Very incomplete list!in chronological order  |  Chauncey Forward (1793-1839) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February4, 1793.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1820-22; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 22nd District, 1824-25;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1826-31;SomersetCounty Prothonotary and Recorder, 1831.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,October19, 1839 (age46 years, 257days).Interment atAukenySquare Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Forward and Susannah (Holcombe) Forward; brother ofOliverOwen Forward andWalterForward; married to Rebecca Blair; father of Mary Forward (whomarriedJeremiahSullivan Black); grandfather ofChaunceyForward Black; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephWells Holcomb,BanksonTaylor Holcomb andThomasHolcomb Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofEdmondAlfred Holcomb; second cousin twice removed ofMarcusHensey Holcomb andBurtonEverett Hoskins; third cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,JohnAllen,CharlesOgden Tappan,MartinHarris Holcomb andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielChapin andLyleDonald Holcomb; fourth cousin ofHezekiahCase,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,AbielCase,EdmundHolcomb,JairusCase,AnsonLevi Holcomb andWilliamGleason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LutherWalter Badger,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AbijahBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,OliverDwight Filley,FarrandFassett Merrill,NoahWebster Holcomb andLafayetteBlanchard Gleason. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903) |
|  | William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) — also known as"Tippecanoe";"OldTip";"Farmer of North Bend";"General Mum";"Cincinnatus of theWest" —of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Berkeley,CharlesCity County, Va.,February9, 1773.Whig.Secretaryof Northwest Territory, 1798-99;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1799-1800;Governorof Indiana Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1816-19; member ofOhiostate senate, 1819-21; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins); candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1820; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1824(voted forHenryClay andNathanSanford);U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister toGran Colombia, 1828-29;Presidentof the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; died in office 1841.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumoniaortyphoid, at theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,April 4,1841 (age68 years, 54days).Interment atHarrisonTomb, North Bend, Ohio.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison; brother ofCarterBassett Harrison; married,November22, 1795, toAnnaTuthill Symmes (daughter ofJohnCleves Symmes); father ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); grandfather ofBenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); great-grandfather ofRussellBenjamin Harrison; second great-grandfather ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); first cousin ofBeverleyRandolph andBurwellBassett; first cousin once removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; first cousin twice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; second cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph andRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley; second cousin four times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle andHarryFlood Byrd; second cousin five times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofRobertMonroe Harrison. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Harrison counties inInd.,Iowa,Miss. andOhio arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofHarrison,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamH. Harrison Taylor—WilliamH. H. Bingham—WilliamH. H. Ross—WilliamH. H. Comstock—WilliamH. H. Bailey—WilliamH. H. Lewis—W.H. H. Eba—WilliamH. H. Wroe—WilliamH. H. Dickinson—WilliamH. H. Gere—WilliamH. H. Clayton—WilliamH. H. Allen—WilliamH. H. Beadle—WilliamH. H. Keeney—WilliamH. H. Varney—WilliamH. H. Cowles—WilliamH. H. Stowell—WilliamH. H. Miller—WilliamH. H. Cook—WilliamH. H. Hill—WilliamH. H. Flick—WilliamH. H. Sieg—WilliamH. H. Slack—WilliamH. H. Webster—WilliamH. H. Fine—WilliamH. Heard—WilliamH. H. Hart—WilliamH. H. Llewellyn—WilliamH. H. Lea—WilliamH. H. Cash—WilliamH. H. Bowen—WilliamH. H. Heath—WilliamH. H. Gardner | | | | Campaign slogan (1840): "Tippecanoe andTyler Too." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William Henry Harrison:Freeman Cleaves,OldTippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time —Norma Lois Peterson,Presidenciesof William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — DavidLillard,WilliamHenry Harrison (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) — of Mt. Hope Township,GrantCounty, Wis.Born inPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,September3, 1800.Lawyer;walked with alimpdue to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of BlackHawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832;memberWisconsin territorial council, 1836.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, oftyphoid, in Mt. Hope Township,GrantCounty, Wis.,November7, 1845 (age45 years, 65days).Interment atHermitageCemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis. | | Bradley Polydore Hudson (1826-1853) — also known asBradley P. Hudson — ofCalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1826.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,1853.Died probably oftyphoid,April22, 1853 (age26 years, 359days).Interment atDuboisCemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. | | Thomas Oliver Larkin (1802-1858) — also known asThomas O. Larkin — of Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,September18, 1802.Merchant;flour millbusiness; U.S. Consul inMonterey, 1843-48; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toCalifornia, 1845;delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1849.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Colusa,ColusaCounty, Calif.,October27, 1858 (age56 years, 39days).Original interment atLaurelHill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;reinterment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.  | Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) — also known asStephen A. Douglas;Arnold Douglass;"The Little Giant" —of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brandon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,April23, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1837-39;registerof U.S. Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, 1837;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1840-41;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1841-43;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1852,1856;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860.Slaveowner. Died, oftyphoid fever, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 3,1861 (age48 years, 41days).Entombed atDouglasMonument Park, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Douglass; married1847 toMartha Denny Martin; married1856 to RoseAdele Cutts; father ofRobertMartin Douglas; grandfather ofRobertDick Douglas; second cousin once removed ofSylvesterGardiner Shearman; third cousin twice removed ofJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin ofSamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofAlmarF. Dickson andHenryWoolsey Douglas. | | | | Political family:Douglasfamily of Greensboro, North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Douglas counties inColo.,Ga.,Ill.,Kan.,Minn.,Mo.,Neb.,Nev.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Stephen A. Douglas: RobertW. Johannsen,StephenA. Douglas — James L. Huston,StephenA. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality —Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Fergus M. Bordewich,America'sGreat Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise ThatPreserved the Union — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December7, 1782.Lawyer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1832;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1834-35, 1839-43 (at-large1834-35, 1st District 1839-43);Governor ofConnecticut, 1849-50.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August4, 1861 (age78 years, 240days).Interment atOldNorth Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Isaac R. Srope (c.1802-1862) — of Kingwood Township,HunterdonCounty, N.J.; Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born about 1802. Democrat.Blacksmith;deputysheriff;farmer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1841-42,1846-47; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1850.Died, oftyphoid fever, Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,April14, 1862 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Christopher Srope; married,December25, 1825, to Sarah Roelafson. |
| | Hugh Mortimer Nelson (1811-1862) — also known asHugh M. Nelson — ofClarkeCounty, Va.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,October20, 1811.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Clarke County, 1861; majorin the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died, oftyphoid, inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,August6, 1862 (age50 years, 290days).Interment atOldChapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.  | Moses Wisner (1815-1863) — of Michigan. BornJune 3,1815.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1854;Governor ofMichigan, 1859-61.Died oftyphoid fever,January5, 1863 (age47 years, 216days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | | | Benjamin Cutler Clark (1800-1863) — also known asBenjamin C. Clark — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September29, 1800.Republican.Merchant;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1856;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1860;Consulfor Haiti inBoston,Mass., 1860-63.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November14, 1863 (age63 years, 46days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (1821-1864) — also known asMuscoe R. H. Garnett — ofEssexCounty, Va.Born inEssexCounty, Va.,July 25,1821.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1853-57;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1856-61;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Essex & King-and-Queencounties, 1861;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; died inoffice 1864.Slaveowner. Contractedtyphoid fever while attending theConfederateCongress, in the VirginiaStateCapitol, Richmond, Va., and died at his home inEssexCounty, Va.,February14, 1864 (age42 years, 204days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Essex County, Va. | | Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810-1864) — of New York. Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1810.U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1841-43;miningbusiness;railroadpromoter; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March24, 1864 (age53 years, 315days).Interment atGraceChurch Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofStephenVan Rensselaer and Cornelia (Paterson) Van Rensselaer; married,August22, 1833, to Elizabeth Ray King (daughter ofJohnAlsop King); nephew ofPhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer andRensselaerWesterlo; uncle ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer; grandson ofWilliamPaterson; great-grandson ofPhilipLivingston; great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andWilliamLivingston; great-granduncle ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; second great-grandson ofDirckTen Broeck; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofDirckWesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin ofPhilipSchuyler; first cousin once removed ofEdwardPhilip Livingston; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JamesLivingston andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840); second cousin once removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PeterSamuel Schuyler,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin twice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker andRobertReginald Livingston; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,HenryCruger,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GerritSmith,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnJay II; third cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterGansevoort,HamiltonFish,JohnCortlandt Parker,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin twice removed ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston; third cousin thrice removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andJonathanMayhew Wainwright. | | | | Political families:VanRensselaer-Gansevoortfamily of Albany, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | Samuel Fowler (1818-1865) — ofSussexCounty, N.J.Born in Ogdensburg,SussexCounty, N.J.,March25, 1818.Lawyer;mineoperator; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; memberofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1865; died inoffice 1865.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January13, 1865 (age46 years, 294days).Interment atNorthHardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J. | | Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) — Born inFranklinCounty, Tenn.,July 19,1813.Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838;justice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives, 1853; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1859;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died oftyphoid fever in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 8,1868 (age54 years, 294days).Original interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1938 atBrooksideMemorial Park, Houston, Tex. | | Thomas Henry Seymour (1807-1868) — also known asThomas H. Seymour;Thomas HartSeymour —of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September29, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1836-38;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1843-45; colonel inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governor ofConnecticut, 1850-53; defeated, 1863; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1853-58; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1864.Died oftyphoid fever, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September3, 1868 (age60 years, 340days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Seymour (1754-1846) and Jane (Ellery) Seymour; married,September17, 1827, to Henrietta Maria Stanley; grandson ofThomasSeymour; second cousin twice removed ofMosesSeymour; third cousin ofDavidLowrey Seymour; third cousin once removed ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857),HenrySeymour (1780-1837) andCalebSeymour Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed ofJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin ofOrigenStorrs Seymour,HoratioSeymour (1810-1886),HezekiahCook Seymour,GeorgeSeymour,McNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofOrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,SilasSeymour,EdwardWoodruff Seymour,AugustusSherrill Seymour,JosephBattell,MorrisWoodruff Seymour,HoratioSeymour Jr. andNormanAlexander Seymour. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownofSeymour,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Adoniram Swift (1823-1869) — also known asHenry A. Swift — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio,March23, 1823.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1857; member ofMinnesotastate senate 19th District, 1862-65;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1863;Governor ofMinnesota, 1863-64.Died, oftyphoid fever, in St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,February25, 1869 (age45 years, 339days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio. | | James Madison Turner (1820-1869) — also known asJames Turner — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1820.Republican.Merchant;railroadbuilder; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1867.Methodist.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October10, 1869 (age49 years, 192days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | McNeil Seymour (1822-1870) — ofLivingstonCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1822.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County 2nd District, 1855.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Mt. Morris,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1870 (age48 years, 122days).Interment atMt. Morris Cemetery, Mt. Morris, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Norman Seymour and Lydia (Kelsey) Seymour; married,January8, 1857, to Elmira Adaline Burpee; father of Anna Isabel Seymour(who marriedEdwardCharles Stringer); uncle ofNormanAlexander Seymour; grandnephew ofMosesSeymour; first cousin once removed ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857) andHenrySeymour; second cousin ofOrigenStorrs Seymour,HoratioSeymour (1810-1886),GeorgeSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; second cousin once removed ofEdwardWoodruff Seymour,JosephBattell,MorrisWoodruff Seymour andHoratioSeymour Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofThomasSeymour; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofHezekiahCook Seymour; third cousin once removed ofSilasSeymour,WilliamChapman Williston andAugustusSherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles,DanielPitkin andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick andDaltonG. Seymour; fourth cousin ofDavidLowrey Seymour andThomasHenry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,ElaCollins andCalebSeymour Pitkin. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ebenezer Dumont (1814-1871) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Vevay,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,November23, 1814.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39, 1850-51;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1850-51; colonel inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Presidential Elector forIndiana,1852;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1863-67.Methodist.Appointed territorial governor of Idaho, but died before takingoffice, oftyphoid fever, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April16, 1871 (age56 years, 144days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Thomas William Ward (1807-1872) — also known as"Peg Leg" — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born inIreland,1807.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;mayor ofAustin, Tex., 1840-41, 1853, 1865;TexasRepublic Land Office Commissioner, 1840-46.Lost aleg in the storming of Bexar, 1835;lost hisright arm while firing a cannon to celebrate Texas independence,1841.Died oftyphoid fever, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,November25, 1872 (ageabout 65years).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Philip Tomppert (1808-1873) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Wurttemberg,Germany,June21, 1808.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1850;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1865, 1867-69.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October29, 1873 (age65 years, 130days).Interment atEasternCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Hiram C. Martin (1833-1876) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,August10, 1833.Realestate agent;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1869-70.Died oftyphoidpneumonia,February21, 1876 (age42 years, 195days).Burial location unknown. | | Foster Blodgett Jr. (1826-1877) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,January15, 1826.Republican.Bridgekeeper;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1859-61, 1867-68; defeated, 1861; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster atAugusta,Ga., 1865-69;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Georgia,1868.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November12, 1877 (age51 years, 301days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Edwin Belcher (c.1838-1883) — ofWilkesCounty, Ga.; Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.; Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C., about 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1868-72; postmaster atMacon,Ga., 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1876,1880.Africanancestry.Died, fromtyphoidpneumonia,in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,January7, 1883 (ageabout 45years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. | | Lewis Beach (1835-1886) — of Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;treasurer ofNew York Democratic Party, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-86 (14th District 1881-85,15th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.Died, fromtyphoid fever andBright'sdisease, in Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1886 (age51 years, 133days).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Joshua Taylor Heald (1821-1887) — also known asJoshua T. Heald — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 26,1821.Republican.Bookbinder;realestate developer;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1860,1868;President of the Wilmington City Railway Company, which built thecity's firsttrolleyline; later, he was president of the Wilmington and WesternRailroad;candidate forU.S.Representative from Delaware, 1870.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 23,1887 (age66 years, 58days).Burial location unknown. | | Isaac Bell Jr. (1846-1889) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1846.Democrat.Cottonbroker; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1885-88; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1888.Died, from complications oftyphoid fever, andpyaemia,in St. Luke'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1889 (age42 years, 75days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Grattan H. Brundage (1834-1891) — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,1834.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1891; died inoffice 1891.Died, frompneumonia,typhoid fever, andheartfailure, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1891 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown.  | Robah B. Kerner (c.1859-1893) — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born about 1859.Schoolteacher;lawyer;mayorof Winston, N.C., 1892-93.Died, fromtyphoid fever,1893(ageabout34 years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:City of Winston-Salem |
| | Nicholas Ford (1833-1897) — of Rochester,AndrewCounty, Mo.; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Miltonvale,CloudCounty, Kan.Born in Wicklow, County Wicklow,Ireland,June21, 1833.Miningbusiness;merchant;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1875-76;U.S.Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1879-83; defeated(Republican), 1890; Fusion candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1884.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Miltonvale,CloudCounty, Kan.,June 18,1897 (age63 years, 362days).Interment atCatholicCemetery, Aurora, Kan. | | Arthur R. Rood (1858-1900) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,1858.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;candidate formayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898; member ofMichiganRepublican State Executive Committee, 1899; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899.Died, oftyphoid fever, in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,April 4,1900 (ageabout 41years).Burial location unknown. | | Moses McIlvain Sayre (1849-1901) — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Spring Hills,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,November21, 1849.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1882.Died, oftyphoid fever, in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,September21, 1901 (age51 years, 304days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Sayre and Jane Crocket (McIlvain) Sayre; married,February23, 1881, to Ella Morris. |
| | William Coleman Anderson (1853-1902) — also known asWilliam C. Anderson — of Newport,CockeCounty, Tenn.Born in Tusculum,GreeneCounty, Tenn.,July 10,1853.Republican.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1881-83;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1895-97; defeated,1896.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Newport,CockeCounty, Tenn.,September8, 1902 (age49 years, 60days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Newport, Tenn. | | Sheffield Phelps (1864-1902) — of Teaneck,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 24,1864.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1900.Died, oftyphoid fever, in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,December9, 1902 (age38 years, 138days).Entombed atHopMeadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn. | | Walter Weed Quatermass (1859-1903) — also known asW. W. Quatermass — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Neenah,WinnebagoCounty, Wis., August,1859.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Oshkosh, Wis., 1901.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,March 2,1903 (age43 years, 0days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis. | | Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) — also known asJ. W. Crumpacker — of LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.Born in New Durham Township,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,September6, 1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;civilengineer;lawyer;candidate formayorof LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1888;member ofIndianastate senate, 1893-96;justice ofNew Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,March15, 1904 (age49 years, 191days).Interment atWestville Cemetery, Westville, Ind. | | Jackson R. Decker (c.1862-1905) — of Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J.Born in Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J., about 1862.Merchant;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1905; died inoffice 1905.Died, fromtyphoidpneumonia,in Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J.,January8, 1905 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown. | | Villas Kasbjerg Assens (1854-1906) — also known asVillas K. Assens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aalborg,Denmark,January24, 1854.Vice-Consulfor Denmark inChicago,Ill., 1897-1905.Danishancestry.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February10, 1906 (age52 years, 17days).Interment atMt.Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Carl Hugo Arnal (1853-1907) — also known asHugo Arnal — ofNorfolk,Va.;NewportNews, Va.Born inGermany,July,1853.Shippingagent;Consulfor Venezuela inNorfolk,Va., 1892-1902;Consulfor Colombia inNorfolk,Va., 1893-1902;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inNewportNews, Va., 1900-07;Consulfor Nicaragua inNewportNews, Va., 1901-04;Consulfor Cuba inNewportNews, Va., 1905-07.Died, fromtyphoid fever, inNorfolk,Va.,August20, 1907 (age54 years, 0days).Original interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va.; reinterment in 1935 atElmwoodCemetery, Norfolk, Va. | | James Roach (c.1857-1909) — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Born about 1857. Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,1905-09; died in office 1909.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoid fever andpneumonia,in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 16,1909 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles C. Smith (1859-1910) — of Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Libertyville,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,February1, 1859.Mayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1907-09; defeated (Citizens), 1909.Member,OddFellows.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,November1, 1910 (age51 years, 273days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward James Smith and Alicy Jane (Glenn) Smith; married,December18, 1881, to Lerah Catherine 'Kate' Clemens; married,October20, 1902, to Pernetta C. Stephenson. |
| | Thomas J. Surpless (c.1875-1911) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1906-09.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from the effects ofmalariaandtyphoid fever, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1911 (ageabout 36years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Surpless. |
| | Henry Benjamin Coman (1858-1912) — also known asHenry B. Coman — of Morrisville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.; Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Morrisville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1907-12; died in office1912.Member,Elks.Died, fromtyphoid fever, in Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1912 (age53 years, 33days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneida, N.Y. | | Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) — also known asCharles A. Sauer — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Stratford,Ontario,December18, 1866.Republican.Mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, oftyphoid fever, in St. Joseph'sSanitarium,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December6, 1915 (age48 years, 353days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Adam Conrad Sauer and Anna E. (Schenk) Sauer; married to JuliaKatherine Koch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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