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William Henry Abercrombie (1845-1907) —
also known as William H. Abercrombie —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1845.
Physician; U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, 1890-97.
He stuffed cotton in the cracks around his bedroom doors and windows,
and killed
himself by turning on the illuminating
gas jets, in Washington,
D.C., September
5, 1907 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Andrew Jackson Barchfeld (1863-1922) —
also known as Andrew J. Barchfeld —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 18,
1863.
Republican. Physician; president, South Side Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1905-17;
defeated, 1902.
German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association.
One of 98 killed when heavy
snow caused a roof
collapse at the Knickerbocker Theater,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1922 (age 58 years, 255
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) —
of Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass., November
21, 1729.
Physician; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1778; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1779; common pleas court judge in New
Hampshire, 1779-82; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790; President
of New Hampshire, 1790-93; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New Hampshire; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1793-94.
Congregationalist.
Died in Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 19,
1795 (age 65 years, 179
days).
Interment at Plains
Cemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue at Public
Square, Amesbury, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Alfred Beckley (1802-1888) —
of Raleigh, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 26,
1802.
Democrat. Physician; preacher;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1876.
Died in Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 26,
1888 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married to Emily Craig. |
| | | Epitaph: "Thou shalt have sweetly
rest / In the calmest repose / Undisturbed by life's
cares / And unpierced by its woes." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) —
of Prince
George County, Va.
Born in Cawsons, Prince
George County, Va., March
21, 1742.
Physician; planter;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83; delegate
to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Prince
George County, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1789-90; died in office
1790.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1790 (age 48 years, 72
days).
Original interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1828 at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Theodorick Bland (1708-1803) and Frances Elizabeth (Bolling)
Bland; married 1768 to Martha
Dangerfield; nephew of Richard
Bland; uncle of John
Randolph of Roanoke and Henry
St. George Tucker; grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; granduncle of Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker; first cousin once removed of Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775), Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee and Edmund
Jennings Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Fitzhugh
Lee; first cousin five times removed of William
Welby Beverley; second cousin of Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph and Beverley
Randolph; second cousin once removed of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, John
Wayles Eppes, Theodorick
Bland (1776-1846) and Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
Keith Marshall, Francis
Wayles Eppes, Dabney
Smith Carr, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph, George
Wythe Randolph, Edmund
Randolph and Carter
Henry Harrison; second cousin thrice removed of William
Lewis Cabell, Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge, George
Craighead Cabell, Edmund
Randolph Cocke, John
Augustine Marshall, Carter
Henry Harrison II, Frederick
Madison Roberts and Douglass
Townshend Bolling; second cousin four times removed of Thomas
Lawton Davis, Connally
Findlay Trigg, Benjamin
Earl Cabell, John
Gardner Coolidge, Edith
Wilson, William
Marshall Bullitt, Alexander
Scott Bullitt, Francis
Beverley Biddle and Richard
Walker Bolling; second cousin five times removed of Henry
De La Warr Flood, Joel
West Flood and Earle
Cabell; third cousin of David
Meriwether (1755-1822), James
Meriwether (1755-1817) and Meriwether
Lewis; third cousin once removed of James
Meriwether (1788-1852), David
Meriwether (1800-1893) and James
Archibald Meriwether; third cousin twice removed of George
Rockingham Gilmer and Reuben
Handy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed of William
Henry Robertson. |
| | | Political families: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Donna Marie Christian-Christensen (b. 1945) —
also known as Donna M. Christian-Christensen; Donna
Christian; Donna Christian-Green —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., September
19, 1945.
Democrat. Physician; television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virgin Islands, 1984,
1988,
1992,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1997-2003.
Female.
African
ancestry.
First
female physician in the U.S. Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward B. Clements (b. 1862) —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 10,
1862.
Republican. Physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1903-04;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1906; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) —
also known as Chester B. Darrall —
of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary
Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born near Addison, Somerset
County, Pa., June 24,
1842.
Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; merchant;
planter;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948) —
also known as Howard Dean —
of Vermont.
Born in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
17, 1948.
Democrat. Physician; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1983-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1987-91; Governor of
Vermont, 1991-2003; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Vermont; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2005-09.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Dickson (d. 1836) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Georgia.
Physician; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817, 1832;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1820-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1821; postmaster at Jackson,
Miss., 1822-23; secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1835-36; died in office
1836.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., July 31,
1836.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Holcombe (1786-1828) —
of Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Amwell Township (part now in Lambertville), Hunterdon
County, N.J., March, 1786.
Democrat. Physician; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1815-16; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1821-28 (at-large 1821-23, 2nd
District 1823-25, at-large 1825-28); died in office 1828.
Died in Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
14, 1828 (age 41 years, 0
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Edward Jones (1866-1918) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
21, 1866.
Physician; U.S. Consul in Dalny, 1905-07; Winnipeg, 1907-08; Lyon, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1908-11; Genoa, as of 1914.
Died May 20,
1918 (age 52 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Jones (1790-1867) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born near Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., April
12, 1790.
Democrat. Physician; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1829-39, 1841-45, 1858-61.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 25,
1867 (age 77 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Steven Kagen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Kagen —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
12, 1949.
Democrat. Physician; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ladislas Lazaro (1872-1927) —
of Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born near Ville Platte, St. Landry Parish (now Evangeline
Parish), La., June 5,
1872.
Democrat. Physician; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1908; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
30, 1927 (age 54 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Francis Patrick Machler (1880-1950) —
also known as F. Patrick Machler —
of Washington,
D.C.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., March
17, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Canal Zone, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, in Sacred Heart Sanitarium,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 10,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Nes (1799-1850) —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., May 20,
1799.
Physician; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1843-45, 1847-50;
died in office 1850.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., September
10, 1850 (age 51 years, 113
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Peter Parker (1804-1888) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1804.
Physician; minister;
U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1888 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) —
also known as "Father of American
Psychiatry" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
4, 1746.
Physician; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1813 (age 67 years, 105
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Married, January
2, 1776, to Julia Stockton (daughter of Richard
Stockton); father of Richard
Rush. |
| | | Political family: Stockton
family of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Rush County,
Ind. is named for him. |
| | | Rush Street,
in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Benjamin Rush: Alyn
Brodsky, Benjamin
Rush : Patriot and Physician — David Barton, Benjamin
Rush — David Barton, Benjamin
Rush: Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
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Alexander Sharp (1825-1901) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Richmond,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Newville, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 29,
1825.
Republican. Physician; postmaster at Richmond,
Va., 1865-69.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
2, 1901 (age 76 years, 96
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Victor F. Snyder (b. 1947) —
also known as Vic Snyder —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., September
27, 1947.
Democrat. Physician; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1997-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Hedge Thompson (1780-1828) —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., January
28, 1780.
Physician; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1805-06; member
of New
Jersey State Council, 1819; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-28; died in office
1828.
Died, from a liver
ailment, in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., July 23,
1828 (age 48 years, 177
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Matthew Thornton (1713-1803) —
of Merrimack, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March
17, 1713.
Physician; President
of New Hampshire, 1775-76; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1776-82; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1780-81, 1785-86; member
of New
Hampshire state senate from Hillsborough County, 1784-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., June 24,
1803 (age 90 years, 99
days).
Interment at Thornton's
Ferry Cemetery, Merrimack, N.H.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Port Royal, Bermuda,
June
25, 1745.
Physician; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1776, 1782-83, 1785,
1787-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-93; treasurer
of the United States, 1801-28.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1828 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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