#1Arthur S. Tompkins
1865–1938American judge and legislator
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The best known is the American judge and legislator Arthur S. Tompkins, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Elliot Danforth, third to Peter I. Borst. Born in 1797, Peter I. Borst is the first name on record, and Arthur S. Tompkins, born in 1865, the most recent. Across New York, 1,259 towns list someone born there.
All three are leaders.
#1American judge and legislator
#2Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Middleburgh’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleburgh 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.