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Joseph Story

1779 - 1845

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Joseph Story (September 18, 1779 – September 10, 1845) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845. He is most remembered for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and United States v. The Amistad, and especially for his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first published in 1833. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Story is the 17,912th most popular politician (down from 17,766th in 2024), the 13,352nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,310th in 2019) and the 1,016th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Joseph Story ranks 17,911 out of 19,576. Before him are Iain Duncan Smith, Bert Koenders, Monica Frassoni, Barbara Lee, and Gilberto Kassab. After him are Edith Cowan, Hervé Morin, Alfredo Lim, Martin Sonneborn, İsmet Yılmaz, Raffaele Lombardo, and Hirofumi Yoshimura.

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Among people born in 1779, Joseph Story ranks 41. Before him are Peter Mark Roget, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Zebulon Pike, Benjamin Silliman, Stephen Decatur, and Samuel D. Ingham.  Among people deceased in 1845, Joseph Story ranks 45. Before him are Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, János Batsányi, Cassandra Austen, Thomas Phillips, and Thomas Hood. After him is Gabriel Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Story ranks 13,356 out of 20,380. Before him are Taylor Townsend (1996), Jon Abrahams (1977), Jessica Bowman (1980), Barbara Lee (1946), Brian Geraghty (1975), and Willard Schmidt (1910). After him are Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rachel Levine (1957), Robby Benson (1956), Philip Carey (1925), Rita R. Colwell (1934), and Elizabeth Berridge (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Joseph Story ranks 1,016. Before him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Olympia Snowe (1947), Audrey Patterson (1926), Mark Warner (1954), Jake Sullivan (1976), and Barbara Lee (1946). After him are Jeff Merkley (1956), Jim Gilmore (1949), Oliver Wolcott (1726), Frank Murphy (1890), Steve Beshear (1944), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943).

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