The Political Graveyard: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia

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Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia

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James Moore Wayne (1790-1867) — also known as James M. Wayne — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., 1790. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1815-16; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1817-19; state court judge in Georgia, 1820-22; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1829-35; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1835-67; died in office 1867. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., July 5, 1867 (age about 77 years). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.

		Relatives: Married to Mary Johnson Campbell; father of Henry Constantine Wayne; uncle of Sarah Anderson 'Addie' Stites (who married William Washington Gordon (1796-1842)); granduncle of William Washington Gordon (1834-1912).
		Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.
		The World War II Liberty ship SS James M. Wayne (built 1942-43 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Screven County, Ga., January 17, 1796. Lawyer; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1835; member of Georgia state senate, 1838; founder and president of the Central Railroad and Banking Co. Died, from bilious pleurisy, in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 22, 1842 (age 46 years, 64 days). Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at Wright Square, Savannah, Ga.

		Relatives: Son of Ambrose Gordon and Elizabeth (Meade) Gordon; married 1826 to Sarah Anderson 'Addie' Stites (niece of James Moore Wayne); father of William Washington Gordon (1834-1912); grandfather of Juliette Gordon Low.
		Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.
		Gordon County, Ga. is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Henry Constantine Wayne (1815-1883) — also known as Henry C. Wayne — of Georgia. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 8, 1815. Adjutant General of Georgia, 1860-65; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 15, 1883 (age 67 years, 188 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.

		Relatives: Son of James Moore Wayne and Mary Johnson (Campbell) Wayne.
		Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

William Washington Gordon (1834-1912) — also known as W. W. Gordon — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in 1834. Cotton merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; director, Central Railroad of Georgia; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-90; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died in 1912 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) and Sarah Anderson (Stites) Gordon; married 1857 to Eleanor Lytle 'Nelly' Kinzie; father of Juliette Gordon Low; grandnephew of James Moore Wayne.
		Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.

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