| |  George E. Taft (born c.1855) — of Unionville, Farmington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass., about 1855.Republican.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Farmington, 1911-12.Burial location unknown.  | William Howard Taft (1857-1930) — also known asWilliam H. Taft;"BigBill" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September15, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882-83;superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General,1890-92;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1892-1900; resigned1900;lawprofessor;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1901-04;U.S.Secretary of War, 1904-08;Presidentof the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30; resigned 1930.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;PsiUpsilon;Skulland Bones;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1930 (age72 years, 174days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| |  Relatives: SonofAlphonsoTaft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother ofCharlesPhelps Taft; brother ofHenryWaters Taft; married,June 19,1886, toHelenLouise Herron (daughter ofJohnWilliamson Herron; sister-in-law ofHenryFrederick Lippitt; niece ofWilliamCollins; aunt ofFrederickLippitt; granddaughter ofElaCollins); father ofRobertAlphonso Taft andCharlesPhelps Taft II; uncle ofWalbridgeS. Taft; grandson ofPeterRawson Taft; grandfather ofWilliamHoward Taft III,RobertTaft Jr. andSethChase Taft; great-grandfather ofRobertAlphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWarner Hoppin,JohnMilton Thayer,EdwardM. Chapin andGeorgeFranklin Chapin. | | | | Political family:Taftfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WalterP. Johnson —FredWarner Carpenter —CharlesD. Hilles | | | | The formercommunityof Taft, now part ofLincolnCity, Oregon, wasnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool, inBronx, NewYork (closed 2008), wasnamed forhim. — TaftHighSchool, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool (opened 1960; became charter school 2013-14), inLosAngees, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress andProsperity." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about William Howard Taft: PaoloEnrico Coletta,ThePresidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — Alpheus Thomas Mason,WilliamHoward Taft — Lewis L. Gould,TheWilliam Howard Taft Presidency — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about William HowardTaft: Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, August 1901 |
| | Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) — also known asJoseph E. Talbot — of Naugatuck,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Naugatuck,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March18, 1901.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932, 1934; countyjudge in Connecticut, 1935-37;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1939-41;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidateforGovernor ofConnecticut, 1946; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1950.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;Elks;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Died inWashington,D.C.,April30, 1966 (age65 years, 43days).Interment atSt.James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn. | | Frederick Augustus Tallmadge (1792-1869) — also known asFrederick A. Tallmadge — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August29, 1792.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; memberofNewYork state senate 1st District, 1837-40;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1847-49.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September17, 1869 (age77 years, 19days).Interment atEastCemetery, Litchfield, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminTallmadge and Mary (Floyd) Tallmadge; married,May 22,1815, to Elizabeth Hannah Canfield; father of Mary FloydTallmadge (who marriedEdwardWoodruff Seymour); nephew ofNicollFloyd; grandson ofWilliamAnson Floyd; fourth great-grandson ofThomasWillett andWilliamLeete; first cousin ofDavidGelston Floyd andJohnGelston Floyd; first cousin once removed ofJamesTallmadge; second cousin ofMatthiasBurnett Tallmadge,JamesTallmadge Jr.,JoelTallmadge Jr.,CharlesAlbert Floyd andNathanielPitcher Tallmadge; second cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston,MaturinLivingston,JohnJames Tallmadge,IsaacSmith Tallmadge andDanielWebster Tallmadge; second cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards,MillardEllsworth Lane andCharlesDunsmore Millard; third cousin once removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards; third cousin twice removed ofEnochWoodbridge,JosephSilliman (1756-1829),GeorgeLandon Ingraham,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesH. Chittenden andDanielPhoenix Ingraham; fourth cousin once removed ofNoahPhelps,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge,MartinKeeler andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850). | | | | Political family:Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George H. Taylor Jr. (1873-1958) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1873.Republican.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1911;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-43; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1940.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Injured in afall athome, and died two weeks later, in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1958 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George H. Taylor and Elizabeth (Newlin) Taylor. |
| | Nelson Taylor (1821-1894) — of Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 8,1821.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1850-56;lawyer; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1865-67; defeated,1860, 1866.Died in South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1894 (age72 years, 222days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Norwalk, Conn. | | Nathaniel Terry (1768-1844) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January30, 1768.Whig.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1804-15; county judge inConnecticut, 1807-09;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1824-31.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 14,1844 (age76 years, 136days).Interment atOldNorth Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.  | Charles Frederick Thayer (b. 1852) — also known asCharles F. Thayer — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November6, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1891-92; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1892, 1898, 1905;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1900-08, 1911;ConnecticutDemocratic state chair, 1901; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1906.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles D. Thayer and Lucy E. (Nichols) Thayer; married,October22, 1884, to Mary Hewitt. | | | | Campaign slogan: "No drafted men, butonly volunteers." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Hartford Courant,September 13, 1906 |
| | Edwin Stark Thomas (1872-1952) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Woodstock,McHenryCounty, Ill.,November11, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Orange, 1899-1900; defeated,1900;secretary ofConnecticut Democratic Party, 1902-12; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1912;executive secretary to Gov.SimeonBaldwin, 1911-13;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1913-39; resigned 1939.During aninvestigationof his financial affairs and actions in certain cases by a federalgrand jury, prompted by connections to thebriberycase of another federal judge,MartinT. Manton, heresigned,citing illness.Died in Columbia,TollandCounty, Conn.,January21, 1952 (age79 years, 71days).Interment atGroveCemetery, Eastford, Conn. | | William Laurence Tierney (1876-1958) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August6, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1931-33; defeated,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry.DiedApril13, 1958 (age81 years, 250days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn. | | William Laurence Tierney Jr. (1907-1989) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney, Jr. — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rumson,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 4,1907.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superiorcourt judge in Connecticut, 1968-77.Catholic.Died, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1989 (age81 years, 216days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn. | | Daniel Rose Tilden (1804-1890) — also known asDaniel R. Tilden — of Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November5, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;PortageCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1838-41;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1843-47; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Ohio, 1848, 1852;CuyahogaCounty Probate Judge, 1855-88.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March 4,1890 (age85 years, 119days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Patricia G. Tilley (b. 1944) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Connecticut,January31, 1944.Lawyer; Independent candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Female.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2003.  | John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) — also known asJohn Q. Tilson — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Clearbranch,UnicoiCounty, Tenn.,April 5,1866.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-32 (at-large1909-13, 3rd District 1915-32); defeated, 1912; resigned 1932;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1932;Parliamentarian,1936.Baptist.Member,PsiUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in New London,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August14, 1958 (age92 years, 131days).Interment atTilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn. | | | John Quillin Tilson Jr. (1911-2002) — also known asJohn Q. Tilson, Jr. — of Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August27, 1911.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World WarII; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1953; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1956(alternate),1964;lobbyist.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease, in North Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November1, 2002 (age91 years, 66days).Interment atTilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn. | | Lyman Twining Tingier (1862-1920) — also known asLyman T. Tingier — of Rockville, Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Webster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 9,1862.Democrat.Lawyer;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1896;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Vernon, 1909-12;mayorof Rockville, Conn., 1912-13;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1913-15; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1914.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters.Died in1920(ageabout58 years).Burial location unknown. | | John Tod (1779-1830) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,1779.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1810-13; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 14th District, 1815-17;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-24 (8th District 1821-23,13th District 1823-24); common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 16thDistrict, 1824-27;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1827.Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,March27, 1830 (ageabout 50years).Interment atBedfordCemetery, Bedford, Pa. | | Gideon Tomlinson (1780-1854) — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December31, 1780.Democrat.Lawyer; member of Connecticut state legislature,1817;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-27;Governor ofConnecticut, 1827-31;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1831-37.Slaveowner. DiedOctober8, 1854 (age73 years, 281days).Interment atCongregationalBurying Ground, Stratford, Conn. | | Benjamin Tonkonow (c.1893-1940) — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born about 1893. Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Meriden, 1933-40.Died in1940(ageabout47 years).Interment atChevraBnai Abraham, Meriden, Conn. | | David Torrance (1840-1906) — of Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,March3, 1840.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamB. Wooster, 1868-85; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Derby, 1871-72;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1885-89;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1889-1900;chiefjustice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1901-06; died in office1906.Congregationalist.Scottishancestry.Died in Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September5, 1906 (age66 years, 186days).Interment atOakCliff Cemetery, Derby, Conn. | | Isaac Toucey (1792-1869) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November5, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofDwightW. Pardee;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 1stDistrict 1837-39);Governor ofConnecticut, 1846-47; defeated, 1845;U.S.Attorney General, 1848-49; member ofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1850; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1852;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1852-57;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1857-61.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 30,1869 (age76 years, 267days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Albert Haller Tracy (1793-1859) — also known asAlbert H. Tracy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 17,1793.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1819-25 (21st District 1819-21, 2ndDistrict 1821-23, 30th District 1823-25); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1830-37.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1859 (age66 years, 94days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Philemon Tracy and Abigail (Trott) Tracy; brother ofPhineasLyman Tracy; first cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); first cousin four times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse andRogerGriswold; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott,OliverWolcott Sr. andEdwardRussell Kellogg; third cousin ofZinaHyde Jr. andHenryTitus Backus; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,JohnWilliam Allen,GeorgeGriswold Sill,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andThomasWorcester Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,GeorgeFrederick Stone,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeLeffingwell Reed andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofNathanRead,ElijahAbel,ThomasHale Sill,BelaEdgerton,FrederickWilliam Lord andTheodoreSill; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,GideonHard,JosephLyman Huntington,JohnArnold Rockwell,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,AlexanderHamilton Waterman andAugustusFrank. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February2, 1755.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1788-93;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1793-96; resigned 1796;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1796-1807; died in office 1807.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 19,1807 (age52 years, 167days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Trumbull (1750-1831) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Westbury, New Haven County (now Watertown,LitchfieldCounty), Conn.,April24, 1750.Lawyer;poet;superior court judge in Connecticut, 1801-19.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 10,1831 (age81 years, 16days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December7, 1782.Lawyer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1832;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1834-35, 1839-43 (at-large1834-35, 1st District 1839-43);Governor ofConnecticut, 1849-50.Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August4, 1861 (age78 years, 240days).Interment atOldNorth Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896) — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October12, 1813.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1840-41;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1841-43;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1848-53;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1855-73; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1880;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1892.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 25,1896 (age82 years, 257days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminTrumbull and Elizabeth (Mather) Trumbull; married,June 21,1843, to Julia Maria Jayne; married,November3, 1877, to Mary Jane Ingraham; first cousin thrice removed ofJonathanTrumbull; second cousin once removed ofBushrodEbenezer Hoppin; second cousin twice removed ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778),JonathanTrumbull Jr. andDavidTrumbull; third cousin ofGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin once removed ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861),LancelotPhelps,JonathanG. W. Trumbull andEdwinCarpenter Pinney; third cousin twice removed ofNoahPhelps,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; third cousin thrice removed ofHaroldB. Pinney; fourth cousin ofJamesPhelps; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,ElishaPhelps,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,CalvinTilden Hulburd,PeterAugustus Porter,JudsonB. Phelps,ErskineMason Phelps,GeorgeTracy Buckingham andCarlTrumbull Hayden. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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; memberofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1945-46.Died in November,1967(age87years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Putnam Tyler (1798-1875) — also known asDaniel P. Tyler — of Brooklyn,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,WindhamCounty, Conn.,July 17,1798.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1838;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1844-46; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1856.Died in Brooklyn,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November6, 1875 (age77 years, 112days).Interment atSouth Cemetery, Brooklyn, Conn. | | Rollin Usher Tyler (1864-1948) — also known asRollin U. Tyler — of Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,September8, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1908,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1926.Died in Rocky Hill,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January11, 1948 (age83 years, 125days).Interment atShailerville Tylerville Cemetery, Haddam, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Alpheus Williams Tyler and Melissa (Usher) Tyler; married,September12, 1918, toFannieKidder Davenport; great-grandson ofJonathanUsher; first cousin twice removed ofRobertCleveland Usher; second cousin twice removed ofJohnPalmer Usher; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesArnold,FrancisLandon Cleveland andRolandGreene Usher; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelArnold,GroverCleveland,EdwinProsper Augur,CharlesPierson Augur,AlfredHenry Augur,CharlesParmelee Augur andJamesHarlan Cleveland. | | | | Political family:Usherfamily of Plainville, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Upson (1821-1885) — of Constantine,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March19, 1821.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10thDistrict 1881-82);villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60;Michiganstate attorney general, 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69;bankdirector;circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; memberofMichiganstate constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,September5, 1885 (age64 years, 170days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofGadEly Upson; married,August4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopherColumbus Upson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHanford Upson; third cousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarveyWashington Upson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,JamesWesley Upson andWilliamHazlett Upson. | | | | Political families:Cowlesfamily of Wilkesboro, North Carolina;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906) |
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