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John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham

1792 - 1840

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John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, (12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840), also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history texts as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. A leading reformer, Lord Durham played a major role in the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832. He later served as ambassador to Russia. He was a founding member and chairman of the New Zealand Company that played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham is the 17,202nd most popular politician (down from 16,685th in 2019), the 5,492nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,084th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ranks 17,202 out of 19,576. Before him are Maksim Tarasov, Ted Lindsay, Iratxe García, Soumaïla Cissé, Meglena Kuneva, and Alfred Lindley. After him are Yashwant Sinha, Jennifer Granholm, Sahana Pradhan, William R. Day, Rab Butler, and Richard Ferrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ranks 72. Before him are José María Carreño, Vicente Ramón Roca, Thaddeus Stevens, Lowell Mason, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, and William Hobson. After him are John Keble, and Thomas Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1840, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ranks 46. Before him are Sidney Smith, John Adair, John Abbot, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Karl Leberecht Immermann, and James Prinsep. After him is Felix Grundy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ranks 5,494 out of 8,785. Before him are Brendan Coyle (1963), Bruce Halford (1931), Chris Claremont (1950), Steve O'Rourke (1940), Bob Bell (1958), and Giles Gilbert Scott (1880). After him are Richard K. Morgan (1965), Kelly Johnson (1958), Polly Samson (1962), Harry Johnston (1858), Nigel Lawson (1932), and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ranks 633. Before him are Peter Mandelson (1953), Denis Healey (1917), Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), Malcolm MacDonald (1901), and Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854). After him are Nigel Lawson (1932), George Lansbury (1859), Edmund Andros (1637), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Norton (1532), and Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971).

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