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Nathaniel P. Banks

1816 - 1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker, Banks became prominent in local debating societies and entered politics as a young adult. Initially a member of the Democratic Party, Banks's abolitionist views drew him to the nascent Republican Party, through which he won election to the United States House of Representatives and as Governor of Massachusetts in the 1850s. At the start of the 34th Congress, he was elected Speaker of the House in an election that spanned a record 133 ballots taken over the course of two months. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathaniel P. Banks is the 17,467th most popular politician (down from 16,836th in 2019), the 12,258th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,732nd in 2019) and the 927th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Nathaniel P. Banks ranks 17,467 out of 19,576. Before him are Ludwik Dorn, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Elyes Fakhfakh, Michael Müller, Frank Lautenberg, and Susie Wolff. After him are Gao Zhisheng, Susi Pudjiastuti, Jorge Del Castillo, Michael Joseph Savage, Francis Lewis, and Charles Magill Conrad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Nathaniel P. Banks ranks 60. Before him are Johan Sverdrup, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Morrison Waite, Manuel Murillo Toro, Elihu B. Washburne, and George Henry Thomas.  Among people deceased in 1894, Nathaniel P. Banks ranks 91. Before him are George Inness, George Peter Alexander Healy, Alexander Wittek, Joseph Schröter, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, and Cajetan von Felder. After him are Henry Warner Slocum, George Stoneman, and William Hart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathaniel P. Banks ranks 12,261 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Feig (1962), Jewel De'Nyle (1976), Kamasi Washington (1981), Cara Williams (1925), David Ruffin (1941), and Matt Vogel (1957). After him are Ralph Ince (1887), Eric Millegan (1974), Branford Marsalis (1960), Janelle Monáe (1985), Brian Kendrick (1979), and Paul Klebnikov (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Nathaniel P. Banks ranks 927. Before him are Cathy McMorris Rodgers (1969), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989), Carl Levin (1934), Jim Bunning (1931), Robert M. T. Hunter (1809), and Frank Lautenberg (1924). After him are Charles Magill Conrad (1804), William Ellery (1727), Steny Hoyer (1939), Tom Foley (1929), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), and George Barnes (1892).

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