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Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Harry Toulmin (1766-1823) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Taunton, England, September 7, 1766. Secretary of state of Kentucky, 1796-1804; first president, Transylvania University, 1804-18; judge of Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1804; U.S. District Judge for Alabama, 1818-19. Died in Millry, Washington County, Ala., November 11, 1823 (age 57 years, 65 days). Interment somewhere in Millry, Ala.; cenotaph at Spring Hill Graveyard, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, September 11, 1787, to Ann Tremlett; married 1812 to Martha Johnson; grandfather of Harry Theophilus Toulmin.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry Toulmin (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; launched as the USS Segnius; sold 1947; scrapped 1967) was originally named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Dellet (1788-1848) — of Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala. Born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., February 18, 1788. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1839-41, 1843-45 (5th District 1839-41, 1st District 1843-45). Slaveowner. Died in Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., December 21, 1848 (age 60 years, 307 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Father of Emma Dellet (who married Lyman Gibbons); grandfather of Helen Dellet Gibbons (who married Charles John Torrey).
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Amos Gustine (1789-1844) — of Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1789. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; Juniata County Sheriff, 1831-34; Juniata County Treasurer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1841-43. Died in Jericho Mills, Juniata County, Pa., March 3, 1844 (age about 54 years). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Gustine and Mary (Blair) Gustine; married, August 10, 1815, to Ann Wood; married, May 12, 1836, to Francesca Blair Hamilton; third cousin once removed of Horace Boies; third cousin twice removed of Herbert B. Boies; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Pennell Crosby.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Henshaw (1791-1852) — of Leicester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., April 2, 1791. Democrat. Wholesale druggist; banker; insurance business; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1826; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-38; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1839; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1843-44. Member, Freemasons. Died in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., November 11, 1852 (age 61 years, 223 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Leicester, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Henshaw (1744-1808) and Mary (Sargent) Henshaw; uncle of Andrew Isbell Henshaw; granduncle of Mary Montague 'Mollie' Henshaw (who married Harry Theophilus Toulmin); second cousin twice removed of Horace Boies; second cousin thrice removed of Herbert B. Boies.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Lyman Gibbons (1808-1879) — Born in Dormansville, Albany County, N.Y., June 3, 1808. Lawyer; planter; circuit judge in Alabama, 1851-52; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-54; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861. Died in Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., June 27, 1879 (age 71 years, 24 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Gibbons and Elizabeth (Hall) Gibbons; married, May 10, 1853, to Emma Dellet (daughter of James Dellet); father of Helen Dellet Gibbons (who married Charles John Torrey).
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  Rufus Campbell Torrey (1813-1882) — Born in Oxford, Worcester County, Mass., February 19, 1813. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1875. Died in Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., September 13, 1882 (age 69 years, 206 days). Interment at McConnico Cemetery, Monroe County, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Richardson) Torrey and John Torrey; married, June 26, 1846, to Elizabeth Sargent Henshaw (sister of Andrew Isbell Henshaw (1825-1865)); married, February 3, 1869, to Mary Anderson (Isbell) Henshaw (widow of Andrew Isbell Henshaw (1825-1865)); father of Charles John Torrey and Elizabeth Henshaw Torrey (who married Harry Pillans); uncle of Mary Montague 'Mollie' Henshaw (who married Harry Theophilus Toulmin).
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Isbell Henshaw (1825-1865) — Born in Clarke County, Ala., November 7, 1825. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1851-52; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Member, Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., August 23, 1865 (age 39 years, 289 days). Interment at McConnico Cemetery, Monroe County, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw; brother of Elizabeth Sargent Henshaw (who married Rufus Campbell Torrey (1813-1882)); married, August 18, 1848, to Mary Anderson Isbell (who later married Rufus Campbell Torrey (1813-1882)); father of Mary Montague 'Mollie' Henshaw (who married Harry Theophilus Toulmin); nephew of David Henshaw; third cousin once removed of Horace Boies; third cousin twice removed of Herbert B. Boies.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Horace Boies Horace Boies (1827-1923) — of Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y.; Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa; Palermo Township, Grundy County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Aurora, Erie County, N.Y., December 7, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857; Governor of Iowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1892; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902. French and English ancestry. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 4, 1923 (age 95 years, 118 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Heber Boies and Ester 'Hattie' (Henshaw) Boies; married, May 10, 1848, to Adella King; married 1858 to Versalia M. Barber; father of Herbert B. Boies; second cousin twice removed of David Henshaw; third cousin once removed of Amos Gustine and Andrew Isbell Henshaw; third cousin twice removed of Charles Pennell Crosby.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Frederick W. Hossfeld
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1902
  Harry Theophilus Toulmin (1838-1916) — Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., March 4, 1838. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1870-72; circuit judge in Alabama, 1874-82; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1887-1916; died in office 1916. Died in Toulminville, Mobile County, Ala., November 12, 1916 (age 78 years, 253 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Gen. Theophilus Lindsey Toulmin and Amante Elizabeth (Juzan) Toulmin; married, May 4, 1869, to Mary Montague 'Mollie' Henshaw (daughter of Andrew Isbell Henshaw; niece of Rufus Campbell Torrey; grandniece of David Henshaw); grandson of Harry Toulmin.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Pillans (1847-1940) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Bonham, Fannin County, Tex., June 27, 1847. Lawyer; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; mayor of Mobile, Ala., 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-21. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., March 12, 1940 (age 92 years, 259 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Palmer Job Pillans and Laura Malvina (Roberts) Pillans; married to Elizabeth Henshaw Torrey (daughter of Rufus Campbell Torrey).
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  Charles John Torrey (1850-1917) — Born in Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., April 25, 1850. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1890. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 13, 1917 (age 67 years, 79 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus Campbell Torrey and Elizabeth Sargent (Henshaw) Torrey; married 1887 to Helen Dellet Gibbons (daughter of Lyman Gibbons; granddaughter of James Dellet).
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  Charles Pennell Crosby (1859-1938) — also known as C. P. Crosby — of Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., August 3, 1859. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916. Died in Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis., September 14, 1938 (age 79 years, 42 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Wheeler Crosby and Mary (Pennell) Crosby; married, September 2, 1887, to Sarah Emily Armstrong; married, July 27, 1898, to Helen Gilbert Wright; third cousin twice removed of Horace Boies; third cousin thrice removed of Amos Gustine; fourth cousin once removed of Herbert B. Boies.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  Herbert B. Boies (1867-1930) — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Iowa, 1867. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 10th District, 1915-20. Died January 14, 1930 (age about 62 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Boies and Versalia (Barber) Boies; second cousin thrice removed of David Henshaw; third cousin twice removed of Amos Gustine and Andrew Isbell Henshaw; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Pennell Crosby.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
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