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James McHenry

1753 - 1816

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James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816) was an Irish American military surgeon, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, initiated the recommendation for Congress to form the Navy, and was the eponym of Fort McHenry. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James McHenry is the 16,252nd most popular politician (up from 16,689th in 2019), the 4,736th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,085th in 2019) and the 579th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, James McHenry ranks 16,252 out of 19,576. Before her are Ian Millar, Haydée Santamaría, João de Deus Pinheiro, Arthur Fadden, David Lange, and Danny Faure. After her are Tipper Gore, Adnan Terzić, Gavriil Popov, Justiniano Borgoño, Andrea Giani, and Andrei Kobyakov.

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Among people born in 1753, James McHenry ranks 43. Before her are Bartolina Sisa, John Soane, Dugald Stewart, Edward Pigott, François Levaillant, and Nikolay Lvov. After her are William Beechey, William Roscoe, William Eustis, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Among people deceased in 1816, James McHenry ranks 34. Before her are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, Samuel Dexter, and Gouverneur Morris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James McHenry ranks 4,737 out of 8,785. Before her are Nigel Davenport (1928), Jim Kerr (1959), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Alister Hardy (1896), Joe Elliott (1959), and Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000). After her are Wilbert Awdry (1911), John Dill (1881), Horace Bailey (1881), Richard Tandy (1948), George Holyoake (1817), and Simon Yates (1992).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James McHenry ranks 579. Before her are Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), John Prescott (1938), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Dru Drury (1725), and Owain Gwynedd (1100). After her are Des Browne (1952), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), and Matt Hancock (1978).

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