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  Frank Aldrich (b. 1850) — of Washington, D.C.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 17, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; book publisher; manager and electrician for the Hansen Battery Light and Power Company, Washington, D.C., 1889-90; quartermaster-general of the District of Columbia National Guard, 1890-92; invented in 1893 and patented a railroad car seal which became widely used; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Allen (1813-1882) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., August 29, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; railroad builder; member of Missouri state senate, 1850-54; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1881-82; died in office 1882. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 8, 1882 (age 68 years, 222 days). Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Russell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Strode Barbour Jr. (1820-1892) — also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1852; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1888; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1892 (age 71 years, 137 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Son of John Strode Barbour (1790-1855) and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1865 to Susan Daingerfield; uncle of John Strode Barbour (1866-1952).
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) — also known as Archibald M. Bliss — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1838. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864, 1868; Republican candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867; U.S. Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District 1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880, 1884; vice-president, Bushwick Railroad Company, 1877; real estate business. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1923 (age 85 years, 53 days). Interment at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Neziah Bliss and Mary Ann (Meserole) Bliss; married, June 15, 1857, to Maria E. Meserole; third cousin once removed of Erastus Corning (1794-1872); fourth cousin of Erastus Corning (1827-1897); fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Abel, Parker Corning, Edwin Corning and Amos Elwood Corning.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Fulton-Halderman family of Pawnee City, Nebraska (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Taylor Blow (1817-1875) — also known as Henry T. Blow — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1817. Republican. Lead products business; president, Iron Mountain Railroad; member of Missouri state senate, 1854-58; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1863-67; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1869-70; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874. Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 11, 1875 (age 58 years, 58 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Blow and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow; married to Minerva Grimsley; third cousin of George Blow Jr..
  Political family: Blow family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) — also known as Frank W. Boykin — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Bladon Springs, Choctaw County, Ala., February 21, 1885. Democrat. Manufacturer of railway crossties; lumber and timber business; shipbuilder; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., March 12, 1969 (age 84 years, 19 days). Interment at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of James Clark Boykin and Glo Emenia (Ainsworth) Boykin; married, December 31, 1913, to Ocllo Gunn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) — also known as James N. Burnes — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Marion County, Ind., August 22, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in office 1889. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154 days). Entombed at Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Burnes and Mary (Thompson) Burnes; father of Daniel Dee Burnes.
  Political family: Burnes-Kennett family of St. Joseph, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pierce Butler (1866-1939) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Northfield, Rice County, Minn., March 17, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad, 1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939. Catholic. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler; married, August 25, 1891, to Annie M. Cronin.
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marion Maxwell Caskie (b. 1890) — also known as Marion M. Caskie — of Alabama; Washington, D.C. Born in Remington, Fauquier County, Va., July 29, 1890. Democrat. Staff for Southern Railway office in Washington, 1906-11; traffic manager for various enterprises; general manager, state docks, Port of Mobile, Ala.; vice-president, Waterman Steamship Co.; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1935-40. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. James Maxwell Caskie and Olivia (Rixey) Caskie; married, December 4, 1912, to Helen Elizabeth Suess.
  William Dudley Chipley (1840-1897) — also known as W. D. Chipley — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., June 6, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; fought against Reconstruction along with other members of the Ku Klux Klan; he was among those implicated in the murder of George W. Ashburn in in 1868; tried in a military court, but Georgia's re-admission to the Union ended military jurisdiction, so he and his co-defendants were released; general manager of the Pensacola Railroad; successfully promoted the construction of the Pensacola and Atlanta Railroad in 1881-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1884, 1892; mayor of Pensacola, Fla., 1887-88; member of Florida state senate, 1895-97. Died in a hospital at Washington, D.C., December 1, 1897 (age 57 years, 178 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. William Stout Chipley and Elizabeth (Fannin) Chipley; brother of Stephen Fannin Chipley; married to Ann Elizabeth Billups; uncle of Fannin Chipley.
  Political family: Chipley family of Pensacola, Florida.
  The city of Chipley, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Powell Clayton Powell Clayton (1833-1914) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark.; Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark. Born in Bethel, Delaware County, Pa., August 7, 1833. Republican. Engineer; surveyor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter; president and general manager, Eureka Springs Railway; Governor of Arkansas, 1868-71; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1872 (delegation chair), 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (speaker), 1908, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1898-1905. Died in Washington, D.C., August 25, 1914 (age 81 years, 18 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Clayton and Ann (Clark) Clayton; brother of John M. Clayton; married, December 14, 1865, to Adaline McGraw.
  Clay County, Ark. may have been named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) — also known as Frederic R. Coudert — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 1, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union Pacific Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, from heart and liver troubles, in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1903 (age 71 years, 294 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Coudert; married to Elizabeth McCredy; grandfather of Frederic René Coudert Jr..
  Political family: Coudert-Catlin-Tracy family of New York City, New York.
  Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) — also known as Henry G. Davis — of Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va. Born near Woodstock, Howard County, Md., November 16, 1823. Democrat. Railroad promoter; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872, 1880, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., March 11, 1916 (age 92 years, 116 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.; statue at Davis Park, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Davis and Louisa Warfield (Brown) Davis; brother of Thomas Beall Davis; married 1853 to Katherine Ann Salome 'Kate' Bantz; father of Hallie D. Davis (who married Stephen Benton Elkins); grandfather of Davis Elkins.
  Political family: Elkins-Davis family of Elkins, West Virginia.
  The town of Davis, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Ward Duffield (b. 1823) — also known as William W. Duffield — of Michigan; Washington, D.C. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., November 19, 1823. Democrat. Civil engineer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1879-80; chief engineer for railways; superintendent, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1894-98. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 27, 1854, to A. Louise Ladue.
  David Maxwell Dunn (1818-1889) — of Indiana. Born in Jefferson County, Ind., November 28, 1818. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1855; director, Logansport and Pacific Railroad; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; trustee, Wabash and Erie Canal, 1865-67; U.S. Consul in Charlottetown, 1871-83; Valparaiso, 1883. Died in Washington, D.C., August 20, 1889 (age 70 years, 265 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Williamson Dunn and Miriam (Wilson) Dunn; brother of Samuel Campbell Dunn and William McKee Dunn; married to Ellen M. Purviance; nephew of David Hervey Maxwell, Edward Russell Maxwell and John Wilson.
  Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wilbur Dwight (1859-1928) — also known as John W. Dwight — of Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., May 24, 1859. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1888, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York, 1902-13 (26th District 1902-03, 30th District 1903-13); president, Virginia Blue Ridge Railway, 1913-28. Member, Union League. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1928 (age 68 years, 240 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight and Rebecca A. Dwight; married 1895 to Emma Childs.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milton Fessenden (1804-1883) — also known as John M. Fessenden — Born in Warren, Bristol County, R.I., December 21, 1804. Civil engineer; worked on canals and railroads; U.S. Consul in Dresden, 1850-54. Died in Washington, D.C., February 8, 1883 (age 78 years, 49 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Fessenden and Abigail Miller (Child) Fessenden; married, May 21, 1834, to Mary Pierce Bumstead; married, June 25, 1868, to Sarah Ann Murphy; second cousin twice removed of Henry Nichols Blake; third cousin of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869), Benjamin Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin once removed of William Pitt Fessenden, Walter Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, William Fessenden Allen, Joseph Palmer Fessenden and Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903); third cousin twice removed of James Deering Fessenden, Francis Fessenden, Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) and Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Milton Fessenden; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Peter Rawson Taft, Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor and Charles Grenfill Washburn.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Grant County, Ky., September 27, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney, Illinois Central Railroad, 1911-19. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26, 1893, to Etta Childers.
  Edwin St. John Greble Jr. (1887-1946) — also known as E. St. J. Greble, Jr. — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in San Francisco, Calif., November 9, 1887. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; railroad executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1932. Died, from a heart ailment, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 31, 1946 (age 59 years, 52 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin St. John Greble and Gertrude (Poland) Greble.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Marcus A. Hanna Marcus Alonzo Hanna (1837-1904) — also known as Marcus A. Hanna; Mark Hanna; "Dollar Mark" — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, September 24, 1837. Republican. Partner in wholesale grocery; head of M. A. Hanna and Co., coal dealers; director, Globe Ship Manufacturing Co.; president, Union National Bank; president, Cleveland City Railroad Co. president, Chapin Mining Co.; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1896-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1897-1904; died in office 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1904 (age 66 years, 144 days). Entombed at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Leonard Hanna and Samantha Maria (Converse) Hanna; married, September 27, 1864, to Charlotte Augusta Rhodes; father of Ruth Hanna McCormick (who married Joseph Medill McCormick).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Mark Hanna (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) — also known as Charles B. Henderson — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Washington, D.C. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 8, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928, 1936; president and director, Elko Telephone and Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153 days). Interment at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah Watts (Bradley) Henderson; married 1901 to Ethel Laura Smith; grandson of Lewis Rice Bradley.
  The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Ethan A. Hitchcock Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909) — also known as Ethan A. Hitchcock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., September 19, 1835. Republican. Merchant; partner in China trade; president of manufacturing, mining, and railroad companies; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1899-1907. Died April 9, 1909 (age 73 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Ethan Allen
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1897
  Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1962 (age 63 years, 349 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) — also known as Samuel A. Kendall — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa., November 1, 1859. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads; vice-president of Citizens National Bank of Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904, 1908, 1912; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23, 24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68 days). Interment at Hochstetler Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1883, to Minnie Edith Wiley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
William Mahone William Mahone (1826-1895) — of Virginia. Born in Southampton County, Va., December 1, 1826. Civil engineer; president, chief engineer, superintendent, Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; president, Norfolk and Western Railroad; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1881-87. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., October 8, 1895 (age 68 years, 311 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
William G. McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) — also known as William G. McAdoo — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., October 31, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads; president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932, 1936; U.S. Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1937-39. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo; married, November 18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7, 1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Wilson); married, September 14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John Floyd.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Byron R. Newton — Nat Rogan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May 1919
  Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) — also known as Lee S. Overman — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 3, 1854. Democrat. School teacher; private secretary to Gov. Z. B. Vance, 1877-78, and to Gov. Thomas J. Jarvis, 1879; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1883-88, 1893-94, 1899-1900; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893; president, North Carolina Railroad, 1894; president, Saisbury Savings Bank; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Died, from a stomach hemorrhage, in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Overman and Mary E. Overman; married, October 31, 1878, to Mary P. Merrimon (daughter of Augustus Summerfield Merrimon).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Henry C. Payne Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) — also known as Henry C. Payne — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Mass., November 23, 1843. Republican. Postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1876-85; president, Wisconsin Telephone Company; president, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; president, American Street Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad; member of Republican National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin Republican state chair, 1892; U.S. Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., October 4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  Relatives: Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne; married, October 15, 1867, to Lydia W. Van Dyke.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry C. Payne (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, January 1902
  Henry Kirke Porter (1840-1921) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., November 24, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; locomotive manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1921 (age 80 years, 137 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) — also known as Frederick H. Prince — of Wenham, Essex County, Mass.; Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Biarritz, France. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., 1859. Republican. Financier; owned or controlled stockyards, meatpacking plants, and railroads; one of the world's wealthiest men; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Episcopalian. Died in Biarritz, France, February 3, 1953 (age about 93 years). Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Octavius Prince and Helen (Henry) Prince; married 1884 to Abigail Kingsley Norman; grandson of Bernard Henry.
  Political family: Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lawrence Scott (1828-1891) — also known as William L. Scott — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Washington, D.C., July 2, 1828. Democrat. Mayor of Erie, Pa., 1866, 1871; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1876-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880 (speaker), 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1866, 1876; president, Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., September 19, 1891 (age 63 years, 79 days). Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandson of Gustavus Scott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known as Harry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., January 10, 1885. Democrat. Railroad worker; beverage business; U.S. Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43, 21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1956, 1960. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Died of pneumonia at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1969 (age 84 years, 108 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 24, 1933, to Mary O'Keefe Olson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1814-1887) — also known as Charles H. Sherrill — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington County, N.Y., March 24, 1814. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York canal commission, 1857-59; lobbyist for railroad interests. Died, from heart disease, in Washington, D.C., January 4, 1887 (age 72 years, 286 days). Interment at South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Darius Sherrill and Mary (Day) Sherrill; married to Sarah Fulton Wynkoop; father of Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867-1936).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Spencer (b. 1910) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., December 8, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1953-56; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1953-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1956; president and chairman, Tennessee Railroad Co.; director, Riggs National Bank; director, Garfield Hospital and Children's Hospital; president, Washington Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Benning Spencer and Katharine (Price) Spencer; married, June 28, 1935, to Dora White.
Henry Clifford Stuart Henry Clifford Stuart (1864-1952) — also known as Henry C. Stuart; "Stuart X" — of Denver, Colo.; Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 10, 1864. Mining engineer; real estate investor; author; director-general, Guaremala Central Railroad; U.S. Vice Consul General in Guatemala City, 1885-86; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1893. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., May 21, 1952 (age 87 years, 163 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Stuart and Sarah (Fowler) Stuart; married, December 11, 1894, to Grace Ingersoll Patchin.
  Books by Henry Clifford Stuart: A Prophet in His Own Country: Being the Letters of Stuart X [Pseud.] to Many Men On Many Occasions
  Image source: Los Angeles Times, November 16, 1929
John M. Thurston 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.
  Thurston County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
Carl C. Van_Dyke Carl Chester Van Dyke (1881-1919) — also known as Carl C. Van Dyke — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., February 18, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school teacher; railway mail clerk; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1915-19; died in office 1919. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Washington, D.C., May 20, 1919 (age 38 years, 91 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Chester B. Van Dyke and Bertha (Solum) Van Dyke; married to Myrtle Lampman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Lewis Findlay Watson (1819-1890) — also known as Lewis F. Watson — of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Born in Crawford County, Pa., April 14, 1819. Republican. Lumber business; oil producer; railroad builder; banker; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1877-79, 1881-83, 1889-90; died in office 1890. Died, of heart disease, at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., August 25, 1890 (age 71 years, 133 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Leon Paul Weaver (1912-1995) — also known as George L. P. Weaver — of Washington, D.C. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 8, 1912. Democrat. Railroad worker; director, civil rights committee, CIO; executive secretary, civil rights committee, AFL-CIO, 1955-58; assistant to the president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, 1961-69; special assistant to the Director-General, International Labor Organization; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1960, 1964. African ancestry. Died, from complications of emphysema and asthma, in George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., July 14, 1995 (age 83 years, 67 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George J. Weaver and Josephine (Snell) Weaver; married, September 7, 1941, to Mary F. Sullivan.
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