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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John Findlay (1766-1838) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., March
31, 1766.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-27 (5th District 1821-23,
11th District 1823-27); postmaster at Chambersburg,
Pa., 1829-38.
Died in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., November
5, 1838 (age 72 years, 219
days).
Interment at Falling
Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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William Findlay (1768-1846) —
of Franklintown, York
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 20,
1768.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1797; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1807-17; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1817-20; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1821-27.
Slaveowner.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
12, 1846 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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James Findlay (1770-1835) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., October
12, 1770.
Receiver
of U.S. Land Office at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1802-16; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1803; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1805-06, 1810-11; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1825-33; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1834.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
28, 1835 (age 65 years, 77
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Francis Rawn Shunk (1788-1848) —
also known as Francis R. Shunk —
of Pennsylvania.
Born August
7, 1788.
Secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1839-42; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1845-48.
Died July 20,
1848 (age 59 years, 348
days).
Interment at Augustus
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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Charles Brown (1797-1883) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
23, 1797.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1830-33; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1834; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-43, 1847-49 (1st District
1841-43, 3rd District 1847-49); U.S.
Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1853-57.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
4, 1883 (age 85 years, 346
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Van Lear Findlay (1839-1907) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., December
21, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1883-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April
19, 1907 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Shunk Brown Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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