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Robert M. T. Hunter

1809 - 1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and planter. He was a U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did serve as the treasurer of Virginia (1874–1880) before retiring to his farm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert M. T. Hunter is the 17,504th most popular politician (up from 17,582nd in 2024), the 12,217th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,753rd in 2019) and the 927th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 17,508 out of 19,576. Before him are You Si-kun, Olivier Faure, Carl Levin, Violeta Bulc, Ivy Dumont, Jim Bunning, Henna Virkkunen, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Krystyna Bochenek, and Zhan Videnov. After him are Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, and Joseph Plunkett.

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Among people born in 1809, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 76. Before him are Sterling Price, Ștefan Golescu, George Engelmann, Achille Guenée, Fanny Kemble, and Francis Walker. After him is Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson. Among people deceased in 1887, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 64. Before him are Semyon Nadson, Alfred Domett, Balfour Stewart, Albert Parsons, Elihu B. Washburne, and Henry Ward Beecher. After him are Daniel Manning, and Dinah Craik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 12,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Williams (1972), Gregory Harrison (1950), James Gentle (1904), Lynne Cox (1957), Tyler Joseph (1988), McG (1968), Kenneth Choi (1971), Rob Paulsen (1956), Caroll Spinney (1933), and Jeff Monson (1971). After him are Marilu Henner (1952), and Louis Fischer (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert M. T. Hunter ranks 927. Before him are Jay Inslee (1951), Maxine Waters (1938), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (1969), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989), Carl Levin (1934), and Jim Bunning (1931). After him are Frank Lautenberg (1924), Nathaniel P. Banks (1816), Charles Magill Conrad (1804), William Ellery (1727), Steny Hoyer (1939), and Tom Foley (1929).

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