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William J. Duane

1780 - 1865

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William John Duane (May 9, 1780 – September 27, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer from Pennsylvania. Duane served a brief term as United States Secretary of the Treasury in 1833. His refusal to withdraw Federal deposits from the Second Bank of the United States led to his dismissal by President Andrew Jackson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Duane is the 17,381st most popular politician (down from 17,096th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 336th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William J. Duane ranks 17,381 out of 19,576. Before him are Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Nika Melia, Shashi Tharoor, John Bright, and Ed Markey. After him are John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, Hrant Bagratyan, and Stéphane Séjourné.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1780, William J. Duane ranks 57. Before him are Jørgen Jørgensen, William Ellery Channing, Edward Hicks, Robert Torrens, Richard Rush, and Robert Smirke. After him are Israel Pickens, and Thomas Chalmers. Among people deceased in 1865, William J. Duane ranks 78. Before him are José María Pérez de Urdininea, Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul, A. P. Hill, Andrei Stackenschneider, Miklós Jósika, and Henry Wirz. After him is Thomas Corwin.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William J. Duane ranks 350 out of 549. Before him are Richard Mulcahy (1886), Christy Moore (1945), Duncan Hamilton (1920), Derek Daly (1953), Stephen Kelly (1983), and Con Leahy (1876). After him are Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), William Smith O'Brien (1803), Johnny Carey (1919), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), and Joseph Plunkett (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, William J. Duane ranks 53. Before him are Jack Lynch (1917), Albert Reynolds (1932), Peter Sutherland (1946), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), William Hobson (1792), and Richard Mulcahy (1886). After him are Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Seán Lemass (1899), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Leo Varadkar (1979), and Henry Grattan (1746).

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