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Politicians in the Hall of Fame
(the Hall of Fame for Great Americans)

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	John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797). Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826 (age 90 years, 247 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.   Relatives: Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797); third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818; aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); third cousin twice removed of Erastus Fairbanks and Eli Thayer; grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin thrice removed of George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Franklin Fairbanks, Arthur Newton Holden and John Alden Thayer; second cousin twice removed of John Milton Thayer; first cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin; great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second cousin four times removed of Daniel T. Hayden and Arthur Laban Bates; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; first cousin four times removed of Arthur Chapin; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); first cousin six times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: John Adams Harper — John A. Cameron — John A. Dix — John Adams Fisher — John A. Taintor — John A. Gilmer — John A. Perkins — John Adams Hyman — John A. Damon — John Adams Lee — John A. Sanders — John Adams Hurson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams — David McCullough, John Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James Grant, John Adams : Party of One   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Henry Clay (1777-1852) — also known as "The Sage of Ashland"; "The Great Compromiser" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Hanover County, Va., April 12, 1777. Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died in office 1852; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd District 1823-25); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844 (Whig); U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-29; candidate for Whig nomination for President, 1839. Member, Freemasons. In 1809, he fought a duel with Humphrey Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th or early 20th century. Died in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1852 (age 75 years, 78 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; first cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; brother of Porter Clay; third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; father of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who married James Reily); second cousin once removed of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); grandfather of Henry Clay (1849-1884). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Henry Clay Longnecker — Henry Clay Dean — Henry Clay Brockmeyer — Henry Clay Ewing — Henry Clay Caldwell — Henry Clay Hall — Henry Clay Gooding — Henry Clay Naill — H. Clay Harris — Henry Clay Miner — Henry C. Warmouth — Henry Clay Cleveland — H. Clay Evans — Henry C. Payne — Henry C. Bates — Henry C. McCormick — Henry C. Ide — Henry C. Simms — Henry Clay Ferguson — Henry C. Glover — Henry C. Hansbrough — Henry C. Snodgrass — H. Clay Maydwell — Henry C. Gleason — Henry C. Loudenslager — H. Clay Van Voorhis — Henry C. Clippinger — H. Clay Bascom — H. Clay Howard — Henry C. Hall — H. Clay Crawford — Henry Clay Meacham — H. Clay Heather — H. Clay Suter — H. Clay Warth — Henry Clay Elwood — H. Clay Kennedy — H. Clay Needham — H. Clay Mace — H. Clay Armstrong — H. Clay Baldwin — H. Clay Haynes — H. Clay Burkholder — Mrs. H. Clay Kauffman — Henry C. Greenberg — H. Clay Gardenhire, Jr. — Henry Clay Cox — H. Clay Myers, Jr. — H. Clay Johnson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Henry Clay: Robert Vincent Remini, Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter, Henry Clay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun
	Peter Cooper (1791-1883) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1791. Manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, creator of first U.S. steam locomotive; founder of Cooper Union; Greenback candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 4, 1883 (age 92 years, 51 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Father of Sarah Amelia Cooper (who married Abram Stevens Hewitt) and Edward Cooper; uncle of Martha Clowes (who married Daniel Fawcett Tiemann). See Cooper-Ashley family of New York.   See also Wikipedia article
	Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as Silence Dogood; Poor Richard; Anthony Afterwit; Alice Addertongue; Polly Baker; Harry Meanwell; Timothy Turnstone; Martha Careful; Caelia Shortface; "Benevolus" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 17, 1706. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister to France, 1778-85; Sweden, 1782-83; President of Pennsylvania, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. $100 bill; from 1948 to 1963, his portrait also appeared on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1790 (age 84 years, 90 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue at La Arcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.   Relatives: Uncle of Franklin Davenport; great-grandfather of Mary Bache (who married Robert John Walker) and Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867; physicist). See Claiborne-Boggs family.   Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Wade — Benjamin Franklin Wallace — Benjamin Cromwell Franklin — Benjamin Franklin Perry — Benjamin Franklin Robinson — Benjamin Franklin Massey — Benjamin Franklin Leiter — Benjamin Franklin Thomas — Benjamin F. Hall — Benjamin F. Angel — Benjamin Franklin Ross — Benjamin F. Flanders — Benjamin F. Bomar — Benjamin F. Mudge — Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Loan — Benjamin F. Simpson — Benjamin Franklin Terry — Benjamin Franklin Junkin — Benjamin F. Partridge — B. F. Langworthy — Benjamin F. Harding — B. F. Whittemore — Benjamin Franklin Bradley — Benjamin Franklin Claypool — Benjamin Franklin Howey — Benjamin F. Martin — Benjamin Franklin Rice — Benjamin F. Randolph — Benjamin F. Hopkins — Benjamin F. Tracy — Benjamin F. Grady — Benjamin F. Farnham — Benjamin Franklin Meyers — Benjamin Franklin White — Benjamin Franklin Prescott — Benjamin F. Jonas — B. Franklin Fisher — Benjamin Franklin Potts — Benjamin F. Funk — Benjamin Joseph Franklin — Benjamin F. Marsh — Benjamin F. Heckert — Benjamin F. Howell — Ben Franklin Caldwell — Benjamin Franklin Tilley — B. F. McMillan — Benjamin F. Shively — B. Frank Murphy — Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. — Benjamin F. Welty — Benjamin Franklin Jones — Benjamin Franklin Boley — Ben Franklin Looney — Benjamin F. Bledsoe — Benjamin Franklin Williams — Benjamin Franklin Kelley — Benjamin Franklin Butler — Benjamin F. James — Frank B. Heintzleman — Benjamin F. Feinberg — Ben F. Cameron — Ben F. Blackmon — B. Frank Whelchel — B. F. Merritt, Jr. — Ben F. Hornsby — Ben Dillingham II   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — An Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place (1744)   Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin — Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin Franklin — Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America — Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin — Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin — Philip Dray, Stealing God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America
	Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known as Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner"; "The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent General" — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, April 27, 1822. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927. Died of throat cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 23, 1885 (age 63 years, 87 days). Interment at General Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.   Relatives: Married, August 22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who married William Pigott Cronan). See Grant family of Connecticut.   Cross-reference: Horace Porter — Ayres Phillips Merrill — Robert Martin Douglas   Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Ulysses G. Denman — S. U. G. Rhodes — U. S. Grant Leverett   Personal motto: "When in doubt, fight."   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean Edward Smith, Grant — Frank J. Scaturro, President Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant : A Biography — William S. McFeely, Ulysses S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator, Writer — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks D. Simpson, Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of print) — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper, A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana   Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents   Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Washington Irving (1783-1859) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1783. U.S. Minister to Spain, 1842-46. essayist; historian; author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y., November 28, 1859 (age 76 years, 239 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.   Relatives: Brother of William Irving, Peter Irving and John Treat Irving. See Irving family of New York.   Other politicians named for him: Washington Irving Howard — W. Irving Babcock — W. I. Babb — W. Irving Vanderpoel   See also NNDB dossier   Books about Washington Irving: George S. Hellman, Washington Irving Esquire : Ambassador at Large from the New World to the Old
	Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as "Apostle of Liberty"; "Sage of Monticello"; "Friend of the People"; "Father of the University of Virginia" — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Albemarle County, Va., April 13, 1743. Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782; U.S. Minister to France, 1785-89; U.S. Secretary of State, 1790-93; Vice President of the United States, 1797-1801; President of the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican), 1796. English ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, and on the $2 bill since the 1860s. Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 4, 1826 (age 83 years, 82 days). Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaph at University of Missouri Quadrangle, Columbia, Mo.; memorial monument at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married, January 1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton (died 1782); third cousin once removed of John Marshall; father-in-law of Thomas Mann Randolph and John Wayles Eppes; uncle of Dabney Carr; great-granduncle of John Jordan Crittenden; second cousin once removed of William Segar Archer; granduncle of Dabney Smith Carr; grandfather of Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who married Nicholas Philip Trist), Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; great-grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick Madison Roberts; second great-grandfather of John Gardner Coolidge; ancestor of Lloyd Lee Gravely. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: Jefferson M. Levy — Joshua Fry   Jefferson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Wash., W.Va. and Wis. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Thomas Jefferson Campbell — Thomas Jefferson Kennard — Thomas J. Gazley — Thomas Jefferson Word — Thomas J. Drake — Thomas Jefferson Heard — Thomas Jefferson Green — Thomas Jefferson Rusk — Thomas Jefferson Withers — Thomas J. Parsons — Thomas J. Dryer — Thomas J. Foster — Thomas J. Henley — Thomas J. Barr — Thomas Jefferson Jennings — Thomas J. Henderson — Thomas Jefferson Van Alstyne — Thomas Jefferson Cason — Thomas Jefferson Buford — T. Jefferson Coolidge — Thomas J. Megibben — Thomas J. Bunn — Thomas J. Hardin — Thomas J. Brown — Thomas Jefferson Speer — Thomas J. Boynton — Thomas J. Hudson — Thomas J. Selby — Thomas Jefferson Deavitt — Thomas Jefferson Majors — Thomas Jefferson Wood — Thomas Jefferson Nunn — Thomas J. Strait — Thomas J. Humes — T. J. Appleyard — Thomas J. Clunie — Thomas J. Steele — Thomas J. Boynton — Thomas J. Halsey — Thomas Jefferson Lilly — Thomas J. Randolph — Tom J. Terral — T. Jeff Busby — Thomas Jefferson Murphy — Thomas J. Hamilton — Thomas J. Ryan — Tom J. Murray — Tom Steed — Thomas J. Anderson — Thomas Jefferson Roberts — Thomas J. Barlow III   Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J. Ellis, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — Willard Sterne Randall, Thomas Jefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein, Thomas Jefferson — Joyce Appleby, Thomas Jefferson — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — Susan Dunn, Jefferson's Second Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 — Andrew Burstein, Jefferson's Secret: Death and Desire at Monticello — Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Jefferson : Author of America   Critical books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	James Kent (1763-1847) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Doansburg, Putnam County, N.Y., July 31, 1763. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1790-91, 1792-93, 1796-97 (Dutchess County 1790-91, 1792-93, New York County 1796-97); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1793; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1798. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Author of Commentaries on American Law, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1847 (age 84 years, 134 days). Interment somewhere in Fishkill, N.Y.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Bailey.   Kent County, Mich. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article
	Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) — also known as "Honest Abe"; "Old Abe"; "The Rail-Splitter"; "The Illinois Baboon" — of Spencer County, Ind.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in a log cabin, Hardin County (part now in Larue County), Ky., February 12, 1809. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1834-41; U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1856; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1858; President of the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865. English ancestry. His election as president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War; determined to preserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the battlefield, freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing this, redefined American nationhood. Shot by the assassin John Wilkes Booth, during a play at Ford's Theater, in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson's Boarding House, across the street, the following day, April 15, 1865 (age 56 years, 62 days). He was elected in 1900 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. His portrait appears on the U.S. penny (one cent coin) since 1909, and on the $5 bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, his portrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $1 to $500. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument at National Mall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1868 at Judiciary Park, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married, November 4, 1842, to Mary Ann Todd (1818-1882; grandniece of David Rittenhouse Porter; sister-in-law of Ninian Wirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law of N. H. R. Dawson); father of Robert Todd Lincoln. See Porter-Edwards-Lincoln-Todd family.   Cross-reference: Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. — Isham N. Haynie — William M. Stone — John Pitcher — Stephen Miller — John T. Stuart — William H. Seward — Henry L. Burnett — Judah P. Benjamin — Robert Toombs — Richard Taylor Jacob — George W. Jones — James Adams — John G. Nicolay — Edward Everett — Stephen T. Logan — Francis P. Blair — John Hay   Lincoln counties in Ark., Colo., Idaho, Kan., La., Minn., Miss., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.M., Okla., Ore., Wash., W.Va., Wis. and Wyo. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Abraham L. Keister — Abraham L. Brick — Abraham L. Kellogg — Abraham Lincoln Bernstein — A. Lincoln Reiley — A. L. Helmick — A. Lincoln Acker — A. L. Auth — A. Lincoln Niditch — Abraham Lincoln Freedman — A. L. Marovitz — Lincoln Gordon — Abraham Lincoln Tosti   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Abraham Lincoln: David Herbert Donald, Lincoln — George Anastaplo, Abraham Lincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt, ed., The Lincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an American Icon — Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 (out of print) — Geoffrey Perret, Lincoln's War : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief — David Herbert Donald, We Are Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends — Edward Steers, Jr., Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln — Mario Cuomo, Why Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W. Kauffman, American Brutus : John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Joshua Wolf Shenk, Lincoln's Melancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness — John Channing Briggs, Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr., The Eloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words — Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco ln President — Michael Lind, What Lincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's Greatest President — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Michael Burlingame, ed., Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay — Thomas J. Craughwell, Stealing Lincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr., The Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America — Karen Judson, Abraham Lincoln (for young readers)   Critical books about Abraham Lincoln: Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War   Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: Gore Vidal, Lincoln: A Novel   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Horace Mann (1796-1859) — of Massachusetts. Born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Mass., May 4, 1796. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free Soil candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1852. Leader in achieving major reforms of public schools; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, August 2, 1859 (age 63 years, 90 days). Interment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
	John Marshall (1755-1835) — of Virginia. Born in Germantown, Fauquier County, Va., September 24, 1755. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1782-96; U.S. Attorney for Virginia, 1789; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1800; U.S. Secretary of State, 1800-01; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1801-35; died in office 1835; received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the $20 U.S. Treasury Note in the 1880s, and the $500 bill in the early 20th century. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 6, 1835 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Third cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson; married, January 3, 1783, to Mary Willis Ambler (1766-1831; daughter of Jacquelin Ambler); brother-in-law of William McClung, George Keith Taylor and Joseph Hamilton Daviess; first cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841); brother of James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825); cousin of John Randolph of Roanoke; father of Thomas Marshall, Mary Marshall (who married Jacquelin Burwell Harvie) and James Keith Marshall; uncle of Edward Colston, Thomas Francis Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Alexander Keith McClung, Charles Alexander Marshall and Edward Colston Marshall; uncle and first cousin once removed of Thomas Alexander Marshall; first cousin once removed of William Marshall Anderson and Charles Anderson; granduncle by marriage of Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872); granduncle of John Augustine Marshall; great-grandfather of Lewis Minor Coleman; great-granduncle of Hudson Snowden Marshall. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Marshall counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Miss., Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: John Marshall Stone — John Marshall Martin — John Marshall Harlan — J. Marshall Hagans — John M. Claiborne — John M. Hamilton — John Marshall Raymond — John Marshall Rose — John M. Slaton — John M. Wolverton — John M. Robsion — John Marshall Hutcheson — John M. Butler — John Marshall Harlan — John M. Robsion, Jr. — John Marshall Briley — John Marshall Lindley   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about John Marshall: Jean Edward Smith, John Marshall : Definer of a Nation — Charles F. Hobson, The Great Chief Justice : John Marshall and the Rule of Law — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker — David Scott Robarge, A Chief Justice's Progress: John Marshall from Revolutionary Virginia to the Supreme Court — R. Kent Newmyer, John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
	Joseph Story (1779-1845) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., September 18, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-07; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1808-09; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-45. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., September 10, 1845 (age 65 years, 357 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Married to Sarah Waldo Wetmore (1784-1855); granduncle of Bert J. Storey.   Cross-reference: Harry A. Blackmun   Story County, Iowa is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as "Father of His Country" — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732. Son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and Mary (Ball) Washington (c.1709-1789). Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of the United States, 1789-97. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, he served as the first President and stepped down after two terms. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the one dollar bill. His portrait also appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency, and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War. Died, probably from acute bacterial epiglottitis, at Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va., December 14, 1799 (age 67 years, 295 days). Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, Va.; statue erected 1860 at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at National Mall, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and Mary (Ball) Washington (c.1709-1789); married, January 6, 1759, to Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802); uncle of Bushrod Washington; uncle by marriage of Burwell Bassett; granduncle of George Corbin Washington; granduncle by marriage of Charles Magill Conrad; second cousin five times removed of Horace Lee Washington. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: Henry Lee — Joshua Fry — Alexander Dimitry — Tobias Lear — David Matthews — Rufus Putnam   Washington counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: George Washington Lent Marr — George Washington Heard — George Washington Barnett — George Washington Davis — George W. Owen — George W. Toland — George W. Lay — George W. Patterson — George W. B. Towns — George Washington Adams — George Washington Hockley — George W. Smyth — G. W. Ingersoll — George W. Hopkins — George Washington Montgomery — George W. Kittredge — George Washington Jones — George W. Harrison — George Washington Ewing — George W. Morrison — George Washington Woodward — George Washington Wright — George Washington Triplett — George Washington Glasscock — George Washington Holman — George Washington Dunlap — George Washington Warren — George Washington Hill — George Washington Logan — George W. Getchell — George Washington Wright — George W. Julian — George Washington Dyal — George Washington Ladd — George W. Peck — George Washington Nesmith — George W. Morgan — George Washington Brooks — George Washington Cowles — George W. Geddes — George Washington Whitmore — George Washington Bridges — George W. Cate — George W. Houk — George W. Webber — George Washington Fairbrother — George Washington Glick — George Washington Jones — George Washington Baker — George W. Shell — George W. Anderson — George W. Crouse — George W. Hulick — George W. F. Harper — George Washington McCrary — George W. Gordon — George W. Kingsbury — George W. Covington — George Washington Fleeger — George W. Steele — George W. Wilson — George W. E. Dorsey — George W. Plunkitt — George W. Furbush — George W. Sutton — George W. Curtin — George W. Ray — George W. Allen — George W. Roosevelt — George W. Smith — George W. Kipp — George W. Campbell — George W. Taylor — George W. Stone — George W. Shonk — George W. Cook — George W. Murray — George W. Faris — George W. Fithian — George W. Prince — George W. Buckner — George W. Cromer — George W. Donaghey — George W. Aldridge — George Washington Goethals — George W. Armstrong — George Washington Oakes — George Washington Hays — George W. Edmonds — George W. Lindsay — George Washington Jones — George W. Darden — George W. Gibbons — George W. List — George W. Rauch — George W. Michell — George Washington Jackson — George W. Blanchard — George Washington Herz — George W. Bristow — George Washington Hardy — George W. Ballard — George W. McKown — George Thomas Washington — George W. Collins — George A. Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about George Washington: Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington — James Thomas Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall, George Washington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch : George Washington and the New American Nation — Henry Wiencek, An Imperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America — James MacGregor Burns, George Washington — Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — Wendie C. Old, George Washington (for young readers)   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Daniel Webster (1782-1852) — also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the Constitution" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack County, N.H., January 18, 1782. Son of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806) and Abigail (Eastman) Webster (1759-1836). Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1820; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned 1827; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President of the United States, 1836; U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the $10 U.S. Note from the 1860s until the early 20th century. Died in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., October 24, 1852 (age 70 years, 280 days). Interment at Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806) and Abigail (Eastman) Webster (1759-1836); fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin; married, May 29, 1808, to Grace Fletcher (1781-1828); second cousin twice removed of Edwin George Eastman. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Webster counties in Ga., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Daniel Webster Wilder — Daniel W. Mills — Daniel W. Jones — Daniel Webster Comstock — Daniel Webster Waugh — Daniel Webster Heagy — Daniel W. Whitmore — Daniel W. Hamilton — Daniel W. Allaman — Webster Turner — Dan W. Turner — Daniel W. Hoan — Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Daniel Webster: Robert Vincent Remini, Daniel Webster : The Man and His Time — Maurice G. Baxter, One and Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union — Robert A. Allen, Daniel Webster, Defender of the Union — Richard N. Current, Daniel Webster and the Rise of National Conservatism — Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun
	John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818). Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed   Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.   Politician named for him: John Q. A. Brackett   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) — of Massachusetts. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., February 22, 1819. Writer, poet, critic, and abolitionist; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1877-80; Great Britain, 1880-85. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died of cancer, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 12, 1891 (age 72 years, 171 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Madison (1751-1836) — also known as "Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights" — of Virginia. Born in Port Conway, King George County, Va., March 16, 1751. Son of James Madison and Eleanor (Conway) Madison. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83, 1787-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-91, 5th District 1791-93, 15th District 1793-97); U.S. Secretary of State, 1801-09; President of the United States, 1809-17. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in Montpelier, Orange County, Va., June 28, 1836 (age 85 years, 104 days). He was elected in 1905 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $5,000 bill from about 1915 until 1946. Interment at Montpelier Plantation, Montpelier Station, Va.   Relatives: Son of James Madison and Eleanor (Conway) Madison; married, September 15, 1794, to Dolly (Payne) Todd (sister-in-law of Richard Cutts and John George Jackson); second cousin of George Madison and Zachary Taylor; second cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Madison counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Tenn., Tex. and Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: James Madison Broom — James Madison Hite Beale — James Madison Porter — James Madison Gregg — J. Madison Wells — James M. Tarleton — James Madison Hughes — James M. Marvin — James Madison Gaylord — James M. Leach — James M. Harvey — James M. Seymour — James Madison Barker — James Madison McKinney — James Madison Morton — James Madison Barrett, Sr. — James M. Gudger, Jr. — James Madison Morton, Jr. — James Madison Woodard — James M. Waddell, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about James Madison: Ralph Louis Ketcham, James Madison : A Biography — Garry Wills, James Madison — Robert Allen Rutland, The Presidency of James Madison — Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and The Revolution That Created The Constitution — Samuel Kernell, ed., James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) — Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 8, 1820. Son of Charles Robert Sherman. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869. Member, Loyal Legion. In 1864, he led Union troops who attacked and burned Atlanta, Georgia. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1891 (age 71 years, 6 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Charles Robert Sherman; adoptive son of Thomas Ewing; brother of John Sherman; uncle by marriage of Nelson Appleton Miles; uncle of Elizabeth Sherman (who married James Donald Cameron); father of Eleanor M. Sherman (1859-1915; who married Alexander Montgomery Thackara). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about William T. Sherman: Stanley P. Hirshson, The White Tecumseh : A Biography of General William T. Sherman
	John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) — of Massachusetts. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., December 17, 1807. Poet; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835. Quaker. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H., September 7, 1892 (age 84 years, 265 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Mass.   Politician named for him: John Greenleaf Whittier Lewis   See also NNDB dossier
	George Bancroft (1800-1891) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 3, 1800. Son of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft. Democrat. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1832-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1844; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1844; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1846-49; Prussia, 1867-71; Germany, 1871-74. Congregationalist. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1891 (age 90 years, 106 days). Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft; married, March 1, 1827, to Sarah H. Dwight (died 1837); married 1838 to Elizabeth (Davis) Bliss; brother of Eliza Bancroft (who married John Davis). See Davis-Bancroft family of Massachusetts.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson (1737-1781). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also dueled with Thomas Hart Benton and Waightstill Avery. Censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845 (age 78 years, 85 days). Elected in 1910 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. Interment at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson (1737-1781); married, January 17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828; aunt of Andrew Jackson Donelson). See Donelson-Smith-Jackson family of Tennessee.   Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair   Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County, Mo., are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Andrew J. Donelson — Andrew Jackson Miller — Andrew J. Faulk — Andrew Jackson Titus — Andrew Jackson Isacks — Andrew Jackson Hamilton — Andrew Jackson Harlan — Andrew J. Kuykendall — Andrew J. Thayer — Elam A. J. Greeley — Andrew Jackson Ingle — Andrew J. Ogle — Andrew Jackson Carr — Andrew Jackson Bryant — Andrew J. Bentley — Andrew J. Rogers — William A. J. Sparks — Andrew Jackson Poppleton — Andrew J. Hunter — A. J. Clements — Andrew Jackson Baker — Andrew J. Felt — A. J. King — Andrew J. Sawyer — Andrew Jackson Caldwell — Andrew Jackson Gahagan — Andrew Jackson Biship — Andrew Jackson Houston — Andrew J. Cobb — Andrew J. Montague — Andrew J. Barchfeld — Andrew J. Kirk — Andrew J. Livingston — Andrew Jackson Stewart — Andrew J. May — Andrew J. McConnico — Andrew J. Brewer — Andrew Bettwy — Andrew J. Transue — Andrew Jackson Graves — Andrew Jackson Gilbert — Andrew J. Hinshaw — Andy Young   Campaign slogan: "Let the people rule."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert Vincent Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 — Andrew Burstein, The Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire — Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) — also known as J. Lothrop Motley — of Massachusetts. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 15, 1814. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1861-67; Great Britain, 1869-70. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Dorset, England, May 29, 1877 (age 63 years, 44 days). Interment at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.   See also NNDB dossier
	Rufus Choate (1799-1859) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Hog Island, Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., October 1, 1799. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1853-54; resigned 1854. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. Died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1859 (age 59 years, 285 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Brother of George Choate; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate. See Choate family of Massachusetts.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charles Town, Nevis, January 11, 1757. Son of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1782; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New-York County, 1788; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95. Episcopalian. Scottish and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. His portrait appears on the U.S. $10 bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, his portrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $2 to $1,000. Shot and mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 12, 1804 (age 47 years, 183 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married 1780 to Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter of Philip John Schuyler; sister of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler); father of James Alexander Hamilton and William Stephen Hamilton; ancestor of Robert Hamilton Woodruff; second great-grandfather of Laurens M. Hamilton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: Nathaniel Pendleton — Robert Troup — John Tayler — William P. Van Ness   Hamilton counties in Fla., Ill., Ind., Kan., Neb., N.Y., Ohio and Tenn. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Alexander H. Buell — Alexander H. Holley — Hamilton Fish — Alexander H. Stephens — Alexander H. Bullock — Alexander H. Bailey — Alexander H. Rice — Alexander Hamilton Jones — Alexander H. Waterman — Alexander H. Coffroth — Alexander H. Revell — Alexander Hamilton Hargis — Alexander Hamilton Phillips   Personal motto: "Do it better yet."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Alexander Hamilton: Richard Brookhiser, Alexander Hamilton, American — Forrest McDonald, Alexander Hamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton, Conqueror : Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton — Thomas Fleming, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America — Arnold A. Rogow, A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr — Willard Sterne Randall, Alexander Hamilton: A Life — John Harper, American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy — Stephen F. Knott, Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and The Revolution That Created The Constitution   Critical books about Alexander Hamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo, Hamilton's Curse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution -- and What It means for Americans Today
	Patrick Henry (1736-1799) — of Virginia. Born in Studley, Hanover County, Va., May 29, 1736. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Virginia, 1776; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; member of Virginia state senate, 1799. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1920. Died near Brookneal, Campbell County, Va., June 6, 1799 (age 63 years, 8 days). Interment at Red Hill Cemetery, Brookneal, Va.   Relatives: Cousin of Isaac Coles; uncle by marriage of Francis Preston; uncle of Priscilla Christian (who married Alexander Scott Bullitt); grandfather of William Henry Roane; granduncle of William Campbell Preston; third great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry; ancestor of Lloyd Lee Gravely. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Henry counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and Va. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Patrick Henry — Patrick H. Roche — Patrick H. McCarren — Patrick H. McGarry — Patrick Henry — Patrick Henry McCarthy — Patrick Henry Callahan — Patrick H. Kelley — Patrick H. O'Brien — P. H. Moynihan — Patrick H. Quinn — Patrick H. Drewry — J. H. Culkin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
	James Monroe (1758-1831) — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. Son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister to France, 1794-96; Great Britain, 1803-07; Governor of Virginia, 1799-1802, 1811; U.S. Secretary of State, 1811-14, 1815-17; U.S. Secretary of War, 1814-15; President of the United States, 1817-25; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1930. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and 1890s. Died, probably of tuberculosis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 4, 1831 (age 73 years, 67 days). Originally entombed at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed at New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Jones; son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married 1786 to Eliza Kortright; distant cousin of Thomas Bell Monroe; uncle of James Monroe (1799-1870); second great-granduncle of Theodore Douglas Robinson and Corinne Robinson Alsop. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Monroe counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., W.Va. and Wis. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: James Monroe — James Monroe — James M. Pendleton — James M. Jackson — James Monroe Letts — James M. Ritchie — James M. Comly — James Monroe Buford — James M. Seibert — James M. Lown — James M. Miller — James Monroe Hale — James Monroe Spears — James M. Lown, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882). Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908 (age 71 years, 98 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.   Relatives: Third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher; son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882); third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom (1864-1947); fourth cousin once removed of Rollin Usher Tyler; father of Richard F. Cleveland. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett — Wilson S. Bissell — David King Udall — Edward S. Bragg — Thomas F. Grady — Lyman K. Bass — George B. Cortelyou   Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Grover C. Cook — Grover C. Helm — Grover C. Robertson — Grover A. Whalen — Grover C. Taylor — Grover C. Winn — Grover C. Luke — Grover C. Belknap — Grover C. Worrell — Grover C. Dillman — Grover C. Brenneman — Grover C. Mitchell — Grover C. Ladner — Grover C. Hall — Grover C. Cisel — Grover C. Hedrick — Grover C. Hunter — Grover C. Montgomery — Grover C. Farwell — Grover C. Gillingham — Grover C. Combs — Grover C. Snyder — Grover C. Guernsey — Grover C. Smith — Grover C. Jackson — Grover C. Hunter — Grover C. Land — Grover C. Moritz — Grover C. Richman, Jr. — Grover C. Anderson — Grover C. Chriss — Grover C. George — Grover C. Criswell — Grover C. Robinson III   Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him for the enemies he has made."   Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?"   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) — also known as "T.R."; "Teddy"; "The Colonel"; "The Hero of San Juan Hill"; "The Rough Rider"; "Trust-Buster"; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Bull Moose" — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1858. Son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (1831-1878) and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt (1835-1884). Member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1882-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1886; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of New York, 1899-1901; Vice President of the United States, 1901; President of the United States, 1901-09; defeated (Progressive), 1912; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi; Union League. Received the Medal of Honor for leading a charge up San Juan Hill during battle there, July 1, 1898. While campaigning for president in Milwaukee, Wis., on October 14, 1912, was shot in the chest by John F. Schrank; despite the injury, he continued his speech for another hour and a half before seeking medical attention. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1906; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., January 6, 1919 (age 60 years, 71 days). Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Second great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Roosevelt, Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Martin Van Buren; grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; nephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (1831-1878) and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt (1835-1884); brother of Anna L. Roosevelt (1855-1931; who married William Sheffield Cowles (1847-1923)); married, October 27, 1880, to Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-1884); married, December 2, 1886, to Edith Kermit Carow (1861-1948); fourth cousin once removed of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945); uncle of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962; who married Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)), Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), Corinne Robinson Alsop and William Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); father of Alice Lee Roosevelt (who married Nicholas Longworth) and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.; granduncle of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. and John deKoven Alsop; great-grandfather-in-law of William Floyd Weld. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   Cross-reference: Gifford Pinchot — David J. Leahy — William Barnes, Jr. — Oliver D. Burden — William J. Youngs — George B. Cortelyou — Mason Mitchell — Frederic MacMaster — John Goodnow — William Loeb, Jr.   Roosevelt counties in Mont. and N.M. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Theodore Bassett — Theodore R. McKeldin — Theodore R. Kupferman — Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr.   Personal motto: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Theodore Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America — H. W. Brands, T.R : The Last Romantic — Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex — Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt — John Morton Blum, The Republican Roosevelt — Richard D. White, Jr., Roosevelt the Reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner, 1889-1895 — Frederick W. Marks III, Velvet on Iron : The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — Patricia O'Toole, When Trumpets Call : Theodore Roosevelt After the White House — Candice Millard, The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey — Lewis Einstein, Roosevelt : His Mind in Action (out of print)   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901
	Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) — also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in Politics" — of New Jersey. Born in Staunton, Va., December 28, 1856. Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888). Democrat. University professor; president of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-13; President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate which was issued in 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37 days). Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888); married, June 24, 1885, to Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914); married, December 18, 1915, to Edith (Bolling) Galt (1872-1961); father of Eleanor Randolph Wilson (1889-1967; who married William Gibbs McAdoo). See Wilson-McAdoo-Floyd family.   Cross-reference: William C. Bullitt — Bainbridge Colby — Joseph E. Davies — Joseph P. Tumulty — Thomas H. Birch   Other politicians named for him: Woodrow W. Jones — Tom Woodrow Payne — Woodrow Wilson Dumas — Woodrow Wilson Mann — W. Wilson Goode — Woodrow Wilson Storey   Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out of war."   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis Auchincloss, Woodrow Wilson — Herbert Hoover, The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — Anne Schraff, Woodrow Wilson (for young readers)   Critical books about Woodrow Wilson: Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
	Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) — also known as "The Great Dissenter" — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 8, 1841. Son of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and Amelia Lee (Jackson) Holmes. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1882-1902; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1899-1902; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1902-32; retired 1932. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1965. Died, of pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1935 (age 93 years, 363 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Married, June 17, 1872, to Fanny Bowditch Dixwell (1840-1929).   Cross-reference: Francis Biddle — Laurence Curtis — Lewis Einstein — Erland F. Fish   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: The Common Law   Books about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Gary J. Aichele, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. : Soldier, Scholar, Judge (out of print) — G. Edward White, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self — Sheldon M. Novick, Honorable Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Liva Baker, The Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes — James Bishop Peabody, The Holmes-Einstein Letters : Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Lewis Einstein 1903-1935   Critical books about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Albert W. Alschuler, Law Without Values : The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmes   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1902

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