont, Vikas Swarup, Payne Stewart, and Ann Widdecombe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Henry A. Wise ranks 66. Before him are Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Leonidas Polk, John B. Floyd, and William P. Fessenden. After him is William Gilmore Simms. Among people deceased in 1876, Henry A. Wise ranks 65. Before him are Ludwig Traube, Johannes Rebmann, Gennady Nevelskoy, Narcyza Żmichowska, Yuri Samarin, and Samuel Gridley Howe. After him are James W. Nye, and Samuel Dakin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry A. Wise ranks 14,451 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Taylor (1929), Dale Bumpers (1925), Jim Jeffords (1934), Nick Zano (1978), Ann C. Crispin (1950), and Ed Rendell (1944). After him are Mark Van Doren (1894), Marion Martin (1909), Courtney Ford (1978), Millard Hampton (1956), Sidney Moncrief (1957), and Gaten Matarazzo (2002).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry A. Wise ranks 1,128. Before him are Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Dale Bumpers (1925), Jim Jeffords (1934), and Ed Rendell (1944). After him are Ned Lamont (1954), Payne Stewart (1957), Ron Klain (1961), Rose McConnell Long (1892), Reubin Askew (1928), and Ed Schafer (1946).

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