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.
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Marcus Wilson Acheson (1828-1906) —
also known as Marcus W. Acheson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 7,
1828.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-91;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 3rd Circuit, 1891-1906; died in
office 1906; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1891-1906; died in
office 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 21,
1906 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Alexander Wilson Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Alexander W. Acheson; Sandie
Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
surgeon;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) —
also known as Ernest F. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
19, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., May 16,
1917 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Charles Louis Valcoulon Acheson (1873-1951) —
also known as Charles L. V. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1932.
Died, from carcinoma
of colon, in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 12,
1951 (age 77 years, 234
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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