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  William Lysander Adams (1821-1906) — also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams — of Yamhill County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River County, Ore. Born in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, February 5, 1821. Republican. School teacher; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher; newspaper editor; probate judge in Oregon, 1850; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1860; physician. Died in Hood River, Hood River County, Ore., April 26, 1906 (age 85 years, 80 days). Interment at Idlewild Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Sebastian Adams and Eunice (Harmon) Adams; brother of Sebastian C. Adams; married 1844 to Frances Olivia Goodell; married 1881 to Mary Sue Mosier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph E. Agan Joseph Eugene Agan (1898-1929) — also known as Joseph E. Agan — of Mahoningtown, Lawrence County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, July 23, 1898. U.S. Vice Consul in Porto Alegre, as of 1921; translator; newspaper correspondent. Member, American Society for International Law. Killed himself, by slashing his throat and wrists with a razor blade, stabbing himself in the heart with an ice pick, and leaping from his apartment window to the street six floors below, in Washington, D.C., October 11, 1929 (age 31 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James L. Agan.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1921)
  Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) — also known as Daniel B. Ainger — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich.; Washington, D.C.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, March 9, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868, 1876; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington, D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking commissioner, 1896-97. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 2, 1913 (age 69 years, 24 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie Rose Savage.
  Frank Aldrich (b. 1850) — of Washington, D.C.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 17, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; book publisher; manager and electrician for the Hansen Battery Light and Power Company, Washington, D.C., 1889-90; quartermaster-general of the District of Columbia National Guard, 1890-92; invented in 1893 and patented a railroad car seal which became widely used; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Leland Charles Altaffer (b. 1896) — also known as Leland C. Altaffer — Born in West Unity, Williams County, Ohio, January 12, 1896. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper reporter; U.S. Vice Consul in Rangoon, 1929-32; Amoy, as of 1938; Antigua, as of 1943. Burial location unknown.
Charles W. Anderson Charles William Anderson (1866-1938) — also known as Charles W. Anderson — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, April 28, 1866. Republican. Newspaper work; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd New York District, 1905-15; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1922-34. African ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1938 (age 71 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Anderson and Serena Anderson; married 1896 to Emma L. Bonaparte.
  Image source: New York Tribune, March 26, 1905
  Robert Lane Anderson (1907-1951) — of Marion, Smyth County, Va. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 16, 1907. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Marion, Va., 1948-51; died in office 1951. Member, Kiwanis. Died, from a heart attack while golfing, in Marion, Smyth County, Va., June 7, 1951 (age 43 years, 295 days). Interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sherwood Anderson and Cornelia Pratt (Lane) Anderson; married to Mary Chryst.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Wallace Armstrong (1833-1905) — also known as William W. Armstrong — of Columbiana County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, March 18, 1833. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; secretary of state of Ohio, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1868, 1876 (member, Credentials Committee), 1880; postmaster at Cleveland, Ohio, 1887-91. Died, from pneumonia, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 21, 1905 (age 72 years, 34 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Armstrong and Isabella (McKaig) Armstrong; married, November 10, 1857, to Sarah Virginia Hedges.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) — also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul Revere" — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, September 21, 1928. Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956 (alternate), 1960 (alternate), 1964; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Elks; Lions; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Suffered a massive gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 24, 1982 (age 53 years, 215 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Albert Ashbrook and Marie Swank Ashbrook; married 1948 to Joan Needles; married 1974 to Emily Jean Spencer.
  Political family: Ashbrook family of Newark and Johnstown, Ohio.
  Campaign slogan: "No Left Turns."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known as William A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born near Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, July 1, 1867. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; banker; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40; defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Woodmen. Died in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, January 1, 1940 (age 72 years, 184 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook; married, December 24, 1889, to Jennie B. Williston; father of John Milan Ashbrook (who married Emily Jean Spencer).
  Political family: Ashbrook family of Newark and Johnstown, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Haworth Bailey (1830-1896) — also known as David H. Bailey — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, September 27, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1860-61; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1870-78; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1879-80. Died in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, January 20, 1896 (age 65 years, 115 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Macajah Bailey and Phebe (Haworth) Bailey; married to Clara Esther Harlan.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Baker (1832-1899) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, November 11, 1832. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1872-76; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88; Minnesota Democratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1892; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1893-97; Salvador, 1893-97; Nicaragua, 1893-97. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1899 (age 66 years, 170 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth Fordyce (sister of Samuel Wesley Fordyce).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  William Robinson Barrington (1796-1844) — also known as William R. Barrington — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born August 25, 1796. Newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Piqua, Ohio, 1840, 1843. Died January 4, 1844 (age 47 years, 132 days). Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Barrington and Catherine (Robinson) Barrington; married to Jane Robb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) — also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 20, 1904. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; gold miner; secretary of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948, 1956; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968. Member, Elks. Died, following heart surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235 days). Interment at Northern Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar C. Bartlett and Ida F. (Doverspike) Bartlett; married, August 14, 1930, to Vide Marie Gaustad.
  Cross-reference: David E. Price
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Adam Bede (1856-1942) — also known as J. Adam Bede — of Pine City, Pine County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, January 13, 1856. Republican. School teacher; printer; newspaper reporter; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1903-09; newspaper editor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 58, 1931-32. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., April 11, 1942 (age 86 years, 88 days). Interment at Birchwood Cemetery, Pine City, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Eva Redding.
  Epitaph: "A dedicated citizen whose love of country inspired him as an editor, lecturer, and Eighth District Congressman, 1903-09"
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) — also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow Pages" — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., July 24, 1888. Republican. Newspaper reporter; advertising salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Elected to Telephone Hall of Fame in 1982. Died in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, February 10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry; married, June 9, 1909, to Lucile Kneipple; married, August 28, 1938, to Helen Anderson Henry.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Stephen Bolles Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) — also known as Oliver P. Bolton — of Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton; married, October 4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee; great-grandson of Henry B. Payne; second cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and John Hay Whitney; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Ward Beecher and Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Lewis Fairchild.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morton family; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Hartshorn Bonsall (1846-1905) — also known as William H. Bonsall — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 10, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1892. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in California, July, 1905 (age 59 years, 0 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bonsall and Mary (Mills) Bonsall; married, October 2, 1871, to Ella Doddridge McFarland.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) — also known as Thomas J. Boynton — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, August 31, 1838. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70; resigned 1870. Died, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 2, 1871 (age 32 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) — also known as John P. Brooks — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill.; Sangamon County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon County, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65. Methodist; later Pentecostal. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 16, 1915 (age 88 years, 327 days). Interment at College Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Brooks; married, July 30, 1852, to Mary Ann Bray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Kristensen Brostuen (1884-1938) — also known as John K. Brostuen; Johannes Kristensen Brostuen — of Alexander, McKenzie County, N.Dak. Born near Ringebu, Norway, August 28, 1884. Republican. Farmer; rancher; newspaper editor and publisher; member of North Dakota state senate, 1920; North Dakota Republican state chair, 1937-38. Norwegian ancestry. Died in an airplane crash near Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1938 (age about 53 years). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Williston, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Brostuen.
  Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Junior Order; Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) — also known as Bud Brown — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 18, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence J. Brown and Ethel (McKinney) Brown; married, June 11, 1955, to Joyce Eldridge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916) — also known as Robert B. Brown — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 2, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Received the Medal of Honor in 1890 for actions at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, July 30, 1916 (age 71 years, 302 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: Robert Burns
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Brown and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown; married, May 18, 1887, to Evaline Waters.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Seth W. Brown (1841-1923) — of Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. Born near Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, January 4, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper business; lawyer; Warren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-83; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1883-87; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1897-1901. Died in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, February 24, 1923 (age 82 years, 51 days). Interment at Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William L. Brown William Lee Brown (d. 1906) — also known as William L. Brown — of Montana; Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1872, 1876; member of Ohio state senate, 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1890-93; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., December 13, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Henrietta Jeffries.
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) — also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr. Mansfield" — of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Born about 1885. Democrat. Insurance business; newspaper manager; banker; mayor of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928, 1932; delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died January 2, 1963 (age about 78 years). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
  Harlan Willis Brush (1865-1942) — also known as Harlan W. Brush — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio; North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla. Born in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, May 27, 1865. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Clifton, 1897-98; Niagara Falls, 1902-03; Milan, as of 1904-05. Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., December 24, 1942 (age 77 years, 211 days). Interment at Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Brush and Amelia (McCall) Brush; married to Annette Hamilton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Edgar Bundy (1866-1903) — also known as William E. Bundy — of Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio, October 4, 1866. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1898-1903. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Sons of Veterans. Died in 1903 (age about 36 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sanford Bundy and Kate (Thompson) Bundy; married, May 8, 1890, to Eva Leedom (daughter of John Peter Leedom).
  Joseph Cable (1801-1880) — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio; Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio; Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio; Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio. Born in Jefferson County, Ohio, April 17, 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1849-53. Died in Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, May 1, 1880 (age 79 years, 14 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
  Relatives: Great-grandfather of John Levi Cable.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Shakespeare Cappeller (1839-1911) — also known as W. S. Cappeller — of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio; Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Born in Somerset County, Pa., February 23, 1839. Republican. Dry goods merchant; grocer; postmaster at Mt. Healthy, Ohio, 1866-72; Mansfield, Ohio, 1902-10; Hamilton County Auditor, 1878-1883; newspaper publisher; Ohio Republican state chair, 1886-88; Ohio state commissioner of railroads and telegraphs, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 1, 1911 (age 72 years, 251 days). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William G. Cappellar and Mary Cappellar; married 1859 to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Killen; father of Edward Boynton Cappeller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Andrew Chew (1882-1964) — also known as James A. Chew — of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Greene County, Ohio, July 10, 1882. Republican. Printing business; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932. Died in Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 26, 1964 (age 82 years, 16 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Brown Chew and Anna Vida (McBurney) Chew; married, October 26, 1904, to Jessie Ruth Baker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McClure Coffinberry (1818-1891) — also known as James M. Coffinberry — of Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio; Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, May 16, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney; newspaper editor and publisher; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1861; chair of Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1861. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 29, 1891 (age 73 years, 197 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Coffinberry and Mary 'Polly' (McClure) Coffinberry; married 1841 to Anna Marie Gleason; father of Henry Darling Coffinberry; first cousin of John Beach Coffinberry.
  Political family: Coffinberry-Morgan family of Cleveland, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul V. Collins (b. 1860) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Camden, Preble County, Ohio, July 22, 1860. Newspaper correspondent; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1888; Progressive candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins; married, June 20, 1889, to Mary Graves Rhoads.
  William B. Colver (1870-1926) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; editorial director, Scripps-Howard newspapers; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1917-20; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1918-19. Died in Washington, D.C., May 28, 1926 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Pauline Simmons.
  Henry David Cooke (1825-1881) — also known as Henry D. Cooke — of Washington, D.C. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, November 23, 1825. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; Governor of the District of Columbia, 1871-73; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1872-. Died, from Bright's disease, in Washington, D.C. February 24, 1881 (age 55 years, 93 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Eleutheros Cooke; brother of Jay Cooke (1821-1905; Civil War financier); great-granduncle of Jay Cooke (1897-1963).
  Political family: Cooke family of Ohio and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
Thomas M. Cooley Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) — also known as Thomas M. Cooley — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., January 6, 1824. Lawyer; newspaper editor; law partner of Charles M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law professor; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77, 1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Cooley and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley; married, December 30, 1846, to Elizabeth Horton; father of Fanny Cooley (who married Alexis Caswell Angell).
  Political family: Angell-Cooley family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Samuel W. Beakes — Consider A. Stacy
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Thomas Valentine Cooper (1835-1909) — also known as Thomas V. Cooper — of Media, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, January 16, 1835. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1870-72; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1874-89 (5th District 1874, 9th District 1875-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891. Died in 1909 (age about 74 years). Interment at Media Cemetery, Media, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) — also known as A. S. Coutant — of Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, December 11, 1854. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1897-1902. French, Dutch, Scotch-Irish, and German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant; married, December 29, 1881, to Anna M. Saterlee.
  John Cutter Covert (1837-1919) — also known as John C. Covert — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., February 11, 1837. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Cuyahoga County, 1879-80; U.S. Consul in Lyon, 1897-1909. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 13, 1919 (age 81 years, 336 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Covert and Phoebe Ann (Cutter) Covert; married 1870 to Minnie Dutcher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) — also known as James M. Cox — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Jacksonburgh, Butler County, Ohio, March 31, 1870. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13; Governor of Ohio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916; candidate for President of the United States, 1920. Episcopalian or Brethren. Member, Moose. Suffered a stroke, and died three days later, in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 15, 1957 (age 87 years, 106 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Gilbert Cox and Eliza A. Cox; married, September 15, 1917, to Margaret Blair.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Schretz Crandall (b. 1840) — also known as Charles S. Crandall — of Owatonna, Steele County, Minn. Born in Erie County, Ohio, 1840. Republican. Newspaper editor; hardware store owner; postmaster; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 12, 1874; member of Minnesota state senate 12th District, 1887-94. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Robert Cunningham (1920-2002) — also known as Robbie Cunningham — of Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, S.C. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 10, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; CIA operative; newspaper publisher; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1984 (Republican primary), 1990 (Democratic); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1986, 1988. Died September 16, 2002 (age 81 years, 310 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  José de Olivares (1867-1942) — also known as Jesse Scott Oliver — of South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ohio, November 26, 1867. Republican. Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Consul in Managua, 1906-09; Madras, 1911-14; Hamilton, 1915-24; Kingston, 1924-29; Leghorn, 1929-32. Catholic. Died September 30, 1942 (age 74 years, 308 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Campbell Oliver and Martha Washington (Gatch) Oliver; married, November 2, 1896, to Berta Lillian Owen; married, February 15, 1907, to Maria Teresa Ramirez=y=Jerez.
  Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) — also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born near Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, September 21, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920, 1924, 1928; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1923-35. Methodist or Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., January 14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115 days). Interment at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Marshall Dill and Amanda (Kunkel) Dill; married 1939 to Mabel Dickson.
  Cross-reference: Frank Bell — John M. Coffee
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) — also known as Charles A. Eaton; "Doc" — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass.; Toronto, Ontario; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, March 29, 1868. Republican. Baptist minister; magazine editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920, 1924; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33, 5th District 1933-53). Baptist. Member, Union League. Died in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1953 (age 84 years, 300 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Eaton and Mary D. (Parker) Eaton; married, June 26, 1895, to Mary Winifred Parlin; uncle of William Robb Eaton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Arthur Edgerton (b. 1869) — also known as James A. Edgerton — of Nebraska; Denver, Colo.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Plantsville, Morgan County, Ohio, January 30, 1869. Newspaper editor; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1928; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1937. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Edgerton and Tamar (Vernon) Edgerton; married, March 21, 1895, to Blanche Edgerton.
  Alanson William Edwards (1840-1908) — also known as Alanson W. Edwards — of Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Ill.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Lorain County, Ohio, August 27, 1840. Express agent; telegraph operator; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; warden, Illinois Penitentiary at Joliet, 1871-72; newspaper publisher; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1887-88; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1895-96; U.S. Consul General in Montreal, 1903-06. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., February 8, 1908 (age 67 years, 165 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Married 1870 to Elizabeth Robertson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, 1834. Republican. Clergyman; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor, Northwestern Christian Advocate magazine, 1872-1901; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Methodist. Died, of heart disease, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 20, 1901 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
Wade H. Ellis Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., December 31, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Ohio state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate (Blackburn) Ellis; married, October 3, 1894, to Dessie Corwin Chase.
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908
  Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) — also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man Eloquent" — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Ohio, February 20, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896. Scottish, German, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., September 19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Essick and Grizella (Todd) Essick; married to the sister-in-law of Washington Irving Howard; married 1858 to Ellen L. Rowley.
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Louis William Fairfield (1858-1930) — also known as Louis W. Fairfield — of Angola, Steuben County, Ind. Born in a log cabin near Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, October 15, 1858. Republican. Newspaper editor; college teacher; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1912; U.S. Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1917-25. Died in Joliet, Will County, Ill., February 20, 1930 (age 71 years, 128 days). Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James John Faran (1808-1892) — also known as James J. Faran — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 29, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1835-39; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1838-39; member of Ohio state senate, 1839-43; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1845-49; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1855-57; postmaster at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1858-59. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 12, 1892 (age 83 years, 349 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Paul Faust (1929-1995) — also known as William Faust — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, March 29, 1929. Democrat. Newspaper editor; supervisor of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District 1983-94). Catholic. Member, Civitan. Died in 1995 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust.
  Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died August 27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married, October 26, 1884, to Stelle L. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Fisher (1794-1886) — of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Somerset County, Pa., December 3, 1794. Whig. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1847-49. Died near Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio, May 7, 1886 (age 91 years, 155 days). Interment at Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Fisher and Susannah (Jones) Fisher; married to Nancy Byrne.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Rufus Fleming (1852-1920) — of Avondale, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in West Lebanon, Warren County, Ind., 1852. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Edinburgh, 1897-1920, died in office 1920. Died in Edinburgh, Scotland, April 3, 1920 (age about 67 years). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Jackson F. Fleming; married 1878 to Annabel Lee Hutchins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Brooks Fletcher (1879-1945) — also known as Brooks Fletcher — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Mechanicstown, Carroll County, Ohio, October 10, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1925-29, 1933-39. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1945 (age 65 years, 264 days). Interment at Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Emmett Hiram Fletcher and Katherine (Culp) Fletcher; married, June 22, 1924, to Martha Ethelyn Upton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Larry Claxton Flynt (1942-2021) — also known as Larry Flynt; "The King of Smut" — of Ohio; California. Born in Lakeville, Magoffin County, Ky., November 1, 1942. Democrat. Owner of night clubs; publisher of Hustler, a pornographic magazine; convicted in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977 on obscenity and organized crime charges, and sentenced to 25 years in prison, but the verdict was overturned on appeal; shot by a sniper in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1978, and paralyzed from the waist down; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Atheist. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 10, 2021 (age 78 years, 101 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Magoffin County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Larry Claxton Flynt (1919-2005) and Edith (Arnett) Flynt; married 1961 to Mary Flynt; married 1966 to Peggy Mathis; married 1970 to Kathleen Marie 'Kathy' Barr; married, August 21, 1976, to Althea Leasure; married 1998 to Elizabeth Berrios.
  Campaign slogan (2003): "Vote For a Smut-Peddler Who Cares."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Robert French (1819-1890) — also known as John R. French — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H.; Biddeford, York County, Maine; Lake County, Ohio; Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Washington, D.C.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., May 28, 1819. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1858-59; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1867-69; Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate, 1869-79. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, October 2, 1890 (age 71 years, 127 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  John Randolph Goodin (1836-1885) — also known as John R. Goodin — of Humboldt, Allen County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, December 14, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1867; district judge in Kansas 7th District, 1868-76; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee). Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., December 18, 1885 (age 49 years, 4 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Anthony Gray (1882-1951) — also known as J. A. Gray — of Watson, Atchison County, Mo. Born in Ansonia, Darke County, Ohio, October 27, 1882. Republican. Physician; newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1935-51; died in office 1951. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., June 6, 1951 (age 68 years, 222 days). Interment at Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of William Harrison Gray and Sara (Douds) Gray; married, December 9, 1903, to Helen Anderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Bradshow Griffith (1880-1962) — also known as James B. Griffith — of Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo. Born in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, December 31, 1880. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Wyoming Republican state chair, 1938-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Died in 1962 (age about 81 years). Interment at Lusk Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
  Relatives: Father of James Bradshaw Griffith Jr..
  William C. Grimes (1857-1931) — of Sterling, Johnson County, Neb.; Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Okla. Born near New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, November 6, 1857. Republican. Printing business; newspaper editor; grocer; implement dealer; Johnson County Sheriff, 1885-89; chair of Johnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Republican National Convention, 1896 ; secretary of Oklahoma Territory, 1901; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 8, 1931 (age 73 years, 153 days). Interment somewhere in Santa Monica, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married, December 24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver.
  Edwin Norton Gunsaulus (b. 1859) — also known as Edwin N. Gunsaulus — of London, Madison County, Ohio. Born in West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, December 13, 1859. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Pernambuco, 1900-01; Toronto, 1901-05; Queenstown, 1905-06; Rimouski, 1906-08; Johannesburg, 1908-16; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1917-20; Halifax, 1920-22. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Calvin Gunsaulus and Eliza (Norton) Gunsaulus; married, March 28, 1899, to Harriet N. Mitchell; married, July 6, 1910, to Maud Schooley.
  John Addison Gurley (1813-1863) — of Methuen, Essex County, Mass.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., December 9, 1813. Republican. Pastor; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1859-63. Universalist. Appointed Governor of Arizona Territory, but died before taking office. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 19, 1863 (age 49 years, 253 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jason A. Gurley and Susan (Bryant) Gurley; married to Sarah Leonora Borden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Halstead (1867-1949) — Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 19, 1867. Colonel and aide-de-camp on staff of Gov. William McKinley, 1892-96; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Birmingham, 1906-15; U.S. Consul General in Vienna, 1915-17; Stockholm, 1917-19; Montreal, 1920-28; London, 1928-32. Died in Old Lyme, New London County, Conn., May 21, 1949 (age 81 years, 244 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Murat Halstead and Mary (Banks) Halstead; married 1896 to Alene Wilcos.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (Temporary Chair; Permanent Chair; speaker); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died, probably from a heart attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273 days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding; married, July 8, 1891, to Florence Harding.
  Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
  Harding High School, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is named for him.  — Warren G. Harding High School, in Warren, Ohio, is named for him.  — Warren G. Harding Middle School, in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — The community of Harding Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for him.  — Warren Street, G Street, and Harding Street (now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan, Alaska, were all named for him.  — Harding Mountain, in Chelan County, Washington, is named for him.  — Mount Harding, in Skagway, Alaska, is named for him.
  Personal motto: "Remember there are two sides to every question. Get both."
  Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to normalcy with Harding."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times — Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
  Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) — also known as Russell Lord Harrison — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, August 12, 1854. Republican. Newspaper work; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of Indiana state senate, 1925-28; Honorary Consul for Mexico in Indianapolis, Ind., 1929. Member, Union League. Died, from heart disease, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 13, 1936 (age 82 years, 123 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); married, January 10, 1884, to Mary Angeline Saunders (daughter of Alvin Saunders); father of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); grandson of John Scott Harrison; great-grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Anna Harrison; great-grandnephew of Carter Bassett Harrison; second great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and John Cleves Symmes; first cousin thrice removed of Burwell Bassett; first cousin four times removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin thrice removed of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph and Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); fourth cousin of Carter Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Peter Myndert Dox and Edmund Randolph.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Hatton (1846-1894) — of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, April 28, 1846. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Postmaster General, 1884-85. Died, from a stroke, in his office at the Washington Post, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1894 (age 48 years, 2 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Max S. Hayes (b. 1866) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Havana, Huron County, Ohio, May 25, 1866. Printer; newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1900; Socialist candidate for secretary of state of Ohio, 1902; Farmer-Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hayes and Elizabeth (Borer) Hayes; married, December 11, 1900, to Dora Schneider.
  Joseph Lawrence Heffernan (b. 1887) — also known as Joseph L. Heffernan — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, February 8, 1887. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1923-27; mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, 1928-31; legal counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1935; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Heffernan and Rose Ann (Flynn) Heffernan; married, October 27, 1914, to Catherine O'Connor; married, May 8, 1920, to Beatrice Mary Jones.
Frank H. Hitchcock Frank Harris Hitchcock (1867-1935) — also known as Frank H. Hitchcock — of Massachusetts; Arizona. Born in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, October 5, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1908-09; U.S. Postmaster General, 1909-13; newspaper publisher; member of Republican National Committee from Arizona, 1932-33. Member, American Economic Association. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., August 25, 1935 (age 67 years, 324 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Chapman Hitchcock and Mary Laurette (Harris) Hitchcock.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908
  David Pierson Holloway (1809-1883) — also known as David P. Holloway — of Indiana. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, December 7, 1809. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana state senate, 1844-52; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1855-57; lawyer. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 9, 1883 (age 73 years, 276 days). Original interment at Maple Grove Cemetery (which no longer exists), Richmond, Ind.; reinterment at Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Ann Paulson; father of William Robeson Holloway.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) — also known as George B. Holt — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., June 12, 1790. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio state senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36, 1843-49; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County, 1850-51. Presbyterian. Died October 30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) — of Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pa., November 19, 1885. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; railroad business; member of Pennsylvania state senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950. Died, aboard a train en roue to sanatorium, near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, May 3, 1950 (age 64 years, 165 days). Interment at Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John G. Homsher; married to Mary E. Bryson.
  John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) — also known as John E. Hopley — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., August 25, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Elks. As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the pipe, his clothes caught fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected, leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, July 10, 1927 (age 76 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Prat Hopley and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley; brother of Thomas Prat Hopley and James Richard Hopley.
  Political family: Hopley family of Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Hopley Avenue, in Bucyrus, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Prat Hopley (1821-1904) — also known as John Hopley — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Whitstable, Kent, England, May 21, 1821. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; bank examiner; newspaper publisher; postmaster at Bucyrus, Ohio, 1870-79, 1890-94. Died in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, June 3, 1904 (age 83 years, 13 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, April 19, 1848, to Georgianna Rochester; father of John Edward Hopley, Thomas Prat Hopley and James Richard Hopley.
  Political family: Hopley family of Bucyrus, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Prat Hopley (1854-1934) — also known as Thomas P. Hopley — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Logan, Hocking County, Ohio, November 13, 1854. Newspaper editor; Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1922; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1926, 1930, 1932. Died in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., March 14, 1934 (age 79 years, 121 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Prat Hopley and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley; brother of John Edward Hopley and James Richard Hopley; married 1897 to Rosa Jeanette Curtis.
  Political family: Hopley family of Bucyrus, Ohio.
  See also 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
  James B. Hughes (1805-1873) — of Meigs County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 12, 1805. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Presbyterian. Died in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., August 11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303 days). Interment at Willow River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Hughes and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes; married, September 4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather.
  Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) — also known as Lyman U. Humphrey — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan. Born in New Baltimore, Stark County, Ohio, July 25, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; banker; candidate for Kansas state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kansas state senate, 1876; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1877-81; Governor of Kansas, 1889-93; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1892. Died in Independence, Montgomery County, Kan., September 12, 1915 (age 71 years, 49 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Humphrey and Elizabeth (Everhart) Humphrey; married, December 25, 1872, to Amanda Leonard.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — 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.
  David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) — also known as David S. Ingalls — of Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 28, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of Cleveland Department of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker), 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and general manager, Pan American Air Ferries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station; executive, Pan American World Airways; newspaper publisher. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Skull and Bones. Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 26, 1985 (age 86 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Stimson Ingalls and Jane (Taft) Ingalls; married, June 27, 1922, to Louise Harkness.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) — also known as Charles C. Kearns — of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., February 11, 1869. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor; Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio, December 17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns; married to Philena M. Penn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
M. Clyde Kelly * Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) — also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air Mail" — of Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio, August 4, 1883. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District 1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35). Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. On returning from a frog hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he was cleaning accidentally fired; he died one week later, in a hospital at Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., April 29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268 days). Interment at Mahoning Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Kelly and Mary C. (Clark) Kelly; married 1917 to Vida Ruth Clementson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  William Vinson Kidder (1881-1934) — also known as William V. Kidder — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, August 10, 1881. Republican. Newspaper reporter; inventor; automobile accessories business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928. Died, from a heart attack, in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., April 5, 1934 (age 52 years, 238 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah Susan (Vinsonheller) Kidder and George Winslow Kidder; third cousin once removed of Fannie Kidder Tyler; fourth cousin of Randolph Appleton Kidder.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Samuel S. Knabenshue (b. 1845) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 1, 1845. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Belfast, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1909-14. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Nathaniel Knabenshue and Nancy (Prentice) Knabenshue; married, November 28, 1871, to Salome Matlack; father of Paul Knabenshue; first cousin once removed of Edward Hanson Knabenshue; third cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor and Solomon Taintor; third cousin thrice removed of George Champlin; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Taintor, Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley, Edwin Denison Morgan and Henry G. Taintor.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Edward Chester Lampson (1876-1957) — also known as E. Chester Lampson — of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County, Ohio, October 3, 1876. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928 (alternate), 1932. Died in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, November 10, 1957 (age 81 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert Leroy Lampson and Mary Luella (Hurlbert) Lampson; married, November 14, 1901, to Pearle May Evans.
Charles B. Landis Charles Beary Landis (1858-1922) — also known as Charles B. Landis — of Delphi, Carroll County, Ind. Born in Millville, Butler County, Ohio, July 9, 1858. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1897-1909; defeated, 1908. Swiss and German ancestry. Died, from uremia due to interstital nephritis, in Meriwether Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., April 24, 1922 (age 63 years, 289 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Hoch Landis and Mary (Kumler) Landis; brother of Walter Kumler Landis, Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Frederick Daniel Landis; uncle of Frederick Daniel Landis Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Cary Dayton Landis.
  Political family: Landis family of Logansport, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Benjamin Franklin Langworthy (1822-1907) — also known as B. F. Langworthy — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis.; Mower County, Minn. Born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, January 20, 1822. Farmer; newspaper editor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 13, 1859-60. Died in Brownsdale, Mower County, Minn., January 23, 1907 (age 85 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Langworthy and Charlotte (Drake) Langworthy; married, August 29, 1849, to Sarah Melissa Clemens; first cousin of Lucius Hart Langworthy and Edward Langworthy.
  Political family: Langworthy family of Iowa and New York.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 22, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper work; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated, 1930; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died December 9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Otis Taft Locke (1842-1916) — also known as O. T. Locke — of Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., February 27, 1842. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868; postmaster at Tiffin, Ohio, 1901. Member, Freemasons. Died in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, October 1, 1916 (age 74 years, 217 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel B. Locke and Philimedia (Taft) Locke; half-brother of David Ross Locke; married 1866 to Maria C. Porch; third cousin twice removed of John Locke; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Locke.
  Political family: Locke family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known as Alice Lee Roosevelt; "Princess Alice" — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1884. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1940 (speaker); newspaper columnist. Female. Died, from pneumonia, emphysema, and cardiac arrest, in Washington, D.C., February 20, 1980 (age 96 years, 8 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Step-daughter of Edith Roosevelt; daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.; married, February 17, 1906, to Nicholas Longworth; niece of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; grandniece of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt of Susan Roosevelt Weld; great-grandniece of James I. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece of William Bellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter of Archibald Bulloch; first cousin of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson Alsop and William Sheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Corinne A. Chubb, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. and John deKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr..
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth: Carol Felsenthal, Princess Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth
  Image source: Time magazine, February 7, 1927
Francis B. Loomis Francis Butler Loomis (1861-1948) — also known as Francis B. Loomis — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, July 27, 1861. Ohio state librarian, 1886-90; U.S. Consul in St. Etienne, 1890-93; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1897-1901; Portugal, 1901-02. Died in 1948 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 29, 1897, to Elizabeth M. Mast.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1897
  John Bartlow Martin (1915-1987) — of Illinois. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, August 3, 1915. Journalist; author; speechwriter for Adlai E. Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1962-63. Died, from throat cancer, in Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., January 3, 1987 (age 71 years, 153 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Herman Cemetery, Herman, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Martin and Laura Martin; married to Frances Rose Smethurst Martin.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Frank Holcomb Mason (1840-1916) — also known as Frank H. Mason — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, April 24, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Basel, 1880-84; Marseille, 1884-89; U.S. Consul General in Frankfort, 1889-97; Berlin, 1898-1905; Paris, 1905-13. Died in Paris, France, June 21, 1916 (age 76 years, 58 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jennie V. Birchard; father of Dean Birchard Mason.
  Wilbur D. Matson (b. 1888) — of McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio. Born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, March 2, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio; Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1822-23; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-29; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, April 4, 1861 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Fergus McLean and Sophia (Blackford) McLean; brother of William McLean; married to Rebecca Edwards and Sarah Bella (Ludlow) Garrard.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John McLean (built 1942 at Richmond, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Samuel Medary (1801-1864) — also known as "The Wheel Horse of Ohio Democracy" — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Montgomery Square, Montgomery County, Pa., February 25, 1801. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; member of Ohio state senate, 1836; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844, 1856, 1864; postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, 1847-49, 1858; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1858-59, 1859-60, 1860, 1860; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1859. Originated the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight," calling for aggressive action on the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain in the 1840s; the American claim of all the land up to 54°40' north latitude encompassed most of what is now British Columbia. Indicted by a federal grand jury in 1864 for conspiracy against the government; arrested; released on bond; never tried. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 7, 1864 (age 63 years, 256 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Medary and Elizabeth (Harris) Medary; married to Elizabeth Scott; great-grandfather of James Gillespie Blaine III.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Medary, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Meharry Medill (1823-1899) — also known as Joseph Medill — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born near Saint John, New Brunswick, April 6, 1823. Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune newspaper; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District, 1869-70; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1871-73. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 16, 1899 (age 75 years, 344 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.; cenotaph at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Medill and Margaret (Corbett) Medill; married, September 2, 1852, to Katherine Patrick; father of Katherine Van Etta Medill (daughter-in-law of Cyrus Hall McCormick; who married Robert Sanderson McCormick); grandfather of Joseph Medill McCormick (who married Ruth Hanna), Joseph Medill Patterson and Robert Rutherford McCormick; great-grandfather of Alicia Patterson (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim); second great-grandfather of Joseph Medill Patterson Albright (who married Madeleine Korbel).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  Medill Avenue, in Chicago, Illiois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William H. Michael (1845-1916) — of Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa; Sidney, Cheyenne County, Neb.; Washington, D.C. Born in Marysville, Union County, Ohio, July 14, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1905-11. Died in Washington, D.C., May 17, 1916 (age 70 years, 308 days). Burial location unknown.
  Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) — also known as Raymond Moley; Ray Moley — Born in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 27, 1886. Mayor of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; university professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1933; broke with Roosevelt in 1936, and later became senior advisor to Republicans Wendell Willkie, Barry Goldwater, and Richard Nixon; columnist for Newsweek magazine; received the Medal of Freedom in 1970. Irish and French ancestry. Died February 18, 1975 (age 88 years, 144 days). Interment somewhere in Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Felix James Moley and Agnes (Fairchild) Moley; married 1916 to Eva Dall; married 1949 to Frances Hebard.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Dillon Morris (b. 1867) — also known as Charles D. Morris — of Trenton, Grundy County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Buena Vista, Scioto County, Ohio, November 21, 1867. Republican. Postmaster at Trenton, Mo., 1901; newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1889, to Mary Gladdice Cox.
  James Remley Morris (1819-1899) — also known as James R. Morris — of Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio. Born in Rogersville, Greene County, Pa., January 10, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe County Treasurer, 1843; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1861-65 (17th District 1861-63, 5th District 1863-65); defeated, 1864; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; probate judge in Ohio, 1872-77; postmaster. Died in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, December 24, 1899 (age 80 years, 348 days). Interment at Morris Cemetery, Near Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Adelaide Van Gorden Morrow (1870-1947) — also known as Adelaide V. Morrow; Adelaide Van Gorden; Mrs. M. E. Morrow — of West Plains, Howell County, Mo. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, November 28, 1870. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1922-23. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in West Plains, Howell County, Mo., December 19, 1947 (age 77 years, 21 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
  Relatives: Daughter of Squire Van Gorden and Catherine (McGouldrick) Van Gorden; married, November 26, 1895, to Mancil Edward Morrow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alvred Bayard Nettleton (1838-1911) — also known as A. B. Nettleton — of Ohio. Born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, November 14, 1838. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1890-93. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 10, 1911 (age 72 years, 269 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram L. Nettleton and Lavinia (Janes) Nettleton; married, January 8, 1863, to Melissa Roxena Tenney; second cousin thrice removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849) and Peter Buell Porter; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr. and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and Josiah Meigs; fourth cousin once removed of Bennet Bicknell, Graham Hurd Chapin, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Lovel Davis Parmelee.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) — also known as George W. Oakes; George Washington Ochs; George W. Ochs — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1861. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1892; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, Civitan; American Historical Association. Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs; brother of Adolph S. Ochs; married to Bertie Gans.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Mann Oren (1859-1912) — also known as Horace M. Oren — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Oakland, Clinton County, Ohio, February 3, 1859. Newspaper editor; lawyer; Michigan state attorney general, 1899-1902; circuit judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1911-12; appointed 1911; died in office 1912. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., 1912 (age about 53 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Washington County, Ohio, February 10, 1837. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died, from a rupture of the heart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 30, 1917 (age 80 years, 170 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Dyer) Otis and Stephen Otis; married, September 11, 1859, to Eliza A. Wetherby; second cousin of Oran Gray Otis and David Perry Otis; second cousin once removed of Lauren Ford Otis; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis and Ralph Chester Otis; third cousin of Asa H. Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Norton Prentiss Otis; fourth cousin of John Otis, William Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris F. Otis and James Otis.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harrison Gray Otis (built 1942-43 at Terminal Island, California; mined and beached at Gibraltar, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Parrish (1804-1860) — of Ohio. Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, March, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; Guernsey County Prosecuting Attorney, 1833; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1837; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1839-41, 1845-47 (11th District 1839-41, 13th District 1845-47); newspaper publisher. Died in Iowa, August 9, 1860 (age 56 years, 0 days). Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald James Pease (1931-2002) — also known as Donald J. Pease; Don Pease — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, September 26, 1931. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state senate, 1965-67, 1975-77; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1969-75; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1977-93. Methodist. Served five years on the board of directors of Amtrak. Died, of a heart attack, July 28, 2002 (age 70 years, 305 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Bishop Walden Perkins (1841-1894) — also known as Bishop W. Perkins — of Oswego, Labette County, Kan. Born in Rochester, Lorain County, Ohio, October 18, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Labette County Prosecuting Attorney, 1869; Labette County Probate Judge, 1870-82; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 3rd District 1885-91); U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1892-93. Died in Washington, D.C., June 20, 1894 (age 52 years, 245 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Louise E. Cushman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) — also known as Samuel R. Peters — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo.; Marion, Marion County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey County, Kan. Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 16, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1872; member of Kansas state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th District 1885-91); postmaster at Newton, Kan., 1898-1910. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Newton, Harvey County, Kan., April 21, 1910 (age 67 years, 248 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hjalmar Petersen (1890-1968) — of Askov, Pine County, Minn. Born in Eskildstrup, Denmark, January 2, 1890. Newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives, 1926, 1928; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1935-36; Governor of Minnesota, 1936-37; defeated, 1940, 1942; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Danish ancestry. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 29, 1968 (age 78 years, 87 days). Interment at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Askov, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lauritz Petersen and Anna Petersen; married 1914 to Rigmor Christine Laursen Wosgaard; married 1934 to Medora Belle Grandprey.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Preston Bierce Plumb (1837-1891) — also known as Preston B. Plumb — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 12, 1837. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1863, 1867-68; Lyon County Prosecuting Attorney; banker; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1877-91; died in office 1891; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880. Died in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1891 (age 54 years, 69 days). Interment at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of David Prince Plumb and Hannah Maria (Bierce) Plumb; married 1867 to Caroline Adeline Southwick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Livia Simpson Poffenbarger (1861-1937) — also known as Olivia Nye Simpson; Mrs. George Poffenbarger — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, March 12, 1861. Republican. Newspaper editor; historian; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Colonial Dames; Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 27, 1937 (age 76 years, 229 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Perry Simpson and Phoebe Almeda (Kennedy) Simpson; married, May 10, 1894, to George Poffenbarger; mother of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger and Perry Simpson Poffenbarger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Perry F. Powers (1858-1945) — of Cambridge, Henry County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, September 5, 1858. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state board of education, 1899-1900; Michigan state auditor general, 1901-04; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1920-21; postmaster at Cadillac, Mich., 1922-34; vice-president, Peoples Savings Bank. Died in 1945 (age about 86 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  James Brown Ray (1794-1848) — of Brookville, Franklin County, Ind. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., February 19, 1794. Lawyer; merchant; tavern owner; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of Indiana, 1825-31. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Brother of Martin M. Ray (1795-1865); uncle of Martin M. Ray (1823-1872).
  Political family: Ray family of Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) — also known as James Whitelaw Reid; "Agate" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, October 27, 1837. Republican. Newspaper editor; librarian; cotton planter; U.S. Minister to France, 1889-92; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912. Died in London, England, December 15, 1912 (age 75 years, 49 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Charlton Reid and Marion Whitelaw (Ronald) Reid; married, April 26, 1881, to Elizabeth Mills (aunt of Ogden Livingston Mills); father of Ogden Mills Reid; uncle of Ella Spencer Reid (who married Ralph Chandler Harrison); grandfather of Ogden Rogers Reid.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Reid Hall (built 1948, demolished 2006), a dormitory at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  James Linn Rodgers (b. 1861) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, September 10, 1861. Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1905-07; Havana, 1907-17; Montreal, as of 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Denny Rodgers and Eliza (Sullivan) Rodgers; married, October 25, 1893, to Frances C. Fay.
  William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio, December 25, 1828. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860; mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1865-66. Died, of stomach cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 1889 (age 60 years, 162 days). Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1924 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvester Flint Ross and Sinthy (Rice) Ross; brother-in-law of Edwin Mortimer Hewins; brother of Edmund Gibson Ross; father of May Ross (who married Meredith Pinxton Snyder); great-grandson-in-law of Simon Frye.
  Political family: Ross family.
  The city of Rossville, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Selby (1840-1917) — also known as Thomas J. Selby — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill.; Hardin, Calhoun County, Ill. Born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 4, 1840. Democrat. Jersey County Sheriff, 1864-66; newspaper publisher; Jersey County Clerk, 1869-77; lawyer; Calhoun County State's Attorney, 1888-90; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1901-03. Died in Hardin, Calhoun County, Ill., March 10, 1917 (age 76 years, 96 days). Interment at Hardin Cemetery, Hardin, Ill.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lampson Parker Sherman (1821-1900) — also known as Lampson P. Sherman — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in New Lancaster (now Lancaster), Fairfield County, Ohio, October 13, 1821. Republican. Printer; newspaper publisher; merchant; mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, 1854-55; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Iowa District, 1867-79. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, November 21, 1900 (age 79 years, 39 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Hoyt) Sherman and Charles Robert Sherman; brother of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman and John Sherman; married, April 19, 1845, to Mary Getchell; married, December 31, 1851, to Susan Rebecca Lawson; uncle of Mary Hoyt Sherman (who married Nelson Appleton Miles); sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of David Munson Osborne; second cousin once removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; second cousin twice removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards and Aaron Burr; third cousin of Phineas Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard and Blanche M. Woodward; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Ira Yale, Louis Ezekiel Stoddard and Asbury Elliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Brace, Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich; fourth cousin of Philo Fairchild Barnum, Andrew Gould Chatfield, Henry Jarvis Raymond and Edwin Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Yale, Theodore Davenport, David Lowrey Seymour, Chauncey Mitchell Depew, Fred Lockwood Keeler and Thomas McKeen Chidsey.
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert P. Skinner Robert Peet Skinner (1866-1960) — also known as Robert P. Skinner — of Massillon, Stark County, Ohio; Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, February 24, 1866. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1897-1901; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1901-08; Hamburg, 1908-14; Berlin, 1914; London, 1914-24; Paris, 1924-26; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1926-32; Estonia, 1931-33; Latvia, 1931-33; Lithuania, 1931-33; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1933-36. Episcopalian. Member, American Society for International Law. Died in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, July 1, 1960 (age 94 years, 128 days). Interment at Massillon Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of August T. Skinner and Cecelia (van Rensselaer) Skinner; married, June 17, 1897, to Helen Wales.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Embassy Latvia
  William Henry Smith (1833-1896) — also known as William H. Smith — of Hamilton County, Ohio; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbia County, N.Y., 1833. Newspaper editor; secretary of state of Ohio, 1865-68; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1877-81. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., July 27, 1896 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) — also known as Alfred P. Swineford — of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn.; Marquette, Marquette County, Mich.; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, September 14, 1836. Democrat. Postmaster at Albert Lea, Minn., 1857-58; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872; mayor of Marquette, Mich., 1874-75; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1878; Governor of Alaska District, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1904 (Honorary Vice-President); candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1906. Died in Juneau, Alaska, October 26, 1909 (age 73 years, 42 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska; cenotaph at Park Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Swineford and Jane (Collins) Swineford; married to Psyche C. Flower; married, August 21, 1886, to Minnie E. (Marks) Smith.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gustav Tafel (1830-1908) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Munich (München), Germany, October 13, 1830. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1866-68; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1897-1900. Died November 12, 1908 (age 78 years, 30 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles P. Taft Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929) — also known as Charles P. Taft; Charlie Taft — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 21, 1843. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1871-73; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1900, 1908, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Philanthropist; owner, Chicago Cubs baseball team. Died, of pneumonia, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 31, 1929 (age 86 years, 10 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Alphonso Taft and Fannie (Phelps) Taft; half-brother of William Howard Taft (who married Helen Louise Herron) and Henry Waters Taft; married, December 4, 1873, to Annie Sinton; uncle of Walbridge S. Taft, Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; granduncle of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; great-granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed of Willard J. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of William Warner Hoppin, John Milton Thayer, Edward M. Chapin and George Franklin Chapin.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910) — also known as Robert W. Tayler — of Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 26, 1852. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; newspaper editor; lawyer; Columbiana County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1895-1903; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1905. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died November 25, 1910 (age 57 years, 364 days). Interment at Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Walker Tayler (1812-1878) and Louisa Maria (Woodbridge) Tayler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) — also known as J. Alfred Taylor — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born near Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, September 25, 1878. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18, 1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27; defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Moose. Died in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., June 9, 1956 (age 77 years, 258 days). Interment at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Father of J. Alfred Taylor Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Richard Thom (1885-1960) — also known as William R. Thom — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, July 7, 1885. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died August 28, 1960 (age 75 years, 52 days). Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Thom and Katherine (Roemhild) Thom.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles James Thompson (1862-1932) — also known as Charles J. Thompson — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, January 24, 1862. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio Republican State Central Committee, 1893-94; postmaster at Defiance, Ohio, 1898-1915; candidate for mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1915; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1919-31. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., March 27, 1932 (age 70 years, 63 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) — also known as Albion W. Tourgee — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Denver, Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 2, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905. French Huguenot and Swiss ancestry. Died, of acute uremia, due to an infected wound, in Bordeaux, France, May 21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mayville Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Louisa Emma (Winegar) Tourgee and Valentine Tourgee; married 1863 to Emma Doiska Kilbourne; uncle of Clyde Carlos Tourgee.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Plank Tracey (1836-1910) — also known as John P. Tracey — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, September 18, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; journalist; candidate for Missouri railroad and warehouse commissioner, 1878; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1896; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District, 1903-04. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 24, 1910 (age 73 years, 309 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Thomas Johnston Turner (1815-1874) — also known as Thomas J. Turner — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 5, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1842; postmaster; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1847-49; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1854; mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1855; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 56th District, 1869-70. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., April 4, 1874 (age 58 years, 364 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Aaron R. Van Cleaf — of Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state senate 10th District, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Edith Weir Van de Water (1874-1961) — also known as Edith W. Van de Water; Edith Weir — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, November 12, 1874. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1932-44. Female. Died, in Olive View Sanitarium, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 21, 1961 (age 86 years, 70 days). Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Weir and Ellen (Hatfield) Weir; married 1904 to Charles Franklin Van de Water.
  Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) — also known as Robert T. Van Horn — of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in East Mahoning, Indiana County, Pa., May 19, 1824. Lawyer; postmaster at Kansas City, Mo., 1857-61; newspaper editor; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1861-62, 1863-65; member of Missouri state senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1865-71, 1881-83, 1896-97 (6th District 1865-71, 8th District 1881-83, 5th District 1896-97); defeated (Republican), 1894, 1902; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1872-74, 1884; Missouri Republican state chair, 1874-76; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Missouri District, 1879. Died in Evanston Station (now part of Independence), Jackson County, Mo., January 3, 1916 (age 91 years, 229 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philadelph Van Trump (1810-1874) — also known as Phil Van Trump — of Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 15, 1810. Newspaper editor; lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1852; American candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1857; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1862-67; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1867-73; defeated (Whig), 1850. Died in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, July 31, 1874 (age 63 years, 258 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, January 16, 1837, to Marie Louisa Beecher (daughter of Philemon Beecher).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) — also known as Madison M. Walden — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Adams County, Ohio, October 6, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Iowa state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of Iowa state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died, of Bright's disease, in Washington, D.C., July 24, 1891 (age 54 years, 291 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) — also known as James B. Weaver — of Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa; Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, June 12, 1833. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89; candidate for President of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, February 6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Weaver and Susan (Imlay) Weaver; great-grandfather of Hank Ketchum; second great-grandfather of Stephen Collins.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Weaver (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
Albert B. White Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) — also known as Albert B. White — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 22, 1856. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896 (speaker), 1924, 1928 (Convention Vice-President); Governor of West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1907-08; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died July 3, 1941 (age 84 years, 284 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Emerson Elbridge White and Mary Ann (Sabin) White; married, October 2, 1879, to Agnes Ward.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Dudley Allen White (1901-1957) — also known as Dudley A. White — of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Born in New London, Huron County, Ohio, January 3, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928, 1932 (alternate), 1948, 1956 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1957 (age about 56 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elmer John White (1859-1930) — also known as E. J. White — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, November 28, 1859. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Consular Agent in Whitehorse, 1911; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1919-22; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1919-20. Died in 1930 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) — also known as Elihu S. Williams — of New Middleton, Smith County, Tenn.; Troy, Miami County, Ohio. Born in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, January 24, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1867-69; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91; newspaper editor. Died in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, December 1, 1903 (age 68 years, 311 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Williams and Elisabeth (Pettigrew) Williams; married, May 31, 1866, to Alice Gordon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known as Simeon Willis — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Lawrence County, Ohio, December 1, 1879. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., April 2, 1965 (age 85 years, 122 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis; married, April 14, 1920, to Idah Lee Millis.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) — also known as John C. Wright — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y.; Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 17, 1783. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1818-23; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1823-29; defeated, 1828; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1831-35. Died in Washington, D.C., February 13, 1861 (age 77 years, 180 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Brother of Nancy Wright (who married Benjamin Tappan); married, July 7, 1814, to Mary Morton.
  Political family: Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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