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. | |  William Cabell (1730-1798) — of Amherst County (part now inNelsonCounty), Va.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,March13, 1730.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1765-75; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1776;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from AmherstCounty, 1788.Died in Amherst County (part now inNelsonCounty), Va.,March23, 1798 (age68 years, 10days).Interment atUnion Hill Cemetery, Near Wingina, Nelson County, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Cabell (1699-1774) and Elizabeth (Burks) Cabell; married1756 toMargaret Meredith Jordan; father ofWilliamCabell Jr.; uncle ofWilliamHenry Cabell; grandfather of Paulina Cabell Rives (who marriedRichardPollard); granduncle ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; great-granduncle ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second great-granduncle ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third great-granduncle ofEarleCabell. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Paul Carrington (1733-1818) — ofCharlotteCounty, Va.Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,March16, 1733.Lawyer;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1760;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from CharlotteCounty, 1788; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1789-1807; resigned1807.Died inHalifaxCounty, Va.,June 23,1818 (age85 years, 99days).Interment atMulberry Hill Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Va. | | William Cabell Jr. (1759-1822) — BornMarch25, 1759.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1789-97;sheriff.DiedNovember22, 1822 (age63 years, 242days).Interment atUnion Hill Cemetery, Near Wingina, Nelson County, Va.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamCabell; married,November20, 1780, to Ann 'Nancy' Carrington (daughter ofPaulCarrington); uncle of Paulina Cabell Rives (who marriedRichardPollard); first cousin ofWilliamHenry Cabell; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed ofEarleCabell. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton,AugustaCounty, Va.,December2, 1760.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1793-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1798-1801;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05;U.S.Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, from astomachinfection, in near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December14, 1806 (age46 years, 12days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; reinterment in 1884 atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge;half-brother ofRobertBreckinridge; brother ofJamesBreckinridge; married,June 28,1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (sister-in-law ofWilliamJ. Lewis; aunt ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell); father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge(who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson),JosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; nephew ofWilliamPreston; uncle ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge; grandfather ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who marriedPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864)),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown andJamesBrown; first cousin ofFrancisSmith Preston andJamesPatton Preston; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | BreckinridgeCounty, Ky. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William J. Lewis (1766-1828) — ofCampbellCounty, Va.Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,July 4,1766.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Campbell County, 1810-11, 1814-17;U.S.Representative from Virginia 15th District, 1817-19.Slaveowner. Died inCampbellCounty, Va.,November1, 1828 (age62 years, 120days).Interment atMt. Athos, Kelly, Va. | | Collin Buckner (1768-1836) — ofLynchburg,Va.Born inCarolineCounty, Va.,1768.Postmaster atLynchburg,Va., 1815-18.Presbyterian.Died inLynchburg,Va.,February29, 1836 (ageabout 67years).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Lynchburg, Va.  | William Henry Cabell (1772-1853) — also known asWilliam H. Cabell — of Virginia. Born inCumberlandCounty, Va.,December16, 1772.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1796-1805; Presidential Elector forVirginia,1800;Presidential Elector for Virginia,1804;Governorof Virginia, 1805-08; state court judge in Virginia, 1808-11;Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1830-51.Died inRichmond,Va.,January12, 1853 (age80 years, 27days).Interment atShockoeHill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Nicholas Cabell and Hannah (Carrington) Cabell; married1795 toElizabeth Cabell; married1805 to AgnesSarah Bell Gamble (sister-in-law ofWilliamWirt); father ofEdwardCarrington Cabell; nephew ofWilliamCabell andPaulCarrington; first cousin ofWilliamCabell Jr.; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andFrederickMortimer Cabell; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin once removed ofCameronErskine Thom; second cousin twice removed ofErskineMayo Ross. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cabell County,W.Va. is named for him. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Huntington ThroughSeventy-Five Years (1947) |
 | William Wirt (1772-1834) — of Virginia. Born near Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November8, 1772.Lawyer;prosecuting attorney at the treason trial ofAaronBurr, 1807;U.S.Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17;U.S.Attorney General, 1817-29; Anti-Masonic candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1832.Presbyterian.GermanandSwissancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,February18, 1834 (age61 years, 102days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Wirt and Henrietta Wirt; married,May 28,1795, to Mildred 'Millie' Gilmer (niece ofJohnWalker andFrancisWalker; aunt ofThomasWalker Gilmer); married,September7, 1802, to Elizabeth Washington Gamble (sister-in-law ofWilliamHenry Cabell); father of Catherine Gratten Wirt (who marriedAlexanderRandall); grandfather ofJohnWirt Randall; great-grandfather ofHannahParker Randall (who marriedWilliamBladen Lowndes). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Wirt County,W.Va. is named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WirtAdams—WilliamWirt Virgin—WilliamWirt Watkins—WilliamWirt Vaughan—WilliamW. Warren—WilliamWirt Culbertson—WilliamWirt Herod—WilliamW. Dixon—WilliamWirt Henderson—WilliamW. Hastings—W.Wirt Courtney | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about William Wirt: Gregory KurtGlassner,AdoptedSon: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt,1772-1834 | | | | Image source: The South in the Buildingof the Nation (1909) |
| | | Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — also known asCabell Breckinridge — of Kentucky. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 24,1788.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823.Presbyterian.Died in anepidemic,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September1, 1823 (age35 years, 39days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; reinterment in 1884 atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofJohnBreckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Brecinridge; brother ofLetitia Preston Breckinridge (who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; married to Mary Clay Smith; father ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch); uncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "The Righteous Shall Be InEverlasting Remembrance." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Richard Pollard (1790-1851) — of Virginia. Born inKing andQueen County, Va.,1790.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;U.S. Consul inMexico City, 1833-34; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toChile, 1834-42.Died inWashington,D.C.,February19, 1851 (ageabout 60years).Interment atOakRidge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va. | | Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell (1793-1862) — also known asBenjamin W. S. Cabell — ofDanville,Va.Born inBuckinghamCounty, Va.,May 10,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1820;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30.Died inPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,March19, 1862 (age68 years, 313days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, Danville, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Pocahontas Rebecca (Bolling) Cabell and Joseph Cabell; married1816 to SarahEpes 'Sallie' Doswell (sister-in-law ofCollinBuckner); father ofWilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; nephew of Mary Hopkins Cabell (who marriedJohnBreckinridge) and Elizabeth Cabell (who marriedWilliamJ. Lewis); grandfather ofBenjaminEarl Cabell; grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; great-grandfather ofEarleCabell; great-granduncle ofCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,JohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofJoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin thrice removed ofHenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; first cousin four times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd; first cousin five times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; second cousin ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke andJohnWilliam Leftwich; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,BeverleyRandolph andEdithWilson; third cousin ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.; third cousin once removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes,HenrySt. George Tucker,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; third cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge; fourth cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes andNathanielBeverly Tucker; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJones Hardeman,BaileyHardeman,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee andDouglassTownshend Bolling. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) — Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March 8,1800.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1825-28;ordainedminister;president,Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47;Kentuckysuperintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate fordelegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,December22, 1871 (age71 years, 289days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofJohnBreckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge; brother ofLetitia Preston Breckinridge (who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married,March11, 1823, to Ann Sophronisba Preston; married,April 1,1847, to Virginia Hart Shelby; married,November5, 1868, to Margaret F. White; father ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; uncle ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frederick Mortimer Cabell (1802-1873) — also known asFrederick M. Cabell — ofNelsonCounty, Va.Born inBuckinghamCounty, Va.,December15, 1802.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1844-47; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1852-54;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Nelson County, 1861.Died inNelsonCounty, Va.,March 2,1873 (age70 years, 77days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Nelson County, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick C. Cabell and Alice (Winston) Cabell; married,March11, 1846, to Clara Hawes Coleman; grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden andRobertCrittenden; third cousin once removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden andArchelausMarius Woodson; third cousin twice removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.. | | | | Political family:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Carrington Cabell (1816-1896) — also known asEdward C. Cabell — ofJeffersonCounty, Fla.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born inRichmond,Va.,February5, 1816.Lawyer;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Jefferson County,1838-39;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1845-46, 1847-53 (at-large 1845-46,1847-51, 1st District 1851-53); colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War; member ofMissouristate senate 32nd District, 1879-82.Slaveowner. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,February28, 1896 (age80 years, 23days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamHenry Cabell and Agnes Sarah Bell (Gamble) Cabell; married toAnna Marie Wilcox; grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPaulCarrington; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andJohnWirt Randall; first cousin twice removed ofHannahParker Lowndes; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andFrederickMortimer Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofCameronErskine Thom; third cousin once removed ofErskineMayo Ross. | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known asJohn C. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January16, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849-51;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856;VicePresident of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democraticcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1865.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in theConfederatemilitary.Fledto Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until1869.Slaveowner. Died, fromlungdisease andlivercirrhosis, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 17,1875 (age54 years, 121days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married1840 toElizabeth Lucas; married,December12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907) andMaryCyrene Burch (1826-1907); father ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofBreckenridge,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofBreckenridge,Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John C. Breckinridge:William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — Frank Hopkins Heck,ProudKentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — WilliamC. Davis,Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol |
| | Carter Henry Harrison (1825-1893) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February15, 1825.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1875-79;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1879-87, 1893; died in office 1893; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1880,1884;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1884.Slaveowner.Shotandkilled athis home, by Patrick Eugene Prendergast, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October28, 1893 (age68 years, 255days). Prendergast, who was defended by famed trial lawyerClarenceDarrow, was tried for murder, convicted, sentenced to death, andhanged.Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Carter Henry Harrison (1796-1825) and Caroline Evaline (Russell)Harrison; married to Sophonisba Grayson Preston (great-grandniece ofWilliamSmallwood); father ofCarterHenry Harrison II; grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793); great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamCabell; second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878),EdwardCarrington Cabell,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andEarleCabell; third cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),StanleyMatthews,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin twice removed ofBurwellBassett,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCarroll of Carrollton; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnWayles Eppes,FitzhughLee,EdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,JohnAugustine Marshall,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes,WilliamWelby Beverley andJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) — also known as"Old Tige" — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inDanville,Va.,January1, 1827.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1874-76, 1877-79, 1883-85; defeated, 1876; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Texas,1884.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February22, 1911 (age84 years, 52days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell and Sarah Epes (Doswell) Cabell; brotherofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; father ofBenjaminEarl Cabell; nephew of Martha Doswell (who marriedCollinBuckner); grandfather ofEarleCabell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell,EdwardCarrington Cabell,JoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,BeverleyRandolph andHarryFlood Byrd; second cousin four times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin once removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; fourth cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,NathanielBeverly Tucker andThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) — also known asPeter A. Porter — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Black Rock (now part of Buffalo),ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1827.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1862; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Episcopalian.Killedby enemygunshotwhile leading troops in battle, Cold Harbor,HanoverCounty, Va.,June 3,1864 (age36 years, 322days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofPeterBuell Porter and Letitia Preston (Breckinridge) Porter; married,March30, 1852, to Mary Cabell Breckinridge (granddaughter ofJohnBreckinridge); married,November9, 1859, to Josephine Morris; father ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); nephew ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),JosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,JohnCabell Breckinridge,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,UlyssesSimpson Grant,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr. andEarleCabell; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,HenryScudder,Asa H.Otis,AlvredBayard Nettleton andFrancisWatkinson Cole; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielFrederick Webster,LovelDavis Parmelee andTheronEphron Catlin; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,AbijahBlodget andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington,JabezWilliams Huntington,AbielCase,SamuelGeorge Andrews,HarrisonBlodget,JohnHall Brockway,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GeorgeSmith Catlin,WaitmanThomas Willey,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,WilliamGleason Jr.,AlmonCase,JamesPhelps,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelLathrop Bronson,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. (1833-1915) — also known asRobert J. Breckinridge, Jr. — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,September14, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1868;common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1876; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1889-90;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1900-02.Died, fromchronicbronchitis, in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,March13, 1915 (age81 years, 180days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; married1856 to KateMorrison; married1889 to LillaMorrison; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Craighead Cabell (1836-1906) — also known asGeorge C. Cabell — ofDanville,Va.Born inDanville,Va.,January25, 1836.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1875-87.Died inBaltimore,Md.,June 23,1906 (age70 years, 149days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Danville, Va.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell and Sarah Epes (Doswell) Cabell; brotherofWilliamLewis Cabell; married to Mary Harrison Baird; nephew of MarthaDoswell (who marriedCollinBuckner); uncle ofBenjaminEarl Cabell; granduncle ofEarleCabell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell,EdwardCarrington Cabell,JoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,BeverleyRandolph andHarryFlood Byrd; second cousin four times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin once removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; fourth cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,NathanielBeverly Tucker andThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) — also known asWilliam C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August28, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by aformermistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but thescandalended his political career.Slaveowner. Died, ofapoplexy,in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November18, 1904 (age67 years, 82days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.; married,March17, 1859, to Lucretia Hart Clay (daughter ofThomasHart Clay); married,September19, 1861, to Issa Desha (granddaughter ofJosephHolmes Desha); married to Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing; father ofDeshaBreckinridge; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; granduncle ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Clayfamily of Kentucky;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Breckinridge Castleman (1841-1918) — also known asJohn B. Castleman — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 30,1841.Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; ledConfederateguerillaforces in operations aimed at Chicago and St. Louis;capturedin Indiana, 1864, convicted ofspying,andsentenced todeath, but his execution was stayed by PresidentAbrahamLincoln;deportedto France in 1865;pardonedin 1866 by PresidentAndrewJohnson, and returned to Kentucky;insurancebusiness;AdjutantGeneral of Kentucky, 1883, 1900; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 23,1918 (age76 years, 327days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue (now gone) atCherokee Triangle, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof David B. Castleman and Virginia (Harrison) Castleman; married toAlice Osmond Barbee; great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamCabell; second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878),EdwardCarrington Cabell,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andEarleCabell; third cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),ThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin twice removed ofBurwellBassett,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,NathanielBeverly Tucker,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnWayles Eppes,FitzhughLee,EdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,JohnAugustine Marshall,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Wirt Randall (1845-1912) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,March 6,1845.Lawyer;banker;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1884-85; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1888-90, 1896-98.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Roland Park,Baltimore,Md.,August16, 1912 (age67 years, 163days).Interment atSt.Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | Benjamin Earl Cabell (1858-1931) — also known asBen E. Cabell — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,November18, 1858.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1900-04.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February8, 1931 (age72 years, 82days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Harriette (Rector) Cabell andWilliamLewis Cabell; father ofEarleCabell; nephew ofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; grandson ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland andBeverleyRandolph; third cousin ofJoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,HenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andHarryFlood Byrd; third cousin thrice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes,HenrySt. George Tucker andHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; fourth cousin ofEdithWilson; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph. | | | | Political family:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Earle Cabell (1906-1975) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inDallasCounty, Tex.,October27, 1906.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1961-64;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1965-73; defeated, 1972.Episcopalian.Member,Elks.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September24, 1975 (age68 years, 332days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminEarl Cabell and Sadie (Earle) Cabell; married,February22, 1932, to Elizabeth Holder; grandson ofWilliamLewis Cabell; grandnephew ofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; great-grandson ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin five times removed ofTheodorickBland andBeverleyRandolph; third cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.; fourth cousin ofHenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofEdithWilson andHarryFlood Byrd. | | | | Political family:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| |
