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Wade Hampton III

1818 - 1902

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Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 – April 11, 1902) was an American politician from South Carolina. He was a prominent member of one of the richest families in the antebellum Southern United States, owning thousands of acres of cotton land in South Carolina and Mississippi, as well as thousands of slaves. He became a senior general in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He also had a career as a leading Democratic politician in state and national affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Wade Hampton III is the 17,827th most popular politician (down from 17,398th in 2024), the 13,142nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,217th in 2019) and the 1,000th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wade Hampton III ranks 17,827 out of 19,576. Before him are Péter Márki-Zay, Dennis Skinner, Irakli Okruashvili, James Abourezk, Arlen Specter, and Russell Carpenter. After him are N. Biren Singh, Audronius Ažubalis, Eugen Bejinariu, Radiy Khabirov, Gideon Welles, and Eduardo Paes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Wade Hampton III ranks 102. Before him are José Amador de los Ríos, Don Carlos Buell, Elizabeth F. Ellet, Nathaniel Lyon, Charles J. Folger, and George S. Boutwell.  Among people deceased in 1902, Wade Hampton III ranks 85. Before him are Franz Sigel, Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, Hans von Pechmann, Walter Reed, and John Henry Twachtman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wade Hampton III ranks 13,146 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Shakespeare (1930), Skipp Sudduth (1956), Gladys Brockwell (1893), Kenny Harrison (1965), Sally Blane (1910), and Oliver La Farge (1901). After him are Dale Dickey (1961), Cameron Monaghan (1993), Fiona Apple (1977), Milburn Stone (1904), Barron Trump (2006), and Sonya Smith (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Wade Hampton III ranks 1,000. Before him are Harry Hines Woodring (1887), Thomas McKean (1734), Larry Craig (1945), James Abourezk (1931), Arlen Specter (1930), and Russell Carpenter (1950). After him are Gideon Welles (1802), Ron Wyden (1949), Caesar Rodney (1728), John Boozman (1950), William Few (1748), and John M. Berrien (1781).

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