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	David Meriwether (1755-1822) — of Georgia. Born in Albemarle County, Va., March 27, 1755. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1797-1800; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1797-1800; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1801-02, 1803-07 (at-large 1801-02, 1803-05, 3rd District 1805-07); Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1816, 1820. Died near Athens, Clarke County, Ga., November 16, 1822 (age 67 years, 234 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of James Meriwether (1729-1801) and Judith Hardenia (Burnley) Meriwether (1741-1760); married, November 14, 1782, to Frances Wingfield (1763-1820); father of James Meriwether (1788-1852); uncle of David Meriwether; first cousin of James Meriwether (1755-1817); first cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis and James Archibald Meriwether; first cousin twice removed of George Rockingham Gilmer, Reuben Handy Meriwether (1820-?) and Frances Meriwether (1848-1940; who married Anson Rainey); second cousin five times removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest; third cousin of Theodorick Bland; third cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; third cousin twice removed of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker.   Political families: Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family of Maryland and Virginia; Meriwether-Kellogg-Tyler family of Virginia and Connecticut; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Henry family of Virginia (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   Meriwether County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	James Meriwether (1755-1817) — of Georgia. Born in Albemarle County, Va., June 4, 1755. Georgia state comptroller general, 1799-1804. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., October 25, 1817 (age 62 years, 143 days). Interment somewhere in Louisville, Ga.   Relatives: Son of David Meriwether (1726-1772) and Mary (Weaver) Meriwether; married, May 22, 1790, to Susannah Hatcher (1767-1836); father of James Archibald Meriwether; first cousin of David Meriwether (1755-1822); first cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis, James Meriwether and David Meriwether (1800-1893); first cousin twice removed of George Rockingham Gilmer, Reuben Handy Meriwether and Frances Meriwether (1848-1940; who married Anson Rainey); second cousin five times removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest; third cousin of Theodorick Bland; third cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; third cousin twice removed of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker.   Political families: Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell family of Virginia; Meriwether-Kellogg-Tyler family of Virginia and Connecticut; Pierce-Merriam family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
	Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) — of Missouri. Born near Ivy, Albemarle County, Va., August 18, 1774. Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809. English and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Commanded expedition with William Clark to Oregon, 1803-04. Died from gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances (murder or suicide?) at Grinder's Stand, an inn on the Natchez Trace near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn., October 11, 1809 (age 35 years, 54 days). Interment at Meriwether Lewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of William Lewis (1733-1779) and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis (1852-1837); first cousin once removed of John Walker, David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817), Francis Walker and George Rockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest; second cousin of James Meriwether (1788-1852), David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed of George Washington, Thomas Walker Gilmer and Reuben Handy Meriwether; second cousin thrice removed of Hubbard T. Smith; second cousin four times removed of Archer Woodford; third cousin of Theodorick Bland, Robert Brooke, Bushrod Washington, George Madison and Richard Aylett Buckner; third cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke, Henry St. George Tucker, John Thornton Augustine Washington, Zachary Taylor and Aylette Buckner; third cousin twice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner and Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; third cousin thrice removed of James Francis Buckner, Key Pittman and Vail Montgomery Pittman.   Political families: Demarest-Meriwether family of New Jersey; Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell family of Virginia; Meriwether-Kellogg-Tyler family of Virginia and Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: George F. Shannon   Lewis counties in Idaho, Ky., Mo., Tenn. and Wash. are named for him; Lewis and Clark County, Mont. is named partly for him.   Other politicians named for him: Meriwether Lewis Randolph — Meriwether Lewis Walker   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to 1927.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C. Danisi, Uncovering the Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald Barr Chidsey, Lewis and Clark: The Great Adventure
	Francis Hoyte Demarest (1852-1909) — also known as Francis H. Demarest — of Englewood, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 31, 1852. Democrat. Postmaster at Englewood, N.J., 1887-91. Died October 31, 1909 (age 57 years, 153 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Sarah Ann (Cooper) Demarest (1825-1899) and Ralph J. Demarest (1827-1903); married to Sarah Maria Bogert (1854-1904); third cousin of Clayton Abraham Demarest; fourth cousin of Elmer Wilson Demarest (1870-1930).   Political family: Demarest-Meriwether family of New Jersey (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Clayton Abraham Demarest (1865-1940) — also known as Clayton Demarest — of Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Schraalenburgh (now Dumont), Bergen County, N.J., December 15, 1865. Dry candidate for delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bergen County, 1933. Baptist. Died in Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., April 30, 1940 (age 74 years, 137 days). Interment at Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.   Relatives: Son of David Demarest (1832-1918) and Christina (DeBaun) Demarest (1835-1895); married, September 18, 1889, to Maria Kip Voorhis (1866-1942); third cousin of Francis Hoyte Demarest (1852-1909); fourth cousin of Elmer Wilson Demarest; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest.   Political family: Demarest-Meriwether family of New Jersey (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Elmer Wilson Demarest (1870-1930) — also known as Elmer W. Demarest — of Hudson County, N.J.; Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Eastwood (now part of River Vale), Bergen County, N.J., May 15, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1897. Died, from angina pectoris, in Cannes, France, July 20, 1930 (age 60 years, 66 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Abraham J. Demarest (1840-1913) and Eliza Wilson (Lozier) Demarest (1841-1912); married, September 9, 1896, to Blanche Adeline Bristow; fourth cousin of Francis Hoyte Demarest (1852-1909) and Clayton Abraham Demarest.   Political family: Demarest-Meriwether family of New Jersey (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
	Arthur Sidney Demarest (1921-2013) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for New York state senate 23rd District, 1952. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died April 17, 2013 (age 91 years, 216 days). Interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Cornelius Agnew Demarest (1882-1959) and Victoria (Booth-Clibborn) Demarest (1895-1981; minister, evangelist, musician, author); great-grandson of William Booth (1829-1912; preacher, founder, The Salvation Army); first cousin five times removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin five times removed of David Meriwether and James Meriwether (1755-1817); fourth cousin once removed of Clayton Abraham Demarest.   Political families: Demarest-Meriwether family of New Jersey; Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell family of Virginia; Meriwether-Kellogg-Tyler family of Virginia and Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail