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Sons of Temperance Politicians

Very incomplete list!   Samuel Fenton Cary (1814-1900) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 18, 1814. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1864; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1867-69; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1875; Greenback candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1876. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died in College Hill (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, September 29, 1900 (age 86 years, 223 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of William Cary and Rebekah (Fenton) Cary; married, October 18, 1836, to Maria Louise Allen; married 1849 to Lida J. Stillwell.   The town of Cary, North Carolina, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Shelton Dickinson (1818-1882) — of Alabama. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., January 18, 1818. Member of Alabama state senate, 1853-55; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 9th District, 1864-65. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Ala., July 23, 1882 (age 64 years, 186 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Clarke County, Ala.   Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) — also known as Frank A. Freer — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Born in Pennsylvania, April 6, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; postmaster at Galesburg, Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908. Presbyterian. French Huguenot and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Good Templars; Sons of Temperance; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, from heart disease, in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., December 16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Abram Freer and Mary (McKimens) Freer; married, December 26, 1871, to Jennie E. Christy.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Burgess Sidney Gaither (1807-1892) — also known as Burgess S. Gaither — of Morganton, Burke County, N.C. Born in Iredell County, N.C., March 16, 1807. Whig. Lawyer; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839; member of North Carolina state senate, 1844; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1851, 1853; Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., February 23, 1892 (age 84 years, 344 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morganton, N.C.   Relatives: Son of Burgess Gaither and Milly (Martin) Gaither.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., February 5, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; chair of Anderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County, 1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson County, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the public square of Anderson, S.C., he was shot at by John Brown Moore, and fired back, injuring Moore; charges against him were dismissed; member of South Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90. Baptist. Member, Sons of Temperance. Drowned while rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., July 7, 1894 (age 40 years, 152 days). Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.   Relatives: Son of John Scott Murray and Claudia Rebecca (Edwards) Murray; married, May 9, 1876, to Mary Eva Sloan.   Murray Avenue, in Anderson, South Carolina, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Burton L. Rockwood (1873-1940) — of Foster Township, McKean County, Pa.; Bradford, McKean County, Pa. Born in Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 3, 1873. Alcohol prohibition advocate and organizer; lecturer; Pennsylvania Prohibition state chair, 1910-11; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., January 9, 1940 (age 66 years, 220 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Harvey Alonso Rockwood and Martha Amelia (Lang) Rockwood; married, October 20, 1904, to Genevieve Sharpe; third cousin thrice removed of John Milton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Eleanor Repass.   Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.), April 30, 1910   Washington Hodges Timmerman (1832-1908) — also known as W. H. Timmerman — of Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., May 29, 1832. Democrat. Physician; farmer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield County, 1882-83, 1890-91; resigned 1891; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1891-93; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1892; chair of Edgefield County Democratic Party, 1892; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1893-96; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield County, 1895; South Carolina state treasurer, 1897-1901; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1902. Baptist. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died, from pneumonia, in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., July 14, 1908 (age 76 years, 46 days). Interment at Timmerman Cemetery, Aiken County, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Lydia (Bledsoe) Timmerman and Ransom Hodges Timmerman; married, November 4, 1856, to Pauline Frances Terry Asbill; married, May 6, 1879, to Henrietta Marie Wolfe Bell; father of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandfather of Frank Elbert Timmerman and George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre).   Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Isaac Underwood (1821-1904) — of Indiana. Born in Clinton County, Ohio, July 21, 1821. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861; member of Indiana state senate, 1875-77. Quaker. Member, Sons of Temperance; Freemasons. Died in Pennville, Jay County, Ind., June 5, 1904 (age 82 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.

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