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Stephen Allen Benson

1816 - 1865

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Stephen Allen Benson (May 21, 1816 – January 24, 1865) was a Liberian politician who served as the second president of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. He previously served as the third vice president of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Born in the United States, Benson arrived in Liberia with his family in 1822. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Allen Benson is the 13,892nd most popular politician (down from 12,847th in 2019), the 6,398th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,172nd in 2019) and the 515th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Stephen Allen Benson ranks 13,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeane Kirkpatrick, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Idrimi, King Ai of Zhou, Edward I, Count of Bar, and Leopold of Styria. After him are Anatoly Pepelyayev, Puzur-Ashur II, Erling Skakke, Higinio Morínigo, Manuel Dorrego, and Stasanor.

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Among people born in 1816, Stephen Allen Benson ranks 42. Before him are Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Lajos Haynald, Jean Frédéric Frenet, Moritz Steinschneider, William Sterndale Bennett, and Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers. After him are Jubal Early, Catherine Wolfe Bruce, Grace Aguilar, Andrei Mureșanu, C. A. Rosetti, and August Wilhelm Ambros. Among people deceased in 1865, Stephen Allen Benson ranks 63. Before him are Otto Ludwig, Eugène Devéria, Richard Cobden, Antonios Kriezis, Marie-Anne Libert, and Kitsos Tzavelas. After him are Edward Everett, Philippe Buchez, Samuel Cunard, Lewis Powell, Nicholas Wiseman, and Manuel Isidoro Belzu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Allen Benson ranks 6,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Lewontin (1929), William Beaumont (1785), Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), Levon Helm (1940), Christine Elise (1965), and Eddie Slovik (1920). After him are James Marsters (1962), Otis Rush (1934), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), and Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Stephen Allen Benson ranks 515. Before him are Danny Davis (1941), John Adair (1757), Salmon P. Chase (1808), Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879), Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), and Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926). After him are Chief Joseph (1840), Edward Douglass White (1845), Edward Everett (1794), Alger Hiss (1904), Eric Shinseki (1942), and Sargent Shriver (1915).

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