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William A. Wheeler

1819 - 1887

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William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 under President Rutherford B. Hayes. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877. Born in Malone, New York, Wheeler pursued a legal career after attending the University of Vermont. After serving in various local positions, he won election to the New York State Legislature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William A. Wheeler is the 7,831st most popular politician (up from 9,641st in 2019), the 2,875th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,354th in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William A. Wheeler ranks 7,831 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Alexander Ankvab, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Keisuke Okada, and Blanche of Lancaster. After him are Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Poul Schlüter, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, and Emperor Gong of Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, William A. Wheeler ranks 37. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Abner Doubleday, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Christopher Latham Sholes, and Felice Orsini. After him are Roger Fenton, Wilhelm Marr, Thomas A. Hendricks, Franz Abt, Eunice Newton Foote, and Estanislao Figueras. Among people deceased in 1887, William A. Wheeler ranks 17. Before him are Alfred Krupp, Jules Laforgue, Friedrich von Amerling, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, Doc Holliday, and Agostino Depretis. After him are Moritz Wagner, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Paul Féval, père, Anandi Gopal Joshi, Hans von Marées, and Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William A. Wheeler ranks 2,875 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Lloyd Austin (1953), Billy Dee Williams (1937), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), and Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914). After him are Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Gene Vincent (1935), Gordon Scott (1926), Julia Ann (1969), Henry King (1886), and John McTiernan (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William A. Wheeler ranks 251. Before him are Julia Grant (1826), Tom Price (1954), Bob Bennett (1933), Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912), Prescott Bush (1895), and Lloyd Austin (1953). After him are Wendell R. Anderson (1933), George Allen (1952), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Levi P. Morton (1824), and Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809).

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