The Resume

(March 24, 1829-January 5, 1904)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Founding member of the Union Pacific Railway
Ran for president as an independent candidate (1872)
Made three around-the-world trips (best time: 60 days in 1892)
Self-styled as the 'Great American Crank'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a vegetarian.
He greeted people by shaking his own hand.
After his unsuccessful presidential bid, he ran for dictator of the US, advocating an invasion of Canada and a new calendar based on his birth date.
Late in life, he refused to speak to anyone but children and animals.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was orphaned at age four when his parents died in a yellow fever epidemic.
He was a self-made multi-millionaire, earning fortunes in shipping, railroads and real estate.
He provided financial support for Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's suffragist newspaper 'The Revolution.'
His round-the-world trips inspired Jules Verne to create Phileas Fogg.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• I Died in 1904 (Ranked: 74)
• I Have Smallpox
• I Sought Political Office
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I'm Buried at Green-Wood Cemetery [Brooklyn]
• In Town for The World's Fair at the Columbian Exposition [1893-Chicago]
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27101)
• Third Party U.S. Presidential Candidates
• Vehicle Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying