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Philip Francis Thomas

1810 - 1890

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Philip Francis Thomas (September 12, 1810 – October 2, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, was the 28th Governor of Maryland from 1848 to 1851, and was Comptroller of Maryland from 1851 to 1853. He was appointed as the 23rd United States Secretary of the Treasury in 1860 in the Buchanan administration. After unsuccessfully standing for the United States Senate in 1878, he returned to the Maryland House of Delegates, and later resumed the practice of law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Francis Thomas is the 16,681st most popular politician (up from 17,319th in 2024), the 10,225th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,007th in 2019) and the 770th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 16,681 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolas Hulot, Alexander Volkov, Naim Talu, Maurice Kouandété, Derog Gioura, and John Kasich. After him are Uri Lupolianski, Seuthes II, Philip Schuyler, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Milton Margai, and William Paterson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 96. Before him are Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Johann Ludwig Krapf, Jeremiah S. Black, Alphonso Taft, Little Crow, and Carl Mayet. After him are Julián Castro, José María de Achá, John McCloskey, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Horatio Seymour, and Robert Toombs. Among people deceased in 1890, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 70. Before him are Mihkel Veske, John Francis Davis, Catherine Booth, Émile Léonard Mathieu, Carl Jacob Löwig, and Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. After him are William Bell Scott, and Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 10,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Miles (1947), Martha Cooper (1943), and John Kasich (1952). After him are Dane DeHaan (1986), Philip Schuyler (1733), Dwyane Wade (1982), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Ron Freeman (1947), Frank Tashlin (1913), Alma Rubens (1897), Harry Lennix (1964), and Rosa Salazar (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 770. Before him are Ann Richards (1933), Ted Stevens (1923), Karl Rove (1950), Edward Seaga (1930), Josiah Bartlett (1729), and John Kasich (1952). After him are Philip Schuyler (1733), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Marcia Fudge (1952), Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Usha Vance (1986), and George M. Bibb (1776).

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