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	Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known as Winfield S. Hancock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., February 14, 1824. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876; candidate for President of the United States, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. Died in Governor's Island, New York County, N.Y., February 9, 1886 (age 61 years, 360 days). Interment at Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock Circle, Washington, D.C.   Presumably named for: Winfield Scott   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Hancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married, February 1, 1850, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura Elizabeth Hancock (who married William Rush Merriam).   Political family: Merriam-Hancock family of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Mount Hancock, in Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, is named for him.   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Winfield Scott Hancock: David M. Jordan, Winfield Scott Hancock : A Soldier's Life — Mike Resnick, ed., Alternate Presidents [anthology]   Image source: Cornell University Library
	John Lafayette Merriam (1825-1895) — also known as John L. Merriam — of Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Wadham's Mills, Essex County, N.Y., February 6, 1825. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1870-71; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1870-71. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., 1895 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jane (Ismon) Merriam and William Strong Merriam; married 1848 to Mahala Kimpton Delano; father of William Rush Merriam.   Political family: Merriam-Hancock family of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Minnesota Legislator record
	William Rush Merriam (1849-1931) — also known as William R. Merriam — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Wadham's Mills, Essex County, N.Y., July 26, 1849. Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88 (District 27 1883-84, District 26 1887-88); Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1887-88; Governor of Minnesota, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee); director, U.S. Census, 1899-1903. Died in Port Sewall, Martin County, Fla., February 18, 1931 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Mahala R. (Delano) Merriam and John Lafayette Merriam; married, October 2, 1872, to Laura Elizabeth Hancock (niece of Winfield Scott Hancock); third cousin twice removed of Ulysses Simpson Grant; fourth cousin once removed of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr..   Political family: Merriam-Hancock family of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1902