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John Nelson

1791 - 1860

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John Nelson (June 1, 1791 – January 18, 1860) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845 under President John Tyler. He served as the first United States Chargé d'Affaires to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1831 to 1832 and as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th district from 1821 to 1823. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Nelson is the 16,541st most popular politician (down from 16,371st in 2024), the 9,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,706th in 2019) and the 751st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Nelson ranks 16,541 out of 19,576. Before him are David Brenner, Arthur F. Burns, Feleti Sevele, Benjamin Harrison V, Atlanersa, and Adolfo Ballivián. After him are Sylvie Goulard, Lorenzo Snow, Jose Maria Sison, Vilson Ahmeti, Tomio Okamura, and Rustem Umerov.

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Among people born in 1791, John Nelson ranks 48. Before him are Alexis Thérèse Petit, José Ignacio Pavón, Henryk Rzewuski, Juan Francisco Giró, Kazimierz Brodziński, and Allan Cunningham.  Among people deceased in 1860, John Nelson ranks 65. Before him are Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, William Martin Leake, Casimiro de Abreu, Thomas Brisbane, and James Wilson. After him are Rembrandt Peale, and Samuel D. Ingham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Nelson ranks 9,946 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Benben (1956), Paige Turco (1965), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), Benjamin Harrison V (1726), and John Paul Stevens (1920). After him are Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Lucky Thompson (1924), Butch Vig (1955), Charles Brown (1922), Evan Handler (1961), and Paul Steinhardt (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Nelson ranks 751. Before him are Dennis Kucinich (1946), Jim Ross (1952), David Rice Atchison (1807), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), David Brenner (1962), and Benjamin Harrison V (1726). After him are Lorenzo Snow (1814), Kathy Hochul (1958), Robert Elswit (1950), George Clymer (1739), William Pinkney (1764), and Jeanne Shaheen (1947).

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