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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.

	Oakes Ames (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., January 10, 1804. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73. He and his brother Oliver Ames, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line, completed in 1869; he was as censured by the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier bribery scandal. Died in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., May 8, 1873 (age 69 years, 118 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Ames (1779-1863) and Susannah (Angier) Ames; brother of Oliver Ames Jr.; married to Eveline Gilmore; father of Oliver Ames (1831-1895); third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Alfred Elisha Ames; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Alonzo Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The city of Ames, Iowa, is named for him.  — The community of Ames, Nebraska, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Oliver Ames Jr. (1807-1877) — Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., November 5, 1807. Shovel manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union Pacific Railroad; he and his brother Oakes Ames were prime movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line. Died March 9, 1877 (age 69 years, 124 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Ames (1779-1863) and Susannah (Angier) Ames; brother of Oakes Ames; married to Sarah Lothrop; uncle of Oliver Ames (1831-1895); third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Alfred Elisha Ames; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Alonzo Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) — also known as Alfred E. Ames — of Winnebago County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vt., December 13, 1814. Democrat. Physician; member of Illinois state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853; postmaster at Minneapolis, Minn., 1856-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of William 'Billy' Ames and Phebe (Baker) Ames; married 1836 to Martha Asenath Pratt; father of Albert Alonzo Ames; third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Oliver Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
	Oliver Ames (1831-1895) — of North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass., February 4, 1831. Republican. Shovel manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state senate; elected 1880; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1883-87; Governor of Massachusetts, 1887-90. Died in North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass., October 22, 1895 (age 64 years, 260 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Oakes Ames and Eveline (Gilmore) Ames; married, March 14, 1860, to Anna Coffin Ray; nephew of Oliver Ames Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Elisha Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known as Albert A. Ames; "Doc" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; California. Born in Garden Prairie, Boone County, Ill., January 18, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02; resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888; indicted in 1902 on bribery charges, over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302 days). His body was reportedly donated to science. Cremated; ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Elisha Ames and Martha Asenath (Pratt) Ames; married, April 21, 1862, to Sarah S. Strout; fourth cousin once removed of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr..   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record