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Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

  Joshua Fry (1699-1754) — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, 1699. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1740. Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the Most Inhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon his death, the young George Washington took command of Virginia's military forces. Died, of injuries received in a fall from his horse, near Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., May 31, 1754 (age about 54 years). Original interment somewhere in Allegany County, Md.; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
  Relatives: Father of John Fry and Henry Fry; second great-grandfather of James Speed; third great-grandfather of William Christian Bullitt (1856-1914), William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; fourth great-grandfather of Olive Speed (who married Frederic Moseley Sackett Jr.) and William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967).
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Paterson (1745-1806) — of New Jersey. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 24, 1745. Delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of New Jersey, 1790-93; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Injured in a horsedrawn coach accident in 1803, and died from his wounds three years later, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Paterson; married to Cornelia Bell; father of Cornelia Paterson (who married Stephen Van Rensselaer); grandfather of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; great-grandfather of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Paterson, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Paterson: John E. O'Connor, William Paterson, Lawyer and Statesman, 1745-1806
  Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., June 3, 1780. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14. Was thrown from a horse, which resulted in his death six days later, at St. Louis, Mo., August 10, 1817 (age 37 years, 68 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Hempstead County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born in Scotland, March 23, 1734. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1790. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Injured in a fall from an overturned horsedrawn cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161 days). Interment at Old St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Mary E. Baldridge (who married James Henry Lane).
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  St. Clair County, Ala., St. Clair County, Ill., St. Clair County, Mich. and St. Clair County, Mo. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Arthur St. Clair VanceArthur St. Clair Colyar
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known as William W. Bibb — of Petersburg, Elbert County, Ga. Born in Amelia County, Va., October 2, 1781. Democrat. Physician; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803-05; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large 1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor of Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Fell from his horse during a thunderstorm, sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County (part now in Elmore County), Ala., July 10, 1820 (age 38 years, 282 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb (who later married William Barnett); brother of Thomas Bibb; married 1803 to Mary Ann Freeman; granduncle of Albert Taylor Goodwyn; cousin *** of David Bibb Graves.
  Political family: Bibb-Graves family of Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Willis Roberts
  Bibb counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morris Birkbeck (1764-1825) — also known as Jonathan Freeman — of Edwards County, Ill. Born in Settle, Yorkshire, England, January 23, 1764. Secretary of state of Illinois, 1824-25. Anti-slavery writer under the pseudonym "Jonathan Freeman". While returning on horseback from a visit to Robert Owen, he drowned while fording the Fox River, Edwards County, Ill., June 4, 1825 (age 61 years, 132 days). Interment at New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.; memorial monument at Courthouse Grounds, Albion, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Birkbeck ; married, April 24, 1794, to Prudence Bush.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) — of Fayette County, Pa. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., February 27, 1751. Democrat. Justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1808-12; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17. Died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pa., October 12, 1827 (age 76 years, 227 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin and Catherine (Van der Hoef) Griffin; married to Mary Morris; great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; second great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny (1769-1829) — also known as Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny — of Louisiana. Born in France, June 30, 1769. Secretary of state of Louisiana, 1820-28; Governor of Louisiana, 1828-29; died in office 1829. Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Died, after being thrown from a horsedrawn carriage, in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, La., October 6, 1829 (age 60 years, 98 days). Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James Shields (1762-1831) — of Ohio. Born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), April 13, 1762. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1806; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1829-31. Killed in the accidental overturning of a stagecoach, near Venice, Butler County, Ohio, August 13, 1831 (age 69 years, 122 days). Interment at Venice Cemetery, Venice, Ohio.
  Relatives: Uncle of James Shields (1806-1879).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Richard Skinner Richard Skinner (1778-1833) — of Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., May 30, 1778. Democrat. Lawyer; Bennington County State's Attorney, 1801-13; probate judge in Vermont, 1805-13; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1813-15; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1815-16; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1823-28; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1818; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1818; Governor of Vermont, 1820-23. Injured when he fell from a horse-drawn carriage, and died soon after, in Manchester, Bennington County, Vt., May 23, 1833 (age 54 years, 358 days). Interment at Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Fanny Pierpont.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)
  William Harris Wharton (1802-1839) — of Texas. Born in Virginia, 1802. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Victoria, 1832; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Victoria, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836, 1837-39; died in office 1839. Killed when he accidentally shot himself while dismounting from his horse, near Hempstead, Waller County, Tex., March 14, 1839 (age about 36 years). Interment at Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Tex.
  Relatives: Brother of John Austin Wharton.
  Wharton County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) — of Williamsburg, Va. Born in New Kent County, Va., March 18, 1764. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1787-89, 1819-21; member of Virginia state senate, 1794-1805; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1805-13, 1815-19, 1821-29 (at-large 1805-07, 12th District 1807-09, 22nd District 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, 13th District 1815-19, 8th District 1821-29). Slaveowner. Died, after a fall from his horse, in New Kent County, Va., February 26, 1841 (age 76 years, 345 days). Interment at Eltham Plantation, New Kent County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Burwell Bassett (1734-1793) and Anna Marie (Dandridge) Bassett; brother of Frances Bassett (who married Tobias Lear); married to Ann Claiborne; nephew of Martha Dandridge Custis (who married George Washington); first cousin of John Parke Custis, Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin once removed of John Scott Harrison; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); first cousin thrice removed of Russell Benjamin Harrison; first cousin four times removed of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); second cousin once removed of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin four times removed of Edith Wilson and William Welby Beverley; third cousin of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph, Thomas Marshall, Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and James Keith Marshall; third cousin twice removed of Peter Myndert Dox, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin thrice removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke, Connally Findlay Trigg, Carter Henry Harrison II, Richard Evelyn Byrd and Harry Bartow Hawes.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1835-39. Slaveowner. Thrown from his horse and killed, in near Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., June 17, 1851 (age 68 years, 147 days). Original interment at Westport Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.; reinterment at Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Luke Lea and Elisabeth (Wilson) Lea; brother of Major Lea; married, February 28, 1816, to Susan Wells McCormick; father of John McCormick Lea; uncle of Pryor Newton Lea and Luke Lea (1810-1898); granduncle of Albert Major Lea; great-grandfather of Luke Lea (1879-1945).
  Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Anti-Slavery Society. While traveling in 1845, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell and was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294 days). Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married, February 16, 1816, to Agatha McDowell; married 1840 to Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry Fitzhugh); father of James M. Birney; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; grandfather of Arthur Alexis Birney.
  Political family: Birney family of Danville, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Birney (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868) — also known as Heber C. Kimball — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Sheldon, Franklin County, Vt., June 14, 1801. One of the original Twelve Apostles in the early Mormon Church; member Utah territorial council, 1851-58. Mormon. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Injured in a carriage accident, and died soon after, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 22, 1868 (age 67 years, 8 days). Interment at Kimball-Whitney Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna (Spaulding) Kimball; great-grandfather of John Nicholas Udall.
  Political family: Udall family of Arizona.
  The city of Heber City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Cagger (c.1815-1868) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., about 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860. Irish ancestry. Killed when he was accidentally thrown from his horsedrawn carriage, in Central Park, New York, New York County, N.Y., July 7, 1868 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875) — also known as Thomas J. Randolph — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., September 12, 1792. Democrat. Planter; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Albemarle County, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1872. Slaveowner. Injured in a carriage accident, and died soon after, in Albemarle County, Va., October 7, 1875 (age 83 years, 25 days). Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. and Martha Jefferson Randolph; married 1815 to Jane Hollins Nicholas (daughter of Wilson Cary Nicholas); grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Archer-Eggleston-Jefferson family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry F. Belitz (1817-1878) — also known as "Father of Kiel" — of Wisconsin. Born in Schwedt, Germany, February 16, 1817. Took part in the 1848 German uprising and led a 10,000 member resistance group called the Volksverein; founded the city of Kiel, Wisconsin in 1854.; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. German ancestry. Fell from his horsedrawn buggy, was run over, and died as a result, March 31, 1878 (age 61 years, 43 days). Interment at Kiel Cemetery, Kiel, Wis.
  George A. Mitchell (d. 1878) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1877-78. Thrown from his buggy, and struck his head on a stump; died three days later, in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 8, 1878. Burial location unknown.
  William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) — also known as W. A. Steel — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Blairsville, Indiana County, Pa., October 11, 1836. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stone quarry proprietor; mayor of Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76. Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will County, Ill., March 28, 1879 (age 42 years, 168 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart Steel and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel; married, January 16, 1862, to Frances Louise Sanger (daughter of Lorenzo P. Sanger).
  Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye (1824-1879) — also known as Theodore C. Vermilye — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in New York, December 18, 1824. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1860. Killed, when he was thrown from a horsedrawn carriage, which had collided with another vehicle, in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 13, 1879 (age 54 years, 330 days). Interment at Silver Mount Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Hoagland) Vermilye and Thomas B. Vermilye; married, May 24, 1848, to Hannah Minthorne Tompkins (granddaughter of Daniel D. Tompkins and Hannah Tompkins).
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marcus Henderson Cruikshank (1826-1881) — also known as Marcus H. Cruikshank — of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala. Born in Autauga County, Ala., December 12, 1826. Mayor of Talladega, Ala., 1850; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1864-65. While riding, he was thrown from his horse and killed, October 10, 1881 (age 54 years, 302 days). Interment at Clark Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
  Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) — also known as Isaac S. Tallmadge — of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., May 31, 1824. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1853-54. Injured when he was run over by a horsedrawn cart; the wound in his back became an infected abscess, and he died as a result, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 27, 1882 (age 57 years, 361 days). Interment somewhere in Fond du Lac, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge and Abigail Lewis (Smith) Tallmadge; married, December 7, 1847, to Cornelia Ruggles; nephew of Joel Tallmadge Jr.; grandnephew of James Tallmadge; first cousin once removed of Matthias Burnett Tallmadge and James Tallmadge Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Tallmadge; second cousin of John James Tallmadge and Daniel Webster Tallmadge; second cousin once removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; third cousin once removed of Millard Ellsworth Lane.
  Political family: Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Gilpin (1813-1894) — of Colorado. Born in New Castle County, Del., October 4, 1813. Lawyer; newspaper editor; explorer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1861-62; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1862. Run over by a horse and buggy, and later died as a result, in Denver, Colo., January 20, 1894 (age 80 years, 108 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Gilpin and Mary (Dilworth) Gilpin; brother of Henry Dilworth Gilpin; married to Julia Pratte.
  Gilpin County, Colo. is named for him.
  Gilpin Peak, in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains, in Ouray County and San Miguel County, Colorado, is named for him.  — Gilpin Lake, in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Routt County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Chrystostum Shannon (1821-1899) — also known as Peter C. Shannon — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Alexandria, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 25, 1821. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1852-53; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1873-82. Killed in a carriage accident in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., April 12, 1899 (age 77 years, 230 days). Interment at Calvary Pioneer Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Shannon and Elizabeth (Connor) Shannon; married 1854 to Anne Elena Ihmsen.
  Shannon County (renamed 2015 as Oglala Lakota County) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) — also known as William H. P. Jenkins — of Granville County, N.C. Born in Granville County, N.C., May 3, 1830. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1860-61, 1865-67; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1881-82, 1887-88; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1901-02. Methodist. Fell from his horse, caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and died soon after, in Granville County, N.C., January 24, 1908 (age 77 years, 266 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.
  Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard (1844-1923) — also known as Ezekiel G. Stoddard — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., November 14, 1844. Banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven, 1886. While horseback riding at Bell Ranch, he fell or was thrown from the horse, fractured his ankle, probably suffered some heart trouble, and died six hours later without regaining consciousness, in Tucumcari, Quay County, N.M., September 18, 1923 (age 78 years, 308 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Stoddard and Esther Ann (Gilbert) Stoddard; married, January 10, 1871, to Mary DeForest Burlock; father of Louis Ezekiel Stoddard; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin twice removed of Charles Robert Sherman; second cousin four times removed of Pierpont Edwards and Aaron Burr; third cousin once removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman and Blanche M. Woodward; third cousin thrice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Daniel Chapin, Theodore Dwight, Morris Woodruff and Henry Waggaman Edwards.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943) — also known as John Cudahy — of Granville, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 10, 1887. Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1933-37; Belgium, 1940; U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1937-40; Luxembourg, 1940. Catholic. Died of a broken neck after being thrown from his horse, while riding on his estate near Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., September 6, 1943 (age 55 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Uncle by marriage of Harold LeClair Ickes.
  Political family: Ickes family.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) — also known as Malcolm Baldrige; Mac Baldrige — of Woodbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 4, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964, 1968, 1972; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987. Congregationalist. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1988. Died after falling off a horse while practicing rodeo, July 25, 1987 (age 64 years, 294 days). Interment at New North Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) and Regina (Connell) Baldrige; married, March 31, 1951, to Margaret Trowbridge Murray; grandson of Howard Hammond Baldrige; grandnephew of Thomas Jackson Baldrige; great-grandnephew of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; second great-grandson of Joseph Baldrige; first cousin twice removed of William Lovell Baldrige; second cousin thrice removed of Carl Clifford Baldrige.
  Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996) — of near Jackson, Teton County, Wyo. Born in Teton County, Wyo., June 21, 1935. Republican. Candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1990. Female. Thrown by a horse while herding cattle, and died as a result, in Teton County, Wyo., June 21, 1996 (age 61 years, 0 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
  Relatives: Daughter of Clifford Peter Hansen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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