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Dead Politicians Whose Graves Were Moved

Very incomplete list! in chronological order   Theophilus Eaton (1590-1658) — Born in Buckinghamshire, England, 1590. Co-founder and first Governor of New Haven Colony, 1639-58. Puritan. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 17, 1658 (age about 67 years). Original interment and cenotaph at New Haven Green, New Haven, Conn.; reinterment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; cenotaph at Montowese Cemetery, North Haven, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Richard Eaton and Elizabeth (Sheapheard) Eaton; married 1629 to Ann (Lloyd) Yale; fifth great-grandfather of David Parmalee Kelsey; sixth great-grandfather of Walter Samuel Hine, Arthur Eugene Parmelee, Lovel Davis Parmelee, Frank Clark Woodruff and Watson Stiles Woodruff; seventh great-grandfather of Layton Archer Kelsey and Cleon Lorenzo Parmelee.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The town of Eaton, New Hampshire, is named for him.   Epitaph: "Eaton so fam'd so wise, so just, The Phoenix of our world, here lies his dust / This name forget, N. England never must."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jacob Leisler (c.1640-1691) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Bockenheim, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Frankfurt am Main, Germany), about 1640. Fur trader; tobacco business; following the English Revolution of 1688, which brought Protestant rulers William and Mary to power, he led "Leisler's Rebellion" and seized control of the colony; Colonial Governor of New York, 1689-91; provided land for a settlement of French Huguenot refugees (now the city of New Rochelle); following the arrival of a new royal governor, he was ousted. Arrested, charged with treason, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death; executed by hanging and decapitation, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 1691 (age about 51 years). Four years later, he was posthumously exonerated by an act of Parliament. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New York County, N.Y.; subsequent interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location; statue at Broadview Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y.   Relatives: Great-grandfather of Nicholas Bayard.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Johannes Abeel (1667-1711) — also known as John Abeel — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 23, 1667. Merchant; fur trader; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1694-95, 1709-10; member of New York colonial assembly, 1695, 1701-02. Dutch Reformed. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 28, 1711 (age 43 years, 311 days). Original interment at Second Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Brother of Elizabeth Abeel (who married Evert Bancker); married 1694 to Catherine Schuyler.   Political family: Bancker-Abeel family of Albany, New York.   See also Wikipedia article   David Davidse Schuyler (1669-1715) — also known as David Schuyler — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 11, 1669. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1706-07. Died December 16, 1715 (age 46 years, 188 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Essex County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Davit Pieterse Schuyler and Catalina (Ver Planck) Schuyler; brother of Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; fourth great-granduncle of Henry Newton Schuyler; fifth great-granduncle of Marion Richard Schuyler; first cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; first cousin four times removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin six times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin seven times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Hendrick Hansen (c.1670-1724) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born about 1670. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1698-99. Died in 1724 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Father of Johannes Hansen.   Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) — also known as Peter Schuyler — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Beverwyck, New Netherland (now Albany, Albany County, N.Y.), 1657. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1686-94. Died February 19, 1724 (age about 66 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; subsequent interment at Madison Avenue Dutch Church, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Pieter Pieterse Schuyler and Margarita (Van Slichtenhorst) Schuyler; brother of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); married 1681 to Engeltie Van Schaick; married 1691 to Maria Van Rensselaer; father of Margarita Schuyler (who married Robert Livingston the Younger); uncle of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); grandfather of Philip P. Schuyler; granduncle of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; great-grandfather of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), James Livingston and Peter Samuel Schuyler; great-granduncle of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and James Parker; second great-grandfather of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second great-granduncle of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third great-grandfather of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; third great-granduncle of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; fourth great-grandfather of John Jacob Astor III and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; fourth great-granduncle of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); fifth great-grandfather of William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills and Bronson Murray Cutting; fifth great-granduncle of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); sixth great-grandfather of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, John Eliot Thayer Jr., Robert Reginald Livingston and Brockholst Livingston; sixth great-granduncle of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; seventh great-granduncle of Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; first cousin of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Henry Newton Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed of Marion Richard Schuyler.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Robert Livingston the Younger (1663-1725) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Scotland, 1663. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1710-19. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 21, 1725 (age about 61 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of James Livingston ; married 1697 to Margarita Schuyler (daughter of Pieter Schuyler); nephew of Robert Livingston the Elder; grandfather of Margaret Beekman (who married Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775)), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer and James Livingston (1747-1832); great-grandfather of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second great-grandfather of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; third great-grandfather of John Jacob Astor III and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; fourth great-grandfather of William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; fifth great-grandfather of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and William Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873) and Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); first cousin four times removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin five times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin six times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin seven times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Jan Jansen Bleecker (1641-1732) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1641. Fur trader; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1700-01. Died in 1732 (age about 91 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Johannes Bleecker (1668-1737) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1668. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1701-02. Died in 1737 (age about 69 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Johannes Cuyler (c.1661-1740) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born about 1661. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1725-26. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Died in 1740 (age about 79 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Hendrick Cuyler and Annatje (Schepmoes) Cuyler; brother of Maria Cuyler (who married John Cruger); married to Elsje Ten Broeck; father of Cornelis Cuyler; uncle of John Cruger Jr.; granduncle of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston and Henry Cruger; great-granduncle of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; second great-granduncle of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); third great-granduncle of Philip Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard and John Jay II; fourth great-granduncle of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); fifth great-granduncle of Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Winthrop Kean and Brockholst Livingston; sixth great-granduncle of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; seventh great-granduncle of Hamilton Fish, Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr..   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., 1697. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1741-42. Died in Albany County, N.Y., 1746 (age about 49 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747) and Elizabeth (Staats) Schuyler; father of Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; nephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); grandfather of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; great-grandfather of Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler and James Alexander Hamilton; second great-grandfather of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); third great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; fourth great-grandfather of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; fifth great-grandfather of Brockholst Livingston; first cousin of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; first cousin once removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin twice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836) and James Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin five times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, William Waldorf Astor, John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin six times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin seven times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; second cousin five times removed of Henry Newton Schuyler.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747) — also known as John Schuyler — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., 1668. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1703-06. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 25, 1747 (age about 78 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Philip Pieterse Schuyler and Mararetta (Van Sclichtenhorst) Schuyler; brother of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); married 1694 to Elizabeth Staats; father of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); uncle of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; grandfather of Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; granduncle of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston and Philip P. Schuyler; great-grandfather of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; great-granduncle of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836) and James Parker; second great-grandfather of Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler and James Alexander Hamilton; second great-granduncle of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third great-grandfather of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); third great-granduncle of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; fourth great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; fourth great-granduncle of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, William Waldorf Astor, John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); fifth great-grandfather of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; fifth great-granduncle of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); sixth great-grandfather of Brockholst Livingston; sixth great-granduncle of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; seventh great-granduncle of Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; first cousin of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Henry Newton Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed of Marion Richard Schuyler.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Joshua Fry (1699-1754) — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, 1699. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1740. Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the Most Inhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon his death, the young George Washington took command of Virginia's military forces. Died, of injuries received in a fall from his horse, near Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., May 31, 1754 (age about 54 years). Original interment somewhere in Allegany County, Md.; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.   Relatives: Father of John Fry and Henry Fry; second great-grandfather of James Speed; third great-grandfather of William Christian Bullitt (1856-1914), William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; fourth great-grandfather of Olive Speed (who married Frederic Moseley Sackett Jr.) and William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967).   Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Myndert Davidtse Schuyler (1672-1755) — also known as Myndert Schuyler — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Colonie, Albany County, N.Y., 1672. Merchant; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1719-21, 1723-25. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., October 21, 1755 (age about 83 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Davit Pieterse Schuyler and Catharina (Ver Planck) Schuyler; brother of David Davidse Schuyler; fourth great-granduncle of Henry Newton Schuyler; fifth great-granduncle of Marion Richard Schuyler; first cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; first cousin four times removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin six times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin seven times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Johannes Hansen (1695-1756) — also known as Hans Hansen — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1695. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1754-56. Died in 1756 (age about 61 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Hendrick Hansen.   Edward Holland (1702-1756) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., 1702. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1733-41; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1747-56; died in office 1756. Anglican. English ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 10, 1756 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Henry Holland and Jenny (Seeley) Holland; married, June 24, 1726, to Magdalena Bayeux; married 1739 to Frances Nicoll.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Simon Boerum (1724-1775) — of New York. Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., February 29, 1724. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1761-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-75. Christian Reformed. Died in New Lots (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., July 11, 1775 (age 51 years, 0 days). Original interment at Dutch Reformed Burying Ground (which no longer exists), Brooklyn, N.Y.; reinterment in 1848 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Ward (1725-1776) — of Westerly, Washington County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., May 27, 1725. Governor of Rhode Island, 1762-63, 1765-67; Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-76; died in office 1776. Died March 26, 1776 (age 50 years, 304 days). Original interment at First Baptist Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1860 at Common Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Richard Ward.   See also congressional biography   John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as "Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J. Born about 1713. Hunterdon County Judge, 1768-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78. Died, from kidney failure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J., May 11, 1779 (age about 66 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in 1865 at First Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Edward Hart and Martha (Furman) Hart; married 1741 to Deborah Scudder; second great-grandfather of John Hart Brewer and Lummie J. Earle; first cousin thrice removed of Absalom Price Lanning; first cousin four times removed of William Mershon Lanning; second cousin twice removed of Hanford Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of James Lockwood Conger and Homer Nichols Lockwood; second cousin four times removed of Frederick B. Piatt; second cousin five times removed of Alfred Collins Lockwood.   Political families: Conger family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Lockwood-Lanning family of New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hart (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1966) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Taylor (1716-1781) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, 1716. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Presbyterian. Died in 1781 (age about 65 years). Original interment at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; reinterment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Taylor (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Mann Page (1749-1781) — of Virginia. Born in Gloucester County, Va., 1749. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1777. Died in 1781 (age about 32 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Gloucester County, Va.; reinterment at Abingdon Episcopal Church Cemetery, White Marsh, Va.   Relatives: Brother of John Page.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Campbell (1745-1781) — Born in Augusta County, Va., 1745. Justice of the peace; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781. Died in Hanover County, Va., August 22, 1781 (age about 36 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Hanover County, Va.; reinterment in 1823 at Aspenvale Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Henry (sister of Patrick Henry; who later married William Russell); father of Sarah Buchanan Campbell (who married Francis Smith Preston); grandfather of William Campbell Preston and John Smith Preston; great-grandfather of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; second great-grandfather of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Johannes DePeyster (1694-1783) — also known as John DePeyster — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1694. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1729-31, 1732-33. Died February 27, 1783 (age about 88 years). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Johannes de Peyster and Anna (Bancker) DePeyster; married 1715 to Anna Schuyler; nephew of Abraham de Peyster; uncle of Matthew Clarkson and Henry Rutgers; granduncle of Philip DePeyster; first cousin once removed of Pierre Van Cortlandt; first cousin twice removed of Philip Peter Livingston, John Stevens III, Philip Van Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; first cousin four times removed of William Duer and Denning Duer; first cousin five times removed of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; first cousin six times removed of Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean; first cousin seven times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) — of Delaware. Born in Dover, Kent County, Del., October 7, 1728. Member of Delaware state legislature, 1762; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1769; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; President of Delaware, 1778-81. Died June 26, 1784 (age 55 years, 263 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Christ Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Ceasar Rodney and Elizabeth Maude (Crawford) Rodney; brother of Thomas Rodney; uncle of Caesar Augustus Rodney; granduncle of Thomas McKean Rodney; first cousin once removed of Daniel Rodney and Caleb Rodney; first cousin twice removed of George Brydges Rodney; first cousin thrice removed of John Henry Rodney; first cousin four times removed of Caleb Rodney Layton and Reynolds Clough.   Political family: Rodney family of Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Joseph Reed (1741-1785) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., August 27, 1741. Lawyer; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778; President of Pennsylvania, 1778-81. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 5, 1785 (age 43 years, 190 days). Original interment at Arch Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1867 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Reed and Theodosia (Bowes) Reed; brother of Bowes R. Reed and Sarah Reed (who married Charles Pettit).   Political family: Reed family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abner Nash (1740-1786) — of Jones County, N.C. Born near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., August 8, 1740. Lawyer; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1761-65; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1777-78, 1782, 1784-85; member of North Carolina state senate from Jones County, 1779; Governor of North Carolina, 1780-81; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-86; died in office 1786. Welsh ancestry. Died while attending a session of the Continental Congress, in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 2, 1786 (age 46 years, 116 days). Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Pembroke Plantation Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.   Relatives: Son of Abner Nash (1685-1732) and Elizabeth (Hinton) Nash; brother of Francis Nash; married 1766 to Justina Davis Dobbs; married 1774 to Mary Whiting Jones.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Abner Nash (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1964) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Henry (1729-1786) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Downingtown, Chester County, Pa., May 19, 1729. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1770, 1773, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784-85. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., December 15, 1786 (age 57 years, 210 days). Original interment at Moravian Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Penn (1741-1788) — of Granville County, N.C. Born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1777. Died in Granville County, N.C., September 14, 1788 (age 47 years, 120 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Moses Penn and Catherine (Taylor) Penn; married, July 28, 1763, to Susannah Lyne; first cousin once removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin of John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; second cousin once removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Zachary Taylor, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, Coleby Chew, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of William Barret Pendleton, George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton, John Overton Pendleton, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk, Charles Sumner Pendleton and Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; third cousin twice removed of Charles Willing Byrd.   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Penn (built 1941-42 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in the Greenland Sea, 1942) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Mitchell Varnum (1748-1789) — Born in Dracut, Middlesex County, Mass., December 17, 1748. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1780; justice of Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-89. Died January 10, 1789 (age 40 years, 24 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1871 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.   Relatives: Brother of Joseph Bradley Varnum.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Spencer (1714-1789) — of Connecticut. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., October 3, 1714. Member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-77, 1779-88; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778. Died in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., January 13, 1789 (age 74 years, 102 days). Original interment at Millington Green Cemetery, East Haddam, Conn.; reinterment in 1904 at Nathan Hale Park, East Haddam, Conn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in Delaware City, New Castle County, Del., September 25, 1738. Lawyer; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-78; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; President of Delaware, 1783-86. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., February 19, 1789 (age 50 years, 147 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas Van Dyke and Rachael (Alee) Van Dyke; married 1766 to Elizabeth Nixon; married to Charlotte Stanley; father of Nancy Ann Van Dyke (who married Kensey Johns Sr.) and Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826); grandfather of Kensey Johns Jr. and Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke (who married Charles Irénée du Pont); third great-grandfather of Francis Victor du Pont; fourth great-grandfather of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont.   Political family: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) — of Prince George County, Va. Born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., March 21, 1742. Physician; planter; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Prince George County, 1788; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1789-90; died in office 1790. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1790 (age 48 years, 72 days). Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1828 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Theodorick Bland (1708-1803) and Frances Elizabeth (Bolling) Bland; married 1768 to Martha Dangerfield; nephew of Richard Bland; uncle of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; grandnephew of Richard Randolph; granduncle of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; first cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; second cousin of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph and Beverley Randolph; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, John Wayles Eppes, Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) and Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; second cousin thrice removed of William Lewis Cabell, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, George Craighead Cabell, Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II, Frederick Madison Roberts and Douglass Townshend Bolling; second cousin four times removed of Thomas Lawton Davis, Connally Findlay Trigg, Benjamin Earl Cabell, John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt, Francis Beverley Biddle and Richard Walker Bolling; second cousin five times removed of Henry De La Warr Flood, Joel West Flood and Earle Cabell; third cousin of David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817) and Meriwether Lewis; third cousin once removed of James Meriwether (1788-1852), David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; third cousin twice removed of George Rockingham Gilmer and Reuben Handy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed of William Henry Robertson.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   William Livingston (1723-1790) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 30, 1723. Lawyer; member of New York colonial assembly, 1759-61; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76; Governor of New Jersey, 1776-90; died in office 1790; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1776-90; died in office 1790; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Presbyterian. Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., July 25, 1790 (age 66 years, 237 days). Originally entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; re-entombed in 1846 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catherine (Van Brugh) Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston (1716-1778); married 1745 to Susannah French (granddaughter of Phillip French); father of Susannah Livingston (who married John Cleves Symmes), Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (who married John Jay) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; uncle by marriage of James Duane and William Duer (1747-1799); uncle of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Catherine Livingston (who married Nicholas Bayard) and Susanna Livingston (who married John Kean (1756-1795)); grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; grandfather of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Johannes Cuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); granduncle of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); great-grandfather of Henry Brockholst Ledyard and John Jay II; great-granduncle of Philip Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer (1805-1879), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer and Denning Duer; second great-grandfather of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); second great-granduncle of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton Fish Kean; third great-grandfather of Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Brockholst Livingston; third great-granduncle of Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean; fourth great-granduncle of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; fifth great-granduncle of Hamilton Fish (born 1951), Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; first cousin of Robert Gilbert Livingston and Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Cornelis Cuyler, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), John Cruger Jr., Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler and Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson and John Jacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright; first cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; second cousin of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler and Henry Cruger; second cousin once removed of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), James Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; second cousin twice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, James Alexander Hamilton, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Gerrit Smith, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; second cousin four times removed of Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   William Hooper (1742-1790) — of North Carolina. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 17, 1742. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1777-78. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., October 14, 1790 (age 48 years, 119 days). Original interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Second great-grandfather of Warren Green Hooper.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lyman Hall (1724-1790) — of Georgia. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., April 12, 1724. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1783-84. Congregationalist. Died October 19, 1790 (age 66 years, 190 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Ancestor *** of Homer William Hall.   Hall County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Richard Butler (1743-1791) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, April 1, 1743. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1788; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1790. Killed on an expedition against Indian tribes, November 4, 1791 (age 48 years, 217 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Soldiers Monument, Fort Recovery, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Butler and Eleanor (Parker) Butler; married to Maria Smith.   Butler counties in Ky., Ohio and Pa. are named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck (1705-1793) — also known as Jacob C. Ten Eyck — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1705. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1748-50. Died in 1793 (age about 88 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   William Russell (1735-1793) — Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 6, 1735. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1785; member of Virginia state senate, 1788-91. Died in Shenandoah County, Va., January 14, 1793 (age 57 years, 314 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Married 1755 to Tabitha Adams; married 1783 to Elizabeth (Henry) Campbell (sister of Patrick Henry; widow of William Campbell); father of William Russell (1758-1825); great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison; second great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison II.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky; Ewing-Matthews-Watterson-Harrison family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Russell County, Va. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Roger Sherman (1721-1793) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1721. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-89; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-81, 1783-84; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-85; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1784-93; died in office 1793; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1791-93; died in office 1793. Congregationalist. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 23, 1793 (age 72 years, 95 days). Original interment at New Haven Green, New Haven, Conn.; reinterment in 1821 at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Mehitable (Wellington) Sherman and William Sherman; married, November 17, 1749, to Elizabeth Hartwell; married, May 12, 1763, to Rebecca Prescott; father of Rebecca Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)), Elizabeth Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)) and Sarah Sherman (who married Samuel Hoar); grandfather of Roger Sherman Baldwin, Sherman Day, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, William Maxwell Evarts and George Frisbie Hoar; great-grandfather of Roger Sherman Greene, Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar, Maxwell Evarts and Arthur Outram Sherman; second great-grandfather of Henry Sherman Boutell, Edward Baldwin Whitney, Henry de Forest Baldwin, Thomas Day Thacher, Roger Sherman Greene II, Roger Sherman Hoar and Roger Kent; second great-granduncle of Chauncey Mitchell Depew and John Frederick Addis; third great-grandfather of Archibald Cox; third great-granduncle of John Stanley Addis; ancestor *** of George Sherman Batcheller; first cousin thrice removed of John Adams Dix; second cousin five times removed of Horace Bemis and Lorin Andrews Lathrop.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The town of Sherman, Connecticut, is named for him.  — The town and village of Sherman, New York, are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (1746-1793) — Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., 1746. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776-77; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1777-80. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 8, 1793 (age about 47 years). Original interment at Presbyterian Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1878 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Abigail (Dickinson) Sergeant and Jonathan Sergeant; married to Margaret Spencer and Elizabeth Rittenhouse (daughter of David Rittenhouse); father of John Sergeant; second great-grandfather of John Crain Kunkel; fourth great-grandfather of Happy Rockefeller; third cousin thrice removed of Edwin W. Kellogg, Samuel Herbert Kellogg and Charles E. Wooster.   Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family; Sergeant-Whitehill-Kunkel-Spencer family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jesse Woodhull (1735-1795) — of Orange County, N.Y. Born in Setauket, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., February 10, 1735. Member of New York council of appointment, 1777; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1779-81; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Orange County, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Orange County, N.Y., February 4, 1795 (age 59 years, 359 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Orange County, N.Y.; reinterment at Cemetery of the Highlands, Highland Mills, N.Y.   Relatives: Married to Hester Dubois.   Joel Lane (c.1740-1795) — of North Carolina. Born in Halifax County, N.C., about 1740. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1770; member of North Carolina state senate, 1782-94; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1788, 1789. Provided the site for Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. Died March 29, 1795 (age about 55 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1969 at City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.   Relatives: Granduncle of Joseph Lane and David Lowry Swain.   Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.   Thomas Scott (1739-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Chester County, Pa., 1739. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1786; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95 (at-large 1789-91, 8th District 1793-95). Died March 2, 1796 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Old Graveyard, Washington, Pa.; reinterment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Germantown (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., April 8, 1732. Astronomer; mathematician; financier; clockmaker; surveyor; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1777-89; first director of the U.S. Mint. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 26, 1796 (age 64 years, 79 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Matthias Rittenhouse and Elizabeth (Williams) Rittenhouse; married to Eleanor Coulston and Hannah Jacobs; father of Elizabeth Rittenhouse (who married Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant); second great-granduncle of Barton Myers; third great-granduncle of Robert Baldwin cyers.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family; Sergeant-Whitehill-Kunkel-Spencer family of Pennsylvania; Myers family of Norfolk, Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Rittenhouse Square (originally Southwest Square; renamed 1825) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Rittenhouse, a crater on the Moon, about 26 km (16 miles) in diameter, is named for him.   See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abraham Robertse Yates (1724-1796) — also known as Abraham Yates — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., August 23, 1724. Member of New York council of appointment, 1777, 1783-84; member of New York state senate Western District, 1777-90; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1787-88; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1790-96; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 30, 1796 (age 71 years, 312 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Christoffel Yates and Catelyntje (Winne) Yates; married 1746 to Antje De Ridder; uncle of Peter Waldron Yates; grandfather of Gerrit Yates Lansing; great-grandfather of Abraham Lansing; third great-granduncle of Bradford R. Lansing.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut; Lansing family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John McKinly (1721-1796) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Northern Ireland, February 21, 1721. Physician; New Castle County Sheriff, 1757; member of Delaware colonial Assembly, 1771-76; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1776-77; President of Delaware, 1777. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 21, 1796 (age 75 years, 182 days). Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment in 1922 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Married 1761 to Jane 'Jenny' Richardson.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) — also known as "Mad Anthony" — of Chester County, Pa.; Chatham County, Ga. Born in Chester County, Pa., January 1, 1745. Surveyor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1774-80, 1784; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1791-92. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Fort Presque Isle (now Erie), Erie County, Pa., December 15, 1796 (age 51 years, 349 days). Original interment at Garrison Hill, Erie, Pa.; reinterment in 1809 at Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Wayne (1699-1774) and Elizabeth (Eddings) Wayne; married 1766 to Mary Penrose; father of Isaac Wayne (1772-1852).   Wayne counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa. and Tenn. are named for him.   Fort Wayne (1794), and the subsequent city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, were named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Whitmell Hill (1743-1797) — of North Carolina. Born in Bertie County, N.C., February 12, 1743. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1778-80; member of North Carolina state senate, 1778-80, 1784-85. Died in Martin County, N.C., September 26, 1797 (age 54 years, 226 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Martin County, N.C.; reinterment at Trinity Cemetery, Near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Nathan Bryan (1748-1798) — of Jones County, N.C. Born in Craven County (part now in Jones County), N.C., 1748. Member of North Carolina state senate from Jones County, 1781-83; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1787, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1795-98 (at-large 1795-97, 10th District 1797-98); died in office 1798. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 4, 1798 (age about 49 years). Original interment at Baptist Burial Ground on Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment to unknown location; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware state treasurer, 1786-89; President of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of Delaware, 1793-96; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.; cenotaph at Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.   Relatives: Son of Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton and James Clayton; married to Rachel (McCleary) Bassett (adoptive daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John Middleton Clayton; second great-granduncle of Clayton Douglass Buck.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Wilson (1742-1798) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa.; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Carskerdo, Fife, Scotland, September 14, 1742. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798. Episcopalian. Died in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., August 28, 1798 (age 55 years, 348 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in 1906 at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married, November 5, 1771, to Rachel Bird; married 1793 to Hannah Gray.   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Wilson (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1964) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Hilary Baker (1746-1798) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born February 21, 1746. Hardware merchant; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1787; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1796-98; died in office 1798. Died, from yellow fever, September 25, 1798 (age 52 years, 216 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Married to Anna Maria Kreider.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Duer (1747-1799) — also known as "Philo-Publius" — of New York County, N.Y. Born in Devon, England, March 18, 1747. Planter; timber and lumber merchant; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1776; member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1785-86; went bankrupt as a result of the Panic of 1792, and was imprisoned for debt. Died, in debtor's prison, New York, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1799 (age 52 years, 31 days). Originally entombed at Old St. Thomas Church, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Duer and Frances (Frye) Duer; married 1779 to Catherine Alexander; father of William Alexander Duer and John Duer (1782-1858); nephew by marriage of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; grandfather of William Duer (1805-1879) and Denning Duer; first cousin by marriage of Peter Robert Livingston, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Volkert Petrus Douw (1720-1801) — also known as Volkert P. Douw — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 23, 1720. Merchant; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1761-70; member of New York state senate Western District, 1785-93. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 20, 1801 (age 80 years, 362 days). Original interment somewhere in Rensselaer, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Petrus Douw and Anna (Van Rensselaer) Douw; married, May 20, 1742, to Anna De Peyster; uncle of Leonard Gansevoort and Leonard Gansevoort Jr.; granduncle of Peter Gansevoort; great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; first cousin of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed of Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; first cousin twice removed of James Alexander Hamilton and Philip Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed of Robert Ray Hamilton; first cousin five times removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr. and John Hubner II; second cousin of Philip P. Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, John Jay, Pieter Schuyler, Frederick Jay, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer and Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed of Henry Walter Livingston and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Edward Livingston, Charles Pinckney Brown and Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; second cousin five times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston and Bronson Murray Cutting; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; third cousin once removed of John Jay II and John Cortlandt Parker; third cousin twice removed of James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt and Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Robert Yates (1738-1801) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 27, 1738. State court judge in New York, 1777-98; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albany County, 1788; candidate for Governor of New York, 1789, 1795. Christian Reformed. Slaveowner. Died September 9, 1801 (age 63 years, 225 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   John Lowell (1743-1802) — also known as "The Old Judge" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., June 17, 1743. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1778, 1780-82; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1780; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1784-85; Judge, Massachusetts Court of Appeals, 1784-89; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1789-1801; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1801-02. Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., May 6, 1802 (age 58 years, 323 days). Original interment at Central Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; reinterment in 1895 at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Rev. John Lowell and Sarah (Champney) Lowell; married, January 8, 1767, to Sarah Higginson; married, May 31, 1774, to Susanna Cabot; married, December 25, 1778, to Rebecca (Graves) Tyng; second great-grandfather of John Gardner Coolidge and Augustus Peabody Gardner; fourth great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) — of Virginia. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., 1736. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1797-99. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Slaveowner. Died July 6, 1802 (age about 66 years). Original interment at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; reinterment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; statue at Morgan Square, Spartanburg, S.C.   Relatives: Son of James Morgan; father of Nancy Morgan (who married Presley Neville).   Morgan counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Langworthy (1738-1802) — of Georgia; Baltimore, Md. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., 1738. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1777-79; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777. Died, of yellow fever, in Baltimore, Md., November 2, 1802 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Old Episcopal Churchyard (which no longer exists), Baltimore, Md.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803) — of Caroline County, Va. Born in Caroline County, Va., September 9, 1721. Planter; lawyer; justice of the peace; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1776; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1777; chief justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1788-1803; died in office 1803; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Caroline County, 1788. Anglican. Died in Richmond, Va., October 23, 1803 (age 82 years, 44 days). Original interment at Edmundsbury Graveyard, Bowling Green, Va.; reinterment in 1907 at Bruton Parish Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.   Relatives: Son of Henry Pendleton and Mary Bishop (Taylor) Pendleton; married, January 21, 1741, to Elizabeth Roy; married, January 20, 1745, to Sarah Pollard; uncle of John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; granduncle of Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; great-granduncle of Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; second great-granduncle of William Barret Pendleton, Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton; third great-granduncle of Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; first cousin once removed of John Penn; first cousin twice removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison and Zachary Taylor; first cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew; first cousin four times removed of George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; first cousin five times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk and Charles Sumner Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Willing Byrd.   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Pendleton counties in Ky. and W.Va. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   William McMillan (1764-1804) — of Ohio. Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 2, 1764. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1800; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1800-01; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1801-03. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1804 (age about 40 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville, Cumberland County, Va., about 1749. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1779-80, 1789; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1783; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1795-96. Member, Freemasons. Died near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 2, 1804 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Rosney Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.; reinterment in 1848 at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Brother of John Walton; cousin *** of Matthew Walton.   Political family: Walton family.   Walton County, Ga. is named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Walton (built 1942-43 at Savannah, Georgia; burned and sank in the North Pacific Ocean, 1951) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   William Irvine (1741-1804) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), November 3, 1741. Physician; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1793-95. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 29, 1804 (age 62 years, 269 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1952 at Gloria Dei Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804) — also known as Philip Schuyler — of New York. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 20, 1733. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1768; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775, 1777, 1779-80; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Western District, 1780-84, 1785-89, 1791-97; member of New York council of appointment, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1794; U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-91, 1797-98. Built the first flax mill in America. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 18, 1804 (age 70 years, 364 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue (now gone) at Albany City Hall Grounds, Albany, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler; brother of Stephen John Schuyler; married, September 17, 1755, to Catherine Van Rensselaer; father of Elizabeth Schuyler (who married Alexander Hamilton), Margarita Schuyler (who married Stephen Van Rensselaer) and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; uncle of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792); grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); grandfather of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and William Stephen Hamilton; grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston; great-granduncle of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); second great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; third great-grandfather of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; third great-granduncle of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; fourth great-granduncle of Brockholst Livingston; first cousin of Stephanus Bayard and Pierre Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and James Parker; first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and John Sluyter Wirt; second cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, Philip P. Schuyler, John Jay and Frederick Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Schuyler counties in Ill., Mo. and N.Y. are named for him.   The village of Schuylerville, New York, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: New York Public Library   James Gillespie (c.1747-1805) — of North Carolina. Born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., about 1747. Delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1779-83; member of North Carolina state senate, 1784-86; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1803-05 (at-large 1793-97, 6th District 1797-99, 5th District 1803-05); died in office 1805. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., January 11, 1805 (age about 58 years). Original interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery (which no longer exists), Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1893 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married to Dorcas Mumford.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peleg Coffin Jr. (1756-1805) — of Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., November 3, 1756. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1797-1801. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 6, 1805 (age 48 years, 123 days). Original interment at Friends Burial Grounds, Boston, Mass.; reinterment in 1833 at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Uriah Forrest (1756-1805) — of Maryland. Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., 1756. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; wounded at the Battle of Brandywine, and lost a leg; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1781-83, 1786-90; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1786-87; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1793-94; member of Maryland state senate, 1796-1800; state court judge in Maryland, 1799-1800. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 6, 1805 (age about 49 years). Original interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery (which no longer exists), Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1883 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married, October 11, 1789, to Rebecca Plater (daughter of George Plater).   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Moultrie (1730-1805) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., November 23, 1730. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1783-84; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1784; Governor of South Carolina, 1785-87, 1792-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1787-92. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., September 27, 1805 (age 74 years, 308 days). Original interment at Windsor Hill Plantation, North Charleston, S.C.; reinterment in 1977 at Fort Moultrie National Monument, Sullivan's Island, S.C.; cenotaph at St. James Goose Creek Episcopal Churchyard, Goose Creek, S.C.   Relatives: Son of John Moultrie and Lucretia (Cooper) Moultrie; half-brother of Alexander Moultrie; married 1749 to Elizabeth Damaris de St. Julien.   Moultrie County, Ill. is named for him.   Fort Moultrie, in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Jackson (1757-1806) — of Georgia. Born in Devon, England, September 21, 1757. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1793-95, 1801-06; died in office 1806; Governor of Georgia, 1798-1801. Killed George Wells in a duel in 1780; injured in both knees. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1806 (age 48 years, 179 days). Original interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1832 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Father of Jabez Young Jackson; grandfather of James Jackson (1819-1887).   Political family: Jackson family of Georgia.   Jackson County, Ga. is named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Jackson (built 1942 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Paterson (1745-1806) — of New Jersey. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 24, 1745. Delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of New Jersey, 1790-93; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Injured in a horsedrawn coach accident in 1803, and died from his wounds three years later, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Richard Paterson; married to Cornelia Bell; father of Cornelia Paterson (who married Stephen Van Rensselaer); grandfather of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; great-grandfather of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The city of Paterson, New Jersey, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about William Paterson: John E. O'Connor, William Paterson, Lawyer and Statesman, 1745-1806   John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton, Augusta County, Va., December 2, 1760. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S. Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died, from a stomach infection, in near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 14, 1806 (age 46 years, 12 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge; half-brother of Robert Breckinridge; brother of James Breckinridge; married, June 28, 1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell; father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson), Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; nephew of William Preston; uncle of James Douglas Breckinridge; grandfather of John Cabell Breckinridge (who married Mary Cyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who married Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864)), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather of John Bayne Breckinridge; cousin *** of John Brown and James Brown; first cousin of Francis Smith Preston and James Patton Preston; first cousin once removed of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; 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).   Breckinridge County, Ky. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Bradford (1729-1808) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 4, 1729. Physician; lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1764-65; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1798-1802; Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1764-65, 1766-67, 1780, 1780-86, 1787-88, 1789-90, 1791-93; Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, 1775-78; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1793-97. Slaveowner. Died in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., July 6, 1808 (age 78 years, 245 days). Original interment at Bristol Town Common, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Bradford and Sarah (Gray) Bradford; father of Nancy Bradford (who married James De Wolf); great-grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; second great-grandfather of LeBaron Bradford Colt.   Political family: Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Paterson (1744-1808) — of Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass.; Lisle, Tioga County (now Broome County), N.Y. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., 1744. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1775; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1792-93; Broome County Judge, 1798, 1806; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1803-05. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Lisle, Broome County, N.Y., July 9, 1808 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Riverside Cemetery, Whitney Point, N.Y.; reinterment in 1892 at Church on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Potts (1753-1808) — of Maryland. Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., July 19, 1753. Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781; member of Maryland state senate, 1787; delegate to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1789-92; district judge in Maryland, 1791-92, 1796-1801; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1793-96; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1801-06. Anglican. Slaveowner. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., November 2, 1808 (age 55 years, 106 days). Original interment at All Saints' Parish Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.   Relatives: Brother of Rebecca Potts (who married Benjamin Mackall IV); first cousin of Thomas Sim Lee.   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Jackson-Lee family; Lincoln-Lee family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Carroll family of Maryland; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Phineas Bruce (1762-1809) — of Massachusetts. Born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., June 7, 1762. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1791-98, 1800; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05. Died in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass., October 4, 1809 (age 47 years, 119 days). Original interment at Old Burying Ground, Uxbridge, Mass.; reinterment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Mass.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738-1810) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., August 27, 1738. Democrat. Merchant; surveyor; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1788-89; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1789-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1801-04. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 19, 1810 (age 71 years, 176 days). Original interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Engeltie 'Angelica' (Livingston) Van Rensselaer and Johannes Van Rensselaer; brother of Robert Van Rensselaer; married, July 3, 1760, to Judith Bayard; married 1764 to Helena Lansing; father of Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer; uncle of Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; grandson of Robert Livingston the Younger; granduncle of James Alexander Hamilton and Philip Schuyler; great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Elder, Jacobus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second great-granduncle of Robert Ray Hamilton; third great-granduncle of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin of Volkert Petrus Douw, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, James Livingston and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed of Philip P. Schuyler, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847) and Maturin Livingston; first cousin twice removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Peter Gansevoort, Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler and John Jacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; first cousin five times removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Robert Reginald Livingston and John Hubner II; second cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter Samuel Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Stephen John Schuyler, John Jay, Frederick Jay, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Henry Walter Livingston; second cousin twice removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840) and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Pinckney Brown and Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; second cousin four times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; second cousin five times removed of Brockholst Livingston; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; third cousin once removed of Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Blake (1752-1810) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in 1752. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1785, 1787-96, 1798-1800; delegate to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1802-10; died in office 1810. Episcopalian. Died July 2, 1810 (age about 58 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Charleston County, S.C.; reinterment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Edward Blake and Jane (Savage) Blake; married, November 27, 1777, to Margaret Mercier.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Leonard Gansevoort (1751-1810) — also known as Leendert Harmense Gansevoort — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 14, 1751. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1778-79, 1787-88; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1788; member of New York state senate, 1790-93, 1796-1802 (Western District 1790-93, Eastern District 1796-98, Western District 1798-99, Eastern District 1799-1802); member of New York council of appointment, 1797. Dutch ancestry. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., August 26, 1810 (age 59 years, 43 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Harmen Gansevoort and Magdalena (Douw) Gansevoort; married, April 10, 1770, to Hester Cuyler; nephew of Volkert Petrus Douw; uncle of Peter Gansevoort; second great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; first cousin of Leonard Gansevoort Jr.; first cousin once removed of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; second cousin of Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Philip P. Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and Philip Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, John Jay, Frederick Jay and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Robert Ray Hamilton; second cousin four times removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr. and John Hubner II; third cousin of Pieter Schuyler, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer and Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin once removed of Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Henry Walter Livingston, James Parker, Peter Augustus Jay, William Jay and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed of Edward Livingston, Charles Pinckney Brown and Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; fourth cousin of John Jay II and John Cortlandt Parker; fourth cousin once removed of James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1747. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware state attorney general, 1784-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member of Delaware state senate, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 30, 1812 (age about 64 years). Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.   Relatives: Son of Gunning Bedford (1720-1802) and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; married 1770 to Jane Ballareau Parker; first cousin of Gunning Bedford (1742-1797).   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile George Clinton (1739-1812) — of Ulster County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., July 26, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster County, 1788; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812. Christian Reformed. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1812 (age 72 years, 269 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773) and Elizabeth (Denniston) Clinton; brother of James Clinton; married, February 7, 1770, to Cornelia Tappen; father of Catherine Clinton (who married Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.) and Elizabeth Denniston Clinton (who married Matthias Burnett Tallmadge); uncle of Charles Clinton (1767-1829), De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)), Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and James Graham Clinton; granduncle of George William Clinton.   Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Clinton counties in N.Y. and Ohio are named for him.   See also congressional biography — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about George Clinton: John P. Kaminski, George Clinton : Yeoman Politician of the New Republic   Image source: New York Public Library   James Clinton (1736-1812) — of Ulster County, N.Y.; Orange County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., August 9, 1736. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly, 1787-88, 1800-01 (Ulster County 1787-88, Orange County 1800-01); delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster County, 1788; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1788-92; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801. Died in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., December 22, 1812 (age 76 years, 135 days). Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment in 1879 at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773) and Elizabeth (Denniston) Clinton; brother of George Clinton; married to Mary DeWitt; father of Charles Clinton (1767-1829), De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)), Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and James Graham Clinton; grandfather of George William Clinton.   Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   John Simpson (d. 1813) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Killed in the Battle of River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe), Monroe County, Mich., January 22, 1813. Original interment somewhere in Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Simpson County, Ky. is named for him.   The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky, is named for him. Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 27, 1746. Lawyer; law partner of John Jay; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1781-83; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; candidate for Governor of New York, 1798; U.S. Minister to France, 1801-04; negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. Member, Freemasons. Died February 26, 1813 (age 66 years, 91 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Tivoli, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston; brother of Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong Jr.), Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis) and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); married 1770 to Mary Stevens (daughter of John Stevens; sister of John Stevens III); father of Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (who married Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843)); uncle of Robert Livingston Tillotson; grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); grandnephew of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; granduncle of John Jacob Astor III; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Robert Livingston the Younger; great-grandnephew of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of William Waldorf Astor; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandfather of Robert Reginald Livingston; second great-granduncle of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; ancestor *** of Robert Livingston Beeckman; first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer and James Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William Jay, Gerrit Smith, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler; fourth cousin of Peter Gansevoort.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Livingston counties in Ky., La. and N.Y. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Public Library Samuel Osgood (1748-1813) — of Andover (part now in North Andover), Essex County, Mass.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Andover (part now in North Andover), Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1748. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1780; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1781-84; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1784; U.S. Postmaster General, 1789-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-02. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 12, 1813 (age 65 years, 190 days). Original interment at Brick Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1856 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Peter Osgood and Sarah (Johnson) Osgood; married 1786 to Mary Browne; granduncle of George Bailey Loring; third cousin twice removed of William Crowninshield Endicott.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Crowninshield-Adams family of Savannah, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: U.S. Postal Museum   Charles Scott (1739-1813) — Born in Goochland County, Va., 1739. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1789; Governor of Kentucky, 1808-12. Died in Clark County, Ky., October 22, 1813 (age about 74 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Father-in-law of George Mortimer Bibb.   Scott County, Ky. is named for him.   The city of Scottsville, Kentucky, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Leonard Covington (1768-1813) — of Maryland. Born in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Md., October 30, 1768. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1805-07; member of Maryland state senate, 1807-09; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Chrysler's Field, and died in Frenchs Mills (now Fort Covington), Franklin County, N.Y., November 14, 1813 (age 45 years, 15 days). Original interment somewhere in Fort Covington, N.Y.; reinterment in 1820 at Mt. Covington, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; cenotaph at Military Post Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.   Covington counties in Ala. and Miss. are named for him.   The city of Covington, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The city of Covington, Georgia, is named for him.  — The town of Covington, New York, is named for him.  — Fort Covington (early 19th century blockhouse) and the town of Fort Covington, New York, were named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814) — of New York. Born in Westchester County, N.Y., January 10, 1721. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-78; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1778-95. Died in Westchester County, N.Y., May 1, 1814 (age 93 years, 111 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Westchester County, N.Y.; reinterment at Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Philip Van Cortlandt (1683-1748) and Catherine (DePeyster) Van Cortlandt; married, May 29, 1748, to Joanna Livingston (daughter of Gilbert Livingston); father of Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Anne De Peyster Van Cortlandt (who married Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer); grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Abraham de Peyster; grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Johannes de Peyster and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Stephanus Bayard, Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Johannes DePeyster, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Nicholas Bayard, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and John Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton and John Sluyter Wirt; first cousin five times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; first cousin six times removed of Brockholst Livingston; second cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, Matthew Clarkson, Philip P. Schuyler, Henry Rutgers, John Jay and Frederick Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, John Stevens III, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip DePeyster, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cortland County, N.Y. is named for him.   The city of Cortland, New York, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Sewall (1757-1814) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 11, 1757. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1784, 1788-96; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1796-1800 (11th District 1796-97, at-large 1797-1800); resigned 1800; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1800-14; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1814; died in office 1814. Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, June 8, 1814 (age 56 years, 179 days). Original interment at Ancient Cemetery, Wiscasset, Maine; reinterment in private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Sewall (1715-1771) and Elizabeth (Quincy) Sewall; married to Abigail Devereux; second cousin of Josiah Quincy (1772-1864); second cousin once removed of Josiah Quincy Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Miller Quincy; second cousin thrice removed of Josiah Quincy (1859-1919) and Arthur Outram Sherman; third cousin of Abigail Adams; third cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and William Cranch; third cousin twice removed of George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Arthur Sewall and Daniel Albert Cony; third cousin thrice removed of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Joseph Homan Manley, Brooks Adams and Harold Marsh Sewall.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., 1760. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1807-10; Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1810-12; Governor of Missouri Territory, 1812-13; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1814 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Old Grace Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Married, February 14, 1811, to Mary Thomson Mason (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason).   Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Howard County, Mo. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Hoge (1762-1814) — of Washington, Washington County, Pa. Born near Hogestown, Cumberland County, Pa., 1762. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1796-97; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-04, 1807-09 (12th District 1801-03, 10th District 1803-04, 1807-09). Died near Washington, Washington County, Pa., September 25, 1814 (age about 52 years). Original interment at Old Graveyard, Washington, Pa.; reinterment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.   Relatives: Brother of John Hoge.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Pond (1768-1814) — of Essex County, N.Y. Born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., 1768. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Essex County, 1807-10; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1811-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Suffered exposure and disease at the seige of Plattsburg, and died as a result, in Schroom, Essex County, N.Y., October 6, 1814 (age about 46 years). Original interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery, North Hudson, N.Y.; reinterment in 1923 at Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.   Relatives: Grandfather of George H. Pond.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Winston (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born in Louisa County, Va., June 17, 1746. Democrat. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state senate, 1790; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large 1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07). Slaveowner. Died near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., April 21, 1815 (age 68 years, 308 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.   Relatives: Son of Francis Winston; father-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; father of Louis L. Winston and Fountain Winston.   Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The town of Winston, now part of the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jonathan Williams (1750-1815) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 20, 1750. Secretary to Benjamin Franklin, 1770-75; first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, 1802; engineer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1815; died in office 1815. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 16, 1815 (age 64 years, 361 days). Original interment at Pine Street Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1862 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   The neighborhood of Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Roger Nelson (1759-1815) — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born near Frederick, Frederick County, Md., 1759. Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland state house of delegates from Frederick County, 1792-93, 1800-02; member of Maryland state senate from Western Shore, 1802-04; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1804-10 (at-large 1804-07, 4th District 1807-10); circuit judge in Maryland, 1810-15. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., June 17, 1815 (age about 55 years). Original interment at All Saints' Parish Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.   Relatives: Father of John Nelson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md.; Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Born near Charlestown, Cecil County, Md., April 12, 1757. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1794-99; circuit judge in Maryland, 1804; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1807-13. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 28, 1815 (age 58 years, 107 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Anne Arnold (Ross) Key and Francis Key; married, July 4, 1790, to Ann Plater (daughter of George Plater; sister of Thomas Plater); uncle of Francis Scott Key and Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who married Roger Brooke Taney); granduncle of Philip Barton Key (1818-1859); great-granduncle of Francis Key Pendleton; first cousin of Philip Key; second cousin thrice removed of Vinson Martlow Whitley.   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) — also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath of His Party"; "High Priest of the Constitution" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 28, 1767. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1804-13. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 6, 1815 (age 48 years, 9 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes or Ann (Hodge) Bayard; married, February 11, 1795, to Ann Nancy Bassett (daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard Jr.; nephew and adoptive son of John Bubenheim Bayard; grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; second great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; second great-grandnephew of Nicholas Bayard (c.1644-1707); third great-grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); third great-grandnephew of Pieter Stuyvesant; first cousin once removed of Littleton Kirkpatrick; first cousin twice removed of Andrew Kirkpatrick; second cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard; third cousin once removed of Nicholas Bayard (1736-1802); fourth cousin once removed of James Adams Ekin.   Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS James A. Bayard (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Bassett (1745-1815) — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Cecil County, Md., April 2, 1745. Lawyer; member of Delaware state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-80, 1782-83; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware state senate, 1782; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Cecil County, Md., September 15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166 days). Original interment somewhere in Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1865 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of Arnold Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett; married, December 22, 1774, to Ann Ennals; adoptive father of Rachel McCleary Bassett (who married Joshua Clayton); father of Ann Nancy Bassett (who married James Asheton Bayard Sr.); grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard Jr.; granduncle of Thomas Clayton; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Sr.; second great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; third great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; fourth great-grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); first cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Sevier (1745-1815) — Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91; Governor of Tennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member of Tennessee state senate, 1810; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office 1815. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., September 24, 1815 (age 70 years, 1 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at Knox County Courthouse Grounds, Knoxville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Valentine Sevier and Joanna (Goad) Sevier; married to Sarah Hawkins; grandfather of Laura Jane Sevier (who married Henry Laurence Norvell); granduncle of Ambrose Hundley Sevier; second great-grandfather of David Henry Cox.   Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sevier (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Montgomery (1736-1816) — of Danville, Montour County, Pa. Born in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pa., August 3, 1736. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1779; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1790; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1793-95; postmaster at Danville, Pa., 1800-03; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1801-13. Died in Danville, Montour County, Pa., May 1, 1816 (age 79 years, 272 days). Original interment at Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Danville, Pa.; reinterment at Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Montgomery and Mary (McCullough) Montgomery; married 1755 to Margaret Nevins; father of Daniel Montgomery Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Dexter (1761-1816) — of Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 14, 1761. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1788-90; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1799-1800; U.S. Secretary of War, 1800; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1801; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1814, 1815, 1816. Died in Athens, Greene County, N.Y., May 4, 1816 (age 54 years, 356 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Hannah (Sigourney) Dexter and Samuel Dexter (1725-1810); married to Katharine Gordon; father of Samuel William Dexter.   The town of Dexter, Maine, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ebenezer Hazard (1745-1817) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 15, 1745. Publisher; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1775-76; U.S. Postmaster General, 1782-89; insurance business; historian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 13, 1817 (age 72 years, 149 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Hazard and Catherine (Clarkson) Hazard; married, October 18, 1783, to Abigail Arthur; father of Erskine Hazard; first cousin once removed of John Alsop; second cousin once removed of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891); second cousin four times removed of Frederick B. Piatt; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Augustus George Hazard, Samuel Austin Gager and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin thrice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Hard, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Reuben Bostwick Heacock, Gideon Hard and Graham Hurd Chapin.   Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas McKean (1734-1817) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New London Township, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734. Lawyer; member of Delaware colonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1765-74; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1777-83; President of Delaware, 1777; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1781; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; impeached by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 24, 1817 (age 83 years, 97 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1843 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of William McKean and Letitia (Finley) McKean; married to the sister-in-law of Francis Hopkinson; married 1763 to Mary Borden; married 1774 to Sarah Armitage.   Political family: Hopkinson-McKean family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   McKean County, Pa. is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan — Thomas McKean Pettit   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Peter Early (1773-1817) — of Georgia. Born near Madison, Madison County, Va., June 20, 1773. U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1803-07 (at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-07); superior court judge in Georgia, 1807-13; Governor of Georgia, 1813-15; member of Georgia state senate, 1815-17; died in office 1817. Slaveowner. Died near Scull Shoals, Greene County, Ga., August 15, 1817 (age 44 years, 56 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.   Relatives: Grandfather of Daniella Jones (who married Joseph Wheeler).   Early County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) — also known as William C. C. Claiborne — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Sussex County, Va., 1775. Lawyer; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state court judge in Tennessee, 1796; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801; Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1801-04; Governor of Orleans Territory, 1804-12; Governor of Louisiana, 1812-16; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Fought a duel with Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh. Died of a liver ailment, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., November 23, 1817 (age about 42 years). Originally entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne; brother of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; married to Clarissa Duralde, Suzette Bosque and Elizabeth Lewis; uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle of Claiborne de Borda Pell, Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Fuller Fox.   Political family: Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Claiborne counties in La., Miss. and Tenn. are named for him.   Epitaph: "Cara patria, carior libertas; ubi est libertas, ibi mea patria." [Dear my country, dearer liberty; where liberty is, there is my country.]   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Benjamin Walker (1753-1818) — of New York. Born in London, England, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1801-03. Slaveowner. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 13, 1818 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Old Village Burying Ground, Utica, N.Y.; reinterment in 1875 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Lee (1756-1818) — also known as "Light Horse Harry" — of Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Prince William County, Va., January 29, 1756. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1786-88; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Westmoreland County, 1788; Governor of Virginia, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1801. Eulogized George Washington as "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.". Slaveowner. Died in Cumberland Island, Camden County, Ga., March 25, 1818 (age 62 years, 55 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Camden County, Ga.; reinterment in 1913 at Lee Memorial Chapel, Lexington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Henry Lee (1730-1787) and Lucy (Grymes) Lee; brother of Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; married 1782 to Matilda Ludwell Lee; married, June 18, 1793, to Ann Hill Carter; father of Robert E. Lee; grandfather of Fitzhugh Lee and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; grandnephew of Richard Bland; great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Arthur Lee and Theodorick Bland (1742-1790); first cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas Sim Lee, John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph, John Lee and Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; second cousin twice removed of Francis Preston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed of John Lee Carroll and Edward Brooke Lee; second cousin four times removed of William Welby Beverley, Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Outerbridge Horsey; third cousin of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Theodorick Bland (1776-1846), Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Zachary Taylor; third cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Lincoln, John Gardner Coolidge, James Sansome Lakin, Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt and Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin of John Wayles Eppes.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Lee County, Va. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   John Barker (c.1746-1818) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born about 1746. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; tailor; Philadelphia County Sheriff, 1794-97, 1803-07; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1808-10, 1812-13. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 3, 1818 (age about 72 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of James Barker; father of James Nelson Barker.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Jay Lovett (1761-1818) — also known as John Lovett — of Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Newent Society (now Lisbon), New London County, Conn., February 20, 1761. Member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1800-01; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1813-17. Slaveowner. Died in Fort Meigs (unknown county), Ohio, August 12, 1818 (age 57 years, 173 days). Original interment at Spafford Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio; reinterment in 2003 at Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abigail Adams (1744-1818) — also known as Abigail Quincy Smith — Born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., November 22, 1744. Second Lady of the United States, 1789-97; First Lady of the United States, 1797-1801. Female. Unitarian. English ancestry. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 28, 1818 (age 73 years, 340 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment in 1828 at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.   Relatives: Daughter of William Adams and Elizabeth (Quincy) Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to John Adams; mother of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) (who married Louisa Catherine Johnson); aunt of William Cranch; grandmother of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandmother of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second great-grandmother of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandmother of Thomas Boylston Adams; third cousin of Samuel Sewall and Josiah Quincy (1772-1864); third cousin once removed of Josiah Quincy Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Miller Quincy; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Quincy (1859-1919).   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Levin Winder (1757-1819) — of Maryland. Born in Somerset County, Md., September 4, 1757. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1789-93, 1806-09; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Governor of Maryland, 1812-16. Presbyterian. Died in Baltimore, Md., July 1, 1819 (age 61 years, 300 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Church Burial Ground, Baltimore, Md.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Somerset County, Md.   Relatives: Son of William Winder and Esther (Gillis) Winder; married to Mary Sloss.   See also National Governors Association biography   Thomas Johnson (1732-1819) — of Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Calvert County, Md., November 4, 1732. Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76, 1779-81; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; Governor of Maryland, 1777-79; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1780-81, 1786-88; state court judge in Maryland, 1790-91; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1791-93. Episcopalian. Died near Frederick, Frederick County, Md., October 26, 1819 (age 86 years, 356 days). Original interment at All Saints' Episcopal Churchyard, Frederick, Md.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Johnson (1702-1777) and Dorcas (Sedgewick) Johnson; brother of Joshua Johnson; married to Ann Jennings; uncle of Louisa Catherine Johnson (who married John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)); granduncle of George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) and Bradley Tyler Johnson; great-granduncle of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second great-granduncle of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-granduncle of Thomas Boylston Adams.   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 — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) — of Maryland. Born near Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., October 29, 1745. Governor of Maryland, 1779-82, 1792-94; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1782-83; delegate to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland state senate, 1794. Anglican; later Catholic. Died in Middleton Valley, Frederick County, Md., November 9, 1819 (age 74 years, 11 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; reinterment in 1888 at Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Lee and Christiana (Sim) Lee; married to Mary Digges; father of John Lee; grandfather of Mary Digges Lee (who married Samuel Laurence Gouverneur); great-grandfather of John Lee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who married Charles Oliver O'Donnell); third great-grandfather of Outerbridge Horsey; first cousin of Richard Potts; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Arthur Lee; second cousin of Alexander Contee Hanson, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee and Alexander Contee Magruder; second cousin once removed of Daniel Carroll and Charles Carroll of Carrollton; second cousin twice removed of John Read Magruder, Fitzhugh Lee and Francis Preston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed of Edward Brooke Lee; second cousin four times removed of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; third cousin of Zachary Taylor; third cousin once removed of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin twice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Lincoln, James Sansome Lakin, Elliot Woolfolk Major, John Howell Carroll and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk.   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Latimer (1752-1819) — of Delaware. Born in Newport, New Castle County, Del., April 24, 1752. Physician; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1787-91; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1794-95; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1819 (age 67 years, 239 days). Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of James Latimer and Susan (Geddes) Latimer; brother of George Latimer.   Political family: Latimer family of Delaware.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Boone (1734-1820) — Born in Berks County, Pa., November 2, 1734. Explorer and frontiersman; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781, 1787. English and Welsh ancestry. Died in St. Charles County, Mo., September 26, 1820 (age 85 years, 329 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, St. Charles County, Mo.; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Married to Rebecca Ann Bryan; father of Jessie Bryan Boone and Nathan Boone; grandfather of Harriett Morgan Boone (who married Hiram Howell Baber); granduncle of Levi Day Boone; second great-grandfather of Elmer Charless Henderson.   Political families: Thomas-Smith-Irwin family of Pennsylvania; Boone family of St. Charles County, Missouri (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Boone counties in Ark., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.   The Daniel Boone National Forest (established 1937 as Cumberland National Forest; renamed 1966), in Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe counties, Kentucky, is named for him.  — Boone Dam (built 1950-52), on the South Fork Holston River, in Sullivan and Washington counties, Tennessee, and the Boone Lake reservoir behind the dam, are named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Stephen John Schuyler (1737-1820) — also known as Stephen J. Schuyler — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., April 14, 1737. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1777-79. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 14, 1820 (age 83 years, 244 days). Original interment somewhere in Troy, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler; brother of Philip John Schuyler; married to Helena Ten Eyck; uncle of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler and James Alexander Hamilton; great-granduncle of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); second great-granduncle of Robert Ray Hamilton; third great-granduncle of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; fourth great-granduncle of Brockholst Livingston; first cousin of Stephanus Bayard and Pierre Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and James Parker; first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and John Sluyter Wirt; second cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, Philip P. Schuyler, John Jay and Frederick Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Adamson Tannehill (1750-1820) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Frederick County, Md., May 23, 1750. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1813-15. Died near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 23, 1820 (age 70 years, 214 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; reinterment in 1849 at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Michael Keppele (1771-1821) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born September 9, 1771. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1811-12. Died February 2, 1821 (age 49 years, 146 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1847 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Married to Catherine Caldwell; grandfather of Thomas Biddle.   Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Josiah Hasbrouck (1755-1821) — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., March 5, 1755. Member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1796-97, 1801-02, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1803-05, 1817-19. Slaveowner. Died near Plattekill, Ulster County, N.Y., March 19, 1821 (age 66 years, 14 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at New Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Francis Carr (1751-1821) — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Orrington, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Newbury, Essex County, Mass., December 6, 1751. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1791-95, 1801-03, 1806-08; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1812-13; defeated, 1812. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, October 6, 1821 (age 69 years, 304 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.   Relatives: Father of James Carr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Matthew Lyon (1749-1822) — of Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky. Born in County Wicklow, Ireland, July 14, 1749. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1779-83; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1797-1801; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1802; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1803-11; defeated, 1810. Convicted and jailed in 1789 under the Sedition Act. Slaveowner. Died in Spadra Bluff, Johnson County, Ark., August 1, 1822 (age 73 years, 18 days). Original interment at Spadra Bluff Cemetery, Spadra Bluff, Ark.; reinterment in 1833 at River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.   Relatives: Married to Mary Hosford and Beulah Chittenden (daughter of Thomas Chittenden; sister of Martin Chittenden); father of Chittenden Lyon; great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Matthew Lyon: Aleine Austin, Matthew Lyon, 'New Man' of the Democratic Revolution, 1749-1822   Josiah Meigs (1757-1822) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; St. Georges, Bermuda; Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., August 21, 1757. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; acting president, University of Georgia, 1801-10; U.S. Surveyor General, 1812-14; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1814-22; died in office 1822. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Washington, D.C., September 4, 1822 (age 65 years, 14 days). Original interment at Holmead's Burying Ground, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1878 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Meigs and Elizabeth (Hamlin) Meigs; brother of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; married 1782 to Clara Benjamin; father of Henry Meigs and Clara Meigs (who married John Forsyth); uncle of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.; grandfather of Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; granduncle of Return Jonathan Meigs III; first cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden; first cousin twice removed of Chittenden Lyon; second cousin twice removed of John Willard; second cousin thrice removed of Roger Calvin Leete; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; third cousin twice removed of Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha Hunt Allen, Anson Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur Morris, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg and Charles Jenkins Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Charles H. Eastman, William Fessenden Allen, Rush Green Leaming, Frederick Walker Pitkin, Alvred Bayard Nettleton, Robert Cleveland Usher, Charles M. Hotchkiss, Frederick Hobbes Allen, Allen Clarence Wilcox and Carl Trumbull Hayden; fourth cousin of Thomas Chittenden; fourth cousin once removed of Zina Hyde Jr..   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The city of Meigs, Georgia, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Kerr (c.1778-1823) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), about 1778. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1818-19. Died in 1823 (age about 45 years). Original interment at North Graveyard, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment to unknown location.   See also Wikipedia article   Lawrence Seckel (1747-1823) — of Pennsylvania. Born May 11, 1747. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1789-90. Died March 6, 1823 (age 75 years, 299 days). Original interment at St. John's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1924 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823) — also known as Brockholst Livingston — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1757. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1788-89, 1800-02; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1806-23. Presbyterian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Washington, D.C., March 18, 1823 (age 65 years, 113 days). Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Susannah (French) Livingston and William Livingston; brother of Susannah Livingston (who married John Cleves Symmes) and Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (who married John Jay); married 1774 to Ann Ludlow; nephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; uncle of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; grandfather of Henry Brockholst Ledyard; grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; granduncle of John Jay II; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder, Anthony Brockholls, Pieter Van Brugh and Phillip French; great-grandfather of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Johannes Cuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); second great-grandfather of Brockholst Livingston; second great-granduncle of Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933); first cousin by marriage of James Duane and William Duer (1747-1799); first cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Catherine Livingston (who married Nicholas Bayard), Susanna Livingston (who married John Kean (1756-1795)) and Matthew Clarkson; first cousin once removed of Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin twice removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Cornelis Cuyler, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), John Cruger Jr., Philip Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer (1805-1879), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer and Denning Duer; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton Fish Kean; first cousin four times removed of Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean; first cousin five times removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; first cousin six times removed of Hamilton Fish (born 1951), Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; second cousin of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Henry Cruger, Frederick Jay and Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); second cousin twice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson and John Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of William Waldorf Astor and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright; second cousin four times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; third cousin of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), James Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, James Alexander Hamilton, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gerrit Smith, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also NNDB dossier   George Cabot (1752-1823) — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., December 3, 1752. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1777; delegate to Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1791-96. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 18, 1823 (age 70 years, 136 days). Original interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; reinterment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Cabot and Elizabeth (Higginson) Cabot; married to Elizabeth Higginson; great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge; second great-granduncle of John Lee Saltonstall; third great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and John Davis Lodge; third great-granduncle of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall, William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; fourth great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot and George Cabot Lodge; fourth great-granduncle of William Lawrence Saltonstall and John Forbes Kerry.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Davis family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Haslet (c.1769-1823) — of Delaware. Born about 1769. Governor of Delaware, 1811-14, 1823; died in office 1823. Died June 20, 1823 (age about 54 years). Original interment somewhere in Cedar Creek, Del.; reinterment in 1916 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Orange County, Va., March 24, 1760. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1793; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member of North Carolina state senate, 1805; Governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. Slaveowner. Died August 31, 1823 (age 63 years, 160 days). Original interment somewhere in Surry County, N.C.; reinterment at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.   Relatives: Brother of Meshack Franklin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — also known as Cabell Breckinridge — of Kentucky. Born in Albemarle County, Va., July 24, 1788. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823. Presbyterian. Died in an epidemic, in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., September 1, 1823 (age 35 years, 39 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.   Relatives: Son of John Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Brecinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson) and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; married to Mary Clay Smith; father of John Cabell Breckinridge (who married Mary Cyrene Burch); uncle of Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge; grandnephew of William Preston and William Cabell; granduncle of Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge and Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed of William Cabell Jr., Francis Smith Preston, William Henry Cabell, James Patton Preston, Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Earl Cabell and Carter Henry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed of Earle Cabell; second cousin of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston, George Rogers Clark Floyd and Edward Carrington Cabell; second cousin once removed of John William Leftwich.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Epitaph: "The Righteous Shall Be In Everlasting Remembrance."   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823) — also known as Martin D. Hardin — of Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, June 21, 1780. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1805-06, 1812, 1818-20; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1819-20; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1812-16; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1816-17; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., October 8, 1823 (age 43 years, 109 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Franklin County, Ky.; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Father of John Jay Hardin; cousin *** of Benjamin Hardin.   Political family: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Julien de Lallande Poydras (1740-1824) — of Louisiana. Born in France, April 3, 1740. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Orleans Territory, 1809. Slaveowner. Died June 14, 1824 (age 84 years, 72 days). Original interment at Old St. Francis Cemetery, Pointe Coupee Parish, La.; reinterment at Poydras High School Grounds, New Roads, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Baltimore, Md. Born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., January, 1765. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1790-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1795-1801 (2nd District 1795, 1st District 1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1816; received 3 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1820; member of Maryland state senate, 1819-20. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., January 14, 1825 (age about 60 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Harper and Emily Diana (Goodloe) Harper; married, May 1, 1801, to Catherine Carroll (daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton); granduncle of Robert Goodloe Harper Speed; great-granduncle of Robert Loring Speed.   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Jackson-Lee family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Carroll family of Maryland; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: John Smith   The town of Harper, Liberia, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Hathorn (1749-1825) — of Orange County, N.Y. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 9, 1749. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1777-78, 1779-80, 1781-85, 1794-95, 1804-05; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1786-89, 1799-1803; member of New York council of appointment, 1787, 1789; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1789-91, 1795-97. Slaveowner. Died February 19, 1825 (age 76 years, 41 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, N.Y.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hathorn (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Ireland, 1770. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23, 18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., January 12, 1826 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery (which no longer exists), Meadville, Pa.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Mead; father of David M. Farrelly and John Wilson Farrelly.   Political family: Farrelly family of Meadville, Pennsylvania.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial 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. 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 in 1828 at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Quincy Smith (aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) (who married Louisa Catherine Johnson); grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin; first cousin four times removed of Arthur Chapin; first cousin six times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; second cousin of Samuel Adams; second cousin once removed of Joseph Allen; second cousin twice removed of John Milton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed of William Vincent Wells; second cousin four times removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Daniel T. Hayden, Arthur Laban Bates and Almur Stiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed of Charles Grenfill Washburn, Lyman Metcalfe Bass and Emerson Richard Boyles; third cousin of Thomas Cogswell (1799-1868); third cousin once removed of Jeremiah Mason, George Bailey Loring and Thomas Cogswell (1841-1904); third cousin twice removed of Asahel Otis, Erastus Fairbanks, Charles Stetson, Henry Brewster Stanton, Charles Adams Jr., Isaiah Stetson, Joshua Perkins, Eli Thayer and Bailey Frye Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Caleb Stetson, Oakes Ames, Oliver Ames Jr., Benjamin W. Waite, Alfred Elisha Ames, George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Joseph Washburn Yates, Augustus Brown Reed Sprague, Franklin Fairbanks, Erskine Mason Phelps, Arthur Newton Holden, John Alden Thayer, Irving Hall Chase, Isaiah Kidder Stetson and Giles Russell Taggart.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.   Mount Adams (second highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Adams (built 1941-42 at Richmond, California; torpedoed and lost in the Coral Sea, 1942) was 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 A. Lee — John A. Sanders — John Adams Hurson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   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)   Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) — Born in Prince William County, Va., January 20, 1761. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-95 (at-large 1789-91, 4th District 1791-93, 17th District 1793-95); judge in District of Columbia, 1827. Slaveowner. Died in Madison County, Ky., March 12, 1827 (age 66 years, 51 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1975 at Sully, Chantilly, Va.   Relatives: Son of Henry Lee (1729-1787) and Lucy Ludwell Gaines (Grymes) Lee; brother of Henry Lee (1756-1818) and Charles Lee; married to Elizabeth Collins Lee; grandnephew of Richard Bland; granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee; third great-grandfather of Lee Marvin; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee; third cousin of Zachary Taylor.   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Mason family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Israel Pickens (1780-1827) — Born near Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., January 30, 1780. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1809; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1811-17 (11th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 12th District 1815-17); Governor of Alabama, 1821-25; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1826. Slaveowner. Died in Cuba, April 24, 1827 (age 47 years, 84 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Hale County, Ala.; reinterment at Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   John Johnston (1765-1827) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), June 16, 1765. Watch and clock maker; postmaster at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1804-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 4, 1827 (age 61 years, 322 days). Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Pittsburgh, Pa.; reinterment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.   Relatives: Father-in-law of William Eichbaum Jr..   William Wilson (1773-1827) — of Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Born in New Boston, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 19, 1773. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1808-23; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office 1827. Member, American Antiquarian Society. Died in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, June 6, 1827 (age 54 years, 79 days). Original interment at Old Cemetery, Newark, Ohio; reinterment in 1853 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Wilson and Mary Wilson; married, November 8, 1808, to Rachel Dixon.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 16, 1773. Democrat. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1803; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1802; register of U.S. Land Office at Chillicothe, Ohio, 1802; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1803-07, 1810-14; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1807, 1821-22; Governor of Ohio, 1814-18; defeated, 1808, 1810. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 20, 1827 (age 53 years, 339 days). Original interment at Adena Estate Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio; reinterment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.   Relatives: Brother of Mary Worthington (who married Edward Tiffin); father of Sarah Ann Worthington (who married Edward King); grandfather of Rufus King.   Political family: King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Pope Cook (1794-1827) — of Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in Scott County, Ky., October 16, 1794. Lawyer; Illinois state attorney general, 1819; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1819-27; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Havana, 1827. Died in Scott County, Ky., October 16, 1827 (age 33 years, 0 days). Original interment at Hutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment in 1866 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (Mothershead) Cook and John Dillard Cook (1753-1828); brother of Nathaniel Cook and John Dillard Cook (1789-1852); married, May 6, 1821, to Julia Catherine Edwards (daughter of Ninian Edwards; niece of Cyrus Edwards); father of John Pope Cook.   Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cook County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frederick William Spence Grayson (1786-1827) — also known as Frederick W. S. Grayson — of Kentucky. Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., October 10, 1786. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Kentucky state attorney general, 1825. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 27, 1827 (age 41 years, 17 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Grayson and Caroline Malinda (Taylor) Grayson; brother of Peter William Grayson and Mary Elizabeth Grayson (who married James Douglas Breckinridge); married to Sallie Ward.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Ellicott (1765-1827) — of New York. Born in Ellicotts Mills (now Ellicott City), Howard County, Md., April 17, 1765. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19. Died in Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y., December 10, 1827 (age 62 years, 237 days). Original interment at Williamsville Graveyard, Williamsville, N.Y.; reinterment in 1849 at Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) — also known as "Father of the Erie Canal" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Napanoch, Ulster County, N.Y., March 2, 1769. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York council of appointment, 1801; U.S. Senator from New York, 1802-03; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1811-13; candidate for President of the United States, 1812; Governor of New York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Member, Freemasons. Chief advocate for the Erie Canal, completed 1825. Slaveowner. Died, from heart failure, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 11, 1828 (age 58 years, 346 days). Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of James Clinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton; half-brother of James Graham Clinton; brother of Charles Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)); married, February 13, 1796, to Maria Franklin; married, May 8, 1819, to Catherine Livingston Jones; father of George William Clinton; nephew of George Clinton; first cousin of Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin once removed of Charles De Witt; first cousin five times removed of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot; second cousin once removed of Charles D. Bruyn and Charles Gerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed of David Miller De Witt.   Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Peter Gansevoort   Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County, Ill., are named for him.   The township and city of DeWitt, Michigan, are named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Iowa, is named for him.  — The village of DeWitt, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Missouri, is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: De Witt C. Stevens — DeWitt C. Walker — De Witt C. Stanford — De Witt C. Littlejohn — De Witt C. Gage — DeWitt C. Clark — De Witt C. Leach — Dewitt C. West — John DeWitt Clinton Atkins — DeWitt C. Wilson — De Witt C. Morris — D. C. Giddings — DeWitt C. Hough — DeWitt C. Jones — De Witt C. Tower — D. C. Coolman — DeWitt Clinton Cregier — DeWitt C. Hoyt — DeWitt Clinton Senter — De Witt C. Rugg — DeWitt C. Allen — DeWitt C. Peck — DeWitt C. Richman — Dewitt C. Alden — DeWitt C. Cram — De Witt C. Bolton — DeWitt C. Huntington — DeWitt C. Jones — DeWitt C. Pond — De Witt C. Carr — DeWitt C. Pierce — DeWitt C. Middleton — De Witt C. Badger — DeWitt C. Dominick — DeWitt C. Becker — De Witt C. Titus — De Witt C. Winchell — Dewitt C. Turner — Dewitt C. Ruscoe — DeWitt C. Brown — DeWitt C. French — De Witt C. Flanagan — DeWitt C. Cole — DeWitt C. Talmage — Dewitt Clinton Chase — De Witt C. Poole, Jr. — DeWitt C. Cunningham — Dewitt C. Chastain   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $1,000 note in 1898-1905.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan Cornog, The Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828   Image source: New York Public Library   Obed Hall (1757-1828) — of New Hampshire. Born in Raynham, Bristol County, Mass., December 23, 1757. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1801-02; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1800; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13. Slaveowner. Died in Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H., April 1, 1828 (age 70 years, 100 days). Original interment at Garland Ridge Cemetery, Near Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Few (1748-1828) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Baltimore (unknown county), Md., June 8, 1748. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1777-79; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia, 1796-99; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1801-05. Methodist. Died in Fishkill Landing (now part of Beacon), Dutchess County, N.Y., July 16, 1828 (age 80 years, 38 days). Original interment at Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.   Relatives: Second great-granduncle of William Preston Few (who married Mary Reamey Thomas).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born near Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 12, 1758. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1793-97, 1799-1801, 1801-03; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1801-02; U.S. Senator from New York, 1803-04; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1804-28. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 6, 1828 (age 69 years, 330 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1864 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Izard (1776-1828) — of Arkansas. Born in England, October 21, 1776. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Arkansas Territory, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Died of an illness caused by the gout, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., November 22, 1828 (age 52 years, 32 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1843 at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Ralph Izard.   Izard County, Ark. is named for him.   Timothy Matlack (1730-1829) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J., March 28, 1730. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1777-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780. Died in Holmesburg (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., April 14, 1829 (age 99 years, 17 days). Original interment at Free Quaker Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1905 at a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Timothy Matlack (1695-1752) and Martha (Burr) Matlack; married, October 5, 1758, to Ellen Yarnall; second great-granduncle of Caspar Wistar Haines; first cousin once removed of James Matlack.   Political family: Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) — of Massachusetts. Born in North Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., February 23, 1751. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-97 (4th District 1793-95, 1st District 1795-97); U.S. Secretary of War, 1801-09; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1822-24. Member, Freemasons. Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 6, 1829 (age 78 years, 103 days). Original interment in unknown location; subsequent interment in 1834 at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment in 1848 at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.   Relatives: Father of Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn.   Dearborn County, Ind. is named for him.   The city of Dearborn, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Dearborn River, in Lewis & Clark and Cascade counties, Montana, is named for him.  — Mount Dearborn, a former military arsenal on an island in the Catawba River, Chester County, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dearborn (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1959) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Abner Hammond (1762-1829) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia, January 25, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of state of Georgia, 1811-23. Drowned, in Fishing Creek, near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., July 9, 1829 (age 67 years, 165 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Baldwin County, Ga.; reinterment at Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.   Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829) — of Clinton, Sampson County, N.C. Born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., 1769. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1794-95; member of North Carolina state senate, 1797-1802, 1812-13; Governor of North Carolina, 1821-24; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died in office 1829. Slaveowner. Died near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., September 26, 1829 (age about 60 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Sampson County, N.C.; reinterment in 1984 at John Sampson Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Father of Theophilus H. Holmes.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Crosby Lane (1766-1830) — of Indiana. Born in Loudoun County, Va., 1766. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; Indiana state treasurer, 1816-23; member of Indiana state senate, 1827-30; died in office 1830. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 6, 1830 (age about 63 years). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Henry Rutgers (1745-1830) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1745. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1777-78, 1783-84, 1800-02, 1803-05, 1806-08; resigned 1778. Dutch Reformed. Died February 17, 1830 (age 84 years, 133 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1865 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Hendrick Rutgers and Catharine (De Peyster) Rutgers; nephew of Johannes DePeyster; grandson of Johannes de Peyster; grandnephew of Abraham de Peyster; first cousin of Matthew Clarkson; first cousin once removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin of Pierre Van Cortlandt; second cousin once removed of Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, John Stevens III and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin twice removed of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; second cousin thrice removed of William Duer and Denning Duer; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; second cousin five times removed of Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Rutgers University (founded 1766 as Queens College; renamed 1825 as Rutgers College) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is named for him.  — Henry Street and Rutgers Street, in Manhattan, New York, are both named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Graham (1770-1830) — of Fairfax County, Va. Born in Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., May 16, 1770. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Fairfax County, 1808-09; U.S. Secretary of War, 1816-17; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Texas Republic, 1818; president, Washington branch, Bank of the United States, 1819-23; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1823-30; died in office 1830. Died in Montgomery County, Md., August 8, 1830 (age 60 years, 84 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1906 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Richard Graham and Jane (Brent) Graham; married 1803 to Mary Ann Barnes (Hooe) Mason; married 1825 to Jane Love Watson; nephew of Sarah Brent (who married George Mason).   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Mason family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Elizabeth Monroe (1768-1830) — also known as Elizabeth Kortright — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 30, 1768. First Lady of the United States, 1817-25. Female. Dutch ancestry. Died in Loudoun County, Va., September 23, 1830 (age 62 years, 85 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Loudoun County, Va.; reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Daughter of Lawrence Kortright and Hannah (Aspinwall) Kortright; married, February 16, 1786, to James Monroe; mother of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who married George Hay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who married Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1799-1865)); aunt of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1799-1865); first cousin twice removed of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; first cousin thrice removed of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr..   Political family: Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) — of Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Mine Brook, Morris County, N.J., February 17, 1756. Lawyer; member of New Jersey State Council from Middlesex County, 1798; resigned 1798; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-24. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., January 7, 1831 (age 74 years, 324 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.   Relatives: Son of David Kirkpatrick and Mary (McEwen) Kirkpatrick; married, November 1, 1792, to Jane Bayard (daughter of John Bubenheim Bayard); father of Littleton Kirkpatrick; grandfather of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1844-1904).   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathaniel Rochester (1752-1831) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 21, 1752. Postmaster at Hagerstown, Md., 1792-93; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County, 1821-22. Episcopalian. Founder of Rochester, New York. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 17, 1831 (age 79 years, 85 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.   Relatives: Married 1788 to Sophia Beatty; father of William Beatty Rochester and Thomas Hart Rochester.   Political families: Rochester family of New York; Thompson-Sutherland family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Murray Forbes (1771-1831) — also known as John M. Forbes — of Massachusetts. Born in 1771. U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1802-11; Copenhagen, 1816-19; Schwerin, 1816-19; U.S. Consul General in Stettin, 1816-19; U.S. Agent for Commerce and Seamen (Consul) in Buenos Aires, 1820-23; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Argentina, 1825-31, died in office 1831. Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 14, 1831 (age about 59 years). Original interment at Protestant Cemetery at Socorro Church, Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment in 1892 at British Cemetery at Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Argentina.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary James Monroe (1758-1831) — of Spotsylvania County, Va.; Loudoun County, Va. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. 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; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Spotsylvania County, 1788; 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, 1811-17; 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. Slaveowner. 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: Son of Andrew Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married, February 16, 1786, to Eliza Kortright and Elizabeth Kortright; father of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who married George Hay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who married Samuel Laurence Gouverneur); nephew of Joseph Jones; uncle of Thomas Bell Monroe and James Monroe (1799-1870); granduncle of Victor Monroe; great-grandnephew of Douglas Robinson (who married Corinne Roosevelt Robinson); second great-granduncle of Theodore Douglas Robinson and Corinne Robinson Alsop; third great-granduncle of Corinne A. Chubb and John deKoven Alsop; first cousin once removed of William Grayson; second cousin of Alfred William Grayson and Beverly Robinson Grayson; second cousin thrice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II and John Brady Grayson.   Political family: Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   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.   The city of Monrovia, Liberia, is named for him.  — Mount Monroe, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Fort Monroe (military installation 1819-2011), at Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Virginia, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Monroe (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was 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. Rosse — James M. Comly — James Monroe Buford — James M. Seibert — J. Monroe Driesbach — James M. Lown — James M. Miller — James Monroe Jones — James Monroe Hale — James Monroe Spears — J. M. Alford — James M. Lown, Jr. — James M. Miley   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and 1890s.   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 James Monroe: Harry Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   Daniel Montgomery Jr. (1765-1831) — of Danville, Montour County, Pa. Born in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pa., October 30, 1765. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1800; postmaster at Danville, Pa., 1803-13; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1807-09. Died in Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 30, 1831 (age 66 years, 61 days). Original interment at Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Danville, Pa.; reinterment at Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Margaret (Nevins) Montgomery and William Montgomery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known as Shadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., November 24, 1773. Member Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816; Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1824. Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill., April 12, 1832 (age 58 years, 140 days). Original interment somewhere in Kaskaskia, Ill.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.   Bond County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Image source: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (1909)   Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Berne Township, Berks County, Pa., November 18, 1752. Merchant; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1787-90; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805, 1815-20 (5th District 1797-1803, 3rd District 1803-05, 7th District 1815-20); Governor of Pennsylvania, 1820-23. Slaveowner. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., June 10, 1832 (age 79 years, 205 days). Original interment at Reformed Church Burying Ground, Reading, Pa.; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.   Relatives: Son of John Hiester (1707-1757) and Maria Barbara (Epler) Hiester; married to Elizabeth Witman; father of Rebecca Hiester (who married Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg); grandfather of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg; second great-grandfather of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg and Hiester Henry Muhlenberg; first cousin of John Hiester (1745-1821) and Daniel Hiester (1747-1804); first cousin once removed of Daniel Hiester (1774-1834) and William Hiester; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Robeadeau Clymer, Isaac Ellmaker Hiester and Hiester Clymer; first cousin five times removed of Edward Brooke Lee; first cousin six times removed of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr..   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Francis Swaine Muhlenberg   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Clark (1766-1832) — also known as "Keeper of the Live Oaks" — of Georgia. Born February 28, 1766. Governor of Georgia, 1819-23. Died of yellow fever, in St. Andrews, Washington County (now part of Panama City, Bay County), Fla., October 2, 1832 (age 66 years, 217 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Bay County, Fla.; reinterment in 1922 at Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.   Relatives: Uncle of Edward Clark.   See also National Governors Association biography   Peter Samuel Schuyler (1758-1832) — also known as Peter S. Schuyler — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., May 14, 1758. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1801-04, 1819-20. Died, from apoplexy, in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., November 1, 1832 (age 74 years, 171 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment in 1877 at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Engeltie (Van Vechten) Schuyler and Stephanus Schuyler; married to Catherina Cuyler; nephew of Philip P. Schuyler; great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); great-grandnephew of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); second great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; first cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792); first cousin once removed of Henry Walter Livingston; first cousin twice removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Edward Livingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; first cousin five times removed of Brockholst Livingston; second cousin of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, James Livingston, Stephen Van Rensselaer and Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Volkert Petrus Douw, Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, Maturin Livingston, Philip Schuyler and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed of James Jay, John Jay, Frederick Jay, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of John Jacob Astor III and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills and John Eliot Thayer Jr.; second cousin five times removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert Reginald Livingston; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Rensselaer Westerlo, Peter Augustus Jay, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Peter Gansevoort, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Jones Rogers (1781-1832) — also known as Thomas J. Rogers — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Ireland, 1781. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 8th District, 1815-18; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1818-24 (6th District 1818-23, 8th District 1823-24). Died December 7, 1832 (age about 51 years). Original interment at New Market Street Baptist Church Graveyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1851 at Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Father of William Findlay Rogers.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Lent (1782-1833) — of Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., 1782. State court judge in New York, 1823; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1829-33; died in office 1833. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1833 (age about 50 years). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Queens, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833) — of Charlotte County, Va. Born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., June 2, 1773. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1799-1813, 1815-17, 1819-25, 1827-29, 1833 (at-large 1799-1807, 15th District 1807-13, 16th District 1815-17, 1819-21, 5th District 1821-25, 1827-29, 1833); died in office 1833; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1825-27; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1830. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 24, 1833 (age 59 years, 356 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Charlotte County, Va.; reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Frances (Bland) Randolph; half-brother of Henry St. George Tucker; nephew of Theodorick Bland (1742-1790); uncle of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; grandson of Richard Randolph; grandnephew of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) and Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge; first cousin four times removed of John Gardner Coolidge; second cousin of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph, Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Edmund Randolph, Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell, Fitzhugh Lee and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Benjamin Earl Cabell, Carter Henry Harrison II, Edith Wilson and Frederick Madison Roberts; second cousin four times removed of Henry De La Warr Flood, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt, Francis Beverley Biddle, William Welby Beverley, Joel West Flood and Earle Cabell; second cousin five times removed of Harry Flood Byrd; third cousin of John Wayles Eppes and Theodorick Bland (1776-1846); third cousin once removed of David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817) and Meriwether Lewis; third cousin twice removed of Douglass Townshend Bolling; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Lawton Davis, Connally Findlay Trigg, William Henry Robertson and Richard Walker Bolling; fourth cousin of Thomas Jones Hardeman, James Meriwether (1788-1852), Bailey Hardeman, David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed of George Rockingham Gilmer and Reuben Handy Meriwether.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Randolph (built 1941 at Baltimore, Maryland; mined and sank, in the Denmark Strait, 1942) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary   Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)   Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) — of Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., 1785. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape Girardeau County, 1820; member of Missouri state senate 13th District, 1822-25; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833. Slaveowner. Died of Asiatic cholera during an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., June 6, 1833 (age about 47 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; reinterment in 1897 at Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in Montgomery County, Md., March 17, 1775. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1796-97; state court judge in Kentucky, 1803; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1808; Governor of Illinois Territory, 1809-18; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1818-24; Governor of Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1832. Baptist. Slaveowner. Died of cholera, in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 20, 1833 (age 58 years, 125 days). Original interment somewhere in Belleville, Ill.; reinterment in 1855 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; statue at Ninian Edwards Plaza, Edwardsville, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Margaret (Beall) Edwards and Benjamin Edwards; brother of Cyrus Edwards; married, February 20, 1803, to Elvira Lane; father of Julia Catherine Edwards (who married Daniel Pope Cook) and Ninian Wirt Edwards; uncle of Lucy Amanda Gray (who married Finis Ewing McLean); grandfather of John Pope Cook; granduncle of Richard Lee Metcalfe; great-granduncle of Theodore W. Metcalfe.   Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Edwards County, Ill. is named for him.   The city of Edwardsville, Illinois, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Isaac Pierson (1770-1833) — of Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., August 15, 1770. U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-31. Slaveowner. Died in Orange, Essex County, N.J., September 22, 1833 (age 63 years, 38 days). Original interment at Old Burying Ground, Orange, N.J.; reinterment in 1840 at Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Matthias Pierson and Phebe (Nutman) Pierson; married, December 29, 1795, to Nancy Crane; grandfather of Albert Pierson Condit.   Political families: Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Wilson Campbell (1782-1833) — also known as John W. Campbell — of West Union, Adams County, Ohio. Born in Augusta County, Va., February 23, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1810, 1813, 1815; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1817-27 (2nd District 1817-23, 5th District 1823-27); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1828; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1829-33. Died in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 24, 1833 (age 51 years, 213 days). Original interment at North Graveyard, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ebenezer Sage (1755-1834) — of Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Chatham (part now in Portland), Middlesex County, Conn., August 16, 1755. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1809-15, 1819-20; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Died in Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., January 20, 1834 (age 78 years, 157 days). Original interment at Old Burying Ground, Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.; reinterment at Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Cadwallader David Colden (1769-1834) — also known as Cadwallader D. Colden — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 4, 1769. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1818-21; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1821-23; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1825-27; resigned 1827. Slaveowner. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., February 7, 1834 (age 64 years, 309 days). Original interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.; reinterment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Public Library   John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born in Loudoun County, Va., September 9, 1786. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834. Presbyterian. Died of tuberculosis in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., February 21, 1834 (age 47 years, 165 days). Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery, Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.   Relatives: Son of William Breathitt and Elizabeth Dawson (Whitsett) Breathitt; married, March 26, 1812, to Caroline Matilda Whitaker; uncle of Lavinia Sappington (who married Meredith Miles Marmaduke) and Jane Breathitt Sappington (who married Claiborne Fox Jackson); granduncle of John Sappington Marmaduke and James Breathitt; great-granduncle of Erasmus L. Pearson and James Breathitt Jr.; second great-granduncle of Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr.; first cousin once removed of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass.   Political families: Jackson-Lee family; Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Breathitt County, Ky. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton (1779-1835) — also known as Thomas U. P. Charlton — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in 1779. Mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1815-17, 1819-21; resigned 1821. Died in 1835 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.   Relatives: Father of Robert Milledge Charlton; grandfather of mary Marshall Charlton (who married Julian Hartridge).   Political family: Charlton family of Savannah, Georgia.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William McHenry (1771-1835) — of White County, Ill. Born in Kentucky, October 3, 1771. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from White County, 1818; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1818-27; member of Illinois state senate, 1832-35. Died in Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill., February 3, 1835 (age 63 years, 123 days). Original interment at Old State Cemetery, Vandalia, Ill.; reinterment in 1871 at South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ill.   McHenry County, Ill. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835) — also known as Philip J. Schuyler — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 21, 1768. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1797-98; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1817-19. Slaveowner. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 21, 1835 (age 67 years, 31 days). Original interment at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequent interment at a private or family graveyard, Dutchess County, N.Y.; reinterment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Philip John Schuyler and Catherine (Van Rensselaer) Schuyler; brother of Elizabeth Schuyler (who married Alexander Hamilton); nephew of Stephen John Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer and Robert Van Rensselaer; uncle of Philip Schuyler and James Alexander Hamilton; grandson of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); great-grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Younger and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-grandnephew of Jacobus Van Cortlandt; great-granduncle of Robert Ray Hamilton; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston the Elder; second great-granduncle of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Volkert Petrus Douw, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, James Livingston, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer and Henry Walter Livingston; first cousin twice removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Philip P. Schuyler, Edward Livingston (1796-1840) and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; first cousin five times removed of Brockholst Livingston; second cousin of Nicholas Bayard, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Maturin Livingston and James Parker; second cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, John Jay, Frederick Jay, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and John Cortlandt Parker; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, William Waldorf Astor, John Sluyter Wirt, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; second cousin four times removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Robert Reginald Livingston and John Hubner II; third cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; third cousin once removed of Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Charles Pinckney Brown, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed of John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991).   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Benjamin Parke (1777-1835) — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind. Born in New Jersey, September 22, 1777. Lawyer; Indiana territory attorney general, 1804-08; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1805; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1805-08; resigned 1808; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1817-35. Died in Salem, Washington County, Ind., July 12, 1835 (age 57 years, 293 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Parke County, Ind. is named for him.   Politician named for him: Benjamin P. Avery   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Charles McClung (1761-1835) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., May 13, 1761. Surveyor; merchant; lawyer; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., August 9, 1835 (age 74 years, 88 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in 1904 at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Taylor Barry (1784-1835) — also known as William T. Barry — of Kentucky. Born near Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va., February 5, 1784. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1807, 1814; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1810-11; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1814-16; state court judge in Kentucky, 1816-17; member of Kentucky state senate, 1817-21; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1820-24; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1824-25; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1825; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1828; U.S. Postmaster General, 1829-35. Slaveowner. Appointed Minister to Spain, but died en route to post, in Liverpool, England, August 30, 1835 (age 51 years, 206 days). Original interment and cenotaph at St. James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Son of John Barry and Susannah (Dozier) Barry; married 1805 to Lucy Waller Overton; married 1812 to Catherine Armistead Mason (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason).   Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Barry counties in Mich. and Mo. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Blount (1768-1835) — also known as Willie Blount — of Tennessee. Born in Bertie County, N.C., April 18, 1768. Superior court judge in Tennessee, 1796; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1807-09; Governor of Tennessee, 1809-15; defeated, 1827; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 10, 1835 (age 67 years, 145 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Tenn.; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Blount and Hannah (Baker) Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1749-1800); married 1809 to Lucinda Baker; second great-grandfather of Harry Hill McAlister.   Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.   Blount County, Ala. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Joshua Sands (1757-1835) — of New York. Born in Cow Neck, Queens County (now part of Sands Point, Nassau County), Long Island, N.Y., October 12, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1791-97; member of New York council of appointment, 1796; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1797-1801; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1803-05, 1825-27. Slaveowner. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 13, 1835 (age 77 years, 336 days). Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.; reinterment in 1852 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Sands and Elizabwth (Cornwell) Sands; married, March 9, 1780, to Ann Ayscough.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 19, 1773. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judge in New York, 1823-33. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 25, 1835 (age 61 years, 280 days). Original interment at Burying Ground, Utica, N.Y.; reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Selden Rose (1774-1835) — also known as Robert S. Rose — of Seneca County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Amherst County, Va., February 24, 1774. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1810-11, 1819-21; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1823-27, 1829-31. Slaveowner. Died while attending a session of the circuit court, in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., November 24, 1835 (age 61 years, 273 days). Original interment at Old Pulteney Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), Geneva, N.Y.; reinterment in 1925 at Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.   Relatives: Father of Robert Lawson Rose.   Political family: Rose family of Geneva, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known as Elias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 7, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County, 1818; secretary of state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Father of Elizabeth Kane (who married William Henry Bissell).   Kane County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Smith (1750-1836) — of Virginia. Born near Locust Hill, Middlesex County, Va., May 7, 1750. Justice of the peace; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779-83; member of Virginia state senate, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1801-15 (at-large 1801-07, 3rd District 1807-15); served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in Frederick County, Va., March 5, 1836 (age 85 years, 303 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1890 at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.   Relatives: Son of Mary (Jaquelin) Smith and John Smith (1715-1771); married to Anna Bull; great-granduncle of Howell Cobb, Henry Rootes Jackson and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb; fourth great-grandfather of Dracos Alexander Dimitry Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Chilton, William Parish Chilton and Joshua Chilton; first cousin thrice removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton; first cousin four times removed of Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; King family of Savannah, Georgia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Livingston (1764-1836) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Clermont, Columbia County, N.Y., May 28, 1764. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1795-1801 (1st District 1795-99, 2nd District 1799-1801); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1801-03; U.S. Attorney for New York, 1801-03; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1820; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1823-29; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1829-31; U.S. Secretary of State, 1831-33; U.S. Minister to France, 1833-35. Slaveowner. Died May 23, 1836 (age 71 years, 361 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Columbia County, N.Y.; reinterment somewhere in Rhinebeck, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston; brother of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis) and Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong Jr.); married, April 10, 1788, to Mary McEvers; married, June 3, 1805, to Louisa D'Avezac=de=Castera (sister of Auguste Davezac); uncle of Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (who married Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843)); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); grandnephew of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; granduncle of John Jacob Astor III; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Robert Livingston the Younger; great-grandnephew of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of William Waldorf Astor; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-granduncle of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills and Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer and James Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William Jay, Gerrit Smith, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler; fourth cousin of Peter Gansevoort.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Livingston counties in Ill., Mich. and Mo. are named for him.   The town of Livingston, Guatemala, is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Edward L. Davis — Edward L. Martin — Edward L. Taylor, Jr. — Edward L. Robertson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   John Coffee (1782-1836) — of Georgia. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., December 3, 1782. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-36; died in office 1836. Slaveowner. Died near Jacksonville, Telfair County, Ga., September 25, 1836 (age 53 years, 297 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Telfair County, Ga.; reinterment in 1921 at McRae City Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Coffee County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Bailey Hardeman (1795-1836) — of Texas. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 26, 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Matagorda, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836. Died in Caney Creek, Matagorda County, Tex., October 12, 1836 (age 41 years, 229 days). Original interment somewhere in Matagorda County, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Hardeman and Mary (Perkins) Hardeman; brother of Thomas Jones Hardeman; fourth cousin of Martha Jefferson Randolph, John Wayles Eppes and John Randolph of Roanoke; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Francis Wayles Eppes, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Hardeman County, Tex. is named partly for him.   Philip Thompson (1789-1836) — of Yellow Banks (now Owensboro), Daviess County, Ky. Born near Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., August 20, 1789. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1820; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1823-25. Slaveowner. Died November 25, 1836 (age 47 years, 97 days). Original interment at Moseley Burying Ground, Owensboro, Ky.; reinterment in 1856 at Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) — also known as Stephen F. Austin; "Father of Texas" — Born in Wythe County, Va., November 3, 1793. Member of Missouri territorial legislature, 1814-19; delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment of Texas as a separate Mexican state, 1832; charged with attempting revolution, and imprisoned until 1835; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1835; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836. Member, Freemasons. Died of pneumonia, in Brazoria County, Tex., December 27, 1836 (age 43 years, 54 days). Original interment at Peach Point Cemetery, Gulf Prairie, Tex.; reinterment in 1910 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin.   Austin County, Tex. is named for him.   The city of Austin, Texas, is named for him.  — Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, is named for him.  — Austin College, Sherman, Texas, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Handbook of Texas Online   Books about Stephen F. Austin: Gregg Cantrell, Stephen F. Austin : Empresario of Texas   Francis Jacob Harper (1800-1837) — also known as Francis J. Harper — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 5, 1800. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1832; member of Pennsylvania state senate 2nd District, 1834-36; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1837; died in office 1837. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 18, 1837 (age 37 years, 13 days). Original interment at Frankford Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1848 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Stukely Stafford Ellsworth, Sr. (1769-1837) — also known as Stukely Ellsworth — of Otsego County, N.Y. Born September 26, 1769. Member of New York state assembly from Otsego County, 1817-18, 1820-21; member of New York state senate 6th District, 1825-28. Died in Hartwick, Otsego County, N.Y., March 31, 1837 (age 67 years, 186 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Otsego County, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.   David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as "Little Red" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 14, 1783. Missouri territory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri, 1815-17; member of Missouri territorial House of Representatives, 1818; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1834-35. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., September 28, 1837 (age 53 years, 288 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.; reinterment in 1858 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Barton and Keziah (Murphy) Barton.   Barton County, Mo. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John McNairy (1762-1837) — Born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1762. Superior court judge in North Carolina, 1788; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1790; U.S. District Judge for Tennessee, 1797-1802; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1802-33; resigned 1833; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1802-33; resigned 1833. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 12, 1837 (age 75 years, 227 days). Original interment at Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.   McNairy County, Tenn. is named for him.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   James De Wolf (1764-1837) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., March 18, 1764. Democrat. Slave trader; built an early cotton mill; manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1800; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278 days). Original interment at De Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Mark A. De Wolf and Abigail (Porter) De Wolf; married to Nancy Bradford (daughter of William Bradford); grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; great-granduncle of LeBaron Bradford Colt.   Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS James De Wolf (built 1942-43 at Providence, Rhode Island; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Gentry (1788-1837) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., August 25, 1788. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1826-29; postmaster at Columbia, Mo., 1829-37. One of the founders of Smithton, later Columbia, Mo., 1820. Killed while fighting Indians at the battle of Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., December 25, 1837 (age 49 years, 122 days). Original interment somewhere in Okeechobee, Fla.; reinterment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Richard William Gentry and Jane (Harris) Gentry; married, February 13, 1810, to Ann Hawkins; grandfather of North Todd Gentry.   Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.   Gentry County, Mo. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Witherell (1759-1838) — of Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vt.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., June 16, 1759. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; physician; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1798-1802; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1802-06; Rutland County Judge, 1803-06; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1807-08; resigned 1808; U.S. District Judge for Michigan, 1808-28; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; secretary of Michigan Territory, 1828-30. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 9, 1838 (age 78 years, 207 days). Original interment at Russell Street Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Wetherell and Sarah (Gilbert) Wetherell; married, March 11, 1790, to Amy Hawkins; father of Benjamin Franklin Hawkins Witherell; grandfather of Thomas Witherell Palmer.   Political family: Witherell family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) — of Ohio. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., 1782. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1823; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1829-30; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1830; state court judge in Ohio, 1833. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 20, 1838 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Episcopal Burial Grounds, Cincinnati, Ohio; reinterment in 1851 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Harmanus Peek (1782-1838) — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 24, 1782. Member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1819-21. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 27, 1838 (age 56 years, 95 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.; reinterment at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Hiram Alden (c.1792-1838) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in New York, about 1792. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1835-37; village president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1837-38. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 28, 1838 (age about 46 years). Original interment somewhere in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.   Thomson Francis Mason (1785-1838) — also known as Thomson F. Mason — of Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.). Born in Fairfax County, Va., 1785. Mayor of Alexandria, D.C., 1827-30. Died in Alexandria, D.C (now Va.), December 21, 1838 (age about 53 years). Original interment at Colross Graveyard (which no longer exists), Alexandria, Va.; reinterment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.   Relatives: Son of Thomson Mason (1759-1820) and Sarah McCarty (Chichester) Mason; married, November 19, 1817, to Elizabeth Clapham Price; grandson of George Mason; grandnephew of Thomson Mason (1733-1785); first cousin of James Murray Mason; first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803) and John Thomson Mason (1765-1824); first cousin thrice removed of Charles O'Conor Goolrick; second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason, John Thomson Mason (1787-1850) and John Thomson Mason Jr.; second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason (1811-1843).   Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Daniel Dudley Mayo (1762-1838) — also known as Daniel Mayo — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., September 30, 1762. School teacher; postmaster at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1797-98; Newport, Ky., 1800-38. Died in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 25, 1838 (age 76 years, 86 days). Original interment at Newport Cemetery, Newport, Ky.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Mayo and Esther (Kendrick) Mayo; married 1798 to Mary Putnam.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Bodwell Emerson (1773-1838) — of Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 10, 1773. Member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1828-30. Died in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., December 29, 1838 (age 65 years, 202 days). Original interment at Stumpfield Cemetery (original), Hopkinton, N.H.; reinterment in 1961 at Stumpfield Cemetery (relocated), Contoocook, Hopkinton, N.H.   Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Emerson and Elizabeth (Whittier) Emerson; married 1797 to Sarah Poor.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 1, 1764. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1789-90, 1807-10, 1817-18; member of New York state senate Western District, 1790-95; member of New York council of appointment, 1792; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1795-1801; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; candidate for Governor of New York, 1813; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Representative from New York, 1822-29 (9th District 1822-23, 10th District 1823-29). Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Albany's last Dutch Patroon; took the first train ride in U.S.; founded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 26, 1839 (age 74 years, 86 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Van Rensselaer (1742-1769) and Catharina (Livingston) Van Rensselaer; half-brother of Rensselaer Westerlo and Catherine Westerlo (who married John Woodworth); brother of Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer; married 1783 to Margarita Schuyler (daughter of Philip John Schuyler); married, May 17, 1802, to Cornelia Bell Paterson (daughter of William Paterson); father of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; uncle of Philip Schuyler; grandson of Philip Livingston; grandfather of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; grandnephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and William Livingston; great-grandson of Dirck Ten Broeck; great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; second great-grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; second great-grandfather of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; second great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Cuyler; third great-grandson of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin of Edward Philip Livingston; first cousin once removed of Philip P. Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, James Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston and Edward Livingston (1796-1840); first cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Cornelis Cuyler, John Cruger Jr. and Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin four times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Nicholas Bayard, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, James Parker, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and John Jay II; second cousin twice removed of James Jay, Henry Cruger, John Jay, Frederick Jay, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin thrice removed of Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson Murray Cutting, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Winthrop Kean and Brockholst Livingston; second cousin four times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; second cousin five times removed of Hamilton Fish (born 1951), Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; third cousin of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Gansevoort, Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and John Cortlandt Parker; third cousin once removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin twice removed of William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright; third cousin thrice removed of Guy Vernor Henry, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; fourth cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Maturin Livingston, George Washington Schuyler and Philip N. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed of Barent Van Buren, Martin Van Buren and Eugene Schuyler.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Public Library   William James Harriss (1798-1839) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., April 10, 1798. Physician; mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1838-39; died in office 1839. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 9, 1839 (age 41 years, 90 days). Original interment at St. James' Churchyard, Wilmington, N.C.; reinterment in 1860 at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.   Relatives: Son of William James Harriss (1769-1842) and Elizabeth (Barrett) Harriss; married to Mary Priscilla Jennings; father of George Harriss; grandfather of William Nehemiah Harriss.   Political family: Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William McLean (1794-1839) — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Mason County, Ky., August 10, 1794. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1823-29. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 12, 1839 (age 45 years, 63 days). Original interment at Catherine Street Burying Ground, Cincinnati, Ohio; reinterment in 1863 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Fergus McLean and Sophia (Blackford) McLean; brother of John McLean; married to Sarah Fox.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   George French Strother (1783-1840) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1783. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1806; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1817-20. Slaveowner. Died in 1840 (age about 57 years). Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment in 1860 at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Father of James French Strother.   Political family: Strother family of Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Peleg Tallman (1764-1840) — of Massachusetts. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., July 24, 1764. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1811-13; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1821-22. Lost an arm during Revolutionary War service. Died in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, March 12, 1840 (age 75 years, 232 days). Original interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine; reinterment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Adair (1757-1840) — of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., January 9, 1757. Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1802-03; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1805-06; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Kentucky, 1820-24; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., May 19, 1840 (age 83 years, 131 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1872 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Son of William Adair and Mary (Moore) Adair; married to Catherine Palmer; father of Eliza Palmer Adair (who married Thomas Bell Monroe) and Eleanor Katherine 'Ellen' Adair (who married Joseph Mills White); grandfather of Victor Monroe.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Roosevelt family of New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Adair counties in Iowa, Ky. and Mo. are named for him.   The city of Adairville, Kentucky, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Smith (1762-1840) — of Yorkville, York District (now York, York County), S.C. Born in South Carolina, 1762. Democrat. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from York, 1796-97, 1824-26; member of South Carolina state senate from York, 1803-08, 1831-32; common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1808-16; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1816-23, 1826-31; received 7 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1828; received 23 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1836; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1836-40. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., June 26, 1840 (age about 77 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.   Relatives: Married 1781 to Margaret Duff.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Richard Hickman Menefee (1809-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, 1809. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1837-39. Died in 1841 (age about 32 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment in 1893 at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Menifee County, Ky. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., April 25, 1780. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1827-29. Slaveowner. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 3, 1841 (age 60 years, 312 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Sam Dale (1772-1841) — also known as Sam Dale — of Alabama; Mississippi. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., 1772. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died near Daleville, Lauderdale County, Miss., May 24, 1841 (age about 68 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Lauderdale County, Miss.; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.   Dale County, Ala. is named for him.   The community of Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Sam Dale State Park, on Highway 39, near Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Sam Dale (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Wheelock Willey (1797-1841) — also known as John W. Willey — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Goshen, Sullivan County, N.H., 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1827-30; member of Ohio state senate, 1830-32; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1836-37; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1838; district judge in Ohio, 1840-41; died in office 1841. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 9, 1841 (age about 44 years). Original interment and cenotaph at Erie Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.   Relatives: Married to Laura Maria Higby.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Randall Sanford Street (1780-1841) — also known as Randall S. Street — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y. Born in Catskill, Albany County (now Greene County), N.Y., 1780. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1819-21. Slaveowner. Died in Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 21, 1841 (age about 61 years). Original interment at Christ Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; reinterment in 1888 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   Relatives: Grandfather of Anna Livingston Reade Street.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lyman Law (1770-1842) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., August 19, 1770. Lawyer; postmaster at New London, Conn., 1794-97; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1801-02, 1806, 1809-10, 1819, 1826; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1806, 1809-10; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1811-17. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., February 3, 1842 (age 71 years, 168 days). Original interment at Second Burial Ground, New London, Conn.; reinterment in 1851 at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Richard Law; father of John Law.   Political family: Law family of New London, Connecticut.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Potter (c.1800-1842) — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born near Williamsboro, Vance County, N.C., about 1800. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1828, 1834; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1829-31; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Nacogdoches, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Red River and Fannin, 1840-42; died in office 1842. Resigned from the U.S. Congress in 1831 after maiming two men in a jealous rage; convicted, and sentenced to six months in prison. Expelled in 1834 from the North Carolina House for cheating at cards. Shot and killed by members of an opposing faction who surrounded his home, in Harrison County (part now in Marion County), Tex., March 2, 1842 (age about 42 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Marion County, Tex.; reinterment in 1928 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Potter County, Tex. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Sterling Clack Robertson (1785-1842) — also known as Sterling C. Robertson — of Texas. Born in Giles County, Tenn., October 2, 1785. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Milam, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Milam, 1836-38. Died in Nashville, Milam County, Tex., March 4, 1842 (age 56 years, 153 days). Original interment at Nashville Cemetery, Nashville, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Father of Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson.   William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Screven County, Ga., January 17, 1796. Lawyer; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1835; member of Georgia state senate, 1838; founder and president of the Central Railroad and Banking Co. Died, from bilious pleurisy, in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 22, 1842 (age 46 years, 64 days). Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at Wright Square, Savannah, Ga.   Relatives: Son of Ambrose Gordon and Elizabeth (Meade) Gordon; married 1826 to Sarah Anderson 'Addie' Stites (niece of James Moore Wayne); father of William Washington Gordon (1834-1912); grandfather of Juliette Gordon Low.   Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.   Gordon County, Ga. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peter Sharpe (1777-1842) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 10, 1777. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1814-15, 1816-21; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1820-21; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Representative from New York, 1821, 1823-25 (2nd District 1821, 3rd District 1823-25); defeated, 1824. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 3, 1842 (age 64 years, 236 days). Original interment at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Samuel Hammond (1757-1842) — Born in Richmond County, Va., September 21, 1757. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1796-98; member of Georgia state senate, 1799-1800; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1803-05; secretary of state of South Carolina, 1831-35. Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield District (part now in Aiken County), S.C., September 11, 1842 (age 84 years, 355 days). Original interment at Hammond Cemetery, New Richmond, S.C.; reinterment in 1991 at Hammond Family Cemetery, North Augusta, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Charles Hammond and Elizabeth (Steele) Hammond.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Richard Waring (1787-1843) — also known as William R. Waring — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in 1787. Physician; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1830-32. Died in 1843 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.   Relatives: Married to Ann Moody.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Stevens Thomson Mason (1811-1843) — also known as Stevens T. Mason; Tom Mason; "The Boy Governor"; "Young Hotspur"; "The Stripling" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., October 27, 1811. Secretary of Michigan Territory, 1831; Governor of Michigan Territory, 1834-35; Governor of Michigan, 1835-40. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 4, 1843 (age 31 years, 69 days). Originally entombed at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1905 at Capitol Park, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John Thomson Mason (1787-1850) and Elizabeth Baker (Moir) Mason; married, November 1, 1838, to Julia Elizabeth Phelps; nephew of Armistead Thomson Mason; grandson of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803); grandnephew of John Thomson Mason (1765-1824); great-grandson of Thomson Mason; great-grandfather of Jerauld Wright; great-grandnephew of George Mason; first cousin once removed of John Thomson Mason Jr.; second cousin once removed of Thomson Francis Mason and James Murray Mason; third cousin twice removed of Charles O'Conor Goolrick.   Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Mason County, Mich. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Books about Stevens T. Mason: Harlan L. Hagman, Bright Michigan Morning : The Years of Governor Tom Mason   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891) Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) — of District of Columbia. Born in Carroll County, Md., August 1, 1779. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1833-41. During the war of 1812, while on a mission to obtain the release of a prisoner from British forces, witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry from the deck of the British ship Surprise; that night, September 13-14, 1814, he wrote a poem "The Spangled Banner". The poem was published soon afterward, rapidly gained popularity, and became the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem. Died, from pleurisy, in Baltimore, Md., January 11, 1843 (age 63 years, 163 days). Originally entombed at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; later interred in 1866 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; memorial monument at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.   Relatives: Son of John Ross Key and Ann (Charlton) Key; brother of Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who married Roger Brooke Taney); married, January 19, 1802, to Mary 'Polly' Lloyd (sister-in-law of Joseph Hopper Nicholson); father of Philip Barton Key (1818-1859) and Mary Alicia 'Alice' Key (who married George Hunt Pendleton); nephew of Philip Barton Key (1757-1815); grandfather of Francis Key Pendleton; first cousin once removed of Philip Key; third cousin twice removed of Vinson Martlow Whitley.   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: John Smith   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: National Park Service   George Augustus Waggaman (c.1782-1843) — also known as George A. Waggaman — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Caroline County, Md., about 1782. Lawyer; sugar cane planter; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1818; secretary of state of Louisiana, 1830-32; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1831-35. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in a duel, and died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 31, 1843 (age about 61 years). Original interment at Girod Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Henry Waggaman and Sarah (Ennalls) Waggaman; married to Marie Camille Arnoult.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joshua Pilcher (1790-1843) — of Missouri. Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 15, 1790. Fur trader; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1825-27; Indian agent; Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Member, Freemasons. Died, of sickness resulting from exposure to the elements, in St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1843 (age 53 years, 82 days). Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Joshua Pilcher (1749-1810) and Nancy Pilcher.   Barker Burnell (1798-1843) — of Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass. Born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., January 30, 1798. Whig. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1819; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1824-25; delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee; speaker); U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1841-43 (11th District 1841-43, 10th District 1843); died in office 1843. Died in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1843 (age 45 years, 136 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1844 at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Mass.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Hugh Swinton Legaré (1797-1843) — also known as Hugh S. Legaré — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 2, 1797. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1824-30; South Carolina state attorney general, 1830-32; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1832-36; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1837-39; U.S. Attorney General, 1841-43; died in office 1843. Scottish and French Huguenot ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 20, 1843 (age 46 years, 169 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Solomon Legare and Mary (Swinton) Legare; granduncle of George Swinton Legaré; great-granduncle of William Storen Legaré and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr..   Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh S. Legare (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1959) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)   Noah Noble (1794-1844) — of Franklin County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Berryville, Clarke County, Va., January 14, 1794. Lawyer; farmer; merchant; miller; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1825; Governor of Indiana, 1831-37. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1844 (age 50 years, 25 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869); uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).   Political family: Noble family of Indiana.   See also National Governors Association biography   Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844) — of Virginia. Born in Gilmerton, Albemarle County, Va., April 6, 1802. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1829-36, 1838-39; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1838-39; Governor of Virginia, 1840-41; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1841-44 (12th District 1841-43, 5th District 1843-44); U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1844; died in office 1844. Slaveowner. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 41 years, 328 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Albemarle County, Va.   Relatives: Son of George Gilmer and Elizabeth Anderson (Hudson) Gilmer; married to Anne Elizabeth Baker; nephew of Mildred Gilmer (who married William Wirt); grandnephew of John Walker and Francis Walker; second cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin twice removed of Aylett Hawes; third cousin once removed of Robert Brooke, George Madison, Richard Aylett Buckner, Richard Hawes and Albert Gallatin Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Hubbard T. Smith; third cousin thrice removed of Archer Woodford; fourth cousin of Zachary Taylor, Francis Taliaferro Helm, Aylette Buckner, David Shelby Walker and Aylett Hawes Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Charles John Helm, Hubbard Dozier Helm, James David Walker, David Shelby Walker Jr. and Harry Bartow Hawes.   Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Jackson-Lee family; Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Clay family of Kentucky; Lewis-Pollard family of Texas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Gilmer County, W.Va. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) — of Virginia. Born in Northampton County, Va., June 17, 1790. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge in Virginia, 1826-41; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43; U.S. Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 53 years, 256 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1874 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Littleton Upshur; married to Elizabeth Ann Upshur.   Upshur counties in Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Abel Parker Upshur (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1966) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Virgil Maxcy (1785-1844) — of Maryland. Born in Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., May 5, 1785. Lawyer; member of Maryland state executive council, 1815; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1820; member of Maryland state senate, 1820; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1837-42. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 58 years, 299 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md.   Relatives: Son of Levi Maxcy and Ruth (Newell) Maxcy; married to Mary Galloway.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   David Gardiner (1784-1844) — of New York. Born in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., May 29, 1784. Member of New York state senate 1st District, 1824-27. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 59 years, 275 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; later interred at South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Phebe Gardiner and Abraham Gardiner; married to Juliana MacLachlan; father of Julia Tyler (who married John Tyler); grandfather of David Gardiner Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; third cousin thrice removed of John Lee Saltonstall; fourth cousin of Jonas Mapes; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Conkling and David Parshall Mapes.   Political families: Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 14, 1780. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of Abraham Baldwin.   Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Baldwin (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Pierre Evariste Jean Baptiste Bossier (1797-1844) — also known as Pierre E. J. B. Bossier — of Louisiana. Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., March 22, 1797. Planter; member of Louisiana state senate, 1833-43; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1844 (age 47 years, 33 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Catholic Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.   Presumably named for: John the Baptist   Bossier Parish, La. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Asa Brigham (1790-1844) — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Massachusetts, 1790. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Brazoria, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; treasurer of Texas Republic, 1836; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1842-43. Died in Washington, Washington County, Tex., July 3, 1844 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Tex.   Stephen Hendrickson Everitt (c.1806-1844) — also known as Stephen H. Everitt — of Texas. Born in New York, about 1806. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Bevil, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Jasper, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Jasper and Jefferson, 1836-40. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 12, 1844 (age about 38 years). Originally entombed at Girod Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, La.   William Sumpter Murphy (c.1796-1844) — also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the West" — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in South Carolina, about 1796. Whig. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844. Died, of yellow fever, in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., July 13, 1844 (age about 48 years). Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment somewhere in Chillicothe, Ohio.   Relatives: Married 1821 to Lucinda Sterret.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Patrick Churchill Jack (1808-1844) — also known as Patrick C. Jack — of Texas. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., 1808. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Liberty, 1832; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; judge of Texas Republic, 1841-44. Died of yellow fever in Houston, Harris County, Tex., August 4, 1844 (age about 36 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Brother of William Houston Jack.   Jack County, Tex. is named partly for him.   William Houston Jack (1806-1844) — of Alabama; Texas. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., April 12, 1806. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1829; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1839-40; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1842-44; died in office 1844. Died of yellow fever in Brazoria County, Tex., August 20, 1844 (age 38 years, 130 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Brother of Patrick Churchill Jack.   Jack County, Tex. is named partly for him.   Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) — of Boonville, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Franklin County, N.C., January 18, 1781. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of Indiana, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Presbyterian. Died in Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307 days). Original interment at Lousiana Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.   Relatives: Cousin of Daniel Boone.   The city of Boonville, Indiana, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John William Smith (1792-1845) — also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith; "El Colorado" — of Ralls County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Virginia, March 4, 1792. Ralls County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant; surveyor; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office 1845. Catholic. In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex., before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there. Died, probably of pneumonia, in Washington, Washington County, Tex., January 12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314 days). Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Tex.   Relatives: Son of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria de Jesús Delgado Curbelo.   See also Wikipedia article   Richard Cutts (1771-1845) — of Pepperell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, June 28, 1771. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1801-13 (at-large 1801-05, 14th District 1805-13); imprisoned for debt, 1828. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1845 (age 73 years, 283 days). Original interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1857 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married, March 31, 1804, to Anna Payne (sister-in-law of James Madison and John George Jackson).   Political families: Jackson-Lee family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Theophilus Washington Smith (1784-1845) — also known as Theophilus W. Smith — of Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 28, 1784. Studied law in the office of Aaron Burr; lawyer; newspaper editor; candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1820; member of Illinois state senate, 1823-26; advocated the legalization of slavery in Illinois; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1825-42; impeached by the Illinois Legislature in 1833, on charges of oppressive conduct and corruption; the Senate acquitted him on a vote of 12-10 (two-thirds required). Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 6, 1845 (age 60 years, 220 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Rodney Smith and Mary (Thurston) Smith; father of Adeline Clarissa Smith (who married Jesse Burgess Thomas) and Louise M. Smith (who married Levi Day Boone); uncle of Frances Everallyn Rose (who married William Wallace Irwin).   Political family: Thomas-Smith-Irwin family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Stephen Barlow (1779-1845) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., June 13, 1779. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1827-29; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1830. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., August 24, 1845 (age 66 years, 72 days). Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery (which no longer exists), Meadville, Pa.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Johnston (1793-1845) — of New York. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., February 14, 1793. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1839-41. Died September 1, 1845 (age 52 years, 199 days). Original interment at Christ Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; reinterment in 1861 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Richard Cheatham (1799-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., February 20, 1799. Whig. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1825-33, 1843-45; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1837-39. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died near Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., September 9, 1845 (age 46 years, 201 days). Original interment at Old City Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.; reinterment in 1952 at Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.   Relatives: Brother of Anderson Cheatham; father of Edward Saunders Cheatham, Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham.   Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Miller (1781-1846) — of Franklin, Howard County, Mo.; Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo. Born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 25, 1781. Newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Missouri, 1826-32; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1837-43. Died in Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo., March 18, 1846 (age 64 years, 113 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Miller County, Mo. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Lee Davidson Ewing (1795-1846) — also known as William L. D. Ewing — of Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill. Born in Logan County, Ky., August 31, 1795. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1833-34; Governor of Illinois, 1834; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1835-37; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1837-38; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1843-46; died in office 1846. Slaveowner. Died in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., March 25, 1846 (age 50 years, 206 days). Original interment at Hutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Finis Ewing and Margaret Brevard (Davidson) Ewing; brother of Ephraim Brevard Ewing; married to Caroline S. Berry; granduncle of Ewing Cockrell.   Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Carlyle Herbert (1775-1846) — also known as John C. Herbert — of Vansville, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Alexandria, Va., August 16, 1775. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-99; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1808-13; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1812-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1815-19; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland state senate, 1826-30. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Buchanan, Botetourt County, Va., September 1, 1846 (age 71 years, 16 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; reinterment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) — also known as Thomas L. Hamer — of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. Born in Northumberland County, Pa., July, 1800. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Died in the military service, probably from dysentery, at Monterrey, Nuevo León, December 2, 1846 (age 46 years, 0 days). Original interment somewhere in near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment at Old Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Uncle of Thomas Ray Hamer.   The village of Hamersville, Ohio, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Unknown   Richard Ellis (1781-1846) — Born in Virginia, February 14, 1781. Delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1819; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Red River, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Red River, 1836-39. Slaveowner. Reportedly "came to his death suddenly by his clothes taking fire", at his home in Bowie County, Tex., December 20, 1846 (age 65 years, 309 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Ellis County, Tex. is named for him.   Erastus Root (1773-1846) — of Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Hebron, Windham County (now Tolland County), Conn., March 16, 1773. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1798-99, 1800-02, 1817-21, 1826-28, 1830; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1827-28, 1830; U.S. Representative from New York, 1803-05, 1809-11, 1815-17, 1831-33 (14th District 1803-05, 12th District 1809-11, 8th District 1815-17, 11th District 1831-33); defeated, 1838; member of New York state senate, 1811-15, 1840-43 (Middle District 1811-15, 3rd District 1840-43); delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1823-24; defeated, 1824. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 24, 1846 (age 73 years, 283 days). Original interment at Old Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.; reinterment at Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Samuel Simons (1792-1847) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., 1792. Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1830; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1843-45. Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., January 13, 1847 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; reinterment 1859 to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847) — also known as Peter R. Livingston — of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 3, 1766. Whig. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1815-22, 1826-29 (Southern District 1815-22, 2nd District 1826-29); member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1823; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1823; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1828; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839 (Convention Vice-President). Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 19, 1847 (age 80 years, 108 days). Original interment at Dutch Reformed Church, Rhinebeck, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Robert James Livingston and Susanna (Smith) Livingston; brother of Maturin Livingston; married to Joanna Livingston; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Younger; great-granduncle of Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston the Elder and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, James Livingston and Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859); first cousin twice removed of Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin four times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Benjamin Tallmadge, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; second cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, John Jacob Astor III and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton and Charles Dunsmore Millard; second cousin four times removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Robert Reginald Livingston; third cousin of Henry Walter Livingston; third cousin once removed of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker and Edward Livingston (1796-1840); third cousin thrice removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; fourth cousin of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter Augustus Jay, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Peter Gansevoort, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. and Charles Wolcott Parker.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   William Armstrong (c.1795-1847) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born about 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1828-32. Died near Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark., June 12, 1847 (age about 52 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Swallow Rock Cemetery, Fort Coffee, Okla.; cenotaph at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.   Relatives: Married to Nancy Irwin.   Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847) — also known as Louis D. Wilson — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., May 12, 1789. Democrat. Notary public; justice of the peace; merchant; member of North Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1815-19; member of North Carolina state senate, 1820, 1824-32, 1838-47 (Edgecombe County 1820, 1824-32, 15th District 1838-43, 10th District 1844-47); died in office 1847; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1835; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Member, Freemasons. Died, from yellow fever, while serving in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, in Veracruz, Veracruz, August 12, 1847 (age 58 years, 92 days). Original interment at Rocky Mount Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, N.C.; reinterment in 1904 at Tarboro Town Common, Tarboro, N.C.   Relatives: Son of William Wilson and Elizabeth (Dicken) Wilson.   Wilson County, N.C. is named for him.   The city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — NCpedia   Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847) — also known as Richard H. Wilde — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Dublin, Ireland, September 24, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia state attorney general, 1811-13; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1815-17, 1825, 1827-35. Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 10, 1847 (age 57 years, 351 days). Original interment somewhere in New Orleans, La.; reinterment 1854 in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1886 at City Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Philemon Thomas (1763-1847) — of Mason County, Ky.; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Orange County, Va., February 9, 1763. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1796-99; member of Kentucky state senate, 1800-03; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1800; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1831-35. Slaveowner. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 18, 1847 (age 84 years, 282 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1886 at National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Gordon Cooke (1808-1847) — of Texas. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., March 26, 1808. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1844-45; Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine, 1845-46; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1846; Adjutant General of Texas, 1846-47; died in office 1847. Member, Freemasons. Died of tuberculosis, at Seguin, Guadalupe County, Tex., December 24, 1847 (age 39 years, 273 days). Original interment somewhere in Geronimo, Tex.; reinterment in 1937 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Nephew by marriage of José Antonio Navarro.   Political family: Navarro family of San Antonio, Texas.   Cooke County, Tex. is named for him.   Cooke Avenue, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.   Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847) — of Muncietown (now Muncie), Delaware County, Ind. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 24, 1810. Democrat. Member of Indiana state senate, 1836-40; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1841-47 (5th District 1841-43, 10th District 1843-47). Died of smallpox, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 31, 1847 (age 37 years, 160 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.   Relatives: Father of Evender Chalane Kennedy; cousin *** of David Colbreth Broderick and Case Broderick.   Political family: Broderick-Kennedy family of Indianapolis and Muncie, Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jonathan Taylor (1796-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Connecticut, 1796. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1831; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-41. Died in 1848 (age about 52 years). Original interment at Old Cemetery, Newark, Ohio; reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page 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. 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 Adams; brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope; niece of Thomas Johnson); 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; first cousin of William Cranch; second cousin once removed of Samuel Adams; second cousin twice removed of Edward M. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of Arthur Chapin; second cousin five times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third cousin of Joseph Allen; third cousin once removed of Samuel Sewall, Josiah Quincy, Thomas Cogswell (1799-1868) and John Milton Thayer; third cousin twice removed of William Vincent Wells; third cousin thrice removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Daniel T. Hayden, Arthur Laban Bates and Almur Stiles Whiting; fourth cousin of Jeremiah Mason, Josiah Quincy Jr., George Bailey Loring and Thomas Cogswell (1841-1904); fourth cousin once removed of Asahel Otis, Erastus Fairbanks, Charles Stetson, Henry Brewster Stanton, Charles Adams Jr., Isaiah Stetson, Joshua Perkins, Eli Thayer, Bailey Frye Adams and Samuel Miller Quincy.   Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed   Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.   Mount Quincy Adams, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Mount Quincy Adams, on the border between British Columbia, Canada, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: John Q. A. Brackett — John Q. A. Shelden — J. Q. A. Reber   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   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 — Joseph Wheelan, Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress — John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   Moseley Baker (1802-1848) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; San Felipe, Austin County, Tex.; Galveston County, Tex.; Harris County, Tex. Born in Norfolk, Va., September 20, 1802. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1829; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836, 1838-39; defeated, 1841; candidate for Texas Republic Senate, 1842. Died, of yellow fever, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 4, 1848 (age 46 years, 45 days). Original interment somewhere in Houston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Augustus Garrett (1801-1848) — of Illinois. Born in 1801. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1843-44, 1845-46. Unitarian. Died November 30, 1848 (age about 47 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) — of Lower Sandusky (now Fremont), Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass., December 28, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office 1849. Died in Washington, D.C., March 20, 1849 (age 51 years, 82 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Tolley Hood Worthington (1788-1849) — also known as John T. H. Worthington — Born in Baltimore County, Md., November 1, 1788. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1822-26, 1836, 1844; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1831-33, 1837-41 (5th District 1831-33, 3rd District 1837-41). Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore County, Md., April 27, 1849 (age 60 years, 177 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Baltimore County, Md.; reinterment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Worthington Valley, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Douglas Breckinridge (1781-1849) — of Kentucky. Born in Woodville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1781. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1821-23; defeated, 1822. Slaveowner. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 6, 1849 (age about 67 years). Original interment at St. John's Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment in 1867 at St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Breckinridge and Jane (Buchanan) Breckinridge; half-brother of John Floyd; married to Mary Elizabeth Grayson (sister of Frederick William Spence Grayson and Peter William Grayson); married 1832 to Lucy Fry Speed; nephew of John Breckinridge; uncle of John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of William Preston, Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge, Henry Skillman Breckinridge and Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.; second cousin once removed of Francis Smith Preston and James Patton Preston; third cousin of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell and John Smith Preston.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Desha-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jesse Parker (c.1776-1849) — Born about 1776. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Sabine, 1832. Died May 27, 1849 (age about 73 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Walker County, Tex.; reinterment in 1979 at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.   James Graham Clinton (1804-1849) — also known as James G. Clinton — of New York. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., January 2, 1804. Democrat. Common pleas court judge in New York, 1830; U.S. Representative from New York, 1841-45 (6th District 1841-43, 9th District 1843-45). Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 28, 1849 (age 45 years, 146 days). Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of James Clinton and Mary (Little) Clinton; half-brother of Charles Clinton, De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)); nephew of George Clinton; uncle of George William Clinton.   Political families: Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York; Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849 (age 53 years, 225 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of Joel Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.   Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown — John Charles Frémont   Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.   The city of Polk City, Florida, is named for him.  — The city of Polk City, Iowa, is named for him.  — The borough of Polk, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for him.   Other politicians named for him: James Knox Polk Hall — James P. Latta — James K. P. Fenner — J. K. P. Marshall   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia   Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   Godfrey John Grosvenor (1800-1849) — also known as Godfrey J. Grosvenor; "Little John" — of Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 13, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Geneva, N.Y., 1831-41. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., June 25, 1849 (age 49 years, 104 days). Original interment at Pulteney Street Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.; reinterment in 1920 at Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Godfrey Malbone Grosvenor and Mary (Taintor) Grosvenor.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Dolley Madison (1768-1849) — also known as Dorothea Dandridge Payne; Dolley Todd — Born in New Garden (now part of Greensboro), Guilford County, N.C., May 20, 1768. First Lady of the United States, 1809-17. Female. Quaker; later Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., July 12, 1849 (age 81 years, 53 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1858 at Montpelier Plantation, Montpelier Station, Va.   Relatives: Daughter of John Parish Payne and Mary Winston (Coles) Payne; married, September 15, 1794, to James Madison (brother of William Taylor Madison); married, January 7, 1790, to John Todd.   Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Amos Lane (1778-1849) — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind. Born near Aurora, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 1, 1778. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1833-37. Died September 2, 1849 (age 71 years, 185 days). Original interment at Lawrenceburg Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.   Relatives: Father of George W. Lane and James Henry Lane.   Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Alexander Newman (1804-1849) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born near Orange, Orange County, Va., October 5, 1804. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1836-38; member of Virginia state senate, 1841-46; postmaster at Wheeling, Va., 1846-49; U.S. Representative from Virginia 15th District, 1849; died in office 1849. Slaveowner. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 8, 1849 (age 44 years, 338 days). Original interment at Old First Street Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.; reinterment at Mt. Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.   Relatives: Father of Lewis Steenrod Newman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) — also known as "Old Rough and Ready" — Born in Orange County, Va., November 24, 1784. Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; President of the United States, 1849-50; died in office 1850. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died, probably of gastroenteritis, in the White House, Washington, D.C., July 9, 1850 (age 65 years, 227 days). Based on the theory that he was poisoned, his remains were tested for arsenic in 1991; the results tended to disconfirm the theory. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1926 at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney (Strother) Taylor; married, June 21, 1810, to Margaret Mackall Smith (niece of Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall); father of Sarah Knox Taylor (who married Jefferson Finis Davis); granduncle of Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr.; ancestor *** of Victor D. Crist; first cousin twice removed of Edmund Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk; second cousin of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; second cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Arthur Lee, John Penn, John Pendleton Jr., Nathaniel Pendleton, George Madison, Coleby Chew, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; second cousin twice removed of John Walker, John Tyler (1747-1813) and Francis Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George Cassety Pendleton, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton, Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro, Daniel Micajah Pendleton and Max Rogers Strother; second cousin four times removed of Charles Sumner Pendleton; third cousin of Thomas Sim Lee, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Robert Brooke, Meriwether Lewis, Richard Aylett Buckner, Henry Gaines Johnson, John Lee, John Tyler (1790-1862), Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson, Fitzhugh Lee, William Barret Pendleton, James Francis Buckner Jr., Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton, John Overton Pendleton and Francis Preston Blair Lee; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Lincoln, John Lee Carroll, Charles Kellogg, James Sansome Lakin and Edward Brooke Lee; fourth cousin of Francis Taliaferro Helm, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner, David Gardiner Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Willing Byrd, Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm.   Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: David R. Atchison — Thomas Ewing   Taylor counties in Fla., Ga., Iowa and Ky. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Zachary T. Coy — Zachary T. Bielby — Zachary T. Harris   Campaign slogan (1848): "General Taylor never surrenders."   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Zachary Taylor: K. Jack Bauer, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   Presley Neville O'Bannon (1776-1850) — also known as "The Hero of Deme" — of Russellville, Logan County, Ky. Born in Fauquier County, Va., 1776. During the war against the Barbary pirates, as lieutenant, he led a detachment of U.S. Marines and assorted mercenaries to Deme, in North Africa, in 1805, to rescue an American crew held captive by the Pasha of Tripoli; the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn commemorate these events; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1812, 1817, 1820-21; member of Kentucky state senate, 1824-26. Irish ancestry. Died in Henry County, Ky., September 12, 1850 (age about 74 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1919 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Son of William O'Bannon and Anne (Neville) O'Bannon; ancestor *** of Lew O'Bannon, Robert Presley O'Bannon and Frank Lewis O'Bannon.   Political family: O'Bannon family of Corydon, Indiana.   Three U.S. Navy destroyers (launched in 1919, 1942, and 1978) were named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) — also known as David S. Kaufman — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex. Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pa., December 18, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office 1851. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Kaufman County, Tex. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew Scott (1789-1851) — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Hanover County, Va., August 6, 1789. Lawyer; justice of Arkansas territorial supreme court, 1819-25; member of Arkansas territorial House of Representatives, 1831. Scottish ancestry. Killed Joseph Selden, another Arkansas Territory judge, in a duel on an island in the Mississippi River near Helena, Ark., May 26, 1824. Died in Norristown, Pope County, Ark., March 13, 1851 (age 61 years, 219 days). Original interment at Dover Cemetery, Pope County, Ark.; reinterment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.   Relatives: Brother-in-law of George Wallace Jones; brother of John Scott; father-in-law of Joseph Russel Jones; father of John Rice Homer Scott.   Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.   Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) — of Oregon. Born in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, April 15, 1816. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51. Died aboard the steamer California, in the North Pacific Ocean, April 9, 1851 (age 34 years, 359 days). Original interment somewhere in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.   Thurston County, Wash. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Adams Bullard (1788-1851) — also known as Henry A. Bullard — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Mass., September 9, 1788. State court judge in Louisiana, 1822; U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1831-34, 1850-51 (3rd District 1831-34, 2nd District 1850-51); justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1834; secretary of state of Louisiana, 1839; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1850. Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 17, 1851 (age 62 years, 220 days). Original interment at Girod Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1835-39. Slaveowner. Thrown from his horse and killed, in near Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., June 17, 1851 (age 68 years, 147 days). Original interment at Westport Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.; reinterment at Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Luke Lea and Elisabeth (Wilson) Lea; brother of Major Lea; married, February 28, 1816, to Susan Wells McCormick; father of John McCormick Lea; uncle of Pryor Newton Lea and Luke Lea (1810-1898); granduncle of Albert Major Lea; great-grandfather of Luke Lea (1879-1945).   Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer (1774-1852) — also known as Solomon Van Rensselaer — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1774. Whig. U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1819-22; postmaster at Albany, N.Y., 1822-39, 1841-43; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839. Slaveowner. Died in 1852 (age about 78 years). Original interment at North Dutch Church Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer; nephew of Killian Killian Van Rensselaer.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known as John H. Payne — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 9, 1791. Actor; playwright; author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home Sweet Home"; U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1970. Died in Tunis, Tunisia, April 10, 1852 (age 60 years, 306 days). Original interment at St. George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Howard Payne (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Withers Chinn (1791-1852) — also known as Thomas W. Chinn — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., November 22, 1791. Physician; lawyer; sugar cane planter; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1839-41. Slaveowner. Died in West Baton Rouge Parish, La., May 22, 1852 (age 60 years, 182 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.; reinterment at Live Oaks Plantation Cemetery, Iberville Parish, La.; cenotaph at Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.   Relatives: Son of Susanna (Withers) Chinn and Chichester Thornton Chinn; married 1817 to Elizabeth Johnson; first cousin once removed of Robert Enoch Withers.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Gilbert (c.1819-1852) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1819. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San Francisco District, 1849; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1850-51. Killed in a duel with Col. James W. Denver, near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., August 2, 1852 (age about 33 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edward Wilson McGaughey (1817-1852) — also known as Edward W. McGaughey — of Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind. Born near Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., January 16, 1817. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; member of Indiana state senate, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1845-47, 1849-51; defeated, 1843, 1851; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 6, 1852 (age 35 years, 203 days). Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) — also known as William A. Fletcher — of Wayne County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H., June 26, 1788. Lawyer; member Michigan territorial council from Wayne County, 1830-31; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 19, 1852 (age 64 years, 85 days). Original interment at Ann Arbor Cemetery (which no longer exists), Ann Arbor, Mich.; reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.   James Whitcomb (1795-1852) — of Indiana. Born near Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., December 1, 1795. Democrat. Member of Indiana state senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1836-41; Governor of Indiana, 1843-48; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 4, 1852 (age 56 years, 308 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment in 1892 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Father-in-law of Claude Matthews; cousin *** of Henry Lee Morey.   Political family: Whitcomb-Matthews family of Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   James S. Mayfield (d. 1852) — of Texas. Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1841. Died in November, 1852. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Tex.; reinterment at La Grange Cemetery, La Grange, Tex.   Patrick Watson Tompkins (1804-1853) — of Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, 1804. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1847-49. Died in 1853 (age about 49 years). Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Getz (1789-1853) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., July 17, 1789. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of Reading, Pa., 1849-53; died in office 1853. Died February 10, 1853 (age 63 years, 208 days). Original interment at First Episcopal Church Graveyard, Reading, Pa.; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.   Relatives: Married to Ann Banks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Lambert (1790-1853) — of Richmond, Va. Born in 1790. Lawyer; mayor of Richmond, Va., 1840-53; died in office 1853. Member, Freemasons. Died March 24, 1853 (age about 62 years). Original interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.; reinterment in 1892 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) — also known as William R. King — of Cahaba, Dallas County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Sampson County, N.C., April 7, 1786. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near Cahaba, Dallas County, Ala., April 18, 1853 (age 67 years, 11 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.   Cross-reference: Samuel Sherman   King County, Wash. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Bland Ballard (1761-1853) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., October 16, 1761. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1800-05; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died September 5, 1853 (age 91 years, 324 days). Original interment somewhere in Shelbyville, Ky.; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Grandfather of Bland Ballard (1819-1879).   Ballard County, Ky. is named for him.   The city (now inactive) of Blandville, Kentucky, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article   John Richardson Thurman (1814-1854) — of New York. Born in New York, 1814. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1849-51. Died in 1854 (age about 40 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Hedford Dunn (1794-1854) — also known as George H. Dunn — of Indiana. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 15, 1794. Whig. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1828-29, 1832-34; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1831; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1837-39; Indiana state treasurer, 1841-44; circuit judge in Indiana, 1847-50; railroad promoter. Died in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., January 12, 1854 (age 59 years, 58 days). Original interment at Newtown Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Jones Hardeman (1788-1854) — of Texas. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 31, 1788. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-39; judge of Texas Republic, 1843; member of Texas state legislature, 1847-51. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bastrop County, Tex., January 15, 1854 (age 65 years, 349 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1937 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Hardeman and Mary (Perkins) Hardeman; brother of Bailey Hardeman; married 1814 to Mary Ophelia Polk (aunt of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk); married, October 26, 1836, to Eliza DeWitt; fourth cousin of Martha Jefferson Randolph, John Wayles Eppes and John Randolph of Roanoke; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Francis Wayles Eppes, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph.   Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Hardeman County, Tenn. is named for him; Hardeman County, Tex. is named partly for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known as Solomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tenn., 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in a duel, and subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln County, Ky., August 14, 1854 (age about 53 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jarvis W. Pike (c.1794-1854) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born about 1794. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1816-17. Died September 12, 1854 (age about 60 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Union Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio.   Samuel Merrill (1792-1855) — of Indiana. Born in 1792. Indiana state treasurer, 1823-35. Died in 1855 (age about 63 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Samuel Sprigg (c.1783-1855) — of Maryland. Born in Washington County, Md., about 1783. Governor of Maryland, 1819-22; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850. Episcopalian. Died in Prince George's County, Md., April 21, 1855 (age about 72 years). Original interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Sprigg; married to Violetta Lansdale.   See also National Governors Association biography John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Nevis, October 3, 1803. Physician; postmaster at Apalachicola, Fla., 1834-38; mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., June 29, 1855 (age 51 years, 269 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment at Gorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla.   Relatives: Married 1838 to Caroline Frances Myrick.   The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge (built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin County, Florida, is named for him.  — John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, Florida, was named for him.  — Gorrie Elementary School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa, Florida, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, October 17, 1993   John Alexander Greer (1802-1855) — of Texas. Born in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., July 18, 1802. Member of Texas Republic Senate from District of San Augustine, 1838-45; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-46; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1847-51. Member, Freemasons. Died while campaigning for the governorship, July 4, 1855 (age 52 years, 351 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Greer County, Okla. is named for him.   Justin Butterfield (1790-1855) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., 1790. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Illinois, 1841-44; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1849-52. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 23, 1855 (age about 65 years). Original interment at City Cemetery (which no longer exists), Chicago, Ill.; reinterment in 1871 at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Pearce.   See also Wikipedia article   Alexander W. Hope (d. 1856) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Member of California state senate, 1850. Organizer of Los Angeles Rangers, forerunner of Los Angeles Police Department. Died in 1856. Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Joseph Marshall Walker (1784-1856) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 1, 1784. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1830; member of Louisiana state senate, 1840; Louisiana state treasurer, 1840; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; Governor of Louisiana, 1850-53. Died January 21, 1856 (age 71 years, 204 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Rapides Parish, La.; reinterment at Center Square, Pineville, La.   See also National Governors Association biography   Robert Wilson (1793-1856) — also known as "Honest Bob" — of Texas. Born in Easton, Talbot County, Md., December 7, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Jacinto, 1832; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Harrisburg and Liberty, 1836-38, 1839; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1838, 1843; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845. Member, Freemasons. Expelled from Texas Republic Senate, December 26, 1838, for using profanity and disclosing secrecy; subsequently returned to office. Died May 25, 1856 (age 62 years, 170 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Lorenzo Bingham Shepard (1821-1856) — also known as Lorenzo B. Shepard — of New York. Born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., May 27, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1849-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1852, 1856; New York County District Attorney, 1854; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1855-56. Member, Tammany Hall. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 18, 1856 (age 35 years, 114 days). Original interment at New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of David Shepard; married, July 5, 1842, to Lucy Morse; father of Edward Morse Shepard.   Epitaph: "This monument Is erected by the voluntary subscriptions of Citizens who valued him as a public officer, of Associates and Clients Who trusted him as a Counsellor, of Friends who loved him as a man, Just, generous and true, In all the relations of Life."   See also Wikipedia article   Joseph Thorpe Elliston (1779-1856) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 15, 1779. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1813-17. Died November 10, 1856 (age 76 years, 331 days). Original interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.   Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known as Laurent-Salomon Juneau — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in L'Asumption, Quebec, August 9, 1793. Democrat. Fur trader; founder of Milwaukee; postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1835-43; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, reportedly from appendicitis, in Keshena, Shawano County (now Menominee County), Wis., November 14, 1856 (age 63 years, 97 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1866 at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.; cenotaph at Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wis.   Relatives: Married 1820 to Josette Vieux; grandfather of Paul Oscar Adolph Husting.   Juneau County, Wis. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Grant Chapman (1798-1856) — also known as John G. Chapman — of Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md. Born in La Plata, Charles County, Md., July 5, 1798. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1824-28, 1830, 1843-44; member of Maryland state senate, 1831-36; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1845-49; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850. Slaveowner. Died in Charles County, Md., December 10, 1856 (age 58 years, 158 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Mt. Rest Cemetery, La Plata, Md.   Relatives: Father of Andrew Grant Chapman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Duhurst Merrick (1793-1857) — also known as William D. Merrick — of Allens Fresh, Charles County, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., October 25, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1832-37, 1856-57; died in office 1857; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1838-45; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 5, 1857 (age 63 years, 103 days). Original interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Newport, Md.   Relatives: Father of William Matthew Merrick.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Hoadley (1781-1857) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Connecticut, December 15, 1781. Lawyer; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1822-26; resigned 1826; justice of the peace; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1846. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 20, 1857 (age 75 years, 67 days). Original interment at Erie Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment at Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Timothy Hoadley and Rebecca (Taintor) Hoadley; married, November 8, 1819, to Mary Ann Woolsey; father of George Hoadly.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Chester Clark Chatfield (1821-1857) — also known as Chester C. Chatfield — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich. Born in New York, June 3, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-52; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856. Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 28, 1857 (age 35 years, 298 days). Original interment at Old Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.; reinterment in 1874 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Joram Chatfield and Jane Polly (Holcomb) Chatfield; married 1848 to Celestia Evaline Whitcomb; third cousin of Constant Webb Chatfield; fourth cousin once removed of Truman Hotchkiss and Arthur Eugene Parmelee.   Political families: Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Lewis Eaton (1790-1857) — of Duanesburg, Schenectady County, N.Y.; Schoharie Bridge (unknown county), N.Y.; Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 17, 1790. Schenectady County Sheriff, 1821-22; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1823-25; postmaster; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1829-32; banker. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 22, 1857 (age 67 years, 186 days). Original interment at Black Rock Burial Ground, Buffalo, N.Y.; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Henry Hobart Haws (1809-1858) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1809. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1851-53. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 27, 1858 (age about 48 years). Original interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1866 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas B. Cuming (d. 1858) — of Nebraska. Secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1854-58; died in office 1858; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854-55, 1857-58. Died March 23, 1858. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Douglas County, Neb.; subsequent interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.   Cuming County, Neb. is named for him.   James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) — also known as J. Pinckney Henderson — of Marshville (unknown county), Tex. Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., March 31, 1808. Lawyer; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1836-37; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1837; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Governor of Texas, 1846-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1857-58; died in office 1858. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., June 4, 1858 (age 50 years, 65 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Henderson County, Tex. is named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS J. Pinckney Henderson (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; collided and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Edward H. Tarrant (1799-1858) — of Texas. Born in South Carolina, 1799. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1847; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-53. Member, Freemasons. Died near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., August 2, 1858 (age about 59 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Parker County, Tex.; subsequent interment in 1859 at a private or family graveyard, Ellis County, Tex.; reinterment in 1928 at Pioneer Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.   Tarrant County, Tex. is named for him.   Thomas Oliver Larkin (1802-1858) — also known as Thomas O. Larkin — of Monterey, Monterey County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., September 18, 1802. Merchant; flour mill business; U.S. Consul in Monterey, 1843-48; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to California, 1845; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1849. Died, from typhoid fever, in Colusa, Colusa County, Calif., October 27, 1858 (age 56 years, 39 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Thomas O. Larkin and Ann (Rogers) Larkin; married to Rachel (Hobson) Holmes.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Robert Hanna Jr. (1786-1858) — of Brookville, Franklin County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Laurens County, S.C., April 6, 1786. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; register of U.S. Land Office at Brookville, Indiana, 1821-23; register of U.S. Land Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1825-27; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1831-32; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1836-39; defeated, 1830, 1835; member of Indiana state senate, 1840-41; defeated, 1846; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850. Killed by a train while walking on the track in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 16, 1858 (age 72 years, 224 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Robert Hanna and Mary (Parks) Hanna; brother of Joseph Hanna and David Graem Hanna; married to Sarah Mowrey; uncle of Albert G. Hanna and James McLean Hanna.   Political family: Hanna family of Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Horace Mann (1796-1859) — also known as "The Father of American Public Education" — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Mass., May 4, 1796. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1827-33; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1833-37; secretary, Massachusetts Board of Education, 1837-48; founder and editor of The Common School Journal; became a national leader in improving and reforming public schools; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free Soil candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1852; president and professor at Antioch College, 1852-59. 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). Original interment somewhere in Yellow Springs, Ohio; reinterment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.; statue at State House Grounds, Boston, Mass.   Relatives: Married 1830 to Charlotte Messer; married, May 1, 1843, to Mary Tyler Peabody (sister-in-law of Nathaniel Hawthorne).   Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Deming family of Maryland and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Mann (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)   Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859) — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., October 19, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex County Surrogate, 1831-36; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1841-42; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1843-45. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 15, 1859 (age 61 years, 300 days). Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment in 1921 at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) and Jane (Bayard) Kirkpatrick; uncle of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1844-1904); grandson of John Bubenheim Bayard; third great-grandnephew of Nicholas Bayard (c.1644-1707); fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter Stuyvesant; first cousin once removed of James Asheton Bayard Sr.; second cousin of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard Jr.; second cousin once removed of Thomas Francis Bayard Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; second cousin four times removed of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); third cousin twice removed of Nicholas Bayard (1736-1802).   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Hammond-Stevens family of Bernardsville, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) — also known as David C. Broderick — of New York; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1820. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1846; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S. Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Irish ancestry. Mortally wounded in a duel on September 13, 1859 with David S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died in San Francisco, Calif., September 16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick; cousin *** of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick.   Political family: Broderick-Kennedy family of Indianapolis and Muncie, Indiana.   The former town of Broderick, now part of West Sacramento, California, was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   James Curtiss (1803-1859) — of Illinois. Born April 7, 1803. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1847-48, 1850-51. Died November 2, 1859 (age 56 years, 209 days). Original interment at City Cemetery (which no longer exists), Chicago, Ill.; reinterment to unknown location.   Samuel Stevens Jr. (1778-1860) — of Maryland. Born in Talbot County, Md., July 13, 1778. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1807-13, 1817, 1819-20; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Maryland, 1822-26. Episcopalian. Died near Trappe, Talbot County, Md., February 7, 1860 (age 81 years, 209 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.; reinterment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.   Relatives: Son of John Stevens and Elizabeth (Connoly) Stevens; married to Eliza May.   See also National Governors Association biography   James Charles Wilson (1818-1860) — of Texas. Born in Yorkshire, England, August 21, 1818. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-50; member of Texas state senate, 1851-53. Methodist. Volunteer on the Somervell Expedition in 1842; captured at Mier, Mexico, and held at Perote Prison until his escape in 1843; famed orator in support of Texas annexation to the U.S. and, later, secession to join the Confederacy. Died of tuberculosis, at Gonzales, Gonzales County, Tex., February 7, 1860 (age 41 years, 170 days). Original interment at Askey Cemetery, Gonzales, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Wilson County, Tex. is named for him.   Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809-1860) — also known as Beverly L. Clarke — of Franklin, Simpson County, Ky. Born in Winterfield, Chesterfield County, Va., February 11, 1809. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1847-49; defeated, 1851; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1858-60, died in office 1860; Honduras, 1858-60, died in office 1860. Protestant; later Catholic. Slaveowner. Died in Guatemala, March 17, 1860 (age 51 years, 35 days). Original interment somewhere in Guatemala; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Married to Mariah Louise Clarke and Zenobia Turner; father of Pauline Clarke (who married John Singleton Mosby).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) — also known as Littleton W. Tazewell — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, December 17, 1774. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1796; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1800-01; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1824-32; Governor of Virginia, 1834-36; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1840. Slaveowner. Died May 6, 1860 (age 85 years, 141 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1866 at Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.   Relatives: Son of Henry Tazewell.   Tazewell County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Books about Littleton Waller Tazewell: Norma Lois Peterson, Littleton Waller Tazewell   John M. S. Causin (1811-1861) — of Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., 1811. Whig. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1837-38, 1840-43, 1849; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1843-45; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland. Died in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., January 30, 1861 (age about 49 years). Original interment at City Cemetery (which no longer exists), Chicago, Ill.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Meigs (1782-1861) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 28, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 20, 1861 (age 78 years, 204 days). Original interment at St. Luke's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Josiah Meigs and Clara (Benjamin) Meigs; married, February 19, 1806, to Julia Austin; father of Henry Meigs Jr.; nephew of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; uncle of John Forsyth Jr.; first cousin of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Return Jonathan Meigs III; second cousin of Martin Chittenden; second cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin and Chittenden Lyon; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin Lewis Fairchild; third cousin of William Whiting Boardman; third cousin once removed of John Willard; third cousin twice removed of Roger Calvin Leete and Mabel Thorp Boardman; fourth cousin of Elijah Hunt Mills, William Woodbridge, Bela Edgerton, Isaac Backus, Heman Ticknor, Martin Olds, Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley, John Leslie Russell, Henry Titus Backus and Joshua Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Chittenden, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha Hunt Allen, Anson Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur Morris, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, Alfred Peck Edgerton, William Dean Kellogg, Charles Jenkins Hayden, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, Leslie Wead Russell, William Henry Bulkeley, Charles Hazen Russell, John Clarence Keeler, Henry Stark Culver and Hiram Bingham.   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 — Wikipedia article   Richard Hanson Weightman (1816-1861) — of New Mexico. Born in Washington, D.C., December 28, 1816. Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1851; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed while commanding troops at the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Republic, Greene County, Mo., August 10, 1861 (age 44 years, 225 days). Original interment at Wilson's Creek Battlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reinterment at Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.   Relatives: Married to Susan Bradford Coxe.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Johnson Brown (d. 1861) — of Missouri. Member of Missouri state senate, 1850; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Republic, Greene County, Mo., August 10, 1861. Original interment at Wilson's Creek Battlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reinterment at Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.   Alcée Louis La Branche (1806-1861) — of Louisiana. Born near New Orleans (unknown parish), La., 1806. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1831; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1837-40; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1843-45. Slaveowner. Died August 17, 1861 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Red Church Cemetery, St. Charles Parish, La.; reinterment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary   Edmund Randolph (1820-1861) — of California. Born in Virginia, June 9, 1820. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly from San Francisco District, 1849-51. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 8, 1861 (age 41 years, 91 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Maria (Ward) Randolph; grandson of Edmund Jenings Randolph; grandnephew of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; great-grandson of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin once removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and Edmund Randolph Cocke; first cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Richard Bland and Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); second cousin of Peter Myndert Dox; second cousin once removed of Harry Bartow Hawes; second cousin twice removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph, Carter Bassett Harrison, William Henry Harrison and John Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin of Thomas Marshall and James Keith Marshall; third cousin once removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Henry St. George Tucker and John Scott Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Burwell Bassett; fourth cousin of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, Carter Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); fourth cousin once removed of John Wayles Eppes, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, Connally Findlay Trigg, Russell Benjamin Harrison, John Augustine Marshall, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Carter Henry Harrison II, Frederick Madison Roberts and William Welby Beverley.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) — also known as Kinsley S. Bingham — of Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker); U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861. Died in Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich., October 5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.; reinterment at Old Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.   Relatives: Brother of Ira P. Bingham; married 1833 to Margaret Warden (sister of Robert Warden Jr. (born c.1815)); married, June 10, 1839, to Mary Warden (sister of Robert Warden Jr. (born c.1815)); uncle of Laura C. Warden (who married William C. Stevens).   Political family: Bingham-Stevens-Warden-Forbes family of Michigan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) — also known as Frank Terry — Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., February 18, 1821. Planter; in 1844, he was attacked by two rebellious slaves with knives and axes; railroad builder; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed in action while leading Terry's Texas Rangers at the battle of Woodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), in Hart County, Ky., December 17, 1861 (age 40 years, 302 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fort Bend County, Tex.; reinterment in 1880 at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Son of Joseph Royal Terry and Sarah David (Smith) Terry; brother of David Smith Terry; married, October 12, 1841, to Mary Bingham.   Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas.   Terry County, Tex. is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Washington, Mason County, Ky., February 2, 1803. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; wounded in a duel with Texas Gen. Felix Huston, Februay 7, 1837; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1838-40; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed while leading his forces at the Battle of Shiloh, Hardin County, Tenn., April 6, 1862 (age 59 years, 63 days). He was the highest-ranking officer on either side killed during the war. Original interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1867 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue at South Mall, University of Texas, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Dr. John Johnston and Abigail (Harris) Johnston; half-brother of Josiah Stoddard Johnston; married 1829 to Henrietta Preston (sister of William Preston); married 1843 to Eliza Griffin; grandfather of Henrietta Preston Johnston (who married Henry St. George Tucker).   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Johnston-Preston family of Kentucky and Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Politician named for him: Albert S. J. Lehr   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph William Gray (d. 1862) — also known as Joseph W. Gray; J. W. Gray — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Postmaster at Cleveland, Ohio, 1853-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860. Died May 26, 1862. Original interment at Erie Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment at Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.   Matthias H. Nichols (1824-1862) — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in New Jersey, October 3, 1824. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1853-59. Died September 15, 1862 (age 37 years, 347 days). Original interment at Old Cemetery, Lima, Ohio; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Lake County, Ohio, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858. Imprisoned for alleged disloyalty to the Union in 1862. Died of a lung hemorrhage, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, January 18, 1863 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Mordecai Cooke (1823-1863) — of Missouri. Born in Portsmouth, Va., December 11, 1823. State court judge in Missouri, 1849; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office 1863. Died in Petersburg, Va., April 14, 1863 (age 39 years, 124 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) — also known as J. Johnston Pettigrew — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Tyrrell County, N.C., July 4, 1828. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. French Huguenot ancestry. Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, and died soon after at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va., July 17, 1863 (age 35 years, 13 days). Original interment somewhere in Raleigh, N.C.; reinterment in 1865 at Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C.   Pettigrew Hall (built 1912), a building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James J. Pettigrew (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., 1788. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1837-41. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 1, 1863 (age about 75 years). Original interment at Union Sixth Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1906 at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (1804-1863) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ridley, Delaware County, Pa., August 14, 1804. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1836; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1843-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856. Died August 22, 1863 (age 59 years, 8 days). Original interment at Cain Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground, Near Downingtown, Chester County, Pa.; reinterment at Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Jefferson Green (1802-1863) — of North Carolina; Texas; California. Born in Warren County, N.C., 1802. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1837; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1850. Sponsored the bill in the California Senate to create the University of California. Died in North Carolina, December 12, 1863 (age about 61 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1905 at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.   Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson   Relatives: Father of Wharton Jackson Green; nephew of Micajah Thomas Hawkins.   Political families: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina; Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Solon Borland (1808-1864) — of Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark. Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk, Va.), September 21, 1808. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1848-53; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1853-54; Salvador, 1853; Costa Rica, 1853-54; Honduras, 1853; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died near Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 1, 1864 (age 55 years, 102 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Caleb Blood Smith (1808-1864) — also known as Caleb B. Smith — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 16, 1808. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-37, 1840-41; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1836; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1843-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860; speaker, 1856; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1861-62; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1862-64; died in office 1864. A large private mausoleum was built for him in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, but he was never entombed there. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 7, 1864 (age 55 years, 266 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at City Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864) — of Virginia. Born in Cabell County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 10, 1830. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1857-61; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Cloyds Mountain, and died near Dublin, Pulaski County, Va., May 21, 1864 (age 33 years, 193 days). Original interment at New Dublin Presbyterian Cemetery, Dublin, Va.; reinterment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.   Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Van R. Humphrey (1800-1864) — of Summit County, Ohio. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., July 28, 1800. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864. Died September 5, 1864 (age 64 years, 39 days). Original interment at Hudson Cemetery, Hudson, Ohio; reinterment in 1871 at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.   Relatives: Married to Stella Beach.   Frederick Stanley Martin (1794-1865) — also known as Frederick S. Martin — of Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Rutland County, Vt., April 25, 1794. County judge in New York, 1840-45; member of New York state senate 32nd District, 1848-49; member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1850; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1851-53. Member, Freemasons. Died in Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., June 28, 1865 (age 71 years, 64 days). Original interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olean, N.Y.; reinterment in 1896 at Mt. View Cemetery, Olean, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alfred Parish Stone (1813-1865) — of Ohio. Born in Worthington, Hampshire County, Mass., June 28, 1813. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1844-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 (speaker); Ohio treasurer of state, 1857-62. Died, from congestion of the brain, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 2, 1865 (age 52 years, 35 days). Original interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment in 1888 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Stone and Lora (Parish) Stone; married 1841 to Ann M. Townsend.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Winter Davis (1817-1865) — also known as H. Winter Davis — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., August 16, 1817. U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1855-61, 1863-65 (4th District 1855-61, 3rd District 1863-65). Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 30, 1865 (age 48 years, 136 days). Original interment at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; reinterment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Cousin *** of David Davis.   Political family: Bush family of Texas and Massachusetts.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   John Givan Davis (1810-1866) — also known as John G. Davis — of Rockville, Parke County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Fleming County, Ky., October 10, 1810. Democrat. Parke County Sheriff, 1830-33; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1851-55, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., January 18, 1866 (age 55 years, 100 days). Original interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.; reinterment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jesse Grimes (1788-1866) — of Texas. Born in Duplin County, N.C., February 6, 1788. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Washington, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Washington, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Washington, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1836-37, 1844-45; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1841-43. Died March 15, 1866 (age 78 years, 37 days). Original interment at John McGinty Cemetery, Near Navasota, Grimes County, Tex.; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Grimes County, Tex. is named for him.   Middleton Tate Johnson (1810-1866) — Born in 1810. Member of Arkansas territorial House of Representatives, 1832; member of Alabama state legislature, 1844; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1849; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1851, 1853, 1855, 1857; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died May 15, 1866 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; reinterment at Johnson Plantation Cemetery, Arlington, Tex.   Johnson County, Tex. is named for him. William Winston Seaton (1785-1866) — of Washington, D.C. Born in King William County, Va., January 11, 1785. Whig. Mayor of Washington, D.C., 1840-50. Died in Washington, D.C., June 16, 1866 (age 81 years, 156 days). Original interment at Holmead's Burying Ground, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Augustine Seaton; married 1809 to Sarah Weston Gales (sister of Joseph Gales Jr.).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)   Oliver Jones (1794-1866) — of Texas. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1794. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1838-40, 1842-43 (District of Austin and Colorado 1838-40, District of Austin, Colorado and Fort Bend 1842-43). Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 17, 1866 (age about 72 years). Original interment at Episcopal and Masonic Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — of Nicholas County, Ky. Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., February 22, 1828. Delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died suddenly, of heart disease, at the Southern Hotel, New York, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1866 (age 38 years, 296 days). Original interment at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.   James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) — of Maryland. Born in Chester County, Pa., August 11, 1809. Member of Maryland state senate, 1847; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died near Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., January 19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161 days). Original interment at South Potomac Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Jones Pettus (1813-1867) — also known as John J. Pettus — of Mississippi. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., October 9, 1813. Governor of Mississippi, 1854, 1859-63. Slaveowner. After the Civil War, as a Confederate leader, amnesty was refused to him, and he became a fugitive; the manhunt continued until his death, from pneumonia, in Pulaski County (part now in Lonoke County), Ark., January 25, 1867 (age 53 years, 108 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Flat Bayou Burial Ground, Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Ark.   Relatives: Son of John Jones Pettus (1782-1822) and Alice Taylor (Winston) Pettus; brother of Edmund Winston Pettus; married to Permelia Virginia Winston; married 1861 to Virginia Hewell.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt (1784-1867) — also known as Jacob H. DeWitt — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y., October 2, 1784. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1819-21; member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1839, 1847. Slaveowner. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., January 30, 1867 (age 82 years, 120 days). Original interment at Houghtaling Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.; reinterment at Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Thomas DeWitt and Elsie (Hasbrouck) DeWitt; married to Sarah Ann Sleight; grandnephew of Abraham Hasbrouck; first cousin of Charles Clinton, De Witt Clinton and George Clinton Jr.; first cousin once removed of Charles De Witt, Joseph Hasbrouck and George William Clinton; first cousin five times removed of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot; second cousin of Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck and Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck; second cousin once removed of Charles D. Bruyn and Charles Gerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed of David Miller De Witt; third cousin once removed of Abraham Elting Hasbrouck and Solomon Hasbrouck; fourth cousin of Abraham A. Deyo; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham A. Deyo Jr..   Political family: DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Alexander McDougall (1817-1867) — also known as James A. McDougall — of Morgan County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bethlehem, Albany County, N.Y., November 19, 1817. Democrat. Illinois state attorney general, 1843-46; California state attorney general, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1853-55; U.S. Senator from California, 1861-67. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 3, 1867 (age 49 years, 288 days). Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   John Winchester Dana (1808-1867) — also known as John W. Dana — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, June 21, 1808. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of Maine state senate, 1843; Governor of Maine, 1844, 1847-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1854; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1854-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1864. Died, from cholera, in Argentina, December 22, 1867 (age 59 years, 184 days). Original interment somewhere in Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.   Relatives: Son of Judah Dana and Elizabeth (Ripley) Dana; married to Eliza Ann Osgood; nephew of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley.   Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Aaron Harlan (1802-1868) — of Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Warren County, Ohio, September 8, 1802. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1832; member of Ohio state senate, 1838; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Greene County, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1853-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856. Died January 8, 1868 (age 65 years, 122 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Cousin *** of Andrew Jackson Harlan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Hull Campbell (1800-1868) — of Pennsylvania. Born in York, York County, Pa., October 10, 1800. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1831; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1845-47. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 19, 1868 (age 67 years, 101 days). Original interment at Monument Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alexander Sandor Asboth (1811-1868) — also known as Alexander Asboth — of Missouri. Born in Keszthely, Hungary, December 18, 1811. Naturalized U.S. citizen; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1866-68, died in office 1868; Uruguay, 1867-68, died in office 1868. Hungarian ancestry. Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 21, 1868 (age 56 years, 34 days). Original interment at Charita District Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Jesse Lowe (1814-1868) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born March 11, 1814. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1857-58. Died April 3, 1868 (age 54 years, 23 days). Original interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Omaha, Neb.; reinterment in 1891 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.; cenotaph at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.   Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) — Born in Franklin County, Tenn., July 19, 1813. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate for Texas state house of representatives, 1853; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1859; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died of typhoid fever in Houston, Harris County, Tex., May 8, 1868 (age 54 years, 294 days). Original interment at Episcopal Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1938 at Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.   Oldham County, Tex. is named for him.   Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 10, 1783. Fur trader; bakery business; town president of St. Joseph, Missouri, 1845-46. Catholic. French Canadian ancestry. Founder of St. Joseph, Mo. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., May 27, 1868 (age 84 years, 291 days). Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), St. Joseph, Mo.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Robidoux and Catherine (Rollet) Robidoux; married to Eugenie Delisle; married 1813 to Angelique Vaudry.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Williams Inge (1817-1868) — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala. Born in Warren County, N.C., February 22, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1844-45; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1847-51; in 1853, he participated in a duel with Rep. Edward Stanly, but neither was seriously injured; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1853-56. Slaveowner. Died in San Francisco, Calif., June 10, 1868 (age 51 years, 109 days). Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Nephew of William Marshall Inge.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Hays (1783-1868) — of Pennsylvania. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, September 10, 1783. Democrat. Venango County Treasurer, 1808; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1813, 1816, 1823-25; Venango County Sheriff, 1820, 1829, 1833; member of Pennsylvania state senate 22nd District, 1838-42; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1843-45; iron manufacturer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1856. Died in Franklin, Venango County, Pa., July 1, 1868 (age 84 years, 295 days). Original interment at Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Pa.; reinterment in 1892 at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edwin Augustus Keeble (1807-1868) — also known as Edwin A. Keeble — of Tennessee. Born in Cumberland County, Va., February 14, 1807. Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1838-55; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1861-62; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1861-62; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., August 26, 1868 (age 61 years, 194 days). Original interment at Keeble Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tenn.; reinterment in 1967 at Mt. Juliet Cemetery, Wilson County, Tenn.   Relatives: Son-in-law of John Bell.   Robert Henry Whitfield (1814-1868) — also known as Robert H. Whitfield — of Isle of Wight County, Va. Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk, Va.), September 14, 1814. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1851; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Isle of Wight County, 1861; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va., October 5, 1868 (age 54 years, 21 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Old St. Luke's Church Graveyard, Near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va.   Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d. 1868) — also known as Benjamin F. Randolph — of Orangeburg County, S.C. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Orangeburg County, 1868; member of South Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1868; died in office 1868. African ancestry. Murdered as he stepped off a train, October 16, 1868. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Randolph Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Thompson Campbell (1811-1868) — of Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Ireland, 1811. Democrat. Member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1841-46; secretary of state of Illinois, 1843-46; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Jo Daviess County, 1847; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1851-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; member of California state assembly 8th District, 1863-65. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 6, 1868 (age about 57 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Slaughter Morehead (1802-1868) — also known as Charles S. Morehead — of Kentucky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., July 7, 1802. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1828; Kentucky state attorney general, 1832-38; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1847-51; Governor of Kentucky, 1855-59. Slaveowner. Died in Greenville, Washington County, Miss., December 21, 1868 (age 66 years, 167 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Charles Morehead and Margaret 'Peggy' (Slaughter) Morehead; brother of Matilda Morehead (who married Horatio Gates Wintersmith); uncle of Richard Curd Wintersmith; first cousin of James Turner Morehead.   Political family: Morehead-Wintersmith family of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Lovell Harrison Rousseau (1818-1869) — also known as Lovell H. Rousseau — of Bloomfield, Greene County, Ind.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky., August 4, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1844-45; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state senate, 1847-49; member of Kentucky state senate, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1865-66, 1866-67; resigned 1866; on June 14, 1866, he assaulted Iowa Rep. Josiah B. Grinnell with the iron handle of his cane; reprimanded by the House of Representatives, and resigned, but was elected to fill his own vacancy. Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 7, 1869 (age 50 years, 156 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment in 1892 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of David Rousseau; married 1843 to Marie Antoinette Dozier.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Bates (1793-1869) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Goochland County, Va., September 4, 1793. Republican. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; Missouri state attorney general, 1820-21; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1822, 1834; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1824-27; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1827-29; member of Missouri state senate 5th District, 1830-31; state court judge in Missouri, 1853-56; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860; U.S. Attorney General, 1861-64; first U.S. cabinet officer from west of the Mississippi River. Quaker. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 25, 1869 (age 75 years, 202 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Fleming Bates and Caroline Matilda (Woodson) Bates; brother of Frederick Bates and James Woodson Bates; married, May 29, 1823, to Julia Davenport Coalter; third cousin once removed of Samuel Hughes Woodson, Silas Woodson, Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; third cousin twice removed of Urey Woodson.   Political family: Woodson family of Jessamine County, Kentucky.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) — Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., February 13, 1831. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869; died in office 1869. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Washington, D.C., September 6, 1869 (age 38 years, 205 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1874 at Rawlins Park, Washington, D.C.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Rawlins (built 1942 at Richmond, California; wrecked in a typhoon in the North Pacific Ocean, 1945) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., October 16, 1806. Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46, 1853-54; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327 days). Original interment at Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.   Presumably named for: William Pitt   Relatives: Son of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869) and Ruth (Green) Fessenden; half-brother of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden and Joseph Palmer Fessenden; married, April 23, 1832, to Ellen Maria Deering; father of James Deering Fessenden, Francis Fessenden and Samuel Fessenden (1841-1862; killed in Civil War); uncle of Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) and Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden; granduncle of Charles Milton Fessenden; third cousin of William Fessenden Allen; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Fessenden, John Milton Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; fourth cousin of Ira A. Locke, Walter Fessenden and Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Bennet Bicknell, Ira Edgar Locke, Henry Nichols Blake and Seth Grosvenor Heacock.   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 — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about William Pitt Fessenden: Robert J. Cook, Civil War Senator: William Pitt Fessenden and the Fight to Save the American Republic   Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)   Austin Augustus King (1802-1870) — also known as Austin A. King — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Sullivan County, Tenn., September 21, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1834-36; circuit judge in Missouri, 1837-48, 1862-63; Governor of Missouri, 1848-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1852, 1864. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 22, 1870 (age 67 years, 213 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ray County, Mo.; reinterment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Walter King and Nancy Goad (Sevier) King; married 1828 to Nancy Harris Roberts; married 1858 to Martha Anthony Woodson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Tillman Lamkin (1811-1870) — of Mississippi. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 17, 1811. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Holmesville, Pike County, Miss., May 19, 1870 (age 58 years, 306 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Miss.   Thomas Lawson Price (1809-1870) — also known as Thomas L. Price — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Danville, Pittsylvania County, Va., January 19, 1809. Democrat. Mayor of Jefferson City, Mo., 1839-42; candidate for Missouri state senate, 1845; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1848-52; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1860-62; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1862-63; defeated, 1862; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1864, 1868; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1864. Slaveowner. Died July 15, 1870 (age 61 years, 177 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1912 at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Gilbert Dean (1819-1870) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 14, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1851-54 (8th District 1851-53, 12th District 1853-54); resigned 1854; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1854-55; appointed 1854. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 12, 1870 (age 51 years, 59 days). Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; reinterment at Portland Evergreen Cemetery, Brocton, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) — also known as David G. Burnet — of Texas. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., April 14, 1788. U.S. Consul in Galveston, 1832-35; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Liberty, 1835; President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839-40. Member, Freemasons. Died December 5, 1870 (age 82 years, 235 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of William Burnet; half-brother of Jacob Burnet.   Political family: Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey.   Burnet County, Tex. is named for him.   Jasper Ewing Brady (1797-1871) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., March 4, 1797. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1844; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1847-49. Died in Washington, D.C., January 26, 1871 (age 73 years, 328 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.; reinterment in 1893 at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Abel Stearns (1798-1871) — also known as "Cara de Caballo"; "Horse Face" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 9, 1798. Delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1849; member of California state assembly, 1851-52, 1861-62 (2nd District 1851-52, 1st District 1861-62). Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1871 (age 73 years, 195 days). Original interment somewhere in San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Levi Stearns and Elizabeth (Goodrich) Stearns; married 1841 to Arcadia Bandini.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Abel Stearns (built 1942 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Nicholas Dockstader (1802-1871) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 4, 1802. Whig. Fur trader; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1840. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 9, 1871 (age 69 years, 309 days). Original interment at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Dockstadter and Angela (Hanson) Dockstadter; married to Harriet Judd.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Linton Stephens (1823-1872) — of Taliaferro County, Ga.; Sparta, Hancock County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., July 1, 1823. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1849, 1863; member of Georgia state senate, 1853-55; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1855, 1857; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1859-60; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Sparta, Hancock County, Ga., July 14, 1872 (age 49 years, 13 days). Original interment at Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Ga.; reinterment in 1914 at Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park, Crawfordville, Ga.   Relatives: Half-brother of Alexander Hamilton Stephens.   Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia.   James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) — also known as James P. Van Ness — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; San Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., 1808. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56; member of California state senate, 1871. Dutch ancestry. Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., December 28, 1872 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Cornelius Peter Van Ness; father-in-law of Frank McCoppin.   Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) — also known as Salmon P. Chase; "Old Mr. Greenbacks" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., January 13, 1808. Republican. Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1846; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1849-55, 1861; Governor of Ohio, 1856-60; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1864-73; died in office 1873. Episcopalian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1873 (age 65 years, 114 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Ithamar Chase and Janette Chase; married to Eliza Ann Smith; father of Katherine Jane 'Kate' Chase (who married William Sprague); nephew of Dudley Chase; cousin *** of Dudley Chase Denison.   Political families: Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Chase family of Vermont (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Chase County, Kan. is named for him.   Chase Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Salmon P. Chase (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.   Politician named for him: Chase S. Osborn   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on various U.S. currency, including $1 and $10 notes in the 1860s, and the $10,000 bill from 1918 to 1946.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Salmon P. Chase: Frederick J. Blue, Salmon P. Chase : A Life in Politics — John Niven, Salmon P. Chase : A Biography — Albert B. Hart, Salmon P. Chase — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln   Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)   Delos Rodeyn Ashley (1828-1873) — also known as Delos R. Ashley — of Monterey, Monterey County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Ark., February 19, 1828. Republican. Member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1854-56; member of California state senate, 1856-57; California state treasurer, 1862-63; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1865-69. Died of apoplexy (stroke), in San Francisco, Calif., July 18, 1873 (age 45 years, 149 days). Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1938 at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Hardin Richard Runnels (1820-1873) — of Boston, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Mississippi, August 30, 1820. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1847-54; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1853-54; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1855-57; Governor of Texas, 1857-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1860; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866. Member, Freemasons. Died December 25, 1873 (age 53 years, 117 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Bowie County, Tex.; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Nephew of Hiram George Runnels; uncle of Cornelia Runnels (who married David Smith Terry).   Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas.   See also National Governors Association biography   Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — of Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., December 9, 1798. Miller; merchant; surveyor; farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1849. Quaker; later Universalist. Irish ancestry. Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground Railroad" before the Civil War. Died in 1874 (age about 75 years). Original interment at Yountsville Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.   Relatives: Brother of Thomas H. O'Neall; father of John Kelly O'Neall; second great-grandfather of Marabeth Thomas (who married Bruce Charles Savage); cousin *** of John F. O'Neall; first cousin of John Belton O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   Andrew Hunter Scott, Sr. (1815-1874) — also known as Andrew H. Scott — of Provo, Utah County, Utah. Born in 1815. Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1861-62; appointed 1861. Died in 1874 (age about 59 years). Original interment at Temple Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Provo, Utah; reinterment at Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.   Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874) — also known as Robert E. B. Baylor — Born in Lincoln County, Ky., May 10, 1793. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1819-20; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1829-31; judge of Texas Republic, 1841-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; district judge in Texas, 1845-60. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. One of the founders, in 1845, of Baylor University, and of Baylor Female College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor). Slaveowner. Died in Gay Hill, Washington County, Tex., January 6, 1874 (age 80 years, 241 days). Original interment at Old Baylor University Campus, Independence, Tex.; reinterment in 1886 at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Campus, Belton, Tex.   Relatives: Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe.   Political family: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Baylor University, Waco, Texas, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Landon Carter Haynes (1816-1875) — also known as Landon C. Haynes — of Tennessee. Born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., December 2, 1816. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1847; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1849-51; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1849-51; Senator from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., February 17, 1875 (age 58 years, 77 days). Original interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1902 at Jackson Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.   Relatives: Uncle of Nathaniel Edwin Harris.   Political family: Taylor family of Tennessee.   John Carey (1792-1875) — of Ohio. Born in Monongalia County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 5, 1792. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1828, 1836, 1843; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; promoter and first president, Mad River Railroad; founder of the town of Carey, Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1859-61. Died in Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio, March 17, 1875 (age 82 years, 346 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1919 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Birch Florence (1812-1875) — also known as Thomas B. Florence — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 26, 1812. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1851-61. Died in Washington, D.C., July 3, 1875 (age 63 years, 158 days). Original interment at Monument Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) — also known as Matthew R. Hull — of Fayette County, Ind. Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor County, W.Va.), about 1807. Farmer; tanner; school teacher; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist. Methodist. Died in Fayette County, Ind., July 23, 1875 (age about 68 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Hull and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull; married, November 29, 1832, to Sarah Ann Hanson.   James Landy (1813-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 13, 1813. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1857-59. Died July 25, 1875 (age 61 years, 285 days). Original interment at Monument Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Denny (1793-1875) — of Knox County, Ill.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mercer County, Ky., May 4, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1830; member of Illinois state senate 19th District, 1849-50. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 28, 1875 (age 82 years, 85 days). Original interment at Old Seattle Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.; reinterment in 1884 at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.; cenotaph at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.   Relatives: Father of Arthur Armstrong Denny.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John B. Weller (1812-1875) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, February 22, 1812. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-45; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1848; U.S. Senator from California, 1852-57; Governor of California, 1858-60; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1860-61. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 17, 1875 (age 63 years, 176 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son-in-law of John Alexander Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Weller family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Samuel McClary Fite (1816-1875) — of Tennessee. Born in Smith County, Tenn., June 12, 1816. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1850; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; district judge in Tennessee, 1858-61, 1869-74; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1875; died in office 1875. Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., October 23, 1875 (age 59 years, 133 days). Original interment at Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Tenn.; reinterment in 1908 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Otis (1826-1875) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 11, 1826. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; importer and exporter; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1872 (delegation chair); mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875. Unitarian. Died, of diphtheria, in San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 1875 (age 49 years, 80 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Otis and Hannah Leavitt (Waters) Otis; married 1858 to Lucy Hamilton Macondray; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; third cousin of John Otis and William Shaw Chandler Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Charles Augustus Otis, Sr.; fourth cousin of Oran Gray Otis, Asa H. Otis, David Perry Otis, Harris F. Otis and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917).   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Bradley Kellogg (1826-1875) — also known as George B. Kellogg — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Rockingham, Windham County, Vt., November 6, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; Adjutant General of Vermont, 1854-59; postmaster at Brattleboro, Vt., 1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 1875 (age 49 years, 6 days). Original interment at Holy Trinity Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875) and Jane (McAfee) Kellogg; half-brother of Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918); married, March 15, 1847, to Mary Lee Sikes; second cousin once removed of Luther Walter Badger and Edward Stanley Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of John Allen and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin once removed of John William Allen, Albert Gallatin Kellogg and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer, Jason Kellogg, Eli Elmer, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel Chapin; fourth cousin of Stephen Wright Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah Brainard, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, John Calhoun Lewis, George Smith Catlin, Ira Allen Eastman, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Henry Gould Lewis, Harvey Gridley Eastman, George Eastman, Clement Phineas Kellogg and Franklin Warren Kellogg.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Robert Augustine Thompson (1805-1876) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1805. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from Virginia 14th District, 1847-49. Slaveowner. Died in 1876 (age about 71 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) — of Maine. Born in Brentwood, Rockingham County, N.H., November 23, 1806. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1831; member of Maine state senate, 1833; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1833-39 (2nd District 1833-35, 8th District 1835-37, 6th District 1837-39); early promoter and financial backer of the electric telegraph. Died in Deering (now part of Portland), Cumberland County, Maine, October 14, 1876 (age 69 years, 326 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; re-entombed at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Image source: Maine State Archives/Maine Historical Society   Sherrod Williams (1804-1876) — of Monticello, Wayne County, Ky. Born in Pulaski County, Ky., 1804. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1829; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1835-41. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 1, 1876 (age about 72 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Father of Thomas Hansford Williams and George E. Williams.   Political family: Williams family of Monticello, Kentucky.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1807. Governor of Oregon Territory, 1845-49; newspaper publisher. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 2, 1877 (age 69 years, 146 days). Original interment somewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Married 1830 to Anne Pope.   Abernethy Bridge on I-205, crossing the Willamette River between Oregon City & West Linn, Oregon, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George Abernethy (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ephraim Foster Anderson (1838-1877) — of Maryland. Born in Bedford County, Pa., 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868. Crippled by wounds received during the Civil War. Died April 5, 1877 (age about 38 years). Original interment at Presbyterian Church (which no longer exists), Anderson, Md.; reinterment to unknown location.   Mathew C. Moore (1837-1877) — Born near Van Buren, Crawford County, Ark., April 24, 1837. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1875. Died in Van Buren, Crawford County, Ark., April 24, 1877 (age 40 years, 0 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Crawford County, Ark.; reinterment in 1915 at Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.   Relatives: Step-son of James Woodson Bates; son of Elizabeth Moore.   Political family: Woodson family of Jessamine County, Kentucky.   Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) — also known as Robert D. Owen — of New Harmony, Posey County, Ind. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 9, 1801. Democrat. Farmer; author; newspaper editor; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1836-39, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1843-47; defeated, 1839, 1847; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Two Sicilies, 1854-58. Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Aided his father in the establishment of the New Harmony social experiment. Died in Lake George, Warren County, N.Y., June 24, 1877 (age 75 years, 227 days). Original interment at Village Cemetery, Lake George, N.Y.; reinterment at Maple Hill Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.   Cross-reference: Morris Birkbeck   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877) — also known as Henry T. Backus; Harry T. Backus — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 4, 1809. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1861-62; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69. Member, Freemasons. Died in Greenwood, Mohave County, Ariz., July 13, 1877 (age 68 years, 100 days). Original interment somewhere in Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.   Relatives: Son of James Backus and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus; married, December 7, 1835, to Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (daughter of William Woodbridge (1780-1861); fourth great-granddaughter of William Leete); grandnephew of Roger Griswold; great-grandson of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second great-grandson of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin of William Woodbridge (1780-1861); first cousin once removed of James Hillhouse; first cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Frederick Wolcott; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Isaac Backus, John William Allen and Matthew Griswold (1833-1919); second cousin once removed of Zina Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Huntington, Joshua Coit, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, George Frederick Stone and Selden Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin and Frederic Lincoln Chapin; third cousin of Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Charles Wentworth Upham, James Samuel Wadsworth, Christopher Parsons Wolcott, Thomas Worcester Hyde and Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Samuel H. Huntington, Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, Abel Huntington, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, George Griswold Sill, Charles Frederick Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott, Charles Edward Hyde, Alfred Wolcott, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Daniel Pitkin, Erastus Clark Scranton, Sereno Hamilton Scranton, Samuel Lord (1831-1880) and James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Augustine Scranton, Samuel Lord (1859-1925), John Lee Saltonstall, Joseph Buell Ely, John Foster Dulles, Allen Welsh Dulles and James Jermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin of Henry Meigs, Thomas Hale Sill, Bela Edgerton, Jabez Williams Huntington, Heman Ticknor, Nathaniel Huntington, William Whiting Boardman, James Huntington, Martin Olds, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Frederick William Lord, Charles Phelps Huntington, Elisha Hunt Allen, Elisha Mills Huntington, Theodore Sill, George Washington Wolcott, Robert Coit Jr. and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Nathaniel Merriam, Augustus Seymour Porter, Peter B. Garnsey, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, James Doolittle Wooster, Theodore Davenport, Edmund Holcomb, Henry Meigs Jr., John Forsyth Jr., Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Augustus Frank, Collins Dwight Huntington, William Fessenden Allen, George Milo Huntington, Judson B. Phelps, William Clark Huntington, Henry Stark Culver, Frederick Hobbes Allen, Herman Arod Gager, William Brainard Coit, Hiram Bingham, John Leffingwell Randolph and George Leffingwell Reed.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as "Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (now Marshall County), Tenn., July 13, 1821. Democrat. Cotton planter; slave trader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in April 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederate troops under his command massacred African-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners, since the Confederacy refused to recognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen as a war crime, sparked outrage across the North, and a congressional inquiry; in 1867, he became involved in the Ku Klux Klan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violent tactics to intimidate Black voters and suppress their votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868; in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering that the Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on to denounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendly speech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis, calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of former slaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southern press. English ancestry. Member, Ku Klux Klan. After his death, he became a folk hero among white Southerners, particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in the early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Slaveowner. Died, from complications of diabetes, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., October 29, 1877 (age 56 years, 108 days). Original interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1904 at Health Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; memorial monument at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.; memorial monument at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.   Relatives: Son of William B. Forrest and Miriam (Beck) Forrest; married 1845 to Mary Ann Montgomery.   Forrest County, Miss. is named for him.   The city of Forrest City, Arkansas, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Nathan B. Forrest (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known as John F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., March 8, 1813. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated, 1870. Injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., December 17, 1877 (age 64 years, 284 days). Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.   Relatives: Son of George Driggs.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Magill Conrad (1804-1878) — of Louisiana. Born in Winchester, Va., December 24, 1804. Lawyer; fought a duel and killed his opponent; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1840-42; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1842-43; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1844; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1849-50; U.S. Secretary of War, 1850-53; Delegate from Louisiana to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Slaveowner. Suffered a stroke while testifying in court, and died a few days later, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., February 11, 1878 (age 73 years, 49 days). Originally entombed at Girod Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Grandnephew by marriage of George Washington.   Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Roosevelt family of New York; Jackson-Lee family; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Clay family of Kentucky; DeBruyn-Washington family of Savannah, Georgia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Daniel George Shillock (c.1824-1878) — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn. Born near Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast), about 1824. Member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1863-66; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 19, 1867. Died August 17, 1878 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Maple Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Minneapolis, Minn.; reinterment in 1894 at Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Granduncle of John C. Shillock.   Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802-1879) — also known as Thomas S. Drew — of Arkansas. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., August 25, 1802. Democrat. Governor of Arkansas, 1844-49; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1858. Died in Lipan, Hood County, Tex., 1879 (age about 76 years). Original interment somewhere in Lipan, Tex.; reinterment in 1923 at Masonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Ark.   Drew County, Ark. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Robert Latane Montague (1819-1880) — also known as Robert L. Montague — of Middlesex County, Va. Born in Middlesex County, Va., May 23, 1819. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1850, 1872; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1860-64; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Mathews & Middlesex counties, 1861; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; state court judge in Virginia, 1875-80. Baptist. Died of erysipelas infection, near Saluda, Middlesex County, Va., March 2, 1880 (age 60 years, 284 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Urbanna, Va.   Relatives: Son of Lewis Brooke Montague and Catherine Street (Jesse) Montague; married, December 14, 1852, to Cordelia Gay Eubank; father of Andrew Jackson Montague.   See also Wikipedia article   Paul Octave Hébert (1818-1880) — of Louisiana. Born in Iberville Parish, La., December 12, 1818. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Louisiana, 1853-56; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Catholic. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 29, 1880 (age 61 years, 261 days). Original interment at St. Paul's Cemetery, Bayou Goula, La.; reinterment at St. Raphael's Cemetery, Near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, La.   See also National Governors Association biography   Edwin Waller (1800-1881) — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., November 4, 1800. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Brazoria, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Postmaster General, 1839; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1840; county judge in Texas, 1844; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861. Member, Freemasons. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., January 3, 1881 (age 80 years, 60 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1928 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Waller County, Tex. is named for him.   Joseph Lane (1801-1881) — of Winchester, Douglas County, Ore. Born in a log cabin near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., December 14, 1801. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon state senate, 1880. Baptist; later Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore., April 19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Father-in-law of Lafayette Mosher; father of La Fayette Lane; grandfather of Harry Lane; grandnephew of Joel Lane; cousin *** of David Lowry Swain; first cousin by marriage of Walter Terry Colquitt.   Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.   Lane County, Ore. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Ansel Briggs (1806-1881) — of Ohio; Jackson County, Iowa. Born in Vermont, February 3, 1806. Democrat. Sheriff; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1842-46; Governor of Iowa, 1846-50. Congregationalist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., May 5, 1881 (age 75 years, 91 days). Original interment somewhere in Omaha, Neb.; reinterment in 1909 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Iowa.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Image source: History and Civil Government of Iowa (1897)   Anthony Lausett Knapp (1828-1881) — also known as Anthony L. Knapp — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill. Born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., June 14, 1828. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate, 1859; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1861-65 (6th District 1861-63, 10th District 1863-65). Died May 24, 1881 (age 52 years, 344 days). Original interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.   Relatives: Brother of Robert McCarty Knapp.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Owen Paul Sutton (1821-1881) — also known as Owen P. Sutton — of California. Born in Naples, Ontario County, N.Y., August 8, 1821. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; member of California state assembly 8th District, 1863; real estate business. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 1, 1881 (age 60 years, 24 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1946 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Boles Sutton and Bestsey (Parish) Sutton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Carter Abbott (1825-1881) — also known as Joseph C. Abbott — of New Hampshire; Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., July 15, 1825. Republican. Newspaper editor; Adjutant General of New Hampshire, 1855-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1868-71; member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1872-; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1874-77. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., October 8, 1881 (age 56 years, 85 days). Original interment at National Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; reinterment in 1887 at Valley Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.   Relatives: Son of Aaron Abbott and Nancy (Badger) Abbott.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Robert Byington Mitchell (1823-1882) — of Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. Born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, April 4, 1823. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1857-58; treasurer of Kansas Territory, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1866-69. Died in Washington, D.C., January 26, 1882 (age 58 years, 297 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1895 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) — also known as Milton S. Latham — of San Francisco, Calif.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 23, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1855-57; Governor of California, 1860; U.S. Senator from California, 1860-63. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 4, 1882 (age 54 years, 285 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (1822-1882) — also known as Jonathan T. Updegraff — of Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1822. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate 22nd District, 1872-73; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1879-82 (18th District 1879-81, 16th District 1881-82); died in office 1882. Died November 30, 1882 (age about 60 years). Original interment at Updegraff Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; reinterment in 1926 at Short Creek Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alfred J. Ellis (d. 1883) — of California. Member of California state assembly 6th District, 1852-53. Died in 1883. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Eugene Casserly (1820-1883) — of California. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, November 13, 1820. Democrat. U.S. Senator from California, 1869-73. Died of apoplexy (stroke), in San Francisco, Calif., January 14, 1883 (age 62 years, 62 days). Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1904 at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Patrick S. Casserly.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883) — also known as Charles H. Larrabee — Born in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., November 9, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; circuit judge in Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1848-58; justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1848-53; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1859-61; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1878. Was seriously injured in a railroad accident at Telechapi, Calif., which resulted in his death in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1883 (age 62 years, 72 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) — also known as R. A. Packer — of Wysox, Bradford County, Pa. Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa., November 18, 1842. Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh Valley Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876, 1880. Died, of Bright's disease, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., February 20, 1883 (age 40 years, 94 days). Original interment at Tioga Point Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in 1884 at Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Asa Packer and Sarah Minerva (Blakeslee) Packer; married to Emily V. Piollet; nephew by marriage of Josef Marie Piollet; grandnephew of Daniel Packer; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows; second cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin twice removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, William Waigstill Avery, Jonathan R. Herrick, Alfred Avery Burnham and Doraf Wilmot Blakeslee.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The Robert Packer Memorial Hospital (now Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital), in Sayre, Pennsylvania, is named for him. Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known as Alexander H. Stephens; "The Little Pale Star from Georgia" — of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1842; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45, 7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Vice President of the Confederacy, 1861-65; arrested for treason in May 1865, and held for five months at Fort Warren; Governor of Georgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883. Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 4, 1883 (age 71 years, 21 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; reinterment at Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park, Crawfordville, Ga.   Presumably named for: Alexander Hamilton   Relatives: Son of Andrew Baskins Stephens and Margaret (Grier) Stephens; half-brother of Linton Stephens; great-granduncle of Robert Grier Stephens Jr..   Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander H. Stephens (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   Politician named for him: Alexander S. Clay   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $20 notes in 1861-64.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Alexander H. Stephens: Thomas E. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography — William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens   Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)   David Rumsey (1810-1883) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., December 25, 1810. Whig. Lawyer; Steuben County Surrogate, 1840-44; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1847-51; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1873-80; appointed 1873. Died in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., March 12, 1883 (age 72 years, 77 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Grove Cemetery, Bath, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Chester William Chapin (1798-1883) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Ludlow, Hampden County, Mass., December 16, 1798. Democrat. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1876. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 10, 1883 (age 84 years, 176 days). Original interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.; reinterment at Chicopee Cemetery, Chicopee, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Ephraim Chapin and Mary (Smith) Chapin; married, June 1, 1825, to Dorcus Chapin; granduncle of Alfred Clark Chapin; second great-granduncle of Hamilton Fish Jr.; third great-granduncle of Hamilton Fish and Alexa Fish Ward; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Beebe Chapin; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821); third cousin of John Putnam Chapin; third cousin once removed of Samuel Clesson Allen, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878) and Graham Hurd Chapin; third cousin twice removed of Albert Clark Chapin; fourth cousin of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer, Eli Elmer, Elijah Boardman, John Allen, William Bostwick, Daniel Warner Bostwick, Marshall Chapin, John Hall Brockway and Elisha Hunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Peter B. Garnsey, Amaziah Brainard, Luther Walter Badger, Willard J. Chapin, Daniel Kellogg, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, William Whiting Boardman, John William Allen, Edmund Gillett Chapin, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, John Milton Thayer, William Fessenden Allen, Zenas Ferry Moody, Andrew Bliss Chapin and Frederick Hobbes Allen.   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   Jesse Hale Moore (1817-1883) — also known as Jesse H. Moore — of Illinois. Born near Lebanon, St. Clair County, Ill., April 22, 1817. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1869-73; U.S. Consul in Callao, 1881-83, died in office 1883. Died, from yellow fever, in Callao, Peru, July 11, 1883 (age 66 years, 80 days). Original interment somewhere in Peru; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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   James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) — also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto Governor" — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hamburg, Aiken County, S.C., December 15, 1808. Democrat. Merchant; planter; lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida state senate, 1861. Died in DeLand, Volusia County, Fla., November 23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343 days). Original interment at Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere in Quincy, Fla.   Relatives: Son of John Broome and Jeanette (Witherspoon) Broome; father of John Dozier Broome and James E. Broome.   Political family: Broome family of Quincy and DeLand, Florida.   See also National Governors Association biography   Alvan Flanders (1825-1884) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Wallula, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., August 2, 1825. Republican. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1861-62; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1867-69; Governor of Washington Territory, 1869-70. Died in San Francisco, Calif., March 14, 1884 (age 58 years, 225 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of David Flanders and Rachel (Kent) Flanders; married, June 14, 1848, to Nancy Acorn; married, December 7, 1855, to Elizabeth M. Smith; first cousin twice removed of Ralph Edward Flanders; second cousin of Francis Durrell Flanders; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Franklin Flanders.   Political family: Flanders family of Vermont (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) — also known as D. W. Cheesman — of Oroville, Butte County, Calif. Born in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind., December 22, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861. Died November 24, 1884 (age 59 years, 338 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman; married 1849 to Urania K. Macy.   Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885) — also known as Mark A. Cooper — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born near Powellton, Hancock County, Ga., April 20, 1800. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1833; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41, 1842-43; iron manufacturer; member of Georgia state senate, 1876. Slaveowner. Died near Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga., March 17, 1885 (age 84 years, 331 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Bartow County, Ga.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Cooper and Judith (Harvey) Cooper; married, August 23, 1821, to Evaline Flournoy; married, January 6, 1825, to Sophronia Ann Roseana Randle; cousin *** of Eugenius Aristides Nisbet; second cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler and Milton Anthony Candler; second cousin twice removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr..   Political family: Candler family of Georgia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Francis Berton (c.1830-1885) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Switzerland, about 1830. Banker; Consul for Switzerland in San Francisco, Calif., 1867-85; Consul for Portugal in San Francisco, Calif., 1869-85. Swiss ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, from "impoverishment of the blood" (anemia), in the Grand Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., April 1, 1885 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands).   Cross-reference: Francis G. Newlands — David S. Terry   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   David William Lewis (1815-1885) — of Georgia. Born in Hancock County, Ga., October 24, 1815. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1845-55; Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died December 28, 1885 (age 70 years, 65 days). Original interment at Dahlonega City Cemetery, Dahlonega, Ga.; reinterment in 1891 at North Georgia College, Dahlonega, Ga.   Benjamin Albertson Willis (1840-1886) — also known as Benjamin A. Willis — of New York. Born in New York, 1840. U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1875-79; defeated, 1870 (Independent Republican, 7th District), 1878 (Tammany Hall Democratic, 11th District). Died in 1886 (age about 46 years). Original interment at Friends Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Hansford Williams (1828-1886) — also known as Thomas H. Williams — of California. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., May 18, 1828. California state attorney general, 1858-62. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 28, 1886 (age 57 years, 286 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Sherrod Williams; brother of George E. Williams.   Political family: Williams family of Monticello, Kentucky.   John Franklin Miller (1831-1886) — also known as John F. Miller — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., November 21, 1831. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Senator from California, 1881-86; died in office 1886. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1886 (age 54 years, 107 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1913 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Uncle of John Franklin Miller (1862-1936).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Henry Dunning Moore (1817-1887) — also known as Henry D. Moore — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New York, 1817. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1849-53; candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1861-63, 1864-65; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1869-70. Died in 1887 (age about 70 years). Original interment at Monument Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Plater Tayloe (1804-1887) — also known as George P. Tayloe — of Roanoke County, Va. Born October 16, 1804. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Roanoke County, 1861. Episcopalian. Died April 18, 1887 (age 82 years, 184 days). Original interment at Buena Vista Plantation, Roanoke, Va.; reinterment at Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.   Gordon Newell Mott (1812-1887) — Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 21, 1812. State court judge in California, 1850; justice of Nevada territorial supreme court, 1861; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nevada Territory, 1863. Died April 27, 1887 (age 74 years, 188 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio. Born in Carroll County, Ohio, January 29, 1836. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state senate, 1867; Governor of Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana territorial legislature, 1880. Methodist. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., June 17, 1887 (age 51 years, 139 days). Original interment at Benton Avenue Cemetery, Helena, Mont.; reinterment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Aaron Augustus Sargent (1827-1887) — also known as "The Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad" — of Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1827. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of California state senate, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; U.S. Representative from California, 1861-63, 1869-73 (at-large 1861-63, 2nd District 1869-73); U.S. Senator from California, 1873-79; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1882-84. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 14, 1887 (age 59 years, 320 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; Cremated; ashes scattered; cenotaph at Pioneer Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Aaron Peaslee Sargent and Elizabeth (Stanwood) Sargent; married, March 14, 1852, to Ellen Swett Clark; second cousin once removed of Charles Rowell; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel Davis; third cousin twice removed of Abel Merrill and Noah Davis; fourth cousin once removed of Anthony Colby, James Shepard Pike, Frederick Augustus Pike, Joseph Pomeroy Root and Sanford Winslow Abbey.   Political family: Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew Jackson Bryant (1831-1888) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Effingham, Carroll County, N.H., October 30, 1831. Democrat. Gold miner; wholesale liquor merchant; importer and dealer in safes and locks; insurance business; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1875-79. Jumped or fell from the ferry steamer Encinal, and drowned in San Francisco Bay, May 11, 1888 (age 56 years, 194 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) — also known as Volney E. Howard — of Brandon, Rankin County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas state attorney general, 1846; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior court judge in California, 1879. Injured in duel with Hiram G. Runnels. Slaveowner. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 14, 1889 (age 79 years, 204 days). Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Howard County, Tex. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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   Lucy Webb Hayes (1831-1889) — also known as Lucy Ware Webb; "Lemonade Lucy" — Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 28, 1831. First Lady of the United States, 1877-81. Female. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, June 25, 1889 (age 57 years, 301 days). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.   Relatives: Daughter of James Webb and Marietta (Cook) Webb; married, December 30, 1852, to Rutherford Birchard Hayes; mother of James Webb Cook Hayes.   Political family: Hayes family of Fremont, Ohio.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known as Jefferson Davis — of Warrenton, Warren County, Miss.; Warren County, Miss. Born in a log cabin, Fairview, Christian County (now Todd County), Ky., June 3, 1808. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate for Mississippi state house of representatives, 1843; candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate for Governor of Mississippi, 1851; U.S. Secretary of War, 1853-57; President of the Confederacy, 1861-65. Captured by Union forces in May 1865 and imprisoned without trial for about two years. Slaveowner. Died of bronchitis and malaria in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 6, 1889 (age 81 years, 186 days). Original interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument at Memorial Avenue, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married, June 17, 1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter of Zachary Taylor and Margaret Taylor); married, February 25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter of Richard Howell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who married Richard Brodhead); granduncle of Jefferson Davis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who married Thomas Edmund Dewey).   Political families: Taylor-Brodhead family of Easton, Pennsylvania; Davis-Howell-Morgan-Agnew family of New Orleans and Shreveport, Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Jesse D. Bright — John H. Reagan — Horace Greeley — Solomon Cohen — George W. Jones — Samuel A. Roberts — William T. Sutherlin — Victor Vifquain — Charles O'Conor   Jeff Davis County, Ga., Jefferson Davis Parish, La., Jefferson Davis County, Miss. and Jeff Davis County, Tex. are named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 at Mobile, Alabama; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   Other politicians named for him: J. Davis Brodhead — Jefferson D. Hostetter — Jefferson D. Blount — Jefferson Davis Carwile — Jeff Davis — Jefferson D. Helms — Jefferson Davis Wiggins — Jefferson Davis Parris   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Jefferson Davis: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881)   Books about Jefferson Davis: William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoir by His Wife — William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy, Was Jefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren, Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway & Richard E. Beringer, Jefferson Davis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen, Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson, Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis   Image source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known as "The Pathfinder"; "The Champion of Freedom" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 21, 1813. Republican. Explorer; Military Governor of California, 1847; arrested for mutiny, 1847; court-martialed; found guilty of mutiny, disobedience, and conduct prejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres. James K. Polk; U.S. Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate for President of the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1878-81; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Episcopalian. French ancestry. Died, of peritonitis, in a hotel room at New York, New York County, N.Y., July 13, 1890 (age 77 years, 173 days). Original interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at Rockland Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor) Frémont; married, October 19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter of Thomas Hart Benton).   Political families: Benton family of Missouri and Tennessee; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Selah Hill   Fremont County, Colo., Fremont County, Idaho, Fremont County, Iowa and Fremont County, Wyo. are named for him.   Fremont Peak, in Monterey County and San Benito County, California, is named for him.  — Fremont Peak, in Coconino County, Arizona, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, California, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, Ohio, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, Nebraska, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Fremont (built 1941 at Terminal Island, California; mined and wrecked in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1945) was named for him.   Politician named for him: John F. Hill   Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil, Free Men, Fremont."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by John C. Fremont: Memoirs of My Life and Times   Books about John C. Fremont: Tom Chaffin, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire — David Roberts, A Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the American West — Andrew Rolle, John Charles Fremont: Character As Destiny   Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)   Robert Ray Hamilton (1851-1890) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 18, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1881, 1886-89; in July 1889, while staying in Atlantic City, he was caught in a national scandal, after his wife, Eva, stabbed a nurse; she was arrested and tried; it came out that Eva was still married to another man, that she had bought a baby for $10 and told Hamilton he was the father, to induce him to marry her; when this was publicized, Hamilton sued for divorce; as the case dragged on, he moved to Wyoming to help a friend establish a hotel. While on a hunting trip, he drowned while attempting to ford the Snake River, in Uinta County (part now in Teton County), Wyo., August 23, 1890 (age 39 years, 158 days). Original interment somewhere in Teton County, Wyo.; reinterment in 1892 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Schuyler Hamilton and Cornelia (Ray) Hamilton; grandnephew of James Alexander Hamilton; great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton; great-grandnephew of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; second great-grandson of Philip John Schuyler; second great-grandnephew of Stephen John Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer and Robert Van Rensselaer; third great-grandson of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Younger and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandnephew of Jacobus Van Cortlandt; fifth great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston the Elder; first cousin twice removed of Philip Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed of Stephanus Bayard, Volkert Petrus Douw, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, James Livingston and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin five times removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Henry Walter Livingston; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Maturin Livingston and James Parker; second cousin four times removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, John Jay, Frederick Jay and Peter Samuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of Matthew Clarkson; third cousin once removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John Eliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and John Cortlandt Parker; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay and William Jay; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Richard Wayne Parker, Charles Wolcott Parker, Charles Ludlow Livingston and Bronson Murray Cutting.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Juan Nepomucena Seguin (1806-1890) — also known as Juan N. Seguin — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 27, 1806. Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1838-40; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1841, 1841-42. Died in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, August 27, 1890 (age 83 years, 304 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1974 somewhere in Seguin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Erasmo Seguin and Maria Josefa Becerra; married 1825 to Maria Gertrudis Flores de Abrego.   The city of Seguin, Texas, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article   Joseph Pendleton Hoge (1810-1891) — also known as Joseph P. Hoge — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 15, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1843-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1876; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878; superior court judge in California, 1889-91; died in office 1891. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 14, 1891 (age 80 years, 242 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Sarah Polk (1803-1891) — also known as Sarah Childress — Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., September 4, 1803. First Lady of the United States, 1845-49. Female. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., August 14, 1891 (age 87 years, 344 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.   Relatives: Daughter of Joel Childress and Elizabeth (Whitsett) Childress; married, January 1, 1824, to James Knox Polk (brother of William Hawkins Polk; uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk).   Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Lorenzo Sawyer (1820-1891) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., May 23, 1820. Lawyer; district judge in California 12th District, 1862-63; justice of California state supreme court, 1864-69; chief justice of California state supreme court, 1868-69; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1870-91; died in office 1891; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1891; died in office 1891. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 7, 1891 (age 71 years, 107 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   John Adams Hyman (1840-1891) — of North Carolina. Born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., July 23, 1840. Republican. Delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member of North Carolina state senate, 1869-75; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1875-77. African ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., September 14, 1891 (age 51 years, 53 days). Original interment at Columbian Harmony Cemetery (which no longer exists), Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1959 at National Harmony Memorial Park, Landover, Md.   Presumably named for: John Adams   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837-1891) — also known as William H. F. Lee — of Burkes Station, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Arlington County, Va., May 31, 1837. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia state senate, 1875; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1887-91; died in office 1891. During the Civil War, he was captured by Union forces, imprisoned, and eventually exchanged for Gen. Neal Dow, who had been captured by Confederates. Slaveowner. Died in Virginia, October 15, 1891 (age 54 years, 137 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1922 at Lee Memorial Chapel, Lexington, Va.   Relatives: Grandson of Henry Lee; second great-grandnephew of Richard Bland.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jackson-Lee family; Lincoln-Lee family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Montgomery Glover (1822-1891) — also known as John M. Glover — of La Grange, Lewis County, Mo. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., September 4, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1873-79. Died near Newark, Knox County, Mo., November 15, 1891 (age 69 years, 72 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Knox County, Mo.; reinterment at Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.   Relatives: Uncle of John Milton Glover.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Henry Hardin (1820-1892) — also known as Charles H. Hardin — of Missouri. Born in Trimble County, Ky., July 15, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 9th District, 1873-74; Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died in Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., July 29, 1892 (age 72 years, 14 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Audrain County, Mo.; reinterment at Jewell Cemetery, Near Columbia, Boone County, Mo.   The city of Hardin, Missouri, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   George Baird Hodge (1828-1892) — of Kentucky. Born in Fleming County, Ky., April 8, 1828. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1853; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1859; Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1873-77. Died in Longwood, Seminole County, Fla., August 1, 1892 (age 64 years, 115 days). Original interment somewhere in Seminole County, Fla.; reinterment in 1903 at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.   Relatives: Son-in-law of John Wooleston Tibbatts. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B. Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" — of Ohio. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, October 4, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President of the United States, 1877-81. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Webb Hayes; father of James Webb Cook Hayes.   Political family: Hayes family of Fremont, Ohio.   Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit — James M. Comly — Joseph P. Bradley   Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.   Rutherford B. Hayes High School, in Delaware, Ohio, is named for him.  — The Presidente Hayes Department (province), and its capital city, Villa Hayes, in Paraguay, are named for him.  — Hayes Hall (built 1893), at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, is named for him.   Personal motto: "He serves his party best who serves his country best."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari Hoogenboom, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876   Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893) — also known as Lucius Q. C. Lamar — of Covington, Newton County, Ga.; Abbeville, Lafayette County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born near Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga., September 17, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter; president, University of Mississippi, 1849-52; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1853; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1857-60, 1873-77; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1877, 1881; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1877-85; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1885-88; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-93; died in office 1893. Methodist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Slaveowner. Died in Vineville (now part of Macon), Bibb County, Ga., January 23, 1893 (age 67 years, 128 days). Original interment at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Ga.; reinterment in 1894 at St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.   Relatives: Son of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834) and Sarah Williamson (Bird) Lamar; married to Virginia Longstreet; nephew of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar and Loretta Rebecca Lamar (who married Absalom Harris Chappell); uncle of William Bailey Lamar; fourth cousin of William McKendree Robbins and Joseph Rucker Lamar; fourth cousin once removed of Gaston Ahi Robbins.   Political family: Lamar family of Georgia.   Lamar counties in Ala., Ga. and Miss. are named for him.   Lamar Hall, at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Lamar River, in Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Lamar Boulevard, in Oxford, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Lamar Avenue, in Memphis, Tennessee, is named for him.  — Lamar School (founded 1964), in Meridian, Mississippi, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Lucius Q. C. Lamar: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage   Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) — also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine"; "Magnetic Man" — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856 (Honorary Secretary); member of Maine state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876, 1880; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S. Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1893 (age 62 years, 362 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine.   Relatives: Son of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and Maria Louise (Gillespie) Blaine; married, June 30, 1850, to Harriet Stanwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who married Truxtun Beale); nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John Hoge Ewing); grandfather of James Gillespie Blaine III.   Political family: Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Robert G. Ingersoll   Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are named for him.   Mount Blaine, in Park County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The city of Blaine, Washington, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Blaine (built 1942 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1969) was named for him.   Politician named for him: J. B. McLaughlin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about James G. Blaine: Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Edward P. Crapol, James G. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History   Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)   Hiram Sanford Stevens (1832-1893) — of Arizona. Born in Weston, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1832. Member of Arizona territorial House of Representatives, 1868; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1875. Died March 22, 1893 (age 61 years, 2 days). Original interment at Old Tucson Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.; reinterment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) — also known as Alexander McGowan; Alexander McGowen — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Duplin County, N.C., July 5, 1817. Tinner; hardware merchant; foundry owner; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 26, 1893 (age 76 years, 174 days). Original interment somewhere in San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Relatives: Married 1841 to Sarah Christopher; married 1875 to Florence Abbey.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Gately Downey (1827-1894) — also known as John G. Downey — of Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ireland, June 24, 1827. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 1st District, 1856-57; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1860; Governor of California, 1860-62; defeated, 1863. Died March 1, 1894 (age 66 years, 250 days). Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   The city of Downey, California, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Orange Ferriss (1814-1894) — of New York. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., November 26, 1814. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1867-71. Died in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., April 11, 1894 (age 79 years, 136 days). Original interment at Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.; reinterment in 1904 at Pineview Cemetery, Queensbury, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frederick Ferdinand Low (1828-1894) — also known as Frederick F. Low — of California. Born in Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, June 30, 1828. Republican. U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1862-63; Governor of California, 1863-67; U.S. Minister to China, 1869-73. Died July 21, 1894 (age 66 years, 21 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary   James Graham Fair (1831-1894) — also known as James G. Fair — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 3, 1831. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1881-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1888 (member, Credentials Committee). Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 28, 1894 (age 63 years, 25 days). Originally entombed at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; re-entombed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Susanna Margaret (Graham) Fair and James Hay Fair; married to Theresa Rooney; father of Theresa Alice 'Tessie' Fair (who married Hermann Oelrichs).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Hiram R. Lott (d. 1895) — Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1892-93; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1893-95; U.S. Consul in Managua, as of 1895. Died June 6, 1895. Original interment somewhere in Managua, Nicaragua; reinterment in 1897 somewhere in Floyd, La.   Hezekiah Sanford Bundy (1817-1895) — also known as Hezekiah S. Bundy — of Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 15, 1817. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1848; member of Ohio state senate, 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1865-67, 1873-75, 1893-95 (11th District 1865-67, 1873-75, 10th District 1893-95). Died in Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio, December 12, 1895 (age 78 years, 119 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Jackson County, Ohio; reinterment in 1903 at Ridgewood Cemetery, Wellston, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Bundy and Ada Melinda (Nicholson) Bundy; married to Lucinda Wells, Caroline Paine and Mary Miller; father of Julia Ann Paine Bundy (who married Joseph Benson Foraker).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Russell Smith (1815-1896) — also known as William R. Smith — of Fayette Court House (now Fayette), Fayette County, Ala. Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., March 27, 1815. Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1839; member of Alabama state legislature, 1841-42; state court judge in Alabama, 1850; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1851-57; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 2nd District, 1862-65; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1865. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1896 (age 80 years, 336 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Henry Voorhis (1833-1896) — also known as Charles H. Voorhis — of New Jersey. Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus), Bergen County, N.J., March 13, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1864; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81. Indicted in 1881 for bank fraud over his actions as president of two banks, which later became insolvent; tried and found not guilty. Fearing oncoming total blindness, he died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in his office at the Davidson Building, Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., April 15, 1896 (age 63 years, 33 days). Original interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.; reinterment at Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Augustus Johnson (1829-1896) — also known as James A. Johnson — of California. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., May 16, 1829. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 20th District, 1859-61; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1867-71; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1875-80. Died May 11, 1896 (age 66 years, 361 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Cullom (1810-1896) — of Carthage, Smith County, Tenn. Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne County, Ky., June 4, 1810. Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1843-47; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from Tennessee, 1852. Methodist; later Catholic. Slaveowner. Died in Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., December 6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185 days). Original interment at McAdoo Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.   Relatives: Brother of Alvin Cullom; uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cullom family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) — also known as Charles F. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1854. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884, 1888. Died in 1897 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Charles Crocker; brother of William Henry Crocker; father of Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison); nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker.   Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Thomas Bowles Shannon (1827-1897) — also known as Thomas B. Shannon — of Quincy, Plumas County, Calif. Born in Pennsylvania, September 21, 1827. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1859-61, 1862-63, 1871-73 (14th District 1859-61, 24th District 1862-63, 8th District 1871-73); U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1863-65. Died February 21, 1897 (age 69 years, 153 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Augustus Sutter Jr. (1826-1897) — also known as John A. Sutter, Jr. — of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero. Born in Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland, October 25, 1826. Founder of Sacramento, Calif.; U.S. Consul in Acapulco, as of 1871-84. Died in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero, September 21, 1897 (age 70 years, 331 days). Original interment somewhere in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1964 at Old Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.   Relatives: Son of John Augustus Sutter and Anna (Dubeld) Sutter; married to Maria del Carmen Rivas; married 1894 to Nicolasa Vada Solis.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peter Hansborough Bell (1812-1898) — also known as Peter H. Bell — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1812. Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Texas, 1849-53; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1853-57; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Littleton, Halifax County, N.C., March 8, 1898 (age 85 years, 300 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Littleton, N.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; memorial monument at Courthouse Grounds, Belton, Tex.   Bell County, Tex. is named for him.   The city of Belton, Texas, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898) — also known as William S. Rosecrans — of Homer, Licking County, Ohio; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Kingston, Ross County, Ohio, September 6, 1819. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1868-69; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1881-85. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., March 11, 1898 (age 78 years, 186 days). Original interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1902 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Father-in-law of Joseph Kemp Toole.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)   George Purnell Fisher (1817-1899) — also known as George P. Fisher — of Dover, Kent County, Del.; Washington, D.C. Born in Milford, Sussex County, Del., October 13, 1817. Republican. Member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1843-44; secretary of state of Delaware, 1846; Delaware state attorney general, 1855-60; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1861-63; defeated, 1862; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1863-70; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-76; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1880. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 10, 1899 (age 81 years, 120 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Methodist Cemetery, Dover, Del.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Levi Maish (1837-1899) — of York, York County, Pa. Born in Conewago Township, York County, Pa., November 22, 1837. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from York County, 1867-68; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1875-79, 1887-91. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1899 (age 61 years, 96 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1919 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Married, October 30, 1883, to Louisa Libbey 'Lulu' Miller.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website   Horace Austin Warner Tabor (1830-1899) — also known as Horace A. W. Tabor; "The Bonanza King of Leadville" — of Leadville, Lake County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Holland, Orleans County, Vt., November 26, 1830. Republican. Mayor of Leadville, Colo., 1878-79; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1879-83; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1883; postmaster at Denver, Colo., 1898-99. Died in Denver, Colo., April 10, 1899 (age 68 years, 135 days). Original interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Denver, Colo.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Adam Piper (1826-1899) — of California. Born in Franklin County, Pa., May 21, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1875-77. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 5, 1899 (age 73 years, 76 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Cushman Kellogg Davis (1838-1900) — also known as Cushman K. Davis — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., June 16, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1867; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1868-73; Governor of Minnesota, 1874-76; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1887-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900. Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War, and gave Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 27, 1900 (age 62 years, 164 days). Originally entombed at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.; later interred in 1901 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Horatio Nelson Davis.   Cross-reference: Frank B. Kellogg   Epitaph: "Soldier / Scholar / Statesman"   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Books about Cushman K. Davis: U.S. Congress, Memorial addresses on the life and character of Cushman Kellogg Davis   Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)   John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) — also known as John F. Kidder — of El Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 2, 1830. Republican. Civil engineer; railroad builder; member of California state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif., April 10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Levi Kidder and Elvira (Parker) Kidder; married 1873 to Sarah Ann Clark.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Hazen Stuart Pingree (1840-1901) — also known as Hazen S. Pingree; "The Potato Mayor" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Denmark, Oxford County, Maine, August 30, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; boot and shoe manufacturer; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1890-97; Governor of Michigan, 1897-1900. English ancestry. Died June 18, 1901 (age 60 years, 292 days). Original interment somewhere in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Jasper Pingree and Adeline (Bryant) Pingree; married 1872 to Frances A. Gilbert; relative *** of Samuel Everett Pingree.   Cross-reference: George A. Loud — Ralph Stone   See also National Governors Association biography   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1901 William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as "Idol of Ohio" — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District 1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District 1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884, 1888; Governor of Ohio, 1892-96; President of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Shot by the assassin Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228 days). Originally entombed at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 at McKinley Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married to Ida Saxton; first cousin of William McKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Prather Fletcher.   Political family: McKinley family of Canton, Ohio.   Cross-reference: Albert Halstead — Loran L. Lewis — George B. Cortelyou — John Goodnow   McKinley County, N.M. is named for him.   Mount McKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by its traditional name, Denali), in Denali Borough, Alaska, was named for him.  — McKinley High School, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: William McKinley Thomas — William McKinley Thomas — William M. Bell — William M. Branch   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46.   Campaign slogan (1896): "The Full Dinner Pail."   Campaign slogan (1896): "The Advance Agent of Prosperity."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about William McKinley: Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips, William McKinley — H. Wayne Morgan, William McKinley and His America   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901   Rollin Mallory Daggett (1831-1901) — also known as Rollin M. Daggett — of Nevada. Born in Richville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 22, 1831. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1879-81; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1882-85. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 12, 1901 (age 70 years, 263 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary   Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y., July 6, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; lumber business; Governor of Oregon, 1887-95; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1896-98. Died May 30, 1902 (age 70 years, 328 days). Original interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; reinterment in 1924 at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   See also National Governors Association biography   Charles Debrille Poston (1825-1902) — of Arizona. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., April 20, 1825. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1864. Died June 24, 1902 (age 77 years, 65 days). Original interment at Arizona Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.; reinterment in 1925 at Poston Butte, Florence, Ariz.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Peck Ochiltree (1837-1902) — of Marshall, Harrison County, Tex. Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., October 26, 1837. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1860; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1883-85. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., November 25, 1902 (age 65 years, 30 days). Original interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; reinterment in 1903 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of William Beck Ochiltree.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Thomas Nast (1840-1902) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Landau, Germany, September 27, 1840. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; news correspondent and cartoonist for Harper's Weekly and other magazines and newspapers; noted for his creation of such icons as the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey; instrumental in the downfall of New York City political boss William M. Tweed; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1902, died in office 1902. German ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, of yellow fever, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, December 7, 1902 (age 62 years, 71 days). Original interment somewhere in Guayaquil, Ecuador; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Thomas Nast and Appolonia (Abriss) Nast; married, September 26, 1861, to Sarah Edwards.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, June 1902   Willard B. Farwell (1829-1903) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1829. Republican. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1855-56; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1863. Died February 10, 1903 (age about 73 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Ausburn Birdsall (1814-1903) — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otego, Otsego County, N.Y., November 13, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; Broome County District Attorney; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1847-49. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 10, 1903 (age 88 years, 239 days). Original interment at Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; reinterment in 1910 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Michael Calkins Birdsall and Wealthy (Webster) Birdsall; fifth great-grandnephew of Thomas Welles; second cousin of John Charles Birdsall; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Pixley Birdsall; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles and Simeon Baldwin; fourth cousin once removed of James Doolittle Wooster, Daniel Upson and Roger Sherman Baldwin.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Foster-Baldwin family of Brookfield, Massachusetts; Adams-Baldwin family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Seashoal Witcher (1839-1906) — also known as John S. Witcher — of Cabell County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Cabell County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 15, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1866; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1867-69; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1869-71. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, July 8, 1906 (age 66 years, 358 days). Original interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website   Nathan Oakes Murphy (1849-1908) — also known as Nathan O. Murphy — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 14, 1849. Republican. Secretary of Arizona Territory, 1889; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1892-93, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1892; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1895-97; defeated, 1900. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., August 22, 1908 (age 58 years, 313 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.; reinterment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908) — also known as Eugene F. Loud — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., March 12, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of California state assembly, 1884; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1891-1903; defeated, 1902. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 19, 1908 (age 61 years, 282 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899) William Morris Stewart (1827-1909) — also known as William M. Stewart — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Galen, Wayne County, N.Y., August 9, 1827. Republican. California state attorney general, 1854-56; delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1864-75, 1887-1905. Died April 23, 1909 (age 81 years, 257 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908   William Wirt Dixon (1838-1910) — also known as William W. Dixon — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 3, 1838. Democrat. Member of Montana territorial House of Representatives, 1871; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1883, 1889; U.S. Representative from Montana at-large, 1891-93. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 13, 1910 (age 72 years, 163 days). Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1911 at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Presumably named for: William Wirt   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Reed Rathbone (1837-1911) — Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 1, 1837. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; on April 14, 1865, he was seated in the box at Ford's Theater with President Abraham Lincoln; when John Wilkes Booth shot the president, Rathbone attempted to apprehend Booth, and suffered knife wounds; subsequently his mental health deteriorated; U.S. Consul in Hanover, as of 1882-83. On December 23, 1883, he killed his wife, and stabbed himself in a suicide attempt; he was charged with murder, convicted, and found insane; he died more than 25 years later, in the Asylum for the Criminal Insane, Hildesheim, Germany, August 14, 1911 (age 74 years, 44 days). Original interment at Stadtfriedhof Engesohde, Hanover, Germany; reinterment 1952 to unknown location.   Relatives: Step-son of Ira Harris (1802-1875); son of Jared Lewis Rathbone and Pauline (Pinney) Rathbone; brother of Jared Lawrence Rathbone; married, July 11, 1867, to Clara Hamilton Harris (daughter of Ira Harris (1802-1875)); father of Henry Riggs Rathbone; second cousin once removed of Daniel Burrows; second cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin of Lorenzo Burrows; fourth cousin once removed of Ezra Cornell.   Political families: Cornell family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) — also known as Robert L. Taylor; Bob Taylor; "Our Bob" — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Carter County, Tenn., July 31, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81; Governor of Tennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912. Died in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1912 (age 61 years, 244 days). Original interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1938 at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Green Taylor; brother of Alfred Alexander Taylor; first cousin of Nathaniel Edwin Harris.   Political family: Taylor family of Tennessee.   Cross-reference: Josiah L. Pearcy   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Image source: New York Public Library   Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany), February 6, 1845. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95. Jewish. One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New York. Perished in the wreck of the steamship Titanic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69 days); his body was subsequently recovered. Originally entombed at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus Park, Manhattan, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar Solomon Straus; married, July 12, 1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan Straus Jr.; grandfather of Stuart Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is named for him and his wife.  — Straus Park (established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, is named for him and his wife.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall McCash, A Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus   John Percival Jones (1829-1912) — also known as John P. Jones — of Gold Hill, Storey County, Nev. Born in England, January 27, 1829. Republican. Member of California state senate, 1863; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1873-1903. Died November 27, 1912 (age 83 years, 305 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880 (not seated); delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; president, Boise Rapid Transit Co., 1890-1904; Idaho Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 19, 1913 (age 74 years, 201 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif.   Relatives: Son of John A. Ainslie and Mary Susannah (Borron) Ainslie; married, March 27, 1866, to Sarah 'Sallie' Owens.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Morton Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known as John M. Eshleman; Jack Eshleman — of California. Born in Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Ill., June 14, 1876. Republican. Member of California state assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916. Member, Freemasons. Died, of tuberculosis, in a train station at at Indio, Riverside County, Calif., February 28, 1916 (age 39 years, 259 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman.   Eshleman Hall, at the University of California Berkeley, is named for him.   Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known as Stephen J. Hay — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916 (age 51 years, 147 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.   William Frederick Sapp (1856-1917) — also known as William F. Sapp — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., August 30, 1856. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1894; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1904-06; member of Democratic National Committee from Kansas, 1912. Died March 8, 1917 (age 60 years, 190 days). Original interment at Oakhill Cemetery, Galena, Kan.; reinterment at Galena Cemetery, Galena, Kan. John Worth Kern (1849-1917) — also known as John W. Kern — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Alto, Howard County, Ind., December 20, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904, 1908, 1912 (chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1916; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1908; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died of tuberculosis and uremic poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., August 17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment in 1929 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Jacob Kern and Nancy (Ligget) Kern; married, November 10, 1869, to Annie Hazzard; married, December 23, 1885, to Araminta Cooper; father of John Worth Kern Jr..   Political family: Kern family of Indianapolis, Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1908   John Clay Cowin (1846-1918) — also known as John C. Cowin — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 11, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee). Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 20, 1918 (age 72 years, 343 days). Original interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Cowin and Margaret (Callow) Cowin; married 1869 to Ella Leonora Benton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known as Bryan T. Barry — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 26, 1851. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06; defeated, 1898. Died March 5, 1919 (age 67 years, 130 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.   Robert Bacon (1860-1919) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 5, 1860. Republican. Financier; U.S. Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from infection following surgery for mastoiditis, in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 29, 1919 (age 58 years, 328 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.   Relatives: Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon; married, October 10, 1883, to Martha Waldron Cowdin; father of Robert Low Bacon and Gaspar Griswold Bacon.   Political family: Bacon family of Westbury, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Heinrich Mosle (1864-1921) — also known as Henry Mosle — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Germany, January 16, 1864. Consul for Costa Rica in Galveston, Tex., 1897-1907; Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain in Galveston, Tex., 1900-07. German ancestry. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., January 31, 1921 (age 57 years, 15 days). Original interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Relatives: Son of J. L. Mosle and Marianna (Amann) Mosle; married to Margaret A. Focke.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 5, 1864. Republican. Leather business; with his brother Louis, developed and owned the Garden Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 13, 1921 (age 56 years, 189 days). Original interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in mausoleum at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.   Relatives: Brother of Henry Burk and Charles D. Burk.   Political family: Burk family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) — also known as Richard Croker — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland. Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, November 23, 1841. Democrat. Railroad mechanic; charged with the murder of a political enemy in 1874; tried and found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888, 1892, 1900. Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall. Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901. Suffered exposure during a snowstorm, was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland, April 29, 1922 (age 80 years, 157 days). Original interment at Glencairn House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.   Relatives: Son of Eyre Coote Croker and Frances Laura (Welsted) Croker; married, November 1, 1873, to Elizabeth Frazer; married, November 26, 1914, to Bula Benton Edmonson.   Cross-reference: Henry Woltman   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902   Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) — of Alabama. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 21, 1851. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1893-97. Author of a biography of Cicero and numerous other books. Died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1922 (age 71 years, 96 days). Originally entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.   Relatives: Son of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor; brother of Richard Vipon Taylor; married, May 8, 1878, to Mary Leonora LeBaron (daughter of William Alexander LeBaron; sister of Leonard DeCantlaine LeBaron; granddaughter of Charles LeBaron).   Political family: LeBaron-Taylor family of Mobile, Alabama.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Hannis Taylor (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1972) was named for him.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad; managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining); U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died February 24, 1923 (age 74 years, 313 days). Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment at Waterville Cemetery, Waterville, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Charlemagne Tower and Amelia (Bartle) Tower; married, February 8, 1888, to Helen Smith.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Image source: National Cyclopedia of American Biography (1894)   Charles Augustus Woodcock (1875-1923) — also known as Charles A. Woodcock — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in North Argyle, Washington County, N.Y., July 27, 1875. Progressive. Paper mill manager; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Montreal, Quebec, March 18, 1923 (age 47 years, 234 days). Original interment at Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec; reinterment at Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.   Relatives: Married 1906 to Marion Douglas Morton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial 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   Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) — also known as Edwin L. Norris — of Dillon, Beaverhead County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Cumberland County, Ky., August 15, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912, 1916 (Honorary Vice-President). Died in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., April 25, 1924 (age 58 years, 254 days). Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; reinterment at Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth June Wilkins.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Florence Harding (1860-1924) — also known as Florence Mabel Kling; Florence DeWolfe — Born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, August 15, 1860. First Lady of the United States, 1921-23. Female. Died in Oak Grove, Washington County, Ohio, November 21, 1924 (age 64 years, 98 days). Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio.   Relatives: Daughter of Amos Hall Kling and Louise Mabel (Bouton) Kling; married 1880 to Henry Atherton 'Pete' DeWolfe; married, July 8, 1891, to Warren Gamaliel Harding.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   James Henry (1859-1925) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 12, 1859. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1907-16; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1919-25; defeated, 1916; died in office 1925. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., January 27, 1925 (age 65 years, 137 days). Originally entombed at Hamilton Mausoleum, Battle Creek, Mich.; reinterment in 1978 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) — also known as Henry L. Fuqua — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 8, 1865. Democrat. Hardware dealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924; Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926. Episcopalian. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., October 11, 1926 (age 60 years, 337 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.; reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.   Relatives: Son of James Overton Fuqua and Jeanette (Fowles) Fuqua; married to Marie Laure Matta.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Smith Havens (1859-1927) — also known as James S. Havens — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Weedsport, Cayuga County, N.Y., May 28, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president and secretary of Kodak Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910-11. Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., February 27, 1927 (age 67 years, 275 days). Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Married 1894 to Caroline Prindle Sammons.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Walter Lincoln Tooze (1860-1927) — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Pittsfield, Lorain County, Ohio, November 25, 1860. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., September 28, 1927 (age 66 years, 307 days). Original interment at Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.; re-entombed at Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of William Tooze and Mary (Parkmand) Tooze; married, April 22, 1886, to Sarah Ann 'Sadie' Barnes; father of Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr., Leslie Orland Tooze and Lamar Tooze; uncle of Otis Asel Tooze; grandfather of Walter Lincoln Tooze III and Leslie Ann Tooze.   Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Colvin Brewster (1845-1928) — also known as Henry C. Brewster — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., September 7, 1845. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 29, 1928 (age 82 years, 144 days). Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Simon L. Brewster and Editha C. (Colvin) Brewster; married, October 5, 1876, to Alice E. Chapin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) — also known as William H. Thompson — of Garden City, Finney County, Kan. Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., October 14, 1871. Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922. Died, from heart disease, in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1928 (age 56 years, 118 days). Original interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.   Relatives: Son-in-law of Andrew Jackson Felt.   Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Harold Frederick Newhard (1877-1930) — also known as Harold F. Newhard — Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., September 19, 1877. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Vladivostok, 1909-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1915-17. Died, from pneumonia, in Shanghai, China, March 9, 1930 (age 52 years, 171 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Bubbling Well Road Cemetery, Shanghai, China; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Theodore W. Newhard; married to Vanda Marie Korczki.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) — of Middleboro, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Mass., April 11, 1866. Republican. Private secretary to Andrew Dickson White; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Magdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; college professor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1922-30, died in office 1930. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Union League. Died, from erysipelas, in the Rudolf Interhaus Hospital, Vienna, Austria, April 2, 1930 (age 63 years, 356 days). Original interment at Hietzing Cemetery, Vienna, Austria; reinterment in 1930 at Nemasket Hill Cemetery, Middleboro, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Edward Washburn and Ann Elizabeth (White) Washburn; married, January 11, 1906, to Florence B. Lincoln.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922   Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) — also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F. Curry — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Naperville, DuPage County, Ill., March 14, 1858. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of California, 1910; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in office 1930. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., October 10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed in mausoleum at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.   Relatives: Father of Charles Forrest Curry Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Mills Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932) — also known as William Wrigley, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 30, 1861. Republican. Founder, Wrigley chewing gum company; owner, Chicago Cubs baseball team; owner, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Ariz.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Died, from a stroke, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 26, 1932 (age 70 years, 118 days). Originally entombed at Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens, Avalon, Calif.; re-entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Wrigley Field (opened 1914, named 1927), ballpark for the Chicago Cubs, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) — also known as Wilfred H. Schoff — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Newtonville, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., November 27, 1874. Lecturer; Honorary Consul for Bolivia in Philadelphia, Pa., 1898-1929; Honorary Consul for Peru in Philadelphia, Pa., 1898-1921; Vice-Consul for Panama in Philadelphia, Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Killed when hit by a car in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, N.J., September 14, 1932 (age 57 years, 292 days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later. Original interment at Brotherhood Cemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 at Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married, June 20, 1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.), October 3, 1932 Porter James McCumber (1858-1933) — also known as Porter J. McCumber — of Wahpeton, Richland County, N.Dak. Born in Crete, Will County, Ill., February 3, 1858. Republican. Member Dakota territorial council, 1887-88; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1899-1923. Died in 1933 (age about 75 years). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922 Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937) — also known as Andrew W. Mellon — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 24, 1855. Republican. Banker; co-founder, Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, which later became Carnegie Mellon University; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920, 1924 (speaker), 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1932-33. Episcopalian. Died in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., August 26, 1937 (age 82 years, 155 days). Original interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; subsequent interment at a private or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.; reinterment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Va.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Mellon and Sarah Jane (Negley) Mellon; married 1900 to Nora McMullen; father of Ailsa Mellon (who married David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce); uncle of William Larimer Mellon; granduncle of Richard Mellon Scaife.   Political family: Bruce-Mellon family of Virginia.   Cross-reference: J. McKenzie Moss   Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is partly named for him.  — Mellon Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History   Books about Andrew Mellon: David Cannadine, Mellon : An American Life   Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922   Charles J. Colden (1870-1938) — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Peoria County, Ill., August 24, 1870. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1901-04; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929; U.S. Representative from California 17th District, 1933-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936. Died in Washington, D.C., April 15, 1938 (age 67 years, 234 days). Original interment at Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery, Gardena, Calif.; reinterment in 1965 at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) — also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink Whiskers" — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Danville, Va., May 18, 1863. Lawyer; member of Washington territorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1892; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1896, 1900, 1920; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated (People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1936; Honorary Vice-President, 1904; speaker, 1912; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic), 1918; died in office 1939. Died, of coronary thrombosis, at Garfield Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1939 (age 75 years, 326 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of John Cable Lewis; married 1896 to Rose Lawton Douglas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)   Philip Pitt Campbell (1862-1941) — also known as Philip P. Campbell — of Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kan.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, April 25, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1900; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1903-23. Died in Washington, D.C., May 26, 1941 (age 79 years, 31 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Daniel A. Campbell and Mary (McRae) Campbell; married, November 23, 1892, to Helen E. Goff.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Andrew Jackson Houston (1854-1941) — of La Porte, Harris County, Tex. Born in Independence, Washington County, Tex., June 21, 1854. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1892 (Republican), 1910 (Prohibition), 1912 (Prohibition); U.S. Senator from Texas, 1941; died in office 1941. Died in a hospital at Baltimore, Md., June 26, 1941 (age 87 years, 5 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of Samuel Houston and Margaret (Lea) Houston.   Political family: Daniel-Houston family of Texas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   George Sutherland (1862-1942) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, March 25, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Utah state senate, 1896; U.S. Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38; took senior status 1938. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., July 18, 1942 (age 80 years, 115 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Books about George Sutherland: Hadley Arkes, The Return of George Sutherland   Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) — also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., December 15, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Presbyterian. Died in military service, of pneumonia following injuries he suffered in a collision, in the military hospital at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., July 17, 1943 (age 50 years, 214 days). Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey; married, November 6, 1924, to Roberta Lewis; first cousin twice removed of James Douglas Breckinridge and John Floyd; second cousin once removed of John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd.   Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Lou Hoover (1874-1944) — also known as Lou Henry — Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, March 29, 1874. First Lady of the United States, 1929-33. Female. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 7, 1944 (age 69 years, 284 days). Original interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.; reinterment in 1964 at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Delano Hoover and Florence Ida (Weed) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Herbert Clark Hoover; mother of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr..   Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) — also known as Charles L. McNary — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near Salem, Marion County, Ore., June 12, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; law school dean; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., February 25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258 days). Original interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Hugh Linza McNary and Mary Margaret (Claggett) McNary; brother of John Hugh McNary; married to Jessie Breyman and Cornelia Morton.   McNary High School, in Keizer, Oregon, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Charles L. McNary: Steve Neal, McNary of Oregon: A Political Biography   Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)   Sydney Smyth (d. 1944) — of Manila, Philippines. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Captured when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and held at the Santo Tomas Interment Camp (University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines). Died, as a prisoner of war, in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines, April 6, 1944. Original interment at La Loma Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; reinterment at Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Quezon City, Philippines.   Manuel Luis Quezon (1878-1944) — also known as Manuel L. Quezon — of Lucena, Philippines; Tayabas, Philippines. Born in Baler, Tayabas Province, Philippines, August 19, 1878. Lawyer; Resident Commissioner to U.S. Congress from the Phillipine Islands, 1909-16; resigned 1916; president, Philippine Islands, 1935-44. Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Died in Saranac Lake, Franklin County, N.Y., August 1, 1944 (age 65 years, 348 days). Originally entombed at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Oscar Raymond Luhring (1879-1944) — of Indiana. Born in Haubstadt, Gibson County, Ind., February 11, 1879. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1903; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; federal judge, 1930. Died August 20, 1944 (age 65 years, 191 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed in mausoleum at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) — also known as H. Roy Waugh — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Upshur County, W.Va., January 4, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi; Freemasons. Died in 1945 (age about 66 years). Original interment at Old Baptist Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.; reinterment in 1979 at Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh; married, October 17, 1905, to Eliza P. Newlon.   John Conover Nichols (1896-1945) — also known as Jack Nichols — of Eufaula, McIntosh County, Okla. Born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., August 31, 1896. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1935-43; resigned 1943. Died in an airplane crash at Asmara, Eritrea, November 7, 1945 (age 49 years, 68 days). Original interment at United States Military Cemetery, Asmara, Eritrea; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Eufaula, Okla.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) — also known as Frederick A. Britten; Fred A. Britten — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 18, 1871. Republican. Builder; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 4, 1946 (age 74 years, 167 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Michael Britten and Eva (Fey) Britten; married, March 4, 1907, to Alma Hand.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Miles Poindexter (1868-1946) — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 22, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-94; superior court judge in Washington, 1904-08; U.S. Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1909-11; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1911-23; defeated, 1922; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1923-28. Died in Greenlee, Rockbridge County, Va., September 21, 1946 (age 78 years, 152 days). Original interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.; reinterment at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.   Relatives: Son of William Bowyer Poindexter and Josephine (Anderson) Poindexter; brother of William Anderson Poindexter; married 1892 to Elizabeth Gale Page; married 1936 to Elinor Jackson (Junkin) Latane; grandson of Francis Thomas Anderson.   Political family: Poindexter-Anderson family of Greenlee and Lexington, Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919 Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) — also known as Thomas P. Gore — of Texas; Lawton, Comanche County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born near Embry, Webster County, Miss., December 10, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1898; member Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (speaker), 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Elks. Blind due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first blind member of the U.S. Senate. Died March 16, 1949 (age 78 years, 96 days). Originally entombed at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.   Relatives: Son of Tom M. Gore and Carrie E. (Wingo) Gore; married, December 27, 1900, to Nina Kay; father of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Hugh Dudley Auchincloss); grandfather of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr..   Political family: Kennedy family.   The town of Gore, Oklahoma, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Library of Congress   Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team Doctor" — of San Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Edwards County, Ill., September 3, 1872. Physician; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38. Moravian ancestry. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., 1951 (age about 78 years). Original interment somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig; married 1896 to Ella Mae Ervin.   Romig Junior High School (opened 1966; now Romig Middle School), in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article   James Clifton Wilson (1874-1951) — also known as James C. Wilson — of Texas. Born in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Tex., June 21, 1874. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1913-17; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1917-19; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1919-47. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., August 3, 1951 (age 77 years, 43 days). Original interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.; reinterment in 1957 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Theodore Arnold Aanstoos (1885-1951) — also known as T. A. Aanstoos — of Cristobal, Canal Zone (now part of Colón, Panama). Born in Ohio, January 24, 1885. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Dutch ancestry. Died in Canal Zone (now part of Panama), November 1, 1951 (age 66 years, 281 days). Original interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Colón, Panama; reinterment in 1979 at Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial, Corozal, Panama.   Relatives: Married to Helen Gertrude Robinson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Merlin Hull (1870-1953) — of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis. Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., December 18, 1870. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; Jackson County District Attorney, 1907-09; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1909-16; Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1913-16; secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1917-21; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1929-31, 1935-53 (7th District 1929-31, 9th District 1935-53); died in office 1953. Died in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., May 17, 1953 (age 82 years, 150 days). Original interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.; reinterment in 1959 somewhere in Black River Falls, Wis.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940   Donald Francis Snow (1877-1958) — also known as Donald F. Snow — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 6, 1877. Republican. U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1929-33. Died in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, February 12, 1958 (age 80 years, 159 days). Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Maine.   Relatives: Son of James Snow and Nellie Snow; married to Christine Lennox Pennell; father of William Pennell Snow.   Political family: Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edwin Stewart Underhill Jr. (1890-1960) — also known as E. Stewart Underhill — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., April 18, 1890. Democrat. Chair of Steuben County Democratic Party, 1932; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932. Died in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., August 31, 1960 (age 70 years, 135 days). Original interment at Hope Cemetery, South Corning, N.Y.; reinterment in 1993 at Grove Cemetery, Bath, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Stewart Underhill and Minerva Elizabeth (Allen) Underhill; married 1923 to Florence Winner; grandson of Anthony Lispenard Underhill.   Political family: Underhill family of Bath, New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) — also known as Robert S. Kerr — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born near Ada, Pontotoc County, Okla., September 11, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48; Governor of Oklahoma, 1943-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944 (Temporary Chair; speaker), 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1963 (age 66 years, 112 days). Original interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment at Kerr Family Cemetery, Ada, Okla.   Relatives: Grandfather of Robert S. Kerr III.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known as Goodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Provo, Utah County, Utah, December 9, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956 (speaker), 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows; Order of Ahepa; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 22, 1970 (age 73 years, 164 days). Originally entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in 1971 in mausoleum at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight; married 1925 to Arvilla Pearl Cooley; married, August 2, 1954, to Virginia (Piergue) Carlson.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   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   Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) — also known as M. Larry Lawrence — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 16, 1926. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1994-96, died in office 1996. Jewish. Member, Zeta Beta Tau. Falsely claimed to have served and been injured in the Merchant Marine during World War II; this was discovered a year after his death. Died, of leukemia and blood dyscrasia, in Berne, Switzerland, January 9, 1996 (age 69 years, 146 days). Original interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 at El Camino Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Sidney A. Lawrence and Tillie P. Astor Lawrence; married 1949 to Geraldine Polland.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary