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Winfield Scott

1786 - 1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 election but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insistence on proper military etiquette and the Grand Old Man of the Army for his many years of service. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Winfield Scott is the 9,664th most popular politician (down from 8,708th in 2019), the 3,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,922nd in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Winfield Scott ranks 9,664 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, Leon of Sparta, Dean Rusk, Alfonso II, Count of Provence, Areus I, and Christine of Hesse. After him are Matilda of Habsburg, Evgeny Pashukanis, Bridei I, Bohemond V of Antioch, Kadashman-harbe I, and Élie, duc Decazes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, Winfield Scott ranks 30. Before him are Julius Jacob von Haynau, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, William George Horner, Gaspar del Bufalo, Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, and Nicolás Bravo. After him are Marc Seguin, Joachim Lelewel, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, Justinus Kerner, and Agustina de Aragón. Among people deceased in 1866, Winfield Scott ranks 20. Before him are Thomas Hodgkin, Adolph Diesterweg, Paul Gavarni, Alexander von Nordmann, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, and Massimo d'Azeglio. After him are Luigi Carlo Farini, Adrien-François Servais, Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, Thuwaini bin Said, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, and John McDouall Stuart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Winfield Scott ranks 3,659 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Switzer (1927), Priscilla Chan (1985), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Dean Rusk (1909), Katharine Graham (1917), and Archie Shepp (1937). After him are Joan Jett (1958), Sam Wood (1883), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Charlie Ruggles (1886), and Mary-Louise Parker (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Winfield Scott ranks 312. Before him are Victoria Woodhull (1838), Doug Jones (1954), David Axelrod (1955), George Koval (1913), Mangas Coloradas (1792), and Dean Rusk (1909). After him are Bill Walker (1951), Edith Head (1897), Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), Harry Hopkins (1890), and Jay Rockefeller (1937).

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