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Cornell family of New York

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This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Gideon Wanton (1693-1767) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., October 20, 1693. Governor of Rhode Island, 1745-46, 1747-48. Quaker. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., September 12, 1767 (age 73 years, 327 days). Interment at Friends Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Wanton and Sarah (Freeborn) Wanton; married to Mary Codman; nephew of William Wanton and John Wanton; first cousin of Joseph Wanton (1705-1780); first cousin thrice removed of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; first cousin four times removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell and Henry Rees Durfee; first cousin five times removed of David Melvin Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ezekiel Cornell (1733-1800) — of Rhode Island. Born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., March 27, 1733. Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1780-82. Died in Milford, Worcester County, Mass., April 25, 1800 (age 67 years, 29 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Cornell and Content (Brownell) Cornell; married, March 25, 1760, to Rachel Wood; first cousin twice removed of Ezra Cornell; first cousin thrice removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell; first cousin four times removed of Gerothman W. Cornell, Francis Russell Edward Cornell, Carlos Wood Riddick and Florence Riddick Boys; first cousin five times removed of Thurber Cornell; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows and Jared Lewis Rathbone; second cousin thrice removed of Lorenzo Burrows, Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; second cousin four times removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell and Henry Riggs Rathbone; second cousin five times removed of George Robert Lawton and James Randall Durfee; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Theodore Davenport, Augustus George Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Cornell, Samuel Sherman, Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr., Rodolph A. Woolsey and Albertus Crary Burdick.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cornell-Schilplin-Washburn-Burr family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., December 14, 1761. U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1803-05; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1806-18; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1826-27. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., May 26, 1851 (age 89 years, 163 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Baldwin and Bethiah (Barker) Baldwin; married to Rebecca Sherman (daughter of Roger Sherman (1721-1793)) and Elizabeth (Sherman) Burr (daughter of Roger Sherman (1721-1793)); father of Roger Sherman Baldwin; grandfather of Simeon Eben Baldwin; great-grandfather of Edward Baldwin Whitney and Henry de Forest Baldwin; third great-grandnephew of Thomas Welles; second cousin of Samuel Gager; second cousin once removed of Samuel R. Gager and Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin thrice removed of Walter Booth, George Bailey Loring, Charles Page, Erwin J. Baldwin, Ernest Harvey Woodford, Francis Everett Baldwin and Clement Phineas Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Herman Arod Gager and Harry Andrews Gager; second cousin five times removed of George Franklin Chapin, Frederick B. Piatt, Mary Winsor, Joseph Clark Baldwin III, George Henry Augur and George Leroy Saal; third cousin of Josiah Cowles; third cousin once removed of James Doolittle Wooster and Daniel Upson; third cousin twice removed of John Charles Birdsall, Francis William Kellogg, Ausburn Birdsall and Joseph Washburn Yates; third cousin thrice removed of Jesse Hoyt, Truman Hotchkiss, George Isaac Sherwood, Charles Upson, Calvin Josiah Cowles, Gad Ely Upson, Christopher Columbus Upson, Andrew Seth Upson, David B. Sherwood, Austin George Nettleton, Evelyn M. Upson, Benjamin Pixley Birdsall and Frederick Washburn Yates; fourth cousin once removed of Ezra Cornell.
  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 — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Burrows (1766-1858) — of Hebron, Tolland County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Fort Hill, Groton, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1766. Democrat. Carriage and wagon manufacturer; Methodist minister; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826 (Hebron 1816-20, Middletown 1826); delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23. Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 23, 1858 (age 91 years, 89 days). Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Burrows and Mary (Smith) Burrows; married, December 16, 1787, to Mary Avery; uncle of Lorenzo Burrows; first cousin of Daniel Packer; first cousin once removed of Asa Packer; first cousin twice removed of Robert Asa Packer; second cousin of Jared Lewis Rathbone; second cousin once removed of Charles Marsh Pendleton, Cyrus Henry Pendleton, Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; second cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton, James Pendleton, Eckford Gustavus Pendleton and Henry Riggs Rathbone; second cousin thrice removed of Cornelius Welles Pendleton and Claudius Victor Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Calvin Tilden Hulburd; fourth cousin of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Littlefield, Alonzo Barton Cornell and Henry Stark Culver.
  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 congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Benjamin Hazard (1770-1841) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Middletown, Newport County, R.I., September 18, 1770. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1809-40; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1816-18. Episcopalian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., March 10, 1841 (age 70 years, 173 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hazard and Mary (Easton) Hazard; married to Harriet Lyman; first cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; third cousin of Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard, Augustus George Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Paul Fearing and Samuel Austin Gager.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Hazard (1776-1820) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., 1776. Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1810-19; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1810, 1818-19; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Died in Washington, D.C., December 17, 1820 (age about 44 years). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Hazard; first cousin once removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; first cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Stephen E. Peckham; third cousin of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard and Augustus George Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Austin Gager.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William C. Bouck William C. Bouck (1786-1859) — also known as "Old White Hoss of Schoharie" — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 7, 1786. Farmer; sheriff; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1820-22; Governor of New York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Died in Schoharie County, N.Y., April 19, 1859 (age 73 years, 102 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery, Middleburgh, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Charles C. Bouck.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Bouckville, New York, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Job Durfee (1790-1847) — of Tiverton, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., September 20, 1790. U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1821-25; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1820; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1827-29. Died in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., July 26, 1847 (age 56 years, 309 days). Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot, Tiverton, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Lowden) Durfee and Thomas Durfee; married, November 25, 1820, to Judith Borden; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; second cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; second cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jared Lewis Rathbone (1791-1845) — also known as Jared Rathbone — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., August 2, 1791. Whig. Merchant; bank director; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1838-41. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., May 13, 1845 (age 53 years, 284 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Rathbone and Lydia (Sparhawk) Rathbone; married, June 26, 1834, to Anna Pauline Noyes Pinney; father of Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; grandfather of Henry Riggs Rathbone; second cousin of Daniel Burrows; second cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows; second cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Littlefield and Alonzo Barton 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).
  Theodore Davenport (1792-1884) — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., January 16, 1792. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Stamford, 1825. Died in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., September 9, 1884 (age 92 years, 237 days). Interment at Northfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Davenport and Mary Sylvester (Welles) Davenport; married, May 9, 1833, to Harriet Grant Chesebrough; father of Helen Matilda Davenport (who married Samuel Fessenden); nephew of James Davenport; grandson of Abraham Davenport (1715-1789); first cousin once removed of Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; first cousin twice removed of Pierpont Edwards; second cousin of Abraham Davenport (1767-1837) and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; second cousin once removed of Aaron Burr, Theodore Dwight, Abel Huntington, Henry Waggaman Edwards and Thaddeus Betts; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Huntington and Joseph Pomeroy Root; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Alfred Collins Lockwood and Randolph Appleton Kidder; third cousin of William Alfred Buckingham; third cousin once removed of Aaron Kitchell, Joshua Coit, Samuel H. Huntington, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel Clesson Allen, Peter Buell Porter, John Adams Taintor, Henry G. Taintor and Roger Wolcott; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Evert Harris Kittell and Henry Vance Clymer; third cousin thrice removed of John Foster Dulles and Allen Welsh Dulles; fourth cousin of Ebenezer Huntington, Zina Hyde Jr., Charles Robert Sherman, Greene Carrier Bronson, Nathaniel Huntington, James Huntington, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Joseph Lyman Huntington, Elisha Hunt Allen, Peter Buell Porter Jr., Elisha Mills Huntington, Gouverneur Morris and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Brace, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, Hezekiah Case, James Kilbourne, William Woodbridge, Jabez Williams Huntington, Isaac Backus, John Hall Brockway, Henry Titus Backus, Charles Taylor Sherman, John Appleton, Edward Green Bradford, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, Ulysses Simpson Grant, John Sherman, Robert Coit Jr., Collins Dwight Huntington, William Fessenden Allen, George Milo Huntington, Selah Merrill, Thomas Worcester Hyde, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Abial Lathrop, Rodolph A. Woolsey, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Frederick Hobbes Allen and Edward Williams Hooker.
  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).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Durfee (1796-1864) — of Wayne County, N.Y.; Marion, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., March 9, 1796. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1846. Died in Marion, Wayne County, N.Y., June 1, 1864 (age 68 years, 84 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pardon Durfee and Ruth (Reeves) Durfee; married to Mercy Mason; first cousin of Elihu Durfee; first cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; first cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Job Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Hatfield (1801-1876) — of Westchester County, N.Y. Born in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., September 1, 1801. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1852. Died in Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 23, 1876 (age 75 years, 113 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hatfield and Abigail (Fowler) Hatfield; married to Eliza Wakeman; second cousin twice removed of Ernest I. Hatfield; third cousin once removed of Rodolph A. Woolsey; third cousin twice removed of Lester Ellis Woolsey and George Juan Hatfield; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Cornell and Edward Wingate Hatch.
  Political families: Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York; Hatfield-Brundage-Carpenter-Wilder family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ira Harris (1802-1875) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., May 31, 1802. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1845-46; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1847; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1847-59; U.S. Senator from New York, 1861-67; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 2, 1875 (age 73 years, 185 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Fredrick Waterman Harris and Lucy (Hamilton) Harris; married 1832 to Louisa Clarissa Tubbs; step-father of Henry Reed Rathbone (1837-1911) and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; father of Clara Hamilton Harris (who married Henry Reed Rathbone (1837-1911)) and Amanda Judson Harris (who married Thomas Ewing Miller); grandfather of Henry Riggs Rathbone.
  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 congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus George Hazard (1802-1868) — also known as Augustus G. Hazard — of Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., April 28, 1802. Democrat. Founder, Hazard Gunpowder Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1868 (age 66 years, 9 days). Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Silence (Knowles) Hazard and Thomas Hazard; married, July 24, 1821, to Salome Goodwin Merrill; second cousin thrice removed of Wallace Bruce Crumb; second cousin four times removed of Wallace Raymond Crumb; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Ebenezer Hazard; fourth cousin of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; fourth cousin once removed of Erskine Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Hazardville, in Enfield, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lorenzo Burrows (1805-1885) — of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y. Born in Groton, New London County, Conn., March 15, 1805. U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1849-53; New York state comptroller, 1856-57; candidate for Governor of New York, 1858. Died in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., March 6, 1885 (age 79 years, 356 days). Interment at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Roswell Burrows and Jerusha (Avery) Burrows; married, May 11, 1830, to Louisa Lord; nephew of Daniel Burrows; grandnephew of Waightstill Avery; fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; first cousin once removed of Daniel Packer; second cousin of Asa Packer and William Waigstill Avery; second cousin once removed of Jared Lewis Rathbone and Robert Asa Packer; second cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin of Charles Marsh Pendleton, Cyrus Henry Pendleton, Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; third cousin once removed of Noyes Barber, Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton, James Pendleton, Eckford Gustavus Pendleton and Henry Riggs Rathbone; third cousin twice removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter Buell Porter, Horace Billings Packer, Cornelius Welles Pendleton and Claudius Victor Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; fourth cousin of Edwin Barber Morgan, Christopher Morgan, Edwin Denison Morgan, Nathan Belcher and Alfred Avery Burnham; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord Griswold, Benjamin Trumbull, Elisha Phelps, Lancelot Phelps, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Henry Brewster Stanton, Peter Buell Porter Jr., Ezra Cornell, Calvin Tilden Hulburd, Peter Augustus Porter, Judson B. Phelps, Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, William Henry Bulkeley, William Frederick Morgan Rowland and Monroe Marsh Sweetland.
  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 congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elihu Durfee (1806-1889) — of Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., March 27, 1806. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County 2nd District, 1850. Died in Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Ill., September 28, 1889 (age 83 years, 185 days). Interment at Floral Hill Cemetery, Near Hoopeston, Iroquois County, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Durfee and Mary (Allen) Durfee; married to Maria Howland; first cousin of Elias Durfee; first cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; first cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Job Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Westchester Landing, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., January 11, 1807. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1862-63; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1864-67; founder of Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y., 1865. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., December 9, 1874 (age 67 years, 332 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; statue at Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Cornell and Eunice (Barnard) Cornell; married, March 19, 1831, to Mary Ann Wood; father of Alonzo Barton Cornell; granduncle of Carlos Wood Riddick and Florence Riddick Boys; first cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin twice removed of Gerothman W. Cornell, Francis Russell Edward Cornell and Stillman Stephen Light; third cousin thrice removed of John Cecil Purcell and Thurber Cornell; fourth cousin of Daniel Burrows and Jared Lewis Rathbone; fourth cousin once removed of Simeon Baldwin, Lorenzo Burrows, Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier
  Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873) — also known as Rufus W. Peckham — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Rensselaerville, Albany County, N.Y., December 20, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Lyman Tremain; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1853-55; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1861-69; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1870-73; died in office 1873. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. En route to Europe on the steamer Ville du Havre, he was among 226 passengers and crew who perished when the steamer collided with the Scottish sailing vessel Loch Earn, and sank, in the North Atlantic Ocean, November 22, 1873 (age 63 years, 337 days). His remains were never found. Cenotaph at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Peleg Peckham and Desire (Watson) Peckham; married to Isabella Adaline Lacey and Mary Elizabeth Foote; father of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; uncle of Isabella Peckham (daughter-in-law of Andrew Galbraith Miller); first cousin once removed of Nathaniel Hazard; first cousin thrice removed of Stephen E. Peckham; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Ebenezer Hazard; fourth cousin of Augustus George Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Erskine Hazard.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Miller-Peckham-Walworth-Hardin family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Nathaniel Briggs Durfee (1812-1872) — also known as Nathaniel B. Durfee — of Tiverton, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., September 29, 1812. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860. Died in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., November 9, 1872 (age 60 years, 41 days). Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot, Tiverton, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Patience (Cook) Durfee and David Durfee; married, March 16, 1832, to Harriet Maria Greene; third cousin twice removed of Gerothman W. Cornell; fourth cousin of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Bradford Kirk Durfee, Henry Rees Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Cornell (1814-1890) — of Rondout, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., January 27, 1814. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1867-69, 1881-83 (13th District 1867-69, 15th District 1881-83); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., March 30, 1890 (age 76 years, 62 days). Interment at Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Cornell and Margaret (Gedney) Cornell; married, February 27, 1840, to Catherine Ann Woodmansee; second cousin thrice removed of George W. Cornell; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Hatfield.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gerothman W. Cornell (1817-1885) — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y., January 4, 1817. Republican. Merchant; grain dealer; postmaster at Lansingburgh, N.Y., 1874-81. Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y., April 11, 1885 (age 68 years, 97 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Govit Cornell and Phebe (Almy) Cornell; married to Mary Frances MacMurray; first cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin twice removed of Ezra Cornell and Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin of Francis Russell Edward Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell and Thurber Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Krepps Miller (1819-1863) — also known as John K. Miller — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, May 25, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1847-51; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1857. Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, August 11, 1863 (age 44 years, 78 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Miller and Eleanor G. (Krepps) Miller; brother of Thomas Ewing Miller; married, May 6, 1845, to Elizabeth Christmas Larwill.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Russell Edward Cornell (1821-1881) — also known as Francis R. E. Cornell — of Addison, Steuben County, N.Y.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Coventry, Chenango County, N.Y., November 17, 1821. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1852-53; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 5, 1861-62, 1865; Minnesota state attorney general, 1868-74; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1875-81; died in office 1881. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., May 23, 1881 (age 59 years, 187 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Cornell and Louisa (Miles) Cornell; married to Eliza Ophelia Burgess; first cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin twice removed of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin of Gerothman W. Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell and Thurber Cornell.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Samuel Sherman (1828-1901) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn., June 2, 1828. Republican. Lawyer; accompanied the ailing Vice President-elect, William Rufus de Vane King, on his visit to Cuba in 1853; probate judge in Connecticut, 1873; candidate for Connecticut state senate 11th District, 1874. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn., October 22, 1901 (age 73 years, 142 days). Interment at Central Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Abel Sherman and Sarah 'Sally' (Bradley) Sherman; married, June 10, 1860, to Dona Mercedes Montejo; first cousin twice removed of Baldwin Hasbrouck; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) — also known as Alfred H. Littlefield — of Lincoln, Providence County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., April 2, 1829. Republican. Dry goods merchant; thread and yarn manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1878-79; Governor of Rhode Island, 1880-83; president, First National Bank of Pawtucket; president, Pawtucket Gas Company; president, Pawtucket Street Railway. Died in Central Falls, Providence County, R.I., December 21, 1893 (age 64 years, 263 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of John Littlefield and Deborah (Himes) Littlefield; married, February 9, 1853, to Rebecca Jane Northup; fourth cousin of George Washington Greene; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Burrows, Jared Lewis Rathbone, Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Ewing Miller (1829-1909) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, June 19, 1829. U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1856-57; postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, 1857-58, 1858-60. Died in Franklin County, Ohio, May 6, 1909 (age 79 years, 321 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Miller and Eleanor G. (Krepps) Miller; brother of John Krepps Miller; married to Amanda Judson Harris (daughter of Ira Harris).
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles C. Bouck — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1878. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Bouck; father of Katherine Lawyer Bouck (daughter-in-law of Alonzo Barton Cornell).
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cornell-Schilplin-Washburn-Burr family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell (1832-1904) — also known as Alonzo B. Cornell — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., January 22, 1832. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868, 1880; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1868; New York Republican state chair, 1870-74, 1875-77, 1878-79; member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1873; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1873; Governor of New York, 1880-83. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., October 15, 1904 (age 72 years, 267 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Cornell and Mary Ann (Wood) Cornell; father of Charles Ezra Cornell (son-in-law of Charles C. Bouck); first cousin once removed of Carlos Wood Riddick and Florence Riddick Boys; first cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Burrows, Jared Lewis Rathbone, Gerothman W. Cornell, Francis Russell Edward Cornell and Stillman Stephen Light.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Dudley Emerson Cornell (1837-1911) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Wilton, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 12, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Wyandotte, Kan., 1883-85; mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1907-09. Died February 27, 1911 (age 74 years, 46 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Merritt I. Cornell and Mercy Whitman (Howard) Cornell; married, October 13, 1868, to Annie Matilda Speck; first cousin four times removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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
  Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr. (1838-1909) — also known as Rufus W. Peckham — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 8, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; Albany County District Attorney, 1869-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876 (member, Credentials Committee), 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee); Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1883-86; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1886-95; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895-1909; died in office 1909. Episcopalian. Died in Altamont, Albany County, N.Y., October 24, 1909 (age 70 years, 350 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus Wheeler Peckham and Isabella (Lacey) Peckham; married, November 14, 1866, to Harriette Arnold; first cousin of Isabella Peckham (daughter-in-law of Andrew Galbraith Miller); first cousin twice removed of Nathaniel Hazard; second cousin twice removed of Stephen E. Peckham; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Ebenezer Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus George Hazard.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jared Lawrence Rathbone (1844-1907) — Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 28, 1844. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul General in Paris, 1887-91. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 2, 1907 (age 62 years, 216 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park, Calif.
  Relatives: Step-son of Ira Harris; son of Jared Lewis Rathbone and Pauline (Pinney) Rathbone; brother of Henry Reed Rathbone; married to Maria Alejandra Atherton; uncle 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 Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rodolph A. Woolsey (1850-1920) — of Madison Township, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Lenawee County, Mich., December 12, 1850. Progressive. Farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1914. Died in Madison Township, Lenawee County, Mich., February 20, 1920 (age 69 years, 70 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alanson Woolsey and Mahala (Ladd) Woolsey; married to Elizabeth Douglass; third cousin once removed of Abraham Hatfield and Lester Ellis Woolsey; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Davenport.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Robert Lawton (1858-1937) — also known as George R. Lawton — of Tiverton, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., December 31, 1858. Republican. Accountant; auditor, American Woolen Company, Douglas Shoe Company; member of Rhode Island state senate from Tiverton, 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912, 1916. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., November 14, 1937 (age 78 years, 318 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Turner Lawton and Elizabeth Tillinghast (Harris) Lawton; married 1899 to Calista Church; second cousin five times removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stillman Stephen Light (1858-1933) — also known as Stillman Light — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Jefferson Valley, Westchester County, N.Y., November 13, 1858. Plumber; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Danbury, 1914. Died, in Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., March 11, 1933 (age 74 years, 118 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Light and Orpha Jane (Pinckney) Light; first cousin once removed of John Cecil Purcell; second cousin four times removed of Aaron Burr; third cousin twice removed of Ezra Cornell; third cousin thrice removed of Israel Washburn and Reuel Washburn; fourth cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell and Frederick C. Schilplin.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cornell-Schilplin-Washburn-Burr family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) — also known as Henry R. Rathbone — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook County, Ill. Born in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1918; died in office 1928. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 15, 1928 (age 58 years, 154 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Clara (Harris) Rathbone and Henry Reed Rathbone; married, December 22, 1903, to Laura Lucille Harney; nephew of Jared Lawrence Rathbone; grandson of Jared Lewis Rathbone and Ira Harris; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows; second cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Evan Boys (1871-1966) — also known as Samuel E. Boys — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind.; Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born in Lacon, Marshall County, Ill., June 20, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936 (alternate), 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Died in Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind., April 14, 1966 (age 94 years, 298 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Andre Boys and Anna Watson (Montgomery) Boys; married, November 24, 1898, to Florence Alice Riddick (sister of Carlos Wood Riddick).
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) — also known as Carl W. Riddick — of Winamac, Pulaski County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus County, Mont. Born in Wells, Faribault County, Minn., February 25, 1872. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Fergus County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1922. Methodist. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., July 9, 1960 (age 88 years, 135 days). Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Hancock Riddick and Alice Esther (Wood) Riddick; brother of Florence Alice Riddick (who married Samuel Evan Boys); married, June 28, 1893, to Grace Adele Keith; father of Merrill K. Riddick; grandnephew of Ezra Cornell; first cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell; first cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Florence Riddick Boys (1873-1963) — also known as Florence R. Boys; Florence Alice Riddick; Mrs. S. E. Boys — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind.; Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born in Faribault County, Minn., December 3, 1873. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924, 1932 (alternate). Female. Died, from lympho-sarcoma (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), in Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind., May 10, 1963 (age 89 years, 158 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
  Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Isaac Hancock Riddick and Alice Esther (Wood) Riddick; sister of Carlos Wood Riddick; married, November 24, 1898, to Samuel Evan Boys; aunt of Merrill K. Riddick; grandniece of Ezra Cornell; first cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell; first cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albertus Crary Burdick (1877-1958) — also known as Albertus C. Burdick — of Jewett City, Griswold, New London County, Conn. Born in Griswold, New London County, Conn., December 17, 1877. Democrat. Real estate agent; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Griswold, 1902, 1906. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 4, 1958 (age 80 years, 108 days). Interment at Pachaug Cemetery, Griswold, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Orrin Fowler Burdick and Mary Burdick; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thurber Cornell (1885-1954) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Mich., October 24, 1885. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1945-48; defeated in primary, 1938 (Livingston County), 1954 (Shiawassee District); chair of Livingston County Republican Party, 1950. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died August 18, 1954 (age 68 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Alvin Cornell and Diana (Gardner) Cornell; married, November 26, 1908, to Pauline Hart; first cousin five times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin thrice removed of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Gerothman W. Cornell and Francis Russell Edward Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Cecil Purcell (1885-1938) — also known as John C. Purcell — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y.; Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., January 28, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1932; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Died in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 27, 1938 (age 53 years, 211 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lezon Henry Purcell and Cecelia (Neary) Purcell; married 1920 to Elizabeth Fitch Hathway; first cousin once removed of Stillman Stephen Light; second cousin five times removed of Aaron Burr; third cousin thrice removed of Ezra Cornell.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cornell-Schilplin-Washburn-Burr family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Merrill K. Riddick (1895-1988) — of Philipsburg, Granite County, Mont. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., March 7, 1895. Aviator; candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of Montana, 1960, 1968; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1972. Died, of cancer, in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., March 9, 1988 (age 93 years, 2 days). Interment at Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Carlos Wood Riddick; married to Helen May Williams; nephew of Florence Riddick Boys.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George W. Cornell (1896-1988) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 29, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of New York state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., March 24, 1988 (age 91 years, 177 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Cornell and Minnie C. Cornell; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Cornell.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., November 3, 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1960-. Member, American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., October 29, 1977 (age 79 years, 360 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Durfee and Marie Elisa (Rossiter) Durfee; married to Mona Margaret Burns; first cousin thrice removed of Sylvester Gardiner Shearman; second cousin five times removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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