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 Burdick Empie (1830-1908) — also known asWilliam B. Empie — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.Born in1830.Republican. Postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1897-1906.DiedNovember1, 1908 (ageabout 78years).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883) — also known asAugustus C. Remmel — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.BornMay 31,1847.Republican. Postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1882-83.DiedApril12, 1883 (age35 years, 316days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) — also known asH. L. Remmel — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Stratford,FultonCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1852.Republican.Lumberbusiness; postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1877-79;financier;insuranceexecutive; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member ofArkansasRepublican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1887; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1892,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908,1912,1916,1920,1924;candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Little Rock, Arkansas,1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927;ArkansasRepublican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1916.Died, frompneumonia,while recovering from astroke,in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,October14, 1927 (age75 years, 272days).Interment atOaklandand Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Ada E. Benson (1853-1946) — also known asAda E. Remmel — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.Born in1853.Republican. Postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1883-88.Female.Died in1946(ageabout93 years).Interment atStratford Cemetery, Salisbury, N.Y. | | Harvey Crowley Couch (1877-1941) — also known asHarvey C. Couch — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born in Calhoun,ColumbiaCounty, Ark.,August21, 1877.Democrat. Founder of atelephonecompany and ofelectricutilities; acquired and expanded the Kansas City SouthernRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1924,1928(alternate),1936,1940.Died inColumbiaCounty, Ark.,July 30,1941 (age63 years, 343days).Interment atMagnoliaCity Cemetery, Magnolia, Ark. | | Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) — also known asA. C. Remmel — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,June 8,1882.Republican.Insuranceexecutive; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1910, 1912; delegateto Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1912(alternate),1916,1920.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,December3, 1920 (age38 years, 178days).Interment atOaklandand Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Ellen Cates Remmel (1888-1961) — also known asNell Remmel;Ellen Lucy Cates;Mrs. A.C. Remmel —of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January14, 1888.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1928-57; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1928(alternate),1932,1936,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948,1956;acting postmaster atLittleRock, Ark., 1933.Female.Methodist.DiedMarch 7,1961 (age73 years, 52days).Interment atOaklandand Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) — also known asPratt C. Remmel — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,October26, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;insurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1948(alternate),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960(alternate);mayorof Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1954.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Amvets;AmericanLegion.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,May 14,1991 (age75 years, 200days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Roland Rowe Remmel (1917-2006) — also known asRollie Remmel — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Arkansas,September26, 1917.Republican.Chair ofPulaski County Republican Party, 1953.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 2,2006 (age88 years, 279days).Burial location unknown.
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