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Politician members in the District of Columbia

  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.
  Relatives: Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie Rose Savage.
Russell A. Alger 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.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; brother of Charles Moulton Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  The village of Alger, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: Daniel Webster
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Walter Q. Gresham 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.
  Relatives: Son of William Gresham and Sarah (Davis) Gresham; grandfather of Walter Gresham Andrews; grandnephew of Dennis Lark Pennington.
  Political family: Gresham-Andrews family of Harrison County, Indiana.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Walter Q. Gresham: Charles W. Calhoun, Gilded Age Cato : The Life of Walter Q. Gresham
  Image source: New York World, March 5, 1893
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Stanton J. Peelle 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Cox Peelle and Ruth (Smith) Peelle; married, July 16, 1867, to Lou R. Perkins; married, October 16, 1878, to Mary Arabella Canfield; nephew of William A. Peelle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Swegles Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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