The Political Graveyard: Draper-Bristow family of Massachusetts

Draper-Bristow family of Massachusetts

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Francis Marion Bristow (1804-1864) — also known as Francis M. Bristow — of Elkton, Todd County, Ky. Born in Clark County, Ky., August 11, 1804. Father of Benjamin Helm Bristow. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1831-33; member of Kentucky state senate, 1846; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1854-55, 1859-61. Died in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., June 10, 1864. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; 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-?). 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. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
William Franklin Draper (1842-1910) — also known as William F. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., April 9, 1842. Son of George Draper and Hannah (Thwing) Draper; married 1862 to Lydia W. Joy; married 1890 to Susan Preston; brother of Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914); uncle of Eben Sumner Draper (1893-?). Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1893-97; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1897-1900. Died in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1910. Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., June 17, 1858. Brother of William Franklin Draper; married, November 21, 1883, to Nancy 'Nannie' Bristow (1858-1913) (daughter of Benjamin Helm Bristow); father of Eben Sumner Draper (1893-?). Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1906-09; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-11; defeated, 1910. Died April 9, 1914. Entombed at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1893. Grandson of Benjamin Helm Bristow; nephew of William Franklin Draper; son of Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper; married, November 12, 1926, to Hazel Archibald. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton looms; president, Milford National Bank; trustee, Milford Hospital; trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.

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