The Political Graveyard: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York

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Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York

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Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (1834-1895) — also known as Goldsmith W. Hewitt — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Elyton (now part of Birmingham), Jefferson County, Ala., February 14, 1834. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1870-71, 1886-88; member of Alabama state senate, 1872-74; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1875-79, 1881-85. Slaveowner. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 27, 1895 (age 61 years, 102 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.

		Relatives: Father-in-law of William Cochrane Fitts.
		Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Cochrane Fitts (1866-1954) — also known as William C. Fitts — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born January 29, 1866. Lawyer; Alabama state attorney general, 1894-98; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1954 (age 88 years, 28 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt; son of Philip Augustus Fitts and Sophia Holland (Cochrane) Fitts; father-in-law of Bernard Ryan, Sr.; grandfather of William Fitts Ryan.
		Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.

Bernard Ryan, Sr. — of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Orleans County Democratic Party, 1927; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of William Cochrane Fitts; father of William Fitts Ryan.
		Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.

William Fitts Ryan (1922-1972) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., June 28, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1961-72; died in office 1972; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. First member of the U.S. House to speak out against the Vietnam War. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1972 (age 50 years, 81 days). Interment at St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Croom, Md.

		Relatives: Son of Bernard Ryan, Sr.; married to Priscilla Marbury Ryan; grandson of William Cochrane Fitts.
		Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Priscilla Marbury Ryan — also known as Priscilla M. Ryan — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Liberal candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

		Relatives: Married to William Fitts Ryan.
		Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.

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