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Alton B. Parker

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The Resume

    (May 14, 1852-May 10, 1926)
    Justice on the New York Supreme Court (1885-1889)
    Chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1897-1904)
    Democratic presidential candidate (1904)
    President of the American Bar Association (1906-1907)
    Chair of the Democratic National Convention (1912)

Why he might be annoying:

    He named his dog 'Senator.'
    He resigned from his job as a judge the day he received the Democratic presidential nomination (1904).
    He was endorsed by the corrupt Tammany Hall political machine.
    He was a poor campaigner.
    He ran for president against the popular Theodore Roosevelt and lost by a landslide.
    He was accused of being a coward who was too afraid to express his views on many controversial topics.

Why he might not be annoying:

    As a boy, he was often teased for his red hair.
    As a jurist, he became famous for his support of workers' rights.
    He believed that the government was responsible for the well-being of its citizens.
    He was an advocate for peace.
    Despite becoming very wealthy, he lived a fairly simple lifestyle.

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 283 Votes: 42.76% Annoying