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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in Georgia
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

John Floyd (1769-1839) — of Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga. Born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., October 3, 1769. Planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1820-27; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1827-29. Slaveowner. Died near Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga., June 24, 1839 (age 69 years, 264 days). Interment at Floyd Family Cemetery, Woodbine, Ga.   Relatives: Son of Charles Floyd and Mary (Fendin) Floyd; married, December 12, 1793, to Isabella Maria Hazzard; great-grandfather of William Gibbs McAdoo.   Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Floyd County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Alexander Robert Lawton Jr. (b. 1884) — also known as Alexander R. Lawton, Jr. — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., August 16, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; general solicitor, Central of Georgia Railway; general solicitor, Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah; director, Colonial Oil Company; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1925-26. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Psi; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Rudolf Lawton and Ella Stanly (Bickwith) Lawton; married, December 5, 1911, to Elizabeth Wallace Shotter; grandson of Alexander Robert Lawton.   John Randolph Wilder (1816-1879) — also known as J. R. Wilder — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., March 18, 1816. Cotton exporter; shipbroker; Vice-Consul for Russia in Savannah, Ga., 1846-77. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., November 1, 1879 (age 63 years, 228 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Wilder and Lucinda (Washburn) Wilder; married, November 28, 1840, to Ann Drusilla Lewis; father of Joseph John Wilder (son-in-law of Thomas Butler King); third cousin once removed of Henry Chandler Bowen; fourth cousin of George Austin Bowen and Herbert Wolcott Bowen; fourth cousin once removed of Israel Washburn, Reuel Washburn, William Eaton, Frank M. Brundage and Ora Ray Rice.   Political family: Bowen-Washburn family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Joseph John Wilder (1844-1900) — also known as Joseph J. Wilder — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 5, 1844. Cotton exporter; shipbroker; Vice-Consul for Brazil in Savannah, Ga., 1873-77; Vice-Consul for Russia in Savannah, Ga., 1880-1900. Died near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., September 10, 1900 (age 56 years, 248 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.   Relatives: Son of John Randolph Wilder and Ann Drusilla (Lewis) Wilder; married, June 9, 1870, to Georgia Page (King) Smith (daughter of Thomas Butler King); third cousin twice removed of Henry Chandler Bowen; fourth cousin once removed of George Austin Bowen and Herbert Wolcott Bowen.   Political family: Bowen-Washburn family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Eric Alexander Zelius (1859-1926) — also known as Alex E. Zelius — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Norway, May 20, 1859. Ship chandler; wholesale grocer; Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Pensacola, Fla., 1896-1902. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in a hospital at Macon, Bibb County, Ga., August 21, 1926 (age 67 years, 93 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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