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. | | Louis McLane (1786-1857) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.; Maryland.Born in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,May 28,1786.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-27;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1827-29; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1829-31, 1845-46;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1831-33;U.S.Secretary of State, 1833-34;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inBaltimore,Md.,October7, 1857 (age71 years, 132days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891) — also known asJoseph E. Johnston — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.;Richmond,Va.Born in Longwood,PrinceEdward County, Va.,February3, 1807.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; generalin the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1879-81.DiedMarch21, 1891 (age84 years, 46days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) — also known asRobert M. McLane — ofBaltimore,Md.; Paris,France.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 23,1815.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1845;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1847-51, 1879-83;Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,1852(voted forFranklinPierce andWilliamR. King);Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1852-56; U.S. DiplomaticCommissioner toChina, 1854; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1859-60;France, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1876(speaker);member ofMarylandstate senate, 1878-80;Governor ofMaryland, 1884-85.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Paris,France,April16, 1898 (age82 years, 297days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Robert Milligan McLane (1867-1904) — also known asRobert M. McLane — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November30, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1903-04; died in office 1904.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,inBaltimore,Md.,May 30,1904 (age36 years, 182days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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