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William P. Fessenden

1806 - 1869

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William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was a politician from Maine, United States. He was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Fessenden then re-entered the Senate, where he died in office in 1869. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William P. Fessenden is the 17,961st most popular politician (down from 17,750th in 2024), the 13,525th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,258th in 2019) and the 1,034th most popular American Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, William P. Fessenden ranks 65. Before him are Pascual Madoz, Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Leonidas Polk, and John B. Floyd. After him are Henry A. Wise, and William Gilmore Simms. Among people deceased in 1869, William P. Fessenden ranks 67. Before him are Peter Mark Roget, John Cassin, Thomas Hodgskin, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Mary Ward, and John Bell. After him are Benjamin Fitzpatrick, and Edward Bates.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 13,529 out of 20,380. Before him are Smith Thompson (1768), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Erika Christensen (1982), Norman Powell (1993), Robert Frazer (1891), and John Houbolt (1919). After him are Paul Caligiuri (1964), Kevin Connolly (1974), Rick Steiner (1961), Ryan Guzman (1987), William B. Saxbe (1916), and Domonique Simone (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 1,034. Before him are Mark Dayton (1947), John W. Geary (1819), Elizabeth May (1954), Harold L. Ickes (1874), Avril Haines (1969), and Smith Thompson (1768). After him are William B. Saxbe (1916), Mike Waltz (1974), Thomas Hart Benton (1782), Stuart Symington (1901), Patsy Mink (1927), and Robert F. Stockton (1795).

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