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Post Office Politicians in Massachusetts

  Amos Abbott (1786-1868) — of Andover, Essex County, Mass. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., September 10, 1786. Whig. One of the founders of the Boston and Portland Railway, 1833; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835-37, 1843; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1840-42; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1843-49; postmaster. Died in Andover, Essex County, Mass., November 2, 1868 (age 82 years, 53 days). Interment at South Church Cemetery, Andover, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Davee (1797-1841) — of Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., December 9, 1797. Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1826-27; member of Maine state senate, 1830-32, 1841; died in office 1841; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1837-41 (7th District 1837-39, 3rd District 1839-41). Died in Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine, December 9, 1841 (age 44 years, 0 days). Interment at Churchyard Cemetery, Monson, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Brooks Fairbanks (1822-1897) — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Medfield, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1822. Postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1874-75. Died in 1897 (age about 75 years). Interment at Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Fairbanks and Jane (Walker) Fairbanks; married, July 4, 1843, to Caroline Cummings; father of George Chandler Fairbanks; fourth cousin of Alfred Gerry Fairbanks and George Henry Fairbanks.
  Political family: Fairbanks family of Natick, Massachusetts.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Fay (1773-1855) — of Montgomery County, N.Y.; Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., February 10, 1773. Democrat. Surveyor; miller; postmaster; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1808-09, 1811-12; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1819-21; Jefferson County Sheriff, 1828-31; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Northampton, Fulton County, N.Y., June 21, 1855 (age 82 years, 131 days). Interment at Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Northampton, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Benjamin Fessenden (1797-1881) — of Cumberland, Providence County, R.I. Born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass., June 13, 1797. Cotton goods manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1855-56; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1855-56; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1869-70; postmaster. Unitarian; later Baptist. Died January 6, 1881 (age 83 years, 207 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of William Fessenden and Martha (Freeman) Fessenden; brother of Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; married, December 13, 1821, to Mary Wilkinson; nephew of Nathaniel Freeman Jr.; first cousin once removed of Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903); first cousin thrice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; second cousin once removed of Walter Fessenden; second cousin twice removed of Harrison Gray Otis; third cousin of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869), John Milton Fessenden and Reuben Eaton Fenton; third cousin once removed of William Pitt Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, William Fessenden Allen and Joseph Palmer Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Asahel Otis, James Deering Fessenden, Henry Nichols Blake, Francis Fessenden, Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908), Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden and Desda Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Milton Fessenden; fourth cousin of James Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Peter Rawson Taft, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Asa H. Otis and Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Fessenden (1813-1884) — of Townsend, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 20, 1813. Democrat. Cooper; postmaster; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856, 1860; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1861. Died in Townsend, Middlesex County, Mass., January 28, 1884 (age 70 years, 130 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Fessenden (1772-1837) and Lavina (Stevens) Fessenden; married, February 6, 1838, to Harriet Elizabeth Lewis; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Fessenden (1797-1881) and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin of Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903); third cousin once removed of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869) and John Milton Fessenden; fourth cousin of William Pitt Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, William Fessenden Allen and Joseph Palmer Fessenden; fourth cousin once removed of Ira A. Locke, James Deering Fessenden, Henry Nichols Blake, Francis Fessenden, Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) and Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Fisk Janes (1792-1879) — of Waterbury, Washington County, Vt. Born in Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 10, 1792. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; postmaster; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1830-34; U.S. Representative from Vermont 5th District, 1834-37; Vermont state treasurer, 1838-41; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1854-55, 1861-62. Died in Waterbury, Washington County, Vt., June 6, 1879 (age 86 years, 239 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Waterbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Janes and Beulah (Fiske) Janes; married 1827 to Fanny Butler (daughter of Ezra Butler); third cousin once removed of Carlos Coolidge; third cousin twice removed of John Mason Jr. and William Henry Harrison Stowell; fourth cousin once removed of Aaron Burr, Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin and George Pickering Bemis.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Gallatin Kellogg (1809-1839) — of San Augustine, San Augustine County, Tex. Born in New Salem, Franklin County, Mass., July 12, 1809. Merchant; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine, 1835; postmaster. Died in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Tex., 1839 (age about 29 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Kellogg and Sarah (Stowell) Kellogg; nephew of Daniel Fiske Kellogg; first cousin of Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); second cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875); third cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, George Bradley Kellogg and Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918); third cousin twice removed of Edward Stanley Kellogg and Franklin Warren Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Dwight Palmer Griswold; fourth cousin of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Farrand Fassett Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of John Calhoun Lewis, Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Henry Gould Lewis, Stephen Wright Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Arthur Tappan Kellogg and Selah Merrill.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) — of Kelloggsville, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., October 3, 1773. Merchant; miller; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 11, 1842 (age 68 years, 220 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Kellogg and Lucy (Powell) Kellogg; married, October 21, 1794, to Mary Ann Otis; father of Day Otis Kellogg and Dwight Kellogg; uncle of Alvan Kellogg; first cousin once removed of Ensign Hosmer Kellogg; first cousin four times removed of Martin Weld Deyo; second cousin once removed of Aaron Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Orlando Kellogg and William Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Rowland Case Kellogg and Frank Billings Kellogg; third cousin of Jason Kellogg, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), John Russell Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Thomas Belden Butler, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Stephen Wright Kellogg, George Bradley Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur Tappan Kellogg and Selah Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William Lucius Case, Charles Collins Kellogg, Clement Phineas Kellogg, Edward Russell Kellogg, Henry Theodore Kellogg, Edward Stanley Kellogg and Franklin Warren Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Kenrick (b. 1857) — of South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable County, Mass., October 25, 1857. Merchant; insurance and real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1891; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1893-94; postmaster. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) Kenrick.
  John White Kimball (b. 1828) — also known as John W. Kimball — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 27, 1828. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1864-65, 1872, 1888-91; postmaster; Massachusetts state auditor, 1892-1901. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Alpheus Kimball and Harriet (Stone) Kimball; married, July 15, 1851, to Almira Melissa Lesure.
  James G. Moran (b. 1870) — of Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., May 2, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1917-18; member of Massachusetts state senate First Bristol District, 1923-36; President of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1935-36. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Pierce (b. 1876) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., February 29, 1876. Republican. Baker; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Essex District, 1935-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Alpha E. Thompson (1815-1892) — of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Mont Vernon, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 27, 1815. Democrat. Postmaster; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880. Died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass., July 23, 1892 (age 76 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Turner Jr. (1760-1839) — of Massachusetts. Born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Mass., June 20, 1760. Postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1803, 1805-08, 1817, 1819, 1823; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1809-13; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1816; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Died in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., May 16, 1839 (age 78 years, 330 days). Interment at First Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Rand) Turner and Rev. Charles Turner; married, September 28, 1789, to Hannah Jacobs; second cousin once removed of Asa Evans Stratton Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Ira George Ormsbee; second cousin four times removed of William B. Ormsbee.
  Political family: Ormsbee family of Michigan and Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herbert Edwin Walbridge (b. 1878) — also known as Herbert E. Walbridge — of Enfield, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Massachusetts, September 27, 1878. Republican. Wool percher; postmaster; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Enfield; elected 1938. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Evelyn (Webster) Walbridge and Herbert Hiram Walbridge; second cousin five times removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Henry Sanford Walbridge.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henry O. Wood (1837-1925) — of Swansea, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Rhode Island, 1837. Merchant; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1870. Episcopalian. Died in Swansea, Bristol County, Mass., October 27, 1925 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
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