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Cleveland-Harlan family

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  Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799-1887) — also known as Chauncey F. Cleveland — of Hampton, Windham County, Conn. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., February 16, 1799. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hampton, 1826-29, 1832, 1835-36, 1838; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1835-36, 1863; Governor of Connecticut, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1849-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker), 1860. Died in Hampton, Windham County, Conn., June 6, 1887 (age 88 years, 110 days). Interment at South Cemetery, Hampton, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Cleveland and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland; married, December 13, 1821, to Diantha Hovey (first cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham (1819-1879)); married, January 22, 1869, to Helen Cornelia Litchfield; father of Delia Diantha Cleveland (who married Alfred Avery Burnham (1819-1879)); first cousin once removed of Henry Sabin; second cousin once removed of Ira Chandler Backus and William Dean Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin once removed of Ephraim Safford, Isaiah Kidder, Jarvis King Pike, Joshua Perkins, Edward Green Bradford, Stafford Canning Cleveland, Bailey Frye Adams, Orestes Cleveland, Lee Randall Sanborn and Nelson Appleton Miles; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan Hunt, Benjamin Goodhue, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder, David Kidder, Augustus Sabin Chase, Marden Sabin, Joseph Spalding, Edward Green Bradford II and James L. Sanborn; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington, Irving Hall Chase, Walter Keene Linscott, Edward Green Bradford Jr., Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard, Sidney Smythe Linscott and Grover Fredrick Cleveland; fourth cousin of Jonathan Usher, Jedediah Sabin, Caleb Blodgett, John Larkin Payson, Charles Stetson, James Safford, Luther Kidder, Isaiah Stetson and Alanson Pike; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills, Alvan Kidder, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, John Appleton, Jefferson Parish Kidder, John Palmer Usher, William Henry Barnum, Francis Landon Cleveland, Delos Abiel Blodgett, Charles Payson, Isaac Newton Blodgett, Robert Crawford Safford, Abner Coburn Cleveland, Robert Cleveland Usher, Isaiah Kidder Stetson and Edward Williams Hooker.
  Political families: Cleveland-Harlan family; Sabin family of Pomfret, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Harlan (1800-1863) — of Kentucky. Born in Mercer County, Ky., June 22, 1800. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1835-39; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1840-44; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845; Kentucky state attorney general, 1849-59. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., February 18, 1863 (age 62 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Harlan Harlan and Sarah (Caldwell) Harlan; married, December 23, 1822, to Elizabeth Shannon Davenport; father of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) and Laura Harlan (who married Francis Landon Cleveland); grandfather of James S. Harlan, John Maynard Harlan and James Harlan Cleveland; great-grandfather of James Harlan Cleveland Jr. and John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); second great-grandfather of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Harvey Magee Watterson (1811-1891) — also known as Harvey M. Watterson — of Tennessee. Born in Bedford County, Tenn., November 23, 1811. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1835; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1839-43; member of Tennessee state senate, 1845-47; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1845-47. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 1, 1891 (age 79 years, 312 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Talitha Black (sister-in-law of Stanley Matthews); father of Henry Watterson; grandfather of Harvey Watterson.
  Political families: Cleveland-Harlan family; Ewing-Watterson family of Ohio and Tennessee (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Landon Cleveland (1823-1881) — also known as Fred Cleveland — of Augusta, Bracken County, Ky. Born in Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio, October 27, 1823. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1860; member of Kentucky state senate, 1870. Died in Augusta, Bracken County, Ky., August 16, 1881 (age 57 years, 293 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Clement Cleveland and Elizabeth (Smith) Cleveland; married, February 22, 1864, to Laura Harlan (daughter of James Harlan; sister of John Marshall Harlan); father of James Harlan Cleveland; grandfather of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; great-grandfather of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; first cousin once removed of Grover Cleveland; first cousin twice removed of Richard Folsom Cleveland; second cousin once removed of Jonathan Usher; third cousin of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; third cousin twice removed of Ephraim Safford, Isaiah Kidder, Samuel Lord and Rollin Usher Tyler; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Charles Stetson, James Safford, Luther Kidder and Isaiah Stetson.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stanley Matthews (1824-1889) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 21, 1824. Republican. State court judge in Ohio, 1851; member of Ohio state senate, 1856; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-61; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1877-79; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-89; died in office 1889. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1889 (age 64 years, 244 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Johnson Matthews and Isabella (Brown) Matthews; married, February 15, 1843, to Mary Ann Black (sister-in-law of Harvey Magee Watterson); father of Jane Matthews (who married Horace Gray) and Grace Elizabeth Matthews (who married James Harlan Cleveland); grandfather of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; great-grandfather of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II.
  Political families: Cleveland-Harlan family; Ewing-Watterson family of Ohio and Tennessee (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Horace Gray Horace Gray (1828-1902) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 24, 1828. Lawyer; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1864-81; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1873-81; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-1902; died in office 1902. Unitarian. Died in Nahant, Essex County, Mass., September 15, 1902 (age 74 years, 175 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Gray and Harriett (Upham) Gray; married to Jane Matthews (daughter of Stanley Matthews); descendant *** of William Gray.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Louis D. Brandeis
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Gray (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and wrecked in Kola Inlet, 1945) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1902
John Marshall Harlan John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) — of Kentucky. Born in Boyle County, Ky., June 1, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1858-59; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63; Kentucky state attorney general, 1861-65; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1871; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1876 (delegation chair); Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911. Presbyterian. Died October 14, 1911 (age 78 years, 135 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Son of James Harlan and Elizabeth Shannon (Davenport) Harlan; brother of Laura Harlan (who married Francis Landon Cleveland); married, December 23, 1856, to Malvina French Shanklin; father of James S. Harlan and John Maynard Harlan; uncle of James Harlan Cleveland; grandfather of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); granduncle of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; great-granduncle of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Benjamin H. Bristow — Augustus E. Willson
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Harlan (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Marshall Harlan: Linda Przybyszewski, The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908 (age 71 years, 98 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne (Neal) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Clara Folsom (first cousin once removed of Benjamin Folsom); father of Richard Folsom Cleveland (son-in-law of Thomas Frank Gailor; brother-in-law of Frank Hoyt Gailor); first cousin once removed of Francis Landon Cleveland; second cousin of James Harlan Cleveland; second cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher and Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Lord and Rollin Usher Tyler.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett — Wilson S. Bissell — David King Udall — Edward S. Bragg — Thomas F. Grady — Lyman K. Bass — George B. Cortelyou — J. Hampton Hoge — William Gorham Rice — J. Scott Harrison — Benjamin Folsom
  Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
  Mount Cleveland, a volcano on Chuginadak Island, Alaska, is named for him.  — The town of Grover, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The Cleveland National Forest (established 1908), in San Diego, Riverside, Orange counties, California, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Grover C. CookGrover C. MeyrsGrover C. TalbotGrover C. HelmGrover C. RobertsonG. C. CooleyGrover A. WhalenGrover C. TaylorGrover C. WinnGrover C. LukeGrover C. AlbrightGrover Cleveland WelshGrover C. BelknapGrover C. WorrellGrover B. HillGrover C. DillmanGrover C. BrennemanGrover C. GeorgeGrover C. MitchellGrover C. LadnerGrover C. HallGrover C. TyeGrover C. CiselGrover C. HedrickGrover C. HunterGrover C. MontgomeryGrover C. FarwellGrover C. GillinghamGrover C. StudivanGrover C. LayneGrover C. HudsonGrover C. CombsGrover C. SnyderGrover C. GuernseyGrover C. HendersonGrover C. SmithGrover C. JacksonGrover C. HunterGrover C. BowerGrover C. LandGrover C. MoritzGrover C. GreggGrover C. Richman, Jr.Grover C. AndersonGrover C. ChrissGrover C. AllenGrover C. CriswellGrover C. BrownGrover C. Robinson IIIGrover C. Robinson IV
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill (1914-28), and on the $1,000 bill (1928-46).
  Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him for the enemies he has made."
  Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?"
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland — Troy Senik, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland — Mike Resnick, ed., Alternate Presidents [anthology] — Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
  Critical books about Grover Cleveland: Matthew Algeo, The President Is a Sick Man: the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth — Charles Lachman, A Secret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
Henry Watterson Henry Watterson (1840-1921) — also known as "Marse Henry" — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; editor, Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876 (Temporary Chair), 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1884, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1892; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77; received the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, 1918. Methodist. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., December 22, 1921 (age 81 years, 309 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Magee Watterson and Talitha (Black) Watterson; married to Rebecca Ewing (daughter of Andrew Ewing); father of Harvey Watterson; first cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political families: Cleveland-Harlan family; Ewing-Watterson family of Ohio and Tennessee (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Watterson (built 1943 at Jacksonville, Florida; sold 1947; later renamed Spartan; ran aground and wrecked at Pasa Buenavista, Cuba, 1961) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Benjamin Folsom (1847-1922) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Folsomdale, Wyoming County, N.Y., December 5, 1847. Journalist; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1886-93; in his second term, president Grover Cleveland expressed gratitude to his predecessor, Benjamin Harrison, for allowing Folsom, his wife's cousin, to remain in office as U.S. consul during his administration. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 17, 1922 (age 74 years, 255 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Randall Folsom and Mary (Rathbone) Folsom; married, October 11, 1893, to Ella Blanchard Howard; first cousin once removed of Frances Clara Folsom (who married Grover Cleveland); first cousin twice removed of Richard Folsom Cleveland.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Frank Gailor (1856-1935) — also known as Thomas F. Gailor — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., September 17, 1856. Democrat. Episcopal priest; university professor; bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, 1898-1935; chancellor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1908-35; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1924. Died October 3, 1935 (age 79 years, 16 days). Interment at University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Marion Gailor and Charlotte (Moffett) Gailor; married 1885 to Ellen Douglas Cunningham; father of Frank Hoyt Gailor and Ellen Douglas Gailor (daughter-in-law of Grover Cleveland; who married Richard Folsom Cleveland).
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James S. Harlan (1861-1927) — of Illinois. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 24, 1861. Lawyer; Puerto Rico attorney general, 1901-03; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-17. Died September 20, 1927 (age 65 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) and Malvina Harlan; brother of John Maynard Harlan; married 1897 to Mary Maud Noble; uncle of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); grandson of James Harlan; first cousin of James Harlan Cleveland; first cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Maynard Harlan (1864-1934) — also known as John M. Harlan — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., December 21, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1897, 1905 (Republican); Harding-Coolidge Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1920. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1934 (age 69 years, 92 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) and Malvina Franch (Shanklin) Harlan; brother of James S. Harlan; married, October 21, 1890, to Elizabeth Palmer Flagg; father of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); grandson of James Harlan; first cousin of James Harlan Cleveland; first cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947) — also known as Frances Clara Folsom; Frances Folsom Cleveland — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 21, 1864. First Lady of the United States, 1886-89, 1893-97. Female. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 29, 1947 (age 83 years, 100 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Oscar Folsom and Emma (Harmon) Folsom; married, June 2, 1886, to Grover Cleveland; married, February 10, 1913, to Thomas Jecks Preston; mother of Richard Folsom Cleveland; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Folsom.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cleveland Hall of Languages (built 1911), at Wells College, Aurora, New York, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Harlan Cleveland (1865-1906) — also known as Harlan Cleveland — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., January 21, 1865. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died, from Bright's disease, in Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 24, 1906 (age 41 years, 337 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Landon Cleveland and Laura (Harlan) Cleveland; married to Grace Elizabeth Matthews (daughter of Stanley Matthews); father of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; nephew of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911); grandson of James Harlan; grandfather of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; first cousin of James S. Harlan and John Maynard Harlan; first cousin once removed of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); second cousin of Grover Cleveland; second cousin once removed of Richard Folsom Cleveland; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher; third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Lord and Rollin Usher Tyler.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Frank Hoyt Gailor (1892-1954) — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Sewanee, Franklin County, Tenn., May 9, 1892. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1921; member of Tennessee state senate, 1923; Shelby County Attorney, 1936-41; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1941-42; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1942-48. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; American Legion. Died in 1954 (age about 62 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Ellen Douglas (Cunningham) Gailor and Thomas Frank Gailor; brother of Ellen Douglas Gailor (daughter-in-law of Grover Cleveland; who married Richard Folsom Cleveland); married, August 9, 1922, to Mary Louise Pennel.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Harlan Cleveland Jr. (1894-1950) — also known as James H. Cleveland — of Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 28, 1894. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939. Died in Hamilton County, Ohio, March 21, 1950 (age 55 years, 205 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Grace (Matthews) Cleveland and James Harlan Cleveland; married to Elizabeth McLaren; uncle of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; grandson of Francis Landon Cleveland and Stanley Matthews; grandnephew of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911); great-grandson of James Harlan; first cousin once removed of Henry Watterson, James S. Harlan and John Maynard Harlan; second cousin of Harvey Watterson and John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); second cousin once removed of Grover Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Usher; third cousin of Richard Folsom Cleveland; third cousin twice removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; fourth cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison.
  Political families: Cleveland-Harlan family; Ewing-Watterson family of Ohio and Tennessee (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Folsom Cleveland (1897-1974) — also known as Richard F. Cleveland — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 28, 1897. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967. Died of chronic pulmonary illness, in Baltimore, Md., January 10, 1974 (age 76 years, 74 days). Interment at Fowlers Mill Cemetery, Tamworth, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston; married, June 20, 1923, to Ellen Douglas Gailor (daughter of Thomas Frank Gailor; sister of Frank Hoyt Gailor); married, June 12, 1943, to Jessie (Maxwell) Black; first cousin twice removed of Francis Landon Cleveland and Benjamin Folsom; second cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Usher; third cousin of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; third cousin once removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; third cousin twice removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971 (age 72 years, 223 days). Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Son of John Maynard Harlan and Elizabeth Palmer (Flagg) Harlan; married, November 10, 1928, to Ethel (Andrews) Murphy; nephew of James S. Harlan; grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911); great-grandson of James Harlan; first cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland; second cousin of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin once removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood (1926-1960) — also known as Joseph W. Bloodgood — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., May 15, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Dane County Coroner, 1951-54; lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1955-56; Dane County District Attorney, 1957-60; Dane County Family Court Judge, 1960. Died from suicide, by hanging himself with his belt, in a hospital shower room, in Madison, Dane County, Wis., July 7, 1960 (age 34 years, 53 days). Interment at Nashotah House Cemetery, Summit, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Joseph Bloodgood and Jane Gray (Cleveland) Bloodgood; married, December 21, 1948, to Mary Elizabeth Peck; nephew of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; grandson of James Harlan Cleveland; great-grandson of Francis Landon Cleveland and Stanley Matthews; great-grandnephew of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911); second great-grandson of James Harlan; first cousin twice removed of Henry Watterson, James S. Harlan and John Maynard Harlan; second cousin once removed of Harvey Watterson and John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); second cousin twice removed of Grover Cleveland; second cousin four times removed of Jonathan Usher; third cousin once removed of Richard Folsom Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher.
  Political family: Cleveland-Harlan family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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