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Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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.

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  Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857) — of Ravenna, Trumbull County (now Portage County), Ohio; Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., May 25, 1773. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate from Trumbull County, 1803-04; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1816-23; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1826; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1833; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1839-45. Censured by the Senate on May 10, 1844, over his disclosure to the New York Evening Post of a secret message from President John Tyler outlining terms for the annexation of Texas. Died in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, April 20, 1857 (age 83 years, 330 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Tappan (1747-1831) and Sarah (Homes) Tappan; married, March 20, 1801, to Nancy Wright (sister of John Crafts Wright); uncle of Susannah Tappan (who married Hiram Barney); fourth cousin of Mason Weare Tappan.
  Political family: Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) — also known as John C. Wright — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y.; Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 17, 1783. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1818-23; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1823-29; defeated, 1828; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1831-35. Died in Washington, D.C., February 13, 1861 (age 77 years, 180 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Brother of Nancy Wright (who married Benjamin Tappan); married, July 7, 1814, to Mary Morton.
  Political family: Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Hiram Barney (1811-1895) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., May 30, 1811. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1840; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1861-64. Died in Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., May 18, 1895 (age 83 years, 353 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Susannah Tappan (niece of Benjamin Tappan).
  Political family: Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mason Weare Tappan (1817-1886) — also known as Mason W. Tappan — of Bradford, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., October 20, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1853-55, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1855-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1876-86; died in office 1886. Died in Bradford, Merrimack County, N.H., October 25, 1886 (age 69 years, 5 days). Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bradford, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Weare Toppan and Lucinda (Atkins) Toppan; third cousin twice removed of Dennis D. Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Clarence Sidney Merrill; fourth cousin of Benjamin Tappan.
  Political family: Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Sidney Merrill (1858-1945) — also known as Clarence S. Merrill — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., September 8, 1858. Republican. Postmaster at Berkeley, Calif., 1907-16. Died in Alameda County, Calif., October 15, 1945 (age 87 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Prudence Varnum (Bradley) Merrill and Sidney Smith Merrill; married 1881 to Eudella 'Ada' Pratt; second cousin of Fred Emery Beane; second cousin once removed of Emery Oliver Beane; second cousin five times removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin twice removed of William Bradbury Small; third cousin thrice removed of Mason Weare Tappan; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Merrill and Dennis D. Merrill.
  Political families: Clough family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dennis D. Merrill (1863-c.1937) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, May 21, 1863. Real estate business; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1916-20. Died about 1937 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dexter Merrill and Mary (Dearing) Merrill; third cousin twice removed of Mason Weare Tappan; fourth cousin of George Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Clarence Sidney Merrill.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tappan-Merrill-Wright family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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