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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of
Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Samuel Swinfin Burdett (1836-1914) —
also known as Samuel S. Burdett —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Glencarlyn, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Leicestershire, England,
February
21, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1869-73; defeated,
1872; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1874-76.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Leicestershire, England,
September
24, 1914 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Daniel Webster Comstock (1840-1917) —
of Indiana.
Born in Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1879-81; state court judge in Indiana, 1885-96,
1897-1911; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1917; died in office
1917.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1917 (age 76 years, 154
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March
17, 1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jonas Hartzell McGowan (1837-1909) —
also known as Jonas H. McGowan —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Smithtown Township, Columbiana County (now Smith Township, Mahoning
County), Ohio, April 2,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1870-77; resigned 1877; member of
Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1877-81.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 5,
1909 (age 72 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) —
also known as P. Sidney Post —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., March
19, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul in Vienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General in Vienna, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died in
office 1895.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1895 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Albert Duane Shaw (1841-1901) —
also known as Albert D. Shaw —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyme town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
21, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1867;
U.S. Consul in Toronto, as of 1868-78; Manchester, 1878-85; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1900-01; died in
office 1901.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, probably of apoplexy,
in his room at the Riggs House hotel, Washington,
D.C., February
10, 1901 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Frank D. Sloat (1835-1922) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fishkill, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
28, 1835.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Victor Sewing
Machine Company, 1873; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1883-85.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died March
10, 1922 (age 86 years, 163
days).
Interment at Union Valley Cemetery, Carmel, N.Y.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
also known as Oliver L. Spaulding —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
2, 1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;
member of Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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