Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist.  |  John Slidell (1793-1871) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1793.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1829-33; memberof Louisiana state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1843-45; resigned1845;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61;ConfederateStates Envoy to France, 1861.Scottishancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight,England,July29, 1871 (ageabout 78years).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | | Thomas Slidell (d. 1864) —U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1837-38;chiefjustice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1840.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,April20, 1864.Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | August Belmont (1816-1890) — also known asAugust Schönberg — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Alzei,Germany,December2, 1816.Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires toNetherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1854-57;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1860,1864,1876;speaker,1864,1868.Jewish.Fought aduelwith Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1890 (age73 years, 357days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) — also known asMatthew C. Butler — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born near Greenville, Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.,March 8,1836.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1860, 1866; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1870;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1877-95; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880(ConventionVice-President).Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April14, 1909 (age73 years, 37days).Interment atWillowBrook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.| |  Relatives: SonofWilliamButler Jr. and Jane (Perry) Butler; married,February25, 1858, to Maria Simkins Pickens (daughter ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens); nephew of Oliver Hazard Perry, MatthewCalbraith Perry,AndrewPickens Butler andPierceMason Butler; grandson ofWilliamButler; first cousin ofJamesDeWolf Perry and Caroline Slidell Perry (who marriedAugustBelmont (1816-1890)); first cousin once removed ofPerryBelmont,AugustBelmont (1853-1924) andOliverHazard Perry Belmont. | | | | Political families:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina;Butler-Belmontfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina;Belmont-Perry-Slidellfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article | | | | Books about Matthew Calbraith Butler:Samuel J. Martin,SouthernHero : Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate General, HamptonRedshirt, and U.S. Senator |
| | William Colville Emmet (1836-1901) — also known asWilliam C. Emmet — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Staatsburg,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1836.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTurkey, 1885; U.S. Consul inSmyrna, 1886-93;Aix-la-Chapelle, 1893-97.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1901 (age64 years, 309days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Morristown, N.J. | | Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister toSpain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892,1896,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912;major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanLegion.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 25,1947 (age95 years, 148days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.  | August Belmont (1853-1924) — of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1853.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1924 (age71 years, 296days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1858.Democrat.Financier;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03.Member,Freemasons.Died ofinfectionsfollowing surgery forappendicitis,in Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 10,1908 (age49 years, 211days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) — also known asJoseph C. Grew — of Hancock,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.; Manchester,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 27,1880.U.S. Deputy Consul General inCairo, 1904-06; secretary to American delegation, Armistaceconference of Supreme War Council, Versailles, 1918; secretarygeneral with rank of Minister, American Commission to NegotiatePeace, Paris, 1918-19; U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1920-21;Switzerland, 1921-24; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1927-32;Japan, 1932-38.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi;NavyLeague.One of five retired diplomats who co-signed an open letter in 1954protesting U.S. Sen.JoeMcCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service.DiedMay 25,1965 (age84 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.
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