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. | |  James Endicott (1738-1799) — of Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August17, 1738.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1780, 1784-86, 1790; justice ofthe peace; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1793.Died in Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,April 4,1799 (age60 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Tweedy (1776-1868) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Nine Partners,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1776.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1820, 1824, 1856;member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1826-28;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1833-35.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 1,1868 (age92 years, 115days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | Smith Tweedy (1784-1862) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September22, 1784.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1827, 1829, 1833,1836; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1837-41.DiedSeptember21, 1862 (age77 years, 364days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | Edgar S. Tweedy (1808-1893) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 23,1808.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1845; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1860,1880;Honorary Secretary,1856.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March10, 1893 (age84 years, 291days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | John Hubbard Tweedy (1814-1891) — also known asJohn H. Tweedy — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November9, 1814.Whig.MemberWisconsin territorial council, 1842;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1847-48; candidate forGovernorof Wisconsin, 1848; postmaster atMilwaukee,Wis., 1850-51; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November12, 1891 (age77 years, 3days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | Charles Endicott (1822-1889) — of Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October28, 1822.Deputysheriff; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1851, 1857-58;lawyer;director, Norfolk MutualFireInsurance Company and Neponset NationalBank;trustee and president, CantonInstitutionfor Savings; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1866-67; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1868-69;Massachusettsstate auditor, 1870-76;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1876-81.DiedAugust19, 1889 (age66 years, 295days).Burial location unknown. | | John Tweedy (1843-1912) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,August25, 1843.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1872;postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1876-86, 1891-95; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1906.DiedAugust4, 1912 (age68 years, 345days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | Eugene Frances Endicott (1848-1914) — also known asEugene F. Endicott — of Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 1848.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twenty-Eighth Suffolk District,1905.Died in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December10, 1914 (age66 years, 57days).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Tweedy (1880-1967) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Noroton, Darien,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February24, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1945-46.Died in November,1967(age87years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) — also known asWilliam B. Ardery — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,August11, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidatefor nomination forGovernor ofKentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.Disciplesof Christ. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died of aheartattack, in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,July 25,1967 (age79 years, 348days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known asJulia Hoge Spencer;Mrs. W. B.Ardery —of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born inRichmond,Va.,September16, 1889.Democrat. Kentuckyhistorian;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936(alternate),1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1944;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.Female.Disciplesof Christ. Member,DeltaDelta Delta;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died in March,1977(age87years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Paris, Ky. | | Henry Endicott Stebbins (1905-1973) — also known asHenry E. Stebbins — of Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 16,1905.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1959-66;Uganda, 1966-69.Apparentlyfell fromthe deck of the ocean linerLeonardo da Vinci, anddrowned,in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,March28, 1973 (age67 years, 285days). His body was apparentlyneverfound.  | Philip Pendleton Ardery (1914-2012) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March 6,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1946; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1956.Disciplesof Christ; laterEpiscopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 26,2012 (age98 years, 142days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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