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Rusling family of Hackettstown, New Jersey

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.

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  Robert Rusling (1812-1879) — of Warren County, N.J. Born in Newburgh, Warren County, N.J., January 1, 1812. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1859-61. Died in Hackettstown, Warren County, N.J., August 9, 1879 (age 67 years, 220 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of James Rusling and Hannah (Frazer) Rusling; married to Mary McCracken; father of James Jacob Rusling; uncle of John A. Rusling; granduncle of Emily Wells Rusling (who married Arthur Laban Bates).
  Political family: Rusling family of Hackettstown, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Jacob Rusling (1844-1899) — also known as James J. Rusling — of Hackettstown, Warren County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1844. Postmaster at Hackettstown, N.J., 1898-99. Died April 2, 1899 (age about 54 years). Interment at Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Rusling and Mary (McCracken) Rusling; married to Harriet S. McQuestin; first cousin of John A. Rusling; first cousin once removed of Emily Wells Rusling (who married Arthur Laban Bates).
  Political family: Rusling family of Hackettstown, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John A. Rusling (1848-1921) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in 1848. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896. Died in 1921 (age about 73 years). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret Howell (Benedict) Rusling and John Rusling; married to Mary S. Lane and Julia Bishop Shelton; nephew of Robert Rusling; first cousin of James Jacob Rusling; first cousin once removed of Emily Wells Rusling (who married Arthur Laban Bates).
  Political family: Rusling family of Hackettstown, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) — also known as Arthur L. Bates — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 6, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888 (alternate), 1924; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03, 25th District 1903-13). Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., August 26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81 days). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Penniman Bates and Sarah Josephine (Bates) Bates; married 1909 to Emily Wells Rusling (grandniece of Robert Rusling; first cousin once removed of James Jacob Rusling and John A. Rusling); grandnephew of John Milton Thayer; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; third cousin of Almur Stiles Whiting; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Allen, John Quincy Adams and Peter Rawson Taft; fourth cousin once removed of Ex Sumner Mansfield.
  Political family: Rusling family of Hackettstown, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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