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. 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 Gay Brown (1800-1884) — also known asWilliam G. Brown — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Kingwood,PrestonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),September25, 1800.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1832, 1840-43;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1845-49, 1861-63 (15th District1845-49, 10th District 1861-63);delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1860;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Preston County, 1861;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1863-65; memberofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1872-73.Slaveowner. Died in Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.,April19, 1884 (age83 years, 207days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Kingwood, W.Va. | | William Gay Brown Jr. (1856-1916) — also known asWilliam G. Brown, Jr. — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.Born in Kingwood,PrestonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April 7,1856.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1908;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1911-16;defeated, 1896; died in office 1916.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 9,1916 (age59 years, 337days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Kingwood, W.Va. | | Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910) — also known asJonathan P. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa.Born near Kingwood,PrestonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February6, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1888,1904;U.S.Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1889-1900;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1900-10; died in office 1910.Died in Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa,October15, 1910 (age52 years, 251days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa. | | James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known asJames I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa; Spirit Lake,DickinsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Park Ridge,CookCounty, Ill.,August31, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;WebsterCounty Attorney, 1924-29; candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1942;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Lions;Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau;DeltaChi.Died in Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,December10, 1978 (age84 years, 101days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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