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.
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.
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Samuel Earle (1760-1833) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., November
28, 1760.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1784-88; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1795-97.
Slaveowner.
Died in South Carolina, November
24, 1833 (age 72 years, 361
days).
Interment at Beaverdam
Cemetery, Westminster, S.C.
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Elias Earle (1762-1823) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., June 19,
1762.
Democrat. Ironmaster;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1794-97; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1800; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1805-07, 1811-15, 1817-21
(8th District 1805-07, 1811-13, 7th District 1813-15, 1817-21).
Slaveowner.
Died in Centerville, Anderson
County, S.C., May 19,
1823 (age 60 years, 334
days).
Interment at Old
Earle Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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John Baylis Earle (1766-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, October
23, 1766.
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1803-05; served
in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Slaveowner.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., February
3, 1863 (age 96 years, 103
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Anderson County, S.C.
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James Henderson Irby (1793-1860) —
of Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C.
Born in Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C., December
31, 1793.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1840; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1852-54.
Died in Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C., February
24, 1860 (age 66 years, 55
days).
Interment at Laurens
City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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William Lowndes Yancey (1814-1863) —
also known as William L. Yancey; "The Orator of
Secession" —
of Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C.; Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Warren
County, Ga., August
10, 1814.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; planter; in
September 1838, he killed
Dr. Robinson Earle in a street brawl; convicted
of manslaughter,
and sentenced
to a year in jail, but pardoned
a few months later; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1841; member of Alabama
state senate, 1843; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1844-46; resigned 1846;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; Senator
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office
1863.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 23,
1863 (age 48 years, 347
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr. (1817-1891) —
also known as Benjamin C. Yancey, Jr. —
of Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C.; Cherokee
County, Ala.; Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
27, 1817.
Planter;
lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1846-49;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1855-56; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1858-59; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1875-79.
Slaveowner.
Died October
24, 1891 (age 74 years, 180
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
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Samuel Smith Beman (1822-1882) —
also known as Samuel S. Beman —
of Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.; Hampton, Washington
County, N.Y.; Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; St. Charles, Winona
County, Minn.
Born March
11, 1822.
Whig. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1853; member
of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-58, 1872-74, 1881-82 (11th District 1857-58,
7th District 1872-74, 1881-82); died in office 1882.
Died May 9,
1882 (age 60 years, 59
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Charles, Minn.
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Joseph Haynsworth Earle (1847-1897) —
also known as Joseph H. Earle —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April
30, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
1878-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1880;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Sumter County, 1882-86; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1886-90; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1897; died in office 1897.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 20,
1897 (age 50 years, 20
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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John Laurens Manning Irby (1854-1900) —
also known as John L. M. Irby —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., September
10, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1886-92; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1890; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1890; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1891-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1892
(member, Credentials
Committee); delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895.
Died in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., December
9, 1900 (age 46 years, 90
days).
Interment at Laurens
City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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