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Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts

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.

  Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., May 26, 1726. Merchant; postmaster at Taunton, Mass., 1792-95. Died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., February 26, 1797 (age 70 years, 276 days). Interment at Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Tillinghast and Mary Hendron (Paris) Tillinghast; father of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); grandfather of James Leonard Hodges; great-grandfather of Richard Henry Dana Jr. and Marcus Morton; second great-grandfather of George Watson French; second cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Hodges (1765-1810) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., December 3, 1765. Postmaster at Taunton, Mass., 1804-10. Died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., October 10, 1810 (age 44 years, 311 days). Interment at Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Abijah Hodges and Jerusha (Leonard) Hodges; married 1786 to Joanna Tillinghast; father of James Leonard Hodges; grandfather of Marcus Morton; great-grandfather of George Watson French; second cousin twice removed of William Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of John Milton Hay; second cousin four times removed of Adelbert Stone Hay; second cousin five times removed of John Hay Whitney and James Jermiah Wadsworth; third cousin once removed of Leonard White; third cousin thrice removed of Lyman Kidder Bass.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., January 24, 1767. Postmaster at Taunton, Mass., 1797-1803; Federalist candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1804, 1806. Died April 24, 1818 (age 51 years, 90 days). Interment at Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797) and Ruth (Phillips) Tillinghast; married to Betsey Atwell; uncle of James Leonard Hodges; granduncle of Richard Henry Dana Jr. and Marcus Morton; great-granduncle of George Watson French; third cousin of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marcus Morton (1784-1864) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Freetown, Bristol County, Mass., December 19, 1784. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1817-21; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1824-25; Governor of Massachusetts, 1825, 1840-41, 1843-44; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1825-40. Died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., February 6, 1864 (age 79 years, 49 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Morton and Mary (Cary) Morton; married, December 23, 1807, to Charlotte Tillinghast Hodges; father of Marcus Morton (1819-1891); grandfather of George Watson French; second cousin once removed of James Madison Turner; second cousin twice removed of James Munroe Turner; second cousin thrice removed of James Turner; second cousin four times removed of Philip Allcock Sprague.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  James Leonard Hodges (1790-1846) — also known as James L. Hodges — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., April 24, 1790. Postmaster at Taunton, Mass., 1810-26; lawyer; banker; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1823-24; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1827-33. Died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., March 8, 1846 (age 55 years, 318 days). Interment at Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Hodges and Joanna (Tillinghast) Hodges; married, October 18, 1817, to Harriet Little Fales; nephew of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); uncle of Marcus Morton; grandson of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797); granduncle of George Watson French; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Dana Jr.; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell and William Dean Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of John Milton Hay; third cousin thrice removed of Adelbert Stone Hay; fourth cousin of Leonard White.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815-1882) — also known as Richard H. Dana, Jr. — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 1, 1815. Republican. Author; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1861-66; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1867-68; Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1868. Died in Rome, Italy, January 6, 1882 (age 66 years, 158 days). Interment at Campo Cestio, Rome, Italy.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Henry Dana and Ruth Charlotte (Smith) Dana; married, August 25, 1841, to Sarah Watson; grandson of Francis Dana; grandnephew of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); great-grandson of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797); first cousin once removed of James Leonard Hodges; second cousin of Marcus Morton; second cousin once removed of George Watson French; third cousin of Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859) and Charles Christopher Trowbridge; third cousin once removed of Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge and Luther Stephen Trowbridge; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891); fourth cousin of John Larkin Payson; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Payson.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marcus Morton (1819-1891) — of Andover, Essex County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., April 8, 1819. Lawyer; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1858; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1858-69; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1869-90; resigned 1890; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1882-90. Died in Andover, Essex County, Mass., February 10, 1891 (age 71 years, 308 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus Morton (1784-1864) and Charlotte Tillinghast (Hodges) Morton; married, October 19, 1843, to Abby Bowler Hoppin; nephew of James Leonard Hodges; uncle of George Watson French; grandson of James Hodges; grandnephew of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); great-grandson of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797); second cousin of Richard Henry Dana Jr.; third cousin of James Madison Turner; third cousin once removed of James Munroe Turner; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and James Turner; third cousin thrice removed of Philip Allcock Sprague; fourth cousin of William Dean Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Leonard White and John Milton Hay.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Watson French (1858-1934) — also known as George W. French — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 26, 1858. Republican. Wheel manufacturer; farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916, 1928. Died in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, November 27, 1934 (age 76 years, 32 days). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of George Henry French and Frances Wood (Morton) French; married, June 27, 1883, to Clara Virginia Decker; married, January 18, 1911, to Anna Elizabeth Decker; nephew of Marcus Morton (1819-1891); grandson of Marcus Morton (1784-1864); grandnephew of James Leonard Hodges; great-grandson of James Hodges; great-grandnephew of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); second great-grandson of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797); second cousin once removed of Richard Henry Dana Jr.; third cousin once removed of James Madison Turner; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin of James Munroe Turner; fourth cousin once removed of William Dean Kellogg and James Turner.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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