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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.

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  Job Durfee (1790-1847) — of Tiverton, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., September 20, 1790. U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1821-25; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1820; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1827-29. Died in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., July 26, 1847 (age 56 years, 309 days). Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot, Tiverton, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Lowden) Durfee and Thomas Durfee; married, November 25, 1820, to Judith Borden; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; second cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; second cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Durfee (1796-1864) — of Wayne County, N.Y.; Marion, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., March 9, 1796. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1846. Died in Marion, Wayne County, N.Y., June 1, 1864 (age 68 years, 84 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pardon Durfee and Ruth (Reeves) Durfee; married to Mercy Mason; first cousin of Elihu Durfee; first cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; first cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Job Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elihu Durfee (1806-1889) — of Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., March 27, 1806. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County 2nd District, 1850. Died in Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Ill., September 28, 1889 (age 83 years, 185 days). Interment at Floral Hill Cemetery, Near Hoopeston, Iroquois County, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Durfee and Mary (Allen) Durfee; married to Maria Howland; first cousin of Elias Durfee; first cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; first cousin twice removed of David Melvin Durfee; first cousin thrice removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin of Job Durfee; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Emerson Cornell, Bradford Kirk Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Briggs Durfee (1812-1872) — also known as Nathaniel B. Durfee — of Tiverton, Newport County, R.I. Born in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., September 29, 1812. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860. Died in Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., November 9, 1872 (age 60 years, 41 days). Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot, Tiverton, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Patience (Cook) Durfee and David Durfee; married, March 16, 1832, to Harriet Maria Greene; third cousin twice removed of Gerothman W. Cornell; fourth cousin of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Bradford Kirk Durfee, Henry Rees Durfee and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) — also known as Bradford K. Durfee — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., March 25, 1838. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate and insurance business; member of Illinois state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, Mich., July 19, 1916 (age 78 years, 116 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Durfee and Margaret (Kirk) Durfee; married 1868 to Lucy Hamilton; first cousin of Charles W. Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee, Elihu Durfee, Nathaniel Briggs Durfee and Daniel Parrish Witter.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Rees Durfee (1840-1915) — also known as Henry R. Durfee — of Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., October 5, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County 2nd District, 1871; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1894. Died in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., December 24, 1915 (age 75 years, 80 days). Interment at Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Bailey Durfee and Abigail A. (Rees) Durfee; married to Mary G. Hatch; first cousin once removed of Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; first cousin four times removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin once removed of Job Durfee and David Melvin Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Nathaniel Briggs Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Melvin Durfee (1855-1942) — also known as D. M. Durfee — of Philipsburg, Granite County, Mont. Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, N.Y., July 22, 1855. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., April 28, 1942 (age 86 years, 280 days). Interment at Philipsburg Cemetery, Philipsburg, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of David Potter Durfee and Margaret (Rector) Durfee; married 1888 to Emelie Jane Irving; married to Elizabeth Kelly; first cousin twice removed of Elias Durfee and Elihu Durfee; first cousin five times removed of Gideon Wanton; second cousin once removed of Henry Rees Durfee; second cousin twice removed of Job Durfee.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles W. Durfee (1863-1959) — of Golconda, Pope County, Ill. Born in Saline County, Ill., November 21, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 51st District, 1907-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920. Died in Golconda, Pope County, Ill., April 16, 1959 (age 95 years, 146 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Golconda, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Fielding Durfee and Lucretia Busby (Moore) Durfee; married, January 1, 1885, to Mary Casslyn Murphey; married, April 27, 1895, to Lucy Berry; first cousin of Bradford Kirk Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee, Elihu Durfee, Nathaniel Briggs Durfee and Daniel Parrish Witter.
  Political family: Durfee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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