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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Francis Thomas is the 16,637th most popular politician (up from 17,335th in 2019), the 10,216th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,011th in 2019) and the 769th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 16,637 out of 19,576Before 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 96Before 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 70Before 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 10,218 out of 20,380Before him are Justin Gatlin (1982), William Christopher (1932), Ralph McQuarrie (1929), 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), and Frank Tashlin (1913).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Philip Francis Thomas ranks 769Before 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), George M. Bibb (1776), and Joe Manchin (1947).