Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) —
also known as "The Little Magician"; "Old
Kinderhook"; "Red Fox of Kinderhook";
"Matty Van"; "American Talleyrand";
"Blue Whiskey Van" —
of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
5, 1782.
Lawyer;
Columbia
County Surrogate, 1808-13; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1812-20; New York
state attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1821-28; Governor of
New York, 1829; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831-32; Vice
President of the United States, 1833-37; President
of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848
(Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died, reportedly due to asthma, but more likely some kind of
heart
failure, in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 24,
1862 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Van Buren and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren;
half-brother of James
Isaac Van Alen; married to the sister-in-law of Moses
I. Cantine; married, February
21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes; father of John
Van Buren; second cousin of Barent
Van Buren; second cousin twice removed of Dirck
Ten Broeck, Cornelis
Cuyler and Thomas
Brodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed of Harold
Sheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Roosevelt; fourth cousin of James
Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston and Peter
Gansevoort. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Cantine
family of Marbletown, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Sanford
W. Smith — Jesse
Hoyt — Charles
Ogle |
| | | Van Buren
County, Ark., Van Buren
County, Iowa, Van Buren
County, Mich. and Van Buren
County, Tenn. are named for him. |
| | | The city
of Van
Buren, Arkansas, is named for
him. — The town
of Van
Buren, New York, is named for
him. — Mount
Van Buren, in Palmer
Land, Antarctica, is named for
him. — Martin Van Buren High
School (opened 1955), in Queens Village, Queens,
New York, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Martin Van Buren (built 1943 at Baltimore,
Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1944 in the North
Atlantic Ocean) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: M.
V. B. Edgerly
— M.
V. B. Jefferson
— M.
V. B. Bennett
— Van
B. Wisker
— Martin
V. B. Rowland
— Martin
V. B. Ives
— Martin
V. B. Clark
— Martin
V. Godbey
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| | | Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, is
a used-up man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L.
Wilson, The
Presidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey, Martin
Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular
Politics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback, Martin
Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican
Ideology — John Niven, Martin
Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics —
Ted Widmer, Martin
Van Buren |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821-1891) —
also known as Josiah B. Grinnell —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in New Haven, Addison
County, Vt., December
22, 1821.
Republican. Pastor;
abolitionist; member of Iowa
state senate, 1856-60; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1863-67; director, Rock
Island Railroad;
receiver, Iowa Central Railroad;
president, First National Bank of
Grinnell.
Congregationalist.
He claimed to be the original recipient of Horace
Greeley's famous advice to "Go West, young man.".
Died, from a throat
ailment and asthma, in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, March
31, 1891 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Silas Henry Phillips (1841-1911) —
also known as Silas H. Phillips —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June 5,
1841.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1886-91, 1898-1901; Ingham
County Treasurer, 1891-94.
Died, from asthma and heart
disease, in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., July 3,
1911 (age 70 years, 28
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Adelphia Caroline 'Dell' Ferguson and Lucy C.
Wright. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) —
also known as George W. Gordon —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., October
5, 1836.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer;
Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S. Indian Agent
in Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died in
office 1911.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Slaveowner.
Died, from asthma and uremia,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
9, 1911 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William A. Smyth (1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and asthma, in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Peter Henry Wessel (1838-1924) —
also known as Peter H. Wessel —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
January
4, 1838.
Republican. Physician;
banker;
mayor
of Moline, Ill., 1889-93, 1899-1903.
Died, from asthma and a stroke,
in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
10, 1924 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) —
also known as Robert M. LaFollette; "Fighting
Bob"; "Battling Bob" —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., June 14,
1855.
Lawyer;
Dane
County District Attorney, 1880-84; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1904;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1901-06; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1908,
1916;
Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
French
ancestry.
Died of heart
disease complicated by asthma and pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., June 18,
1925 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864-1928) —
also known as George Harvey —
of Deal, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
16, 1864.
Newspaper
reporter; New Jersey Insurance Commissioner, 1890-91; builder and
president of electric
railroads, 1894-98; editor and
publisher, North American Review and Harper's
Weekly; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1921-23.
Died, from a heart
attack and asthma, in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Peacham
Cemetery, Peacham, Vt.
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Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) —
also known as Charles A. Towne —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1858.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.
Died, from asthma and pneumonia,
in Southern Methodist Hospital,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., October
22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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McQuown F. Gose (1859-1942) —
also known as Mack F. Gose —
of Pomeroy, Garfield
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., July 8,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1932.
Died, from bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis,
in Pomeroy, Garfield
County, Wash., January
31, 1942 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pomeroy, Wash.
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal
mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma and a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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James William Cherry (1872-1949) —
also known as James W. Cherry —
of Utah; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., April 5,
1872.
Republican. Justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1923-33; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1929-33.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cardiac
asthma, in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
23, 1949 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manti
Cemetery, Manti, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of A. N. Cherry and Mary (Banks) Cherry. |
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929-39; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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John Smith Sample (1895-1963) —
also known as John S. Sample —
of Saco, Madison
County, Mo.; Jewett, Madison
County, Mo.; Mineral Point, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., June 14,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1941-48, 1954-58 (Madison County
1941-48, Washington County 1954-58); defeated, 1948; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died, from cor
pulmonale, due to chronic
emphysema and asthma, in Bonne Terre Hospital,
Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., May 31,
1963 (age 67 years, 351
days).
Interment at Marcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; married
to Della Berry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) —
also known as Oren E. Long —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Altoona, Wilson
County, Kan., March 4,
1889.
Democrat. Secretary
of Hawaii Territory, 1946-51; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956-59; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, following an attack of asthmatic bronchitis,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 6,
1965 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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George Leon Paul Weaver (1912-1995) —
also known as George L. P. Weaver —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1912.
Democrat. Railroad
worker; director,
civil rights committee, CIO; executive
secretary, civil rights committee, AFL-CIO, 1955-58; assistant to
the president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs,
1961-69; special assistant to the Director-General, International
Labor Organization; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1960,
1964.
African
ancestry.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and asthma, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1995 (age 83 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George J. Weaver and Josephine (Snell) Weaver; married, September
7, 1941, to Mary F. Sullivan. |
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John Emerson Moss (1915-1997) —
also known as John E. Moss —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Hiawatha, Carbon
County, Utah, April
13, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1953-78.
Died, from complications of asthma and pneumonia,
in a hospital
at San
Francisco, Calif., December
5, 1997 (age 82 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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