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Quaker Politicians in Massachusetts
(Religious Society of Friends)

Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known as Paul H. Douglas — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892. Democrat. University professor; economist; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans for Democratic Action; American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.   Relatives: Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff; married 1931 to Emily Taft.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Paul H. Douglas: Roger Biles, Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois   Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885) — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., November 17, 1788. Whig. Banker; railroad president; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1839-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1843-51; president, Wamsutta Cotton Mills. Quaker. Died in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 7, 1885 (age 96 years, 82 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.   Relatives: Brother of Moses Hicks Grinnell.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Peter Morrell Neal (1811-1908) — also known as Peter M. Neal — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in North Berwick, York County, Maine, September 21, 1811. Mayor of Lynn, Mass., 1862-66. Quaker. Died in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., April 13, 1908 (age 96 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Grandfather of Charles Neal Barney.   See also Wikipedia article   Edward Shippen (1639-1712) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Methley, Yorkshire, England, March 5, 1639. Merchant; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1701-03. Quaker. English ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 2, 1712 (age 73 years, 211 days). Interment at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of William Shippen and Mary Shippen; married 1671 to Elizabeth Lybrand; married 1689 to Rebecca (Howard) Richardson; married 1706 to Esther (Wilcox) James; grandfather of Edward Shippen (1703-1781), Anne Nancy Shippen (who married Charles Willing) and William Shippen (1712-1801); great-grandfather of Edward Shippen (1729-1806) and Thomas Willing; second great-grandfather of Charles Willing Byrd; third great-grandfather of John Brown Francis and Edward Shippen (1823-1904); fourth great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr. and Bertha Shippen Irving; fifth great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane and Francis Fisher Kane.   Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Swain (died c.1825) — of Indiana. Born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1820-21. Quaker. Died near Economy, Wayne County, Ind., about 1825. Burial location unknown.   John Wanton (1672-1740) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., 1672. Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1707, 1710, 1713; Governor of Rhode Island, 1734-40; died in office 1740. Quaker. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 5, 1740 (age about 68 years). Interment at Coddington Cemetery, Newport, R.I.   Relatives: Brother of William Wanton; uncle of Gideon Wanton and Joseph Wanton.   Political family: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) — of Amesbury, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., December 17, 1807. Poet; newspaper editor; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835; Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1842. Quaker. Member, American Anti-Slavery Society. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H., September 7, 1892 (age 84 years, 265 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Mass.   Relatives: Son of John Whittier and Abigail (Hussey) Whittier; third cousin twice removed of Robert Foss Fernald; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Davis, Albert Gallatin Dole, William Henry Barnum, George Winthrop Maston Pitman and Joseph Pitman.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Abraham Davenport   The city of Whittier, California, is named for him.  — Whittier College, in Whittier, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Whittier (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.   Politician named for him: John Greenleaf Whittier Lewis   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

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