Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Joshua Fry (1699-1754) — ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born in Crewkerne, Somerset,England,1699.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1740.Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (ThomasJefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the MostInhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Marylandwith Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon hisdeath, the youngGeorgeWashington took command of Virginia's military forces.Died, of injuries received in afall fromhishorse, near Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,May 31,1754 (ageabout 54years).Original intermentsomewherein Allegany County, Md.; reinterment atRoseHill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md. | | William Paterson (1745-1806) — of New Jersey. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),December24, 1745.Delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776;NewJersey state attorney general, 1776-83;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1790-93;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Injured in ahorsedrawn coach accident in 1803, and died fromhis wounds three years later, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1806 (age60 years, 259days).Original interment ata private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reintermentatAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph atVanLiew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J. | | Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 3,1780.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14.Wasthrownfrom ahorse, which resulted in his death six days later, atSt.Louis, Mo.,August10, 1817 (age37 years, 68days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born inScotland,March23, 1734.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87;Governorof Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1790.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Injured in afall froman overturnedhorsedrawn cart, and died a few days later, nearYoungstown,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August31, 1818 (age84 years, 161days).Interment atOldSt. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa. | | William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known asWilliam W. Bibb — of Petersburg,ElbertCounty, Ga.Born inAmeliaCounty, Va.,October2, 1781.Democrat.Physician;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1803-05;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13);U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1813-16;Governorof Alabama Territory, 1817-19;Governor ofAlabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820.Fellfrom hishorse during athunderstorm,sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County (part now inElmoreCounty), Ala.,July 10,1820 (age38 years, 282days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala. | | Morris Birkbeck (1764-1825) — also known asJonathan Freeman — ofEdwardsCounty, Ill.Born in Settle, Yorkshire,England,January23, 1764.Secretaryof state of Illinois, 1824-25.Anti-slaverywriterunder the pseudonym "Jonathan Freeman".While returning onhorseback from a visit toRobertOwen, hedrownedwhile fording the Fox River,EdwardsCounty, Ill.,June 4,1825 (age61 years, 132days).Interment atNewHarmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.; memorial monument atCourthouseGrounds, Albion, Ill. | | Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1751.Democrat. Justice of the peace; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1808-12;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17.Died from the effects of afall fromawagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October12, 1827 (age76 years, 227days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Pa. | | Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny(1769-1829) —also known asPierre A. C. B. Derbigny — of Louisiana. Born inFrance,June30, 1769.Secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1820-28;Governor ofLouisiana, 1828-29; died in office 1829.Catholic.Member,Freemasons.Died, after beingthrownfrom ahorsedrawn carriage, in Gretna,JeffersonParish, La.,October6, 1829 (age60 years, 98days).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La. | | James Shields (1762-1831) — of Ohio. Born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),April13, 1762.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1806; Presidential Elector forOhio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun);U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1829-31.Killed in the accidentaloverturning of a stagecoach, nearVenice,ButlerCounty, Ohio,August13, 1831 (age69 years, 122days).Interment atVeniceCemetery, Venice, Ohio.  | Richard Skinner (1778-1833) — of Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 30,1778.Democrat.Lawyer;BenningtonCounty State's Attorney, 1801-13; probate judge in Vermont,1805-13;U.S.Representative from Vermont at-large, 1813-15;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1815-16;chiefjustice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1823-28; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1818;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1818;Governor ofVermont, 1820-23.Injured when hefell fromahorse-drawn carriage, and died soon after, in Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,May 23,1833 (age54 years, 358days).Interment atDellwoodCemetery, Manchester, Vt. | | William Harris Wharton (1802-1839) — of Texas. Born in Virginia,1802.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Victoria, 1832;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Victoria, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836, 1837-39; died inoffice 1839.Killed when heaccidentallyshothimself while dismounting from hishorse, near Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.,March14, 1839 (ageabout 36years).Interment atRestwoodMemorial Park, Clute, Tex. | | Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) — ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,March18, 1764.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1787-89, 1819-21; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1794-1805;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1805-13, 1815-19, 1821-29 (at-large1805-07, 12th District 1807-09, 22nd District 1809-11, 12th District1811-13, 13th District 1815-19, 8th District 1821-29).Slaveowner. Died, after afall fromhishorse, inNew KentCounty, Va.,February26, 1841 (age76 years, 345days).Interment atElthamPlantation, New Kent County, Va. | | Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January21, 1783.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37;secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1835-39.Slaveowner.Thrown from his horse and killed, in near Fort Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,June 17,1851 (age68 years, 147days).Original interment atWestportCemetery, Kansas City, Mo.; reinterment atUnionCemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | John Bailhache (1787-1857) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born inJersey,May8, 1787.Newspapereditor; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1820-21; common pleas court judgein Ohio, 1825;mayorof Columbus, Ohio, 1835; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1841.Episcopalian.Badly injured when hishorsedrawn carriage overturned into aravine, and died the next day, in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,September3, 1857 (age70 years, 118days).Interment atAltonCemetery, Alton, Ill. | | James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known asJames G. Birney — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City,BayCounty), Mich.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,February4, 1792.Lawyer;studied law in the office ofAlexanderJ. Dallas in Philadelphia; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1816-18; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general ofAlabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,1828;mayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1843, 1845.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.While traveling in 1845, thehorse he was riding bucked; hefell andwas injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors andparalysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November25, 1857 (age65 years, 294days).Interment atWilliamsburghCemetery, Groveland, N.Y. | | Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868) — also known asHeber C. Kimball — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Sheldon,FranklinCounty, Vt.,June 14,1801.One of the original Twelve Apostles in the early Mormon Church;memberUtah territorial council, 1851-58.Mormon. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Injured in acarriage accident, and died soon after, in SaltLake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 22,1868 (age67 years, 8days).Interment atKimball-Whitney Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Peter Cagger (c.1815-1868) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y., about 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860.Irishancestry.Killed when he was accidentally thrown from hishorsedrawncarriage, in Central Park, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1868 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875) — also known asThomas J. Randolph — ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born inCharlottesville,Va.,September12, 1792.Democrat.Planter;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Albemarle County, 1861;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1872.Slaveowner. Injured in acarriage accident, and died soon after, inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,October7, 1875 (age83 years, 25days).Interment atMonticelloGraveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va. | | Henry F. Belitz (1817-1878) — also known as"Father of Kiel" — of Wisconsin. Born in Schwedt,Germany,February16, 1817.Took part in the 1848 German uprising and led a 10,000 memberresistance group called the Volksverein; founded the city of Kiel,Wisconsin in 1854.; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1864.Germanancestry.Fellfrom hishorsedrawn buggy, was run over, and died as a result,March31, 1878 (age61 years, 43days).Interment atKielCemetery, Kiel, Wis. | | George A. Mitchell (d. 1878) — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.Mayorof Cadillac, Mich., 1877-78.Thrownfrom hisbuggy, and struck his head on a stump; died threedays later, in Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.,August8, 1878.Burial location unknown. | | William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) — also known asW. A. Steel — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Blairsville,IndianaCounty, Pa.,October11, 1836.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;stone quarryproprietor;mayor ofJoliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.Died, reportedly as the result of ahorsedrawn sleighaccident, in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March28, 1879 (age42 years, 168days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Joliet, Ill. | | Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye (1824-1879) — also known asTheodore C. Vermilye — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,December18, 1824.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1860.Killed, when he wasthrownfrom ahorsedrawn carriage, which had collided with anothervehicle, in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1879 (age54 years, 330days).Interment atSilverMount Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Marcus Henderson Cruikshank (1826-1881) — also known asMarcus H. Cruikshank — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.Born inAutaugaCounty, Ala.,December12, 1826.Mayorof Talladega, Ala., 1850;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1864-65.While riding, he wasthrownfrom hishorse and killed,October10, 1881 (age54 years, 302days).Interment atClarkHill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala. | | Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) — also known asIsaac S. Tallmadge — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1824.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853-54.Injured when he was run over by ahorsedrawn cart; the woundin his back became aninfectedabscess, and he died as a result, in BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1882 (age57 years, 361days).Intermentsomewhere in Fond du Lac, Wis. | | James Redpath (1833-1891) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland,England,August24, 1833.Newspaperreporter;poet;anti-slavery activist;author;Commonwealth candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1890.Run over by ahorsedrawn trolley, and died soon after, in St.Luke'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1891 (age57 years, 170days).Cremated. | | William Gilpin (1813-1894) — of Colorado. Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,October4, 1813.Lawyer;newspapereditor;explorer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1861-62; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1862.Run over by ahorse and buggy, and later died as a result, inDenver,Colo.,January20, 1894 (age80 years, 108days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Peter Chrystostum Shannon (1821-1899) — also known asPeter C. Shannon — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in New Alexandria,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August25, 1821.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in Pennsylvania, 1852-53; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1872;justiceof Dakota territorial supreme court, 1873-82.Killed in acarriage accident in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April12, 1899 (age77 years, 230days).Interment atCalvary Pioneer Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) — also known asWilliam H. P. Jenkins — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,May 3,1830.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1860-61,1865-67; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofNorthCarolina state senate 21st District, 1881-82, 1887-88; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Granville County,1901-02.Methodist.Fellfrom hishorse, caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged onthe ground, and died soon after, inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,January24, 1908 (age77 years, 266days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C. | | Adin Harrison Philbrick (1850-1919) — also known asAdin H. Philbrick — of Plymouth,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,February27, 1850.People's candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,1896;mailcarrier.Member,Grange.Injured when hishorse bolted, and died a few days later, inLaconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.,May 5,1919 (age69 years, 67days).Interment atPleasant Valley Cemetery, Plymouth, N.H. | | Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard (1844-1923) — also known asEzekiel G. Stoddard — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November14, 1844.Banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1886.Whilehorseback riding at Bell Ranch, hefell or wasthrown from the horse, fractured his ankle, probably sufferedsomehearttrouble, and died six hours later without regainingconsciousness, in Tucumcari,QuayCounty, N.M.,September18, 1923 (age78 years, 308days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, New Haven, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Stoddard and Esther Ann (Gilbert) Stoddard; married,January10, 1871, to Mary DeForest Burlock; father ofLouisEzekiel Stoddard; seventh great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin four times removed ofPierpontEdwards andAaronBurr; second cousin five times removed ofThomasFitch; third cousin once removed ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman andBlancheM. Woodward; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,DanielChapin,TheodoreDwight,MorrisWoodruff andHenryWaggaman Edwards. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943) — also known asJohn Cudahy — of Granville,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December10, 1887.Democrat. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1933-37;Belgium, 1940; U.S. Minister toIreland, 1937-40;Luxembourg, 1940.Catholic.Died of a broken neck after beingthrownfrom hishorse, while riding on his estate near Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September6, 1943 (age55 years, 270days).Burial location unknown. | | Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) — also known asMalcolm Baldrige;MacBaldrige —of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,October4, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;businessexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964,1968,1972;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,1965;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.Congregationalist.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.Died afterfallingoff ahorse while practicing rodeo,July 25,1987 (age64 years, 294days).Interment atNewNorth Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn. | | Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996) — of near Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.Born inTetonCounty, Wyo.,June 21,1935.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1990.Female.Thrownby ahorse while herding cattle, and died as a result, inTetonCounty, Wyo.,June 21,1996 (age61 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
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