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Thaddeus Stevens

1792 - 1868

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Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against black Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, leading the opposition to U.S. President Andrew Johnson. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War, he played a leading role, focusing his attention on defeating the Confederacy, financing the war with new taxes and borrowing, crushing the power of slave owners, ending slavery, and securing equal rights for the freedmen. Stevens was born in rural Vermont, in poverty, and with a club foot, which left him with a permanent limp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Thaddeus Stevens is the 15,431st most popular politician (down from 14,755th in 2024), the 8,208th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,093rd in 2019) and the 619th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 15,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Puzur-Ashur I, Juan Idiarte Borda, Ariamnes, Pyotr Durnovo, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, and Paruyr Hayrikyan. After him are Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Annemarie Renger, Otto Scheff, Rod Blagojevich, Narciso Campero, and Rosalía Arteaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 68. Before him are Prince William of Baden, Andreas Kalvos, Lucas Alamán, Jean-Jacques Willmar, José María Carreño, and Vicente Ramón Roca. After him are Lowell Mason, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, William Hobson, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, John Keble, and Thomas Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1868, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 59. Before him are Halfdan Kjerulf, Júlia Szendrey, Gennaios Kolokotronis, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, William Rutter Dawes, and Nestor Kukolnik. After him are Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Laura Secord, Carl Mayet, Benizelos Roufos, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, and José María de Achá.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 8,211 out of 20,380. Before him are Oscar Osthoff (1883), Tony Carey (1953), Kevin Garnett (1976), Billy Gilbert (1894), Laura Innes (1957), Jack Canfield (1944), and Andy Stanfield (1927). After him are Jeff Mills (1963), Darlene Love (1941), John Getz (1946), Justin Long (1978), and Joe R. Lansdale (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 619. Before him are Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Gray Davis (1942), Michael C. Burgess (1950), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), George Bancroft (1800), and Richard Olney (1835). After him are Rod Blagojevich (1956), Vernon A. Walters (1917), Robert A. Lovett (1895), Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), C. E. Ruthenberg (1882), and Duncan Hunter (1948).

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