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Tenney family

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  Samuel Tenney (1748-1816) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Rowley, Essex County, Mass., November 16, 1748. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1793-1800; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1800-07 (at-large 1800-05, 4th District 1805-07). Died February 6, 1816 (age 67 years, 82 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Boynton) Tenney and Nathaniel Tenney; married 1788 to Tabitha Gilman; third cousin once removed of Asa Tenney; third cousin twice removed of Abner Bailey White Tenney and Horace Addison Tenney; third cousin thrice removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle.
  Political family: Tenney family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Asa Tenney (1759-1831) — of Salem, Rockingham County, N.H.; Newbury, Orange County, Vt. Born in Salem, Rockingham County, N.H., January 6, 1759. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1813-18. Died in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., May 25, 1831 (age 72 years, 139 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Tenney and Mehitable (Peaslee) Tenney; married, February 20, 1791, to Mary 'Polly' White; father of Abner Bailey White Tenney; first cousin once removed of Horace Addison Tenney; second cousin twice removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle; second cousin thrice removed of William Richards Castle Jr.; third cousin once removed of Samuel Tenney.
  Political family: Tenney family.
  Abner Bailey White Tenney (1795-1873) — also known as Abner B. W. Tenney — of Newbury, Orange County, Vt. Born in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., June 10, 1795. Whig. Banker; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-41, 1849-50, 1856; member of Vermont state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from Vermont, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont. Died, from heart failure, September 13, 1873 (age 78 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Tenney and Mary (White) Tenney; married, June 14, 1818, to Sophia Cutler; second cousin of Horace Addison Tenney; third cousin once removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Tenney and William Richards Castle Jr..
  Political family: Tenney family.
  Horace Addison Tenney (1820-1906) — also known as Horace A. Tenney — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Grand Isle, Grand Isle County, Vt., February 22, 1820. Lawyer; village president of Madison, Wisconsin, 1853-54; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1878. Died March 13, 1906 (age 86 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvia (Kent) Tenney and Daniel Tenney; married, December 5, 1843, to Juliette P. Chaney; first cousin once removed of Asa Tenney; second cousin of Abner Bailey White Tenney; third cousin once removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Tenney and William Richards Castle Jr..
  Political family: Tenney family.
  Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833-1897) — also known as Asa W. Tenney; "Magnetic Tenney" — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Dalton, Coos County, N.H., May 20, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1877-85; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1897. Presbyterian. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 10, 1897 (age 64 years, 204 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Tenney and Sophia (Wentworth) Tenney; married to Maria Abbott; second cousin twice removed of Asa Tenney; third cousin once removed of Abner Bailey White Tenney and Horace Addison Tenney; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Tenney; fourth cousin of William Richards Castle; fourth cousin once removed of William Richards Castle Jr..
  Political family: Tenney family.
  William Richards Castle (1849-1935) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, March 19, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; Attorney-General, Kingdom of Hawaii, 1876; member Hawaiian legislature, 1878, 1886-88; president and attorney, Honolulu Gas Co., Ltd. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 5, 1935 (age 86 years, 78 days). Interment at Kawaiaho Church Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Northrup Castle and Mary Ann (Tenney) Castle; married, October 12, 1875, to Ida Beatrice Lowrey; father of William Richards Castle Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Asa Tenney; third cousin once removed of Abner Bailey White Tenney and Horace Addison Tenney; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Tenney; fourth cousin of Asa Wentworth Tenney.
  Political family: Tenney family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Richards Castle Jr. (1878-1963) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, June 19, 1878. Republican. College instructor; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1929-30. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died in 1963 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Richards Castle and Ida Beatrice (Lowrey) Castle; married, June 3, 1902, to Margaret Farlow; second cousin thrice removed of Asa Tenney; third cousin twice removed of Abner Bailey White Tenney and Horace Addison Tenney; fourth cousin once removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney.
  Political family: Tenney family.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
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