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  Joseph Francis Radigan (1905-1975) — also known as Joseph F. Radigan — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., November 15, 1905. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1957-59; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1961-69. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., August 1, 1975 (age 69 years, 259 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Radigan and Mary C. (Ryan) Radigan; married 1945 to Florence Irene Sabourin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Epaphroditus Ransom Epaphroditus Ransom (1798-1859) — of Vermont; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin County, Mass., March 24, 1798. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1830; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of Michigan, 1848-50; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1853-54. Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., November 9, 1859 (age 61 years, 230 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Uncle of Elizabeth Noyes Ransom (who married Charles Eugene Otis); granduncle of Edward Cahill.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ransom Avenue, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Ossian Ray (1835-1892) — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vt., December 13, 1835. Republican. Lawyer; Coos County Solicitor, 1862-72; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1868-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1872; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1879-80; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1881-85 (3rd District 1881-83, 2nd District 1883-85). Died in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., January 28, 1892 (age 56 years, 46 days). Interment at Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Ray and Hannah (Greene) Ray; married, March 2, 1856, to Alice A. Fling; married, October 16, 1872, to Sally Emery (Small) Burnside; grandfather of Ossian Edward Ray; first cousin five times removed of William Greene; second cousin once removed of Clement Phineas Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of William Greene Jr.; third cousin once removed of Joel Burlingame; third cousin twice removed of Albert Collins Greene; third cousin thrice removed of Ray Greene; fourth cousin of Anson Burlingame; fourth cousin once removed of George Washington Greene, Andrew Clark Lippitt, Henry Lippitt, William Maxwell Greene, Dennison Franklin Holden and James Montgomery Burlingame.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Almon Heath Read (1790-1844) — also known as Almon H. Read — of Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa. Born in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., June 12, 1790. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1827-32; member of Pennsylvania state senate 11th District, 1833-37; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1842-44 (17th District 1842-43, 12th District 1843-44); died in office 1844. Died in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., June 3, 1844 (age 53 years, 357 days). Interment at Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Eliza Cooper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel C. Remick (b. 1852) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick; brother of James Waldron Remick; married, May 18, 1896, to Elizabeth Kilburn.
  James Waldron Remick (b. 1860) — also known as James W. Remick — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., October 30, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1890-94; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick; brother of Daniel C. Remick; married, December 5, 1888, to Mary S. Pendleton.
  Sam E. Richardson (b. 1884) — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vt., May 13, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1944; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont, 1946-51. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  William H. Rowland (b. 1854) — of Poultney, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vt., December 5, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Poultney, 1884, 1886, 1900, 1910; Rutland County State's Attorney, 1896-98; member of Vermont state senate, 1904. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
Homer E. Royce Homer Elihu Royce (1819-1891) — also known as Homer E. Royce — of Vermont. Born in East Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., June 14, 1819. Lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1846-47; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1847; member of Vermont state senate, 1849-51, 1861, 1868; U.S. Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1857-61; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1870-82; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1882-90. Died in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., April 24, 1891 (age 71 years, 314 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, East Berkshire, Berkshire, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Elihu Marvin Royce and Sophronia (Parker) Royce; married, January 23, 1851, to Mary T. Edmunds.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Julian Vannerson (1859)
  Albert W. Sanborn (b. 1853) — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis.; Ashland, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Swanton, Franklin County, Vt., January 17, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; Portage County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888, 1912; member of Wisconsin state senate 12th District, 1905-12. Burial location unknown.
  Jonah Sanford (1790-1867) — of Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Cornwall, Addison County, Vt., November 30, 1790. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1830-31; common pleas court judge in New York, 1831-37; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 25, 1867 (age 77 years, 25 days). Interment at Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Great-grandfather of Rollin Brewster Sanford.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John G. Sargent John Garibaldi Sargent (1860-1939) — also known as John G. Sargent — of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt., October 13, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; Windsor County State's Attorney, 1898-1900; Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1900-02; Vermont state attorney general, 1908-12; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924; U.S. Attorney General, 1925-29. Universalist. Member, Zeta Psi. Died in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt., March 5, 1939 (age 78 years, 143 days). Interment at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of John Henman Sargent and Ann Eliza (Henley) Sargent; married, August 4, 1887, to Mary L. Gordon.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Albert Russell Savage (1847-1917) — also known as Albert R. Savage — of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Ryegate, Caledonia County, Vt., December 8, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1885-89; mayor of Auburn, Maine, 1889-92; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1893; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1897-1913; appointed 1897; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1913-17; died in office 1917. Died June 13, 1917 (age 69 years, 187 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Wesley Savage and Eliza McLaren (Clough) Savage; married, August 17, 1871, to Ellen Hannah 'Nellie' Hale.
  Walter Loomis Sessions (1820-1896) — also known as Walter L. Sessions — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., October 4, 1820. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1853-54; member of New York state senate, 1860-61, 1866-67; U.S. Representative from New York, 1871-75, 1885-87 (31st District 1871-73, 32nd District 1873-75, 34th District 1885-87); defeated, 1874. Died in Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y., May 27, 1896 (age 75 years, 236 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Panama, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1848 to Mary Ravilla Terry.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., May 31, 1778. Whig. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1809-14; Addison County State's Attorney, 1810-13, 1815-19; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1821-33; candidate for Governor of Vermont, 1836; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-56. Died in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., November 21, 1857 (age 79 years, 174 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Seymour and Molly (Marsh) Seymour; brother of Henry Seymour; married 1800 to Lucy Case; uncle of Origen Storrs Seymour, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) and George Seymour; grandfather of Emma Seymour Battell (who married John Wolcott Stewart) and Joseph Battell; granduncle of Edward Woodruff Seymour, Morris Woodruff Seymour and Horatio Seymour Jr.; first cousin once removed of McNeil Seymour and Henry William Seymour; first cousin twice removed of Norman Alexander Seymour; second cousin once removed of Thomas Seymour and Hezekiah Cook Seymour; second cousin twice removed of William Pitkin, Silas Seymour, William Chapman Williston and Augustus Sherrill Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of Orlo Erland Wadhams; second cousin four times removed of Dalton G. Seymour; third cousin once removed of Josiah Cowles, Daniel Pitkin, David Lowrey Seymour and Thomas Henry Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Caleb Seymour Pitkin; fourth cousin of Timothy Pitkin, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill and Ela Collins; fourth cousin once removed of Farrand Fassett Merrill, William Collins, John Robert Graham Pitkin and William Sheffield Cowles.
  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
  Julius Hubbell Seymour (b. 1855) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., October 30, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1901-02. Member, Union League; Alpha Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Edmund Seymour and Susan Katherine (Hubbell) Seymour; first cousin once removed of Charles Seymour; third cousin once removed of John Sammis Seymour.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Erasmus D. Shattuck (b. 1824) — of Washington County, Ore. Born in Vermont, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Washington County, 1857; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1862; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1862-68, 1874-78; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1866-68. Burial location unknown.
Leslie M. Shaw Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) — also known as Leslie M. Shaw — of Denison, Crawford County, Iowa. Born in Morristown, Lamoille County, Vt., November 2, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Governor of Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 28, 1932 (age 83 years, 147 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Boardman O. Shaw and Lovisa (Spaulding) Shaw; married, December 6, 1877, to Alice Crenshaw.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  David K. Simonds (b. 1839) — of Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Peru, Bennington County, Vt., 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster; newspaper editor; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Manchester, 1886; member of Vermont state senate from Bennington County, 1888. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
Richard Skinner Richard Skinner (1778-1833) — of Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., May 30, 1778. Democrat. Lawyer; Bennington County State's Attorney, 1801-13; probate judge in Vermont, 1805-13; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1813-15; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1815-16; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1823-28; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1818; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1818; Governor of Vermont, 1820-23. Injured when he fell from a horse-drawn carriage, and died soon after, in Manchester, Bennington County, Vt., May 23, 1833 (age 54 years, 358 days). Interment at Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Fanny Pierpont.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)
  Bradley Barlow Smalley (1835-1909) — also known as Bradley B. Smalley — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vt., November 26, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; clerk, U.S. District Court for Vermont, 1861-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1872, 1876 (speaker), 1880; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Burlington, 1874, 1878; member of Democratic National Committee from Vermont, 1876-80; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1885-88. Episcopalian. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, November 6, 1909 (age 73 years, 345 days). Interment at Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Barlow) Smalley and David Allen Smalley; married to Caroline Maria Baxter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Allen Smalley (1809-1877) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., April 6, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Vermont state senate, 1843-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1852, 1856; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853-57; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1856-60; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1857-77; died in office 1877. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., March 10, 1877 (age 67 years, 338 days). Interment at Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Laura Barlow; father of Bradley Barlow Smalley.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Alfred Willoughby Smith (1870-1947) — also known as Alfred W. Smith — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt. Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine), of American parents, September 22, 1870. Lawyer; lecturer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Odessa, 1906-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Moscow, as of 1914. Died, of pulmonary tuberculosis, in the Vermont Sanatorium, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vt., March 14, 1947 (age 76 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Clark Smith and Kathleen (Crout) Smith; brother of Felix Octavius Willoughby Smith.
  Political family: Smith family of Middlebury, Vermont.
  Felix Octavius Willoughby Smith (1872-1920) — also known as Felix W. Smith — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine), June 25, 1872. Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Catania, 1909-10; Warsaw, 1910; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Beirut, 1910-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Beirut, 1911; U.S. Consul in Aden, as of 1914; Batum, as of 1916. Died January 11, 1920 (age 47 years, 200 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Clark Smith; brother of Alfred Willoughby Smith.
  Political family: Smith family of Middlebury, Vermont.
  Horace Boardman Smith (1826-1888) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Whitingham, Windham County, Vt., August 18, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; Chemung County Judge, 1859-60; U.S. Representative from New York, 1871-75 (27th District 1871-73, 28th District 1873-75); Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1883-88; resigned 1888. Died in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., December 26, 1888 (age 62 years, 130 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Walter Lloyd Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
James M. Smith James Murdock Smith (1816-1899) — also known as James M. Smith — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Poultney, Rutland County, Vt., August 23, 1816. Lawyer; Buffalo superior court judge, 1873-86; appointed 1873. Episcopalian. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 27, 1899 (age 83 years, 96 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Douglass Smith and Harriet (Murdock) Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Pictorial History of the Superior Court of Buffalo (1886)
  Levi Pease Smith (b. 1885) — also known as Levi P. Smith — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Burlington, 1923; member of Vermont state senate from Chittenden County, 1925-27. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Elwell Spafford (1878-1941) — also known as Edward E. Spafford — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 12, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; National Commander, American Legion, 1927-28; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1930. Member, American Legion. In 1941, during divorce proceedings, he was accused of conspiring with German agents in America; in an interview published in 1943 by journalist John Roy Carlson, he espoused strongly antisemitic and pro-Hitler views. Died, in the Naval Academy Hospital, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 13, 1941 (age 63 years, 246 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Duncan Spafford and Georgia F. Spafford; married, May 22, 1912, to Lucille M. Stevens; married 1922 to Lillian Mercer Pierce.
  Burleigh Folsom Spalding (1853-1934) — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born near Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vt., December 3, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Cass County, 1889; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1899-1901, 1903-05; justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1932. Died in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., March 17, 1934 (age 80 years, 104 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Theodore Stafford (1913-2006) — also known as Robert T. Stafford — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., August 8, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rutland County State's Attorney, 1947-51; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Vermont state attorney general, 1955-57; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1957-59; Governor of Vermont, 1959-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1961-71; resigned 1971; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1971-89; appointed 1971. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., December 23, 2006 (age 93 years, 137 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Bert Linus Stafford and Mabel R. (Stratton) Stafford; married, October 15, 1938, to Helen Content Kelley.
  The Robert T. Stafford Student Loan Program (established 1965 as the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program; renamed 1988) is named for him.  — The Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (established 1984 as White Rocks National Recreation Area; renamed 2006), in Bennington, Rutland, and Windsor counties, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Zed S. Stanton (b. 1848) — of Roxbury, Washington County, Vt. Born in Roxbury, Washington County, Vt., May 1, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1884-86; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1902-04. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Henry R. Start (b. 1845) — Born in Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vt., December 28, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Vermont state senate from Franklin County, 1880; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1890. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
John L. Stevens John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) — also known as John L. Stevens — of Ames, Story County, Iowa; Boone, Boone County, Iowa. Born in Northfield, Washington County, Vt., May 29, 1850. Lawyer; district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone companies; organizer, Boone Brick and Tile Paving Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900, 1912; delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912; Progressive candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Iowa, October 23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147 days). Interment at Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens; married, August 10, 1876, to Rowena Estelle Edson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., April 4, 1792. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District 1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856 (speaker), 1860. Died in Washington, D.C., August 11, 1868 (age 76 years, 129 days). Interment at Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Stevens and Sarah 'Sally' (Morrill) Stevens; married to Lydia Hamilton Smith; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Rowell.
  Political families: Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire; Eastman-Webster-Blake-Rowell family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Thaddeus Stevens Post Office Building, in Danville, Vermont, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "I repose in this quiet and secluded spot / not from any natural preference for solitude / but, finding other cemeteries limited as to race / by charter rules / I have chosen this, that I might illustrate / in my death / the principles which I advocated / through a long life / EQUALITY OF MAN BEFORE HIS CREATOR."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Thaddeus Stevens: Charles W. Boyd, Your Legacy from Thaddeus Stevens : Republican of the First Kind — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  John Wolcott Stewart (1825-1915) — also known as John W. Stewart — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., November 24, 1825. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1856-57, 1864-67, 1876; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1865-67, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1860; member of Vermont state senate from Addison County, 1861-62; Governor of Vermont, 1870-72; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1883-91; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1908. Congregationalist. Died in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., October 29, 1915 (age 89 years, 339 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
  Relatives: Married, November 25, 1870, to Emma Seymour Battell (sister of Joseph Battell; granddaughter of Horatio Seymour; second cousin of Morris Woodruff Seymour).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  William Wallace Stickney (1853-1932) — of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Plymouth, Windsor County, Vt., March 21, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; Windsor County State's Attorney, 1882-84, 1890-92; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1893-96; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1893-96; Governor of Vermont, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., December 15, 1932 (age 79 years, 269 days). Interment at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, Vt.; cenotaph at Tyson-Pollard Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of John Winslow Stickney and Ann (Pinney) Stickney; married, May 4, 1881, to Elizabeth Lincoln; married, June 1, 1905, to Sarah Effie Moore; second cousin once removed of Calvin Coolidge.
  Political families: Lansing family of New York; Coolidge family of Plainville, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar W. Stoddard (b. 1846) — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Grafton, Windham County, Vt., June 20, 1846. Republican. Lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1878-80; member of Vermont state senate from Windham County, 1886. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Addison G. Stone (b. 1849) — of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., March 16, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1894, 1910. Universalist. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Sherwin Streeter (1853-1922) — also known as Frank S. Streeter — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in East Charleston, Charleston, Orleans County, Vt., August 5, 1853. Republican. School principal; lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1904; general counsel, Concord & Montreal Railroad. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 11, 1922 (age 69 years, 128 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Streeter and Julia (Wheeler) Streeter; married, November 14, 1877, to Lillian Carpenter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Luman M. Strong (1803-1867) — of Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Orange County, Vt., October 24, 1803. Lawyer; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1844; member of Wisconsin state legislature, 1850; county judge in Wisconsin, 1860. Died in Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis., December 4, 1867 (age 64 years, 41 days). Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Dodgeville, Wis.
  Elihu Barber Taft (1847-1929) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Williston, Chittenden County, Vt., March 25, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state senate from Chittenden County, 1888-90. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1929 (age about 82 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Eleazer Taft and Ellen M. (Barber) Taft; married, April 1, 1875, to Lucia A. Johnson.
  Epitaph: "A Useful Man."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Ogden Tappan (1831-1895) — also known as Charles O. Tappan — of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Panton, Addison County, Vt., April 17, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884. Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 20, 1895 (age 64 years, 125 days). Interment at Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Tappan and Charlotte (Adams) Tappan; married to Sarah Alathea Hewitt; first cousin thrice removed of Daniel Adams Delmerico; third cousin twice removed of Parmenio Adams, Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward.
  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
  Horace Addison Tenney (1820-1906) — also known as Horace A. Tenney — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Grand Isle, Grand Isle County, Vt., February 22, 1820. Lawyer; village president of Madison, Wisconsin, 1853-54; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1878. Died March 13, 1906 (age 86 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvia (Kent) Tenney and Daniel Tenney; married, December 5, 1843, to Juliette P. Chaney; first cousin once removed of Asa Tenney; second cousin of Abner Bailey White Tenney; third cousin once removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Tenney and William Richards Castle Jr..
  Political family: Tenney family.
John M. Thurston John Mellen Thurston (1847-1916) — also known as John M. Thurston — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., August 21, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; general solicitor for Union Pacific Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1872, 1888 (Temporary Chair), 1896 (Permanent Chair; chair, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker); member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1875-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901; member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1896; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 9, 1916 (age 68 years, 354 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Thurston County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Andrew Tracy (1797-1868) — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., October 15, 1797. Whig. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1833-37, 1843-45; member of Vermont state senate, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1853-55. Died in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., October 28, 1868 (age 71 years, 13 days). Interment at River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joel Turrill (1794-1859) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., February 22, 1794. Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1828-33; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1831; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1833-37; Oswego County District Attorney, 1838-40; Oswego County Surrogate, 1843; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1845-48. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., December 28, 1859 (age 65 years, 309 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Royall Tyler Royall Tyler (1757-1826) — also known as William Tyler — of Vermont. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 18, 1757. Lawyer; playwright; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1801-12. Died August 26, 1826 (age 69 years, 69 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Royall Tyler and Mary (Steele) Tyler; married to Mary Palmer.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Unknown
  William Upham (1792-1853) — of Montpelier, Washington County, Vt. Born in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., August 5, 1792. Whig. Injured in a cider mill accident and lost a hand; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1830; Washington County State's Attorney, 1829; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1843-53; died in office 1853. Died, from smallpox, at the Irving Hotel, Washington, D.C., January 14, 1853 (age 60 years, 162 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Upham and Patty (Livermore) Upham; married 1814 to Sarah Keyes; second cousin of Alonzo Sidney Upham; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Blood and William Henry Upham; third cousin thrice removed of Clarence Albert Upham; fourth cousin of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Nathaniel Upham, Samuel Finley Vinton and Charles Wentworth Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Nathaniel Gookin Upham and James Phineas Upham.
  Political families: Upham family; Bell-Upham family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Cornelius P. Van_Ness Cornelius Peter Van Ness (1782-1852) — also known as Cornelius P. Van Ness — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., January 26, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington, Vt., 1809-14; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1810-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1813; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1820-21; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1821-23; Governor of Vermont, 1823-26; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1829-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1840; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1844-45. Dutch ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 15, 1852 (age 70 years, 324 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of John Peter Van Ness and William Peter Van Ness; father of James Peter Van Ness.
  Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.
  Cross-reference: Daniel Kellogg
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)
  James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) — also known as James P. Van Ness — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; San Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., 1808. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56; member of California state senate, 1871. Dutch ancestry. Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., December 28, 1872 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Son of Cornelius Peter Van Ness; father-in-law of Frank McCoppin.
  Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908) — also known as William F. Vilas — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., July 9, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876, 1880, 1884; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1885; U.S. Postmaster General, 1885-88; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1888-89; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1891-97. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., August 28, 1908 (age 68 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Vilas County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Martin Joseph Wade (1861-1931) — also known as Martin J. Wade — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., October 20, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 8th District, 1893-1903; law professor; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1903-05; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1915-31; died in office 1931. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 16, 1931 (age 69 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Wade and Mary (Breen) Wade; married, April 4, 1888, to Mary Gertrude McGovern.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Seth Wakeman (1811-1880) — of Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Franklin, Franklin County, Vt., January 15, 1811. Republican. Lawyer; Genesee County District Attorney, 1850-56; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County 1st District, 1856-57; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1871-73. Died in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., January 4, 1880 (age 68 years, 354 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Wakeman and Phoebe (Johnston) Wakeman; married 1832 to Demis Powers; married 1856 to Laura Winans; fourth cousin of Abram Wakeman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) — also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., October 28, 1779. Lawyer; banker; paper mill business; village president of Lansingburgh, New York, 1809-10, 1838; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20. Presbyterian. Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 23, 1856 (age 76 years, 147 days). Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Stebbins) Walbridge and Ebenezer Walbridge; married, January 12, 1805, to Sally Morgan; married, September 25, 1825, to Martha (Russell) Woodward; granduncle of Hiram Walbridge; first cousin of Henry Sanford Walbridge; second cousin once removed of John Jay Walbridge and David Safford Walbridge; second cousin twice removed of John Hill Walbridge and Henry E. Walbridge; second cousin thrice removed of Hiram Augustus Huse and Cyrus Packard Walbridge; second cousin four times removed of Clair Hiram Walbridge; second cousin five times removed of Herbert Edwin Walbridge.
  Political families: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry E. Walbridge (1850-1927) — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Glover, Orleans County, Vt., March 31, 1850. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 19th District, 1907-08. Died in 1927 (age about 77 years). Interment at Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Walbridge and Zilpha (Allen) Walbridge; half-brother of John Hill Walbridge; first cousin twice removed of Nathan Read; second cousin twice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Henry Sanford Walbridge; third cousin once removed of John Jay Walbridge, John Adams Dix, David Safford Walbridge, Hiram Walbridge, Hiram Augustus Huse and Charles Kirk Tilden; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham and Elijah Hunt Mills; third cousin thrice removed of Timothy Bigelow; fourth cousin of Charles Otis Nason; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha Hunt Allen, Gouverneur Morris, Rufus Heaton, Alexander Wheelock Thayer, James Phineas Upham, John Ogden Bigelow and Cyrus Packard Walbridge.
  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
  George Edward Wales (1792-1860) — of Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Westminster, Windham County, Vt., May 13, 1792. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1822-24; U.S. Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1825-29; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-50. Died in Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., January 8, 1860 (age 67 years, 240 days). Interment at Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Aldace Freeman Walker (1842-1901) — also known as Aldace F. Walker — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., May 11, 1842. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Vermont state senate from Rutland County, 1882; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-89; president, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, 1894-95. Congregationalist. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 12, 1901 (age 58 years, 336 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Aldace Walker and Mary Ann (Baker) Walker; married to Katharine Shaw.
  Epitaph: "An upright lawyer and legislator, a faithful soldier and public officer, an able administrator of important railway interests."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thaddeus H. Walker (1831-1895) — of Salem, Washington County, N.Y.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Manchester, Bennington County, Vt., September 12, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1858; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1872; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1880. Died in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., November 14, 1895 (age 64 years, 63 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Harris F. Otis.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henry Dana Washburn (1832-1871) — also known as Henry D. Washburn — of Clinton, Vermillion County, Ind. Born in Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., March 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1866-69. As Surveyor-General of Montana Territory in 1870, led the Washburn Expedition into what is now Yellowstone National Park. Died of tuberculosis, in Clinton, Vermillion County, Ind., January 26, 1871 (age 38 years, 304 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Ind.
  Mount Washburn, in Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) — also known as Sterry R. Waterman — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., June 12, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Sphinx; Zeta Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1984 (age about 83 years). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman and Sarah W. (Robinson) Waterman; married, May 13, 1932, to Frances Chadbourne Knight; second cousin twice removed of William Harrison Waterman; second cousin four times removed of David Waterman and Luther Waterman; third cousin thrice removed of Elisha Waterman and Thomas Glasby Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman and Robert Whitney Waterman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fiero-Waterman family of New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Fred L. Webster (b. 1876) — of Swanton, Franklin County, Vt. Born in Franklin, Franklin County, Vt., July 21, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Swanton, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Peter Francis Welch (b. 1947) — also known as Peter Welch — of Hartland, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 2, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Vermont state senate, 1981-89, 2002-07; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2008. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Hoyt H. Wheeler (b. 1833) — of Jamaica, Windham County, Vt. Born in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, N.H., August 30, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Jamaica, 1867; member of Vermont state senate from Windham County, 1868-69; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1877-. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  John Edwin Wheelock (b. 1844) — also known as John E. Wheelock — of Milton, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., May 1, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school principal; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Milton, 1888. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Phineas White (1770-1847) — of Pomfret, Windsor County, Vt.; Putney, Windham County, Vt. Born in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., October 30, 1770. Democrat. Lawyer; Windsor County Register of Probate, 1800-09; Windsor County Attorney, 1813; Windham County Judge, 1814-17, 1820; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1814, 1836; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1815-20; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1821-23; member of Vermont state senate, 1836-37. Died in Putney, Windham County, Vt., July 6, 1847 (age 76 years, 249 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Putney, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Susanna (Goodman) White and Enoch White; married 1801 to Esther Stevens.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Bradford Wiley (1929-2015) — also known as Stephen B. Wiley — of Morris Township, Morris County, N.J. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., June 21, 1929. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate, 1973-77 (District 10 1973, 23rd District 1974-77); defeated, 1977; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1985. Died in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., October 8, 2015 (age 86 years, 109 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. Burton Wiley and Katharine (Pellett) Wiley.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Kilborn Williams (1782-1853) — also known as Charles K. Williams — of Vermont. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., January 24, 1782. Whig. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1809-11, 1814-15, 1820-21, 1849; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Rutland County State's Attorney, 1814-15; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1834-46; Governor of Vermont, 1850-52. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., March 9, 1853 (age 71 years, 44 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Williams and Jane (Kilbourne) Williams; married to Lucy Green Langdon (daughter of Chauncey Langdon).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hezekiah Williams (1798-1856) — of Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., July 28, 1798. Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock County Register of Probate, 1824-38; member of Maine state senate, 1839-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1840; U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1845-49. Died in Castine, Hancock County, Maine, October 23, 1856 (age 58 years, 87 days). Interment at Castine Cemetery, Castine, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Stanley Calef Wilson (1879-1967) — also known as Stanley C. Wilson — of Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Orange, Orange County, Vt., September 10, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Orange County State's Attorney, 1908-12; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1915-17, 1925; superior court judge in Vermont, 1917-23; member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1927; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1929-31; Governor of Vermont, 1931-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936. Universalist. Died October 5, 1967 (age 88 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Solomon L. Withey (1820-1886) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., April 21, 1820. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1861-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 5th District, 1873. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 25, 1886 (age 66 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1845 to Marion L. Hindsill.
  Frederick Enoch Woodbridge (1818-1888) — also known as Frederick E. Woodbridge — of Vergennes, Addison County, Vt. Born in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., August 29, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1849, 1857-58; Vermont state auditor of accounts, 1850-53; member of Vermont state senate, 1860-62; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1863-69. Died in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., April 25, 1888 (age 69 years, 240 days). Interment at Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Day Woodbridge and Clarissa (Strong) Woodbridge; married, October 27, 1846, to Mary Parkhurst Halsey; grandson of Enoch Woodbridge and Samuel Strong; great-grandson of John Strong; fourth great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin once removed of George Seymour; third cousin once removed of William Woodbridge; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829), Timothy Pitkin and Daniel Upson; third cousin thrice removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; fourth cousin of Charles Hale; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, Dudley Woodbridge, Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850) and George Douglas Perkins.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Silas Wright, Jr. Silas Wright Jr. (1795-1847) — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., May 24, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Lawrence County Surrogate, 1821-24; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1824-27; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29, 1829-30; New York state comptroller, 1829-34; U.S. Senator from New York, 1833-44; resigned 1844; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1844; Governor of New York, 1845-47; defeated, 1846. Died in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 27, 1847 (age 52 years, 95 days). Interment at Silas Wright Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.; memorial monument at Weybridge Town Center, Weybridge, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Wright and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright; second cousin thrice removed of Henry Merrill Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of Charles Ellsworth Goodell; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; fourth cousin of Morris Woodruff, Martin Keeler, Marshall Chapin and William Dean Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Dwight, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Greene Carrier Bronson, Charles Phelps Huntington, George Catlin Woodruff, Stephen Hiram Keeler, Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff, Edmund Gillett Chapin, William Chapman Williston, Zenas Ferry Moody, Charles Edward Phelps, Arthur Chapin and John Wingate Weeks.
  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).
  Wright counties in Minn. and Mo. are named for him; Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
  Wright Peak, in the Ardirondack Mountains, Essex County, New York, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $50 gold certificate from the 1880s until 1913.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Augustus Young (1784-1857) — of Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt. Born in Arlington, Bennington County, Vt., March 20, 1784. Whig. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1821-24, 1826, 1828-30, 1832; Orleans County State's Attorney, 1824-28; probate judge in Vermont, 1830-31; member of Vermont state senate, 1836-38; U.S. Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1841-43. Died in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., June 17, 1857 (age 73 years, 89 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John Young John Young (1802-1852) — of Livingston County, N.Y. Born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., June 12, 1802. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1832, 1845-46; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1836-37, 1841-43; Governor of New York, 1847-49. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 23, 1852 (age 49 years, 316 days). Interment at Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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