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Silliman #1 family of Connecticut

Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August9, 1756.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1801.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1829 (age73 years, 50days).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.

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.

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Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740-1809) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March26, 1740.U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1791-93;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1795-96;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1796-97;Governor ofConnecticut, 1797-1809; died in office 1809.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August7, 1809 (age69 years, 134days).Interment atTrumbullCemetery, Lebanon, Conn.

	Relatives: SonofJonathanTrumbull and Faith (Robinson) Trumbull; brother ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778) andDavidTrumbull; married to Eunice Backus; father of Harriet Trumbull(who marriedBenjaminSilliman); uncle ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861) andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminTrumbull; second cousin twice removed ofLymanTrumbull; second cousin thrice removed ofCarlTrumbull Hayden; third cousin twice removed ofEthanColby; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLivermore Perley.
		Political families:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut;Silliman#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Trumbull County,Ohio is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Silliman and Anne (Cooke) Silliman; married,November23, 1785, to Martha Leeds; father ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); grandfather ofJosephFitch Silliman; second great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin thrice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman; second cousin ofGoldSelleck Silliman andBenjaminSilliman; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman; second cousin five times removed ofEmilLockwood; third cousin ofEnochWoodbridge; third cousin once removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge andJonathanStratton; third cousin twice removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJohnWoodruff; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,RogerCalvin Leete,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,RogerWolcott,TimothyLester Woodruff andAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofElishaPhelps.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868) — also known asGold S. Silliman — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October26, 1777.Whig.Lawyer;postmaster atBrooklyn,N.Y., 1849-53.ChristianReformed.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1868 (age90 years, 221days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

	Relatives: Sonof Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman;brother ofBenjaminSilliman; married to Hepsa Ely; father ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman; second cousin ofJosephSilliman (1756-1829); second cousin once removed ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin twice removed ofJosephFitch Silliman; second cousin thrice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman andJudsonFranklin Selleck; third cousin ofAbrahamDavenport; third cousin once removed ofThaddeusBetts andJonathanStratton; third cousin twice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; third cousin thrice removed ofAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesKilbourne,ElishaPhelps,SturgesSelleck andAlvanKidder.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in North Stratford (now Trumbull),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August8, 1779.Republican.Lawyer;chemist;universityprofessor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1856.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November24, 1864 (age85 years, 108days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; statue erected 1884 atSterling Chemistry Laboratory Grounds, Yale University, NewHaven, Conn.

	Relatives: Sonof Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman;brother ofGoldSelleck Silliman (1777-1868); married,September17, 1809, to Harriet Trumbull (daughter ofJonathanTrumbull Jr.); married1851 to SarahIsabella (McClellan) Webb; uncle ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman; second cousin ofJosephSilliman (1756-1829); second cousin once removed ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin twice removed ofJosephFitch Silliman; second cousin thrice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman andJudsonFranklin Selleck; third cousin ofAbrahamDavenport; third cousin once removed ofThaddeusBetts andJonathanStratton; third cousin twice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; third cousin thrice removed ofAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesKilbourne,ElishaPhelps,SturgesSelleck andAlvanKidder.
		Political families:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut;Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Themineralsillimanite isnamed forhim. —MountSilliman, inTulareCounty, California, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1786. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1835.DiedOctober23, 1850 (ageabout 64years).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.

	Relatives: SonofJosephSilliman (1756-1829) and Martha (Leeds) Silliman; married toMartha Ann Mitchell; father ofJosephFitch Silliman; third great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; second cousin once removed ofGoldSelleck Silliman andBenjaminSilliman; second cousin twice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman; third cousin ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman; third cousin once removed ofEnochWoodbridge; fourth cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge andJonathanStratton; fourth cousin once removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJohnWoodruff.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Benjamin Douglas Silliman (1805-1901) — also known asBenjamin D. Silliman — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September14, 1805.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County, 1838; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from New York, 1839 (speaker); Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-66;Republican candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1873.At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in NewYork State, and the oldest graduate of Yale University.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1901 (age95 years, 132days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

	Relatives: SonofGoldSelleck Silliman and Hepsa (Ely) Silliman; nephew ofBenjaminSilliman; second cousin once removed ofJosephSilliman (1756-1829); third cousin ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); third cousin once removed ofAbrahamDavenport andJosephFitch Silliman; third cousin twice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman andJudsonFranklin Selleck; fourth cousin ofThaddeusBetts andJonathanStratton; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephPomeroy Root.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Joseph Fitch Silliman (1840-1913) — also known asJoseph F. Silliman — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February7, 1840.Republican.Merchant;stonecrushing business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1901-02; memberofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1909-10.Congregationalist.Died in1913(ageabout73 years).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn.

	Relatives: SonofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850) and Martha Ann (Mitchell) Silliman;married,October17, 1866, to Caroline Hoyt; grandson ofJosephSilliman (1756-1829); fourth great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; second cousin twice removed ofGoldSelleck Silliman andBenjaminSilliman; third cousin once removed ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman andDwightArthur Silliman; third cousin twice removed ofEnochWoodbridge; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge andJonathanStratton.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Connecticut LegislativeHistory and Souvenir (1909)

Dwight Arthur Silliman (1862-1947) — also known asDwight A. Silliman — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Norway,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1862.Farmer;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1904.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1947 (age85 years, 128days).Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: Sonof George Burr Silliman and Sarah Elizabeth (Wood) Silliman; married1894 toJessie Greene; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephSilliman (1756-1829); second cousin twice removed ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin thrice removed ofGoldSelleck Silliman andBenjaminSilliman; second cousin four times removed ofThomasFitch; third cousin once removed ofDavidMunson Osborne andJosephFitch Silliman; third cousin twice removed ofJeremiahMason andBenjaminDouglas Silliman; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanFitch andAaronBurr; fourth cousin ofThomasMott Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofEliThacher Hoyt,CharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne.
		Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

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