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Oliver Wolcott

1726 - 1797

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Oliver Wolcott Sr. ( WUUL-kət; November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Wolcott is the 17,846th most popular politician (up from 18,257th in 2019), the 13,340th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,655th in 2019) and the 1,017th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Oliver Wolcott ranks 17,846 out of 19,576Before him are Alfredo Lim, Martin Sonneborn, İsmet Yılmaz, Raffaele Lombardo, Jeff Merkley, and Jim Gilmore. After him are Frank Murphy, Kadri Simson, Isabella Lövin, Steve Beshear, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Giuseppe Pericu.

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Among people born in 1726, Oliver Wolcott ranks 26Before him are Vasily Chichagov, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Thomas Pennant, Alexander Kokorinov, Benjamin Harrison V, and George Wythe.  Among people deceased in 1797, Oliver Wolcott ranks 28Before him are Francesco Sabatini, John Wilkes, Molla Panah Vagif, Michel-Jean Sedaine, Pietro Verri, and Carter Braxton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Wolcott ranks 13,344 out of 20,380Before him are Nat Hentoff (1925), Timmy Mayer (1938), Tyler Hamilton (1971), Jim Gilmore (1949), Laurie Bird (1952), and Abel Kiviat (1892). After him are Frank Murphy (1890), Rumer Willis (1988), Josh Hart (1995), Steve Beshear (1944), Stephen Robinson (1955), and Vince Gill (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Oliver Wolcott ranks 1,017Before him are Mark Warner (1954), Jake Sullivan (1976), Barbara Lee (1946), Joseph Story (1779), Jeff Merkley (1956), and Jim Gilmore (1949). After him are Frank Murphy (1890), Steve Beshear (1944), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), Nicholas F. Brady (1930), Milton Latham (1827), and Simon Cameron (1799).