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. | |  John Gaillard (1765-1826) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Pendleton,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part ofBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,September5, 1765.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Stephen,1794-96; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Stephen, 1796-1804; resigned 1804;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1804-26; died in office 1826.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February26, 1826 (age60 years, 174days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Andrew Beirne (1771-1845) — of Virginia. Born in Dangan, County Roscommon,Ireland,1771.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1807-08; served in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1831-36;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1837-41 (1st District 1837-39, 3rdDistrict 1839-41).Slaveowner. Died in Gainesville,SumterCounty, Ala.,March16, 1845 (ageabout 73years).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Union, W.Va. | | Hugh Elmwood Caperton (1781-1847) — also known asHugh Caperton — of Virginia. Born inGreenbrierCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April17, 1781.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810-18, 1826-30;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1813-15.Slaveowner. Died near Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,February9, 1847 (age65 years, 298days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Union, W.Va. | | William Cain (1792-1878) — Born in Charleston District (part now inBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,October31, 1792.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Berkeley,1860-62.Died in Charleston County (part now inBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,July 20,1878 (age85 years, 262days).Interment atSt.Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C. | | Sims White (1796-1855) — Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part ofBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,July 9,1796.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. John Berkeley, 1830-38.Episcopalian.DiedAugust12, 1855 (age59 years, 34days).Interment atBiggin Cemetery, Moncks Corner, S.C. | | Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805-1893) — also known asTheodore G. Hunt — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October23, 1805.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1837;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1853-55; state courtjudge in Louisiana, 1859.Slaveowner. DiedNovember15, 1893 (age88 years, 23days).Interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La. | | Allen Taylor Caperton (1810-1876) — also known asAllen T. Caperton — ofMonroeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born near Union,MonroeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November21, 1810.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1841-42; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1844-48;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Monroe County, 1861;Senatorfrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1872;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1875-76; died in office 1876.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,July 26,1876 (age65 years, 248days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Union, W.Va. | | Peter Charles Gaillard (1812-1889) — also known asPeter C. Gaillard — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inBerkeleyCounty, S.C.,December29, 1812.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; hit by a shellduring the war, andlost hisleft arm;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1865-68.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January11, 1889 (age76 years, 13days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Peter Porcher Bonneau (1814-1871) — Born in Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,1814.Physician;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Christ Church,1860-62.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1871 (ageabout 57years).Interment atChrist Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | | Francis James Porcher (1821-1872) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,May 3,1821.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February20, 1872 (age50 years, 293days).Interment atUnitarian Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | William Porcher Miles (1822-1899) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Walterboro, Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,July 4,1822.Democrat.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1855-57;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1857-60;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died near Burnside,AscensionParish, La.,May 11,1899 (age76 years, 311days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Union, W.Va. | | Peter Gaillard Snowden (1823-1889) — Born in South Carolina,March 6,1823.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Berkeley,1860-62.Died inMarionCounty, Fla.,October21, 1889 (age66 years, 229days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Ocala, Fla. | | Franklin Gaillard (1829-1864) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Pineville,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,April26, 1829.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed in theBattleof the Wilderness, inOrangeCounty, Va.,May 6,1864 (age35 years, 10days).Interment atConfederateCemetery, Fredericksburg, Va. | | Carleton Hunt (1836-1921) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January1, 1836.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1883-85.DiedAugust14, 1921 (age85 years, 225days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La. | | Henry Augustus Gaillard (1837-1921) — of Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.;FairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part ofBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,November26, 1837.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Fairfield County,1877-80; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1880-84;chair ofFairfield County Democratic Party, 1886.Episcopalian.Member,Knightsof Honor.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October8, 1921 (age83 years, 316days).Interment atSt. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C. | | Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889-1973) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Goose Creek,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,December16, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1923-31; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1936.While trying to cross U.S. Highway 17, he wasstruck bya car and killed, in a hit-and-run accident, near Awendaw,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April22, 1973 (age83 years, 127days).Interment atStrawberry Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley County, S.C. | | John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) — also known asJ. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lumberbusiness;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;AmericanLegion.Killed in anautomobileaccident, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 29,2006 (age86 years, 100days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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