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Politicians Who Died of Appendicitis


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in chronological order

  Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known as Laurent-Salomon Juneau — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in L'Asumption, Quebec, August 9, 1793. Democrat. Fur trader; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, reportedly from appendicitis, in Keshena, Menominee County, Wis., November 14, 1856 (age 63 years, 97 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.; cenotaph at Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married 1820 to Josette Vieau; grandfather of Paul Oscar Adolph Husting.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Brigham Young (1801-1877) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Whitingham, Windham County, Vt., June 1, 1801. Leader of the Mormon Church 1841-1877; Governor of Utah Territory, 1850-58. Mormon. Member, Freemasons. Died, of peritonitis and appendicitis, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 29, 1877 (age 76 years, 89 days). Interment at Mormon Pioneer Memorial, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Heritage Plaza, St. George, Utah.
  Relatives: Father of Susa Young Gates.
  See also NNDB dossier
  John Huy Addams (1822-1881) — also known as John H. Addams — of Buckeye Township, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pa., July 12, 1822. Son of Samuel Addams (1782-1854) and Catherine (Huy) Addams (1787-1866). Republican. Banker; member of Illinois state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker). Died, of appendicitis, in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., August 17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36 days). Interment at Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
  Relatives: Nephew of William Addams; son of Samuel Addams (1782-1854) and Catherine (Huy) Addams (1787-1866); married, July 18, 1844, to Sarah Weber (1817-1863); married 1868 to Anna Hostetter (1828-1919); grandfather of Anna Marcet Haldeman (1887-1941; who married Emanuel Haldeman-Julius). See Addams-Haldeman family of Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) — also known as Benjamin H. Bristow — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., June 20, 1832. Son of Francis Marion Bristow and Emily E. (Helm) Bristow. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1863-65; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John M. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Died, from appendicitis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 22, 1896 (age 64 years, 2 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Bristow and Emily E. (Helm) Bristow; married, November 21, 1854, to Abbie S. Briscoe; father of Nancy 'Nannie' Bristow (1858-1913; who married Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914)); grandfather of Eben Sumner Draper (1893-?). See Draper-Bristow family of Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guernsey S. Parsons (c.1835-1898) — of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn. Born about 1835. Democrat. Banker; mayor of Waterbury, Conn., 1880-82. Died, following surgery for appendicitis, in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., October 11, 1898 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Lyman Eddy Barnes (1855-1904) — also known as Lyman E. Barnes — of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis. Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wis., June 30, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1893-95. Died, from appendicitis, in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis., January 16, 1904 (age 48 years, 200 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) — also known as William C. Whitney — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., July 5, 1841. Son of James S. Whitney. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89; established the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894. Died, following appendicitis surgery, in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 2, 1904 (age 62 years, 212 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Whitney; grandfather of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and John Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 12, 1858. Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont. Democrat. Financier; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03. Member, Freemasons. Died of infections following surgery for appendicitis, in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10, 1908 (age 49 years, 211 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Hazard Perry
  Relatives: Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of Perry Belmont and August Belmont (1853-1924); married 1882 to Sarah Swan 'Sally' Whiting (divorced); married 1896 to Alva Erskine (Smith) Vanderbilt (1853-1933; donor to woman's suffrage campaigns; grandaunt by marriage of William Henry Vanderbilt III). See Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Alonson T. Dominy (1863-1908) — of Beekmantown, Clinton County, N.Y. Born in Beekmantown, Clinton County, N.Y., November 14, 1863. Republican. Clinton County Sheriff; member of New York state assembly from Clinton County, 1907-08; died in office 1908. Died, from appendicitis and pneumonia, September 9, 1908 (age 44 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the Sugar Trust" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 18, 1849. Democrat. Cooper; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889; member of New York state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1904. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, from intestinal degeneration, complicated by appendicitis and myocarditis, in St. Catherine's Hospital, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married to Kate Hogan (died 1883).
  Morris H. Beard (1864-1913) — also known as Maurice H. Beard — of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Ky. Born October 14, 1864. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912. Died, of appendicitis, October 24, 1913 (age 49 years, 10 days). Interment at Old Hardinsburg Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Ky.
  Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) — also known as Theron W. Atwood — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in White Oak, Ingham County, Mich., January 3, 1854. Son of H. P. Atwood. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-94; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1899-1902; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912; instrumental in building an electric railroad connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso. Died, from pneumonia and complications of appendicitis, in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., September 27, 1917 (age 63 years, 267 days). Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980).
  Cross-reference: Seth Q. Pulver
  Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) — also known as Charles E. Magoon — of Nebraska. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., December 5, 1861. Son of Henry C. Magoon. U.S. Minister to Panama, 1905-06. Congregationalist. Died, two days after surgery for acute appendicitis, in Washington, D.C., January 14, 1920 (age 58 years, 40 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1901
  Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Cambria, Columbia County, Wis., July 18, 1864. Republican. California state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis, at Ramona Hospital, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., August 4, 1920 (age 56 years, 17 days). Entombed at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) — also known as Franklin K. Lane — of San Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, July 15, 1864. Son of Dr. C. S. Lane and C. W. H. Lane. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; candidate for Governor of California, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-13; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20. Died, of a heart attack 12 days after appendicitis surgery, at the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., May 18, 1921 (age 56 years, 307 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1893, to Anne Wintermute.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Frederick W. Knowlton (1856-1925) — of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of appendicitis, in Penobscot General Hospital, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, January 12, 1925 (age about 68 years). Interment at Lawndale Cemetery, Old Town, Maine.
  Abraham Goodman (c.1885-1926) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1885. Son of Samuel Goodman. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for the Furriers Union and other labor organizations; member of New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17. Jewish. Died, following appendicitis surgery, in St. Mark's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 27, 1926 (age about 41 years). Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) — also known as Edward M. Angell — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Moreau, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 6, 1868. Son of William Penn Angell (1839-1913) and Francena (Mott) Angell (1843-1911). Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office 1927. Quaker. Died, probably from infection, six days after appendicitis surgery, in Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., November 25, 1927 (age 59 years, 323 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 18, 1913, to Gertrude Abigail Sheldon.
  Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) — also known as Joseph A. Kellogg — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., May 13, 1865. Son of Rev. Charles Dor Kellogg and Mary Jane (Baucus) Kellogg. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1891; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1904; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911; defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1924 (member, Platform Committee); New York Democratic state chair, 1918-19. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Died, of appendicitis, in a hospital at Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., September 8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 29, 1893, to Emma Ada Cronkhite.
  Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17, New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign manager for U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner, 1926. Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai B'rith; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Tammany Hall. Died, from an embolus of the heart, following a appendicitis surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 5, 1929 (age about 38 years). Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1923 to Madelaine Neuberger.
  Peter J. Hamill (c.1886-1930) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; insurance business; member of New York state assembly, 1916-30 (New York County 2nd District 1916-17, New York County 1st District 1918-30); died in office 1930. Member, Tammany Hall. Died, from complications of appendicitis surgery, in Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 13, 1930 (age about 44 years). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Harvey Eric Trammell (1896-1932) — also known as H. Eric Trammell — Born in Rector, Clay County, Ark., 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Guatemala City, 1927-29; Rio de Janeiro, 1932. Died, from complications of a ruptured appendix, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 1932 (age about 35 years). Interment at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Elizabeth Millicent McCarthy (granddaughter of Dennis McCarthy); father of H. Eric Trammell (1927-1944; died of combat wounds, World War II).
  Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) — also known as Walter Brawner — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., October 28, 1873. Son of Alex G. Brawner and Hannah Catherine (Morgan) Brawner. Democrat. Brick contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1912, 1924; Phoenix chief of police. Died, of complications of appendicitis surgery, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 27, 1934 (age 60 years, 211 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Brother of Frances Brawner Weedon.
  Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1868. Son of Howard Van Amrige (died 1915; Dean of Columbia College). Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; magistrate. Member, Society of Colonial Wars. Died, of appendicitis, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1936 (age about 67 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  William Breitenbach (1897-1937) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 17, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway signalman; electrical contractor; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died, following an operation for appendicitis, in Hamilton Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 13, 1937 (age 40 years, 26 days). Interment at Long Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) — also known as Pat Moynihan — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., March 16, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political scientist; university professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S. Senator from New York, 1977-. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of infection from a ruptured appendix, in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2003 (age 76 years, 10 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1955, to Elizabeth Therese Brennan.
  Cross-reference: John Westergaard
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy (1997) — On the Law of Nations (1990) — Secrecy : The American Experience (1998) — Pandaemonium: Ethnicity in International Politics (1993) — Maximum Feasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty (1970)
  Books about Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Godfrey Hodgson, The Gentleman From New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- A Biography — Robert A. Katzmann, Daniel Patrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life

 

 


 
   
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