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Milton Latham

1827 - 1882

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Milton Slocum Latham (May 23, 1827 – March 4, 1882) was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days between January 9 and January 14, 1860. A Lecompton Democrat, Latham resigned from office (the second governor to do so) after being elected by the state legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milton Latham is the 17,865th most popular politician (up from 18,096th in 2019), the 13,397th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,158th in 2019) and the 1,022nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Milton Latham ranks 17,865 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Sobukwe, Randa Kassis, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Stefan Liv, Dmitry Petrov, and Samir Rifai. After him are Simon Cameron, Nicola Zingaretti, Alan Gagloev, Markus Büchel, John Conyers, and John Hickenlooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Milton Latham ranks 72. Before him are Emma Schenson, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, John Owen, Richard Morris Hunt, Mary Ward, and Henry Warner Slocum. After him is Augustus Pitt Rivers. Among people deceased in 1882, Milton Latham ranks 80. Before him are William Shanks, George Perkins Marsh, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Francisco Javier Zaldúa, Hablot Knight Browne, and Francis Maitland Balfour. After him is Edward Bouverie Pusey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milton Latham ranks 13,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), Raekwon (1970), Rena Sofer (1968), Muhal Richard Abrams (1930), John Laurinaitis (1962), and KaDee Strickland (1975). After him are Todd Boehly (1973), Wayne C. Booth (1921), Emily Osment (1992), Harley Earl (1893), Future (1983), and Ellen Sandweiss (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Milton Latham ranks 1,022. Before him are Jim Gilmore (1949), Oliver Wolcott (1726), Frank Murphy (1890), Steve Beshear (1944), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), and Nicholas F. Brady (1930). After him are Simon Cameron (1799), John Conyers (1929), John Hickenlooper (1952), Mark Dayton (1947), John W. Geary (1819), and Elizabeth May (1954).

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