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John Rutledge

1739 - 1800

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John Rutledge Jr. (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first president of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge established a legal career after studying at Middle Temple in the City of London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. John Rutledge is the 14,656th most popular politician (down from 14,501st in 2024), the 7,159th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,818th in 2019) and the 566th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Rutledge ranks 14,656 out of 19,576. Before him are Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, Khosrov III the Small, Manuel Scorza, and Refat Chubarov. After him are Nusrat Bhutto, Titus Herminius Aquilinus, Milan Bandić, Wu Xueqian, Pak Ui-chun, and Nikolai Gikalo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, John Rutledge ranks 23. Before him are Frei Galvão, John Robison, Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Johann Beckmann, and Juan de Villanueva. After him are Sophronius of Vratsa, George Clymer, Paine Wingate, William Hewson, and William Bartram. Among people deceased in 1800, John Rutledge ranks 31. Before him are William Cowper, Michael Denis, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Victor Louis. After him are Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Elizabeth Montagu, and Jesse Ramsden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Rutledge ranks 7,161 out of 20,380. Before him are Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Sherm Clark (1899), Evelyn Lear (1926), Ally Sheedy (1962), and Leonard Rosenman (1924). After him are Cornelius Johnson (1913), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Moe Howard (1897), John Berry (1917), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), and Isabela Moner (2001).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Rutledge ranks 566. Before him are Brent Scowcroft (1925), John M. Clayton (1796), Stephen Miller (1985), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), James Spriggs Payne (1819), and Virginia Hall (1906). After him are Pete Hegseth (1980), William Bradford (1755), William M. Evarts (1818), Galo Plaza (1906), William Roth (1921), and William B. Travis (1809).

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