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Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio

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.

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.

  Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) — of Massachusetts. Born in Killingly, Windham County, Conn., May 13, 1742. Ordained minister; physician; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-05. Congregationalist. Died in Hamilton, Essex County, Mass., July 28, 1823 (age 81 years, 76 days). Interment at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Hezekiah Cutler and Susanna (Clark) Cutler; father of Ephraim Cutler; great-grandfather of Rufus R. Dawes; second great-grandfather of Charles Gates Dawes, Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Manasseh Cutler (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and lost 1943 in the Gulf of Aden) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ephraim Cutler (1767-1853) — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., April 13, 1767. Whig. Member of Northwest Territory legislature, 1801; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Washington County, 1802; only member of the 1802 Ohio convention to vote "no" on statehood; cast the deciding vote that kept slavery out of Ohio.; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839. Died in Ohio, July 8, 1853 (age 86 years, 86 days). Interment at Gravel Bank Cemetery, Constitution, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Balch) Cutler and Manasseh Cutler; married to Leah Atwood and Sally Parker; grandfather of Rufus R. Dawes; great-grandfather of Charles Gates Dawes (who married Caroline Dana Blymyer), Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, July 4, 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1881-83. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 2, 1899 (age 61 years, 29 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dawes and Sarah (Cutler) Dawes; married to Mary Beman Gates; father of Charles Gates Dawes (who married Caroline Dana Blymyer), Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; grandson of Ephraim Cutler; great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin Tappan and Arthur Tappan; fourth cousin of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) — also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging Charlie" — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 27, 1865. Republican. Engineer; lawyer; banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Vice President of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1936. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1925. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., April 23, 1951 (age 85 years, 239 days). Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; brother of Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; married, January 24, 1889, to Cora D. Blymyer and Caroline Dana Blymyer; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler; second great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler and Henry Bartlett; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Tappan and Arthur Tappan; second cousin four times removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin five times removed of Henry Champion and Epaphroditus Champion; third cousin thrice removed of Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Addison L. Green
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Comptrollers of the Currency — Nobel Laureates
  Caro Dawes (1866-1957) — also known as Caroline Dana Blymyer — Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 6, 1866. Second Lady of the United States, 1925-29. Female. German ancestry. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., October 3, 1957 (age 91 years, 270 days). Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Henry Blymyer and Caroline Lucy (Fearing) Blymyer; married, January 24, 1889, to Charles Gates Dawes (son of Rufus R. Dawes; brother of Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler); second cousin five times removed of Benjamin Lincoln.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Rufus C. Dawes Rufus Cutler Dawes (1867-1940) — also known as Rufus C. Dawes — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, July 30, 1867. Republican. Organizer and manager of gas and electric light utilities; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1920-22; president of the 1933 Chicago world's fair (A Century of Progress Exposition); also president of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Member, Union League. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1940 (age 72 years, 162 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; brother of Charles Gates Dawes (who married Caroline Dana Blymyer), Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; married, June 3, 1893, to Helen Palmer; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler; second great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler and Henry Bartlett; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Tappan and Arthur Tappan; second cousin four times removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin five times removed of Henry Champion and Epaphroditus Champion; third cousin thrice removed of Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, May 22, 1933
  Beman Gates Dawes (1870-1953) — also known as Beman G. Dawes — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; near Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, January 14, 1870. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1905-09; oil executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Died in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, May 15, 1953 (age 83 years, 121 days). Entombed at Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; brother of Charles Gates Dawes (who married Caroline Dana Blymyer), Rufus Cutler Dawes and Henry May Dawes; married, October 3, 1894, to Bertie Burr; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler; second great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler and Henry Bartlett; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Tappan and Arthur Tappan; second cousin four times removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin five times removed of Henry Champion and Epaphroditus Champion; third cousin thrice removed of Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry M. Dawes Henry May Dawes (1877-1952) — also known as Henry M. Dawes — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, April 22, 1877. Lumber business; president, Southwestern Gas & Electric Company; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1923-24; president, Pure Oil Company; vice-president, American Petroleum Institute. Member, Sons of Union Veterans. Died, following a heart attack, in Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Cook County, Ill., September 29, 1952 (age 75 years, 160 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; brother of Charles Gates Dawes (who married Caroline Dana Blymyer), Rufus Cutler Dawes and Beman Gates Dawes; married to Helen Moore Curtis; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler; second great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler and Henry Bartlett; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Tappan and Arthur Tappan; second cousin four times removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin five times removed of Henry Champion and Epaphroditus Champion; third cousin thrice removed of Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political family: Dawes family of Marietta, Ohio (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History

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