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• Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) — also known as Charles O. Andrews — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, Fla., March 7, 1877. Son of John Andrews and Mary Angers (Yon) Andrews; married, November 24, 1909, to Margaret Spears. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Washington, D.C., September 18, 1946. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) — also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The Champ" — of Rumson, Monmouth County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County, N.J., July 31, 1888. Son of William J. Barbour and Adelaide (Sprague) Barbour; married, December 1, 1921, to Elysabeth C. Carrere. Republican. Manufacturer; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931; defeated, 1936; died in office 1943. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Elks; Moose. Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in 1910-11. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Washington, D.C., November 22, 1943. Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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• James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) — also known as James M. Barnes — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9, 1899. Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15, 1945, to Betty Grove. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a liver ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1958. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Barney (1785-1857) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1785. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1820-21; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1825-29. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., January 26, 1857. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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• Josiah Horton Beeman (1935-2006) — also known as Josiah H. Beeman — of Washington, D.C.; Falls Church, Va. Born in San Francisco, Calif., 1935. Administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Philip Burton, 1964-69; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1994-99; Western Samoa, 1994-99. Presbyterian. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., June 14, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ferdinand Lammot Belin (1881-1961) — also known as F. Lammot Belin — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Son of Henry Belin and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) Belin; married, January 17, 1912, to Frances Jermyn; brother of Alice Belin (who married Pierre Samuel du Pont); father of Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Jr. (survivor of the Hindenberg disaster in 1937). Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known as Frank L. Bowman — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 21, 1879. Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3, 1903, to Pearl Silveus. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1936. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) — also known as William O. Bradley — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., March 18, 1847. Son of Robert M. Bradley and Nancy E. (Totten) Bradley; brother-in-law of Thomas Zantzinger Morrow; married, July 11, 1867, to Margaret R. Duncan; uncle of Edwin Porch Morrow; father of Christine Bradley South (who married John Glover South). Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1914. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) — also known as William G. Brantley — of Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Blackshear, Pierce County, Ga., September 18, 1860. Son of Benjamin Daniel Brantley. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-87; state court judge in Georgia, 1892-96; U.S. Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., September 11, 1934. Interment at Blackshear Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as "The Sage of Wheatland"; "Buck" — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in a log cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 23, 1791. Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan; cousin of James M. Buchanan. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1848, 1852; U.S. Secretary of State, 1845-49; President of the United States, 1857-61. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., June 1, 1868. Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: David Fullerton Robison; John A. Quitman; John Gallagher Montgomery
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about James Buchanan: Philip S. Klein, President James Buchanan: A Biography; Jean H. Baker, James Buchanan
  • Critical books about James Buchanan: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) — also known as Frank H. Buck — of Vacaville, Solano County, Calif. Born near Vacaville, Solano County, Calif., September 23, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; fruit grower; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in office 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Eagles; Elks. Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke), in Washington, D.C., September 17, 1942. Interment at Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Lewis Buell (1898-1966) — also known as Robert L. Buell — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 6, 1898. Son of George Clifford Buell and Gertrude (Ackerman) Buell. U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1925-27; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1932; Colombo, 1933; Berlin, 1941; Singapore, 1941; Calcutta, 1942-43; U.S. Consul General in Léopoldville, 1945; Johannesburg, 1947; Alexandria, 1949. Presbyterian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 5, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) — also known as Warren E. Burger — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 17, 1907. Son of Charles Joseph Burger and Katharine (Schnittger) Burger; married, November 8, 1933, to Elvera Stromberg. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Alexandria, Va., June 25, 1995. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John Kenneth Caldwell (1881-1982) — also known as John K. Caldwell — of Washington, D.C. Born in Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, October 16, 1881. Son of James Oscar Caldwell and Leila Ada (Cox) Caldwell; married to Grace Colquhoun Thompson. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1916-19; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1938; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1943-45. Presbyterian. Died in 1982. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) — of Wyoming. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 8, 1835. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1869-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., July 14, 1880. Burial location unknown. Campbell County, Wyo. is named for him.
  
  
• Thomas Richard Carper (b. 1947) — also known as Thomas R. Carper — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., January 23, 1947. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; Delaware state treasurer, 1977-82; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1983-93; Governor of Delaware, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 2000, 2004; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 2001-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known as Walter E. Clark — of Washington, D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Conn., January 7, 1869. Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark; married, June 15, 1898, to Lucy Harrison Norvell. Newspaper reporter; Governor of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor. Presbyterian or Congregationalist. Member, Chi Psi. Died of a heart attack, in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 4, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) — also known as Edward F. Colladay — of Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., February 15, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles A. Douglas (1862-1939) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Fairfield County, S.C., January 31, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-90; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1916, 1924. Presbyterian. Died October 31, 1939. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known as William O. Douglas — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Yakima County, Wash. Born in Maine, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 16, 1898. Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August 16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  • Books by William O. Douglas: Of Men and Mountains (1982); My wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961); Go East, Young Man (1974); The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1980)
  • Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce Allen Murphy, Wild Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas; Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution; James F. Simon, Independent Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas
  
  
• Charles Daniel Drake (1811-1892) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 11, 1811. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1859-60; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1867-70; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1870. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1892. Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) — also known as James H. Duff — of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa., January 21, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1956; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1969. Interment at Chartiers Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888. Grandson of John Watson Foster; brother of Allen Welsh Dulles. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S. Secretary of State, 1953-59. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1959. Died of cancer and pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1959. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Edward Corsi
  • See also Dulles-Foster-Lansing family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower; "Ike" — Born in Denison, Grayson County, Tex., October 14, 1890. Married, July 1, 1916, to Mary Geneva "Mamie" Doud (1896-1979); father of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president of Columbia University, 1948-53; President of the United States, 1953-61. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Loyal Legion. His portrait appeared on the U.S. dollar coin, 1971-78. Died, after a series of heart attacks, at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 28, 1969. Interment at Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kan.
  • Cross-reference: Sherman Adams; Carter L. Burgess; Woodrow Wilson Mann; Jacqueline C. Odlum
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower: Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower : Soldier and President; Fred I. Greenstein, The Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader; Carlo d'Este, Eisenhower : A Soldier's Life; Robert F. Burk, Dwight D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician; Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., Red Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the Eisenhower Administration
  
  
• Jo Ann Emerson (b. 1950) — also known as Jo Ann Hermann — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Washington, D.C., September 16, 1950. Married, June 21, 1975, to Norvell William Emerson. U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1996-. Female. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) — of North Carolina. Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 3, 1901. Brother of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; uncle of Samuel James Ervin III. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1945. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
  • See also Ervin family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) — also known as James G. Fulton — of Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa., March 1, 1903. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53, 27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; United World Federalists; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., October 6, 1971. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James William Good (1866-1929) — also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy Good" — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 24, 1866. Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good; married, October 4, 1894, to Lucy Deacon. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S. Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929. Presbyterian. Swiss ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1929. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906) — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Woodstock, Howard County, Md., March 11, 1839. Father-in-law of Richard A. Johnson. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1870-72; member of Maryland state senate, 1876-82; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1881-99, 1903-06; died in office 1906. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., June 4, 1906. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) — also known as H. R. Gross — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Arispe, Union County, Iowa, June 30, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., September 22, 1987. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence Eugene Hancock (1885-1948) — also known as Clarence E. Hancock — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 13, 1885. Son of Theodore E. Hancock and Martha B. (Connelly) Hancock; married, October 5, 1912, to Emily W. Shonk. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1927-47 (35th District 1927-45, 36th District 1945-47); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in a hospital at Washington, D.C., January 3, 1948. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) — of Washington, D.C.; Kansas. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes) Hanna. U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38. Female. Presbyterian. Died in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., March 28, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) — of Kentucky. Born in Boyle County, Ky., June 1, 1833. Son of James Harlan; grandfather of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971). County judge in Kentucky, 1858-59; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63; Kentucky state attorney general, 1861-65; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911. Presbyterian. Died October 14, 1911. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Linda Przybyszewski, The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911). Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971. Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  • Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  
  
• Beverly Frances High (b. 1944) — also known as Beverly High — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., December 3, 1944. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972. Female. Black. Presbyterian. Member, Urban League. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Tennessee. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson; married to Rachel (Donelson) Robards; uncle of Andrew Jackson Donelson. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also duelled with Thomas Hart Benton. Censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. Interment at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La. Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County, Mo., are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert Vincent Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821; Andrew Burstein, The Passions of Andrew Jackson; David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire; Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson; H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times
  
  
• Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) — also known as Breckinridge Long — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1881. Son of William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge) Long; married 1912 to Christine Alexander Graham. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Historical Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Laurel, Prince George's County, Md., September 26, 1958. Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) — of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., July 12, 1922. Son of William Edwin MacGregor and Edith (Clark) MacGregor; married, June 16, 1948, to Barbara Porter Spicer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Chairman of President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972. Died, of respiratory failure, in a hospital at Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla., February 10, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carolyn Bosher Maloney (b. 1948) — also known as Carolyn B. Maloney — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., February 19, 1948. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984 (alternate), 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1993-. Female. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known as Thomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854. Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall; married, October 2, 1895, to Lois I. Kimsey. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912; Vice President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.". Died, from the effects of a heart attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925. Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Neville Miller (1894-1977) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 17, 1894. Brother of Shackelford Miller, Jr.. Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Presbyterian. Dean of University of Louisville School of Law; president of the National Association of Broadcasters in 1938, during the controversy over Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast. Died in Washington, D.C., March 27, 1977. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  
  
• Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) — also known as Gerald P. Nye — of Cooperstown, Griggs County, N.Dak. Born in Hortonville, Outagamie County, Wis., December 19, 1892. Son of Irwin R. Nye and Phoebe Ella (Prentice) Nye; married, August 16, 1916, to Anna Margaret Munch. Newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated, 1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., July 17, 1971. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) — of Marion County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Wayne County, Ind., February 11, 1843. Nephew of William A. Peelle. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1877; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1892; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law professor. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., September 4, 1928. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) — also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris Perkins — of Leburn, Knott County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., August 6, 1954. Son of Carl Dewey Perkins. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; minister. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Pleaded guilty in 1994 to bank fraud in connection with the House banking scandal; he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House bank) and made false statements to obtain loans from commercial banks; also pleaded guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal Election Commission and false financial disclosure reports. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. In March 2000, pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about his income. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) — also known as Samuel F. Phillips — of Orange County, N.C. Born in New York, February 18, 1824. Lawyer; North Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1871. Presbyterian. U.S. Solicitor General, 1872-84. Represented Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896. Died in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1903. Interment somewhere in Chapel Hill, N.C.
  
  
• Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, July 8, 1872. Son of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter; married, December 27, 1899, to Maude Boutin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary of state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa state senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1906, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908, 1912, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., August 17, 1946. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Jackson Randall (1828-1890) — also known as Samuel J. Randall — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, October 10, 1828. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1863-90 (1st District 1863-75, 3rd District 1875-90); died in office 1890; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1876-81; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1880, 1884. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1890. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) — of District of Columbia. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 3, 1929. Grandson of George Anderson Revercomb; son of William Chapman Revercomb and Sara Venable Hughes Revercomb. Lawyer; superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in office 1993. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of cancer, at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Revercomb family of West Virginia
  
  
• John Davison Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) — also known as John D. Rockefeller IV; Jay Rockefeller — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 18, 1937. Great-grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; grandnephew of Richard Steere Aldrich; son of John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978) and Blanchette Ferry (Hooker) Rockefeller (1909-1992); nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; married, April 1, 1967, to Sharon Percy (daughter of Charles Harting Percy); third cousin of Elsie Rockefeller (who married William Proxmire); brother-in-law of Mark Dayton; cousin of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. Democrat. Served in the Peace Corps; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1969-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972 (alternate), 2000, 2004; Governor of West Virginia, 1977-85; defeated, 1972; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1985-. Presbyterian. Member, Trilateral Commission. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Jack Canfield
  • See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867-1936) — also known as Charles H. Sherrill — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1867. Son of Charles Hitchcock Sherrill and Sarah Fulton (Wynkoop) Sherrill; married, February 8, 1906, to Miss George Barker Gibbs. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1909-10; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Paris, France, June 25, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Victor F. Snyder (b. 1947) — also known as Vic Snyder — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., September 27, 1947. Democrat. Physician; member of Arkansas state senate, 1991-96; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000, 2004. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Spaid (1904-1971) — of Pima County, Ariz. Born in Washington, D.C., 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1940. Presbyterian. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Ara Spence (1810-1877) — of Maryland. Born near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 20, 1810. Nephew of John Selby Spence. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1835-36, 1838-39; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1840; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1843-45; circuit judge in Maryland, 1855-65, 1866-67. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., November 10, 1877. Interment at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John McKee Spratt, Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. — of York, York County, S.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964 (alternate), 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Clifford Bundy Stearns (b. 1941) — also known as Cliff Stearns — of Ocala, Marion County, Fla. Born in Washington, D.C., April 16, 1941. Republican. U.S. Representative from Florida 6th District, 1989-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Phillips Talbot (b. 1915) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 7, 1915. Son of Kenneth Hammet Talbot and Gertrude (Phillips) Talbot; married, August 18, 1943, to Mildred Aleen Fisher. Newspaper reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1965-69. Presbyterian. Member, American Political Science Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) — also known as Ed Towns — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Chadbourn, Columbus County, N.C., July 21, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 2000, 2004. Black. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Beta Sigma. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Nydia M. Velázquez
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Alexander Buel Trowbridge (1929-2006) — also known as Alexander B. Trowbridge — Born in Englewood, Bergen County, N.J., December 12, 1929. Son of A. Buel Trowbridge; married to Nancy Horst and Eleanor 'Ellie' Hutzler. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; president, Esso Standard Oil Puerto Rico; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68; vice-chairman, Allied Chemical Corporation. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: NNDB dossier.
  
  
• John L. Underwood (b. 1838) — of Indiana. Born in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) — also known as Guy Vander Jagt — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Luther, Lake County, Mich. Born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 1931. Married to Carol VanderJagt. Republican. Journalist; news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in primary, 1992. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) — also known as Albert H. Vestal — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Frankton, Madison County, Ind., January 18, 1875. Son of William H. Vestal and Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal; married to Maude Vestal. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1932. Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., May 11, 1866. Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace; married, November 24, 1887, to Carrie May Brodhead; father of Henry Agard Wallace. Farmer; college professor; magazine editor; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in Washington, D.C., October 25, 1924. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  
  
• Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) — also known as Mel Watt — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 26, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004. Black. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Daniel Webster (1782-1852) — also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the Constitution" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack County, N.H., January 18, 1782. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned 1827; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President of the United States, 1836; U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852. Presbyterian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the $10 U.S. Note from the 1860s until the early 20th century. Died in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., October 24, 1852. Interment at Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. Webster counties in Ga., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Daniel Webster: Robert Vincent Remini, Daniel Webster : The Man and His Time; Maurice G. Baxter, One and Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union; Robert A. Allen, Daniel Webster, Defender of the Union; Richard N. Current, Daniel Webster and the Rise of National Conservatism; Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun
  
  
• Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) — also known as Kenneth S. Wherry — of Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Neb. Born in Liberty, Gage County, Neb., February 28, 1892. Son of David Emery Wherry and Jessie (Comstock) Wherry; married, September 15, 1920, to Marjorie Colwell. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture merchant; funeral director; automobile dealer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Lions; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Washington, D.C., November 29, 1951. Interment at Pawnee City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
  • Cross-reference: Frederick H. Wagener
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Estill Whitaker (b. 1886) — of Riverview (unknown county), Tenn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Winchester, Franklin County, Tenn., September 25, 1886. Son of Madison Newton Whitaker and Florence Jarrett (Griffin) Whitaker; married, June 30, 1913, to Lillian Nelson Chambliss (daughter of Alexander W. Chambliss). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1939-64. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edwin Willits (1830-1896) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., April 24, 1830. Married to Jane Ingersoll. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., October 22, 1896. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) — also known as Ephraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., December 22, 1821. Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834); brother of William Sydney Wilson; adoptive father of John Walter Smith. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1847; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876; circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1891. Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
  • See also Wilson family of Maryland
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) — also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in Politics" — of New Jersey. Born in Staunton, Va., December 28, 1856. Married, June 24, 1885, to Ellen Louise Axson (died 1914); married, December 18, 1915, to Edith Bolling Galt; father-in-law of William Gibbs McAdoo. Democrat. University professor; president of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-13; President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Psi. Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate which was issued in 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1924. Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  • Cross-reference: William C. Bullitt; Bainbridge Colby; Joseph E. Davies; Joseph P. Tumulty; Thomas H. Birch
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis Auchincloss, Woodrow Wilson; Herbert Hoover, The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson; James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country; Anne Schraff, Woodrow Wilson (for young readers)
  • Critical books about Woodrow Wilson: Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II
  
  
• William Wirt (1772-1834) — of Virginia. Born near Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Md., November 8, 1772. U.S. Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17; U.S. Attorney General,