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Famous people · Chester

Chester has one famous person on record

William Terry Jackson was born in 1794. That places their birth in the early republic. Their story is told in 4 languages. Next door, Goshen lists 12, led by Hartley Sawyer.

#1 best knownWilliam Terry JacksonPolitics & Law · 1794–1882
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William Terry Jackson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
William Terry Jackson
Most common field
Politics & Law
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William Terry Jackson#1
Politics & Law

William Terry Jackson

1794–1882

American politician, New York

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The neighbour with the most names is Goshen, at 12.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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