Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Silas Deane (1737-1789) — of Connecticut. Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December24, 1737.Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-76.Diedon board ship (the Boston Packet), en route fromGravesend to Boston, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September23, 1789 (age51 years, 273days).Interment atSt.George's Churchyard, Deal, Kent, England.  | Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820) — of Ohio. Born in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 1,1753.Shipcaptain; major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;secretaryof Northwest Territory, 1788-98;Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1798-1801;planter.Diedon board ship at sea in theGulf ofMexico,June 3,1820 (age67 years, 33days).Interment atGloucesterPlantation Cemetery, Natchez, Miss. | | William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) — also known asWilliam Lowndes — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina,February11, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1806-08;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22).Slaveowner. Diedaboard a ship in theNorthAtlantic Ocean while en route to England,October27, 1822 (age40 years, 258days).Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Charles Gerrit De Witt (1789-1839) — also known asCharles G. De Witt — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenhill,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1789.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1829-31; U.S. Charged'Affaires toCentral America, 1833-39.Diedon board a river steamer on the Hudson River nearNewburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,April12, 1839 (age49 years, 156days).Interment atDutchReformed Cemetery, Hurley, N.Y. | | Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844) — of Virginia. Born in Gilmerton,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 6,1802.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1829-36, 1838-39;Speaker ofthe Virginia State House of Delegates, 1838-39;Governor ofVirginia, 1840-41;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1841-44 (12th District 1841-43, 5thDistrict 1843-44);U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1844; died in office 1844.Slaveowner. Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburston board the U.S.S.Princeton, on the PotomacRiver near Fort Washington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age41 years, 328days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Albemarle County, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Gilmer and Elizabeth Anderson (Hudson) Gilmer; married toAnne Elizabeth Baker; nephew of Mildred Gilmer (who marriedWilliamWirt); grandnephew ofJohnWalker andFrancisWalker; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofAylettHawes; third cousin once removed ofRobertBrooke,GeorgeMadison,RichardAylett Buckner,RichardHawes,AlbertGallatin Hawes andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; third cousin twice removed ofHubbardT. Smith; third cousin thrice removed ofArcherWoodford; fourth cousin ofZacharyTaylor,FrancisTaliaferro Helm,AyletteBuckner,DavidShelby Walker andAylettHawes Buckner; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,CharlesJohn Helm,RobertThomas Brooke,HubbardDozier Helm,JamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr. andHarryBartow Hawes. | | | | Political families:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia;Meriwetherfamily of Georgia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Gilmer County,W.Va. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Abel Parker Upshur (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 acannonaccidentallyburston board the U.S.S.Princeton, on the PotomacRiver near Fort Washington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age53 years, 256days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1874 atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Virgil Maxcy (1785-1844) — of Maryland. Born in Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 5,1785.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1815; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1820; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1820; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toBelgium, 1837-42.Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburston board the U.S.S.Princeton, on the PotomacRiver near Fort Washington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age58 years, 299days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md. | | David Gardiner (1784-1844) — of New York. Born in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 29,1784.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1824-27.Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburston board the U.S.S.Princeton, on the PotomacRiver near Fort Washington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age59 years, 275days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; later interred atSouthEnd Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Robert Hanna Hammond (1791-1847) — also known asRobert H. Hammond — of Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,April28, 1791.NorthumberlandCounty Register and Recorder;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1837-41; servedin the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.Wounded during theMexicanWar; ordered home on sick leave, but died of his wounds en route,aboard the steamshipOrleans, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,June 2,1847 (age56 years, 35days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Pa. | | Henry Swearingen (1792-1849) — of Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio.Born inBrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),1792.Democrat.JeffersonCounty Sheriff;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1838-41.Diedon board ship,At Seaen route from California, January,1849(ageabout56 years).Buried at sea. | | Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) — of Oregon. Born in Monmouth,KennebecCounty, Maine,April15, 1816.Lawyer;newspapereditor;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.Diedaboard the steamerCalifornia, in theNorthPacific Ocean,April 9,1851 (age34 years, 359days).Original intermentsomewherein Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 atPioneerCemetery, Salem, Ore. | | 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 undermysteriouscircumstances in1854(ageabout58 years); his body was found lashed to the timbers of a capsizedboat.Burial location unknown. | | Robert M. Palmer (1820-1862) — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in1820.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1856,1860;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1859-61; U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1861-62.Diedaboard ship in theAtlanticOcean while returning from Argentina,April26, 1862 (ageabout 41years).Buried at sea in Atlantic Ocean. | | John Calvin Mason (1802-1865) — of Owingsville,BathCounty, Ky.Born near Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.,August4, 1802.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1839;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1849-53, 1857-59;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856,1860.Slaveowner. Died while en route from Texas to Kentucky,on board a steameron the Mississippi River, near New Orleans (unknownparish), La., August,1865(ageabout62 years).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.  | John Van Buren (1810-1866) — also known as"Prince John" — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1810.Lawyer;NewYork state attorney general, 1845-47; appointed 1845; defeated,1847, 1865; in September 1845, during a trial, he and opposingcounselAmbroseL. Jordancame toblows in the courtroom; both weresentencedto 24 hours solitary confinement in jail; hisresignationas Attorney General was refused by the governor.Died, fromexposure,on board the shipScotia, en route from Liverpool toNew York, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,October13, 1866 (age56 years, 245days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867) — of Montana. Born inIreland,August3, 1823.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;secretaryof Montana Territory, 1865;Governorof Montana Territory, 1865-66.Fell from asteamboat into the Missouri River and presumablydrowned,at Fort Benton,ChouteauCounty, Mont.,July 1,1867 (age43 years, 332days). His body wasneverfound.Statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Helena, Mont. | | George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in North Carolina, about 1829.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1866-68.Member,Freemasons.Died ofsunstroke,aboard asteamboat on the Mississippi River, at a wharf inMemphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,July 18,1868 (ageabout 39years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Richard Foster Perkins (1809-1868) — also known asRichard F. Perkins — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Bridgewater,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,November12, 1809.Lawyer;postmaster atAugusta,Maine, 1842-43;SanFrancisco, Calif., 1864-68; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1844-45.Diedaboard the passenger shipColorado, on a voyagefrom San Francisco to New York, in theNorthPacific Ocean,October13, 1868 (age58 years, 336days).Buried at sea in North Pacific Ocean. | | Alexander Parker Crittenden (1816-1870) — also known asAlexander P. Crittenden — ofSantaClara County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January14, 1816.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1849-51, 1852-53 (Los Angeles District 1849-51,5th District 1852-53).Shotandmortallywounded by his ex-lover, Laura D. Fair,on board a ferryboat in San Francisco Bay, and died two days later, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November5, 1870 (age54 years, 295days). Fair was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death, butthe state supreme court ordered a new trial, and she was acquitted.Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Benjamin F. Ferris (c.1806-1876) — also known asB. F. Ferris;H. A. Johnson — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York, about 1806. Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1865-66;banker.While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson',aboard thesteamerAmador on the Sacramento River, hekilledhimself bytakingpoison, tying his feet together, and then jumping or fallingoverboard todrownin the river, near Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,May 20,1876 (ageabout 70years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Joseph Eggleston Segar (1804-1880) — of Virginia. Born inKingWilliam County, Va.,June 1,1804.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1836;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1861-63.Slaveowner. Died en route from Norfolk, Va. to Washington, D.C.,on thesteamerGeorge Leary, probably inChesapeakeBay,April30, 1880 (age75 years, 334days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) — of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1816.Florist;supervisorof Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60.Congregationalist.Whileon a boat, hefell,suffered a head injury, and died, inGeorgianBay,August15, 1892 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown.  | Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known asElisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMonroeCounty, Mich.,August9, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1852;postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1853-54;villagepresident of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1859;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871;Governorof Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget SoundNationalBank;Governor ofWashington, 1889-93.Frenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died ofpneumoniaandcongestiveheart failure, on board asteamer inPugetSound,October14, 1895 (age70 years, 66days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Augustine Heard (1827-1905) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ipswich,EssexCounty, Mass.,December7, 1827.Merchant;U.S. Minister toKorea, 1890-93.Diedon board the steamshipKonig Albert, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, en route from Naples to New York,December14, 1905 (age78 years, 7days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Ipswich, Mass.  | Hermann Oelrichs (1850-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 8,1850.Democrat.Steamshipagent;banker;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1888.Germanancestry.Died, fromlivertrouble,on board the S.S.Kaiser Wilhelm derGrosse, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September1, 1906 (age56 years, 85days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs and Julia Matilda (May) Oelrichs; married1890 toTheresa Alice 'Tessie' Fair (daughter ofJamesGraham Fair). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Washington Times,September 4, 1906 |
| | | Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) — also known asCharles F. Manderson — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February9, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;StarkCounty Prosecuting Attorney;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, westernregion, BurlingtonRailwaySystem, 1895.Member,American BarAssociation;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic.Diedon board the steamshipCedric, in the harbor atLiverpool,England,September28, 1911 (age74 years, 231days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.  | Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) — Born inHungary,April10, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouri state legislature, 1869;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.Jewish.Diedaboard his yacht in the harbor of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October29, 1911 (age64 years, 202days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | William Watson McIntire (1850-1912) — also known asWilliam W. McIntire — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Chambersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,June 30,1850.Republican.Machinist;insuranceagent;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1897-99.Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandGermanancestry.Diedon a boat whilefishingin the Middle River (or Gunpowder River),BaltimoreCounty, Md.,March30, 1912 (age61 years, 274days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) — also known asOrlando H. Baker — of Indianola,WarrenCounty, Iowa.Born inUnionCounty, Ind.,September16, 1830.Collegeprofessor;newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inCopenhagen, 1892-94;Sydney, 1900-08;Sandakan, 1908-13, died in office 1913.Died, fromuremia,on board thesteamshipThomas, en route to SanFrancisco, in theNorthPacific Ocean,August6, 1913 (age82 years, 324days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.  | William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) — also known asWilliam J. Gaynor;"Brother AdrianDenys" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Oriskany,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1909; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1908-09;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913;shotin the throat by James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, onAugust 9, 1910.; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1912.Irishancestry.Died, from aheartattack, on board thesteamshipBaltic, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September10, 1913 (age64 years, 220days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument atCadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Paul Oscar Adolph Husting (1866-1917) — also known asPaul O. Husting — of Mayville,DodgeCounty, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,April25, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;DodgeCounty District Attorney, 1903-06; member ofWisconsinstate senate 13th District, 1907-14;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1915-17; died in office 1917; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).French,Luxemburgian,andMenomineeIndian ancestry.Accidentallyshotin the back by his brother Gustave, when he stood upin hisboat whileduckhunting on Rush Lake, and died soon after in a nearby farmhouse,near Pickett,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,October21, 1917 (age51 years, 179days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Mayville, Wis. | | Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (1873-1919) — also known asWilliam C. Magelssen — of Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.Born in Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,October19, 1873.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBeirut, 1899-1905; in Beirut, in August 1903, he wasshotat but not injured; press reports incorrectly reported that hewas dead; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBeirut, 1905-06; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1906-09;Colombo, 1909-11;Melbourne, 1911-17.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, on board thesteamshipSonoma, in theNorthPacific Ocean,October17, 1919 (age45 years, 363days).Interment atHighland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,Fillmore County, Minn. | | Peter Stenger Grosscup (1852-1921) — of Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,February15, 1852.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1892-99;Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 7th Circuit, 1899-1911; resigned1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1899-1911; resigned1911.Diedaboard ship, on the R.M.S.Caronia, en route fromNew York, N.Y., to Southampton, England, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,October1, 1921 (age69 years, 228days).Burial location unknown.  | James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) — also known asJames A. Emerson — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1865.Republican.Lumberbusiness;woollenmanufacturer;steamboatbusiness;hotelowner;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he wascalled "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were"desert dry").Became ill, fromheartdisease andgastritis,whileon board the steamshipPorto Rico, and died soonafter, in Long IslandHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1922 (age56 years, 281days).Interment atWarrensburgCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert C. Emerson and Abigail J. (Woodward) Emerson; brother ofLouisWoodard Emerson; married to Margaret JaneMcGregor. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
 | Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) — also known asElon R. Brown — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Stone Mills, Orleans,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;counsel to the Rome, Watertown & OgdensburgRailroad;law partner ofFrancisM. Hugo;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1900,1904,1916,1920.Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. Whileduckhunting from asmall boat, he suffered aheartattack and died, at Fox Island, Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1922 (age64 years, 352days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Joseph Edward Fletcher (1866-1924) — also known asJoseph E. Fletcher;"TheColonel" —of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bradford,England,June9, 1866.Republican. Head of the CoronetWorstedCompany of Mapleville, R.I., the PlainfieldWorstedCompany of Plainfield, Conn., the CentralYarn Company,of Central Valley, Conn., and the AllentownWoolenCompany of Wickford, R.I. Was also president of the AmericanAssociation ofWoolen andWorstedManufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from RhodeIsland,1900,1908;Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1909(voted forWilliamH. Taft andJamesS. Sherman).Diedon board the yachtJuniata, at Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September28, 1924 (age58 years, 111days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Louis Adams Frothingham (1871-1928) — also known asLouis A. Frothingham — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 13,1871.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Rep.W.C. Lovering, 1897; served in the U.S. Marine Corps duringSpanish-American War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eleventh Suffolk District,1901-05;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1904-05;candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1905;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1909-12; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1911; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1916;major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1921-28; died inoffice 1928.Unitarian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died,on board the yachtWinsone, at North Haven,KnoxCounty, Maine,August23, 1928 (age57 years, 41days).Interment atVillageCemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass. | | Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known asOtto T. Bannard — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;director, NiagaraFireInsurance Co., DolphinJuteMills, and Jersey UnitedGas andElectric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1908,1912,1916;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, on theocean linerPresident Cleveland,en route from Seattle to Manila, in theNorthPacific Ocean,January15, 1929 (age74 years, 262days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) — also known asFrank P. Flint — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in North Reading,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 15,1862.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1896(alternate),1920,1928;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901;U.S.Senator from California, 1905-11.While on a world tour, diedon the ocean linerPresidentPolk, probably in theSouth ChinaSea, while approaching Manila, Philippines,February11, 1929 (age66 years, 211days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Brandon Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March 6,1880.Republican.SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died inoffice 1931.Died, fromheartdisease,aboard ship, the naval transportUSSHenderson en route from Hawaii to San Francisco, in theNorthPacific Ocean,July 18,1931 (age51 years, 134days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | George Charles Hanson (1883-1935) — also known asGeorge C. Hanson — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October11, 1883.Engineer;U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1911-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inChefoo, 1912-13;Dalny, 1913-14;Newchwang, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inTientsin, 1914-15; U.S. Consul inSwatow, 1915-17;Chungking, 1917-18;Foochow, 1918-21;Harbin, 1921-31; U.S. Consul General inHarbin, 1931-33;Moscow, 1934-35;Salonika, 1935, died in office 1935.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Sigma;DeltaTau Delta;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Killed by aself-inflictedgunshot,aboard the steamshipPresident Polk, en route fromMarseilles to New York, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September2, 1935 (age51 years, 326days).Intermentsomewherein Fairfield, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles C. Hanson and Josephine (Stegkemper)Hanson. |
| | Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) — ofDenver,Colo.; Plandome Manor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paris,France,April5, 1876.Newspaperreporter;author;editor;musiccomposer; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.ChristianScientist.Model for the title character in his mother's book,Little LordFauntleroy.Whilesailing his yawl,Delight III, he helped rescuepeople from an overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died,probably of aheartattack, onLong IslandSound,July 25,1937 (age61 years, 111days).Interment atRoslynCemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.  | David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) — also known asDavid W. Steele — of Ocean View,SussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,1899.Republican.Poultryraiser;banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died inoffice 1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon.Whilefishingoff the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed inanexplosionand fire aboard theircruiser, theLure, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,October7, 1940 (ageabout 41years).Interment atMariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View,Del. | | | William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) — also known asWilliam P. Blocker — of Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.Born in Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.,September30, 1892.Democrat.Schoolteacher;salesman;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul inPiedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul inPiedras Negras, 1919-23;Guaymas, 1923-24;Mazatlan, 1925-29;Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32;Monterrey, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General inCiudad Juarez, 1938-43.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, following aheartattack,on board the U.S. TransportSt. Mihiel, onwhich he had been scheduled to sail to Panama, at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February28, 1947 (age54 years, 151days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Lloyd Church (c.1890-1948) — also known as"Lulu Lloyd" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inNorfolk,Va., about 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller,1941.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Elks;TammanyHall.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, on board theocean linerPresidentCleveland, en route from Yokohama to Shanghai, in theNorthPacific Ocean,August2, 1948 (ageabout 58years).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. |
| | Joseph Flack (1894-1955) — of Grenoble,BucksCounty, Pa.; Doylestown,BucksCounty, Pa.Born in Grenoble,BucksCounty, Pa.,December5, 1894.U.S. Vice Consul inLiverpool, 1917-19; U.S. Ambassador toBolivia, 1946-49;Costa Rica, 1949-50;Poland, 1950-55;shotat, and nearly hit, at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia,during the 1946 revolution.Died, from acoronarythrombosis,aboard the ocean linerUnited States,in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,May 8,1955 (age60 years, 154days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) — also known asHenry F. Grady — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February12, 1882.Democrat. U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1947-48;Greece, 1948-50;Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister toNepal, 1948.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;BetaGamma Sigma;DeltaSigma Pi;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiGamma Mu.Died, of aheartattack,on the ocean linerPresident Wilson, in thePacificOcean,September14, 1957 (age75 years, 214days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Willa Lybrand Fulmer (1884-1968) — also known asWilla E. Lybrand — of Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.Born in Wagener,AikenCounty, S.C.,February3, 1884.Democrat.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1943-45.Female.Diedon board a ship en route to Europe, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,May 13,1968 (age84 years, 100days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C. | | Chester Craig Hosmer (1915-1982) — also known asCraig Hosmer — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brea,OrangeCounty, Calif.,May 6,1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-74 (18th District 1953-63,32nd District 1963-74); defeated, 1950; resigned 1974; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from California,1956.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died of aheartattack, aboard thecruise shipAzure Seas, in theNorthPacific Ocean off the coast of California, en route to Mexico,October11, 1982 (age67 years, 158days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George McInvale Grant (1897-1982) — also known asGeorge M. Grant — of Troy,PikeCounty, Ala.Born in Louisville,BarbourCounty, Ala.,July 11,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofPike County Democratic Party, 1927-37; member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1935-38;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1938-65 (2nd District 1938-63,at-large 1963-65).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;PiKappa Phi;Kiwanis.Died, from aheartattack, on a cruiseaboard theQueen Elizabeth II,en route to New York, probably in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,November4, 1982 (age85 years, 116days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (1908-1987) — also known asHomer M. Byington, Jr. — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Naples,Italyof American parents,May 31,1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inNaples, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador toMalaya, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General inNaples, 1963-73.Protestant.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946.Died, of aheartattack,aboard theVista Fjord, a Norwegian cruiseship, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,November2, 1987 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atSt.Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del. | | John Erwin Bibby (1920-2003) — also known asJohn E. Bibby — of Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.Born in Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,November21, 1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;creamerymanager;mens wearretailer;banker;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1963-74; member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1975-82.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Jaycees;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Sufferedcardiacarrest whilesailing on Green Lake, Spicer, Minn., anddied two weeks later, in BrookingsHospital,Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,July 26,2003 (age82 years, 247days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.| | Relatives: Sonof Irwin John 'Jake' Bibby and Ruth Edith (Erwin) Bibby; married1947 to JeanFrances Starksen; married1993 toMaryMcClure; father of John Francis 'Jay' Bibby. | | | | Epitaph: "DevotedCitizen." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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