Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) — of Missouri. Born near Ivy,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,August18, 1774.Governorof Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809.EnglishandWelshancestry. Member,Freemasons.Commanded expedition withWilliamClark to Oregon, 1803-04.Died fromgunshotwounds undermysterious circumstances (murder orsuicide?)at Grinder's Stand, aninn onthe Natchez Trace near Hohenwald,LewisCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1809 (age35 years, 54days).Interment atMeriwetherLewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Lewis and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis; first cousin onceremoved ofHowellLewis,JohnWalker,DavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817),FrancisWalker andGeorgeRockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed ofArthurSidney Demarest; second cousin ofJamesMeriwether (1788-1852),DavidMeriwether (1800-1893) andJamesArchibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington,HowellCobb (1772-1818),ThomasWalker Gilmer,DavidShelby Walker andReubenHandy Meriwether; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr. andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; second cousin thrice removed ofHubbardT. Smith andAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin four times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin five times removed ofHowellCobb Jr.; third cousin ofTheodorickBland,RobertBrooke,BushrodWashington,GeorgeMadison andRichardAylett Buckner; third cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenrySt. George Tucker,JohnThornton Augustine Washington,ZacharyTaylor,FrancisTaliaferro Helm andAyletteBuckner; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,AylettHawes Buckner,CharlesJohn Helm,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,RobertThomas Brooke,NathanielBeverly Tucker andHubbardDozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.,KeyPittman,ClaudePollard andVailMontgomery Pittman; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryRootes Jackson. | | | | Political families:Meriwetherfamily of Georgia;Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeF. Shannon | | | | Lewis counties inIdaho,Ky.,Mo.,Tenn. andWash. arenamed for him;Lewis and ClarkCounty, Mont. is named partly for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:MeriwetherLewis Randolph—MeriwetherLewis Walker | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to1927. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C.Danisi,Uncoveringthe Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald BarrChidsey,Lewisand Clark: The Great Adventure |
| | William H. Hunter (d. 1842) — of Ohio. Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1837-39.Died undermysterious circumstances near Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio,1842.Interment atCholeraCemetery, Sandusky, Ohio. | | Alexander Somervell (1796-1854) — of Texas. Born in Maryland,June 11,1796.Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Colorado and Austin, 1836-38.Died undermysterious circumstances in1854(ageabout58 years); his body was found lashed to the timbers of a capsizedboat.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) — also known asThomas T. Minor — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (nowSriLanka),February20, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and EasternRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory,1880;mayorof Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1887-88.Member,Freemasons.Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on aduck hutingtrip, and wasnever heard from again; presumeddrownedin awatercraftaccident, inPugetSound,December2, 1889 (age45 years, 285days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains werenotfound.| | Relatives: Sonof Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married,August20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather ofThomasMinor Pelly. | | | | Political family:Moriarty-Minorfamily of Seattle, Washington. | | | | The T.T. MinorSchool(built 1890, demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovatedand reopened 2016), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — MinorAvenue,inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) — also known asFrank B. Brandegee — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 8,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1889, 1899-1900;Speakerof the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1892,1900(alternate); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.Member,UnionLeague.Killedhimself byinhaling froma gaslight, inWashington,D.C.,October14, 1924 (age60 years, 98days). Five years later, U.S. Sen.ColeBlease of South Carolina received a letter from a woman allegingthat Brandegee had beenmurdered;the letter was turned over to a Senate committee to investigate themystery, but nothing came of it.Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New London, Conn. | | Harold Merriman Deane (1891-1929) — also known asHarold M. Deane — of Connecticut; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October24, 1891.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inValparaiso, 1925-27;Montreal, 1927-29, died in office 1929.Foundhangedin his apartment -- the coroner's jury wasunable to decidewhether his death wasmurder orsuicide-- in Montreal,Quebec,August28, 1929 (age37 years, 308days).Intermentsomewherein Waterbury, Conn. | | William Montross Inglis (1875-1932) — also known asWilliam M. Inglis — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Clyde Township,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,January7, 1875.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Washington,1924,1928(alternate).Killed by a singlegunshotbehind his ear, undermysterious circumstances, andposthumouslyaccusedof attempted murder, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October22, 1932 (age57 years, 289days). The only witness, Mary Nash, who shared the apartment,said that he had been despondent anddrinkingheavily; that she had hidden his pistol, but he had found it;that without warning, heshother twice (she was badly injured but survived), and thenimmediatelykilledhimself; investigators questioned her story, and thought he mighthave beenmurdered,but she was not charged.Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof John Jacob Inglis and Martha Ann (Montross) Inglis; married toAnne Hughes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) — also known asVincent L. Palmisano — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Termini, Sicily,Italy,August5, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Baltimore city 1st District,1914-15;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1927-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1940.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Foresters.Disappeared from his home, and either died bysuicideor wasmurdered,January12, 1953 (age70 years, 160days). His body was recovered from Baltimore Harbor, March 5,1953.Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known asHale Boggs — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Long Beach,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,February15, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1948,1956,1960,1968;Parliamentarian,1964;chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair,1968;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1952;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President'sCommission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiBeta Kappa;BetaTheta Pi;OmicronDelta Kappa.Disappeared while on acampaignflight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age58 years, 244days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;married,January22, 1938, toCorinneClaiborne; father ofBarbaraBoggs Sigmund,ThomasHale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. | | | | BoggsPeakin the Chugach Mountains,Anchorage,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: GaryBoulard,TheBig Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and LeanderPerez |
| | Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known asNick Begich — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,April 6,1932.Democrat. Member ofAlaskastate senate, 1963-71;U.S.Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlaska,1972.AlaskaNative andCroatianancestry.Disappeared while on acampaignflight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age40 years, 193days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
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