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	Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) — of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn., August 9, 1756. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1801. Died in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., September 28, 1829 (age 73 years, 50 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Robert Silliman and Anne (Cooke) Silliman; married, November 23, 1785, to Martha Leeds; father of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); grandfather of Joseph Fitch Silliman; second great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin thrice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman; second cousin of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; second cousin five times removed of Emil Lockwood; third cousin of Enoch Woodbridge; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, William Woodbridge and Jonathan Stratton; third cousin twice removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Frederick Enoch Woodbridge and John Woodruff; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Lyman Huntington, Roger Calvin Leete, George Douglas Perkins, Roger Wolcott, Timothy Lester Woodruff and Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha Phelps.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868) — also known as Gold S. Silliman — of Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., October 26, 1777. Whig. Lawyer; postmaster at Brooklyn, N.Y., 1849-53. Christian Reformed. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 3, 1868 (age 90 years, 221 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman; brother of Benjamin Silliman; married to Hepsa Ely; father of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; second cousin of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); second cousin once removed of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin twice removed of Joseph Fitch Silliman; second cousin thrice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman and Judson Franklin Selleck; third cousin of Abraham Davenport; third cousin once removed of Thaddeus Betts and Jonathan Stratton; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root; third cousin thrice removed of Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of James Kilbourne, Elisha Phelps, Sturges Selleck and Alvan Kidder.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in North Stratford (now Trumbull), Fairfield County, Conn., August 8, 1779. Republican. Lawyer; chemist; university professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., November 24, 1864 (age 85 years, 108 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; statue erected 1884 at Sterling Chemistry Laboratory Grounds, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman; brother of Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868); married, September 17, 1809, to Harriet Trumbull (daughter of Jonathan Trumbull Jr.); married 1851 to Sarah Isabella (McClellan) Webb; uncle of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; second cousin of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); second cousin once removed of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin twice removed of Joseph Fitch Silliman; second cousin thrice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman and Judson Franklin Selleck; third cousin of Abraham Davenport; third cousin once removed of Thaddeus Betts and Jonathan Stratton; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root; third cousin thrice removed of Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of James Kilbourne, Elisha Phelps, Sturges Selleck and Alvan Kidder.   Political families: Trumbull family of Lebanon, Connecticut; Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The mineral sillimanite is named for him.  — Mount Silliman, in Tulare County, California, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850) — of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1786. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1835. Died October 23, 1850 (age about 64 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) and Martha (Leeds) Silliman; married to Martha Ann Mitchell; father of Joseph Fitch Silliman; third great-grandson of William Leete; second cousin once removed of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; second cousin twice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman; third cousin of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; third cousin once removed of Enoch Woodbridge; fourth cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, William Woodbridge and Jonathan Stratton; fourth cousin once removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Frederick Enoch Woodbridge and John Woodruff.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Benjamin Douglas Silliman (1805-1901) — also known as Benjamin D. Silliman — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., September 14, 1805. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839 (speaker); Whig candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-66; Republican candidate for New York state attorney general, 1873. At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in New York State, and the oldest graduate of Yale University. Died, from bronchial pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 24, 1901 (age 95 years, 132 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Gold Selleck Silliman and Hepsa (Ely) Silliman; nephew of Benjamin Silliman; second cousin once removed of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); third cousin of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); third cousin once removed of Abraham Davenport and Joseph Fitch Silliman; third cousin twice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman and Judson Franklin Selleck; fourth cousin of Thaddeus Betts and Jonathan Stratton; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Joseph Fitch Silliman (1840-1913) — also known as Joseph F. Silliman — of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn., February 7, 1840. Republican. Merchant; stone crushing business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1901-02; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1909-10. Congregationalist. Died in 1913 (age about 73 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850) and Martha Ann (Mitchell) Silliman; married, October 17, 1866, to Caroline Hoyt; grandson of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); fourth great-grandson of William Leete; second cousin twice removed of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Douglas Silliman and Dwight Arthur Silliman; third cousin twice removed of Enoch Woodbridge; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, William Woodbridge and Jonathan Stratton.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Connecticut Legislative History and Souvenir (1909)
	Dwight Arthur Silliman (1862-1947) — also known as Dwight A. Silliman — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Norway, Herkimer County, N.Y., May 29, 1862. Farmer; Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1904. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 4, 1947 (age 85 years, 128 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Burr Silliman and Sarah Elizabeth (Wood) Silliman; married 1894 to Jessie Greene; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); second cousin twice removed of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin thrice removed of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; second cousin four times removed of Thomas Fitch; third cousin once removed of David Munson Osborne and Joseph Fitch Silliman; third cousin twice removed of Jeremiah Mason and Benjamin Douglas Silliman; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Fitch and Aaron Burr; fourth cousin of Thomas Mott Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Eli Thacher Hoyt, Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne.   Political families: Silliman #1 family of Connecticut; Silliman #2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).