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Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin

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William Seymour Rublee (1815-1885) — also known as William S. Rublee — of East Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt. Born in Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., August 17, 1815. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1851-52; postmaster; member of Vermont state senate, 1864-65. Member, Freemasons. Died in East Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., June 13, 1885 (age 69 years, 300 days). Interment at East Berkshire Episcopal Cemetery, East Berkshire, Vt.

		Relatives: Son of Hiram A. Rublee (1767-1835) and Fanny (Richardson) Rublee (1785-1862); married 1838 to Amelia Coburn (1817-1904); uncle of Horace Rublee (1829-1896); granduncle of William Alvah Rublee and George Rublee.
		Political family: Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Horace Rublee (1829-1896) — of Wisconsin. Born in Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., August 19, 1829. Republican. School teacher; newspaper reporter; Wisconsin Republican state chair, 1859-69, 1877-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1869-76; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Switzerland, 1876. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 19, 1896 (age 67 years, 61 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.

		Relatives: Son of Alvah Rublee (1802-1844) and Martha (Kent) Rublee (1804-1886); married 1857 to Katherine 'Kate' Hopkins (1833-1921); father of William Alvah Rublee and George Rublee (1868-1957); nephew of William Seymour Rublee.
		Political family: Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin.
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

William Alvah Rublee (1861-1910) — also known as William A. Rublee — of Wisconsin. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., March 16, 1861. U.S. Consul in Prague, 1890-93; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1901-02, 1909-10, died in office 1910; Havana, 1902-03; Vienna, 1903-09. Died, from peritonitis, in Hong Kong, April 15, 1910 (age 49 years, 30 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.

		Relatives: Son of Horace Rublee and Kate (Hopkins) Rublee (1833-1921); brother of George Rublee (1868-1957); grandnephew of William Seymour Rublee.
		Political family: Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

George Rublee (1868-1957) — of New Hampshire. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., July 7, 1868. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 26, 1957 (age 88 years, 293 days). Interment at Chase Cemetery, Cornish, N.H.

		Relatives: Son of Horace Rublee (1829-1896); brother of William Alvah Rublee; grandnephew of William Seymour Rublee.
		Political family: Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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