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Arnold-Davis family of Connecticut

Note: This is just one of 1,325 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.

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  Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793) — Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 3, 1741. Physician; member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1782-84; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1780. Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., February 1, 1793 (age 51 years, 60 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Arnold and Amy (Phillips) Arnold; married to Molly Burr, Alice Crawford and Cynthia Hastings; father of Lemuel Hastings Arnold; grandfather of Noah Davis; second great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green.
  Political family: Arnold-Davis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daniel Davis (1768-1847) — of Connecticut. Born in West Stafford, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn., October 26, 1768. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1811-12. Congregationalist. Died in West Stafford, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn., October 27, 1847 (age 79 years, 1 days). Interment at Meeting House Hill Cemetery, West Stafford, Stafford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Alden) Davis and Noah Davis (1781-1863); half-uncle of Noah Davis (1818-1902); first cousin twice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Augustus Sargent; third cousin once removed of Abel Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Carl Edgar Mapes; fourth cousin of Nicholas Gilman (1731-1783) and John Wentworth Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of John Taylor Gilman, Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814), Nathaniel Gilman, Charles Dustin Coffin and John Greenleaf Whittier.
  Political family: Arnold-Davis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lemuel Hastings Arnold (1792-1852) — also known as Lemuel H. Arnold — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., January 29, 1792. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1826; Governor of Rhode Island, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1845-47. Died June 27, 1852 (age 60 years, 150 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Arnold; uncle of Noah Davis; great-granduncle of Theodore Francis Green.
  Political family: Arnold-Davis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Noah Davis Noah Davis (1818-1902) — of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., September 10, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1857-68, 1873-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1869-70; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1870-72. Presided over the two trials of William M. Tweed in 1873. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 20, 1902 (age 83 years, 191 days). Interment at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Noah Davis (1781-1863) and Freelove Crawford (Arnold) Davis; married, May 15, 1845, to Ellen M. Mather; half-nephew of Daniel Davis; nephew of Lemuel Hastings Arnold; grandson of Jonathan Arnold; second cousin once removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root; third cousin twice removed of Aaron Augustus Sargent; fourth cousin of Abel Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of Nicholas Gilman and John Wentworth Jr..
  Political family: Arnold-Davis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle, March 20, 1902

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