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James F. Byrnes

1882 - 1972

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James Francis Byrnes (US: BURNZ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Byrnes was also the 104th governor of South Carolina. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Byrnes pursued a legal career with the help of his cousin, Governor Miles Benjamin McSweeney. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James F. Byrnes is the 9,443rd most popular politician (down from 9,197th in 2019), the 3,556th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,161st in 2019) and the 301st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, James F. Byrnes ranks 9,443 out of 19,576. Before him are Karel Kramář, Gagik II of Armenia, Gaius Cornelius Cethegus, Ahmad bin Yahya, Joan I, Countess of Burgundy, and Sebastiano Ziani. After him are Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Jean Rapp, Jambyl Jabayev, Janibek Khan, Ilie Verdeț, and Robert Heinrich Wagner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, James F. Byrnes ranks 119. Before him are Anna Schäffer, Otto Ruge, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Shigenori Tōgō, Inayat Khan, and Joseph Cardijn. After him are Volin, Florian Znaniecki, Károly Huszár, Geraldine Farrar, Harry Myers, and Otto Weddigen. Among people deceased in 1972, James F. Byrnes ranks 93. Before him are Edgar Snow, W. Ross Ashby, Ralph Craig, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Carl W. Stalling, and Ivan Yefremov. After him are C. W. Ceram, Ernst von Salomon, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Louise Arner Boyd, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Vladimir Durković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James F. Byrnes ranks 3,556 out of 20,380. Before him are Benny Golson (1929), Paul Robeson (1898), Rebbie Jackson (1950), Brooke Adams (1949), Halton Arp (1927), and Charlotte Cushman (1816). After him are Bill Nunn (1953), Esther Williams (1921), Duane Allman (1946), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), and Bea Arthur (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James F. Byrnes ranks 301. Before him are Florence Harding (1860), Besse Cooper (1896), Peter G. Peterson (1926), Oliver Winchester (1810), Scott Brown (1959), and Chuck Schumer (1950). After him are Barry Goldwater (1909), Bob Casey Jr. (1960), Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772), John Carney (1956), Victoria Woodhull (1838), and Doug Jones (1954).

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