POLITICIAN

John Slidell

1793 - 1871

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John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, slaveholder, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the United States Navy from the British ship RMS Trent in 1861 and later released. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Slidell is the 18,590th most popular politician (down from 18,340th in 2024), the 15,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,971st in 2019) and the 1,221st most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1793, John Slidell ranks 59. Before him are Henry Charles Carey, Thomas Doughty, Eliphalet Remington, Felicia Hemans, Henry Schoolcraft, and Edward Bates.  Among people deceased in 1871, John Slidell ranks 75. Before him are George Grote, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Thomas Ewing, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, and Alexander Keith Johnston.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Slidell ranks 1,221. Before him are Hal Rogers (1937), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), Zell Miller (1932), Marion Barry (1936), Everett Dirksen (1896), and Norm Coleman (1949). After him are Dave Heineman (1948), Seth Moulton (1978), Sam Brownback (1956), Jim Clyburn (1940), Ernest Gruening (1887), and Tom Coburn (1948).

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