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1762, Jan 25 1814 1838, May 11
a Norwegian Government Minister and Member of Parliament. He became first minister of Norway during the period 1814–1815. He was elected as a Member of the Storting representing Smaalenenes Amt (now Østfold) from 1818 to 1820 and from 1824 to 1827. During 1827-29, he represented Fredrikshald.
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Marcus Gjoe Rosenkrantz 1762, Jan 25 1814
1814 1838, May 11
David Ramsay 1749, Apr 2 1773 1815 1815, May 8 an American physician, public official, and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. He was one... Joachim Murat 1767, Mar 25 1790 1815 1815, Oct 13 a Marshal of France and Admiral of France under the reign of Napoleon. He was also the 1st Prince... Napoleon Bonaparte 1769, Aug 15 1799 1815 1821, May 5 a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and le... Timothy Pickering 1745, Jul 17 1768 1816 1829, Jan 29 a politician from Massachusetts who served in a variety of roles, most notably as the third Unite... John Clopton 1756, Feb 7 1776 1816 1816, Sep 11 a United States Representative from Virginia. He served as first lieutenant and as captain in the... Emperor Kokaku 1771, Sep 23 1780 1817 1840, Dec 11 Given name, Tomohito, the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of successio... James Madison 1751, Mar 16 1809 1817 1836, Jun 28 an American statesman, political theorist, and the fourth President of the United States (1809–... Isaac Shelby 1750, Dec 11 1774 1818 1826, Jul 18 the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and Nor... Philip J. Schuyler 1768, Jan 21 1796 1819 1835, Feb 21 an American politician from New York. Schuyler lived in Rhinebeck, where he managed farms and est... Jesse Fell unknown 1800 1819 unknown an early political leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the first to successfully burn an... Sakayengwaraton 1792 1810 1819 1886 a Mohawk leader in Canada. After Johnson fought for the British Crown in the War of 1812, he was ... William Ellery 1727, Dec 2 1748 1820 1820, Feb 15 a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island. In... King George III 1738, Jun 4 1760 1820 1820, Jan 29 King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 ... William Floyd 1734, Dec 17 1774 1820 1821. Aug 4 an American politician from New York, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independen... Elias Boudinot 1740, May 2 1760 1821 1821, Oct 24 a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress ... Joseph Bloomfield 1753, Oct 18 1775 1823 1823, Oct 3 the fourth Governor of New Jersey. The township of Bloomfield, New Jersey is named for him. He at... Thomas Jefferson 1743, Apr 2 1767 1824 1826, Jul 4 an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and ... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 1746, Feb 25 1769 1825 1825, Aug 16 an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Con... William Hull 1753, Jun 24 1775 1825 1825, Nov 29 an American soldier and politician. He fought in the American Revolution and was appointed as Gov... Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749, Mar 23 1771 1827 1827, Mar 5 an influential French scholar whose work was important to the development of mathematics, statist... Charles Carroll III 1737, Sep 19 1772 1828 1832, Nov 14 a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britai... Hamengkubuwono II 1750, Mar 7 1792 1828 1828, Jan 3 the second sultan of Yogyakarta 1792–1810, 1811–12 and finally 1826–28 during the Java War.... Manuel Quimper 1757 1770 1829 1844, Apr a Spanish Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. He participated ... Daniel Sargent Jr. 1764, Jan 15 1780 1829 1842, Apr 2 a successful American merchant and politician in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a successful merch... William Clark [2] 1770, Aug 1 1789 1829 1838, Sep 1 an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. Along with Meriwether Lewi... Petar I Petrovic-Njegos 1747/48 1782 1830 1830, Oct 31 the ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro as the Metropolitan (vladika) of Cetinje, and Exa... Simon Bolivar 1783, Jul 24 1807 1830 1830, Dec 17 a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Vene... William H. Crawford 1772, Feb 24 1788 1832 1834, Sep 15 an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secret... William Wilberforce 1759, Aug 24 1780 1833 1833, Jul 29 an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to stop the slave trade. A na... Charles Grey 1764, Mar 13 1786 1834 1845, Jul 17 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from November 1830 to July 1834. A member of the Whig Party,... William Wirt 1772, Nov 8 1792 1834 1834, Feb 18 an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attor... HRE Francis II 1768, Feb 12 1792 1835 1835, Mar 2 the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Rom... William T. Barry 1784, Feb 5 1805 1835 1835, Aug 30 an American statesman and jurist. He served as Postmaster General for most of the administration ... Davy Crockett 1786, Aug 17 1813 1836 1836, Mar 6 a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred... Pavel Schilling 1786, Apr 5 1810 1837 1837, Jul 25 a diplomat of Baltic German origin employed in the service of Russia in Germany, and who built a ... William Henry Ashley 1778 ca 1808 1838 1838, Mar 26 an American who pioneered as a miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia officer,... Tenskwatawa 1775 1800 1839 1834 a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee tribe, known as The Prophet or th... Mahmud II 1789, Jul 20 1808 1839 1839, Jul 1 the 30th Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1808 until his deat... Black Hawk 1767 1810 1839 1838 a war leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the Midwest of the Unit... John Forsyth 1780, Oct 22 1813 1841 1841, Oct 21 a 19th-century American politician from Georgia. He represented Georgia in both the House of Repr... Noah Webster 1758, Oct 16 1781 1843 1843, May 28 an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer... Morgan Lewis 1754, Oct 16 1774 1844 1844, Apr 7 an American lawyer, politician, and military commander. The second son of Francis Lewis, a signer... Artemas Ward Jr. 1762, Jan 9 1783 1844 1847, Oct 7 like his father, Artemas Ward, he was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He serve... 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... 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... 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 ... 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 ... 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-... 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... 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... 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... 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... Lone Horn 1790 ca 1810 1879 1877 Born in present-day South Dakota, was chief of the Minneconjou Lakota. He participated in the sig... 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...
