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Governance • Legal born active died
1816, Aug 4 1844-1876 1894, Jun 11
believed to be both the first African American licensed to practice law and to hold a judicial position in the United States. Allen passed the bar exam in Maine in 1844 and became a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace in 1848. He moved to South Carolina after the American Civil War to practice law and was elected as a probate court judge in 1874. Following the Reconstruction Era, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as an attorney for the Land and Improvement Association.
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Macon Bolling Allen 1816, Aug 4 1844
1876 1894, Jun 11
John Tyler 1790, Mar 29 1841 1845 1862, Jan 18 the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845). He was elected vice president on the 1840... Emperor Ninko 1800, Mar 16 1817 1846 1846, Feb 21 the 120th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Ninko's reign spann... Godert van der Capellen 1778, Dec 15 1808 1848 1848, Apr 10 a Dutch statesman from Utrecht. He was made Prefect of Friesland in 1808 and soon thereafter Mini... Christian VIII 1786, Sep 18 1813 1848 1848, Jan 20 the King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. In May... Ferdinand I of Austria 1793, Apr 19 1835 1848 1875, Jun 29 Emperor of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia... Albert Gallatin 1761, Jan 29 1788 1849 1849, Aug 12 a Swiss-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. He was an important leader of th... James K. Polk 1795, Nov 2 1845 1849 1849, Jun 15 the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North... Richard M. Johnson 1780, Oct 17 1802 1850 1850, Nov 19 the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren ... Zachary Taylor 1784, Nov 24 1849 1850 1850, Jul 9 the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Be... Petar II Petrovic-Njegos 1813, Nov 1 1830 1851 1851, Oct 19 a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered s... Carl Fredrik af Wingard 1781, Sep 26 1839 1851 1851, Sep 19 a Swedish politician and Lutheran clergyman, and Archbishop of Uppsala for the Lutheran Swedish C... Henry Clay 1777, Apr 12 1797 1852 1852, Jun 29 an American lawyer and planter, statesman, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both th... Daniel Webster 1782, Jan 18 1805 1852 1852, Oct 24 an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representi... Charles K. Williams 1782, Jan 24 1809 1852 1853, Mar 9 an American lawyer and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1... William R. King 1786, Apr 7 1806 1853 1853, Apr 18 an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th Vice President of the United States for six ... Abigail Fillmore 1798, Mar 13 1814 1853 1853, Mar 30 the wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. In 1814 Abig... Millard Fillmore 1800, Jan 7 1850 1853 1874, Mar 8 the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853), the last Whig president, and the last pres... Kamehameha III 1814, Mar 17 1825 1854 1854, Dec 15 the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. Under his reign Hawaii evolved from an... Hamengkubuwono V 1820 1823 1855 1855 the fifth sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from December 19, 1823 - August 17, 1826, and then from... Czar Nicholas I 1796, Jun 25 1825 1855 1855, Feb 18 the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finl... Josiah Quincy III 1772, Feb 4 1793 1856 1864, Jul 1 a U.S. educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805-... Karl Nesselrode 1780, Dec 2 1816 1856 1862, Mar 11 a Baltic German diplomat. His mother was Jewish by origin and Protestant by faith. For forty year... Benjamin Tappan 1773, May 25 1799 1857 1857, Apr 20 an Ohio judge and Democratic politician who served in the Ohio State Senate and the United States... Josiah Quincy Jr. 1802, Jan 17 1823 1857 1882, Nov 2 an American politician. He was mayor of Boston (December 11, 1845 – January 1, 1849), as was hi... Franklin Pierce 1804, Nov 23 1853 1857 1869, Oct 8 the 14th President of the United States (1853–1857). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the... Mangas Coloradas 1793 ca 1820 1859 1863 an Apache tribal chief and a member of the Mimbreño (Tchihende) division of the Central Apaches,... Thomas Babington Macaulay 1800, Oct 25 1825 1859 1859, Dec 28 a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his bo... King Oscar I of Sweden 1799, Jul 4 1844 1859 1859, Jul 8 King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste... Cornstalk 1720 ca 1760 186 1777 a prominent leader of the Shawnee nation just prior to the American Revolution. Cornstalk opposed... Lewis Cass 1782, Oct 9 1806 1860 1866, Jun 17 an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United St... William Walker 1824, May 8 1852 1860 1860, Sep 12 an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary, who organized several private military e... John McLean 1785, Mar 11 1807 1861 1861, Apr 4 an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster Ge... Sam Houston 1793, Mar 2 1812 1861 1863, Jul 26 an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United Sta... George M. Dallas 1792, Jul 10 1813 1861 1864, Dec 31 an American politician and diplomat who served as Mayor of Philadelphia, U.S. Senator from Pennsy... Abdulmecid I 1823, Apr 23/25 1839 1861 1861, Jun 25 the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1861. Also Caliph (Islam) of the Ottoman Calip... George Abernethy 1807, Oct 7 1839 1861 1877, Mar 2 an American politician, pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the pro... James Buchanan 1791, Apr 23 1857 1861 1868, Jun 1 the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861), serving immediately prior to the American ... Richard Cobden 1804, Jun 3 1828 1862 1865, Apr 2 an English manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with two major free trade c... David Atchison 1807, Aug 11 1829 1862 1886, Jan 26 a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tem... Kamehameha IV 1834, Feb 9 1855 1863 1863, Nov 30 reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii from January 11, 1855 to November 30, 1863. Alexander Lih... Theron Metcalf 1784, Oct 16 1807 1865 1875, Nov 12 an American attorney and politician from Massachusetts. He was a New England jurist and served a... Edward Everett 1794, Apr 11 1813 1865 1865, Jan 15 an American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whi... Emperor Komei 1831, Jul 22 1846 1867 1867, Jan 30 the 121st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Komei's reign spann... Sir James Brooke 1803, Apr 29 1819 1868 1868, Jun 11 a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first ... Billy Bowlegs 1810 ca 1830 1869 1859 a leader of the Seminoles in Florida during the Second and Third Seminole Wars against the United... Black Kettle 1803 ca 1850 1869 1868 a prominent leader of the Southern Cheyenne, who led efforts to resist American settlement from ... John P. Kennedy 1795, Oct 25 1819 1870 1870, Aug 18 an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from J... Napoleon III 1808, Apr 20 1852 1870 1873, Jan 9 the only President (1848–52) of the French Second Republic and, as Napoleon III, the Emperor (1... Horace Greeley 1811, Feb 3 1826 1872 1872, Nov 29 founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active i... Charles XV 1826, May 3 1859 1872 1872, Sep 18 King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway (Charles IV) from 1859 until his death. Though known as K... John W. Geary 1819, Dec 30 1841 1873 1873, Feb 8 an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was ... John C. Breckinridge 1821, Jan 16 1841 1875 1875, May 17 a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in bo... Isaac Goodnow 1814, Jan 17 1838 1876 1894, Mar 20 an abolitionist and co-founder of Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas. Goodnow was also... Brigham Young 1801, Jun 1 1832 1877 1877, Aug 29 an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. H... Hamengkubuwono VI 1821, Aug 10 1855 1877 1877, Jul 20 the sixth sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from July 5, 1855 to July 20, 1877. He replaced his olde... Lone Horn 1790 ca 1810 1879 1877 Born in present-day South Dakota, was chief of the Minneconjou Lakota. He participated in the sig... Zachariah Allen 1795, Sep 15 1815 1879 1882, Mar 17 an American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor and civil leader from Provi... Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807, Jul 4 1833 1879 1882, Jun 2 an Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy. H... Benjamin Disraeli 1804, Dec 21 1826 1880 1881, Apr 19 a British politician and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister. He played a central role in ... Ambrose Burnside 1824, May 23 1843 1881 1881, Sep 13 an American soldier, railroad-executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Islan... P. T. Barnum 1810, Jul 5 1832 1888 1891, Apr 7 an American politician, showman, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and f... John C. Fremont 1813, Jan 21 1833 1890 1890, Jul 13 an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti... Queen Victoria 1819, May 24 1837 1901 1901, Jan 22 Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (and Supreme Governor of the Church of E... Major Ridge 1771 ca 1790 192 1839 a Cherokee leader, a member of the tribal council, and a lawmaker. As a warrior, he fought in the...
