Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  George M. Carhart (d. 1863) — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 21st District, 1853-54.Accidentallyshotand killed while sleeping in Skinner'sSaloon, Bannock,BeaverheadCounty, Mont.,May 17,1863.Burial location unknown. | | Caleb Claiborne Herbert (c.1814-1867) — of Texas. Born inGoochlandCounty, Va., about 1814.Member ofTexasstate senate, 1857-59;Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Shotandkilledoutside asaloon in Columbus,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,July 5,1867 (ageabout 53years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Colorado County, Tex. | | Edwin Stanton McCook (1837-1873) — Born in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio,March26, 1837.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;secretaryof Dakota Territory, 1872-73; died in office 1873.Member,Freemasons.Shotandkilled byPeter P. Wintermute, a banker and political adversary, at asaloon in Yankton,YanktonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.),September11, 1873 (age36 years, 169days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Benjamin Long (1838-1877) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornMarch 7,1838.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1868-70, 1872-74; defeated, 1874.Killedwhen he attempted to stop three people from leaving asaloonwithout paying,June 23,1877 (age39 years, 108days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Dallas, Tex. | | David Smith Terry (1823-1889) — also known asDavid S. Terry — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Christian County (part now inToddCounty), Ky.,March 8,1823.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; advocated the extension ofslavery to California;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1855-59;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1857-59; killed U.S.SenatorDavidC. Broderick in aduelnear San Francisco in 1859;triedformurder,but acquitted; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; candidatefor Presidential Elector for California,1880;his wife Sarah Althea Hill claimed to be the widow and heir ofwealthy U.S. SenatorWilliamSharon; in September, 1888, when her claim was finally rejectedby U.S. Supreme Court JusticeStephenJ. Field (acting as a Court of Appeals judge for California), sheand Terry caused an altercation in the courtroom and werejailedsix months forcontemptof court.Five months after his release from jail, he encountered Justice Fieldand slapped him in the face; he was thenshotthrough the heart andkilled byU.S. Deputy Marshal David Neagle, the justice's bodyguard, in thetrainstationdining room at Lathrop,San JoaquinCounty, Calif.,August14, 1889 (age66 years, 159days). Neagle was arrested by local authorities, but laterreleased on the demand of the U.S. government.Interment atStocktonRural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif. | | Nicholas Fish (1848-1902) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSwitzerland, 1877-81; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1882-85;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Quarreled with Thomas J. Sharkey, a private detective, on the secondfloor of the Ehrhardt Brotherssaloon; Sharkeystruckhim, so that hefell downthe stairs into the street with a skull fracture; died the next day,without regaining consciousness, at RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1902 (age54 years, 209days). Sharkey was later convicted of second-degreemanslaughterand sentenced to ten years in prison.Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.| |  Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish (1808-1893) and Julia (Kean) Fish; brother ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); married to Clemence S. Smith-Bryce; fatherof Hamilton Fish (1874-1898; sergeant in the U.S. Volunteer CavalryRegiment, the "Rough Riders", in the Spanish-American war; killed inbattle); uncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin once removed ofRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; second cousin twice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,GuyVernor Henry andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; fourth cousin ofJohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | William J. Donohue (1873-1907) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in1873.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1907; defeated,1903; died in office 1907.Shotandkilledhimself, or wasmurdered,in the lavatory of asaloon in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1907 (ageabout 33years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John E. Mullally (1875-1912) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in1875.Saloonkeeper; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 30th District, 1911-12; died in office 1912.Catholic.Irishancestry.Attackedby three masked holdup men in hissaloon,shot,mortally wounded, and died soon after, in Central EmergencyHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,January15, 1912 (ageabout 36years).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) — of Wayne,WayneCounty, Neb.Born in Mapleton,MononaCounty, Iowa,March15, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1928.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheartattack, while dining in acafe at Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,June 7,1948 (age69 years, 84days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb. | | Claude C. Cheshire (c.1889-1960) — of Nogales,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.; Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.Born in Oregon, about 1889.Automobiledealer;mayorof Nogales, Ariz., 1937-39.Suffered aheartattack and died, while dining with friends in arestaurant, Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January29, 1960 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 6,1905.Democrat.Policeofficer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1960;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1965-70 (Jackson County 4thDistrict 1965-66, 11th District 1967-70); died in office 1970.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;KappaAlpha Psi.During hiscampaignfor re-election, wasshot andkilledwhile leaving the Green DuckTavern, which he owned andoperated, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 15,1970 (age65 years, 70days).Burial location unknown. | | William J. McGovern (1905-1972) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August25, 1905.Democrat.Tavernowner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewJersey,1932(alternate),1944;elected (Wet)delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from HudsonCounty 1933.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Killedby armed robbers at histavern, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 11,1972 (age66 years, 321days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. | | Silvio Joseph Failla (1910-1972) — also known asSilvio J. Failla;Si Failla — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,May 23,1910.Democrat.Undertaker;mayorof Hoboken, N.J., 1965; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly District 12-C, 1972; died inoffice 1972.Italianancestry.According topublishedreports, he left abar with aprostitute,Deborah Dell; just outside, he was robbed,shotmultiple times, andkilled,in Neptune Township,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September16, 1972 (age62 years, 116days). Dell and an associate were later convicted of first-degreemurder and sentenced to life in prison.Entombed in mausoleum atSt.Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J. | | S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,July26, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1935;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56;NewYork County Surrogate, 1957-76.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Indictedin May 1976, along with JusticeIrvingSaypol, onofficialmisconductcharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed.Indictedin February 1978 forcriminalcontempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, butdied before trial.Died, from aheartattack, whiledining with friends at the Columbus Club,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1978 (age71 years, 337days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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