| |  Upjohn, Charles — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Progressive. Chair of Mercer County Progressive Party, 1914. Burial location unknown. | | Upjohn, James T.(1858-1936) —of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Richland,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,November29, 1858.Republican.Physician;realestate business;businessexecutive; one of the organizers of the Upjohnpharmaceuticalcompany; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1stDistrict, 1925-28; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1929-34; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.Died in1936(ageabout77 years).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | Upjohn, William Erastus(1853-1932) —also known asWilliam E. Upjohn — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in1853.Physician;inventorof the "friable pill" to make medicines more digestible; founder ofthe Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, which later became the TheUpjohn Company;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1918.Died in1932(ageabout79 years).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Dr. Uriah Upjohn; married to Rachel Babcock and Carrie (Sherwood)Gilmore. |
UPLAND(SoundexU145)—See alsoAPLAND,COPLAND,COUPLAND,COWPLAND,DUNLAP,DUNLAPP,DUPLANTIER,DUPLANTIS,KUPLAST,LAND,UGLAND.
UPLEGER(SoundexU142)—See alsoALLEGER,APPLEGARTH,APPLEGATE,APPLEGET,EGER,FLEGER,LEGER,LEGERE,OPPLIGER,OSLEGER,PELEGRI,PFLEGER,PILGER,PLOEGER,PLOGER,SAINTLEGER.
UPMANN(SoundexU155)—See alsoAPMANN,EPIMENIA,EPIMENIO,KAMPMANN,KNAPPMANN,LIPMANN,LIPPMANN,MANN,OPPMAN,PEYMON,SCHEPPMANN.
| | Upp, George, Jr.(1810-1865) —of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,October16, 1810.Whig. Postmaster atYork,Pa., 1841-45.Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,July 25,1865 (age54 years, 282days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, York, Pa. | | Upp, John Wesley(1831-1903) —also known asJohn W. Upp — ofHighlandCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,February17, 1831.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; People's candidate forOhiostate house of representatives from Highland County, 1897.DiedMarch13, 1903 (age72 years, 24days).Interment atHulitt Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio.
UPPER(SoundexU160)—See alsoAUPPERLE,CRUPPER,DUPPER,EYPPER,HUPPERT,KUPPER,KUPPERMAN,KUPPERS,RUPE,RUPPE,RUPPERSBERGER,RUPPERT,SHUPPERT,TUPPER,UPHUR,UPPERMAN.
UPPERMAN(SoundexU165)—See alsoAUPPERLE,COOPERMAN,CRUPPER,DUPPER,ERMAN,HUPPERT,KAPPERMAN,KOOPERMAN,KUPERMAN,KUPPER,KUPPERMAN,KUPPERS,OPPERMAN,OPPERMANN,PEPPERMINT,RUPPERSBERGER,RUPPERT,SHUPPERT,SUPERMAN,TUPPER,UPPER,WIPPERMAN,WIPPERMANN,ZIPPERMAN.
UPSHAW(SoundexU120)—See alsoCAPSHAW,KEMPSHALL,PASCH,PASHA,PESCH,PESCHAU,PESH,PEUSCH,POSCH,PUSHAW,PUSHEE,SHAW,UPSHER,UPSHUR.
| | UPSHAW:See alsoRandyLew Ewing —DuncanUpshaw Fletcher —LynnUpshaw Stambaugh | | Upshaw, J. C. — of Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Upshaw, James — ofEssexCounty, Va.Delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from EssexCounty, 1788.Burial location unknown. | | Upshaw, Jessica (bornc.1960) —of Diamondhead,HancockCounty, Miss.Born about 1960. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Upshaw, Mrs. Royce — of Turrell,CrittendenCounty, Ark.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Upshaw, William David(1866-1952) —also known asWilliam D. Upshaw;"EarnestWillie" —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.,October15, 1866.U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1919-27; Prohibitioncandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1932.Baptist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1952 (age86 years, 37days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
| | UPSHUR:See alsoLittletonDennis —JohnDennis —WilliamHenry Hunt Jr. | | Upshur, Abel Parker(1790-1844) —of Virginia. Born inNorthamptonCounty, Va.,June 17,1790.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge inVirginia, 1826-41;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43;U.S.Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844.Episcopalian.Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburstonboard the U.S.S.Princeton, on the Potomac River near FortWashington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age53 years, 256days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1874 atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Upshur, George Martin(1847-1924) —also known asGeorge M. Upshur — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,December14, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1892.Died in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,May 26,1924 (age76 years, 164days).Interment atMakemieMemorial Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md. | | Upshur, Littleton(1758-1811) —of Virginia. Born inAccomackCounty, Va.,April26, 1758.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1809; served in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812.Died inAccomackCounty, Va.,August27, 1811 (age53 years, 123days).Burial location unknown. | | Upshur, William A., Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1948(alternate),1956(alternate),1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
| | UPSON:See alsoWillardIra Alling —AdnaNorth Barnes —GeorgeWells Beach —CharlesH. Graham —ElishaHotchkiss Jr. —JaredWhitfield Pardee —DwightWhitfield Pardee | | Upson, Andrew Seth(1835-1905) —also known asAndrew S. Upson — of Unionville, Farmington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 16,1835.Republican.Manufacturer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1880;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1880-82 (3rd District 1880-81, 4th District 1882).Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February22, 1905 (age69 years, 251days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Unionville, Farmington, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Seth Upson and Martha (Brooks) Upson; married,October2, 1859, to Chloe Moses; first cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofEvelyn M.Upson; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; third cousin ofCharles Upson,Gad Ely Upson andChristopher Columbus Upson; third cousin onceremoved ofWilliam Hanford Upson; thirdcousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin andSamuelStrong; third cousin thrice removed ofSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andHarvey WashingtonUpson; fourth cousin once removed ofJeduthunWilcox,GrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,James Wesley Upson,CharlesHolden Cowles andWilliam HazlettUpson. | | | | Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
 | Upson, Charles(1821-1885) —of Constantine,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March19, 1821.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10thDistrict 1881-82);villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60;Michiganstate attorney general, 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69;bankdirector;circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; memberofMichiganstate constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,September5, 1885 (age64 years, 170days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofGad Ely Upson; married,August4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopher ColumbusUpson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDaniel Upson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrew SethUpson andEvelyn M. Upson; third cousinonce removed ofWilliam Hanford Upson; thirdcousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarvey WashingtonUpson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,James Wesley Upson andWilliam Hazlett Upson. | | | | Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906) |
| | | Upson, Christopher Columbus(1829-1902) —also known asColumbus Upson — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born near Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1829.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Presidential Elector for Texas,1876;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1879-83.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February8, 1902 (age72 years, 114days).Interment atCityCemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex. | | Upson,ColumbusSeeChristopher ColumbusUpson | | Upson, Daniel (1786-1863) — Born in Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March18, 1786.Physician;farmer;miningbusiness; member ofOhiostate senate, 1836-38.Died in Tallmadge,SummitCounty, Ohio,June 21,1863 (age77 years, 95days).Interment atTallmadgeCemetery, Tallmadge, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof John Upson and Lois (Atwater) Upson; married,May 19,1814, to Polly Wright; father ofWilliamHanford Upson; great-grandfather ofWilliamHazlett Upson; first cousin once removed ofJosiahCowles; second cousin once removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin twice removed ofCharles Upson,CalvinJosiah Cowles,Harvey Washington Upson,Gad Ely Upson,Christopher Columbus Upson,Andrew Seth Upson andEvelyn M. Upson; second cousin thrice removedofJames Wesley Upson andCharlesHolden Cowles; third cousin ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin andSamuelStrong; third cousin once removed ofSimeonBaldwin,GrahamHurd Chapin andGeorgeSeymour; third cousin twice removed ofFrederickEnoch Woodbridge andCharlesHale; third cousin thrice removed ofFranklinWoodruff,AsburyWright Lee andWarrenEdward Anderson; fourth cousin ofOrsamusCook Merrill,JamesDoolittle Wooster,TimothyMerrill andRogerSherman Baldwin; fourth cousin once removed ofElishaHotchkiss Jr.,JohnCharles Birdsall,JohnArnold Rockwell,NormanA. Phelps,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,AusburnBirdsall,FarrandFassett Merrill,RussellSage andSimeonEben Baldwin. | | | | Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Upson, Evelyn M.(1852-1918) —of Wolcott,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Wolcott,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 7,1852.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wolcott, 1887-88, 1891-94,1901-02, 1907-08.Died in Wolcott,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 19,1918 (age66 years, 43days).Interment atEdgewood Cemetery, Wolcott, Conn. | | Upson, Frederick M. — of Wolcott,New HavenCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Wolcott, Connecticut, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Gad Ely(1823-1866) —also known asGad E. Upson — of Fort Benton,ChouteauCounty, Mont.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 3,1823.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.Indian agent; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1865.Died, fromtuberculosis,inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March28, 1866 (age42 years, 298days).Interment atSacramentoCity Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofCharles Upson; married,November23, 1852, to Lucy Ann Langdon; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopher ColumbusUpson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDaniel Upson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrew SethUpson andEvelyn M. Upson; third cousinonce removed ofWilliam Hanford Upson; thirdcousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarvey WashingtonUpson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,James Wesley Upson andWilliam Hazlett Upson. | | | | Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Upson, Garry — of Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1839-40.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Harvey Washington(1823-1896) —of Indiana. Born near Masonville,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1823.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1865.Methodist.Died in Warsaw,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,July 15,1896 (age73 years, 123days).Burial location unknown. | | Upson, J. Warren — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1936; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1940.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, James Wesley(1848-1915) —also known asJames W. Upson — of Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Lysander,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1848.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1889; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900.DiedApril17, 1915 (age66 years, 121days).Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Jesse — ofMorrisCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1804-06.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Jill — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 65th District, 2012.Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Upson, Maxwell M. — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewJersey,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1948;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1952;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Robert E. — of Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Progressive. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Southington, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Salmon — of Wolcott,New HavenCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wolcott, 1838.Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Stuart A. — of Monroe,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Monroe; elected 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Upson, Thomas F. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Upson,WarrenSeeJ. WarrenUpson | | Upson, William Hanford(1823-1910) —also known asWilliam H. Upson — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,January11, 1823.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofSidneyEdgerton; member ofOhiostate senate, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1864,1876;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1869-73;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1883; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-93(6th Circuit 1885-88, 8th Circuit 1888-93).Congregationalist.Died in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,April13, 1910 (age87 years, 92days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Akron, Ohio. | | Upson, William Hazlett(1891-1975) —of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Glen Ridge,EssexCounty, N.J.,September26, 1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;writer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died in Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.,February5, 1975 (age83 years, 132days).Interment atMiddleburyCemetery, Middlebury, Vt. | | Upson, Willis H. — of Berlin,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Berlin; elected 1894.Burial location unknown.
UPSTON(SoundexU123)—See alsoCUMPSTON,EPPSTEIN,EPSTEIN,HEMPSTONE,PASTENE,PAUPST,PEASTON,PESOTINE,POSTEN,POSTON,UPSON,UPTON.
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