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Politician members in Florida

  James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) — also known as James L. Blair — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., April 2, 1854. Lawyer; president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1884; general counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), 1901-03; indicted in December, 1903, for forgery of two deeds of trust to obtain a loan from an estate he managed. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion; Sons of the Revolution. Died, either from suicide (which he had attempted at least twice before) or from "congestion of the brain", in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., January 16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Preston Blair Jr. and Apolline Agatha (Alexander) Blair; nephew of Montgomery Blair; grandson of Francis Preston Blair; great-grandson of James Blair; first cousin of Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair; first cousin once removed of Edward Brooke Lee; first cousin twice removed of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of John Eager Howard; third cousin once removed of William Julian Albert and Joseph Wingate Folk; third cousin twice removed of George Howard, Benjamin Chew Howard and Carey Estes Kefauver; third cousin thrice removed of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; fourth cousin of Talbot Jones Albert and Ethel Gist Cantrill.
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906) — also known as John M. Schofield — Born in Gerry, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 29, 1831. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1868-69. Member, Loyal Legion. Received the Medal of Honor in 1892 for action at Wilsons Creek, Mo., August 10, 1861. Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., March 4, 1906 (age 74 years, 156 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Schofield (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Fred W. Upham Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1920 (chair, Arrangements Committee), 1924; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1924. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Judd and Helen Hall; nephew of William Henry Upham.
  Political family: Upham family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Proceedings of the Republican National Convention 1920
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