Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William Churchill Houston (c.1746-1788) — ofSomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C., about 1746.Collegeprofessor; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85;lawyer;clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1781-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosis, while lodging at aninn inFrankford, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August12, 1788 (ageabout 42years).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | James Bowdoin (1726-1790) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August7, 1726.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1785-87;delegateto Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Frenchancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, ofconsumption (tuberculosis), in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1790 (age64 years, 91days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass. | | John Shepardson (d. 1802) — of Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.Justiceof Vermont state supreme court, 1778-79; member ofVermontGovernor's Council, 1780.Died, ofconsumption (tuberculosis), in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January3, 1802.Burial location unknown. | | Solomon D. Sutherland (1762-1802) — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1762.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1795-96; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1800-02; died in office 1802.Died, fromconsumption, in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1802 (ageabout 40years).Interment atSutherland Cemetery, Stanfordville, N.Y. | | George Madison (1763-1816) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County (part now inRockinghamCounty), Va., June,1763.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Kentuckyauditor of public accounts, 1796-1816; major in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governor ofKentucky, 1816; died in office 1816.Died oftuberculosis, in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,October14, 1816 (age53 years, 0days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Madison and Agatha (Strother) Madison; married,February11, 1796, to Jane Smith; first cousin once removed ofJamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; first cousin thrice removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JosephHenry Pendleton andJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; second cousin once removed ofJohnWalker,JohnTyler (1747-1813),FrancisWalker,ClementF. Dorsey andZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofAndrewDorsey,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andAylettHawes Buckner; second cousin thrice removed ofDavidShelby Walker andAlexanderWarfield Dorsey; second cousin four times removed ofJamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr.,EliHuston Brown Jr.,SidneyFletcher Taliaferro andMaxRogers Strother; second cousin five times removed ofAlbinOwings Jr. andEliHuston Brown III; third cousin ofRobertBrooke,MeriwetherLewis,RichardAylett Buckner andJohnTyler (1790-1862); third cousin once removed ofFrancisTaliaferro Helm,ThomasWalker Gilmer,AyletteBuckner,DavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesJohn Helm,RobertThomas Brooke,HubbardDozier Helm andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; third cousin thrice removed ofHubbardT. Smith,AdeleGoodwyn McNeel,KeyPittman,VailMontgomery Pittman andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nathaniel Peabody (1741-1823) — of Atkinson,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Topsfield,EssexCounty, Mass.,March 1,1741.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1776-79, 1781-85,1787-90, 1793-96;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1779-80, 1785;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; memberofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1784-86; member ofNewHampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1785-86, 1790-93.Confinedin adebtor'sprisonfor about twenty years.Died, fromconsumption (tuberculosis), in Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,June 7,1823 (age82 years, 98days).Interment atOak Hill Cemetery, East Kingston, N.H.  | James Monroe (1758-1831) — ofSpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.;LoudounCounty, Va.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,April28, 1758.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromSpotsylvania County, 1788;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1794-96;Great Britain, 1803-07;Governor ofVirginia, 1799-1802, 1811;U.S.Secretary of State, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1814-15;Presidentof the United States, 1817-25;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1930.Slaveowner. Died, probably oftuberculosis, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1831 (age73 years, 67days).Originally entombed atNewYork Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed atNewYork City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married,February16, 1786, to Eliza Kortright andElizabethKortright; father of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who marriedGeorgeHay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who marriedSamuelLaurence Gouverneur); nephew ofJosephJones; uncle ofThomasBell Monroe andJamesMonroe (1799-1870); granduncle ofVictorMonroe; great-grandnephew of Douglas Robinson (who marriedCorinneRoosevelt Robinson); second great-granduncle ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson andCorinneAlsop Cole; third great-granduncle ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; first cousin once removed ofWilliamGrayson; second cousin ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; second cousin thrice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison II andJohnBrady Grayson. | | | | Political family:Monroefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Monroe counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.Y.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,W.Va. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofMonrovia,Liberia, isnamed forhim. —MountMonroe, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. —FortMonroe (military installation 1819-2011), at Old Point Comfort,Hampton,Virginia, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Monroe (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesMonroe—JamesMonroe—JamesM. Pendleton—JamesM. Jackson—JamesMonroe Letts—JamesM. Ritchie—JamesM. Rosse—JamesM. Comly—JamesMonroe Buford—JamesM. Seibert—J.Monroe Driesbach—JamesM. Lown—JamesM. Miller—JamesMonroe Jones—JamesMonroe Hale—JamesMonroe Spears—J.M. Alford—JamesM. Lown, Jr.—JamesM. Miley | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and1890s. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon,JamesMonroe: The Quest for National Identity | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,September9, 1786.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1811;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1828-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosis in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February21, 1834 (age47 years, 165days).Original interment atBreathittCemetery, Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky. | | Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835) — also known asPhilip J. Schuyler — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1768.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1797-98;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1817-19.Slaveowner. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1835 (age67 years, 31days).Original interment atNewYork Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequent interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Dutchess County, N.Y.; reintermentatPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofPhilipJohn Schuyler and Catherine (Van Rensselaer) Schuyler; brother ofElizabeth Schuyler (who marriedAlexanderHamilton); nephew ofStephenJohn Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; uncle ofPhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; grandson ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; great-granduncle ofRobertRay Hamilton; second great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston the Elder; second great-granduncle ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,VolkertPetrus Douw,PierreVan Cortlandt,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer andHenryWalter Livingston; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,PhilipP. Schuyler,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andBronsonMurray Cutting; first cousin five times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; second cousin ofNicholasBayard,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston andJamesParker; second cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,JohnJay,FrederickJay,PeterSamuel Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,PeterGansevoort,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnCortlandt Parker; second cousin twice removed ofMatthewClarkson (1733-1800),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; second cousin thrice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnSluyter Wirt,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,RobertReginald Livingston,JohnHubner II,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; third cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; third cousin once removed ofMatthewClarkson (1758-1825),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,CharlesPinckney Brown,EugeneSchuyler,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed ofJohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,KarlCortlandt Schuyler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991). | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
 | Charles Ogle (1798-1841) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,1798.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1837-41; died inoffice 1841.Noted for the "Gold Spoon Oration" which satirized PresidentMartinVan Buren's expensive tastes; though little of it was true, thespeech was widely reprinted and helped defeat Van Buren.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,May 10,1841 (ageabout 42years).Interment atUnionCemetery, Somerset, Pa.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | William Gordon Cooke (1808-1847) — of Texas. Born inFredericksburg,Va.,March26, 1808.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1844-45;TexasRepublic Secretary of War and Marine, 1845-46; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1846;AdjutantGeneral of Texas, 1846-47; died in office 1847.Member,Freemasons.Died oftuberculosis, at Seguin,GuadalupeCounty, Tex.,December24, 1847 (age39 years, 273days).Original intermentsomewherein Geronimo, Tex.; reinterment in 1937 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Ebenezer Mack (1791-1849) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.BornMay 9,1791.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1830; postmaster atIthaca,N.Y., 1833-42; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1834-37.Died, fromconsumption,July 19,1849 (age58 years, 71days).Interment atIthacaCity Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y. | | Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) — also known asHenry A. Muhlenberg — of Berks,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 21,1823.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 5th District, 1850-52;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1853-54; died inoffice 1854.Germanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis, inWashington,D.C.,January9, 1854 (age30 years, 172days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | James Cochrane Dobbin (1814-1857) — also known asJames C. Dobbin — of Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,January17, 1814.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1845-47; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons from Cumberland County, 1848-51;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1853-57.Slaveowner. Died, fromtuberculosis, in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,August4, 1857 (age43 years, 199days).Interment atCrossCreek Cemetery No. 1, Fayetteville, N.C.  | Frederick George Louis Beuhring (1791-1859) — also known asFrederick G. L. Beuhring;F. G. L.Beuhring;Frederik Georg Ludwig Bürhing —ofCabellCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Scharmbeck,Germany,March31, 1791.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1822-23, 1829-30, 1835-36, 1844.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Guayandotte, Va (nowGuyandotte,CabellCounty, W.Va.),June 27,1859 (age68 years, 88days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Johann Rudolph Heinrich Bühring and Anne Christine(Bötjer) Bühring; married,May 11,1820, to Frances Eleanora Dannenberg; great-grandfather ofRaymondLee Beuhring. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Image source: Huntington ThroughSeventy-Five Years (1947) |
| | Charles Edward Travis (1829-1860) — also known asCharles E. Travis — Born in Alabama,August8, 1829.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1853-54.Court-martialedanddischargedfrom the U.S. Cavalry, on charges ofconductunbecoming an officer and a gentleman, based on incidents ofallegedslander,unauthorizedabsence, andcheatingat cards.Died, ofconsumption (tuberculosis) inWashingtonCounty, Tex.,1860(ageabout30 years).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex. | | James Charles Wilson (1818-1860) — of Texas. Born in Yorkshire,England,August21, 1818.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasstate house of representatives, 1849-50; member ofTexasstate senate, 1851-53.Methodist.Volunteer on the Somervell Expedition in 1842; captured at Mier,Mexico, and held at Perote Prison until his escape in 1843; famedorator in support of Texas annexation to the U.S. and, later,secession to join the Confederacy.Died oftuberculosis, at Gonzales,GonzalesCounty, Tex.,February7, 1860 (age41 years, 170days).Original interment atAskeyCemetery, Gonzales, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | James Brown Clay (1817-1864) — of Kentucky. Born inWashington,D.C.,November9, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPortugal, 1849-50;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1857-59.Slaveowner. Died oftuberculosis, in Montreal,Quebec,January26, 1864 (age46 years, 78days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Samuel Snowden Maffit (1819-1864) — also known asSamuel S. Maffit — of Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.BornMarch18, 1819.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1860;Marylandstate comptroller, 1862-64.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,May 24,1864 (age45 years, 67days).Burial location unknown. | | Pendleton Murrah (1824-1865) — of Texas. Born in1824.Governorof Texas, 1863-65.Died, fromconsumption, in Monterrey,NuevoLeón,August4, 1865 (ageabout 41years).Interment atPanteonMunicipal Cemetery, Monterrey, Nuevo León. | | Gad Ely Upson (1823-1866) — also known asGad E. Upson — of Fort Benton,ChouteauCounty, Mont.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 3,1823.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.Indian agent; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1865.Died, fromtuberculosis, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March28, 1866 (age42 years, 298days).Interment atSacramentoCity Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofCharlesUpson; married,November23, 1852, to Lucy Ann Langdon; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopherColumbus Upson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHanford Upson; third cousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarveyWashington Upson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,JamesWesley Upson andWilliamHazlett Upson. | | | | Political families:Cowlesfamily of Wilkesboro, North Carolina;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Johnston (1819-1866) — of Ohio. Born inIreland,1819.Lawyer;Whig candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1850;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864.Died of consumption (tuberculosis), in Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio,May 1,1866 (ageabout 46years).Interment atMansfieldCemetery, Mansfield, Ohio. | | William Ward Orme (1832-1866) — also known asWilliam W. Orme — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,February17, 1832.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died, probably fromtuberculosis, in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,September13, 1866 (age34 years, 208days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) — also known asJohn A. Rawlins — Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,February13, 1831.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1869; died in office 1869.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), inWashington,D.C.,September6, 1869 (age38 years, 205days).Original interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1874 atRawlinsPark, Washington, D.C. | | Abraham G. Mayers (1809-1870) — of Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Born in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,1809.Democrat. Postmaster atFortSmith, Ark., 1859-64; candidate forRepresentativefrom Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 2nd District, 1861.Died, fromconsumption, in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,1870(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Dana Washburn (1832-1871) — also known asHenry D. Washburn — of Clinton,VermillionCounty, Ind.Born in Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,March28, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1866-69.As Surveyor-General of Montana Territory in 1870, led the WashburnExpedition into what is now Yellowstone National Park.Died oftuberculosis, in Clinton,VermillionCounty, Ind.,January26, 1871 (age38 years, 304days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Clinton, Ind.  | Benjamin Hinman Steele (1837-1873) — also known asBenjamin H. Steele — of Derby Line, Derby,OrleansCounty, Vt.; Hartland,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Stanstead,Quebec,February6, 1837.Republican.Justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1865-69; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1872.Died, ofconsumption, in Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.,July 13,1873 (age36 years, 157days).Interment atHartlandCemetery, Hartland, Vt. | | John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874) — also known asJohn T. Croxton — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,November20, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;KentuckyRepublican state chair, 1868; U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1873-74, died in office 1874.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromconsumption (tuberculosis), in La Paz,Bolivia,April16, 1874 (age37 years, 147days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Peter W. Gray (1819-1874) — of Texas. Born inFredericksburg,Va.,December12, 1819.Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1850; member ofTexasstate senate, 1851-53; state court judge in Texas, 1854-61;Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;justice ofTexas state supreme court, 1874.Died oftuberculosis, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October3, 1874 (age54 years, 295days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Justin E. Colburn (c.1844-1878) — Born in Vermont, about 1844. Private secretary to U.S. Sen.WilliamSprague, 1869;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul General inMexico City, 1878, died in office 1878.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Mexico City (Ciudad deMéxico),DistritoFederal,December2, 1878 (ageabout 34years).Interment atAmericanCemetery, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. | | Charles Locke (1811-1881) — ofShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born inMadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1811.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Shiawassee County 2ndDistrict, 1867-68.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Perry,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,May 8,1881 (age69 years, 362days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Perry, Mich.  | John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) — also known asJohn J. Bagley — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1832.Republican.Cigarmanufacturer; president, Michigan MutualLifeInsurance Company, 1867-72;bankdirector;Governor ofMichigan, 1873-76.Unitarian.Died, fromtuberculosis, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 27,1881 (age49 years, 3days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Louis Alfred Wiltz (1843-1881) — also known asLouis A. Wiltz — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January21, 1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1872-74;Speaker ofthe Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1875;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana; elected 1876;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879;Governor ofLouisiana, 1880-81; died in office 1881.Died, oftuberculosis,October16, 1881 (age38 years, 268days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La. | | Samuel Wylie Greer (1826-1882) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 2,1826.KansasTerritory superintendent of schools, 1858-61; served in the UnionArmy during the Civil War.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromconsumption (tuberculosis), in Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,September30, 1882 (age56 years, 120days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Winfield, Kan.  | James Thomas Rapier (1837-1883) — also known asJames T. Rapier — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,November13, 1837.Republican.Schoolteacher;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1873-75;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Montgomery, Alabama, 1879;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1880.Africanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,May 31,1883 (age45 years, 199days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) — of Sutter Creek,AmadorCounty, Calif.Born in West Salem,WayneCounty, Ohio,March30, 1832.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1875-80.Protestant.Member,Freemasons.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Bieber,LassenCounty, Calif.,September15, 1885 (age53 years, 169days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif. | | Robert Johnston (1818-1885) — of Virginia. Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,October14, 1818.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1850;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; state courtjudge in Virginia, 1880-85.Died, oftuberculosis, atHarrisonburg,Va.,November6, 1885 (age67 years, 23days).Interment atWoodbineCemetery, Harrisonburg, Va. | | Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — also known asLyman K. Bass — of New York. Born in Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1865-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75,32nd District 1875-77); defeated, 1870; law partner withGroverCleveland andWilsonS. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for manyrailroads.Died, ofconsumption, in the BuckinghamHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1889 (age52 years, 179days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Phillip S. Bolling (c.1849-1892) — ofCumberlandCounty, Va.Born inslaveryinBuckinghamCounty, Va., about 1849.Brickmason;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Buckingham & Cumberland counties,1883.Africanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis, in the CentralLunaticAsylum,Petersburg,Va.,April18, 1892 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas McKee Bayne (1836-1894) — also known asThomas M. Bayne — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Bellevue,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 14,1836.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;AlleghenyCounty District Attorney, 1870-74;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1877-91;defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884,1888.Alarmed about atuberculosis-related lung hemorrhage, hekilledhimself, bygunshotto the head, inWashington,D.C.,June 16,1894 (age58 years, 2days).Interment atUnionDale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Richard Smith Leaming (1828-1895) — also known asRichard S. Leaming — of Dennisville,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in South Dennis,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,July 10,1828.Republican.Shipbuilder;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1871-73;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cape May County, 1874-76.Died, fromconsumption, in Dennisville,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,May 25,1895 (age66 years, 319days).Interment atUnion Cemetery, South Dennis, N.J. | | Isaac Thomas Giering (1853-1895) — also known asIsaac T. Giering — of Emmaus,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Emmaus,LehighCounty, Pa.,November11, 1853.Republican.Painter;postmaster atEmmaus,Pa., 1878-79.Died, fromconsumption, in Emmaus,LehighCounty, Pa.,August9, 1895 (age41 years, 271days).Interment atEmmaus Moravian Cemetery, Emmaus, Pa. | | Samuel Lowry Biggers (1862-1899) — also known asSamuel L. Biggers — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Old Orchard (now part of Webster Groves),St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,1862.Hardwarebuyer;Consulfor Argentina inSt.Louis, Mo., 1895-98.Died, from "quick consumption" (tuberculosis), inUnionStation, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,1899(ageabout37 years).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Earley Franklin Poppleton (1834-1899) — of Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio.Born inRichlandCounty, Ohio,September29, 1834.Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1875-77.Died of consumption (tuberculosis),May 6,1899 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. | | William Haselden Ellerbe (1862-1899) — of South Carolina. Born in Marion,MarionCounty, S.C.,April 7,1862.SouthCarolina state comptroller general, 1891-95;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1897-99; died in office 1899.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Sellers,MarionCounty, S.C.,June 2,1899 (age37 years, 56days).Interment atHaseldenCemetery, Latta, S.C. | | John Howell Carroll (1865-1903) — also known asJ. Howell Carroll — of Maryland. Born in Maryland,September21, 1865.U.S. Consul inCadiz, 1897-1902.Died, ofconsumption, in Mentone (Menton),France,February7, 1903 (age37 years, 139days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | James M. Hinds (1859-1906) — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.BornNovember10, 1859.Democrat. Postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1886-89, 1893-97.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromconsumption, in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,January24, 1906 (age46 years, 75days).Interment atCookevilleCity Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Simeon Hinds and Mary (Masters) Hinds; married to KateDouglass. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Marshall Arnold (1845-1913) — of Missouri. Born inSt.Francois County, Mo.,October21, 1845.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1891-95; defeated,1894.Died, ofphthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis), in Benton,ScottCounty, Mo.,June 12,1913 (age67 years, 234days).Interment atBentonCemetery, Benton, Mo. | | Adolph E. Methudy (1876-1913) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September7, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 30th District, 1907-12.Died, fromtuberculosis, in HighlandsSanatorium,Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,December16, 1913 (age37 years, 100days).Entombed atHillcrestAbbey, St. Louis, Mo. | | Josiah Thomas Settle (1850-1915) — also known asJosiah T. Settle;Joe Settle — ofPanolaCounty, Miss.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,September30, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi,1876;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1876;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1880;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1896,1900,1912.Africanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August16, 1915 (age64 years, 320days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Thomas Settle (1799-1869) and Nancy Ann (Graves) Settle;married to Theresa T. Vogelsang; married1890 toFrances McCullough. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Morton Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known asJohn M. Eshleman;JackEshleman —of California. Born in Villa Ridge,PulaskiCounty, Ill.,June 14,1876.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916.Member,Freemasons.Died, oftuberculosis, in atrainstation at at Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February28, 1916 (age39 years, 259days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atSunsetView Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.  | Murray Vandiver (1845-1916) — of Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.Born in Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.,September14, 1845.Democrat.Lumberbusiness; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1876-80, 1892;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1892;mayorof Havre de Grace, Md., 1885-86;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1892(delegation secretary),1896,1900,1904,1908;MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1897-1916;Marylandstate treasurer, 1900-16.Died, fromliverproblems andtuberculosis, in Blue Ridge Summit,FranklinCounty, Pa.,May 23,1916 (age70 years, 252days).Interment atAngelHill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md. | | | Warren Walter Rich (1863-1916) — also known asWarren W. Rich — of Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1863.Lawyer;U.S. Consular Agent inSalina Cruz, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inSalina Cruz, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul inSalina Cruz, as of 1916.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Delaware,August17, 1916 (age52 years, 334days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Smyrna, Del. | | James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) — also known asJ. Edwin Ellerbe — of Marion,MarionCounty, S.C.Born in Sellers,MarionCounty, S.C.,January12, 1867.Democrat.Farmer;merchant;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Marion County,1894-96;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from MarionCounty, 1895;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.Methodist.Died, ofpulmonary tuberculosis, in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,October17, 1916 (age49 years, 279days).Interment atHaseldenCemetery, Latta, S.C.  | John Worth Kern (1849-1917) — also known asJohn W. Kern — of Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Alto,HowardCounty, Ind.,December20, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1870;Indianareporter of state courts, 1885-89; member ofIndianastate senate, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1904,1908,1912(chair,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died oftuberculosis anduremicpoisoning, in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August17, 1917 (age67 years, 240days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reintermentin 1929 atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | | Peter Hanson Anker (1852-1922) — also known asPeter Anker — of Lovelock,PershingCounty, Nev.Born inDenmark,January7, 1852.Carpenter;builder;rancher;HumboldtCounty Commissioner, 1890-94;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inLovelock,Nev., 1895-1922; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1900.Methodist.Danishancestry.Died, frompulmonary tuberculosis, in Lovelock,PershingCounty, Nev.,August12, 1922 (age70 years, 217days).Interment atBig Meadow Cemetery, Lovelock, Nev. | | Charles Warner Landis (1867-1925) — also known asCharles W. Landis — of Osborne,OsborneCounty, Kan.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Pennsylvania,October21, 1867.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1908.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,May 11,1925 (age57 years, 202days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Landis and Christiana (Shelly) Landis; married1892 to EvaPatterson. |
| | Job Harriman (1861-1925) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inClintonCounty, Ind.,January15, 1861.Socialist.Minister;lawyer;Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1898; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1900; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1911, 1913; member of Socialist NationalCommittee from California, 1911; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from California, 1912.Christian;laterAgnostic.Founder, in 1914, of the Llano de Rio utopian community in AntelopeValley, Calif. (relocated to Louisiana in 1918).Died, fromtuberculosis, in Sierra Madre,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October26, 1925 (age64 years, 284days).Burial location unknown.  | Eugene Lamb Richards Jr. (1863-1927) — also known asEugene L. Richards, Jr. — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 14,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;legal counsel to New York City MayorGeorgeB. McClellan, 1906-08; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1908;New York State Superintendent of Banks, 1914-17;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1915;bankdirector.Episcopalian.Member,PsiUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Skulland Bones.Died, fromtuberculosis, in Woodbridge,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September17, 1927 (age64 years, 95days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Lovett Richard Potter (1892-1930) — also known asLovett R. Potter — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga.,February29, 1892.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1929.Died, frompulmonary tuberculosis, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 9,1930 (age38 years, 70days).Interment atBonaventureCemetery, Savannah, Ga. | | Elias Gerson Reiger (1892-1931) — also known asE. Gerson Reiger — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 2,1892.Republican.Lawyer;socialworker; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 12th District, 1922; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 1st District, 1927.Died, oftuberculosis,1931(ageabout38 years).Interment atMt.Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Augusta Reiger. |
 | Bernard Downing (1869-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1869.Democrat.Accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District1919-31); died in office 1931.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, oftuberculosis, in the LoomisSanitarium,Liberty,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1931 (age61 years, 284days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) — also known asW. B. Pedigo;"BillBob" —of Stuart,PatrickCounty, Va.; Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.; Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born, in alogcabin, at Elamsville,PatrickCounty, Va.,January28, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;PatrickCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1896;candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1906;mayorof Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.Baptist.Frenchancestry.Died, oftuberculosis, in Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,October23, 1932 (age62 years, 269days).Interment atMyrtleHill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married1896 to LenaAttaway. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Morris Hillquit (1869-1933) — also known asMoishe Hillkowitz — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Riga,Latvia,August1, 1869.Socialist.Lawyer;leader of "Kangaroo" faction which left the Socialist Labor Party andmarged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Socialist Partyof America in 1901; served as the Socialist Party's first nationalsecretary; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1906 (9th District), 1908 (9thDistrict), 1916 (20th District), 1918 (20th District), 1920 (20thDistrict); candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1910; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1932; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from New York, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party,1931; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1931.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died, oftuberculosis, inOctober8, 1933 (age64 years, 68days).Burial location unknown. | | Cosmo Anthony Cilano (1893-1937) — also known asCosmo A. Cilano — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1925-28; memberofNewYork state senate 45th District, 1929-34.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died, oftuberculosis, at the Ray BrookSanitarium,Ray Brook,EssexCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1937 (age44 years, 191days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Charles Fremont Amidon (1856-1937) — of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Clymer,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1856.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for North Dakota, 1896-1928; took senior status1928.Died, fromtuberculosis and acerebralhemorrhage, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,December26, 1937 (age81 years, 131days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Smith Amidon and Charlotte A. (Curtis) Amidon; married,November15, 1892, to Beulah R. McHenry. |
| | John Looney (1865-1942) — also known asPatrick John Looney — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,October5, 1865.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;indictedwith others in 1897 over a scheme todefraudthe city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain constructionproject;convicted,but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1900; created and led acrimesyndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests ingambling,prostitution,extortion,and eventuallybootleggingandautomobiletheft;indictedin 1907 on 37 counts ofbribery,extortion,andlibel,but acquitted;shotand wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February22, 1909, he wasshotand wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; onMarch 22, 1912, afterpublishingpersonal attacks on Rock Island MayorHenryM. Schriver, he wasarrested,brought to the police station, andseverelybeaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two menand injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island racketsin 1921; in 1922, he wasindictedfor themurderof saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence againstLooney to federal agents;arrestedin Belen, N.M., in 1924, and laterconvictedof conspiracy andmurder;sentencedto 5 years inprisonfor conspiracy and 14 years formurder;served 8 1/2 years.Irishancestry.Died, oftuberculosis, in asanitariumat El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,1942(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown.  | John William Smith (1883-1942) — also known asJohn W. Smith — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;steamfitter;deputysheriff; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1917-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1921-22; postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1922-24;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1924-28, 1933; defeated, 1927, 1929, 1930,1937; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1934.Died, fromtuberculosis anddiabetes,in the Detroit TuberculosisSanitorium,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 17,1942 (ageabout 58years).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | | Clayson Wheeler Aldridge (1899-1944) — also known asClayson W. Aldridge — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1899.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inJerusalem, 1925-27;Aden, 1927-28;Athens, 1929; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1929;Singapore, 1939.Died, fromtuberculosis, in the U.S. NavalHospital,Corona,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March30, 1944 (age44 years, 163days).Interment atRomeCemetery, Rome, N.Y. | | Adolph Berky (1897-1945) — also known asAl Berky;Adolph Berkowitz — of Bangor,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April19, 1897.Democrat.Real estateagent; member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945.Jewish.Died, frommeningitisandtuberculosis, in St. Mary'sHospital,Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,May 17,1945 (age48 years, 28days).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Willoughby Smith (1870-1947) — also known asAlfred W. Smith — of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Odessa, Russia (nowUkraine),of American parents,September22, 1870.Lawyer;lecturer;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inOdessa, 1906-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inMoscow, as of 1914.Died, ofpulmonary tuberculosis, in the VermontSanatorium,Pittsford,RutlandCounty, Vt.,March14, 1947 (age76 years, 173days).Burial location unknown. | | James T. McNamara (1894-1950) — of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,1894.Republican.Mayorof Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1940,1944.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications oftuberculosis, in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,1950(ageabout56 years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Portage, Ind. | | Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) — also known asAnna Eleanor Roosevelt — of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1884.Democrat.First Ladyof the United States, 1933-45; delegate to the United NationsGeneral Assembly, 1945-53; member, United Nations Commission on HumanRights;newspapercolumnist;speaker, Democratic National Convention,1952,1956,1960;member, President's Commission on the Status of Women, 1961-62.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters;NAACP.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1973.Died, oftuberculosis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1962 (age78 years, 27days).Interment atRooseveltHome, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt and Anna (Hall) Roosevelt;sister of Gracie Hall Roosevelt (who marriedDorothyKemp Roosevelt); married,March17, 1905, toFranklinDelano Roosevelt; mother ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; niece ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; first cousin twice removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.. | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books about Eleanor Roosevelt: HazelRowley,Franklinand Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — Maurine H.Beasley,EleanorRoosevelt: Transformative First Lady |
| | Robert W. Colflesh (1900-1967) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January31, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1932-34; candidateforGovernor ofIowa, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1936.Churchof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, oftuberculosis, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,April17, 1967 (age67 years, 76days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Marvin Colflesh and Alice (Davis) Colflesh; married,September14, 1924, to Martha Lucy Waring. |
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