Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Waightstill Avery (1741-1821) — ofBurkeCounty, N.C.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 10,1741.Lawyer;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1776, 1782-83, 1793;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1777-79; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1796.Fought apistolduel withAndrewJackson in 1788; neither man was injured.Died in thejudge'schambers at the BurkeCounty Courthouse, Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,March13, 1821 (age79 years, 307days).Interment atSwanPonds Plantation Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jerusha (Morgan) Avery and Humphrey Avery; married,October3, 1778, to Leah Probart Franks; father of Elizabeth Avery (whomarriedWilliamBallard Lenoir); grandfather ofIsaacThomas Lenoir andWilliamWaigstill Avery; granduncle ofLorenzoBurrows; first cousin four times removed ofHoraceBillings Packer; second cousin once removed ofNoyesBarber; second cousin twice removed ofDanielPacker,AsaPacker,EdwinBarber Morgan,ChristopherMorgan,EdwinDenison Morgan andAlfredAvery Burnham; second cousin thrice removed ofJudsonB. Phelps,MorganGardner Bulkeley,WilliamHenry Bulkeley,RobertAsa Packer andWilliamFrederick Morgan Rowland; second cousin four times removed ofHenryBrewster Stanton,JonathanR. Herrick,ErskineMason Phelps andSpencerGale Frink; second cousin five times removed ofD-CadyHerrick,HermanArod Gager,WalterRichmond Herrick andBurdetteBurt Bliss; third cousin twice removed ofNathanBelcher,SamuelTownsend Douglass,SilasHamilton Douglas andJoshuaPerkins; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesPhelps Huntington,GeorgeMortimer Beakes,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,ChaunceyC. Pendleton,DanielParrish Witter,AlbertLemando Bingham,CorneliaCole Fairbanks,LlewellynJames Barden andHenryWoolsey Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglasfamily of Ann Arbor, Michigan;Douglasfamily of Greensboro, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Avery County,N.C. is named for him. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Marshall (1784-1835) — Born inRichmond,Va.,July 21,1784.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.During astorm,he took shelter in the burned ruins of the BaltimoreCountyCourthouse, and was struck in the head by a brick dislodged bylightning;he suffered a fractured skull, and died a week later, inBaltimore,Md.,June 29,1835 (age50 years, 343days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofJohnMarshall and Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall; brother ofJamesKeith Marshall; married,October19, 1809, to Margaret W. Lewis; nephew ofJamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall; grandson ofJacquelinAmbler; great-grandnephew ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofJohnAugustine Marshall; first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,WilliamMarshall Bullitt andAlexanderScott Bullitt; first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),BenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin ofWilliamMarshall Ambler; second cousin once removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamHenry Harrison andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,PeterMyndert Dox,GeorgeWythe Randolph andEdmundRandolph; third cousin once removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,BurwellBassett,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,HenrySt. George Tucker,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878),ThomasJefferson Coolidge,EdmundRandolph Cocke andHarryBartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge andFrancisBeverley Biddle; fourth cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,NathanielBeverly Tucker,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); fourth cousin once removed ofJohnWayles Eppes,FitzhughLee,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RussellBenjamin Harrison,CarterHenry Harrison II,RichardEvelyn Byrd,FrederickMadison Roberts andWilliamWelby Beverley. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Damien Marchessault (1818-1868) — also known asDamien Marchesseau — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu,Quebec,April1, 1818.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1859-60, 1861-65, 1867.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in the Council Room of Los AngelesCity Hall, LosAngeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1868 (age49 years, 294days).Burial location unknown. | | James Buchanan Marcum (1858-1903) — also known asJ. B. Marcum — of Kentucky. BornJanuary9, 1858.Republican.KentuckyRepublican state chair, 1903.Shotandkilled,by Curtis Jett and Tom White, at the behest of county judgeJamesH. Hargis, on the steps of the BreathittCountyCourthouse, Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,May 4,1903 (age45 years, 115days).Interment atSewellCemetery, Jackson, Ky. | | James Noble Adam (1842-1912) — also known asJames N. Adam — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Peebles,Scotland,March1, 1842.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy, while visiting his successor'sofficein BuffaloCity Hall, and died the next day, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1912 (age69 years, 345days).Interment atSt. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland. | | Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) — also known asHerbert P. Bissell — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara GorgeRailroad;also counsel to the BuffaloTractionCo.;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.While presiding at a trial, incourt,in the NiagaraCounty Courthouse, he suffered aheartattack and died, in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1919 (age62 years, 243days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, East Aurora, N.Y. | | Lyman McCarl (1859-1920) — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Born in Richfield Township,AdamsCounty, Ill.,May 3,1859.Democrat. County judge in Illinois, 1910-20; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1916.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died from astroke,in hisofficeat the AdamsCounty Courthouse, Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,April13, 1920 (age60 years, 346days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Quincy, Ill.  | James Cowgill (1848-1922) — also known asJim Cowgill — ofCaldwellCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inHenryCounty, Ind.,April 2,1848.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;stockman;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1891-92;Missourirailroad and warehouse commissioner, 1893-97;Missouristate treasurer, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1916;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1916;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1918-22; died in office 1922.Died suddenly, from acerebralhemorrhage, in hisofficeatCity Hall, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January20, 1922 (age73 years, 293days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William M. Cowgill and Roda Cowgill; married,September22, 1867, to Ella Myers. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Souvenir of the MissouriLegislature 1897 |
| | | David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born near Exline,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,September13, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1925.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Shotandkilled bya disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving theAppanooseCounty Courthouse, Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,February28, 1929 (age39 years, 168days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa.  | Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey — of Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Crystal Springs,CopiahCounty, Miss.,October6, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Texas,1889;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1901-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1920.Died, from acoronaryembolism, in acourtroomwhile defending a client, in the GraysonCounty Courthouse,Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,April13, 1929 (age66 years, 189days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex. | | Motley H. Flint (1864-1930) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February19, 1864.Republican. Postmaster atLosAngeles, Calif., 1904-10;banker;provided critical support for the Warner BrothersMoviestudio in its early years; one of the promoters of JulianPetroleum Corporation, aPonzischeme which collapsed in 1927; about 40,000 investors lost theirmoney; tainted by thescandal,he moved to Europe for a time.Member,Freemasons.Called as a witness in a civil suit involvingDavidO. Selznick; after his testimony, as he returned to the audiencesection of thecourtroom,in Los AngelesCity Hall, he wasshot andkilledby Frank Keaton, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 14,1930 (age66 years, 145days). Keaton, who had lost his money in Julian Petroleum, wasimmediately arrested, and subsequently tried, convicted, and hanged.Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.  | Leon Livermore Fancher (1867-1930) — also known asLeon L. Fancher — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Yorkshire,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;auditor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1916-17.Member,Grange.Suffered aheartattack and died, while auditing, in theofficeof the Receiver of Taxes, in theVillage Hall, Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1930 (age63 years, 130days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y. | | John Stanley Addis (1889-1937) — also known asJohn S. Addis — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1911-16;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,1933;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1935-37; died in office 1937.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in the town clerk'soffice,New MilfordTown Hall, New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September29, 1937 (age48 years, 178days).Interment atCenterCemetery, New Milford, Conn. | | Raymond L. Jaegers (1903-1946) — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.Born in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,June 23,1903.Republican.FloydCounty Sheriff, 1939-42;mayorof New Albany, Ind., 1943-46; died in office 1946.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hisCity Halloffice,New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,September5, 1946 (age43 years, 74days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, New Albany, Ind. | | Patrick F. Calpin (1872-1948) — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Bellevue, Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,March25, 1872.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 20th District, 1903-06;LackawannaCounty Sheriff; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1910.Catholic.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks.Suffered astroke atScrantonCity Hall, and died later the same day at StateHospital,Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,December3, 1948 (age76 years, 253days).Interment atCathedralCemetery, Scranton, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick M. Calpin. |
 | Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) — also known asN. J. Holmberg — of Renville,RenvilleCounty, Minn.Born near Renville,RenvilleCounty, Minn.,July 24,1878.Republican.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 22, 1907-14; member ofMinnesotastate senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons.Died, right after having given aspeechabout city parks, in theCityCouncil Chambers,City Hall, St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 13,1951 (age72 years, 324days).Burial location unknown. | | Allison D. Wade (1902-1954) — of Warren,WarrenCounty, Pa.Born in Warren,WarrenCounty, Pa.,September17, 1902.Republican. District judge in Pennsylvania 37th District, 1942-54;died in office 1954; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944.Shotandkilled byNorman W. Moon, in thecourtroomof the WarrenCounty Courthouse, Warren,WarrenCounty, Pa.,January13, 1954 (age51 years, 118days). Moon, who attempted suicide at the time of his arrest,believed the judge was involved with his ex-wife, and wouldpersonally benefit from ordering payment of alimony. Moon wasconvicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death; the sentencewas commuted to a mental institution by Gov.GeorgeM. Leader, and then to life imprisonment.Interment atOaklandCemetery, Warren, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Harrison Douglas Wade and Alice Cary (Jones) Wade; married to RuthTillotson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) — also known asW. E. 'Bill' Flannery — of Man,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Jacobs,CarterCounty, Ky.,August6, 1904.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;died in office 1958;Speaker ofthe West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died inoffice 1958.Methodist.Irishancestry.Died, of aheartattack, at the LoganCounty Courthouse, Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.,March 7,1958 (age53 years, 213days).Interment atHighlandMemory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married1932 toMildredBurton Davis. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Paul Allen Wallace (1901-1958) — also known asPaul A. Wallace — of Wallace,MarlboroCounty, S.C.Born in Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.,July 15,1901.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1947-58; died inoffice 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1956.On the night of the 1958 Democratic primary, he and others gatheredin the sheriff'sofficeat the MarlboroCounty Courthouse to hear election returns onthe radio; he had just learned he had won renomination, when CourtClerk Henry A. Rogers entered the room andshot himfour times; hediedabout twenty minutes later, in the emergency room of a nearbyhospital,in Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.,June 10,1958 (age56 years, 330days). On June 27, Rogers hanged himself in the South Carolinastate mental hospital.Interment atWallace Baptist Church Cemetery, Wallace, S.C.  | Bernard Austin (1896-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died inoffice 1959.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Elks;FederalBar Association.After giving a short speech at theswearing-inof City Court JusticeLouisB. Heller, he collapsed and died from aheartattack, in the CentralCourts Building, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1959 (ageabout 62years).Interment atBeth-DavidCemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1930;ErieCounty Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8thDistrict, 1955-56; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1960.Member,AmericanLegion.Collapsed and died, apparently of aheartattack, while appearing in acourtcase inCity Hall, Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1961 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.  | George Jackson Allen (1907-1964) — also known asGeorge J. Allen — of Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.Born in Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.,October7, 1907.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1941; district judge in Montana6th District, 1956-64; appointed 1956; died in office 1964.Died, from aheartattack, in thePark County Courthouse, Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.,December18, 1964 (age57 years, 72days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof Elbert Fisher Allen and Faith Lenora (Jackson) Allen; married toDoris May Ward. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Great Falls (Mont.)Tribune, December 20, 1964 |
|  | David Scull (1917-1968) — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September16, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;real estatebusiness;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1962-64; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a MontgomeryCounty law against racial discrimination in housing.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of aCountyCouncil meeting, in the MontgomeryCounty Building,Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soon after in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January23, 1968 (age50 years, 129days).Cremated;ashes interred atSandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md. | | | Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known asFrancis M. Bistline;F. M.Bistline —of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Ransom,NessCounty, Kan.,March25, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1937-47;Speaker ofthe Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;Elks;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta.While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed anddied from aheartattack, in thecourtroomat the BinghamCounty Courthouse, Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,January20, 1969 (age72 years, 301days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | George Richard Moscone (1929-1978) — also known asGeorge Moscone — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November24, 1929.Democrat. Candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1960; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1966-75 (10th District 1966-74, 6th District1974-75); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1968,1972;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1976-78; died in office 1978.Shotandkilled,along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, by Supervisor Dan White, in hisofficein San FranciscoCity Hall,SanFrancisco, Calif.,November27, 1978 (age49 years, 3days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Gustav J. Akerland (1920-1981) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.BornSeptember14, 1920.Republican.Mayorof Annapolis, Md., 1981.A month after becoming acting mayor, he was found wounded by aself-inflictedgunshot,on the floor of hisofficein the Annapolismunicipal building, and died a few days laterwithout regaining consciousness, in Anne Arundel GeneralHospital,Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,April15, 1981 (age60 years, 213days).Burial location unknown. | | Howard R. Stinehour (1922-1984) — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.BornFebruary25, 1922.Realestate business;mayorof Belleville, Mich., 1983-84; died in office 1984.Died, from aheartattack, during an argument in acitycouncil meeting, in the BellvilleCity Hall, Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.,October1, 1984 (age62 years, 219days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich. | | David J. Dwork (c.1941-1997) — of Mahwah,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1941.Mayorof Mahwah, N.J., 1991-97; died in office 1997.Shotandkilledhimself in hisofficein theTown Hall, Mahwah,BergenCounty, N.J.,August18, 1997 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown.
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