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Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts

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  Francis Marion Bristow (1804-1864) — also known as Francis M. Bristow — of Elkton, Todd County, Ky. Born in Clark County, Ky., August 11, 1804. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1831-33; member of Kentucky state senate, 1846; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1854-55, 1859-61. Died in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., June 10, 1864 (age 59 years, 304 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Father of Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896).
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) — also known as Benjamin H. Bristow — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., June 20, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1863-65; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John M. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Died, from appendicitis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 22, 1896 (age 64 years, 2 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Bristow and Emily E. (Helm) Bristow; married, November 21, 1854, to Abbie S. Briscoe; father of Nancy 'Nannie' Bristow (1858-1913; who married Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914)); grandfather of Eben Sumner Draper (1893-?).
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Franklin Draper (1842-1910) — also known as William F. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., April 9, 1842. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1893-97; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1897-1900. Died in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1910 (age 67 years, 294 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of George Draper and Hannah (Thwing) Draper; brother of Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914); married 1862 to Lydia W. Joy; married 1890 to Susan Preston; uncle of Eben Sumner Draper (1893-?).
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., June 17, 1858. Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1906-09; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-11; defeated, 1910. Died April 9, 1914 (age 55 years, 296 days). Entombed at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
  Relatives: Brother of William Franklin Draper (1842-1910); married, November 21, 1883, to Nancy 'Nannie' Bristow (1858-1913; daughter of Benjamin Helm Bristow); father of Eben Sumner Draper.
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton looms; president, Milford National Bank; trustee, Milford Hospital; trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Eben Sumner Draper and Nannie (Bristow) Draper; married, November 12, 1926, to Hazel Archibald; nephew of William Franklin Draper (1842-1910); grandson of Benjamin Helm Bristow.
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
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