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John Dickinson

1732 - 1808

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John Dickinson (November 13, [O.S. November 2] 1732 – February 14, 1808), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. Dickinson was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768, and he also wrote "The Liberty Song" in 1768. As a member of the First Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, Dickinson drafted most of the 1774 Petition to the King, and then, as a member of the Second Continental Congress, wrote the Olive Branch Petition in 1775. Both of these attempts to negotiate with King George III of Great Britain failed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dickinson is the 3,471st most popular politician (up from 4,053rd in 2019), the 1,257th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,282nd in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Dickinson ranks 3,471 out of 19,576. Before him are Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Ebrahim Raisi, Ferdinand II of León, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Rafael Correa, and Amalaric. After him are Jean Moulin, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Nyuserre Ini, Paul Deschanel, Nexhmije Hoxha, and Vicente Fox.

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Among people born in 1732, John Dickinson ranks 11. Before him are Stanisław August Poniatowski, Pierre Beaumarchais, Jacques Necker, Jérôme Lalande, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, and Johann Christoph Adelung. After him are Adélaïde of France, Abbas III, Richard Arkwright, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Carl Gotthard Langhans, and Peter Forsskål. Among people deceased in 1808, John Dickinson ranks 5. Before him are Selim III, Mustafa IV, Christian VII of Denmark, and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria. After him are Johan Christian Fabricius, Hubert Robert, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Princess Marie of Baden, and Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Dickinson ranks 1,257 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Benton (1932), John C. Mather (1946), Wyatt Earp (1848), Robert E. Howard (1906), Raymond Moody (1944), and E. O. Wilson (1929). After him are Jim Jones (1931), Richard Rorty (1931), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), Vincent J. McMahon (1914), and Mickey Rourke (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Dickinson ranks 114. Before him are Ted Kennedy (1932), Marco Rubio (1971), Colin Powell (1937), George Papandreou (1952), Mike Johnson (1972), and Eliot Ness (1903). After him are Robert Smith (1757), Rudy Giuliani (1944), Michelle Obama (1964), Kevin McCarthy (1965), Susan Wojcicki (1968), and Robert A. Taft (1889).

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