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Henry Sewell

1807 - 1879

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Henry Sewell (; 7 September 1807 – 14 May 1879) was a New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier (a post that would later be officially titled "Prime Minister"), having led the Sewell Ministry in 1856. He later served as Colonial Treasurer (1856–1859), as Attorney-General (1861–1862), and twice as Minister of Justice (1864–1865, 1869–1872). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Sewell is the 17,612th most popular politician (up from 17,737th in 2019), the 5,911th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,042nd in 2019) and the 662nd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Henry Sewell ranks 17,612 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Pierre Bel, Renhō, Chidambaram Subramaniam, Red Kelly, Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, and Peyton Randolph. After him are Coffi Codjia, Basdeo Panday, Sibel Siber, Yevgeny Roizman, Yury Trutnev, and Valeriy Heletey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Henry Sewell ranks 57. Before him are John Greenleaf Whittier, Peter Hardeman Burnett, David Rice Atchison, Ira Aldridge, Robert McClure, and James Abbott.  Among people deceased in 1879, Henry Sewell ranks 71. Before him are George Caleb Bingham, Caleb Cushing, Angelina Grimké, John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, John Adams Dix, and Sarah Josepha Hale. After him are William Allen, and Zachariah Chandler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Sewell ranks 5,913 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Doherty (1995), Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Justin Wilson (1978), Mo Hayder (1962), Parminder Nagra (1975), and Tasmin Archer (1963). After him are Nigel Stepney (1958), Tom Burke (1981), Malcolm Allison (1927), John Bercow (1963), Lilian Bond (1908), and Ian Brown (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Sewell ranks 662. Before him are Harry Pollitt (1890), Nick Griffin (1959), Sophia Duleep Singh (1876), Vince Cable (1943), Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), and Richard Seddon (1845). After him are John Bercow (1963), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), Shirley Williams (1930), Kemi Badenoch (1980), Nick Leeson (1967), and John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847).

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