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Politicians who were born on this date:

• See: Politicians who were born on December 20 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1850 (all dates)

Politicians who were married on this date:

• See: Politicians who were married on December 20 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1850 (all dates)

Politicians who died on this date:

• See: Politicians who died on December 20 (all years), or politicians who died in 1850 (all dates)

Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date:

• Age 71: William Wilkins
• Age 52: John Wood
• Age 47: Elias W. Leavenworth
• Age 45: Asa Packer; Nathaniel Ladd
• Age 41: Rufus W. Peckham
• Age 40: Thomas G. Alvord
• Age 38: George Grundy Dunn
• Age 37: Samuel J. Kirkwood
• Age 35: William H. Dimmick
• Age 32: John H. Farquhar
• Age 29: J. Hammond Trumbull
• Age 26: R. Holland Duell; William Columbus Cauthen
• Age 25: John B. Penington; James M. McIntosh
• Age 19: John W. McCormick; William T. Davies
• Age 13: George Madison Adams
• Age 9: Jonathan H. Blackwell
• Age 4: George William Croft
• Age 3: John P. Leedom
• Age 1: John W. Kern

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