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Jim Jeffords

1934 - 2014

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James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont who served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969, Attorney General of Vermont from 1969 to 1973, and later served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1989 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent politician and began caucusing with the Democratic Party. The son of Olin M. Jeffords, who served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Jim Jeffords was born in Rutland, Vermont. He graduated from Yale University, served for three years in the United States Navy, and then attended Harvard Law School, from which he received his degree in 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Jeffords is the 18,187th most popular politician (up from 18,498th in 2019), the 14,440th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,413th in 2019) and the 1,126th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Jim Jeffords ranks 18,187 out of 19,576. Before him are Monica Macovei, Raffi Hovannisian, Knut Tore Apeland, Jiang Yi-huah, Yannick Jadot, and Dale Bumpers. After him are John H. Sununu, Ed Rendell, Henry A. Wise, Davit Kezerashvili, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, and Ned Lamont.

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Among people born in 1934, Jim Jeffords ranks 573. Before him are Angela Buxton, Willie Toweel, Jerry Nelson, Bryan Douglas, Jennifer Kendal, and Little Milton. After him are Hamilton Green, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Kirshner, Vijaya Mehta, Jonathan Miller, and David Herd. Among people deceased in 2014, Jim Jeffords ranks 551. Before him are Michael Glawogger, Anja Niedringhaus, Sitara Devi, Vugar Gashimov, Mary Ann Mobley, and Tom Gola. After him are Reubin Askew, Fernandão, Christopher Malcolm, Sandy Jardine, Dora Bryan, and Florica Lavric.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 14,444 out of 20,380. Before him are Seamus Dever (1976), John Otto (1977), Hurley Haywood (1948), Scott Putesky (1968), Joan Taylor (1929), and Dale Bumpers (1925). After him are Nick Zano (1978), Ann C. Crispin (1950), Ed Rendell (1944), Henry A. Wise (1806), Mark Van Doren (1894), and Marion Martin (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 1,126. Before him are Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), and Dale Bumpers (1925). After him are Ed Rendell (1944), Henry A. Wise (1806), Ned Lamont (1954), Payne Stewart (1957), Ron Klain (1961), and Rose McConnell Long (1892).

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