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  Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., August 18, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) — also known as Leon D. Ralph — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Richmond, Va., August 20, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; administrative assistant to California House Speaker Jess Unruh; member of California state assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972; minister. African Methodist Episcopal; later Church of God. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. Died, in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 6, 2007 (age 74 years, 170 days). Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married, September 27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to Ruth Banda.
  Edmund Jenings Randolph (1753-1813) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., August 10, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776; Virginia state attorney general, 1776-82; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779-82; Governor of Virginia, 1786-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788; U.S. Attorney General, 1789-94; U.S. Secretary of State, 1794-95. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Millwood, Clarke County, Va., September 12, 1813 (age 60 years, 33 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Ariana (Jenings) Randolph; married, August 29, 1776, to Elizabeth Nicholas (daughter of Robert Carter Nicholas; sister of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas); father of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); nephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); grandfather of Edmund Randolph; grandnephew of Richard Randolph; great-grandfather of Edmund Randolph Cocke; second great-grandfather of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin once removed of Richard Bland; second cousin of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr and Henry St. George Tucker; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Carter Henry Harrison; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; second cousin four times removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; second cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; third cousin once removed of John Wayles Eppes; third cousin twice removed of Coleby Chew; third cousin thrice removed of St. Clair Ballard, Lewis Ballard and William Henry Robertson.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Randolph County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Edmund Jenings Randolph: John J. Reardon, Edmund Randolph : A Biography
  Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., 1721. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 22, 1775 (age about 54 years). Interment at College of William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Susanna (Beverley) Randolh; brother-in-law of Benjamin Harrison; married to Elizabeth 'Betty' Harrison; nephew of Richard Randolph; uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph; granduncle of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph; second great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph Cocke; third great-granduncle of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; first cousin twice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Edmund Jennings Lee, Dabney Carr and Henry St. George Tucker; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin four times removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; first cousin five times removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; first cousin six times removed of William Welby Beverley; second cousin twice removed of John Wayles Eppes; second cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew; second cousin four times removed of St. Clair Ballard, Lewis Ballard and William Henry Robertson; second cousin five times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Randolph County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) — of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, W.Va. Born in New Hampden, Highland County, Va., August 5, 1883. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County, 1935-36. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Richman (1895-1959) — of Newport News, Va. Born in Budapest, Hungary, December 25, 1895. Democrat. Ship supply dealer; Honorary Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton Roads, Va., 1934-36. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from kidney failure and diabetes, in Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va., September 16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265 days). Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth Lichtenberg.
  Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and grandfather."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known as A. Willis Robertson — of Lexington, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., May 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died in Lexington, Va., November 1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158 days). Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Pierce Robertson and Josephine Ragland (Willis) Robertson; married, October 19, 1920, to Gladys Churchill Willis; father of Marion Gordon Robertson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. Senate Historical Office
  Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) — also known as Walter V. Ross — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Henry, Franklin County, Va., September 7, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48, 1963-64. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine McClung.
  Daniel Owen Rowlett (c.1786-1847) — also known as Daniel Rowlett — of Texas. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., about 1786. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38, 1839-40, 1843-44. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fannin County, Tex., December 2, 1847 (age about 61 years). Interment at Inglish Cemetery, Bonham, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of William Rowlett and Jemima (Owen) Rowlett; brother of Joseph Rowlett; married to Mary Anne Jones; uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895); granduncle of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911) and Reed Owen Smoot; great-granduncle of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot.
  Political family: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Adams Sanders (b. 1866) — also known as John A. Sanders — of Nye County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Wythe County, Va., October 16, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Nye County District Attorney, 1911-16; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1917-35; chief justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927-29, 1933-34. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son of William C. Sanders and Florence (Peirce) Sanders; married, July 17, 1910, to Maybelle Hunter Romeigh.
  David Edward Satterfield III (1920-1988) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., December 2, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1960-64; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1965-81. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Alpha Delta. Died September 30, 1988 (age 67 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Edward Satterfield Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Chancellor Saunders Jr. (1864-1922) — also known as Robert C. Saunders — of Pine County, Minn.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Campbell County, Va., December 24, 1864. Pine County Attorney, 1893-95, 1897-99; candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1898; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1918-21. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 31, 1922 (age 57 years, 38 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Chancellor Saunders and Caryetta (Davis) Saunders; brother of Eugene Davis Saunders; married, October 17, 1895, to Nannie Monk; father of John Monk Saunders.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Christian Paul Schweiger (b. 1960) — also known as Christian P. Schweiger — of Winchester, Va. Born in a hospital at Shawnee, Johnson County, Kan., October 5, 1960. Democrat. Concert promoter; minor league baseball promoter; chair of Frederick County Democratic Party, 1998-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2000. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2000.
  William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Williamsburg, Va., July 1, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1973-79. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Forty and Eight; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a chest infection and Alzheimer's disease, in the Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax, Va., February 14, 1997 (age 81 years, 228 days). Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) — also known as Cornelius D. Scully — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 30, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Winchester, Va., September 23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10, 1905, to Rosalie Pendleton.
  Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) — also known as Ike Skelton — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., December 20, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1971-77; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Relatives: Married 1961 to Susan Anding.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) — also known as John M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63, 3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Exchange Club. Died in Alexandria, Va., March 17, 1980 (age 64 years, 365 days). Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Mark Slack and Jennie (Gilchrist) Slack; married to Frances Jean Reid.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Howard Worth Smith (1883-1976) — also known as Howard W. Smith — of Alexandria, Va.; Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va., February 2, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920; circuit judge in Virginia, 1928-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1931-67 (8th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-67). Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Alexandria, Va., October 3, 1976 (age 93 years, 244 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Broad Run, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Grundy, Buchanan County, Va., March 10, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79 (Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79); resigned 1979; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86; defeated in primary, 1970. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel M. Stacy and Leventha (Smith) Stacy; married, March 27, 1960, to Elizabeth Ann Barnett.
  Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890-1970) — also known as Thomas B. Stanley — of Stanleytown, Henry County, Va. Born near Spencer, Henry County, Va., July 16, 1890. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-46; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1946-53; resigned 1953; Governor of Virginia, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956. Methodist. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in Martinsville, Va., July 10, 1970 (age 79 years, 359 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939) — also known as Claude A. Swanson — of Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va. Born in Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Va., March 31, 1862. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1893-1906; resigned 1906; Governor of Virginia, 1906-10; defeated, 1901; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1910-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912 (speaker), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1933-39; died in office 1939. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died near Criglersville, Madison County, Va., July 7, 1939 (age 77 years, 98 days). Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Muse Swanson and Catherine Rebecca (Pritchett) Swanson; married, December 11, 1894, to Elizabeth Deane 'Lizzie' Lyons; married 1923 to Lucille Lula (Lyons) Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Claude A. Swanson: Henry C. Ferrell, Jr., Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography
  Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia (1906)
  Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884) — also known as Noah H. Swayne — of Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Frederick County, Va., December 7, 1804. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 (Convention Vice-President); Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81; retired 1881. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 8, 1884 (age 79 years, 184 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro (1885-1971) — also known as Sidney F. Taliaferro — of Washington, D.C. Born in Salem, Va., March 4, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; banker; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; director, Washington Gas Light Co. and Georgetown Gas Light Co.; board member, Columbia Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Chi; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., June 21, 1971 (age 86 years, 109 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Van Tromp Taliaferro and Sallie (Pendleton) Taliaferro; married, October 3, 1916, to Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton; grandson of Albert Gallatin Pendleton; grandnephew of John Strother Pendleton; third great-grandnephew of Edmund Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of Aylett Hawes Buckner; first cousin four times removed of John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; first cousin five times removed of William Grayson; second cousin twice removed of Philip Coleman Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Philip Clayton Pendleton, Zachary Taylor, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of John Penn, James Madison, William Taylor Madison, George Madison, Alfred William Grayson and Beverly Robinson Grayson; second cousin five times removed of John Walker, John Tyler and Francis Walker; third cousin once removed of Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of William Barret Pendleton, Francis Key Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Booth Taliaferro (1822-1898) — also known as William B. Taliaferro — of Gloucester County, Va. Born in Gloucester County, Va., December 28, 1822. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Gloucester County, 1850-53, 1874-79; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Died in Gloucester County, Va., February 27, 1898 (age 75 years, 61 days). Interment at Ware Church Cemetery, Gloucester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frances (Booth) Taliaferro and Warner Throckmorton Taliaferro; married to Sally Yons; nephew of James Alexander Seddon.
  Political family: Bruce-Mellon family of Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Stacy Tavenner Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Frank S. Tavenner, Jr. — of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., July 12, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1940-48; acting chief counsel, International Prosecutions Section, Tokyo, Japan, 1947. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Upsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Stacy Tavenner and Lou Lazear (Stephenson) Tavenner; married, December 28, 1920, to Sarah Ellen Zea.
  Noel C. Taylor (1924-1998) — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Bedford County, Va., July 15, 1924. Republican. Baptist minister; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972; mayor of Roanoke, Va., 1975-92. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. First Black mayor of Roanoke. Died in Roanoke, Va., October 29, 1998 (age 74 years, 106 days). Interment somewhere in Bedford County, Va.
  Silas F. Taylor — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Danville, Va. Democrat. Druggist; member of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) — also known as Cameron E. Thom — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., June 20, 1825. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79; member of California state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Watson Triplett Thom and Abigail DeHart (Mayo) Thom; married 1858 to Susan Henrietta Hathwell; married 1874 to Belle Cameron Hathwell; uncle of Erskine Mayo Ross; first cousin twice removed of Paul Carrington; second cousin once removed of William Henry Cabell; third cousin of Edward Carrington Cabell; fourth cousin once removed of Douglass Townshend Bolling.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "He was a Man."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Richard W. Thompson Richard Wigginton Thompson (1809-1900) — also known as Richard W. Thompson — of Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper County, Va., June 9, 1809. School teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1834-36; member of Indiana state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1841-43, 1847-49 (2nd District 1841-43, 7th District 1847-49); candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 7th Indiana District, 1864-66; circuit judge in Indiana, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1876, 1888, 1896; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1877-80; chairman of the American Committee of the Panama Canal Company, 1881; director of the Panama Railroad Company, 1881-88. Member, Freemasons. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., February 9, 1900 (age 90 years, 245 days). Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Thomas Todd (1765-1826) — of Kentucky. Born in King and Queen County, Va., January 23, 1765. Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1807-26. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 7, 1826 (age 61 years, 15 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  See also NNDB dossier
  David Trimble (c.1779-1842) — of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky. Born in Virginia, about 1779. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1817-27. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Greenup County, Ky., 1842 (age about 63 years). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Trimble (1776-1828) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County, Va., November 17, 1776. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1802; state court judge in Kentucky, 1807; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16; federal judge, 1817; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died August 25, 1828 (age 51 years, 282 days). Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Grandfather of James Garrard Jones.
  Political family: VanRiper-Trimble-Jones family of Indiana and Kentucky.
  Trimble County, Ky. is named for him.
William M. Tuck William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known as William M. Tuck — of South Boston, Halifax County, Va. Born near High Hill, Halifax County, Va., September 28, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1924-32; member of Virginia state senate 10th District, 1932-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; Governor of Virginia, 1946-50; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Woodmen; Moose; Redmen; Lions; Ruritan. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., June 9, 1983 (age 86 years, 254 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Virginia Susan (Fitts) Tuck and Robert James Tuck; married 1929 to Eva Ellis Lovelace.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Robert Turnbull (1850-1920) — of Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Born in Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va., January 11, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Brunswick County Clerk, 1885-93; member of Virginia state senate, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1896, 1904; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Brunswick County, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1910-13. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1920 (age about 70 years). Interment at Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Randolph Turnbull and Elizabeth (Harrison) Turnbull; married, December 17, 1874, to Mary L. Harrison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Russell Tuten (1911-1968) — also known as J. Russell Tuten — of Georgia. Born in Appling County, Ga., July 23, 1911. Democrat. Mayor of Brunswick, Ga., 1958, 1962; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Falls Church, Va., August 16, 1968 (age 57 years, 24 days). Interment at Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) — also known as Charles L. Underhill — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Richmond, Va., July 20, 1867. Republican. Blacksmith; hardware merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1900; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill; married, February 25, 1892, to Edith Lamprey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Eugene Updike, Sr. (1894-1953) — also known as Ralph E. Updike — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 27, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives from Marion County, 1923-24; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1925-29; defeated, 1928. Christian. Dutch and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Improved Order of Red Men. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 16, 1953 (age 59 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Charlotte Davis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paris Roscoe Vanover Sr. (1863-1927) — also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. — Born in Wise County, Va., September 7, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District, 1920-21. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from a gall bladder infection, in Pike County, Ky., September 18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Hill Vanover and Keziah (Landireth) Vanover; married, September 10, 1885, to Martha Jane Potter; first cousin once removed of Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr..
  Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Loudoun County, Va., August 23, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died February 17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 6, 1901, to Mary Austin Harris.
  James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) — also known as James E. Van Zandt — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., December 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District 1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Knights of Pythias; Grange; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., January 6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James T. Van Zandt and Kathryn Van Zandt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
George S. Wallace George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va., September 6, 1871. Democrat. Telegraph operator; manager, telegraph office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson.
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
  Edwin Waller (1800-1881) — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., November 4, 1800. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Brazoria, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Postmaster General, 1839; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1840; county judge in Texas, 1844; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861. Member, Freemasons. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., January 3, 1881 (age 80 years, 60 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1928 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Waller County, Tex. is named for him.
  George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville, Cumberland County, Va., about 1749. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1779-80, 1789; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1783; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1795-96. Member, Freemasons. Died near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 2, 1804 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Rosney Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.; reinterment in 1848 at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of John Walton; cousin *** of Matthew Walton.
  Political family: Walton family.
  Walton County, Ga. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Walton (built 1942-43 at Savannah, Georgia; burned and sank in the North Pacific Ocean, 1951) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Avra Milvin Warren (1893-1957) — also known as Avra M. Warren — of Ellicott City, Howard County, Md.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Ilchester, Howard County, Md., August 26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1920-22; Karachi, 1922-23; Nairobi, 1924-25; St. John's, 1926-30; Buenos Aires, as of 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1932-35; U.S. Minister to Dominican Republic, 1942-43; New Zealand, 1945-47; Finland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1943-44; Panama, 1944-45; Pakistan, 1950-52; Turkey, 1953-56. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1957 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Warren and Mary Jane (Myers) Warren; married, April 7, 1924, to Mary Nicols Newnam.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
George Washington George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as "Father of His Country"; "The American Fabius" — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of the United States, 1789-97. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, he served as the first President and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Slaveowner. Died, probably from acute bacterial epiglottitis, at Fairfax County, Va., December 14, 1799 (age 67 years, 295 days). Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument at National Mall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1860 at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1869 at Boston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married, January 6, 1759, to Martha Dandridge Custis (aunt of Burwell Bassett); step-father of John Parke Custis; uncle of Bushrod Washington; granduncle by marriage of Charles Magill Conrad; granduncle of John Thornton Augustine Washington and George Corbin Washington; first cousin six times removed of Archer Woodford; second cousin of Howell Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin twice removed of Howell Cobb (1772-1818), Sulifand Sutherland Ross and David Shelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed of Walker Peyton Conway, Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, James David Walker and David Shelby Walker Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Thomas Henry Ball Jr., William de Bruyn=Kops, Horace Lee Washington, Edwin McPherson Holden, Claude C. Ball, Arthur Wesley Holden and Franklin Delano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed of Henry Rootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; King family of Savannah, Georgia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry Lee — Joshua Fry — Alexander Dimitry — Tobias Lear — David Mathews — Rufus Putnam
  Washington counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The state of Washington is named for him.  — Mount Washington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The minor planet 886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: George Washington Lent MarrGeorge Washington HeardGeorge Washington BarnettGeorge Washington DavisGeorge W. OwenGeorge W. TolandGeorge W. LayGeorge W. PattersonGeorge W. B. TownsGeorge Washington AdamsGeorge Washington HockleyGeorge W. SmythG. W. IngersollGeorge W. HopkinsGeorge Washington MontgomeryJoseph George Washington DuncanGeorge W. KittredgeGeorge W. JonesGeorge W. HarrisonGeorge Washington EwingGeorge Washington SeabrookGeorge W. MorrisonGeorge Washington WoodwardGeorge Washington WrightGeorge Washington TriplettGeorge Washington GlasscockGeorge W. SchuylerGeorge Washington HolmanGeorge W. GreeneGeorge W. WolcottGeorge W. PaschalGeorge Washington DunlapGeorge Washington WarrenGeorge Washington HillGeorge Washington LoganGeorge W. GetchellGeorge W. WrightGeorge W. JulianGeorge Washington DyalGeorge W. LaddGeorge W. PeckGeorge Washington NesmithGeorge W. MorganGeorge Washington BrooksGeorge Washington CowlesGeorge W. GeddesGeorge Washington WhitmoreGeorge Washington BridgesGeorge W. CateGeorge W. HoukGeorge W. WebberGeorge W. BemisGeorge Washington FairbrotherGeorge Washington GlickGeorge W. JonesGeorge W. BakerGeorge W. ShellGeorge W. AndersonGeorge W. CrouseGeorge W. HulickGeorge W. AllenGeorge W. F. HarperGeorge Washington ClarkGeorge Washington McCraryGeorge W. GordonGeorge W. KingsburyGeorge W. CovingtonGeorge Washington FleegerGeorge W. SteeleGeorge W. WilsonGeorge W. MartinGeorge W. E. DorseyGeorge W. PlunkittGeorge W. FurbushGeorge W. SuttonGeorge W. CurtinGeorge W. RayGeorge W. RooseveltGeorge W. SmithGeorge W. KippGeorge W. CampbellGeorge W. TaylorGeorge W. StoneGeorge W. BartchGeorge W. ShonkGeorge W. PaulGeorge W. CookGeorge W. MurrayGeorge W. FarisGeorge W. FithianGeorge W. PrinceGeorge W. BucknerGeorge W. CromerGeorge W. DonagheyGeorge W. AldridgeGeorge Washington WagonerGeorge Washington GoethalsGeorge W. ArmstrongGeorge W. LovejoyGeorge W. OakesGeorge W. HaysGeorge W. EdmondsGeorge W. LindsayGeorge Washington JonesT. G. W. TarverGeorge W. DardenGeorge Washington JonesGeorge W. MeadGeorge W. GibbonsGeorge W. ListGeorge W. CalkinGeorge W. RauchGeorge W. MichellGeorge Washington JacksonGeorge W. BlanchardGeorge Washington HerzGeorge W. BristowGeorge Washington HardyGeorge W. BallardGeorge W. McKownGeorge Thomas WashingtonGeorge W. CollinsGeorge A. Washington
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. His portrait also appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency, and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about George Washington: Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington — James Thomas Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall, George Washington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch : George Washington and the New American Nation — Henry Wiencek, An Imperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America — James MacGregor Burns, George Washington — Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton, The Bulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's Providential Care — Wendie C. Old, George Washington (for young readers)
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  James Webb (1792-1856) — of Florida; Texas. Born in Fairfax County, Va., March 31, 1792. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; justice of Florida territorial supreme court, 1828-38; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1839-41; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales and Travis, 1841-42, 1842-44; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; secretary of state of Texas, 1849-51; district judge in Texas, 1854-56; died in office 1856. Member, Freemasons. Died November 1, 1856 (age 64 years, 215 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Tex.
  Webb County, Tex. is named for him.
  Jesse Felix West (1862-1929) — also known as Jesse F. West — of Waverly, Sussex County, Va. Born in Waverly, Sussex County, Va., July 16, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Virginia, 1892-1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1900; circuit judge in Virginia, 1904-22; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1922-29; died in office 1929. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died October 25, 1929 (age 67 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Thomas West and Susan (Cockes) West; brother of Junius Edgar West; married, September 20, 1887, to Nannie Baird.
  Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) — also known as Junius E. West — of Waverly, Sussex County, Va.; Suffolk, Va. Born near Waverly, Sussex County, Va., July 12, 1866. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; insurance business; lawyer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1896, 1936; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Nansemond County, 1910-11; member of Virginia state senate 30th District, 1912-21; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1922-30. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Junior Order; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, of cancer, in a hospital at Richmond, Va., January 1, 1947 (age 80 years, 173 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Thomas West and Susan (Cockes) West; brother of Jesse Felix West; married, February 17, 1903, to Margaret Olive Beale.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James L. Whitt James L. Whitt (1916-2007) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va.; Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Virginia, May 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; life insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1949-52. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Legion. Died April 20, 2007 (age 90 years, 345 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Whitt and Ara Belle (Brown) Whitt; married, September 11, 1942, to Edna Nuttall.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Lawrence Douglas Wilder (b. 1931) — also known as L. Douglas Wilder — of Richmond, Va. Born January 17, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 9th District, 1974-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; elected 1985; Governor of Virginia, 1990-94; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1992; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1994; mayor of Richmond, Va., 2005-. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1990. Still living as of 2014.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about L. Douglas Wilder: Judson L. Jeffries, Virginia's Native Son : The Election and Administration of Governor L. Douglas Wilder
  John Stanyarne Wilson (1859-1928) — also known as Stanyarne Wilson — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Richmond, Va. Born in Yorkville, York District (now York, York County), S.C., January 10, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton goods manufacturer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County, 1884-86, 1890-92; member of South Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1892-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1895-1901; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Spartanburg County, 1895; chair of Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1896. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal and Select Masters; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., February 14, 1928 (age 69 years, 35 days). Interment at Church of the Advent Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Blackburn Wilson and Arrah Minerva (Lowry) Wilson; brother of William Blackburn Wilson Jr.; married 1887 to Loulie Burris; married, November 25, 1896, to Harriet Wilbour 'Hattie' Hazard (sister of Walter Hazard).
  Political families: Wilson family of York, South Carolina; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "Asleep In Jesus."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clifton Alexander Woodrum (1887-1950) — also known as Clifton A. Woodrum — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., April 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1923-45 (6th District 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-45). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1950 (age about 63 years). Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Clifton Alexander Woodrum III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Hughes Woodson (1777-1827) — also known as Samuel H. Woodson — of near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., September 15, 1777. Lawyer; Jessamine County Court Clerk, 1803-19; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1821-23; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1825-26. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., July 28, 1827 (age 49 years, 316 days). Interment at Crocket Burying Ground, Nicholasville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Tucker Woodson (1747-1779) and Elizabeth (Moore) Woodson; married, January 1, 1804, to Ann Randolph Meade; father of Tucker Woodson (1804-1874), David Meade Woodson and Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); grandfather of John McDowell Woodson; first cousin of Silas Woodson; third cousin once removed of Frederick Bates, James Woodson Bates and Edward Bates; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James Alexander Woodson and Urey Woodson.
  Political family: Woodson family of Jessamine County, Kentucky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Gus Yatron (1927-2003) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 16, 1927. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1956-60; member of Pennsylvania state senate 11th District, 1961-68; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1969-93. Eastern Orthodox. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Va., March 13, 2003 (age 75 years, 148 days). Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Mildred L. Menzies.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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