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William Ellery

1727 - 1820

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William Ellery (December 22, 1727 – February 15, 1820) was a Founding Father of the United States, one of the 56 signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Rhode Island. In 1764, the Baptists consulted with Ellery and Congregationalist Reverend Ezra Stiles on writing a charter for the college that became Brown University. Ellery and Stiles attempted to give control of the college to the Congregationalists, but the Baptists withdrew the petition until it was rewritten to assure Baptist control. Neither Ellery nor Stiles accepted appointment to the reserved Congregationalist seats on the board of trustees. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). William Ellery is the 17,523rd most popular politician (up from 17,619th in 2024), the 12,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,859th in 2019) and the 931st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William Ellery ranks 17,527 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Turchin, Michael Müller, Frank Lautenberg, Nathaniel P. Banks, Gao Zhisheng, Susi Pudjiastuti, Jorge Del Castillo, Michael Joseph Savage, Francis Lewis, and Charles Magill Conrad. After him are Steny Hoyer, and Vasundhara Raje.

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Among people born in 1727, William Ellery ranks 32. Before him are Ivan Shuvalov, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Peter Woulfe, Andrew Planche, Johann Gottfried Zinn, and William Samuel Johnson.  Among people deceased in 1820, William Ellery ranks 43. Before him are Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Alexis Thérèse Petit, Charles Blagden, Palisot de Beauvois, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and Stephen Decatur. After him is Henry Grattan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Ellery ranks 12,288 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Klebnikov (1963), Dale Crover (1967), Michael Coats (1946), Charles Magill Conrad (1804), Olivia Munn (1980), and Mo'Nique (1967). After him are Valerie Bertinelli (1960), Mickey Madden (1979), Robert Edeson (1868), Janet Evanovich (1943), Steny Hoyer (1939), and Ruth Clifford (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Ellery ranks 931. Before him are Carl Levin (1934), Jim Bunning (1931), Robert M. T. Hunter (1809), Frank Lautenberg (1924), Nathaniel P. Banks (1816), and Charles Magill Conrad (1804). After him are Steny Hoyer (1939), Tom Foley (1929), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), George Barnes (1892), David Paterson (1954), and Rick Santorum (1958).

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