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John Kaye Tabor (1921-1999) —
also known as John K. Tabor —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April
19, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1967-68; Pennsylvania Secretary of
Labor and Industry, 1968-69; candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1969; U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce,
1973-75.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a stroke,
while also suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in the Woodbine Rehabilitation
and Healthcare Center, Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 1999 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Taft Jr. (1917-1993) —
of Indian Hill, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
26, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1963-65, 1967-71 (at-large 1963-65, 1st
District 1967-71); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1971-76; defeated, 1964, 1976.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died December
7, 1993 (age 76 years, 284
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Taft; "Mr.
Republican"; "Mr. Integrity"; "Our
Illustrious Dunderhead" —
of Indian Hill, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
8, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932,
1944;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act.
Died, from malignant
tumors, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1953 (age 63 years, 326
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;
memorial monument at Capitol
Grounds, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) —
also known as Joseph E. Talbot —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., March
18, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932, 1934; county
judge in Connecticut, 1935-37; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1966 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro (1885-1971) —
also known as Sidney F. Taliaferro —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salem,
Va., March 4,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; banker; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; director,
Washington Gas
Light Co. and Georgetown Gas
Light Co.; board member, Columbia Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1971 (age 86 years, 109
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Van Tromp Taliaferro and Sallie (Pendleton) Taliaferro; married,
October
3, 1916, to Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton; grandson of Albert
Gallatin Pendleton; grandnephew of John
Strother Pendleton; third great-grandnephew of Edmund
Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of Aylett
Hawes Buckner; first cousin four times removed of John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; first cousin five times removed of William
Grayson; second cousin twice removed of Philip
Coleman Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Zachary
Taylor, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of John
Penn, James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison, George
Madison, Alfred
William Grayson and Beverly
Robinson Grayson; second cousin five times removed of John
Walker, John
Tyler and Francis
Walker; third cousin once removed of Charles
Rittenhouse Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Gaines Johnson, George
Hunt Pendleton and Joseph
Henry Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of William
Barret Pendleton, Francis
Key Pendleton and John
Overton Pendleton. |
| | | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Allen Tamm (1906-1985) —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
21, 1906.
Lawyer; deputy director, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
1930-48; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1948-65; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1965-85; died in
office 1985.
Died September
22, 1985 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) —
also known as Roger B. Taney —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., March
17, 1777.
Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1799-1800; bank
director; member of Maryland
state senate, 1816-21; Maryland
state attorney general, 1827-31; U.S.
Attorney General, 1831-33; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864.
Catholic.
First
Catholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
12, 1864 (age 87 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; statue at State
House Grounds, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney; married, January
7, 1806, to Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (sister of Francis
Scott Key; niece of Philip
Barton Key (1757-1815); aunt of Philip
Barton Key (1818-1859)). |
| | | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: John
Merryman |
| | | Taney County,
Mo. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was a profound and able
lawyer, an upright and fearless judge, a pious and exemplary
Christian." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Biographical
Directory of Federal Judges |
| | | Books by Roger Taney: Memoir
of Roger Brooke Taney : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.
S. |
| | | Books about Roger Taney: Bernard
Christian Steiner, Life
of Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court — Charles Smith, Roger
B. Taney : Jacksonian Jurist — Suzanne Freedman, Roger
Taney : The Dred Scott Legacy (for young readers) |
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William Preston Taulbee (1851-1890) —
also known as William P. Taulbee —
of Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.
Born in Morgan
County, Ky., October
22, 1851.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1885-89.
Shot
and mortally
wounded, by Charles E. Kincaid, a journalist with whom he had
quarreled, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, and died eleven days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1890 (age 38 years, 140
days). Kincaid pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty of
murder in 1891.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Morgan County, Ky.
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Robert Walker Tayler (1812-1878) —
also known as Robert W. Tayler —
of Trumbull
County, Ohio; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
9, 1812.
Republican. Lawyer; Trumbull
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1839-43; mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1851-52; member of Ohio
state senate 23rd District, 1856-59; Ohio
auditor of state, 1860-63; First Comptroller, U.S. Treasury,
1863-78.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1878 (age 65 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) —
of Alabama.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
21, 1851.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1893-97.
Author
of a biography of Cicero and numerous other books.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1922 (age 71 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor; Bob Taylor;
"Our Bob" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Carter
County, Tenn., July 31,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81; Governor of
Tennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1912 (age 61 years, 244
days).
Original interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1938 at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Robert Helyer Thayer (1901-1984) —
also known as Robert H. Thayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., September
22, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1946; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1955-57.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Audubon
Society.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1984 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Southborough
Rural Cemetery, Southborough, Mass.
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Rufus Hildreth Thayer (1849-1917) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1849.
Lawyer; Judge of the United States Court for China, 1908.
Died in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 12,
1917 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus Thayer and Hersilora Eliza (Utley) Thayer; married to
Harriet Barnes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Thomas (1898-1966) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1937-66; died in office
1966.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1966 (age 67 years, 309
days).
Interment at Houston
National Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Carl William Thompson (1914-2002) —
also known as Carl W. Thompson —
of Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1947; candidate for
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1948, 1950; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1953-59 (Dane County 2nd District 1953-54, Dane
County 4th District 1955-59); member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1954; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1959-84.
Died September
19, 2002 (age 88 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-50; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956;
mayor
of Richland Center, Wis., 1944-50; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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John Mellen Thurston (1847-1916) —
also known as John M. Thurston —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., August
21, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; general solicitor for Union Pacific Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1872,
1888
(Temporary
Chair), 1896
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-77; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1896; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1896.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
9, 1916 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John F. Tierney (b. 1951) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., September
18, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1997-; defeated,
1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Weston Tipton (1817-1899) —
also known as Thomas W. Tipton —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, August
5, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1845; ordained
minister; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1859, 1867; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1867-75; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1880.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
26, 1899 (age 82 years, 113
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Walter Nathan Tobriner (b. 1902) —
also known as Walter N. Tobriner —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 2,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1961-67; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1961-67; U.S.
Ambassador to Jamaica, 1967-69.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Wellington Townshend (1840-1889) —
also known as Richard W. Townshend —
of Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., April
13, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1877-89; died in
office 1889.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1889
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Franklin, New London
County, Conn., February
2, 1755.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1788-93; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1793-96; resigned 1796;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1796-1807; died in office 1807.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 19,
1807 (age 52 years, 167
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Allen Trimble (1786-1821) —
of Ohio.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., April 4,
1786.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1819-21; died in office 1821.
Died, from his war
wounds, in Washington,
D.C., December
13, 1821 (age 35 years, 253
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Nicola S. Tsongas (b. 1946) —
also known as Niki Tsongas —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Chico, Butte
County, Calif., April
26, 1946.
Democrat. Social
worker; lawyer; dean of
external affairs, Middlesex Community College, 1997-2007; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 2007-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Morris King Udall (1922-1998) —
also known as Morris K. Udall; Mo Udall —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., June 15,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; played
professional basketball
with the Denver Nuggets, 1948-49; lawyer; co-founder and
director, Bank of
Tucson; Pima
County Attorney, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1956,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1961-91; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Lost
an eye in an accident when he was a boy. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1996.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1998 (age 76 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Pima County, Ariz.; cenotaph at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Thomas Stewart Udall (b. 1948) —
also known as Tom Udall —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 18,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1991-98; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1999-2009; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2009-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Upham (1792-1853) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass., August
5, 1792.
Whig. Injured in a cider mill accident and lost a
hand; lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1830; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1829; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1843-53; died in office 1853.
Died, from smallpox,
at the Irving Hotel, Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1853 (age 60 years, 162
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Green
Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
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Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) —
of Virginia.
Born in Northampton
County, Va., June 17,
1790.
Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge in
Virginia, 1826-41; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Among those killed in the explosion
when a cannon
accidentally
burst on
board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort
Washington, Prince
George's County, Md., February
28, 1844 (age 53 years, 256
days).
Originally entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1874 at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-10; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37; took senior status 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Chris Van Hollen —
of Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan,
of American parents, January
10, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1990-94; member of Maryland
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2003-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 2017-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2018.
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Cornelius Peter Van Ness (1782-1852) —
also known as Cornelius P. Van Ness —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
26, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington,
Vt., 1809-14; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1810-13; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1813; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1820-21; chief
justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1821-23; Governor of
Vermont, 1823-26; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1829-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1840;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1844-45.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
15, 1852 (age 70 years, 324
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Henry Van Wyck (1824-1895) —
also known as Charles H. Van Wyck —
of Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 10,
1824.
Republican. Lawyer; Sullivan
County District Attorney, 1850-56; member of New York state
legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1867-69, 1870-71 (10th
District 1859-63, 11th District 1867-69, 1870-71); general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1877-81; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1881-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
24, 1895 (age 71 years, 167
days).
Interment at Milford
Cemetery, Milford, Pa.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal; Bert
Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Navy
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) —
also known as Fred M. Vinson —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., January
22, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1924-29, 1931-38 (9th District
1924-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-38); defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
8, 1953 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Pinehill
Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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Samuel Finley Vinton (1792-1862) —
also known as Samuel F. Vinton —
of Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio.
Born in South Hadley, Hampshire
County, Mass., September
25, 1792.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1823-37, 1843-51 (7th District 1823-33,
6th District 1833-37, 12th District 1843-51); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1851.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1862 (age 69 years, 228
days).
Interment at Pine
Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Abiathar Vinton and Sarah (Day) Vinton; married, August
18, 1824, to Romaine Madeleine Bureau (daughter of Jean
Pierre Roman Bureau); second cousin four times removed of William
Greene; third cousin twice removed of Charles
Otis Nason; third cousin thrice removed of William
Greene Jr. and Alton
Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jabez
Upham, George
Baxter Upham, Nathaniel
Upham, William
Upham, Charles
Wentworth Upham and Alonzo
Sidney Upham; fourth cousin once removed of John
Baldwin, Nathan
Appleton, Nathaniel
Gookin Upham, Isaiah
Blood, James
Phineas Upham and William
Henry Upham. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton
family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Upham
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Ohio is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Peter J. Visclosky (b. 1949) —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Merrillville, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August
13, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008,
2020.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
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Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (1827-1897) —
also known as Daniel W. Voorhees —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, September
26, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1858-61; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1861-66, 1869-73 (7th District
1861-66, 6th District 1869-73); defeated, 1856; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1868,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1877-97.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1897 (age 69 years, 196
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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