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 different languages on Wikipedia. John Slidell is the 18,469th most popular politician (down from 18,368th in 2019), the 15,243rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,975th in 2019) and the 1,217th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Slidell ranks 18,469 out of 19,576. Before him are Dirk Kempthorne, Zell Miller, Tamar Zandberg, Marion Barry, Everett Dirksen, and Norm Coleman. After him are Nadhim Zahawi, Martin Helme, Talant Mamytov, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Igor Kravchuk, and Andrea Sartoretti.

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Contemporaries

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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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Slidell ranks 15,249 out of 20,380. Before him are Floriana Lima (1981), Gilbert Arenas (1982), LeAnn Rimes (1982), Christopher Abbott (1986), Esther Jones (1969), and Anthony Bevilacqua (1923). After him are Helen O'Connell (1920), Ryan Harrison (1992), Mildrette Netter (1948), Brent Renaud (1971), Douglas McGrath (1958), and Skip Barber (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Slidell ranks 1,217. 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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