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John Hunter

1737 - 1821

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Vice Admiral John Hunter (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1795 to 1800. Both a sailor and a scholar, he explored the Parramatta River as early as 1788, and was the first to surmise that Tasmania might be an island. As governor, he tried to combat serious abuses by the military in the face of powerful local interests led by John MacArthur. Hunter's name is commemorated in historic locations such as Hunter Valley and Hunter Street, Sydney. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hunter is the 16,093rd most popular politician (up from 16,230th in 2019), the 4,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,720th in 2019) and the 567th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Hunter ranks 16,093 out of 19,576. Before him are Tomás Monje, Roberto Gualtieri, Ron Wright, Ruth Perry, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, and Saleh Kebzabo. After him are Kadashman-Harbe II, Alpín mac Echdach, Gabrán mac Domangairt, József Szájer, John W. Snow, and Miina Sillanpää.

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Among people born in 1737, John Hunter ranks 33. Before him are Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Alexander Dalrymple, Vasily Bazhenov, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, and Arthur St. Clair. After him are Francis Hopkinson, and Charles Hutton. Among people deceased in 1821, John Hunter ranks 32. Before him are Fulgencio Yegros, Martín Miguel de Güemes, José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Georg Friedrich von Martens, and Carlo Porta. After him are Heinrich Kuhl, John Crome, Elizabeth Inchbald, and John Rennie the Elder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Hunter ranks 4,607 out of 8,785. Before him are Archibald Menzies (1754), John Masefield (1878), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Walter de la Mare (1873), George Clausen (1852), and Cliff Bastin (1912). After him are Jane Lapotaire (1944), Conor Gallagher (2000), Tony Kaye (1952), Irene Manton (1904), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), and Richard Taylor (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Hunter ranks 567. Before him are John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690), Lindsay Hoyle (1957), Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773), Robert Moray (1609), George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784), and Charles Rosher (1885). After him are Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), Leander Starr Jameson (1853), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), and Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779).

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