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Hackney family

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  Benjamin Franklin Hackney (1849-1950) — also known as Benjamin F. Hackney — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Giles County, Tenn., December 30, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; Jasper County Circuit Clerk, 1886; postmaster at Carthage, Mo., 1914-22. Died, in Jane Chinn Hospital, Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., November 1, 1950 (age 100 years, 306 days). Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Francis Josephine (Langham) Hackney and Edward Jones Hackney (1829-1875); brother of Thomas Hackney; married, August 11, 1892, to Laura Vermillion (1863-1952); third cousin twice removed of James Lester Griffin (1874-1930).
  Political family: Hackney family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Hackney (1861-1946) — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Born near Campbellsville, Giles County, Tenn., December 11, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County Eastern District, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1907-09; defeated, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 24, 1946 (age 85 years, 13 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Jones Hackney (1829-1875) and Francis Josephine (Langham) Hackney; brother of Benjamin Franklin Hackney (1849-1950); married, May 8, 1888, to Adelaide K. 'Addie' Newell; third cousin twice removed of James Lester Griffin.
  Political family: Hackney family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Lester Griffin (1874-1930) — also known as James L. Griffin — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Born in Chatham County, N.C., March 26, 1874. Democrat. Superior Court Clerk; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Died in Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C., November 12, 1930 (age 56 years, 231 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Siler City, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Middleton Griffin (1847-1905) and Euphemia (Hatch) Griffin (1847-1910); married 1899 to Hettie Cornelia Wren (1874-1957); third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Franklin Hackney and Thomas Hackney (1861-1946).
  Political family: Hackney family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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