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Tweedy family

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  James Endicott (1738-1799) — of Canton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., August 17, 1738. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1780, 1784-86, 1790; justice of the peace; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1793. Died in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., April 4, 1799 (age 60 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Endicott (1696-1767) and Esther (Clapp) Endicott; married 1761 to Abigail Puffer; grandfather of Charles Endicott; great-grandfather of Eugene Frances Endicott; third great-grandfather of Henry Endicott Stebbins.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  Samuel Tweedy (1776-1868) — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, N.Y., March 8, 1776. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Danbury, 1820, 1824, 1856; member of Connecticut state senate at-large, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1833-35. Died in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., July 1, 1868 (age 92 years, 115 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Tweedy (1744-1820) and Anna (Smith) Tweedy; brother of Smith Tweedy; married, September 22, 1805, to Ann Burr; father of Edgar S. Tweedy and John Hubbard Tweedy; grandfather of John Tweedy; great-grandfather of Alfred Tweedy; second great-grandfather of Anne Stuyvesant Tweedy (who married Philip Pendleton Ardery).
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Smith Tweedy (1784-1862) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., September 22, 1784. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1827, 1829, 1833, 1836; postmaster at Bridgeport, Conn., 1837-41. Died September 21, 1862 (age 77 years, 364 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Tweedy (1744-1820) and Anna (Smith) Tweedy; brother of Samuel Tweedy (1776-1868); married to Mercy Patch; uncle of Edgar S. Tweedy and John Hubbard Tweedy; granduncle of John Tweedy; great-granduncle of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar S. Tweedy (1808-1893) — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., May 23, 1808. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Danbury, 1845; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860, 1880; Honorary Secretary, 1856. Died in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., March 10, 1893 (age 84 years, 291 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Tweedy and Ann (Burr) Tweedy; brother of John Hubbard Tweedy; married, January 24, 1832, to Ann Bishop; married, June 4, 1834, to Elizabeth S. C. Belden; father of John Tweedy; nephew of Smith Tweedy; granduncle of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hubbard Tweedy (1814-1891) — also known as John H. Tweedy — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., November 9, 1814. Whig. Member Wisconsin territorial council, 1842; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1847-48; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1848; postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1850-51; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1853. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 12, 1891 (age 77 years, 3 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Tweedy and Ann (Burr) Tweedy; brother of Edgar S. Tweedy; married, June 8, 1848, to Anna Maria Bird Fisher; nephew of Smith Tweedy; uncle of John Tweedy; grandfather of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Endicott (1822-1889) — of Canton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., October 28, 1822. Deputy sheriff; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1851, 1857-58; lawyer; director, Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Neponset National Bank; trustee and president, Canton Institution for Savings; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1868-69; Massachusetts state auditor, 1870-76; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1876-81. Died August 19, 1889 (age 66 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Endicott and Cynthia (Childs) Endicott; married, September 30, 1845, to Miriam Webb; married, October 2, 1848, to Augusta G. Dinsmore; uncle of Eugene Frances Endicott; grandson of James Endicott; great-granduncle of Henry Endicott Stebbins; second cousin four times removed of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  John Tweedy (1843-1912) — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, August 25, 1843. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1872; postmaster at Danbury, Conn., 1876-86, 1891-95; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Danbury, 1906. Died August 4, 1912 (age 68 years, 345 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar S. Tweedy and Elizabeth (Belden) Tweedy; married to Laura B. Wildman and Susan Philip; nephew of John Hubbard Tweedy; grandson of Samuel Tweedy; grandnephew of Smith Tweedy; first cousin once removed of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Frances Endicott (1848-1914) — also known as Eugene F. Endicott — of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., October 14, 1848. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Twenty-Eighth Suffolk District, 1905. Died in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., December 10, 1914 (age 66 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Endicott and Clara Sherman (Browning) Endicott; married, July 2, 1878, to Francis Louise Tingley; nephew of Charles Endicott; great-grandson of James Endicott; first cousin twice removed of Henry Endicott Stebbins; third cousin thrice removed of Alfred Tweedy.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  Alfred Tweedy (1880-1967) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Noroton, Darien, Fairfield County, Conn.; Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 24, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1945-46. Died in November, 1967 (age 87 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Fisher Tweedy and Alice (Belcher) Tweedy; grandson of John Hubbard Tweedy; grandnephew of Edgar S. Tweedy; great-grandson of Samuel Tweedy; great-grandnephew of Smith Tweedy; first cousin once removed of John Tweedy; second cousin four times removed of Charles Endicott; third cousin thrice removed of Eugene Frances Endicott.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) — also known as William B. Ardery — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., August 11, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate for nomination for Governor of Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; American Judicature Society; Society of Colonial Wars. Died of a heart attack, in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., July 25, 1967 (age 79 years, 348 days). Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Porter Ardery and Mary Ella (Adair) Ardery; married, April 14, 1910, to Julia Hoge Spencer; father of Philip Pendleton Ardery.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B. Ardery — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., September 16, 1889. Democrat. Kentucky historian; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 (alternate), 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60. Female. Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta Delta Delta; Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames; American Legion Auxiliary. Died in March, 1977 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer and Sally Louise (Pendleton) Spencer; married, April 14, 1910, to William Breckinridge Ardery; mother of Philip Pendleton Ardery.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  Henry Endicott Stebbins (1905-1973) — also known as Henry E. Stebbins — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., June 16, 1905. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, 1959-66; Uganda, 1966-69. Apparently fell from the deck of the ocean liner Leonardo da Vinci, and drowned, in the North Atlantic Ocean, March 28, 1973 (age 67 years, 285 days). His body was apparently never found.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Roderick Stebbins and Edith Endicott (Marean) Stebbins; married, June 22, 1951, to Barbara Jennifer Worthington; great-grandnephew of Charles Endicott; third great-grandson of James Endicott; first cousin twice removed of Eugene Frances Endicott.
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
Philip Ardery Philip Pendleton Ardery (1914-2012) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., March 6, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1956. Disciples of Christ; later Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 26, 2012 (age 98 years, 142 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Breckinridge Ardery and Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery; married, December 6, 1941, to Anne Stuyvesant Tweedy (second great-granddaughter of Samuel Tweedy).
  Political family: Tweedy family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Kentucky National Guard
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