The Political Graveyard: Occupation and Industry

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Politician Characteristics

Occupation or Industry

Politicians in various occupations and professions: lawyers (15,257), lobbyists (66), social workers (107), clergy (648), funeral directors (147), police (378), labor leaders (287), auctioneers (52), barbers (43), machinists (100), postmasters and postal workers (414), slave traders (2).
Politicians in agriculture: farmers (3,420), or providers of farm supplies and services (214). See also farmers in these industries: tobacco, cotton, wool, fur, dairy, sugar, fruit and produce, alcoholic beverages, and horsedrawn transportation.
Politicians in health care: physicians (1,200), psychologists or psychiatrists (25), dentists (158), eye doctors (27), chiropractors (16), veterinarians (41), nurses (29), pharmacists and drug makers (325), hospital administrators (130), and other health workers (10).
Politicians in education, academia, creative arts, and science: teachers (1,971), coaches (90), professors (821), university or college presidents (230), writers (449), artists (60), musicians (170), librarians (30), scientists (88), economists (86), information technology professionals (45), inventors (67).
Politicians in media, sports, and entertainment: newspapers (1,945), printing and publishing (234), photography (22), professional sports (161), entertainment (236), movie theaters (45), broadcasting (252), advertising (107), pornography (4), musical instruments and sporting goods (43).
Politicians in transportation: vehicle manufacturing (131), automobile dealers (209), automobile services (108), taxicabs and buses (19), horsedrawn transportation (116), trucking and storage (77), aviation (85), nautical and maritime (340), railroading (871), street railways and interurbans (89), or import/export (147).
Politicians in food, beverage, tobacco, and hospitality industries: fish (18), meat (64), grain and milling (241), baking (22), dairy (163), fruit and produce (117), sugar and candy (71), soft drinks (21), coffee and tea (22), alcoholic beverages (91), other food processing or sales (315), restaurants (100), taverns (62), hotels (263), florists (43), tobacco (125), chewing gum (4).
Politicians in textiles, clothing, and related industries: cotton (132), wool (71), furs (27), shoes and leather (146), hats (34), other clothing and textiles (309), laundry and dry cleaning (42), jewelers (45).
Politicians in lumber, construction and related activities: lumber (626), paper manufacturing (79), excavation (59), masonry (134), glass (31), roofing (9), electrical (88), plumbing and heating (72), painting and decorating (96), general construction (494), furniture (132), hardware (215), architecture (63), engineering (518), surveying (93).
Politicians in mechanical instruments and devices: locksmiths (3), clockmakers (13), typewriters (5), musical instruments (43).
Politicians in extractive and related industries: mining (350), metals (261), oil and gas (239), dealers of coal, ice and fuel oil (153), chemicals (108), rubber (10), plastics (1).
Politicians in finance, insurance, and real estate: banking (2,312), finance (110), insurance (1,190), real estate (1,164), accounting (338), title insurance (47), appraising (23).
Politicians in public utilities: telephone and telegraph (180); energy and water (205).
Politicians in waste disposal (5).
Politicians in residual categories: other retailing (1,280), other manufacturing (366), miscellaneous and unclassified occupations and industries (418).

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.

	The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.
	The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.
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