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  Auguste Davezac (1780-1851) — also known as Auguste Genevieve Valentin D'Avezac=de=Castera — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Les Cayes, Haiti, 1780. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1831-39, 1845-50; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1842, 1844. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 15, 1851 (age about 70 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of Louise D'Avezac=de=Castera (who married Edward Livingston); married 1803 to Margaret Andrews.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Green Davidson (1805-1883) — also known as Thomas G. Davidson — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Coles Creek, Jefferson County, Miss., August 3, 1805. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1833-46, 1874-78, 1880, 1883; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1855-61. Slaveowner. Died in Springfield, Livingston Parish, La., September 11, 1883 (age 78 years, 39 days). Interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cleveland Dear (1888-1950) — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Sugartown, Beauregard Parish, La., August 22, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1933-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., December 30, 1950 (age 62 years, 130 days). Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) — also known as J. D. DeBlieux — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, La., September 12, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana state senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956, 1964, 1968. Catholic. Member, Theta Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Lions; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux; married, April 22, 1946, to Dorothy Mary LePine.
  Henry Champion Deming (1815-1872) — also known as Henry C. Deming — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., May 23, 1815. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1859-61; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1861; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1851; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1854-58, 1860-62; resigned 1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1862-63; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1863-67; defeated, 1866. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., October 8, 1872 (age 57 years, 138 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
James D. Denegre James Denis Denegre (born c.1869) — also known as James D. Denegre — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., about 1869. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1911-26 (36th District 1911-14, 40th District 1915-26). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Martin Dies (1870-1922) — of Woodville, Tyler County, Tex.; Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Jackson Parish, La., March 13, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; Tyler County Judge, 1894; district attorney 1st District, 1898; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1909-19. Methodist. Died in Kerrville, Kerr County, Tex., July 13, 1922 (age 52 years, 122 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of David Warren Dies and Sarah Jane (Pyburn) Dies; married, May 15, 1892, to Olive M. (Cline) Blackshear; married to Florence Nelva Miller; father of Martin Dies (1900-1972).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Allen Dixon Jr. (b. 1920) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Orange, Orange County, Tex., April 8, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; district judge in Louisiana, 1957-68; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-71; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1971-80. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Domengeaux (1907-1988) — of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La. Born in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La., January 6, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1930; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1941-44, 1944-49; resigned 1944. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La., April 11, 1988 (age 81 years, 96 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Lafayette, La.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Rodolph Domengeaux and Martha (Mouton) Domengeaux; married to Eleanor St. Julien.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Huntington Blair Downer Jr. (b. 1946) — also known as Hunt Downer — of Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. Born April 28, 1946. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives 52nd District, 1975-2004; Republican candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 2003; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 2010. Catholic. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married to Linda Faye Lee.
  Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known as Solomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tenn., 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in a duel, and subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln County, Ky., August 14, 1854 (age about 53 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Duer (1805-1879) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 25, 1805. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1840-41; defeated, 1832; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1847-51; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1851-53. Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 25, 1879 (age 74 years, 92 days). Interment at Silver Mount Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Duer and Anna Bedford (Bunner) Duer; married to Lucy A. Chew; nephew of William Alexander Duer; grandson of William Duer (1747-1799); great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; second great-grandson of James Alexander; second great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; third great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; third great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Abraham de Peyster, Johannes Cuyler, Johannes de Peyster and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Denning Duer; first cousin twice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, John Stevens III and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin thrice removed of Robert Gilbert Livingston and Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin four times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Johannes DePeyster, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis Cuyler and John Cruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Jay and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin twice removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin thrice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson, Philip P. Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Henry Cruger and Henry Rutgers; third cousin of Philip Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard and John Jay II; third cousin once removed of Hamilton Fish, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin twice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), James Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, Philip DePeyster, James Parker, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Robert Reginald Livingston, Bronson Murray Cutting, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Winthrop Kean and Brockholst Livingston; third cousin thrice removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; fourth cousin of Gilbert Livingston Thompson and John Jacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, James Alexander Hamilton, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker, Philip N. Schuyler, William Waldorf Astor and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dunbar (1805-1861) — of Alexandria, Va.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; St. Bernard Parish, La. Born in Virginia, 1805. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1852-53; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1853-55; sugar cane planter. Slaveowner. Died in St. Bernard Parish, La., March 18, 1861 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Poindexter Dunn (1834-1914) — of Forrest City, St. Francis County, Ark.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La.; Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born near Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 3, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1879-89. Slaveowner. Died in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., October 12, 1914 (age 79 years, 343 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ferdinand Butler Earhart (1840-1901) — also known as Ferdinand B. Earhart — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., October, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1892-96; postmaster at New Orleans, La., 1901. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 9, 1901 (age 60 years, 0 days). Interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Earhart and Elizabeth Catherine (Butler) Earhart; married, May 31, 1866, to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Ross; married, November 2, 1878, to Elizabeth Petit Popham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Edwin Edwards Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) — also known as Edwin Edwards; "Fast Eddie" — of Crowley, Acadia Parish, La. Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., August 7, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state senate 35th District, 1964-65; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72; Governor of Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1980. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Lions. Charged in federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospital licenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in second trial. Convicted in federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud and racketeering over a scheme to extort money from applicants for casino licenses; sentenced in 2001 to ten years in federal prison and fined $250,000. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence W. Edwards and Agnes (Brouillette) Edwards; married, April 5, 1949, to Elaine Lucille Schwartzenburg.
  Cross-reference: Jack P. F. Gremillion — Camille F. Gravel, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Edwin Edwards: Tyler Bridges, Bad Bet on the Bayou : The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards — John Maginnis, The Last Hayride — John Maginnis, Cross to Bear
  Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana
  James Essex Elam (1829-1873) — also known as James E. Elam — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 7, 1829. Lawyer; mayor of Baton Rouge, La., 1859-62, 1865-69, 1870-72, 1872-73; died in office 1873. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., July 31, 1873 (age 43 years, 236 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.
  Relatives: Son of James Mason Elam and Rebecca (Chambers) Elam; married, April 20, 1860, to Mary Vanlandingham.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Mason Elam (1796-1856) — also known as James M. Elam; "Old Tripoli" — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Nottoway County, Va., January 30, 1796. Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1843. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 7, 1856 (age 60 years, 282 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.
  Relatives: Son of Essex Elam and Lavinia (Crowder) Elam; married, November 27, 1820, to Rebecca Chambers; father of James Essex Elam.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Barton Elam (1821-1885) — of Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, La. Born near Hope, Hempstead County, Ark., June 12, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1851-61; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1877-81; defeated, 1880. Slaveowner. Died in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, La., July 4, 1885 (age 64 years, 22 days). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, La.
  Relatives: Son of William Jefferson Elam and Cynthia Lucy (Wheaton) Elam; married, April 5, 1851, to Catherine W. Steadman; married to Mary Elizabeth Stewart; father of Mary Elizabeth 'Mollie' Elam (who married Edgar Williamson Sutherlin), Charles Wheaton Elam and Joseph Barton Elam Jr..
  Political family: Elam-Williamson family of Mansfield, Louisiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Allen J. Ellender Allen Joseph Ellender (1890-1972) — also known as Allen J. Ellender — of Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. Born in Montegut, Terrebonne Parish, La., September 24, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1924-36; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1932-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936, 1952; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72; died in office 1972; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1939-40. Died in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 27, 1972 (age 81 years, 307 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Houma, La.
  Relatives: Son of Wallace Richard Ellender and Victoria (Javaux) Ellender; married, March 19, 1917, to Helen Calhoun Donnelly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books about Allen J. Ellender: Thomas A. Becnel, Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana : A Biography
  Image source: Ingham County News, April 30, 1936
  Robert Brown Elliott (1842-1884) — also known as R. B. Elliott — of Edgefield County, S.C.; Barnwell County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in England, August 11, 1842. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield County, 1868; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-70, 1874-76 (Barnwell County 1868-70, Aiken County 1874-76); delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1868 (alternate), 1880; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1871-74; resigned 1874; South Carolina Republican state chair, 1876; candidate for South Carolina state attorney general, 1876. African ancestry. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 9, 1884 (age 41 years, 364 days). Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Kent Favrot (1868-1934) — also known as George K. Favrot — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 26, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; district attorney, 22nd District, 1892-96, 1900-04; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; district judge in Louisiana, 1904-06, 1926-34 (22nd District 1904-06, 19th District 1926-34); died in office 1934; on November 6, 1906, he shot and killed Dr. Robert H. Aldrich, because the latter had insulted his wife; arrested and imprisoned for five months awaiting indictment and trial; however, the grand jury refused to indict him, and he was released in April, 1907.; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1907-09, 1921-25; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1912-16. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 26, 1934 (age 66 years, 30 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Williams Walker Fearn (1832-1899) — also known as Walker Fearn — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 13, 1832. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1885-89; Serbia, 1885-89; Greece, 1885-89; U.S. Consul General in Athens, as of 1885-89. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., April 7, 1899 (age 67 years, 84 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Lee Fearn and Mary Jane (Walker) Fearn; married, November 7, 1865, to Fanny Hewitt; nephew of Percy Walker, Leroy Pope Walker and Richard Wilde Walker (1823-1874); grandson of John Williams Walker; first cousin of Richard Wilde Walker (1857-1936); first cousin twice removed of Richard Walker Bolling.
  Political family: Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Goodwyn Fields (b. 1884) — also known as Harvey G. Fields — of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La.; Farmerville, Union Parish, La. Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., May 31, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; law partner of Huey P. Long; member of Louisiana state senate, 1916-20; District Attorney, 3rd District, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (alternate; member, Credentials Committee), 1932, 1936; Louisiana Democratic state chair, 1926-29; member of Louisiana public service commission, 1927-36; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1937-45. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Lions. Interment at Farmerville City Cemetery, Farmerville, La.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Thomas Fields and Carrie (Goodwyn) Fields; married, December 31, 1908, to Evelyn Sanders.
  Charles Forman (1866-1928) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 8, 1866. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Turks Island, 1912-13; Moncton, 1913-15; Bergen, 1915-17; Christiansand, 1917-18; Curaçao, as of 1919; Nueva Gerona, as of 1920-24; Buenaventura, as of 1926. Died July 10, 1928 (age 61 years, 215 days). Burial location unknown.
  Eligius Fromentin (c.1767-1822) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in France, about 1767. Catholic priest; school teacher; lawyer; clerk of the Orleans Territory House of Representatives, 1807-11; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-19; criminal court judge in Louisiana, 1821; U.S. District Judge for Florida, 1821. Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 6, 1822 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rice Garland (1798-1863) — of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La.; Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Born in Albemarle County, Va., September 30, 1798. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1834-40; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1840-46; Cameron County Judge, 1853-54. Slaveowner. Died in Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex., August 12, 1863 (age 64 years, 316 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Rice Garland (1766-1818) and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland; married, March 28, 1826, to Celeste Lastrapes; father of Henry Lastrapes Garland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Gayle (1792-1859) — of Alabama. Born in Sumter District (now Sumter County), S.C., September 11, 1792. Lawyer; member Alabama territorial council, 1817; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1829; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1829; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1823-28; Governor of Alabama, 1831-35; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1847-49; U.S. District Judge for Louisiana, 1849-59. Slaveowner. Died near Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 21, 1859 (age 66 years, 313 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Samuel Louis Gilmore (1859-1910) — also known as Samuel L. Gilmore — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 30, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1908; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1909-10; died in office 1910. Died in Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish, La., July 18, 1910 (age 50 years, 353 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Emile Godchaux (b. 1874) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 29, 1874. Lawyer; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1909-18; with American Red Cross in France, 1918. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leon Godchaux and Justine (Lamm) Godchaux; married to Mabel N. Gostter.
  John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) — of Ohio. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., 1782. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1823; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1829-30; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1830; state court judge in Ohio, 1833. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 20, 1838 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Episcopal Burial Grounds, Cincinnati, Ohio; reinterment in 1851 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ed Lee Gossett (1902-1990) — also known as Ed Gossett — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex. Born near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 13th District, 1939-51; resigned 1951. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died November 6, 1990 (age 88 years, 283 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ed L. Gossett and Sarah Ann Gossett; married, May 20, 1939, to Mary Helen Moseley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Camille Francis Gravel Jr. (1915-2005) — also known as Camille F. Gravel, Jr. — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born August 10, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956. Catholic. Served as defense counsel for Otto Passman in 1979, and Edwin W. Edwards in 1985; both were acquitted. Died, in the Naomi Heights nursing home, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., December 23, 2005 (age 90 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Camille Francis Gravel, Sr. and Aline (Delvaille) Gravel; married, November 26, 1939, to Katherine David; married 1980 to Evelyn Gianfala.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Oscar Lee Gray (1865-1936) — also known as Oscar L. Gray — of Butler, Choctaw County, Ala. Born in Mississippi, July 2, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1915-19; circuit judge in Alabama, 1935-36. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., January 2, 1936 (age 70 years, 184 days). Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Al Green (b. 1947) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 1, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) — also known as Jack P. F. Gremillion — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La., June 15, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Louisiana state attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; Elks; Lions; American Bar Association. While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in 1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den of iniquity"; convicted of contempt of court; sentence was suspended. Indicted in 1969 for fraud and conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp.; tried in 1971 and acquitted. Convicted later that year on federal perjury charges in a related case; sentenced to three years in prison; served 15 months. Pardoned in 1976 by Gov. Edwin Edwards. Died in Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., March 2, 2001 (age 86 years, 260 days). Interment at Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
  Judson Marion Grimmet (1877-1955) — also known as Judson M. Grimmet — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Tennessee, October 13, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932, 1936 (member, Credentials Committee), 1940 (Honorary Vice-President; member, Credentials Committee), 1944, 1948, 1952. Died in Caddo Parish, La., April 27, 1955 (age 77 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William L. Grimmet and Julia (Allen) Grimmet; married, August 30, 1919, to Roberta Phillips Bass; father of Julia Grimmet Fortson.
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walter Guion (1849-1927) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La., April 3, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Louisiana, 1888-1900 (20th District 1888-92, 27th District 1892-1900); Louisiana state attorney general, 1900-12; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1918; appointed 1918. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., February 7, 1927 (age 77 years, 310 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Married to Nannie Sue Webb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Luther Egbert Hall (1869-1921) — also known as Luther E. Hall — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Morehouse Parish, La., August 30, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state senate, 1898-1900; district judge in Louisiana, 1900-06; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1906-10; justice of Louisiana state supreme court; elected 1910; Governor of Louisiana, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912. Member, Freemasons. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., November 6, 1921 (age 52 years, 68 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop, La.
  Relatives: Son of Bolling Cass Hall and Antoinette (Newton) Hall; married to Julia Clara Wendel.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Winfield S. Hammond Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) — also known as Winfield S. Hammond — of St. James, Watonwan County, Minn. Born in Southborough, Worcester County, Mass., November 17, 1863. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; Watonwan County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated, 1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ; Governor of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from apoplexy, in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, La., December 30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Son of John W. Hammond and Ellen Panton (Harding) Hammond.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  James Allison Hayes (b. 1946) — also known as James A. Hayes; Jimmy Hayes — of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La. Born in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La., December 21, 1946. Lawyer; real estate developer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1987-97; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1996. Methodist. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Philemon Thomas Herbert (1825-1864) — also known as Philemon T. Herbert — of Mariposa, Mariposa County, Calif.; El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Ala., November 1, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1853-55 (10th District 1853-54, 6th District 1854-55); U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; in 1856, drunk at breakfast, he shot and killed Thomas Keating, a waiter at the Willard Hotel in Washington; charged with murder, twice tried, and eventually acquitted; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Wounded at the Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864, and died in Kingston, DeSoto Parish, La., July 23, 1864 (age 38 years, 265 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Kingston, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Walter Heselton (1900-1962) — also known as John W. Heselton — of Deerfield, Franklin County, Mass.; Vero Beach, Indian River County, Fla. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, March 17, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1936-38; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1945-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee). Died August 19, 1962 (age 62 years, 155 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Bussey Hewes (b. 1890) — also known as Clarence B. Hewes — of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, La.; Washington, D.C. Born in Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, La., February 1, 1890. Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  Carey R. Holliday (born c.1951) — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born about 1951. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., 1760. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1807-10; Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1810-12; Governor of Missouri Territory, 1812-13; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1814 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Old Grace Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1811, to Mary Thomson Mason (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason).
  Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Howard County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William M. Howard William Marcellus Howard (1857-1932) — also known as William M. Howard — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga.; Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Berwick, St. Mary Parish, La., December 6, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor-General, Northern Judicial Circuit, 1884-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1888; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1897-1911. Died in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 5, 1932 (age 74 years, 212 days). Interment at Clarke Cemetery, Lexington, Ga.
  Relatives: Married, January 3, 1883, to Augusta C. King.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Richard Phillip Ieyoub (b. 1944) — also known as Richard P. Ieyoub — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., August 11, 1944. Democrat. Lawyer; Louisiana state attorney general, 1992-2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996, 2000; candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1996; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 2003. Lebanese ancestry. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Son of Phillip Assad Ieyoub and Virginia (Khoury) Ieyoub.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Alfred Briggs Irion (1833-1903) — of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La. Born near Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, La., February 18, 1833. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1860; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1864-65; newspaper editor; planter; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1880-84; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1885-87. Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., May 21, 1903 (age 70 years, 92 days). Interment at Baptist Cemetery, Evergreen, La.
  Relatives: Father of Annie Winn Irion (who married Adolphe Jolna Lafargue); grandfather of Alvan Lafargue; great-grandfather of Malcolm Emmett Lafargue.
  Political family: Lafargue family of Marksville, Louisiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paulette R. Irons (born c.1954) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., about 1954. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1993-94; member of Louisiana state senate, 1995-; candidate in primary for mayor of New Orleans, La., 2002. Female. African ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2002.
  Thomas Irwin (1785-1870) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa.; Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 22, 1785. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1824-28; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1829-31; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1831-59; resigned 1859. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 14, 1870 (age 85 years, 81 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Irwin and Esther (Mifflin) Irwin; married to Eliza Walker.
  Epitaph: "Not Dead But Sleepeth."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  George Whitfield Jack (1875-1924) — also known as George W. Jack — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., November 1, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1913-17; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1917-24; died in office 1924. Member, Kappa Sigma. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., March 15, 1924 (age 48 years, 135 days). Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
  Relatives: Son of William Houston Jack and Mary Catherine (Whitfield) Jack; married, May 9, 1900, to Emily Roberta Pegues.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37; censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also dueled with Thomas Hart Benton and Waightstill Avery. Elected in 1910 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845 (age 78 years, 85 days). Interment at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson; married, January 17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt of Andrew Jackson Donelson).
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Caffery family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair
  Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County, Mo., are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Andrew J. DonelsonAndrew Jackson MillerAndrew J. FaulkAndrew Jackson TitusAndrew Jackson IsacksAndrew Jackson HamiltonAndrew J. HarlanAndrew J. KuykendallAndrew J. ThayerElam A. J. GreeleyAndrew Jackson IngleAndrew J. OgleAndrew Jackson CarrAndrew J. WatermanAndrew J. BentleyAndrew J. RogersWilliam A. J. SparksAndrew Jackson PoppletonAndrew J. HunterAndrew Jackson BryantAndrew J. BealeA. J. ClementsAndrew Jackson BakerAndrew J. FeltA. J. KingAndrew J. SawyerAndrew Jackson GreenfieldAndrew Jackson CaldwellAndrew Jackson GahaganAndrew Jackson BishipAndrew Jackson HoustonAndrew Jackson SpeerAndrew J. CobbAndrew J. MontagueAndrew J. BarchfeldAndrew J. BallietAndrew J. KirkAndrew J. LivingstonA. J. SherwoodAndrew Jackson StewartAndrew J. MayAndrew J. McConnicoAndrew J. SawyerAndrew J. BrewerAndrew J. Dunning, Jr.Andrew BettwyAndrew J. TransueAndrew Jackson GravesAndrew Jackson GilbertAndrew J. GoodwinAndrew J. HinshawAndy YoungAndrew Jackson Kupper
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
  Campaign slogan: "Let the people rule."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia
  Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert Vincent Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 — Andrew Burstein, The Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire — Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald Barr Chidsey, Andrew Jackson, Hero
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) — also known as John E. Jackson — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Palestine, Anderson County, Tex., August 3, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1932, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1944, 1948; member of Republican National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Louise Allen.
  William Jennings Jefferson (b. 1947) — also known as William J. Jefferson — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La., March 14, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state senate, 1979-90; candidate for mayor of New Orleans, La., 1982, 1986; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1999; named as unindicted co-conspirator by prosecutors in connection with Brent Pfeffer's guilty plea to bribery charges. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Bennett Johnston Jr. (b. 1932) — also known as J. Bennett Johnston — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., June 10, 1932. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Louisiana state senate, 1968-72; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1971; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Timothy John Roemer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834-1911) — also known as Benjamin F. Jonas — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Williamsport, Johnson County, Ky., July 19, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1865, 1876-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1868, 1884; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1880. Jewish. Died December 21, 1911 (age 77 years, 155 days). Interment at Dispersed of Judah Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Adolph Meyer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Sam Houston Jones Sam Houston Jones (1897-1978) — also known as Sam H. Jones — of Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La. Born in Merryville, Beauregard Parish, La., July 15, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1952, 1960; Governor of Louisiana, 1940-44; defeated in primary, 1948; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Died in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., February 8, 1978 (age 80 years, 208 days). Interment at Prien Memorial Park Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
  Presumably named for: Sam Houston
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Jones and Susan (Frazar) Jones; married to Louise (Gambrell) Boyer; father of Bob Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana
Spencer C. Jones Spencer Cone Jones (1836-1915) — also known as Spencer C. Jones — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., July 3, 1836. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Montgomery County State's Attorney, 1872-79; Maryland state treasurer, 1892-96; mayor of Rockville, Md., 1898-1901; member of Maryland state senate, 1901-05. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 1, 1915 (age 78 years, 272 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph H. Jones and Elizabeth (Clagett) Jones; married, December 21, 1871, to Ellen Brewer.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Baltimore Sun, September 17, 1903
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