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Jonathan Dayton

1760 - 1824

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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Father and politician from New Jersey. At 26, he was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1791 and later served from 1795 to 1799 as its third Speaker. He left the House in 1799 after being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served one term. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Dayton is the 16,941st most popular politician (up from 17,094th in 2024), the 10,772nd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,419th in 2019) and the 822nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Jonathan Dayton ranks 16,939 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeremiah Denton, Ivan Korčok, Oksana Markarova, and Saufatu Sopoanga. After him are Mickey Kantor, Štefan Füle, Annette Schavan, Viktor Kuzkin, Miguel Arias Cañete, Lansana Kouyaté, Max Baucus, and Adela Pankhurst.

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Among people born in 1760, Jonathan Dayton ranks 38. Before him are Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, Lemuel Francis Abbott, Ferdinand Bauer, Maria Cosway, Ivan Dmitriev, and Thomas Clarkson.  Among people deceased in 1824, Jonathan Dayton ranks 38. Before him are Fyodor Alekseyev, Hans Nielsen Hauge, André Thouin, Lachlan Macquarie, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, and François Levaillant. After him are Mah Laqa Bai, Jane Taylor, and Charles Pinckney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Dayton ranks 10,774 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Stewart (1908), J. Alden Weir (1852), Albert Heath (1935), John McCloskey (1810), Melvin Frank (1913), and Evelyn Brent (1895). After him are Mamie Smith (1891), Annette Funicello (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), Don Dokken (1953), John Logan (1961), and Mickey Kantor (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jonathan Dayton ranks 822. Before him are Elizabeth Dole (1936), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Gary Hart (1936), Neil Abercrombie (1938), John Delaney (1963), and Jeremiah Denton (1924). After him are Mickey Kantor (1939), Max Baucus (1941), Edward Brooke (1919), Keen Johnson (1896), Stanley Wagner (1908), and Francis Hopkinson (1737).

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