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  William Osborne Dapping (1880-1969) — also known as William O. Dapping — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 12, 1880. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; received a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1930, for the Auburn Citizen's coverage of an inmate uprising at the Auburn prison; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Universalist. Member, Elks. Died August 1, 1969 (age 89 years, 50 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Dapping and Mathilda (Lauterbach) Dapping; married, June 3, 1911, to Ina Mae Fairchild.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustine Gallet Dauby (1795-1876) — also known as Augustine G. Dauby — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., December 17, 1795. Democrat. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Utica, N.Y., 1829-49. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., November 27, 1876 (age 80 years, 346 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander J. D'Auby and Anne (Sweeting) D'Auby; married, January 21, 1818, to Mary E. Parmelee.
  John Clay Davies (1920-2002) — also known as John C. Davies — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., May 1, 1920. Democrat. Newspaper editor; public relations business; U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950. Died in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 17, 2002 (age 82 years, 47 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) — also known as Bancroft Davis — of Orange County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., December 29, 1822. Lawyer; newspaper correspondent; member of New York state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1874-77; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme Court, 1883. Died in Washington, D.C., December 28, 1907 (age 84 years, 364 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Davis (1787-1854) and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Bancroft) Davis; brother of Horace Davis; married, November 19, 1857, to Frederika Gore King; nephew of George Bancroft; uncle of John Davis (1851-1902); great-granduncle of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and John Davis Lodge; second great-granduncle of George Cabot Lodge; first cousin of Isaac Davis; first cousin once removed of Edward Livingston Davis; first cousin twice removed of Livingston Davis; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden, Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden and Winfield Scott Holden.
  Political families: Davis family of Massachusetts; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Shelby Cullom Davis (1909-1994) — also known as Shelby Davis — of New York. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., 1909. Journalist; economist; investment banker; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1969-75. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Hobe Sound, Martin County, Fla., May 29, 1994 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Walter Henry Dearing (b. 1883) — also known as Walter H. Dearing — of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Great Neck, Queens County (now Nassau County), Long Island, N.Y., August 24, 1883. Socialist. Newspaper reporter; candidate for New York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1935; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934; candidate for New York state senate 24th District, 1924; candidate for borough president of Richmond, New York, 1925, 1933. Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Charles de Kay (b. 1848) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., July 25, 1848. Literary and art editor, New York Times; U.S. Consul General in Berlin, 1894-97. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George C. de Kay and Janet (Drake) de Kay; married to Edwalyn Coffey.
  George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) — also known as George B. Delamater — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., January 14, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; oil producer; banker; member of Pennsylvania state senate 29th District, 1871-73. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., 1907 (age about 86 years). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1847 to Susan Cowle Town; father of George Wallace Delamater.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George E. Dennen (b. 1884) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 3, 1884. Democrat. Printer; newspaper reporter; member of New York state assembly, 1913, 1926-34 (Kings County 10th District 1913, Kings County 4th District 1926-34). Member, Typographical Union. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to May R. Conklin.
  Charles De Witt (1727-1787) — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., August 15, 1727. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1781-85, 1787; died in office 1787; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1784. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., August 27, 1787 (age 60 years, 12 days). Interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Hurley, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Maria 'Mary' (Brodhead) DeWitt and Johannes DeWitt; married, December 20, 1754, to Blandina DuBois; father of Margaret DeWitt (who married Johannes Bruyn); grandfather of Charles D. Bruyn and Charles Gerrit De Witt; great-grandfather of David Miller De Witt; first cousin once removed of Charles Clinton, De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr. and Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin twice removed of George William Clinton; first cousin six times removed of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Gerrit De Witt (1789-1839) — also known as Charles G. De Witt — of Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Greenhill, Ulster County, N.Y., November 7, 1789. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1829-31; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1833-39. Died on board a river steamer on the Hudson River near Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., April 12, 1839 (age 49 years, 156 days). Interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Hurley, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Garrit V. De Witt and Catherine (Ten Eyck) De Witt; married to Catherine Bogert Godwin; grandson of Charles De Witt; first cousin of Charles D. Bruyn; first cousin once removed of David Miller De Witt; second cousin once removed of Charles Clinton, De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr. and Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt; third cousin of George William Clinton.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Charles Monroe Dickinson (1842-1924) — also known as Charles M. Dickinson — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., November 15, 1842. Lawyer; newspaper editor; poet; one of the founders of the Associated Press news service, 1892; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Consul General in Constantinople, 1897-1906; U.S. Consular Agent in Sofia, 1901-03; Progressive candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., July 3, 1924 (age 81 years, 231 days). Interment at Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Dickinson and Elizabeth 'Bessie' (Rea) Dickinson; married, March 24, 1867, to Bessie Virginia Hotchkiss (daughter of Giles Waldo Hotchkiss); married, February 2, 1910, to Alice Bond Minard.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) — also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs — of Scottsville, Allen County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Portsmouth, Va., 1861. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; chair of Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum; Knights of Pythias. Died, in Sherman Square Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 6, 1931 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett) Dobbs; married, June 7, 1884, to Mary Ready Ragland.
  Joseph M. Doty (1820-1868) — of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla. Born in Martinsburg, Lewis County, N.Y., April, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster at Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1845-47. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 19, 1868 (age 48 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
David E. Doyle David E. Doyle — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; letter carrier; member of New York state senate 48th District, 1935-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Knights of Equity. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808-1879) — also known as Thomas J. Dryer — of Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New York, 1808. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County, 1857; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1861-63. Died in 1879 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robin Chandler Duke (1923-2016) — also known as Grace Esther Tippett; Robin Chandler — of New York. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 13, 1923. Democrat. Model; journalist; stockbroker; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2000-01. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 6, 2016 (age 92 years, 116 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Richard Edgar Tippett and Esther (Chandler) Tippett; married 1962 to Angier Biddle Duke; married 1946 to Jeffrey Lynn.
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., December 15, 1764. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1809-15. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 12, 1846 (age 81 years, 179 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Dwight and Mary (Edwards) Dwight; married to Abigail Alsop; nephew of Pierpont Edwards; third great-grandson of Thomas Willett; first cousin of Aaron Burr and Henry Waggaman Edwards; second cousin of John Davenport and James Davenport; second cousin once removed of Theodore Davenport; second cousin thrice removed of Evert Harris Kittell; second cousin five times removed of Arthur Callen Kittell Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge and Greene Carrier Bronson; third cousin once removed of Charles Robert Sherman, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge and Elisha Hunt Allen; third cousin twice removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, John Appleton, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman, Joseph Pomeroy Root, William Chapman Williston, William Fessenden Allen, Frederick Hobbes Allen and Edward Williams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard, Maurice Lauchlin Wright, George Landon Ingraham, George Williston Nash, Charles Dunsmore Millard, Franklin Clark Pomeroy and Blanche M. Woodward; fourth cousin of Noah Phelps and Hezekiah Case; fourth cousin once removed of Parmenio Adams, Morris Woodruff, Elisha Phelps, Ambrose Tuttle, Jesse Hoyt, Abiel Case, Silas Wright Jr., Jairus Case, John Leslie Russell, James Samuel Wadsworth, George Washington Wolcott, William Dean Kellogg and Almon Case.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Shaw Easton Jr. — also known as Frederick S. Easton, Jr. — of Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y. Democrat. Newspaper editor; chair of Lewis County Democratic Party, 1910; member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1920; defeated, 1909. Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Shaw Easton and Anna S. (House) Easton.
  Frederick H. E. Ebstein (1847-1916) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Militsch, Prussia (now Milicz, Poland), April 21, 1847. Republican. Newspaper reporter; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1905. German ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 8, 1916 (age 68 years, 293 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jeanie V. Smith.
  Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) — also known as Walter E. Edge — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 20, 1873. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; advertising business; newspaper publisher; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member of New Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Died, from uremic poisoning, in Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344 days). Interment at Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Edge and Mary (Evans) Edge; married, June 5, 1907, to Lady Lee Phillips; married, December 9, 1922, to Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall (daughter of Harold Marsh Sewall).
  Political family: Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Campaign slogan (1916): "A Business Man With A Business Plan."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clement Stanislaus Edwards (b. 1869) — also known as Clement S. Edwards — of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 4, 1869. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; real estate business; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1911-17; Santo Domingo, 1917-19; Paris, 1919-20; Frankfort, 1920; Hamburg, 1920; Kovno, 1921-24; Valencia, 1924-30; Bradford, 1930-33. Burial location unknown.
Thomas D. Edwards Thomas D. Edwards (1847-1935) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Floyd, Oneida County, N.Y., April 30, 1847. Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Lead, Dakota Territory, 1883-86; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1905-17; Cornwall, 1917-22. Died in Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak., August 3, 1935 (age 88 years, 95 days). Interment at South Lead Cemetery, Lead, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of John Edwards and Mary (Evans) Edwards; married 1899 to Lucy Mary Seymour.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Anthony Eickhoff (1827-1901) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lippstadt, Westphalia (now Germany), September 11, 1827. Democrat. Founder or editor of several German-language newspapers, in St. Louis, Mo., Dubuque, Iowa, and New York City; member of New York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1864; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1877-79; defeated, 1878; New York City Fire Commissioner, 1891-96. German ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 5, 1901 (age 74 years, 55 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Hopkinson Eliot (1907-1991) — also known as Thomas H. Eliot — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 14, 1907. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1941-43; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944. Unitarian. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 14, 1991 (age 84 years, 122 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Atkins Eliot and Frances Stone (Hopkinson) Eliot; married, October 10, 1936, to Lois A. Jameson; great-grandson of Samuel Atkins Eliot (1798-1862).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Louis Engdahl (1884-1932) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 11, 1884. Writer and editor for Socialist and Communist newspapers; indicted in Chicago, 1918, along with former U.S. Rep. Victor L. Berger, and three others, for making speeches that encouraged disloyalty and obstructed military recruitment; tried and convicted; sentenced to twenty years in prison; the conviction was later overturned; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1918; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Workers), 1926 (Workers Communist); Communist candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1930; Communist candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1931. Swedish ancestry. Died, of pneumonia, in Moscow, Russia, November 21, 1932 (age 48 years, 10 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Russell Errett (1817-1891) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 10, 1817. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania state senate 25th District, 1868-69; Pennsylvania Republican state chair, 1871-74; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1877-83. Died in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa., April 7, 1891 (age 73 years, 148 days). Interment at Chartiers Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Winthrop Fairchild (1854-1924) — also known as George W. Fairchild — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y., May 6, 1854. Republican. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from New York, 1907-19 (24th District 1907-13, 34th District 1913-19); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 31, 1924 (age 70 years, 239 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Fairchild and Belle (Morenus) Fairchild; married, February 18, 1891, to Josephine Mills Sherman; second cousin four times removed of Andrew Adams; third cousin once removed of Ira R. Wildman; third cousin twice removed of Israel Coe; third cousin thrice removed of John Alsop; fourth cousin once removed of Lyman Wetmore Coe.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Frederick Fargo (1824-1891) — also known as Francis F. Fargo; Frank Fargo — of California. Born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 27, 1824. Newspaper publisher; member of California state assembly 4th District, 1861-62. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 12, 1891 (age 66 years, 260 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Fargo and Phebe (Mason) Fargo; married to marietta Perry; fourth cousin of Jonathan R. Herrick and William George Fargo; fourth cousin once removed of D-Cady Herrick and Walter Richmond Herrick.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) — also known as J. Sloat Fassett — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., November 13, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Chemung County District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1892, 1904, 1908, 1916; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1884-91; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1888-92; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891; candidate for Governor of New York, 1891; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated, 1910; banker; lumber business. Died in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 21, 1924 (age 70 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married, February 13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter of Edwin Bryant Crocker; niece of Charles Crocker); fourth cousin once removed of Zenas Ferry Moody and Alfred Clark Chapin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The village of Fassett, Quebec, Canada, is named for him.  — Fassett Elementary School, in Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — Fassett Commons, a building at Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1807-1898) — also known as Theodore S. Fay — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 10, 1807. Newspaper editor; novelist; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1853-61. Died, from pneumonia, in Berlin, Germany, November 24, 1898 (age 91 years, 287 days). Interment at Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.
  Relatives: Married 1833 to Laura Gardenier (daughter of Barent Gardenier).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) — also known as Andrew J. Felt — of Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha County, Kan. Born in East Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., December 27, 1833. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868, 1872; postmaster; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 27, 1912 (age 78 years, 183 days). Interment at Seneca City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of Warren Torry Felt and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell) Felt; married, February 21, 1858, to Emily J. Rutherford; father-in-law of William Howard Thompson; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry James Feltus (1846-1926) — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 15, 1846. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Bloomington, Ind., 1886-87. Episcopalian. Member, Elks. Died in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., January 12, 1926 (age 79 years, 150 days). Entombed at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Lambert Moore Feltus and Eliza Greenwood (Colton) Feltus; married, February 13, 1872, to Catherine Ella Baird; father of Paul Lambert Feltus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  DeMyre S. Fero (1832-1916) — also known as DeMyers S. Fero — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New York, July, 1832. Auctioneer; postmaster at Cobleskill, N.Y., 1861-62; People's candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1892, 1894, 1896; People's candidate for New York state comptroller, 1893; newspaper editor; real estate and insurance business; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., May 19, 1916 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Fiero and Anna Fiero; married to Sopherina S. Swart; third cousin of Joshua Fiero Jr.; third cousin once removed of James Newton Fiero; third cousin twice removed of Joshua Milton Fiero Jr..
  Political family: Fiero-Waterman family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) — also known as Augustin W. Ferrin — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., September 1, 1875. Newspaper reporter; magazine editor; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-29; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-40. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of the Revolution. Died, in a nursing home, in Marion County, W.Va., March 17, 1976 (age 100 years, 198 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen) Ferrin.
  Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden (1813-1895) — also known as C. B. H. Fessenden — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich.; New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass., July 17, 1813. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1842; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853-61; newspaper editor; Bristol County Sheriff, 1863-69. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 16, 1895 (age 81 years, 273 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Fessenden and Martha (Freeman) Fessenden; brother of Benjamin Fessenden; married, June 21, 1842, to Sarah A. H. Fitch; nephew of Nathaniel Freeman Jr.; first cousin once removed of Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903); first cousin thrice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; second cousin once removed of Walter Fessenden; second cousin twice removed of Harrison Gray Otis; third cousin of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869), John Milton Fessenden and Reuben Eaton Fenton; third cousin once removed of William Pitt Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, William Fessenden Allen and Joseph Palmer Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Asahel Otis, James Deering Fessenden, Henry Nichols Blake, Francis Fessenden, Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908), Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden and Desda Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Milton Fessenden; fourth cousin of James Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Peter Rawson Taft, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Asa H. Otis and Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Marshall Field (1893-1956) — of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 28, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948. Publisher, Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. Died, of brain cancer, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 8, 1956 (age 63 years, 41 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Marshall Field, Jr. and Albertine (Huck) Field; married 1916 to Evelyn Marshall; married 1930 to Audrey (Janes) Coats; married 1936 to Ruth (Pruyn) Phipps.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Hamilton Fish (b. 1951) — of New York. Born in Washington, D.C., September 5, 1951. Democrat. Publisher of The Nation magazine, 1977-87; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1988 (primary, 20th District), 1994 (19th District). Still living as of 2011.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); brother of Alexa Fish Ward; grandson of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); great-grandson of Alfred Clark Chapin and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); great-grandnephew of Nicholas Fish (1848-1902); second great-grandson of Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); third great-grandson of Nicholas Fish (1758-1833); third great-grandnephew of Chester William Chapin; fourth great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Gilbert Livingston and Philip Peter Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Gilbert Livingston and Peter Van Brugh Livingston; fifth great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Philip Livingston and William Livingston; sixth great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and James Alexander; sixth great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); seventh great-grandson of Pieter Stuyvesant and Pieter Van Brugh; seventh great-grandnephew of Abraham de Peyster, Johannes Cuyler and Johannes de Peyster; first cousin thrice removed of John Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton Fish Kean; first cousin five times removed of Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Charles Ludlow Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter Robert Livingston, Walter Livingston, John Stevens III and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin seven times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); second cousin twice removed of Charles Mann Hamilton and Robert Winthrop Kean; second cousin five times removed of James Jay, John Jay, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Frederick Jay, Edward Livingston, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Peter Augustus Jay, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer and William Jay; third cousin once removed of Thomas Howard Kean; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright; third cousin thrice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson and Arthur Beebe Chapin; fourth cousin of Thomas Howard Kean Jr..
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Francis Durrell Flanders (1812-1881) — also known as Francis D. Flanders — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Merrimack County, N.H., August 19, 1812. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1844; Franklin County Clerk, 1853. Died in Franklin County, N.Y., January 27, 1881 (age 68 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Flanders and Betsy Bean (Elliott) Flanders; married, February 2, 1843, to Louisa Bates; second cousin of Alvan Flanders; second cousin twice removed of Ralph Edward Flanders; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Franklin Flanders.
  Political family: Flanders family of Vermont (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Gelston Floyd (1806-1881) — also known as John G. Floyd — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Mastic, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., February 5, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from New York, 1839-43, 1851-53 (17th District 1839-43, 1st District 1851-53); member of New York state senate 1st District, 1848-49. Died in Mastic, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 5, 1881 (age 75 years, 242 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Suffolk County, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nicoll Floyd and Phoebe (Gelston) Floyd; brother of David Gelston Floyd; married to Sarah Backus Kirkland; grandson of William Anson Floyd; first cousin of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; second cousin of Charles Albert Floyd; fourth cousin once removed of Martin Keeler.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Folsom (b. 1847) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Folsomdale, Wyoming County, N.Y., December 5, 1847. Journalist; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1886-93. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin R. Folsom and Mary (Rathbone) Folsom; married, October 11, 1893, to Ella Blanchard Howard.
  Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Caroga town, Fulton County, N.Y., August 8, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor; chair of Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1909-12. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Foresters; Woodmen. Died, probably from heart disease, in his office at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich., October 2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1916, to Cora W. Mills.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William Dudley Foulke William Dudley Foulke (1848-1935) — of Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J.; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 20, 1848. Lawyer; writer; poet; reformer and woman suffrage advocate; member of Indiana state senate, 1883-86; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1901-03; newspaper editor. Died in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., May 30, 1935 (age 86 years, 191 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Foulke and Hannah (Shoemaker) Foulke; married to Mary Taylor Reeves.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, May 1902
  Charles Spencer Francis (1853-1911) — also known as Charles S. Francis — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., June 17, 1853. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1901-02; Romania, 1901-02; Serbia, 1901-02; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1906-10. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in 1911 (age about 58 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Morgan Francis and Harriet E. (Tucker) Francis; married, May 23, 1878, to Alice Evans.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Morgan Francis (1823-1897) — also known as John M. Francis — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in 1823. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1871-73; Portugal, 1882-84; Austria-Hungary, 1884-85; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894. Died in 1897 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Spencer Francis.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Henry Clinton Frisbee (1801-1873) — also known as Henry C. Frisbee — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y., March 27, 1801. Newspaper editor; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1845. Died in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., November 9, 1873 (age 72 years, 227 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Frisbee and Lucy (Reynolds) Frisbee; married 1824 to Sarah Eliza Pells; third cousin once removed of Joseph Chidsey and Ezra H. Frisby; third cousin twice removed of Philip Frisbee, John Frisbee Keator, Henry Stark Culver, Daniel Dodge Frisbie, Arthur Frisbee Bouton and Frank Maurice Frisby; fourth cousin of Israel Coe and Robert Cleveland Usher; fourth cousin once removed of Calvin Frisbie and Lyman Wetmore Coe.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Daniel Dodge Frisbie (1859-1931) — also known as Daniel D. Frisbie — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 30, 1859. Newspaper publisher; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1900-01, 1909-12; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1911. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 6, 1931 (age 71 years, 249 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery, Middleburgh, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Grandison Norton Frisbie and Catherine 'Kate' (Dodge) Frisbie; married, February 22, 1882, to Eleanor Manning; third cousin twice removed of Henry Clinton Frisbee; third cousin thrice removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of John Frisbee Keator and Arthur Frisbee Bouton; fourth cousin once removed of Oliver Morgan Hungerford, Luther S. Pitkin and Ezra H. Frisby.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) — also known as Frank E. Gannett — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Bristol, Ontario County, N.Y., September 15, 1876. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper chain; candidate for Governor of New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1942. Unitarian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Society of the Cincinnati; Elks; Rotary. Died December 3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Charles Gannett and Maria (Brooks) Gannett; married, March 25, 1920, to Caroline Werner.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954) — also known as Guy P. Gannett — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 27, 1881. Republican. Publisher of newspapers and owner of radio stations; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1917-18; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1919-20; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1920-28. Died, from a heart ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 24, 1954 (age 72 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Gannett and Sarah N. (Hill) Gannett; married, June 4, 1952, to Pamelia L. Wells; married, June 6, 1905, to Anne Johnson Macomber (daughter of George E. Macomber).
  Political family: Gannett-Macomber family of Augusta, Maine.
  Barent Gardenier (1776-1822) — of Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., July 28, 1776. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1807-11 (7th District 1807-09, 5th District 1809-11); district attorney, 1813-15; newspaper publisher. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., January 10, 1822 (age 45 years, 166 days). Interment at Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Laura Gardenier (who married Theodore Sedgwick Fay).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Seth Merrill Gates (1800-1877) — also known as Seth M. Gates — of Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y.; Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Winfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 10, 1800. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1832; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1839-43; Free Soil candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1848; lumber and hardware merchant; postmaster. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 24, 1877 (age 76 years, 318 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James William Gazlay (1784-1874) — also known as James W. Gazlay — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 23, 1784. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1823-25; newspaper editor. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 8, 1874 (age 89 years, 320 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry George Jr. (1862-1916) — of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., November 3, 1862. Democrat. Newspaper work; Jeffersonian Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1897; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-15 (17th District 1911-13, 21st District 1913-15). Died in Washington, D.C., November 14, 1916 (age 54 years, 11 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry George; married, December 2, 1897, to Marie M. Hitch.
  Epitaph: "I have kept the faith."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Gilbert (c.1819-1852) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1819. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San Francisco District, 1849; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1850-51. Killed in a duel with Col. James W. Denver, near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., August 2, 1852 (age about 33 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) — also known as Robert H. Gittins — of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., December 14, 1869. Democrat. Coal, grain, and lumber dealer; lawyer; member of New York state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912; U.S. Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; newspaper publisher; postmaster at Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1916-20 (acting, 1916-17). Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital, Tuxedo, Orange County, N.Y., December 25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn (1871-1924) — also known as Martin H. Glynn — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Valatie, Columbia County, N.Y., September 27, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; owner and editor of Albany Times-Union newspaper; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1899-1901; defeated, 1900; New York state comptroller, 1907-08; defeated, 1908; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1913; Governor of New York, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916 (Temporary Chair; speaker), 1924. Catholic. Irish ancestry. First Catholic governor of New York State; brokered peace and independence for Ireland in 1921. Killed himself, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 14, 1924 (age 53 years, 78 days). Entombed at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Glynn and Ann Glynn; married 1901 to Mary C. E. Magrane.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  Elnathan O'Meara Goodrich (1824-1881) — also known as E. O'Meara Goodrich — of Towanda, Bradford County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Columbia Township, Bradford County, Pa., June 23, 1824. Newspaper publisher; Bradford County Prothonotary, 1860-66; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1869-81; died in office 1881. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., January 28, 1881 (age 56 years, 219 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Achsah (Parsons) Goodrich and Elisha Sheldon Goodrich.
  George Congdon Gorham (1832-1909) — also known as George C. Gorham — of Marysville, Yuba County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Washington, D.C. Born in Greenport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 5, 1832. Newspaper editor; Union candidate for Governor of California, 1867; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1868-. Died in Washington, D.C., February 11, 1909 (age 76 years, 221 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1873-1918) — also known as Alfred L. M. Gottschalk — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 8, 1873. Newspaper correspondent; sugar grower; U.S. Consul in Callao, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Callao, 1905-06; Mexico City, 1906-08; , 1908-11; Rio de Janeiro, 1916-18, died in office 1918. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. While en route from Bahia, Brazil to Baltimore on the U.S. Navy ship Cyclops, during World War I, he was one of 306 sailors and passengers who perished when the ship sank, in the North Atlantic Ocean, March, 1918 (age 45 years, 0 days). The wreckage was never found.
  Relatives: Son of L. G. Gottschalk and Louise de L. (Boucher) Gottschalk.
  James Lorimer Graham (c.1832-1876) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1832. Editor, Putnam's magazine; librarian; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1869-76. Died April 30, 1876 (age about 44 years). Interment at Porta a Pinti or English Cemetery, Firenze, Italy.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Burr Graham, Jr. and Marie Antoinette (McCoskry) Graham.
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley (1811-1872) — also known as "Old Honesty"; "Old White Hat" — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Chappaqua, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 3, 1811. Founder and editor of the New York Tribune newspaper; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1848-49; defeated (Republican), 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1860; after the Civil War, became advocate of universal amnesty for Confederates; offered bail in May 1867 for Jefferson Davis; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1866-70; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1869; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1872. Died in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y., November 29, 1872 (age 61 years, 300 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; statue at City Hall Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Herald Square, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Zaccheus Greeley and Mary (Woodburn) Greeley; married, July 5, 1836, to Mary Y. Cheney; second cousin of Wallace M. Greeley.
  Cross-reference: Josiah B. Grinnell
  Greeley counties in Kan. and Neb. are named for him.
  The city of Greeley, Colorado, is named for him.  — Horace Greeley High School, in Chappaqua, New York, is named for him.  — Mount Horace Greeley, in Keweenaw County, Michigan, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Greeley (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scuttled with obsolete ammunition in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1966) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Horace G. SnoverHorace G. KnowlesHorace Greeley Dawson, Jr.
  Personal motto: "Go West, young man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Horace Greeley: American conflict: A history of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-1865 (1869) — Recollections Of A Busy Life
  Books about Horace Greeley: Glyndon G. Van Deusen, Horace Greeley, Nineteenth Century Crusader — Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana — Wilbur J. Granberg, Spread the truth : The life of Horace Greeley — Doris Faber, Horace Greeley: The People's Editor — Coy F. Cross, Go West Young Man! : Horace Greeley's Vision for America — J. Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New York Tribune
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Anthony Jerome Griffin (1866-1935) — also known as Anthony J. Griffin; "Altair" — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 1, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1918-35; died in office 1935. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of heart disease, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., January 13, 1935 (age 68 years, 287 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Griffin and Ann (Zeluiff) Griffin; married 1895 to Katharine L. Byrne.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) — also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr. Alaska" — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1887. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; writer; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War. Died of cancer in Washington, D.C., June 26, 1974 (age 87 years, 140 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening; married, November 19, 1914, to Dorothy Elizabeth Smith.
  Mount Ernest Gruening, in Juneau, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Ernest Gruening: Claus-M Naske, Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor
  Henry Anatole Grunwald (1922-2005) — also known as Henry Grunwald; Heinz Anatol Grunwald — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Vienna, Austria, December 3, 1922. Editor-in-chief of Time magazine; U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1987-90. Jewish. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 2005 (age 82 years, 85 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Grunwald and Mila (Lowenstein) Grunwald; married 1953 to Beverly Suser; married 1987 to Louise Melhado.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin F. Gue (1828-1904) — of Scott County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Greene County, N.Y., December 25, 1828. Newspaper editor; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1858-62; member of Iowa state senate, 1862-66; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1866-68. Died in Polk County, Iowa, June 4, 1904 (age 75 years, 162 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) — also known as Harry F. Guggenheim — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., August 23, 1890. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining and smelting business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of Newsday, the daily newspaper of Long Island, New York. Jewish. Died, of cancer, in Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 22, 1971 (age 80 years, 152 days). Interment at Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Guggenheim and Florence (Schloss) Guggenheim; brother of Meyer Robert Guggenheim; married, November 9, 1910, to Helen Rosenberg; married, February 3, 1923, to Caroline (Morton) Potter (daughter of Paul Morton; sister of Pauline Morton Sabin; granddaughter of Julius Sterling Morton); married, July 1, 1939, to Alicia (Patterson) Brooks (daughter of Joseph Medill Patterson; great-granddaughter of Joseph Meharry Medill); nephew of Solomon Robert Guggenheim and Simon Guggenheim.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898) — also known as A. Oakey Hall; "Elegant Oakey" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 26, 1826. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1869-72; indicted and tried in 1871-73 on charges of covering up corruption during his mayoralty; acquitted. Presbyterian; later Catholic. English, Welsh, and French ancestry. Died, of heart disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1898 (age 72 years, 73 days). Entombed at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Franklin Hall (1814-1891) — also known as Benjamin F. Hall — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Colorado. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., July 23, 1814. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1844; mayor of Auburn, N.Y., 1852-53; justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1863-65. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., September 6, 1891 (age 77 years, 45 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Joseph Nelson Hallock (1861-1942) — also known as Joseph N. Hallock — of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., September 16, 1861. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1899-1901. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Died in 1942 (age about 80 years). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Southold, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Hallock and Maria J. (Dickerson) Hallock; married to Ella Boldry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) — of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., November 19, 1913. Republican. Newspaper reporter; advertising business; candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of New York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District 1945-54); U.S. Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th District 1963-73); defeated, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai B'rith; Moose; Knights of Pythias; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died from complications of pneumonia, at Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., January 10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph Halpern; married, December 27, 1959, to Barbara Margaret Olsen; first cousin once removed of Stephen Joshua Solarz.
  Political family: Solarz-Halpern family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Laurens M. Hamilton Laurens M. Hamilton — of Sterlington, Rockland County, N.Y. Republican. Active in journalism and banking; candidate for New York state senate 24th District, 1932; member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1934-37; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Edward Stowe Hamlin (1808-1894) — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Williamsburg, Va. Born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., July 6, 1808. Whig. Lawyer; Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, 1833-35; U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1844-45; newspaper publisher. Died in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1894 (age 86 years, 140 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Charles Hamm (1847-1922) — also known as Walter C. Hamm — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., January 25, 1847. Editorial writer for Philadelphia Press newspaper, 1883-1903; U.S. Consul in Hull, 1903-11; Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1914-19. Died in 1922 (age about 75 years). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Married, January 27, 1892, to Alice A. Phillips.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Lockhart Hand (1839-1914) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y., February 15, 1839. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1885, 1893. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Society for International Law; Chi Psi. Died October 7, 1914 (age 75 years, 234 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marcia Seelye (Northrup) Hand and Augustus Cincinnatus Hand; brother of Samuel Hand and Ellen Salome Hand (who married Matthew Hale); married, June 29, 1868, to Mary Elizabeth Noble; father of Augustus Noble Hand; uncle of Billings Learned Hand.
  Political family: Hand family of Elizabethtown, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Norman Hapgood (1868-1937) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 28, 1868. Lawyer; editor, Collier's Weekly magazine, 1903-12; Harper's Weekly, 1913-16; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1919. Died, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 29, 1937 (age 69 years, 32 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles H. Hapgood and Fanny Louise (Powers) Hapgood; married, June 17, 1896, to Emilie Bigelow; married, December 13, 1917, to Elizabeth K. Reynolds.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
Arthur S. Hardy Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847-1930) — also known as Arthur S. Hardy — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., August 13, 1847. Civil engineer; college professor; author; editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, 1893-95; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1897-99; Greece, 1899-1901; Romania, 1899-1901; Serbia, 1899-1901; Switzerland, 1901-03; Spain, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General in Teheran, 1897-99. Died in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., March 13, 1930 (age 82 years, 212 days). Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Alpheus Hardy and Susan Warner (Holmes) Hardy; married, March 9, 1898, to Grace Aspinwall Bowen (daughter of Henry Chandler Bowen; sister of Herbert Wolcott Bowen).
  Political family: Bowen-Washburn family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
  George W. Hartmann (b. 1904) — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Pennsylvania, 1904. Socialist. Editor, Social Frontier magazine; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1938; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1941. Member, American Federation of Teachers. Burial location unknown.
Eric Hass Eric Hass (1905-1980) — of Oregon; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., 1905. Socialist. Advertising business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957 (Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor); candidate for Governor of New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor), 1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian. German and Danish ancestry. Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969. Died, from a heart attack, in Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., October 2, 1980 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.), April 14, 1948
  Seth C. Hawley (1810-1884) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., February 10, 1810. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1840-41; railroad builder; U.S. Consul in Nassau, 1863; chief clerk, New York City Police Department; the New York Times called him "the brains of the department.". English ancestry. Died, of pneumonia, in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 10, 1884 (age 74 years, 274 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) — also known as "The Chief" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 29, 1863. Newspaper publishing magnate; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1903-07; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1905 (Municipal Ownership), 1909; Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, 1906; Independence League candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1910; movie producer in 1915-21; the film Citizen Kane is based on his life. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 14, 1951 (age 88 years, 107 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Hearst and Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst; married, April 28, 1903, to Millicent Veronica Willson.
  Cross-reference: John F. Neylan — Clarence J. Shearn
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Randolph Hearst: David Nasaw, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
  Image source: Time Magazine, August 15, 1927
  Anson Herrick (1812-1868) — of New York. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, January 21, 1812. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1863-65. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1868 (age 56 years, 16 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Herrick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elliot S. M. Hill (1820-1871) — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Carmel, Putnam County, N.Y., December 6, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; mayor of Scranton, Pa., 1866-69. Died September 29, 1871 (age 50 years, 297 days). Interment somewhere in Troy, Pa.
  William Henry Hill (1877-1972) — also known as William H. Hill — of Johnson City, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Plains, Luzerne County, Pa., March 23, 1877. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; village president of Lestershire, New York, 1898-1901; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of New York state senate 39th District, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1919-21; chair of Broome County Republican Party, 1940-55; member of New York Republican State Executive Committee, 1945. English ancestry. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., July 24, 1972 (age 95 years, 123 days). Interment at Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Hill and Elizabeth S. Hill; married 1900 to Maude Evelyn Johnson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James W. Hine (b. 1846) — of Lowell, Kent County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in West Meredith, Delaware County, N.Y., 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1883. Burial location unknown.
  Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known as Harold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., February 7, 1896. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; banker; newspaper columnist and radio commentator; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Patriotic Order Sons of America; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Royal Arcanum. Suspended in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system for an investigation of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written confession of embezzlement schemes was disclosed. Died, of a heart attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 4, 1954 (age 58 years, 117 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman; married, September 10, 1919, to Lillie Moss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Hamilton Holt Hamilton Holt (1872-1951) — of Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 18, 1872. Democrat. Magazine editor and publisher; one of the founding members of the NAACP, 1909; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1924; president, Rollins College, 1925-49. Member, NAACP. Died in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., April 26, 1951 (age 78 years, 251 days). Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George Chandler Holt and Mary Louisa (Bowen) Holt; married 1899 to Alexina Crawford Smith.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Alphonso Alva Hopkins (1843-1918) — also known as Alphonso A. Hopkins; A. H. Linton — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Burlington Flats, Otsego County, N.Y., March 27, 1843. Editor, American Rural Home (weekly newspaper), 1871-84; lecturer; university professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1874 (30th District), 1876 (30th District), 1878 (30th District), 1900 (29th District), 1912 (15th District); Prohibition candidate for New York state comptroller, 1875; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of New York, 1879; Prohibition candidate for Governor of New York, 1882; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition candidate for New York state senate 17th District, 1914; Prohibition candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Baptist; later Congregationalist. Died in Cliffside, Bergen County, N.J., September 25, 1918 (age 75 years, 182 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alvah Hopkins and Mercy (Hale) Hopkins; married 1867 to Adelia R. Allyn; married, February 17, 1897, to Emma M. Santee (first cousin of Jerry E. B. Santee); third cousin once removed of Millard Fillmore and Orlando Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan Brace; fourth cousin of Rowland Case Kellogg and Frank Billings Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Kimberly Brace.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George Horton (1859-1942) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Fairville, Wayne County, N.Y., October 11, 1859. U.S. Consul in Athens, 1893-98, 1905-06; Salonika, 1910-11; literary editor, Chicago Times-Herald newspaper, 1899-1901; editor, literary supplement, Chicago American newspaper, 1901-03; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1906-10; Smyrna, 1911-17, 1919-22; Budapest, 1923-24. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 5, 1942 (age 82 years, 237 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Davis Horton and Mary Sophia (Aiken) Horton; married, February 4, 1909, to Catherine Sacopoulo.
  Epitaph: "Author - Poet - Humanitarian."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Raymond Horton (1822-1894) — also known as Thomas R. Horton — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y., April, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860. Died in Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y., July 26, 1894 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. (1801-1860) — also known as Thomas Y. Howe, Jr.; Thomas Yardley How Jr. — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; president and treasurer of railroads; inspector, Auburn Prison, 1834-38; Cayuga County Surrogate, 1836-40; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1851-53; mayor of Auburn, N.Y., 1853. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., July 15, 1860 (age about 59 years). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Thomas Yardley Howe and Elizabeth (Woodruff) Howe; married to Sarah Hulbert (daughter of John Whitefield Hulbert).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dean Howells (1837-1920) — of Ohio; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, March 1, 1837. U.S. Consul in Rome, 1861; Venice, 1861-65; author; editor, Atlantic Monthly magazine, 1872-81. Died, of pneumonia, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 11, 1920 (age 83 years, 71 days). Interment at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of William Cooper Howells and Mary (Dean) Howells; married, December 24, 1862, to Elinor G. Mead.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Ferdinand Augustus Hoyt (1880-1944) — also known as Ferdinand A. Hoyt — of Beacon, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Brewster, Putnam County, N.Y., January 1, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1911; defeated, 1911; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1942. Died in Beacon, Dutchess County, N.Y., December 8, 1944 (age 64 years, 342 days). Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ferdinand A. Hoyt and Lydia A. (Rogers) Hoyt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Morris Iddings (1850-1921) — also known as Lewis M. Iddings — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Rome, Italy. Born in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, April 23, 1850. Republican. Worked at New York Tribune and New York Evening Post newspapers, 1876-91; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1905-10; representative of American Red Cross in Italy during World War I; director, American War Relief Clearing House in Italy. Episcopalian. Died December 26, 1921 (age 71 years, 247 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis J. Iddings and Jane (Chesney) Iddings; married, October 29, 1887, to Louise A. Belden.
  John Nathaniel Ingersoll (1817-1881) — also known as John N. Ingersoll — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in North Castle town, Westchester County, N.Y., May 4, 1817. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1849, 1869-70 (Chippewa County 1849, Shiawassee County 1st District 1869-70); member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1861-62; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; mayor of Corunna, Mich. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., May 13, 1881 (age 64 years, 9 days). Interment at Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Ingersoll and Abigail (Webber) Ingersoll; married 1834 to Harriet M. Robinson; married, November 27, 1864, to Julia (Hammond) Barnum; second cousin once removed of Raymond Vail Ingersoll; third cousin twice removed of Robert Stephen Ingersoll.
  Political family: Ingersoll family of New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orange Jacobs (1827-1914) — of Jacksonville, Jackson County, Ore.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y., May 2, 1827. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1869-75; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1875-79; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1879-80; member Washington territorial council, 1885-87; superior court judge in Washington, 1896-1900. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 21, 1914 (age 87 years, 19 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 25, 1880. Democrat. University professor; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928, 1932. Jewish. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., April 18, 1963 (age 83 years, 83 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Jacobstein and Bertha (Nelson) Jacobstein; married 1907 to Lena Lipsky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Amaziah Bailey James (1812-1883) — also known as Amaziah B. James; A. B. James — of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y., July 1, 1812. Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1854-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1877-81. Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 6, 1883 (age 71 years, 5 days). Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry M. James (b. 1885) — also known as Harry M. James — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., August 18, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) — also known as Thomas L. James — of Tenafly, Bergen County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., March 29, 1831. Republican. Canal toll collector; newspaper publisher; customs inspector; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1873-81; U.S. Postmaster General, 1881-82; bank director; mayor of Tenafly, N.J., 1896. Welsh ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, following several strokes of apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 11, 1916 (age 85 years, 166 days). Entombed at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William James and Jane Maria (Price) James; married 1852 to Emily Ida Freeburn; married, April 29, 1896, to Jeane (Freeburn) Barden; married, February 3, 1904, to Edith Colbourne; married, May 10, 1911, to Flora (MacDonnell) Gaffney; father of Ella James (who married Henry George Pearson).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) — also known as Eliot Jacobstein; "Calamity Janeway" — of Redding, Fairfield County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 1, 1913. Democrat. Economist; economic advisor to Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Redding, 1948; newspaper columnist. Jewish ancestry. Died, from diabetes and heart problems, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 8, 1993 (age 80 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Meyer Joseph Jacobstein and Fanny (Siff) Jacobstein; married 1938 to Elizabeth Ames Hall.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Frederick Reuben Jelliff (1854-1936) — also known as Fred R. Jelliff — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Born in Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y., September 25, 1854. Republican. Newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Died in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., September 17, 1936 (age 81 years, 358 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Fletcher Gould Jelliff and Mary White (Wilcox) Jelliff; married, February 25, 1897, to Lillie C. Bassler.
  Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., January 12, 1853. Author; poet; Editor, Century Magazine, 1909-13; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1920-21. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died October 14, 1937 (age 84 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nimrod H. Johnson and Catherine C. (Underwood) Johnson; married, August 31, 1876, to Katharine McMahon; father of Owen McMahon Johnson.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Ambrose Latting Jordan (1789-1865) — also known as Ambrose L. Jordan — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y.; Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., May 5, 1789. Whig. Lawyer; Otsego County Surrogate, 1815-18; Otsego County District Attorney, 1818-20; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1825; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1826-29; resigned 1829; in September 1845, during a trial, he and the opposing counsel (New York Attorney General John Van Buren) came to blows in the courtroom; both were sentenced to 24 hours in jail; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; New York state attorney general, 1848-49. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 16, 1865 (age 76 years, 72 days). Interment at Hudson City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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