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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Caleb Smith Woodhull (1792-1866) —
also known as Caleb S. Woodhull —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Miller Place, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
26, 1792.
Whig. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1849-50.
Died in Miller Place, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 16,
1866 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles Abbot Stevens (1816-1892) —
also known as Charles A. Stevens —
of Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., August
9, 1816.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1875.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1892 (age 75 years, 242
days).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
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Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) —
also known as Isaac I. Stevens —
of Washington.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., March
25, 1818.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1853-57; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and killed at the Civil
War battle of Chantilly, Fairfax
County, Va., September
1, 1862 (age 44 years, 160
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at Ox Hill Battlefield Park, Fairfax County, Va.
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Relatives:
Cousin *** of Charles
Abbot Stevens and Moses
Tyler Stevens. |
|  | Political family: Stevens-Woodhull
family of New York City, New York. |
|  | Stevens counties in Minn. and Wash. are
named for him. |
|  | Fort
Stevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now a state
park) in Warrenton,
Oregon, was named for
him. — Fort
Stevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now a park)
in Washington,
D.C., was named for
him. — The city
(and lake)
of Lake
Stevens, Washington, is named for
him. — The town
of Stevensville,
Montana, is named for
him. — Stevens Peak
(6,838 feet), in Shoshone
County, Idaho, is named for
him. — Stevens Peak
(5,372 feet), in Bingham
County, Idaho, is named for
him. — Upper Stevens Lake,
and Lower Stevens Lake,
in Shoshone
County, Idaho, are named for
him. — The Stevens Hall dormitory,
at Washington State University,
Pullman,
Washington, is named for
him. — Isaac I. Stevens Elementary
School (opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001),
in Seattle,
Washington, is named for
him. — Stevens Middle
School, in Port
Angeles, Washington, is named for
him. — Stevens Junior
High School (now Middle School), in Pasco,
Washington, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 at Portland,
Oregon; scrapped 1967) was named for
him. |
|  | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service of
his country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generous
heart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying his
command, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at the
battle of Chantilly, Va." |
|  | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:
Joseph Taylor Hazard, Companion
of Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor of
Washington |
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Moses Tyler Stevens (1825-1907) —
also known as Moses T. Stevens —
of Massachusetts.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., October
10, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1861; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1891-95 (8th District 1891-93,
5th District 1893-95).
Died March
25, 1907 (age 81 years, 166
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, North Andover, Mass.
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Dwight Townsend (1826-1899) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1826.
Democrat. Sugar refining
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1864-65, 1871-73;
defeated (Independent Democratic), 1882; telegraph
business.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1899 (age 73 years, 34
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) —
also known as Victoria California Claflin —
Born in Homer, Licking
County, Ohio, September
23, 1838.
Equal Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1872, 1888.
Female.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2001.
Died in Bredon's Norton, Worcester (now Bredon, Worcestershire), England,
June
9, 1927 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in English Channel; cenotaph at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
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John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) —
also known as J. P. Stevens —
of Fanwood, Union
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., February
2, 1868.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster at Fanwood,
N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
27, 1929 (age 61 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970) —
also known as Henry V. Poor —
of New City, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Chapman, Dickinson
County, Kan., September
30, 1888.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sculptor;
muralist;
architect;
member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1941-45.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New City, Rockland
County, N.Y., December
8, 1970 (age 82 years, 69
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Orpha Hall (1891-1975) —
also known as Orpha Luetta Cheney —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
5, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1956.
Female.
Died in April, 1975
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Varnum Poor (1914-1972) —
also known as Henry V. Poor —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
7, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Montreal, as of 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1950.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
10, 1972 (age 58 years, 277
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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