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These families each have three or more politician members,
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George Ross (1730-1779) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 10,
1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1779.
Died July 14,
1779 (age 49 years, 65
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George Read (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79,
1782-83; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Edward Biddle (1738-1779) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1738.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774.
Died in Chatsworth, Baltimore
County, Md., September
5, 1779 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of William Biddle (1698-1756) and Mary (Scull) Biddle (1709-1790);
brother of Charles
Biddle; married, June 6,
1761, to Elizabeth Ross (sister of George
Ross); uncle of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; granduncle of Edward
MacFunn Biddle and Charles
John Biddle; great-granduncle of John
Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Boies
Penrose, Edward
MacFunn Biddle, Jr. and Spencer
Penrose; third great-granduncle of Anthony
Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.; fourth great-granduncle of Angier
Biddle Duke; first cousin of John
Scull; first cousin twice removed of Charles
Bingham Penrose, Edward
Scull and Thomas
Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of George
Ross Scull and Robert
Spencer Scull; first cousin four times removed of Francis
Beverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Elam Scull; third cousin once removed of Samuel
Scull; third cousin thrice removed of David
Thayer Bunker, Wallace
Raymond Crumb and David
Scull; fourth cousin of Ebenezer
Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez
Williams Huntington, John
Appleton (1804-1891) and Joshua
Perkins. |
| | | Political families: Kidder
family of Connecticut; Sprague
family of Providence, Rhode Island; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams
family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Jennings
family of Michigan; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Clymer (1739-1813) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
16, 1739.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1785; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91.
Episcopalian.
Died in Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
23, 1813 (age 73 years, 313
days).
Interment at Friends
Graveyard, Trenton, N.J.
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Samuel Meredith (1741-1817) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1741.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; Treasurer of
the United States, 1789-1801.
Died near Pleasant Mount, Wayne
County, Pa., February
10, 1817 (age about 75
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Pa.
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Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) —
of Pennsylvania; New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., 1742.
Delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served in
the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., September
13, 1823 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.
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Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1742.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1784; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1789;
Governor
of Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
30, 1797 (age 55 years, 176
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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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; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
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.
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George Read II (1765-1836) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1765.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816.
Died in 1836
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Read (1769-1854) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., July 17,
1769.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1817-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 13,
1854 (age 84 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Read III (1788-1837) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1788.
U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1816-37.
Died in 1837
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Meredith Read (1797-1874) —
also known as John M. Read —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 21,
1797.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1846; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) —
also known as John R. Thomson —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1800.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862.
Died in 1862
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Meredith Read, Jr. (1837-1896) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1837.
U.S. Minister to Greece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Greece, 1877-79.
Died in 1896
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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