Note: This is just one of
1,164
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 Sevier (1745-1815) —
Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham
County, Va., September
23, 1745.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91; Governor of
Tennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office
1815.
Slaveowner.
Died in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., September
24, 1815 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at Knox
County Courthouse Grounds, Knoxville, Tenn.
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James Johnson (1774-1826) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Orange
County, Va., January
1, 1774.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1808; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1825-26; died in
office 1826.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
13, 1826 (age 52 years, 224
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Scott County, Ky.; cenotaph at
Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) —
also known as Richard M. Johnson —
of Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., October
17, 1780.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1804; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District
1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District
1829-33, 13th District 1833-37); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29; Vice
President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
19, 1850 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Benjamin Johnson (1784-1849) —
Born in Scott
County, Ky., January
22, 1784.
U.S.
District Judge for Arkansas, 1836-49; died in office 1849.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
2, 1849 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856) —
also known as John T. Johnson —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky., October
5, 1788.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1821-25 (3rd District 1821-23, 5th
District 1823-25); Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1826.
Christian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
17, 1856 (age 68 years, 73
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William Carroll (1788-1844) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 3,
1788.
General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of
Tennessee, 1821-27, 1829-35.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
22, 1844 (age 56 years, 19
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Norvell (1789-1850) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
21, 1789.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1831-36; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1837-41; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-39; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1842; U.S.
Attorney for Michigan, 1845-50.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
24, 1850 (age 60 years, 124
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Wharton Conway (1793-1827) —
also known as Henry W. Conway —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., March
18, 1793.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Little
Rock, Ark., 1821-23; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1823-27; died in office
1827.
Mortally
wounded in a duel with
Robert
Crittenden on October 29, 1827, and died at Arkansas Post, Arkansas
County, Ark., November
9, 1827 (age 34 years, 236
days).
Interment at Scull
Cemetery, Arkansas Post, Ark.
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James Sevier Conway (1798-1855) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
9, 1798.
Governor
of Arkansas, 1836-40.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Walnut Hill, Lafayette
County, Ark., March 3,
1855 (age 56 years, 84
days).
Interment at Conway
Cemetery State Park, Walnut Hill, Ark.
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Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848) —
also known as Ambrose H. Sevier —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Lakeport, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., November
4, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1823-27; Speaker
of Arkansas Territory House of Representatives, 1827; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1828-36; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1836-48; resigned 1848.
Slaveowner.
Died near Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
31, 1848 (age 47 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Conway (1805-1852) —
of Arkansas.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., January
14, 1805.
Circuit judge in Arkansas, 1830; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1847-48.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
29, 1852 (age 47 years, 350
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) —
also known as William H. Carroll —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1810.
Democrat. Postmaster at Memphis,
Tenn., 1853-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1860;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Gen. Braxton
Bragg had him arrested
for drunkenness,
and he resigned
from the army.
Died in Montreal, Quebec,
May
3, 1868 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Henry Nelson Walker (1811-1886) —
also known as Henry N. Walker —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., November
30, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1844; Michigan
state attorney general, 1845-47; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1859-60.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1886 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Elias Nelson Conway (1812-1892) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., May 17,
1812.
Arkansas
territorial auditor, 1835-36; Arkansas
state auditor, 1836-49; Governor of
Arkansas, 1852-60.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
28, 1892 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Caleb Cushing Norvell (1813-1891) —
also known as Caleb C. Norvell —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Green
County, Ky., April
24, 1813.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; printer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1891 (age 77 years, 285
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Robert Ward Johnson (1814-1879) —
also known as Robert W. Johnson —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., July 22,
1814.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1847-53; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1853-61; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Senator
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 26,
1879 (age 65 years, 4
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Henry Massey Rector (1816-1899) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 1,
1816.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate; elected 1848; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives; elected 1854; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1859-60; Governor of
Arkansas, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874.
Slaveowner.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., August
12, 1899 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Henry Laurence Norvell (1818-1874) —
also known as Henry L. Norvell —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, February
28, 1818.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Tennessee
District, 1867.
Died September
11, 1874 (age 56 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Lawson Kemper (1823-1895) —
of Virginia.
Born in Madison
County, Va., June 11,
1823.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1853; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Virginia, 1874-78.
Died in Orange
County, Va., April 7,
1895 (age 71 years, 300
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Orange County, Va.
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Thomas James Churchill (1824-1905) —
also known as Thomas J. Churchill —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
10, 1824.
Democrat. Postmaster at Little
Rock, Ark., 1857-61; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Arkansas
state treasurer, 1874-80; Governor of
Arkansas, 1881-83.
Died March
10, 1905 (age 81 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Dallas Norvell (1825-1888) —
of Monguagon Township (part now in Grosse Ile Township), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1825.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Monguagon Township, Michigan, 1859, 1864-66; served in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Amherstburg, Ontario,
March
5, 1888 (age 62 years, 221
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William Henry Carroll (1842-1915) —
also known as William H. Carroll —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., February
18, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton
dealer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876
(speaker),
1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Tennessee.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
14, 1915 (age 73 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Henry Cox (1865-1924) —
also known as David H. Cox; D. H. Cox —
of Walla Walla, Walla
Walla County, Wash.
Born in December, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; grocer; hardware
dealer; grain buyer;
insurance
business; member of Washington
state senate, 1908-11, 1917-24; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1924.
Methodist.
Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., September
2, 1924 (age 58 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
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Ernest Campbell Norvell (1870-1941) —
of Tracy City, Grundy
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., December
16, 1870.
Republican. Furniture
and undertaking
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1917-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Tracy City, Grundy
County, Tenn., December
28, 1941 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Interment at Tracy
City Cemetery, Tracy City, Tenn.
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George Taylor Conway (1881-1929) —
also known as George T. Conway —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.
Born in Washington
County, Ark., November
11, 1881.
Democrat. Mayor
of Texarkana, Ark., 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1924.
Died in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., March
26, 1929 (age 47 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter B. Conway (b. 1883) —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.
Born in Arkansas, 1883.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Mitchell Conway (1925-1975) —
also known as Charles M. Conway —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.; Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., May 5,
1925.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1961-69.
Died in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., May 16,
1975 (age 50 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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