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	Relatives: Sonof Phebe Gardiner and Abraham Gardiner; married to JulianaMacLachlan; father ofJuliaTyler (who marriedJohnTyler); grandfather ofDavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; fourth cousin ofJonasMapes; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredConkling andDavidParshall Mapes.
		Political family:Tylerfamily of Richmond, Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here:John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as"Old Man Eloquent";"TheAccidental President";"The MassachusettsMadman" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 11,1767.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1794-97;Prussia, 1797-1801;Russia, 1809-14;Great Britain, 1815-17; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1802;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808;U.S.Secretary of State, 1817-25;Presidentof the United States, 1825-29;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office1848; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1834.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1905.Suffered astrokewhile speaking on the floor of the U.S.House ofRepresentatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later inthe Speaker'soffice,U.S.CapitolBuilding,Washington,D.C.,February23, 1848 (age80 years, 227days).Original interment atHancockCemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment atUnitedFirst Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnAdams andAbigailAdams; brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (who marriedWilliamStephens Smith); married,July 26,1797, toLouisaCatherine Johnson (daughter ofJoshuaJohnson; sister-in-law ofJohnPope; niece ofThomasJohnson); father ofGeorgeWashington Adams andCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather ofJohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; great-grandfather ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather ofThomasBoylston Adams; first cousin ofWilliamCranch; second cousin once removed ofSamuelAdams; second cousin twice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed ofArthurChapin; second cousin five times removed ofDenwoodLynn Chapin; third cousin ofJosephAllen; third cousin once removed ofSamuelSewall,JosiahQuincy,ThomasCogswell (1799-1868) andJohnMilton Thayer; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamVincent Wells; third cousin thrice removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurLaban Bates andAlmurStiles Whiting; fourth cousin ofJeremiahMason,JosiahQuincy Jr.,GeorgeBailey Loring andThomasCogswell (1841-1904); fourth cousin once removed ofAsahelOtis,ErastusFairbanks,CharlesStetson,HenryBrewster Stanton,CharlesAdams Jr.,IsaiahStetson,JoshuaPerkins,EliThayer,BaileyFrye Adams andSamuelMiller Quincy.
		Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:JohnSmith —ThurlowWeed
		Adams counties inIll. andInd. arenamed for him.
		MountQuincy Adams, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  —MountQuincy Adams, on the border betweenBritishColumbia, Canada, andHoonah-AngoonCensus Area, Alaska, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:J.Q. A. Vale—JohnQ. A. Brackett—JohnQ. A. Shelden—J.Q. A. Reber
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C.Nagel,JohnQuincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — LynnHudson Parsons,JohnQuincy Adams — Robert V. Remini,JohnQuincy Adams — Joseph Wheelan,Mr.Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's ExtraordinaryPost-Presidential Life in Congress — John F. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

	Relatives: Sonof John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; brother ofPorterClay; married,April11, 1799, to Lucretia (Hart) Erwin; father ofThomasHart Clay,HenryClay Jr. andJamesBrown Clay; grandfather ofHenryClay (1849-1884); granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who marriedJamesReily); first cousin once removed ofMatthewClay (1754-1815) andGreenClay; second cousin ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827),BrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; second cousin once removed ofGreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin thrice removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; second cousin four times removed ofArcherWoodford; third cousin ofClementComer Clay; third cousin once removed ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr..
		Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Clay counties inAla.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Kan.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.C.,S.Dak.,Tenn.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
		MountClay (also called Mount Reagan), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Clay (built 1941-42 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:HenryClay Longnecker—HenryClay Dean—H.Clay Dickinson—HenryC. Brockmeyer—HenryClay Sexton—H.Clay Cockerill—HenryClay Ewing—HenryClay Caldwell—HenryClay Hall—HenryClay Gooding—HenryClay Naill—HenryC. Myers—HenryC. Peabody—HenryC. Cole—HenryC. Platt—H.Clay Harris—HenryC. Hines—HenryC. Miner—HenryC. Warmoth—HenryClay Cleveland—HenryC. Erman—H.Clay Evans—HenryC. Payne—HenryC. Bates—H.Clay Foster—HenryC. McCormick—HenryC. Ide—HenryClay Williams—HenryC. Simms—HenryClay Ferguson—HenryC. Glover—H.Clay Park—HenryC. Hansbrough—HenryC. Snodgrass—H.Clay Maydwell—HenryC. Gleason—HenryC. Loudenslager—H.Clay Van Voorhis—HenryC. Smith—HenryC. Clippinger—H.Clay Crawford—H.Clay Bascom—H.Clay Michie—H.Clay Chisolm—H.Clay Howard—HenryC. Hall—HenryClay McDowell—HenryC. Truesdell—H.Clay Jones—H.Clay Heather—H.Clay Day—HenryClay Hines—HenryClay Meacham—HenryClay Calloway—H.Clay Suter—H.Clay Hall—H.Clay Warth—HenryClay Elwood—H.Clay Kennedy—H.Clay Davis—H.Clay Needham—H.Clay Pence—HenryClay Etherton—H.Clay Mace—H.Clay Armstrong—H.Clay Baldwin—H.Clay Haynes—H.Clay Burkholder—Mrs.H. Clay Kauffman—H.Clay Bentley—HenryC. Greenberg—H.Clay Gardenhire, Jr.—HenryClay Cox—H.Clay Myers, Jr.—H.Clay Johnson—HenryClay Dennison
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th and early 20thcenturies.
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		Books about Henry Clay: Robert VincentRemini,HenryClay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter,HenryClay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler,HenryClay: The Essential American — Fergus M. Bordewich,America'sGreat Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise ThatPreserved the Union
		Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport

John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) — also known asJohn C. Calhoun — of Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville District (part now inMcCormickCounty), S.C.,March18, 1782.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1817-25;VicePresident of the United States, 1825-32; resigned 1832;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1832-43, 1845-50; died in office1850;U.S.Secretary of State, 1844-45.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1850 (age68 years, 13days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery; memorial monument atMarionPark, Charleston, S.C.

	Relatives: Sonof James Patrick Calhoun and Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun; married,December27, 1809, to Floride Bonneau andFlorideColhoun (daughter ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802)); father of Anna Maria Calhoun (whomarriedThomasGreen Clemson); uncle ofJohnAlfred Calhoun and Martha Catherine Calhoun (who marriedArmisteadBurt); great-granduncle ofJohnTemple Graves; first cousin ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) andJosephCalhoun; first cousin once removed ofAndrewPickens; first cousin twice removed ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens; second cousin once removed of Sarah AnnCalhoun (who marriedAlexanderHenry Brown); second cousin twice removed ofWilliamFrancis Calhoun.
		Political family:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Calhoun counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Iowa,Mich.,Miss.,S.C.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
		The John C. CalhounStateOffice Building (opened 1926), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim.  —LakeCalhoun (now known by its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska), inMinneapolis,Minnesota, wasnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 atWilmington,North Carolina; destroyed in cargo explosion atFinchhafen,Papua New Guinea, 1944) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:JohnC. Johnson—JohnCalhoun Nicholls—JohnCalhoun Cook—JohnC. Sheppard—John C.Bell—JohnC. C. Mayo—JohnC. Phillips
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes (1861) and $100 notes(1862).
		Campaign slogan: "Liberty dearer thanunion."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about John C. Calhoun: MargaretL. Coit,JohnC. Calhoun : American Portrait — Clyde N. Wilson,JohnC. Calhoun — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Warren Brown,JohnC. Calhoun (for young readers)
		Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known asThomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December9, 1912.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1937-52;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;Honorary Chair,1984;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District1953-63, 8th District 1963-87);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1991.Died, ofcardiacarrest, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January5, 1994 (age81 years, 27days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married,June 17,1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father ofThomasP. O'Neill III.
		The O'NeillTunnel(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
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		Books by Thomas P. O'Neill:Manof the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker TipO'Neill (1989)
		Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: JohnAloysius Farrell,TipO' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked
		Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1979-80

 John Fairfield (1797-1847) — of Saco,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Saco,YorkCounty, Maine,January30, 1797.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maine, 1835-38 (3rd District 1835-37, 4thDistrict 1837-38); resigned 1838;Governor ofMaine, 1839-41, 1842-43; defeated, 1840;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1843-47; died in office 1847.Died inWashington,D.C.,December24, 1847 (age50 years, 328days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Saco, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	FortFairfield (old military installation), and thetownofFortFairfield, Maine, werenamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Fairfield (built 1943 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim.
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 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (1784-1833) — also known asJosiah S. Johnston — of Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November24, 1784.Democrat. Member ofOrleansterritorial legislature, 1805; state court judge in Louisiana,1812;U.S.Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1821-23;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1824-33; died in office 1833.Slaveowner. Killed by anexplosionon thesteamboatLioness, on the Red River, in Louisiana,May 19,1833 (age48 years, 176days).Interment atRapidesCemetery, Pineville, La.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Half-brother ofAlbertSidney Johnston.
		Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known asElias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1794.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County,1818;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1818-22; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1824;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,December12, 1835 (age41 years, 188days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Elias Kent Kane (1771-1840) and Maria 'Mary' (Leavenworth) Kane;father of Elizabeth Kintzing Kane (who marriedWilliamHenry Bissell).
		Political family:Bissell-Thomas-Kanefamily of Belleville, Illinois.
		Kane County,Ill. is named for him.
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 Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) — also known asAndrew P. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,November18, 1796.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833;common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857.Slaveowner. Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,May 25,1857 (age60 years, 188days).Interment atButlerUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamButler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother ofWilliamButler Jr. andPierceMason Butler; married,December5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter ofEldredSimkins); married1831 toRebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle ofMatthewCalbraith Butler.
		Political family:Butler-Belmontfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Butler County,Kan. is named for him.
		Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature,of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, theJudicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate ofthe United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by hiscreer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius andheroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of PublicDalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections.He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready torejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentationsmade of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spreadthe deepest of affections."
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 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803-1857) — also known asThomas J. Rusk — of Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.Born in South Carolina,December5, 1803.Democrat.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Nacogdoches, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Nacogdoches, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; general in the TexasArmy during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1836, 1836-37; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1837-38;justice ofTexas Republic supreme court, 1838-40;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1846-57; died in office 1857.Slaveowner.Killedhimself, in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,July 29,1857 (age53 years, 236days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery; statue atRuskCounty Courthouse Grounds, Henderson, Tex.

	Presumably namedfor:ThomasJefferson
		Rusk County,Tex. is named for him.
		ThecityofRusk,Texas, isnamed forhim.
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 Moses Norris Jr. (1799-1855) — of Pittsfield,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in New Hampshire,1799.Democrat. Member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1843-47;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1849-55; died in office 1855.DiedJanuary11, 1855 (ageabout 55years).Interment atFloralPark Cemetery, Pittsfield, N.H.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Nathan Fellows Dixon (1774-1842) — of Rhode Island. Born in Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.,December13, 1774.Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1810;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1839-42; died in office 1842.Died inWashington,D.C.,January29, 1842 (age67 years, 47days).Interment atRiverBend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofNathanFellows Dixon II; grandfather ofNathanFellows Dixon III.
		Political family:Dixon #2family of Westerly, Rhode Island.
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 Chester Ashley (1790-1848) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 1,1790.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1844-48; died in office 1848.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April29, 1848 (age57 years, 333days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Nancy (Pomeroy) Ashley and William Ashley; married,July 4,1821, to Mary Worthington Watkins Elliot; first cousin five timesremoved ofBoydKenneth Benedict; second cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin ofElishaHunt Allen; third cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,DanielFiske Kellogg,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; third cousin twice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick; fourth cousin ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,LamanIngersoll,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill,EdwinW. Kellogg andSamuelHerbert Kellogg.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Ashley County,Ark. is named for him.
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 Nathan Smith (1770-1835) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January8, 1770.Whig.Lawyer;NewHaven County Prosecuting Attorney, 1817-35;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; candidateforGovernor ofConnecticut, 1825; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1827;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1829;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1833-35; died in office 1835.Died inWashington,D.C.,December6, 1835 (age65 years, 332days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofNathanielSmith; uncle ofTrumanSmith.
		Political family:Smith #4family of Woodbury, Connecticut.
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 Isaac Samuels Pennybacker (1805-1847) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia,1805.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 16th District, 1837-39;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1845-47; died in office 1847.Slaveowner. Died in1847(ageabout42 years).Interment atWoodbineCemetery, Harrisonburg, Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJoelPennybacker; father ofJohnD. Pennybacker; uncle ofBenjaminPennybacker Douglass; first cousin ofGreenBerry Samuels; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminM. Samuels; third cousin once removed ofSamuelWhitaker Pennypacker.
		Political family:Pennybacker-Andersonfamily of Virginia.
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 James Bell (1804-1857) — of Gilmanton,BelknapCounty, N.H.; Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.; Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Francestown,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,November13, 1804.Lawyer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1846, 1850;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; candidateforGovernor ofNew Hampshire, 1854, 1855;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1855-57; died in office 1857.Died in Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.,May 26,1857 (age52 years, 194days).Interment atExeterCemetery, Exeter, N.H.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofSamuelBell and Mehitable Bowen (Dana) Bell; brother ofSamuelDana Bell; married,June 29,1831, to Judith Almira Upham (daughter ofNathanielUpham); nephew ofJohnBell Jr.; uncle ofSamuelNewell Bell; grandson ofJohnBell; great-grandfather ofJamesDunbar Bell; first cousin ofCharlesHenry Bell.
		Political family:Bellfamily of New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Josiah James Evans (1786-1858) — also known asJosiah J. Evans — of Society Hill,DarlingtonCounty, S.C.Born in Marlborough District (nowMarlboroCounty), S.C.,November27, 1786.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1812-13; circuit judgein South Carolina, 1829-35;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1853-58; died in office 1858.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,May 6,1858 (age71 years, 160days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Darlington County, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829) — of Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.Born near Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.,1769.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1794-95; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1797-1802, 1812-13;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1821-24;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died inoffice 1829.Slaveowner. Died near Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.,September26, 1829 (ageabout 60years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Sampson County, N.C.; reinterment in1984 atJohnSampson Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Father of Theophilus H. Holmes.
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 Thaddeus Betts (1789-1840) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1789.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1815, 1830; memberofConnecticutstate senate, 1828, 1831 (at-large 1828, 12th District 1831);LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1832-33, 1834-35;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1839-40; died in office 1840.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 7,1840 (age51 years, 63days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Norwalk, Conn.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Maltby Betts and Lucretia (Gregory) Betts; married1815 toAntoinette Cannon; great-grandnephew ofAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789); first cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin thrice removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood; second cousin once removed ofAbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andTheodoreDavenport; third cousin once removed ofPhilipFrisbee,DanielLockwood,GoldSelleck Silliman,BenjaminSilliman,DeGrasseMaltby,HanfordNichols Lockwood andJosephPomeroy Root; third cousin twice removed ofEbenezerLockwood andAaronKitchell; fourth cousin ofMartinKeeler,JamesLockwood Conger,BenjaminDouglas Silliman andHomerNichols Lockwood; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,HoratioLockwood,IraYale,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,StephenHiram Keeler,JuliusHotchkiss,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,ErastusDeWitt Benedict,SamuelDeWitt Maltby andBenjaminJosiah Maltby.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) — also known asJohn A. Quitman — of Mississippi. Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1799.Democrat.Lawyer;cotton andsugarplanter;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1826-27;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member ofMississippistate senate, 1835-36;Governor ofMississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi,1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1848,1856;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died inoffice 1858.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Slaveowner. While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of PresidentJamesBuchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributedtopoison,but probablydysentery),and subsequently died, near Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,July 17,1858 (age58 years, 319days).Interment atNatchezCity Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS John A. Quitman (built 1943 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) wasnamed forhim.
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		Books about John A. Quitman: Robert E.May,JohnA. Quitman: Old South Crusader

 Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) — of Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.Born near Sumter, Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C.,May 1,1789.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Clarendon, 1822-25;Governorof South Carolina, 1824-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Clarendon, 1830-34;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1834-36 (8th District1834-35, 7th District 1835-36); died in office 1836.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 1,1836 (age47 years, 0days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Laurence P. Manning and Susannah (Richardson) Manning; married toElizabeth Peyre Richardson (sister ofJohnPeter Richardson (1801-1864)); father ofJohnLaurence Manning andRichardIrvine Manning (1817-1861); nephew ofRichardRichardson Jr. andJamesBurchill Richardson; grandson ofRichardRichardson; grandfather ofRichardIrvine Manning (1859-1931); first cousin ofWilliamMcDonald,EdwardRichardson Jr. andJohnPeter Richardson (1801-1864); first cousin once removed ofJohnPeter Richardson (1831-1899); first cousin thrice removed ofJamesHaselden Manning; first cousin four times removed ofJamesDouglass Manning.
		Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Manning-Ellerbefamily of South Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Robert Rantoul Jr. (1805-1852) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts,August13, 1805.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1840;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1845-50;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1851;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1851-52; died inoffice 1852.DiedAugust7, 1852 (age46 years, 360days).Interment atBeverlyCentral Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) — Born in Upper Salford Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 25,1747.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-96 (at-large 1789-93, 4thDistrict 1793-95, 5th District 1795-96);U.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-04; died in office1804.ChristianReformed.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March 7,1804 (age56 years, 256days).Interment atZionReformed Graveyard, Hagerstown, Md.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Daniel Hiester (1713-1795) and Catharina (Shuler) Hiester; brotherofJohnHiester; married1770 toRosanna Hager; uncle ofDanielHiester (1774-1834) andWilliamHiester; granduncle ofDanielRobeadeau Clymer,IsaacEllmaker Hiester andHiesterClymer; third great-granduncle ofEdwardBrooke Lee; fourth great-granduncle ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; first cousin ofJosephHiester; first cousin twice removed ofHenryAugustus Muhlenberg; first cousin four times removed ofFrederickAugustus Muhlenberg andHiesterHenry Muhlenberg.
		Political family:Muhlenberg-Hiesterfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Thomas Hartley (1748-1800) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,September7, 1748.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1778;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-1800 (at-large 1789-93,7th District 1793-95, 8th District 1795-1800); died in office 1800.Slaveowner. Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,December21, 1800 (age52 years, 105days).Interment atSt.John's Churchyard, York, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Peterson Goodwyn (1745-1818) — ofPetersburg,Va.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,1745.Democrat.Planter;lawyer;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1789-1802;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1803-18 (at-large 1803-07, 18thDistrict 1807-15, 19th District 1815-18); died in office 1818.Died inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,February21, 1818 (ageabout 72years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Dinwiddie County, Va.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father-in-law ofPatrickMagruder.
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 Richard Wylly Habersham (1786-1842) — also known asRichard W. Habersham — of Clarkesville,HabershamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga., December,1786.U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1819-27;Georgiastate attorney general, 1830;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-42; died in office1842.Slaveowner. Died in Clarkesville,HabershamCounty, Ga.,December2, 1842 (ageabout 56years).Interment atOldClarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Ga.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Habersham and Esther Rebecca (Wylly) Habersham; married,May 18,1808, to Sarah Hazzard Elliott; nephew ofJosephHabersham andJohnHabersham.
		Political family:Habershamfamily of Savannah, Georgia.
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 Lewis Williams (1782-1842) — of Panther Creek,SurryCounty, N.C.Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,February1, 1782.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1813-14;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 1815-42; diedin office 1842.Died inWashington,D.C.,February23, 1842 (age60 years, 22days).Interment atPantherCreek Cemetery, Lewisville, N.C.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJosephWilliams of Shallow Ford and Rebecca (Lanier) Williams; brotherofRobertOverton Williams,JohnWilliams (1778-1837) and Frances Lanier Williams (who marriedJohnPatton Erwin); nephew ofJohnWilliams (1740-1804),NathanielWilliams Jr. andRobertWilliams (1744-1790); uncle ofJosephLanier Williams, Margaret McClung Williams (who marriedJohnGaines Miller) and Melinda Williams (who marriedWilliamBarclay Napton); first cousin by marriage ofMatthewClay; first cousin ofRobertWilliams (1766-1836) andMarmadukeWilliams; first cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeVenable Allen; twin brother ofThomasLanier Williams.
		Political families:Clayfamily of Kentucky;Williams#1 family of North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Coke Dromgoole (1797-1847) — of Virginia. Born in Lawrenceville,BrunswickCounty, Va.,May 15,1797.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1823; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1826;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1835-41, 1843-47 (6th District1835-37, 5th District 1837-39, 6th District 1839-41, 2nd District1843-47); died in office 1847.Slaveowner. Died inBrunswickCounty, Va.,April27, 1847 (age49 years, 347days).Interment in private or family graveyard; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofAlexanderDromgoole Sims.
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 John Bennett Dawson (1798-1845) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1798.Planter;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1834; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1841-45 (2nd District 1841-43, 3rdDistrict 1843-45); died in office 1845; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1843.Slaveowner. Died in St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.,June 26,1845 (age47 years, 101days).Interment atGraceEpiscopal Churchyard, St. Francisville, La.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father of Anna Ruffin Dawson (who marriedRobertCharles Wickliffe).
		Political family:Wickliffe-Holtfamily of Bardstown, Kentucky.
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 Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known asHale Boggs — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Long Beach,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,February15, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1948,1956,1960,1968;Parliamentarian,1964;chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair,1968;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1952;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President'sCommission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiBeta Kappa;BetaTheta Pi;OmicronDelta Kappa.Disappearedwhile on acampaignflight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age58 years, 244days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;married,January22, 1938, toCorinneClaiborne; father ofBarbaraBoggs Sigmund,ThomasHale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts.
		Political family:Claiborne#1 family of Louisiana and Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		BoggsPeakin the Chugach Mountains,Anchorage,Alaska, isnamed forhim.
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 Isaac McKim (1775-1838) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 21,1775.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1821-23;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1823-25, 1833, 1835-38 (5thDistrict 1823-25, 1833, 4th District 1835-38); died in office 1838.Episcopalian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,April 1,1838 (age62 years, 254days).Interment atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofAlexanderMcKim.
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 Thomas Henry Bayly (1810-1856) — also known asThomas H. Bayly — of Accomac Court House,AccomackCounty, Va.Born inAccomackCounty, Va.,December11, 1810.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1836-42; superior court judge inVirginia, 1842-44;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1844-56 (7th District 1844-53, 1stDistrict 1853-56); died in office 1856.Slaveowner. Died inAccomackCounty, Va.,June 23,1856 (age45 years, 195days).Interment atMt.Custis Cemetery, Accomac, Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofThomasMonteagle Bayly.
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Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.; Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Danville,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,April 4,1792.Republican. Born with aclubfoot, whichimpairedhis walk;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1856(speaker),1860.Died inWashington,D.C.,August11, 1868 (age76 years, 129days).Interment atShreiner-ConcordCemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Joshua Stevens and Sarah 'Sally' (Morrill) Stevens; married toLydia Hamilton Smith; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesRowell.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Stevens County,Kan. is named for him.
		The Thaddeus StevensPostOffice Building, inDanville,Vermont, isnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:ThaddeusS. Clarkson
		Epitaph: "I repose in this quiet andsecluded spot / not from any natural preference forsolitude / but, finding other cemeteries limited as torace / by charter rules / I have chosen this, that I mightillustrate / in my death / the principles which Iadvocated / through a long life / EQUALITY OF MAN BEFOREHIS CREATOR."
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		Books about Thaddeus Stevens: CharlesW. Boyd,YourLegacy from Thaddeus Stevens : Republican of the FirstKind — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory
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 Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March31, 1770.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1800;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-08 (at-large 1803-05, 2ndDistrict 1805-08); died in office 1808.Died inWashington,D.C.,April15, 1808 (age38 years, 15days).Interment atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofBenjaminWilliams Crowninshield; married,June 5,1796, to Sarah Gardner; uncle ofNathanielSilsbee Jr.; grandfather ofWilliamCrowninshield Endicott; granduncle ofFrancisHenry Appleton; great-granduncle ofCharlesFrancis Adams.
		Political family:Appleton#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) — also known asWilliam Lowndes — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina,February11, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1806-08;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22).Slaveowner. Diedaboard aship in theNorthAtlantic Ocean while en route to England,October27, 1822 (age40 years, 258days).Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: SonofRawlinsLowndes and Sarah (Jones) Lowndes; brother ofThomasLowndes; married1802 toElizabeth Brewton Pinckney (daughter ofThomasPinckney); second great-granduncle ofBurnetRhett Maybank; third great-granduncle ofBurnetRhett Maybank Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesPinckney Brown.
		Political families:Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Pinckneyfamily of Charleston, South Carolina;Lowndesfamily of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Lowndes counties inAla.,Ga. andMiss. arenamed for him.
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 Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born inIreland,1770.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23,18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826.Died in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,January12, 1826 (ageabout 55years).Original interment atOldMeadville Cemetery (which no longer exists), Meadville, Pa.;reinterment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Mead; father ofDavidM. Farrelly andJohnWilson Farrelly.
		Political family:Farrellyfamily of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
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Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) — also known asThomas L. Hamer — of Georgetown,BrownCounty, Ohio.Born inNorthumberlandCounty, Pa., July,1800.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; PresidentialElector for Ohio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun);U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War.NominatedUlyssesS. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.Diedin the military service, probably fromdysentery,at Monterrey,NuevoLeón,December2, 1846 (age46 years, 0days).Original intermentsomewherein near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment atOldGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofThomasRay Hamer.
		ThevillageofHamersville,Ohio, isnamed forhim.
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James Meacham (1810-1856) — of New Haven,AddisonCounty, Vt.; Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August16, 1810.Whig.Ordainedminister;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Vermont, 1849-56 (3rd District 1849-53, 1stDistrict 1853-56); died in office 1856.Congregationalist.Died in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August23, 1856 (age46 years, 7days).Interment atMiddleburyCemetery, Middlebury, Vt.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lewis Meacham and Naomi (Eayres) Meacham; married,May 17,1842, to Caroline Eliza Bottum; married,February20, 1845, to Mary Frances Gifford.
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 William Osborne Goode (1798-1859) — also known asWilliam O. Goode — of Boydton,MecklenburgCounty, Va.Born in Inglewood,MecklenburgCounty, Va.,September16, 1798.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1822, 1824-32, 1839-40, 1845-46, 1852;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1841-43, 1853-59;defeated, 1832; died in office 1859;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850.Slaveowner. Died in Boydton,MecklenburgCounty, Va.,July 3,1859 (age60 years, 290days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Mecklenburg County, Va.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 Henry Grider (1796-1866) — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born inGarrardCounty, Ky.,July 16,1796.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1827, 1831;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1843-47, 1861-66; diedin office 1866.Slaveowner. Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September7, 1866 (age70 years, 53days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Nathan Bryan (1748-1798) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.Born in Craven County (part now inJonesCounty), N.C.,1748.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Jones County, 1781-83; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1787, 1791-94;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1795-98 (at-large 1795-97,10th District 1797-98); died in office 1798.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 4,1798 (ageabout 49years).Original interment atBaptistBurial Ground on Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment tounknown location; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Linn (1763-1821) — ofSussexCounty, N.J.Born in Hardwick Township,WarrenCounty, N.J.,December3, 1763.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1801-04;common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1805-21; died in office 1821;SussexCounty Sheriff, 1812;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1817-21 (10th District 1817-19,1st District 1819-21); died in office 1821.Died inWashington,D.C.,January5, 1821 (age57 years, 33days).Interment atNorthHardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Thomas Tyler Bouldin (1781-1834) — of Virginia. Born near Charlotte Court House,CharlotteCounty, Va.,1781.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Virginia, 1810;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1829-33, 1833-34 (5th District1829-33, 8th District 1833-34); died in office 1834.Slaveowner. Died while addressing theHouse ofRepresentatives in theU.S.Capitol Building,Washington,D.C.,February11, 1834 (ageabout 52years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Charlotte County, Va.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Wood Bouldin and Joanna (Tyler) Bouldin; brother ofJamesWood Bouldin; married,December19, 1804, to Anne Bickerton Lewis; ancestor *** ofDavidM. Steele III.
		Political family:Bouldinfamily of Charlotte County, Virginia.
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 Henry Nes (1799-1850) — of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,May 20,1799.Physician;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1843-45, 1847-50;died in office 1850.Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,September10, 1850 (age51 years, 113days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, York, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Daniel Putnam King (1801-1850) — also known asDaniel P. King — of South Danvers (now Peabody),EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Danvers,EssexCounty, Mass.,January8, 1801.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1836;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1843; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1838;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1843-50; died inoffice 1850.Died in South Danvers (now Peabody),EssexCounty, Mass.,July 25,1850 (age49 years, 198days).Interment atKingCemetery, Peabody, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Gaines Miller (1812-1856) — also known asJohn G. Miller — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,November29, 1812.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1840-43;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1851-56 (3rd District 1851-53, 5thDistrict 1853-56); died in office 1856.Slaveowner. Died near Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.,May 11,1856 (age43 years, 164days).Interment atMt.Olive Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Gen. William H. Miller and Elizabeth (Gaines) Miller; married toMargaret McClung Williams (daughter ofThomasLanier Williams; niece ofRobertOverton Williams,JohnWilliams andLewisWilliams).
		Political family:Williams#1 family of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Thomas Langrell Harris (1816-1858) — also known asThomas L. Harris — of Illinois. Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October29, 1816.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1846;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1849-51, 1855-58 (7th District1849-51, 6th District 1855-58); died in office 1858; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1852-56.DiedNovember24, 1858 (age42 years, 26days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Petersburg, Ill.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) — of Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.Born in Albion,KennebecCounty, Maine,January6, 1811.Republican.Minister;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1856(speaker);U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5thDistrict 1863-64); died in office 1864.Congregationalist.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1864 (age53 years, 79days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy and Rev. Daniel Lovejoy; brotherof Elijah Parish Lovejoy; married1843 to EuniceConant (Storrs) Denham; cousin *** ofNathanAllen Farwell; third cousin twice removed ofJohnH. Lovejoy.
		Political family:Lovejoy-Farwellfamily of Rockland, Maine.
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 Philip Johnson (1818-1867) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Polkville,WarrenCounty, N.J.,January17, 1818.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1853;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-67 (13th District 1861-63,11th District 1863-67); died in office 1867; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1864.Died inWashington,D.C.,January29, 1867 (age49 years, 12days).Interment atEastonCemetery, Easton, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) — of Indiana. Born inGallatinCounty, Ky.,November22, 1810.Minister;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died, ofpneumonia,in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,March29, 1857 (age46 years, 127days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) — also known asPreston S. Brooks — of Ninety Six, Edgefield District (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August5, 1819.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1844;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56,1856-57; died in office 1857.Suffered a hip wound in aduelwithLouisT. Wigfall, 1839, and could walkonly witha cane for the rest of his life. In May, 1856, furious over ananti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate andbeatSenatorCharlesSumner with a cane, causingsevereinjuries; an attempt toexpelhim from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote,but heresigned;re-elected to his own vacancy.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,January27, 1857 (age37 years, 175days).Interment atWillowBrook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Whitefield Brooks and Mary P. (Carroll) Brooks; married1841 toCaroline Means; married1843 to MarthaMeans; cousin *** ofMilledgeLuke Bonham.
		Political family:Bonhamfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina.
		Cross-reference:L.M. Keitt
		Brooks County,Ga. is named for him.
		ThecityofBrooksville,Florida, isnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:PrestonBrooks Carwile
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 Sampson Willis Harris (1809-1857) — of Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,February23, 1809.Democrat. Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1834, 1844;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1847-57 (3rd District 1847-55, 7thDistrict 1855-57).Slaveowner. DiedApril 1,1857 (age48 years, 37days).Interment atOconeeHill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John William Noell (1816-1863) — also known asJohn W. Noell — of Perryville,PerryCounty, Mo.Born in Virginia,1816.Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1859-63 (7th District 1859-63, 3rdDistrict 1863); died in office 1863.Slaveowner. DiedMarch14, 1863 (ageabout 46years).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofThomasEstes Noell.
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 Orlando Kellogg (1809-1865) — of Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1809.Carpenter;lawyer;EssexCounty Surrogate, 1840-44;U.S.Representative from New York, 1847-49, 1863-65 (14th District1847-49, 16th District 1863-65); died in office 1865; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860.Died in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1865 (age56 years, 67days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Rowland Kellogg and Sarah (Titus) Kellogg; married1837 to PollyWoodruff; father ofRowlandCase Kellogg; second cousin once removed ofFrankBillings Kellogg; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesKellogg (1773-1842); second cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin ofWilliamDean Kellogg; third cousin once removed ofAlvanKellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg andAlphonsoAlva Hopkins; third cousin twice removed ofJasonKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelSwayze Seward; fourth cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,LamanIngersoll,ThomasBelden Butler,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903).
		Political families:Kellogg#1 family of New York;Kellogg#2 family of New York;Kellogg#3 family of New York;Kellogg#4 family of Vermont and New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Henry Wilson (1778-1826) — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1778.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1823-26; died inoffice 1826.Died in1826(ageabout48 years).Interment atUnionand West End Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Robert Pryor Henry (1788-1826) — also known asRobert P. Henry — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,November24, 1788.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1823-26; died inoffice 1826.Slaveowner. Died in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,August25, 1826 (age37 years, 274days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Henry and Elizabeth Julia (Flournoy) Henry; brother ofJohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry; married,March19, 1812, to Gabriella Frances Pitts; second cousin ofThomasStanhope Flournoy; second cousin once removed ofJohnSpeed Smith andJamesSpeed; second cousin twice removed ofSpeedSmith Fry andGreenClay Smith; second cousin thrice removed ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin four times removed ofLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin five times removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; third cousin once removed ofRichardAylett Buckner,LukePryor Blackburn andJosephClay Stiles Blackburn; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; third cousin thrice removed ofSmithAlford Blackburn; fourth cousin ofAyletteBuckner; fourth cousin once removed ofAylettHawes Buckner andJamesFrancis Buckner Jr..
		Political family:Henryfamily of Scott County, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Jonathan Hunt (1787-1832) — of Vermont. Born in Vernon,WindhamCounty, Vt.,August12, 1787.Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1811, 1816-17, 1824;U.S.Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1827-32; died in office1832.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1832 (age44 years, 277days).Intermentsomewherein Brattleboro, Vt.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Coffee (1782-1836) — of Georgia. Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,December3, 1782.Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-36; died in office1836.Slaveowner. Died near Jacksonville,TelfairCounty, Ga.,September25, 1836 (age53 years, 297days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Telfair County, Ga.; reinterment in1921 atMcRaeCity Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Coffee County,Ga. is named for him.
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 Orin Fowler (1791-1852) — of Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 29,1791.Missionary;minister;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1848;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1849-52 (9th District 1849-51,2nd District 1851-52); died in office 1852.Congregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,September3, 1852 (age61 years, 36days).Interment atNorthBurial Ground, Fall River, Mass.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Brookins Campbell (1808-1853) — of Washington College,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Tenn.,1808.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1835-39, 1841-47, 1851-52;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1845-47; majorin the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1853; died in office1853.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,December25, 1853 (ageabout 45years).Interment atProvidencePresbyterian Churchyard, Greeneville, Tenn.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 James Lockhart (1806-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1806.Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1846;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1851-53, 1857; died inoffice 1857.Died in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,September7, 1857 (age51 years, 206days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 James Humphrey (1811-1866) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October9, 1811.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1859-61, 1865-66 (2nd District1859-61, 3rd District 1865-66); died in office 1866.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1866 (age54 years, 250days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 George L. Kinnard (1803-1836) — of Indiana. Born in Pennsylvania,1803.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1827;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1833-36; died in office1836.Died from injuries received in anexplosionon thesteamerFlora on the Ohio River,November26, 1836 (ageabout 33years).Interment atPresbyterianBurying Ground, Cincinnati, Ohio; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838) — of Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine.Born in Nottingham,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,July 2,1802.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1831-36;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1835-36;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1837-38; died in office1838.Killedin aduel byRepresentativeWilliamJ. Graves of Kentucky, on the Marlboro Pike, inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February24, 1838 (age35 years, 237days).Interment atElmGrove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJosephCilley; nephew ofBradburyCilley.
		Political family:Cilleyfamily of Nottingham, New Hampshire.
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Charles Ogle (1798-1841) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,1798.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1837-41; died inoffice 1841.Noted for the "Gold Spoon Oration" which satirized PresidentMartinVan Buren's expensive tastes; though little of it was true, thespeech was widely reprinted and helped defeat Van Buren.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,May 10,1841 (ageabout 42years).Interment atUnionCemetery, Somerset, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofAlexanderOgle; uncle ofAndrewJackson Ogle.
		Political family:Oglefamily of Somerset, Pennsylvania.
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		Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)

 James Wray Williams (1792-1842) — of Maryland. Born in Maryland,October8, 1792.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1825, 1837-39;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1839;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1841-42; died inoffice 1842.Slaveowner. Died inHarfordCounty, Md.,December2, 1842 (age50 years, 55days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Harford County, Md.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 William Soden Hastings (1798-1842) — of Massachusetts. Born in Mendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 3,1798.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1828; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1829-33;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1837-42; died inoffice 1842.Died in Red Sulphur Springs,MonroeCounty, Va (now W.Va.),June 17,1842 (age44 years, 14days).Interment atOldCemetery, Mendon, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofSethHastings.
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 James Augustus Black (1793-1848) — of South Carolina. Born near Abbeville, Ninety Six District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;ironmanufacturer; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1826-28, 1832-35;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1843-48; died inoffice 1848.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April 3,1848 (ageabout 54years).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 Alexander Dromgoole Sims (1803-1848) — of South Carolina. Born in Virginia,1803.Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1845-48; died inoffice 1848.Slaveowner. Died in1848(ageabout45 years).Interment atFirstBaptist Cemetery, Darlington, S.C.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofGeorgeCoke Dromgoole.
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 Chester Pierce Butler (1798-1850) — also known asChester P. Butler — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March21, 1798.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1832;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1847-50; died inoffice 1850.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October5, 1850 (age52 years, 198days).Interment atHollenbackCemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lord Butler and Mary (Pierce) Butler; married1829 to SarahAnne Hollenback.
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 John Henry Harmanson (1803-1850) — also known asJohn H. Harmanson — of Simmesport,AvoyellesParish, La.Born inNorfolk,Va.,January15, 1803.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate senate, 1844;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1845-50; died inoffice 1850.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October24, 1850 (age47 years, 282days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Pointe Coupee Parish, La.; cenotaphat Congressional Cemetery.

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 Charles Andrews (1814-1852) — of Maine. Born in Paris,OxfordCounty, Maine,February11, 1814.Democrat. Member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1839-43;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1842;U.S.Representative from Maine 4th District, 1851-52; died in office1852.Died in Paris,OxfordCounty, Maine,April30, 1852 (age38 years, 79days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Paris, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Presley Underwood Ewing (1822-1854) — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,September1, 1822.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1851-54; died inoffice 1854.Died in Mammoth Cave,EdmonsonCounty, Ky.,September27, 1854 (age32 years, 26days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) — also known asSilas M. Burroughs — of Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Ovid,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1810.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1837, 1850-51, 1853;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1857-60; died inoffice 1860.Died in Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1860 (age49 years, 323days).Interment atBoxwoodCemetery, Medina, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Truman Harrison Hoag (1816-1870) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Manlius,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1816.Democrat. Candidate formayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1867;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1869-70; died in office1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,February5, 1870 (age53 years, 302days).Interment atForestCemetery, Toledo, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 William Wilson Potter (1792-1839) — also known asWilliam W. Potter — of Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.Born in Potters Mills,CentreCounty, Pa.,December18, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1837-39; died inoffice 1839.Died in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,October28, 1839 (age46 years, 314days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Joseph Hopkins Peyton (1808-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee,1808.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1843-45; died inoffice 1845.Died in1845(ageabout37 years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sumner County, Tenn.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofBaliePeyton.
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 Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) — of Lower Sandusky (now Fremont),SanduskyCounty, Ohio.Born in Hatfield,HampshireCounty, Mass.,December28, 1797.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office1849.Died inWashington,D.C.,March20, 1849 (age51 years, 82days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atOakwoodCemetery, Fremont, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Charles Denison (1818-1867) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Wyoming Valley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January23, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1863-67; died inoffice 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1864.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 27,1867 (age49 years, 155days).Interment atFortyFort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofGeorgeDenison.
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 Elijah Hise (1802-1867) — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 4,1802.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1829; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1836; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGuatemala, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1866-67; died inoffice 1867.Germanancestry.Slaveowner. Died by aself-inflictedpistolshot, in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 8,1867 (age64 years, 308days). He left a note declaring that he had "lost all hope of… saving the country from the impending disasters and ruin inwhich despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her." However,laternewsreports disclosed that he had been about to beindictedforperjuryandtaxevasion, based on his statements as a candidate.Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Frederick Hise and Nancy (Eckstein) Hise.
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 James Hinds (1833-1868) — of Arkansas. Born near Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1833.Republican.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1868; died in office1868.Shotandkilled byGeorge A. Clark, who was drunk at the time, near Indian Bay,MonroeCounty, Ark.,October22, 1868 (age34 years, 322days).Intermentsomewherein East Norwich, Long Island, N.Y.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Benjamin Franklin Hopkins (1829-1870) — also known asBenjamin F. Hopkins — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Hebron,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1829.Republican.Telegraphoperator; private secretary to Gov.ColesBashford, 1856-57; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1862-63; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1866;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1867-70; died inoffice 1870.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January1, 1870 (age40 years, 254days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
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 James Johnson (1774-1826) — of Kentucky. Born inOrangeCounty, Va.,January1, 1774.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1808; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of1812; Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins);U.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1825-26; died inoffice 1826.Died inWashington,D.C.,August13, 1826 (age52 years, 224days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Scott County, Ky.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert 'Robin' Johnson and Jemima (Suggett) Johnson; brother ofRichardMentor Johnson,BenjaminJohnson andJohnTelemachus Johnson; married1796 to NancyPayne; uncle ofRobertWard Johnson.
		Political family:Johnson#1 family of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Hedge Thompson (1780-1828) — of Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.Born in Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,January28, 1780.Physician;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1805-06; memberofNewJersey State Council, 1819;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-28; died in office1828.Died, from aliverailment, in Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,July 23,1828 (age48 years, 177days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

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 Benjamin Franklin Deming (1790-1834) — also known asBenjamin F. Deming — of Vermont. Born in Danville,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,August12, 1790.Merchant;CaledoniaCounty Clerk of Court, 1817-33;CaledoniaCounty Probate Judge, 1821-33; member ofVermontGovernor's Council, 1827-32;U.S.Representative from Vermont 5th District, 1833-34; died in office1834.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1834 (age43 years, 333days).Interment atDanvilleGreen Cemetery, Danville, Vt.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
		Relatives: Married1816 to EuniceClark.
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 David Dickson (d. 1836) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Georgia.Physician;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817, 1832;member ofMississippistate senate, 1820-21;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1821; postmaster atJackson,Miss., 1822-23;secretaryof state of Mississippi, 1835;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1835-36; died in office1836.Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,July 31,1836.Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Alexander Hamilton Buell (1801-1853) — also known asAlexander H. Buell — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Fairfield,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1801.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1845;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1851-53; died inoffice 1853.Died inWashington,D.C.,January29, 1853 (age51 years, 199days).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Fairfield, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AlexanderHamilton
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 George Whitfield Scranton (1811-1861) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Connecticut,1811.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1859-61; died inoffice 1861.Died in1861(ageabout50 years).Interment atDunmoreCemetery, Dunmore, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Second cousin ofJosephAugustine Scranton.
		Political family:Scranton#1 family of Madison, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Thomas Estes Noell (1839-1867) — also known asThomas E. Noell — of Perryville,PerryCounty, Mo.Born in Missouri,1839.U.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1865-67; died inoffice 1867.Died in1867(ageabout28 years).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnWilliam Noell.
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 David Heaton (1823-1870) — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio; St. Anthony Falls,HennepinCounty, Minn.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March10, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atMiddletown,Ohio, 1849-52; member ofOhiostate senate, 1855; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1859-63 (23rd District 1859-60, 4th District1861-63);delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1868-70; died inoffice 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1870 (age47 years, 107days).Interment atNationalCemetery, New Bern, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Heaton and Mary (Morrell) Heaton.
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 Charles Slade (d. 1834) — of Illinois. Born inEngland.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1820, 1826;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1833-34; died inoffice 1834.Slaveowner. Died near Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,July 26,1834.Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Zalmon Wildman (1775-1835) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February16, 1775.Democrat.Hatmanufacturer;banker;postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1808-35; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1818-19;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1835; died in office1835.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1835 (age60 years, 297days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ezekiel Wildman and Abigail (Hoyt) Wildman; half-brother ofNathanielHibbard Wildman; married,January16, 1798, to Mary Betts Dibble; father ofFrederickSeymour Wildman; first cousin ofEliThacher Hoyt; first cousin thrice removed ofIraR. Wildman; third cousin ofAbelHoyt; third cousin once removed ofDavidDeForest Wildman; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesBeers Hatch,JosephRussell Hatch andNorrisHatch; third cousin thrice removed ofRounsevelleWildman andEdwinRounsevelle Wildman.
		Political family:Wildmanfamily of Danbury, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 James Church Alvord (1808-1839) — of Massachusetts. Born in Greenwich (now part of Quabbin Reservoir),HampshireCounty, Mass.,April14, 1808.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1837; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1838;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1839; died inoffice 1839.Died in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,September27, 1839 (age31 years, 166days).Interment atFederalStreet Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Simeon H. Anderson (1802-1840) — of Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.Born near Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.,March 2,1802.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1828-29, 1832, 1836-38;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1839-40; died inoffice 1840.Slaveowner. Died near Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.,August11, 1840 (age38 years, 162days).Interment atAndersonFamily Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofWilliamClayton Anderson.
		Political family:Andersonfamily of Lancaster and Danville, Kentucky.
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 Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlton,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,1800.Lawyer;one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa StateBank in1830;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died inoffice 1840.Died in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1840 (ageabout 39years).Interment atBallstonSpa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 William Sterrett Ramsey (1810-1840) — also known asWilliam S. Ramsey — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,June 12,1810.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1839-40; died inoffice 1840.Died inBaltimore,Md.,October17, 1840 (age30 years, 127days).Interment atAshlandCemetery, Carlisle, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Henry Black (1783-1841) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,February25, 1783.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1816-18; county judge inPennsylvania, 1820-40;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1841; died inoffice 1841.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,November28, 1841 (age58 years, 276days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Somerset County, Pa.; cenotaph atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Black and Jane (McDonough) Black; married1809 to MarySullivan; father ofJeremiahSullivan Black; grandfather ofChaunceyForward Black.
		Political family:Forward-Blackfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Davis Dimock Jr. (1801-1842) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Exeter,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September17, 1801.Democrat.Lawyer;SusquehannaCounty Treasurer, 1834;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1841-42; died inoffice 1842.Died in Montrose,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,January13, 1842 (age40 years, 118days).Interment atMontroseCemetery, Montrose, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Millen (1804-1843) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1828, 1834-35, 1839-40;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843; died in office 1843.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,October15, 1843 (ageabout 39years).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

	Relatives: Firstcousin ofRichardDennis Arnold.
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 Heman Allen Moore (1809-1844) — of Ohio. Born in Plainfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,August27, 1809.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1843-44; died in office1844.DiedApril 3,1844 (age34 years, 220days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Samuel Gardiner Wright (1781-1845) — also known asSamuel G. Wright — of Imlaystown,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Wrightstown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,November18, 1781.Whig.Merchant;owner ofironfurnaces;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1845; died in office1845.Quaker.Died near Imlaystown,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,July 30,1845 (age63 years, 254days).Interment atEastBranch Cemetery, Cox's Corner, N.J.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Richard Platt Herrick (1791-1846) — also known asRichard P. Herrick — of Greenbush (now Rensselaer),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenbush (now Rensselaer),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1791.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1839;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1845-46; died inoffice 1846.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 20,1846 (age55 years, 89days).Interment atGreenbushCemetery, Rensselaer, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Westbrook Hornbeck (1804-1848) — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Montague,SussexCounty, N.J.,January24, 1804.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1847-48; died inoffice 1848.Died in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,January16, 1848 (age43 years, 357days).Interment atAllentownCemetery, Allentown, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Milton Holley (1802-1848) — also known asJohn M. Holley — of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November10, 1802.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1838, 1841;WayneCounty District Attorney, 1842-45;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1847-48; defeated,1844; died in office 1848.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March 8,1848 (age45 years, 119days).Interment atRuralCemetery, Lyons, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Amos Eastman Wood (1810-1850) — also known asAmos E. Wood — of Ohio. Born in Ellisburg,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1810.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1840-42; member ofOhiostate senate, 1845;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1849-50; died in office1850.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,December19, 1850 (age40 years, 351days).Interment atWoodvilleCemetery, Woodville, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Wood and Hannah (Doane) Wood; married to ParinthaCase.
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 Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) — also known asHenry A. Muhlenberg — of Berks,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 21,1823.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 5th District, 1850-52;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1853-54; died inoffice 1854.Germanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis,inWashington,D.C.,January9, 1854 (age30 years, 172days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Rebecca (Hiester) Muhlenberg andHenryAugustus Philip Muhlenberg; married,November16, 1847, to Anna Hall Muhlenberg; grandson ofJosephHiester; grandnephew ofJohnPeter Gabriel Muhlenberg andFrederickAugustus Conrad Muhlenberg; granduncle ofFrederickAugustus Muhlenberg andHiesterHenry Muhlenberg; first cousin once removed ofFrancisSwaine Muhlenberg andHenryErnestus Muhlenberg; first cousin twice removed ofJohnHiester andDanielHiester (1747-1804); second cousin once removed ofDanielHiester (1774-1834) andWilliamHiester; third cousin ofDanielRobeadeau Clymer,IsaacEllmaker Hiester andHiesterClymer; third cousin thrice removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee.
		Political family:Muhlenberg-Hiesterfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 John Fryatt Snodgrass (1804-1854) — also known asJohn F. Snodgrass — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March 2,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died inoffice 1854.Slaveowner. Died suddenly, whilearguing acase in court, in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, Va (now W.Va.),June 5,1854 (age50 years, 95days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Snodgrass and Ann (Fryatt) Snodgrass; married to LouisaKinnaird; uncle ofIsaacBreathed Snodgrass; granduncle ofWilliamThornton Henshaw andJohnSnodgrass Henshaw; first cousin twice removed ofEdgarCraven Henshaw.
		Political family:Henshaw-Snodgrassfamily of West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 John Gallagher Montgomery (1805-1857) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Northumberland,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,June 27,1805.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1855;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1857; died inoffice 1857.While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of at a PresidentJamesBuchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributedtopoison,but probablydysentery),and subsequently died, at Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,April24, 1857 (age51 years, 301days).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Danville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Cyrus Spink (1793-1859) — of Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,March24, 1793.Registerof U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1825-27; member of Ohiostate legislature, 1830; Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio,1844;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859; died in office 1859.Died in Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio,May 31,1859 (age66 years, 68days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Wooster, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 John Schwartz (1793-1860) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Sunbury,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,October27, 1793.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;ironmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1859-60; died inoffice 1860.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 20,1860 (age66 years, 237days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Philip Michael Schwartz and Margaretha (Schlosser) Schwartz;married to Elizabeth Wood.
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 Goldsmith Fox Bailey (1823-1862) — of Massachusetts. Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,July 17,1823.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1857; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1858-60;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1861-62; died inoffice 1862.Died in Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,May 8,1862 (age38 years, 295days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.; cenotaph at CongressionalCemetery.

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 Thomas Buchecker Cooper (1823-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Coopersburg,LehighCounty, Pa.,December29, 1823.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1861-62; died inoffice 1862.Died in Coopersburg,LehighCounty, Pa.,April 4,1862 (age38 years, 96days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Coopersburg, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Luther Hanchett (1825-1862) — of Wisconsin. Born in Middlebury,PortageCounty, Ohio,October25, 1825.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1856-60;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1861-62; died inoffice 1862.Died in Plover,PortageCounty, Wis.,November24, 1862 (age37 years, 30days).Interment atPloverCemetery, Plover, Wis.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Cornelius Springer Hamilton (1821-1867) — ofUnionCounty, Ohio.Born in Gratiot,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,January2, 1821.Republican.Delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Union County,1850-51; member ofOhiostate senate, 1856-57;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1867; died in office 1867.Killedby his insane son, in Marysville,UnionCounty, Ohio,December22, 1867 (age46 years, 354days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Marysville, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Darwin Abel Finney (1814-1868) — also known asDarwin A. Finney — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Shrewsbury,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August11, 1814.Republican.Lawyer;burgessof Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1848; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1856-61 (20th District 1856-57, 27th District1858-61);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1867-68; died inoffice 1868.Died in Brussels,Belgium,August25, 1868 (age54 years, 14days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

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 Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known asNick Begich — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,April 6,1932.Democrat. Member ofAlaskastate senate, 1963-71;U.S.Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlaska,1972.AlaskaNative andCroatianancestry.Disappearedwhile on acampaignflight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age40 years, 193days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Begich and Anna (Martinich) Begich; brother ofJosephRichard Begich; married1956 toMargaretJendro; father ofNicholasJ. Begich Jr.,ThomasScott Begich andMarkPeter Begich (who marriedDeborahBonito).
		Political family:Begichfamily of Anchorage, Alaska.
		BegichPeakin the Chugach Mountains,Anchorage,Alaska, isnamed forhim.  — BegichMiddleSchool, inAnchorage,Alaska, isnamed forhim.
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George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) — also known asGeorge B. McClellan;"LittleMac" —of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December3, 1826.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1864;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1878-81.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion.DiedOctober29, 1885 (age58 years, 330days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Trenton, N.J.; statue erected 1907 at ConnecticutAvenue.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan;married to Mary Ellen Marcy (daughter of Gen. Randolph Barnes Marcy;granddaughter ofLabanMarcy); father ofGeorgeBrinton McClellan (1865-1940).
		Political family:Howe #1family of Massachusetts.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George B. McClellan (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1973) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:GeorgeHarvey—GeorgeB. Hudnall
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about George B. McClellan:Stephen W. Sears,GeorgeB. McClellan : The Young Napoleon
		Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as"Apostle of Liberty";"Sage ofMonticello";"Friend of the People";"Father of the University of Virginia" —ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April13, 1743.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofVirginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782;U.S. Minister toFrance, 1785-89;U.S.Secretary of State, 1790-93;VicePresident of the United States, 1797-1801;Presidentof the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican),1796.Deist.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 4,1826 (age83 years, 82days).Interment atMonticelloGraveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaphatUniversityof Missouri Quadrangle, Columbia, Mo.; memorial monument atWest Potomac Park; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married,January1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton; father ofMarthaJefferson (who marriedThomasMann Randolph Jr.) and Maria Jefferson (who marriedJohnWayles Eppes); uncle ofDabneyCarr; grandfather ofThomasJefferson Randolph,FrancisWayles Eppes, Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who marriedNicholasPhilip Trist),BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; granduncle ofDabneySmith Carr; great-grandfather ofThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; second great-grandfather ofJohnGardner Coolidge; second great-granduncle ofEdithWilson; first cousin once removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); first cousin twice removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin four times removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; second cousin ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker andWilliamSegar Archer; second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker andEdmundRandolph; second cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,EdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnAugustine Marshall; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin five times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamHenry Robertson.
		Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:JeffersonM. Levy —JoshuaFry
		Jefferson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Miss.,Mo.,Mont.,Neb.,N.Y.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,Tenn.,Tex.,Wash.,W.Va. andWis. arenamed for him.
		MountJefferson (third highest peak in the Northeast), inCoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:ThomasJefferson Kennard—ThomasJ. Randolph—ThomasJefferson Campbell—ThomasJ. Gazley—ThomasJ. Drake—ThomasJefferson Heard—ThomasJefferson Green—ThomasJ. Rusk—ThomasJefferson Withers—ThomasJ. Parsons—ThomasJ. Word—ThomasJ. Henley—ThomasJ. Dryer—ThomasJ. Foster—ThomasJ. Barr—ThomasJefferson Jennings—ThomasJ. Stewart—ThomasJ. Henderson—ThomasJ. Van Alstyne—ThomasJefferson Cason—T.J. Coghlan—ThomasJefferson Buford—T.Jefferson Coolidge—ThomasJ. Megibben—ThomasJ. Bunn—ThomasJ. Hardin—ThomasJ. McLain, Jr.—ThomasJ. Brown—ThomasJefferson Speer—ThomasJefferson Counts—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. Hudson—ThomasJ. Brady—ThomasJ. Selby—ThomasJefferson Deavitt—ThomasJefferson Majors—ThomasJefferson Wood—T.J. Jarratt—ThomasJefferson Nunn—ThomasJ. Douglas—ThomasJ. Strait—ThomasJ. Humes—T.J. Appleyard—ThomasJ. Clunie—ThomasJ. Steele—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. O'Donnell—ThomasJ. Shaw—ThomasJ. Halsey—ThomasJ. Graham—T.J. Martin—ThomasJefferson Lilly—ThomasJ. Randolph—TomJ. Terral—T.Jeff Busby—ThomasJefferson Murphy—ThomasJ. Hamilton—TomMangan—ThomasJ. Ryan—TomJ. Murray—ThomasJ. Tydings—ThomasJ. Tubb—TomSteed—ThomasJefferson Edmonds, Jr.—ThomasJ. Anderson—ThomasJefferson Roberts—ThomasJ. Barlow III
		Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, andon the $2 bill since the 1860s.
		Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrantsis obedience to God."
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		Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J.Ellis,AmericanSphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — WillardSterne Randall,ThomasJefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein,ThomasJefferson — Joyce Appleby,ThomasJefferson — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,Adamsvs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — SusanDunn,Jefferson'sSecond Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 —Andrew Burstein,Jefferson'sSecret: Death and Desire at Monticello — ChristopherHitchens,ThomasJefferson : Author of America — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the myths you've always believed aboutThomas Jefferson — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed AboutThomas Jefferson — Donald Barr Chidsey,Mr.Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Critical books about Thomas Jefferson:Joseph Wheelan,Jefferson'sVendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and theJudiciary
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as"His Rotundity";"The Duke ofBraintree";"American Cato";"OldSink and Swim";"The Colossus ofIndependence";"Father of the AmericanNavy" —of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass., October 19, 1735 o.s. (October30, 1735).Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1781-88;Great Britain, 1785-88;VicePresident of the United States, 1789-97;Presidentof the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 4,1826 (age90 years, 247days).Original interment atHancockCemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment in 1828 atUnitedFirst Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; married,October25, 1764, toAbigailQuincy Smith (aunt ofWilliamCranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (who marriedWilliamStephens Smith) andJohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848) (who marriedLouisaCatherine Johnson); grandfather ofGeorgeWashington Adams andCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather ofJohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; second great-grandfather ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather ofThomasBoylston Adams; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin; first cousin four times removed ofArthurChapin; first cousin six times removed ofDenwoodLynn Chapin; second cousin ofSamuelAdams; second cousin once removed ofJosephAllen; second cousin twice removed ofJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamVincent Wells; second cousin four times removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurLaban Bates andAlmurStiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,LymanMetcalfe Bass andEmersonRichard Boyles; third cousin ofThomasCogswell (1799-1868); third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,GeorgeBailey Loring andThomasCogswell (1841-1904); third cousin twice removed ofAsahelOtis,ErastusFairbanks,CharlesStetson,HenryBrewster Stanton,CharlesAdams Jr.,IsaiahStetson,JoshuaPerkins,EliThayer andBaileyFrye Adams; third cousin thrice removed ofDayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,CalebStetson,OakesAmes,OliverAmes Jr.,BenjaminW. Waite,AlfredElisha Ames,GeorgeOtis Fairbanks,AustinWells Holden,HoraceFairbanks,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor,JosephWashburn Yates,AugustusBrown Reed Sprague,FranklinFairbanks,JonahFitz Randolph Leonard,ErskineMason Phelps,ThomasDudley Bradstreet,AlbertPorter Bradstreet,GeorgeParker Bradstreet,ArthurNewton Holden,JohnAlden Thayer,IrvingHall Chase,IsaiahKidder Stetson andGilesRussell Taggart.
		Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Adams counties inIdaho,Iowa,Miss.,Neb.,Ohio,Pa.,Wash. andWis. arenamed for him.
		MountAdams (second highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Adams (built 1941-42 atRichmond,California; torpedoed and lost in theCoralSea, 1942) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:JohnAdams Harper—JohnA. Cameron—JohnA. Dix—JohnAdams Fisher—JohnA. Taintor—JohnA. Gilmer—JohnA. Perkins—JohnAdams Hyman—JohnA. Damon—John A.Lee—JohnAdams Aiken—JohnA. Sanders—JohnA. Kingsbury—JohnAdams Hurson
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		Books about John Adams: John Ferling,JohnAdams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis,ThePassionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of JohnAdams — David McCullough,JohnAdams — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,Adamsvs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — JamesGrant,JohnAdams : Party of One — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

 Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1744.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1786;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812;VicePresident of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.The wordgerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined todescribe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his partycreated in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting.Died inWashington,D.C.,November23, 1814 (age70 years, 129days).Interment atCongressional Cemetery; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Gerry and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry; brother ofSamuelRussell Gerry; married,January12, 1786, toAnnThompson; grandfather ofElbridgeThomas Gerry; great-grandfather ofPeterGoelet Gerry; third cousin ofLeviLincoln; third cousin once removed ofLeviLincoln Jr. andEnochLincoln.
		Political family:Gerryfamily of Marblehead, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThetownofElbridge,New York, isnamed forhim.  — ThetownofGerry, NewYork, isnamed forhim.  — Thetownof Gerry (nowPhillipston,Massachusetts), wasnamed forhim until 1812.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Elbridge Gerry (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:ElbridgeG. Baldwin—ElbridgeG. Knowlton—ElbridgeG. Creacraft—ElbridgeG. Spaulding—ElbridgeG. Gale—ElbridgeGerry—ElbridgeG. Lapham—EldridgeGerry Pearl—ElbridgeG. Moulton—ElbridgeG. Cracraft—ElbridgeG. Kelley—ElbridgeG. Haynes—ElbridgeG. Brown—ElbridgeG. Davis
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		Books about Elbridge Gerry: GeorgeAthan Billias,ElbridgeGerry, Founding Father and Republican Statesman

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as"Silence Dogood";"AnthonyAfterwit";"Poor Richard";"AliceAddertongue";"Polly Baker";"HarryMeanwell";"Timothy Turnstone";"Martha Careful";"Benevolus";"Caelia Shortface" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January17, 1706.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;U.S.Postmaster General, 1775-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S.Minister toFrance, 1778-85;Sweden, 1782-83;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1785-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Deist. Member,Freemasons;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Famed for his experiments with electricity;inventedbifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1790 (age84 years, 90days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 atOldCity Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue atLaArcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married,September1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (whomarriedRichardBache); uncle ofFranklinDavenport; grandfather ofRichardBache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who marriedWilliamJohn Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, MaryBlechenden Bache (who marriedRobertJohn Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who marriedWilliamWallace Irwin); second great-grandfather ofRobertWalker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather ofDanielBaugh Brewster andElisedu Pont; first cousin thrice removed ofWalterFolger Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofCharlesJames Folger,BenjaminDexter Sprague andWhartonBarker; first cousin five times removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin six times removed ofThomasMott Osborne,JohnHamlin Folger,AlonzoDillard Folger andWorthBarnard Folger; first cousin seven times removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne,LithgowOsborne andFredFolger; second cousin five times removed ofGeorgeHammond Parshall.
		Political family:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:JonathanWilliams
		Franklin counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Mass.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,Vt.,Va. andWash. arenamed for him.
		MountFranklin, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanet5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Benjamin Franklin (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1958) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:BenjaminF. Deming—BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. H. Witherell—BenjaminF. Hallett—BenjaminF. Wade—BenjaminFranklin Wallace—BenjaminCromwell Franklin—BenjaminFranklin Perry—BenjaminFranklin Robinson—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminFranklin Massey—BenjaminF. Rawls—BenjaminFranklin Leiter—BenjaminFranklin Thomas—BenjaminF. Hall—BenjaminF. Angel—BenjaminFranklin Ross—BenjaminF. Flanders—BenjaminF. Bomar—BenjaminFranklin Hellen—BenjaminF. Mudge—BenjaminFranklin Wallace—BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. Loan—BenjaminF. Simpson—BenjaminFranklin Terry—BenjaminFranklin Junkin—BenjaminF. Partridge—B.F. Langworthy—BenjaminF. Harding—BenjaminMebane—B.F. Whittemore—BenjaminFranklin Bradley—BenjaminFranklin Claypool—BenjaminFranklin Arthur—BenjaminFranklin Saffold—BenjaminF. Coates—B.Franklin Martin—BenjaminF. Howey—BenjaminF. Martin—BenjaminFranklin Rice—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminFranklin Jackson—BenjaminF. Hopkins—BenjaminF. Tracy—BenjaminFranklin Briggs—BenjaminF. Grady—BenjaminF. Farnham—BenjaminF. Meyers—BenjaminFranklin White—BenjaminFranklin Prescott—BenjaminF. Jonas—B.Franklin Fisher—BenjaminFranklin Potts—BenjaminF. Funk—B.F. Brimberry—BenjaminF. Marsh—FrankB. Arnold—BenjaminF. Heckert—BenjaminF. Bradley—BenjaminF. Howell—BenjaminFranklin Miller—BenjaminF. Mahan—BenFranklin Caldwell—BenjaminFranklin Tilley—BenjaminF. Hackney—B.F. McMillan—BenjaminF. Shively—BenjaminFranklin Keller—B.Frank Hires—B.Frank Mebane—BenF. Stuart—B.Frank Murphy—BenjaminF. Starr—BenjaminFranklin Jones, Jr.—BenjaminF. Welty—BenjaminF. Jones—BenjaminFranklin Boley—BenFranklin Looney—BenjaminF. Bledsoe—BenjaminFranklin Williams—B.Frank Kelley—BenjaminFranklin Butler—BenjaminF. James—FrankB. Heintzleman—BenjaminF. Feinberg—B.Franklin Bunn—B.Franklin Blotz—BenF. Cameron—BenF. Blackmon—B.Frank Whelchel—B.F. Merritt, Jr.—BenF. Hornsby—BenDillingham II—BenFranklin Biddle, Jr.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. halfdollar coin (1948-63).
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		Books by Benjamin Franklin:TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin —AnAccount of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place(1744)
		Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W.Brands,TheFirst American: The Life and Times of BenjaminFranklin — Edmund S. Morgan,BenjaminFranklin — Stacy Schiff,AGreat Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth ofAmerica — Gordon S. Wood,TheAmericanization of Benjamin Franklin — WalterIsaacson,BenjaminFranklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren,BenjaminFranklin — Philip Dray,StealingGod's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Inventionof America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 James Wilson (1742-1798) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.; Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Carskerdo, Fife,Scotland,September14, 1742.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798.Episcopalian.Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,August28, 1798 (age55 years, 348days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in1906 atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married,November5, 1771, to Rachel Bird; married1793 to HannahGray.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS James Wilson (built 1941-42 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1964) wasnamed forhim.
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 Samuel Chase (1741-1811) — also known as"Old Bacon Face" — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born near Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,April17, 1741.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-78, 1781-82, 1783-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Maryland,1788;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1811; died in office 1811;articles ofimpeachmentwere filed against him in 1804 on charges ofmalfeasancein office;tried bythe Senate in 1805 and acquitted of all charges.Episcopalian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,June 19,1811 (age70 years, 63days).Interment atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married1762 to AnneBaldwin; married1784 to HannahKilty.
		Cross-reference:LutherMartin
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 Button Gwinnett (1735-1777) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire,England,March3, 1735.Planter;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777;Governor ofGeorgia, 1777.Mortallywounded in aduel withLachlanMcIntosh, on May 16, 1777, and died three days later, nearSavannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 19,1777 (age42 years, 77days).Interment atColonialPark Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives:Married1757 to AnnBourne.
		Gwinnett County,Ga. is named for him.
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 John Morton (c.1724-1777) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ridley Township,DelawareCounty, Pa., about 1724.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Anglican.Finnishancestry.DiedApril 1,1777 (ageabout 53years).Interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Chester, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married to Ann Justis.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John Morton (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1972) wasnamed forhim.
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 Philip Livingston (1716-1778) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1716.Member ofNew Yorkcolonial assembly, 1769, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775-78; died in office1778;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1777-78; died in office 1778.Presbyterian.Died while attending the sixth session of theContinentalCongress in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,June 12,1778 (age62 years, 148days).Entombed atProspectHill Cemetery, York, Pa.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catrina (Van Brugh) Livingston;brother ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andWilliamLivingston; married,April14, 1740, to Christina Ten Broeck; nephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; uncle by marriage ofJamesDuane andWilliamDuer (1747-1799); uncle ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston, Catherine Livingston (who marriedNicholasBayard), Susannah Livingston (who marriedJohnCleves Symmes), Susanna Livingston (who marriedJohnKean (1756-1795)), Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (who marriedJohnJay) andHenryBrockholst Livingston; grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; grandfather ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,RensselaerWesterlo andEdwardPhilip Livingston; grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); granduncle ofHenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); great-grandfather ofPhilipSchuyler,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; great-granduncle ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamDuer (1805-1879),DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; second great-grandfather ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer; second great-granduncle ofNicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean (1852-1914),HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); third great-grandfather ofRobertReginald Livingston; third great-granduncle ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston; fourth great-grandfather ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; fourth great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fifth great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish (born 1951),AlexaFish Ward andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; ancestor *** ofRobertLivingston Beeckman; first cousin ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),CornelisCuyler,JohnCruger Jr.,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); first cousin twice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andJohnJacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor andJonathanMayhew Wainwright; first cousin five times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andOgdenLivingston Mills; second cousin ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler andHenryCruger; second cousin once removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofGerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; second cousin four times removed ofRobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andKarlCortlandt Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody.
		Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as"Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born about 1713.HunterdonCounty Judge, 1768-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78.Died, fromkidneyfailure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.,May 11,1779 (ageabout 66years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in1865 atFirstBaptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Edward Hart and Martha (Furman) Hart; married1741 toDeborah Scudder; second great-grandfather ofJohnHart Brewer andLummieJ. Earle; first cousin thrice removed ofAbsalomPrice Lanning; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamMershon Lanning; second cousin twice removed ofHanfordNichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesLockwood Conger andHomerNichols Lockwood; second cousin four times removed ofFrederickB. Piatt; second cousin five times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John Hart (built 1941-42 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
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 Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) — of North Carolina. Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 9,1730.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1766-75, 1778-79;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77, 1779;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1779 (age49 years, 124days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Relative *** ofThomasHewes.
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 Thomas Lynch Jr. (1749-1779) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina,August5, 1749.Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.While on anoceanvoyage to France, waslost atsea, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,1779(ageabout29 years). His remains werenotrecovered.Memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: SonofThomasLynch Sr..
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 George Ross (1730-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 10,1730.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1779.DiedJuly 14,1779 (age49 years, 65days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Brother of Gertrude Ross (who marriedGeorgeRead) and Elizabeth Ross (who marriedEdwardBiddle).
		Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George Ross (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
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 Richard Stockton (1730-1781) — of New Jersey. Born near Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October1, 1730.Associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary28, 1781 (age50 years, 150days).Interment atStonyBrook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Brother of Hannah Stockton (who marriedEliasBoudinot); father of Julia Stockton (who marriedBenjaminRush andWilliamBradford) andRichardStockton (1764-1828); grandfather ofRobertField Stockton andRichardStockton Field; great-grandfather ofJohnPotter Stockton; second great-grandfather ofRichardStockton (c.1857-1929).
		Political family:Stocktonfamily of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Taylor (1716-1781) — of Pennsylvania. Born inIreland,1716.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Presbyterian.Died in1781(ageabout65 years).Original interment atSt.John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; reinterment atEastonCemetery, Easton, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS George Taylor (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim.
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 Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) — of Delaware. Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October7, 1728.Member of Delaware state legislature, 1762;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1769;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Presidentof Delaware, 1778-81.DiedJune 26,1784 (age55 years, 263days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atChristChurch Cemetery, Dover, Del.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Ceasar Rodney and Elizabeth Maude (Crawford) Rodney; brother ofThomasRodney; uncle ofCaesarAugustus Rodney; granduncle ofThomasMcKean Rodney; first cousin once removed ofDanielRodney andCalebRodney; first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeBrydges Rodney; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnHenry Rodney; first cousin four times removed ofCalebRodney Layton andReynoldsClough.
		Political family:Rodneyfamily of Delaware (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) — of Scituate,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,March 7,1707.Member ofRhodeIsland house of deputies, 1732-52;Speakerof the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1738-39, 1739-40, 1741,1741, 1742-43, 1744, 1749;Governor ofRhode Island, 1755-57, 1758-62, 1763-65, 1767-68; member of RhodeIsland state legislature, 1770-75; state court judge in Rhode Island,1773;Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-80;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,July 13,1785 (age78 years, 128days).Interment atNorthBurial Ground, Providence, R.I.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

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 Thomas Stone (1743-1787) — of Maryland. Born inCharlesCounty, Md.,1743.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76, 1777-78, 1783-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1777-80, 1781-87; died in office 1787; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1780.Episcopalian.Died inAlexandria,Va.,October5, 1787 (ageabout 44years).Interment atThomasStone National Historic Site, Port Tobacco, Md.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof David Stone and Elizabeth Hannah (Jenifer) Stone; brother ofJohnHoskins Stone andMichaelJenifer Stone; married1768 toMargaret Brown; great-grandfather ofJohnMoncure Daniel.
		Political family:Stone#2 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738-1789) — of Virginia. Born in Yorktown,YorkCounty, Va.,December26, 1738.Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77, 1779-80;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofVirginia, 1781.Member,Freemasons.Died inHanoverCounty, Va.,January4, 1789 (age50 years, 9days).Interment atGraceChurchyard, Yorktown, Va.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives:Father ofHughNelson.
		Nelson counties inKy. andVa. arenamed for him.
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 Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) — also known as"The Signer" — ofCharlesCity County, Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,April 5,1726.Planter;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1749-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1776-81, 1787-91;Speaker ofthe Virginia State House of Delegates, 1778-81;Governor ofVirginia, 1781-84;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from CharlesCity County, 1788.Died inCharlesCity County, Va.,April24, 1791 (age65 years, 19days).Interment atBerkeleyPlantation, Charles City County, Va.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Harrison (1693-1745) and Ann (Carter) Harrison;brother-in-law ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); married1748 toElizabeth Bassett; father ofCarterBassett Harrison andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) (who marriedAnnaTuthill Symmes); uncle ofBeverleyRandolph; grandfather ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); great-grandfather ofBenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); great-granduncle ofCarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second great-grandfather ofRussellBenjamin Harrison; second great-granduncle ofCarterHenry Harrison II; third great-grandfather ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); ancestor *** ofJamesThomas Harrison; first cousin ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; first cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin thrice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin four times removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley; first cousin five times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle andHarryFlood Byrd; first cousin six times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; second cousin once removed ofBurwellBassett; third cousin twice removed ofRobertMonroe Harrison.
		Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Harrison County,W.Va. is named for him.
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 John Hancock (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,January23, 1737.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4electoral votes,1789.Congregationalist.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October8, 1793 (age56 years, 258days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married,August28, 1775, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott.
		Hancock counties inGa.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Maine,Miss.,Ohio,Tenn. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
		ThetownofHancock,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  —MountHancock, in the White Mountains,GraftonCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Hancock (built 1941 atPortland,Oregon; torpedoed and lost in theCaribbeanSea, 1942) wasnamed forhim.
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		Books about John Hancock: Harlow GilesUnger,JohnHancock : Merchant King and American Patriot — HarlowGiles Unger,JohnHancock: Merchant King & American Patriot

 Roger Sherman (1721-1793) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April19, 1721.Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-89;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-81, 1783-84;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1784-93; died in office 1793;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1791-93; died in office 1793.Congregationalist.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 23,1793 (age72 years, 95days).Original interment atNewHaven Green, New Haven, Conn.; reinterment in 1821 atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Mehitable (Wellington) Sherman and William Sherman; married,November17, 1749, to Elizabeth Hartwell; married,May 12,1763, to Rebecca Prescott; father of Rebecca Sherman (who marriedSimeonBaldwin (1761-1851)), Elizabeth Sherman (who marriedSimeonBaldwin (1761-1851)) and Sarah Sherman (who marriedSamuelHoar); grandfather ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; great-grandfather ofRogerSherman Greene,SimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; second great-grandfather ofHenrySherman Boutell,EdwardBaldwin Whitney,Henryde Forest Baldwin,ThomasDay Thacher,RogerSherman Greene II,RogerSherman Hoar andRogerKent; second great-granduncle ofChaunceyMitchell Depew andJohnFrederick Addis; third great-grandfather ofArchibaldCox; third great-granduncle ofJohnStanley Addis; fourth great-grandfather ofAlexanderBuel Trowbridge III; ancestor *** ofGeorgeSherman Batcheller; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams Dix; second cousin five times removed ofHoraceBemis andLorinAndrews Lathrop.
		Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThetownofSherman,Connecticut, isnamed forhim.  — ThetownandvillageofSherman,New York, arenamed forhim.
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 Abraham Clark (1726-1794) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born near Elizabethtown, Essex County (now ElizabethUnionCounty), N.J.,February15, 1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776-78, 1779-83,1787-89;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1776, 1783-85;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-94; died in office1794.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,September15, 1794 (age68 years, 212days).Interment atRahwayCemetery, Rahway, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married to Sarah Hatfield.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Abraham Clark (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; wrecked and scrapped 1959) wasnamedfor him.
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Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) — ofWestmorelandCounty, Va.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,January20, 1732.Democrat.Planter;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-79, 1784-85, 1787;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1789-92.Slaveowner. Died inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,June 19,1794 (age62 years, 150days).Interment atBurntHouse Field Cemetery, Near Hague, Westmoreland County, Va.;memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison (Ludwell) Lee; brother ofFrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; married,December5, 1757, to Ann Aylett; married1769 to Ann(Gaskins) Pinckard; great-grandfather ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; second great-grandfather ofEdwardBrooke Lee; third great-grandfather ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; first cousin once removed and father-in-law ofCharlesLee; first cousin once removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLee; first cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin four times removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andJohnLee Carroll; first cousin six times removed ofOuterbridgeHorsey andLeeMarvin; second cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofThomasLeonidas Crittenden; second cousin thrice removed ofHancockLee Jackson; second cousin four times removed ofAbrahamLincoln,JamesSansome Lakin,ElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk; second cousin five times removed ofRobertTodd Lincoln,HarrisonMoore Lakin andJamesOffutt Lakin.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Lee counties inGa. andIll. arenamed for him.
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		Books about Richard Henry Lee: OliverP. Chitwood,RichardHenry Lee : Statesman of the Revolution
		Image source: The South in the Buildingof the Nation (1909)

 Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) — of Kingston,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Amesbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,November21, 1729.Physician;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1778;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1779; common pleas court judge in NewHampshire, 1779-82;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790;Presidentof New Hampshire, 1790-93; Presidential Elector for NewHampshire,1792;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1792;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1793-94.Congregationalist.Died in Kingston,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,May 19,1795 (age65 years, 179days).Interment atPlainsCemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue atPublicSquare, Amesbury, Mass.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Stephen Bartlett and Hannah (Webster) Bartlett; married,January15, 1754, to Mary Bartlett; father ofJosiahBartlett Jr. andEzraBartlett; great-grandfather ofEdwardTheodore Bartlett andJohnDavis O'Rear.
		Political family:Bartlett-O'Rearfamily of Frankfort, Kentucky.
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 Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.,July 16,1731.Lawyer;superior court judge in Connecticut, 1773-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-83;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1784-86;Governor ofConnecticut, 1786-96; died in office 1796; received 2 electoralvotes,1789.Congregationalist.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January5, 1796 (age64 years, 173days).Interment atOldNorwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Huntington (1691-1767) and Mehetabel (Thurston)Huntington; married,January5, 1761, to Martha Devotion; uncle and adoptive father ofSamuelH. Huntington; granduncle ofNathanielHuntington (1793-1828),JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington andElishaMills Huntington; great-granduncle ofCollinsDwight Huntington andGeorgeMilo Huntington; second great-granduncle ofWilliamBarret Ridgely; third great-granduncle ofHelenHuntington Hull; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofJabezHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; second cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,JohnDavenport,EbenezerHuntington,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,AbelHuntington andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,CharlesPhelps Huntington andHenryTitus Backus; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnHall Brockway,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andWilliamClark Huntington; second cousin four times removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JosiahQuincy,WilliamBrainard Coit,HenryArthur Huntington,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,ArthurEvarts Lord andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,GeorgeMartin Dewey,SchuylerCarl Wells,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,JohnFoster Dulles,JamesGillespie Blaine III,AllenWelsh Dulles,RandolphAppleton Kidder andArthurGayton Postlethwaite; third cousin ofSamuelAdams andBenjaminLincoln; third cousin once removed ofJosephAllen,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelNicholls Smallwood andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,WillardJ. Chapin,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,AlansonPike andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHard,CharlesRobert Sherman,HemanTicknor,GideonHard,NormanA. Phelps,AlphonsoTaft,AlfredPeck Edgerton,EmersonWight,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,WilliamVincent Wells,AugustusFrank,EdwardM. Chapin,ElizurStillman Goodrich,RhamanthusMenville Stocker andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); fourth cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler andThaddeusBetts.
		Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		HuntingtonCounty, Ind. is named for him.
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 William Whipple (1730-1785) — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Kittery,YorkCounty, Maine,January14, 1730.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1780-84;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartcondition, in Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,November28, 1785 (age55 years, 318days).Interment atNorthCemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof William Whipple (1695-1751) and Mary (Cutts) Whipple; brother ofJosephWhipple; married to Catherine Moffatt.
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 Arthur Middleton (1742-1787) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born inBerkeleyCounty, S.C.,June 26,1742.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1778; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1781-82.DiedJanuary1, 1787 (age44 years, 189days).Entombed in mausoleum atMiddletonPlace Plantation, Dorchester County, S.C.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: SonofHenryMiddleton (1717-1784) and Mary Baker (Williams) Middleton;brother of Henrietta Middleton (who marriedEdwardRutledge) and Sarah Middleton (who marriedCharlesCotesworth Pinckney); married,August19, 1764, to Mary Izard; father ofHenryMiddleton (1770-1846) and Isabella Johannes Middleton (whomarriedDanielElliott Huger); grandfather ofJohnIzard Middleton,WilliamsMiddleton andJohnMiddleton Huger; granduncle ofJohnDrayton; great-grandfather ofDanielElliott Huger Smith; second great-grandfather ofBenjaminHuger Rutledge andFrancisFisher Kane; first cousin of Mary Middleton (who marriedPierceButler).
		Political family:Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Pinckneyfamily of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 John Penn (1741-1788) — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Born near Port Royal,CarolineCounty, Va.,May 17,1741.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1777.Died inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,September14, 1788 (age47 years, 120days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.; reintermentin 1894 atGuilfordCourthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Moses Penn and Catherine (Taylor) Penn; married,July 28,1763, to Susannah Lyne; first cousin once removed ofEdmundPendleton; second cousin ofJohnPendleton Jr. andNathanielPendleton; second cousin once removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,PhilipClayton Pendleton,ZacharyTaylor,EdmundHenry Pendleton andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,ColebyChew,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,GeorgeHunt Pendleton andJosephHenry Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,GeorgeCassety Pendleton,JamesBenjamin Garnett,FrancisKey Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton,HubbardT. Smith,BickertonLyle Winston,CharlesM. Pendleton andDanielMicajah Pendleton; second cousin four times removed ofElliotWoolfolk Major,EdgarBailey Woolfolk,CharlesSumner Pendleton andSidneyFletcher Taliaferro; third cousin once removed ofWilliamByrd III; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesWilling Byrd.
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John Penn (built 1941-42 atWilmington,North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in theGreenlandSea, 1942) wasnamed forhim.
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 Lyman Hall (1724-1790) — of Georgia. Born in Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April12, 1724.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofGeorgia, 1783-84.Congregationalist.DiedOctober19, 1790 (age66 years, 190days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atCourthouseGrounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Ancestor *** ofHomerWilliam Hall.
		Hall County,Ga. is named for him.
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 William Hooper (1742-1790) — of North Carolina. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 17,1742.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina statelegislature, 1777-78.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,October14, 1790 (age48 years, 119days).Original interment atHillsboroughOld Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 atGuilfordCourthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Second great-grandfather ofWarrenGreen Hooper.
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 Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) — of Bordentown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October2, 1737.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1779;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1787;federaljudge, 1789.Designed the Stars and Stripes. DiedMay 9,1791 (age53 years, 219days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married to the sister-in-law ofThomasMcKean; father ofJosephHopkinson.
		Political family:Hopkinson-McKeanfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 John Witherspoon (1723-1794) — of Princeton, Somerset County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born in Gifford, Haddingtonshire,Scotland,February5, 1723.Presbyterianminister;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1783, 1789;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromSomerset County, 1787.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Becameblindin 1792.Died near Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November15, 1794 (age71 years, 283days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Montgomery; married1791 to Ann(Marshall) Dill; father of James Witherspoon; great-grandfather ofJohnCabell Breckinridge; second great-grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge andCliftonRodes Breckinridge.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 Carter Braxton (1736-1797) — of Virginia. Born inKing andQueen County, Va.,September16, 1736.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1761-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Died inRichmond,Va.,October10, 1797 (age61 years, 24days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, King William County, Va.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof George Braxton and Mary (Carter) Braxton; married1755 to JudithRobinson; married1761 toElizabeth Corbin; grandfather-in-law ofWilliamBrockenbrough; grandfather of Mary Page White (who marriedAndrewStevenson); great-grandfather ofJohnWhite Brockenbrough,JohnWhite Stevenson andElliottMuse Braxton; ancestor *** ofWilliamTyler Page.
		Political family:Brockenbroughfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Braxton County,W.Va. is named for him.
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 Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) — of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,October14, 1734.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1764;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1778.Died, frompleurisy,inRichmondCounty, Va.,January11, 1797 (age62 years, 89days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Richmond County, Va.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison (Ludwell) Lee; brother ofRichardHenry Lee andArthurLee; great-granduncle ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; second great-granduncle ofEdwardBrooke Lee; third great-granduncle ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; first cousin once removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLee; first cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin four times removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andJohnLee Carroll; first cousin six times removed ofOuterbridgeHorsey andLeeMarvin; second cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofThomasLeonidas Crittenden; second cousin thrice removed ofHancockLee Jackson; second cousin four times removed ofAbrahamLincoln,ElliotWoolfolk Major,JamesSansome Lakin andEdgarBailey Woolfolk; second cousin five times removed ofRobertTodd Lincoln,HarrisonMoore Lakin andJamesOffutt Lakin.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726-1797) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December1, 1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-78, 1780-84;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1786-96;Governor ofConnecticut, 1796-97; died in office 1797.Congregationalist.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1797 (age71 years, 0days).Interment atEastCemetery, Litchfield, Conn.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: SonofRogerWolcott (1679-1767) and Sarah (Drake) Wolcott; brother ofErastusWolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who marriedMatthewGriswold (1714-1799)); married,January21, 1755, to Laura Collins; father ofOliverWolcott Jr., Mary Ann Wolcott (who marriedChaunceyGoodrich) andFrederickWolcott; uncle ofRogerGriswold; great-grandfather ofRogerWolcott (1847-1900); great-granduncle ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); second great-granduncle ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; third great-granduncle ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; fourth great-granduncle ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth andFredericLincoln Chapin; fifth great-granduncle ofJamesWadsworth Symington; first cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andHenryLeavitt Ellsworth; first cousin thrice removed ofElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; first cousin four times removed ofEdmundHolcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; first cousin five times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andHenryAugustus Wolcott; first cousin six times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; second cousin ofWilliamPitkin; second cousin once removed ofDanielPitkin; second cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse andTimothyPitkin; second cousin thrice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,HenryWard Beecher,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin; second cousin four times removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,GeorgeGriswold Sill,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; second cousin five times removed ofAugustusBrandegee,GeorgeFrederick Stone,ClarenceHoratio Pitkin,CarrollPeabody Pitkin,CalebSeymour Pitkin,HarryKear Wolcott,EldredC. Pitkin,HenryMerrill Wolcott,FrancesPayne Bolton andHaroldB. Pinney; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnArnold Rockwell andOliverMorgan Hungerford.
		Political families:Kidder-Wolcottfamily;Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThetownofWolcott,Vermont, isnamed forhim.
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 Lewis Morris (1726-1798) — of Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,April 8,1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1777-78, 1780-81, 1783-90; memberofNewYork council of appointment, 1786, 1788;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWestchester County, 1788.Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January22, 1798 (age71 years, 289days).Interment atSt.Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Katrintje 'Catherine' (Staats) Morris and Lewis Morris(1698-1762); half-brother ofGouverneurMorris (1752-1816); brother ofRichardMorris; married,September24, 1749, to Mary Walton; father of Helena Magdalena Morris (whomarriedJohnRutherfurd) andRichardValentine Morris; nephew ofRobertHunter Morris; uncle ofLewisRichard Morris; grandson ofLewisMorris (1671-1746); granduncle ofGouverneurMorris (1809-1894); second great-grandfather ofJohnKean andGouverneurMorris Carnochan (1865-1915); third great-grandfather ofGouverneurMorris Carnochan (1892-1943); ancestor *** ofNewboldMorris andHamiltonFish Jr..
		Political family:Morris#1 family of Bronx, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near North East,CecilCounty, Md.,September18, 1733.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofDelawarestate legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79,1782-83;Presidentof Delaware, 1777-78; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1779-80;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1789-93;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1793-98.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,September21, 1798 (age65 years, 3days).Interment atImmanuelChurchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married1763 toGertrude (Ross) Till (sister ofGeorgeRoss); father of Mary Read (who marriedGunningBedford),GeorgeRead II andJohnRead (1769-1854); grandfather ofGeorgeRead III andJohnMeredith Read; great-grandfather ofJohnMeredith Read Jr..
		Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George Read (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim.
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 William Paca (1740-1799) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in Abingdon, Baltimore County (nowHarfordCounty), Md.,October31, 1740.Lawyer;planter;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1777-79;Governor ofMaryland, 1782-85;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.Anglican.EnglishandItalianancestry.Died in Queenstown,QueenAnne's County, Md.,October23, 1799 (age58 years, 357days).Interment atWyePlantation, Queenstown, Md.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof John Aquilla Parker Paca and Elizabeth (Smith) Paca; brother ofAquilaPaca; married,May 26,1763, to Mary Lloyd Chew (second cousin once removed ofBenjaminChew); married,January28, 1777, to Anne Harrison; grandfather ofEdwardTilghman Paca.
		Political family:Pacafamily of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Christ Church Parish, Charleston District (now part ofCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November23, 1749.Lawyer;law partner ofCharlesCotesworth Pinckney;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1787-96;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1789;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1792;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1796-98;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1796;Governorof South Carolina, 1798-1800; died in office 1800.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry.Died, fromapoplexy,in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,January23, 1800 (age50 years, 61days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof John Rutledge (1713-1750) and Sarah (Hext) Rutledge; brother ofJohnRutledge (1739-1800) and Sarah Rutledge (who marriedJohnMathews); married,March 1,1774, to Henrietta Middleton (daughter ofHenryMiddleton (1717-1784); sister ofArthurMiddleton; aunt ofHenryMiddleton (1770-1846)); married,October28, 1792, to Mary (Shubrick) Eveleigh (daughter ofThomasShubrick; widow ofNicholasEveleigh); uncle ofJohnRutledge Jr.,ThomasRhett Smith and Sarah Ann Rutledge (who marriedAlfredHuger); granduncle ofBenjaminHuger Rutledge (1829-1893); great-granduncle ofBenjaminHuger Rutledge (1861-1925).
		Political family:Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Pinckneyfamily of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Samuel Adams (1722-1803) — also known as"The Tribune of the People";"The Cromwell of New England";"Determinatus";"The Psalm Singer";"Amendment Monger";"AmericanCato";"Samuel the Publican" —of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass., September 16, 1722 o.s. (September27, 1722).Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1781; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1788;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1789-94;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes,1796.Congregationalist.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1803 (age81 years, 5days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Adams and Mary (Fifield) Adams; married1749 toElizabeth Checkley; married1764 toElizabeth Wells; uncle ofJosephAllen; granduncle ofCharlesAllen; great-grandfather of Elizabeth Wells Randall (who marriedAlfredCumming) andWilliamVincent Wells; second cousin ofJohnAdams; second cousin once removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeWashington Adams,CharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886) andJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin,JohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; second cousin four times removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurChapin,ArthurLaban Bates,CharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954) andAlmurStiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,LymanMetcalfe Bass,EmersonRichard Boyles andThomasBoylston Adams; third cousin ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington andCalebCushing; third cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,ErastusFairbanks,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,CharlesAdams Jr.,JamesBrooks andBaileyFrye Adams; third cousin thrice removed ofAlphonsoTaft,BenjaminW. Waite,GeorgeOtis Fairbanks,AustinWells Holden,HoraceFairbanks,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor,FranklinFairbanks,CollinsDwight Huntington,JonahFitz Randolph Leonard,GeorgeMilo Huntington,EdgarWeeks andArthurNewton Holden; third cousin four times removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1848-1911).
		Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThetownofAdams,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  —MountSam Adams, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Adams (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
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		Books about Samuel Adams: Donald BarrChidsey,TheWorld of Samuel Adams

 Francis Lewis (1713-1803) — of New York. Born in Llandaff,Wales,March21, 1713.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Welshancestry.DiedDecember30, 1803 (age90 years, 284days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives:Father ofMorganLewis; third great-grandfather ofPeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills.
		Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Matthew Thornton (1713-1803) — of Merrimack,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),March17, 1713.Physician;Presidentof New Hampshire, 1775-76;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1776-82;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1780-81, 1785-86; memberofNewHampshire state senate from Hillsborough County, 1784-87.Presbyterian.Died in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 24,1803 (age90 years, 99days).Interment atThornton'sFerry Cemetery, Merrimack, N.H.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof James B. Thornton, Jr. and Elizabeth Keturah (Jenkins) Thornton;married1760 to HannahJack; second great-grandfather ofGordonWoodbury.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville,CumberlandCounty, Va., about 1749.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofGeorgia, 1779-80, 1789;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1783;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1795-96.Member,Freemasons.Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February2, 1804 (ageabout 55years).Original interment atRosneyCemetery, Augusta, Ga.; reinterment in 1848 atCourthouseGrounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Brother ofJohnWalton; cousin *** ofMatthewWalton.
		Political family:Waltonfamily.
		Walton County,Ga. is named for him.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George Walton (built 1942-43 atSavannah,Georgia; burned and sank in theNorthPacific Ocean, 1951) wasnamed forhim.
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 Robert Morris (1734-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Liverpool,England,January31, 1734.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1785;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-95.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Financier of the American Revolution, but went broke in the process.Imprisonedfordebt fromFebruary 1798 to August 1801.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 8,1806 (age72 years, 97days).Entombed atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue atIndependenceNational Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Morris (1711-1750) and Elizabeth (Murphet) Morris; married,March2, 1769, to Mary White; father ofThomasMorris and Henrietta 'Hetty' Morris (who marriedJamesMarkham Marshall); great-grandfather ofJohnAugustine Marshall.
		Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Morris Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in the 1870s and1880s.
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		Books about Robert Morris: CharlesRappleye,RobertMorris: Financier of the American Revolution

 James Smith (1719-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Dublin,Ireland,September17, 1719.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1780.Presbyterian.Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,July 11,1806 (age86 years, 297days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, York, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married to Eleanor Armor.
		James Smith Hall, a dormitory at theUniversityof Delaware,Newark,Delaware, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Smith (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1963) wasnamed forhim.
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 George Wythe (1726-1806) — ofYorkCounty, Va.Born in Elizabeth City County, Va. (now part ofHampton,Va.),December3, 1726.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1758-68;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Virginia,1777;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from YorkCounty, 1788.Episcopalian.Apparentlymurdered—poisonedby his grandnephew — and died two weeks later, inRichmond,Va.,June 8,1806 (age79 years, 187days).Interment atSt.John's Churchyard, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Wythe County,Va. is named for him.
		ThetownofWytheville,Virginia, isnamed forhim.  — WytheAvenue,inRichmond,Virginia, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS George Wythe (built 1941-42 atBaltimore,Maryland; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim.
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 Thomas Heyward Jr. (1746-1809) — of South Carolina. Born in St. Luke's Parish County (now part ofJasperCounty), S.C.,July 28,1746.Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1778-80, 1782-90,1785-90; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1785-89;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790.Died in Beaufort District (part now inJasperCounty), S.C.,April17, 1809 (age62 years, 263days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Jasper County, S.C.; memorialmonument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Daniel Heyward and Mary Hannah (Miles) Heyward; married,April20, 1773, to Elizabeth Mathews (sister ofJohnMathews); married,May 9,1790, to Elizabeth Savage.
		Political family:Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Pinckneyfamily of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

 William Williams (1731-1811) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April28, 1731.Merchant;pastor;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1757;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-79, 1784-1802.Congregationalist.DiedAugust2, 1811 (age80 years, 96days).Interment atTrumbullCemetery, Lebanon, Conn.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives:Married,February14, 1771, to Mary Trumbull (daughter ofJonathanTrumbull).
		Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March16, 1739.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1785;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91.Episcopalian.Died in Morrisville,BucksCounty, Pa.,January23, 1813 (age73 years, 313days).Interment atFriendsGraveyard, Trenton, N.J.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Christopher Clymer and Deborah (Fitzwater) Clymer; married,March18, 1765, to Elizabeth Meredith (sister ofSamuelMeredith); great-grandfather ofEdwardOverton Jr.; second great-grandfather ofJamesRieman Macfarlane.
		Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George Clymer (built 1941-42 atPortland,Oregon; torpedoed and wrecked in theSouthAtlantic Ocean, 1942) wasnamed forhim.
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 Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) — also known as"Father of AmericanPsychiatry" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1746.Physician;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April19, 1813 (age67 years, 105days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives:Married,January2, 1776, to Julia Stockton (daughter ofRichardStockton); father ofRichardRush.
		Political family:Stocktonfamily of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Rush County,Ind. is named for him.
		RushStreet,inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim.
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		Books about Benjamin Rush: AlynBrodsky,BenjaminRush : Patriot and Physician — David Barton,BenjaminRush — David Barton,BenjaminRush: Signer of the Declaration of Independence

 Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March11, 1731.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1777;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1777-90;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 12,1814 (age83 years, 62days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue atChurchGreen, Taunton, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Paine and Eunice (Treat) Paine; married to Sarah Cobb;great-grandson ofRobertTreat; second great-grandfather ofRobertTreat Paine Jr.; second cousin ofGeorgeThacher (1754-1824); second cousin once removed ofGeorgeThacher (1790-1857); second cousin twice removed ofJohnCondit,EliThacher Hoyt,AureliusBuckingham,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland andHenryCharles Thacher; second cousin thrice removed ofSilasCondit,IraChandler Backus,JoshuaPerkins,EdwardGreen Bradford,PhiloBeecher Buckingham,BaileyFrye Adams,HenrySabin,LeeRandall Sanborn,AlansonB. Treat,CharlesM. Hotchkiss,ThomasChandler Thacher andDavidLeroy Treat; second cousin four times removed ofAlbertPierson Condit,EdwardGreen Bradford II,JamesL. Sanborn andWarrenWalter Rich; second cousin five times removed ofClarenceSidney Merrill,SimeonHarrison Rollinson,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr.,ElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard andJosephClark Baldwin III; third cousin twice removed ofGershomBirdsey,BenjaminHard andAlonzoSidney Upham; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,EliCoe Birdsey,LorenzoBurrows,NathanBelcher,RussellSage,GilbertCarlton Walker,JohnRansom Buck andBenjaminBaker Merrill; fourth cousin ofLutherWaterman; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman andJonathanBrace.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 Thomas McKean (1734-1817) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New London Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March19, 1734.Lawyer;member ofDelawarecolonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware,1765-74;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1777-83;Presidentof Delaware, 1777;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1781;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1799-1808;impeachedby the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 24,1817 (age83 years, 97days).Original interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in1843 atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof William McKean and Letitia (Finley) McKean; married to thesister-in-law ofFrancisHopkinson; married1763 to MaryBorden; married1774 to SarahArmitage.
		Political family:Hopkinson-McKeanfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		McKean County,Pa. is named for him.
		Other politicians named for him:ThomasMcKean Thompson McKennan—ThomasM. Rodney—ThomasMcKean Pettit
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 William Ellery (1727-1820) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,December22, 1727.Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1785.Congregationalist.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,February15, 1820 (age92 years, 55days).Interment atCommonBurying Ground, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at ConstitutionGardens.

	Relatives: UncleofChristopherEllery.
		ThetownofEllery,New York, wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

 William Anson Floyd (1734-1821) — also known asWilliam Floyd — of New York. Born in Brookhaven,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December17, 1734.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1774-77, 1778-83;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1777-88, 1807-08 (Southern District 1777-88,Western District 1807-08); member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1787;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1789-91; PresidentialElector for New York,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andGeorgeClinton);delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1821 (age86 years, 230days).Interment atPresbyterianChurch Cemetery, Westernville, N.Y.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Tabitha (Smith) Floyd and Nicoll Floyd (1705-1755); married,August23, 1760, to Hannah Jones; married,May 16,1784, to Joanna Strong; father ofNicollFloyd (1762-1852); grandfather ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge,DavidGelston Floyd andJohnGelston Floyd; granduncle ofCharlesAlbert Floyd; third cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler; third cousin twice removed ofStephenHiram Keeler andDanielDarling Whitney; third cousin thrice removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs andJohnClarence Keeler.
		Political family:Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThetownofFloyd, NewYork, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS William Floyd (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record

 Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) — of Maryland. Born in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,September19, 1737.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1777-1800;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1789-92.Catholic.Slaveowner. Died inBaltimore,Md.,November14, 1832 (age95 years, 56days).Interment atDoughoreganManor Chapel, Ellicott City, Md.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Charles Carroll and Elizabeth (Brooke) Carroll; married,June 5,1768, to Mary Darnell; father of Catharine 'Kitty' Carroll (whomarriedRobertGoodloe Harper); grandfather of Louisa Carroll (who marriedIsaacRand Jackson), Mary Sophia Carroll (who marriedRichardHenry Bayard) and Harriet Julianna Carroll (who marriedJohnLee); great-grandfather ofJohnLee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who marriedCharlesOliver O'Donnell); second great-grandfather ofJohnHowell Carroll; third great-grandfather of Suzanne Howell Carroll(who marriedJohnBoynton Philip Clayton Hill); third great-granduncle ofJohnDuffy Alderson; first cousin ofDanielCarroll; second cousin ofCharlesCarroll, Barrister; second cousin once removed ofThomasSim Lee,AlexanderContee Hanson andAlexanderContee Magruder; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRead Magruder; third cousin twice removed ofReubenHandy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison andLevinIrving Handy.
		Political families:DuPont-Bayardfamily of Wilmington, Delaware;Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Carroll#1 family of Baltimore, Maryland;Carroll#2 family of Baltimore, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Carroll counties inArk.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Md.,Miss.,Mo.,N.H.,Ohio andVa.,East CarrollParish, La. andWest CarrollParish, La., are named for him.
		Other politicians named for him:CharlesC. Walcutt—CharlesC. Fitch—CharlesC. Frick—CharlesCarroll Glover, Jr.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

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Dumbarton OaksRose Garden
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August5, 1875.U.S. Consul inVenice, as of 1903; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toSweden, 1923-27; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1927-33.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letterprotesting U.S. Sen.JoeMcCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Donated his Georgetownestate, Dumbarton Oaks, to Harvard University in 1940; after the war,it was the scene of the conference that led to the creation of theUnited Nations.Died inWashington,D.C.,April19, 1962 (age86 years, 257days).Cremated;ashes interred at Dumbarton Oaks Rose Garden.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofWilliamHenry Bliss and Annie Louise (Woods) Bliss; brother of AnnieLouise Bliss (who marriedCharlesWarren); married,April14, 1908, to Mildred Barnes.
		Political family:Bliss-Warrenfamily of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
		Epitaph: "Quod severeis metes." [asye sow so ye shall reap.]
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

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FederalTriangle
Washington, District of Columbia

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known asFranklin D. Roosevelt;"F.D.R." —of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S.Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1920,1924,1928;speaker,1944;contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, hislegs wereparalyzed for the rest of his life;Governor ofNew York, 1929-33;Presidentof the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayorAntonJ. Cermak wereshotat by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Elks;Grange;Knightsof Pythias.Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of acerebralhemorrhage, in Warm Springs,MeriwetherCounty, Ga.,April12, 1945 (age63 years, 72days).Interment atRooseveltHome, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle;memorial monument atWest Potomac Park.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married,March17, 1905, toAnnaEleanor Roosevelt (niece ofTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin ofCorinneDouglas Robinson); father ofJamesRoosevelt (1907-1991),ElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofWarrenDelano Robbins andKatharinePrice Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of HelenLloyd Aspinwall (who marriedFrancisEmanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed ofElizabethKortright; first cousin four times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who marriedWilliamPhillips); second cousin once removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr. andJabezWilliams Huntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington,GeorgeWashington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster andJamesI. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed ofSulifandSutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertBarnwell Roosevelt,RogerWolcott andTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919).
		Political families:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Aspinwall-Shober-Roosevelt-Wheatfamily of Salisbury, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:RossT. McIntire —MiltonLipson —W.W. Howes —BruceBarton —HamiltonFish, Jr. —JosephW. Martin, Jr. —SamuelI. Rosenman —RexfordG. Tugwell —RaymondMoley —AdolfA. Berle —GeorgeE. Allen —LorenceE. Asman —GrenvilleT. Emmet —EliotJaneway —JonathanDaniels —RalphBellamy —WytheLeigh Kinsolving
		The Franklin Delano RooseveltBridge(opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, betweenLubec,Maine andCampobelloIsland, New Brunswick, Canada, isnamed forhim.  — TheboroughofRoosevelt,New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), isnamed forhim.  — F. D. RooseveltAirport,on the Caribbean island ofSintEustatius, isnamed forhim.  — The F. D. RooseveltTeachingHospital, inBanskáBystrica, Slovakia, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:FrankGarrison—FranklinD. Roosevelt Keesee
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin).
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn,TheThree Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who TransformedAmerica — Doris Kearns Goodwin,NoOrdinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front inWorld War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt,FDR: 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush,FranklinRoosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,ThatMan : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt —Jonas Klein,BelovedIsland : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy ofCampobello — Conrad Black,FranklinDelano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — CharlesPeters,FiveDays in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World —Steven Neal,HappyDays Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergenceof FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W.Brands,Traitorto His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley,Franklinand Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — AlanBrinkley,FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub,YoungMr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, andLife — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Karen Bornemann Spies,FranklinD. Roosevelt (for young readers)
		Critical books about Franklin D.Roosevelt: Jim Powell,FDR'sFolly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the GreatDepression — John T. Flynn,TheRoosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom,NewDeal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has DamagedAmerica
		Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:Philip Roth,ThePlot Against America: A Novel — Philip K. Dick,TheMan in the High Castle
		Image source: New York Red Book1936

Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937) — also known asAndrew W. Mellon — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March24, 1855.Republican.Banker;co-founder,Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, which later became CarnegieMellon University; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920,1924(speaker),1928;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1932-33.Episcopalian.Died in Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August26, 1937 (age82 years, 155days).Original interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; subsequent interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.; reinterment atTrinityEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Va.; memorial monument atFederal Triangle.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Mellon and Sarah Jane (Negley) Mellon; married1900 to NoraMcMullen; father of Ailsa Mellon (who marriedDavidKirkpatrick Este Bruce); uncle ofWilliamLarimer Mellon; granduncle ofRichardMellon Scaife.
		Political family:Bruce-Mellonfamily of Virginia.
		Cross-reference:J.McKenzie Moss
		Carnegie MellonUniversity,inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, is partlynamed forhim.  — Mellon Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —FederalReserve History
		Books about Andrew Mellon: DavidCannadine,Mellon: An American Life
		Image source: American Review ofReviews, March 1922

Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known asOscar S. Straus — of New York. Born inGermany,December23, 1850.Progressive.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toTurkey, 1887-89, 1898-99;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1909-10; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1912; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.FirstJewish U.S. cabinet member.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 3,1926 (age75 years, 131days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at FederalTriangle.

	Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother ofIsidorStraus; uncle ofJesseIsidor Straus andNathanStraus Jr.; granduncle ofStuartScheftel andRonaldPeter Straus.
		Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Empire State Notables(1914)

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GarfieldCircle
Washington, District of Columbia

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known asJames A. Garfield — of Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin Orange Township (now Moreland Hills),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November19, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor;president,Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81;Presidentof the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.Disciplesof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;DeltaUpsilon.Shotby theassassinCharles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & PotomacRailroadStation, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from theeffects of the wound andinfection,in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September19, 1881 (age49 years, 304days).Entombed atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at GarfieldCircle; statue atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.; statue atPiattPark, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married,November11, 1858, toLucretiaRudolph; father ofHarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; fourth cousin ofEliThayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlden Thayer.
		Political family:Garfieldfamily of Hiram and Cleveland, Ohio (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:WilliamS. Maynard
		Garfield counties inColo.,Mont.,Neb.,Okla.,Utah andWash. arenamed for him.
		GarfieldMountain,in the Cascade Range,KingCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofGarfield,New Jersey, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofGarfield,Kansas, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofGarfield,Minnesota, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofGarfield,Washington, isnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:JamesG. Stewart
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about James A. Garfield: AllanPeskin,Garfield:A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)

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GeorgetownUniversity Jesuit Cemetery
Washington, District of Columbia
Richard T. McSorley (1914-2002) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October2, 1914.Democrat.Jesuitpriest;universityprofessor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom District of Columbia,1968.Died inWashington,D.C.,October17, 2002 (age88 years, 15days).Interment at Georgetown University Jesuit Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Richard T. McSorley (1886-1972) and Marguerita V. (Cosgrove)McSorley.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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GlenwoodCemetery
2219 Lincoln Road N.E.
Washington, District of Columbia
Founded 1854
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Amos Kendall (1789-1869) — Born in Dunstable,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August16, 1789.U.S.Postmaster General, 1835-40.Died inWashington,D.C.,November12, 1869 (age80 years, 88days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Kendall County,Ill. is named for him.
		See alsoNNDBdossier

 Joseph Shields Wilson (c.1806-1874) — also known asJoseph S. Wilson — ofWashington,D.C.Born inIreland,about 1806.Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1860-61, 1866-71. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 23,1874 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJohnWilson; married1829 to ElizaUhler Moulder.
		Epitaph: "For the shields of the earthbelong unto God: he is greatly exalted."
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) — also known asEdwin F. Ladd — of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Starks,SomersetCounty, Maine,December13, 1859.Republican.Chemist;collegeprofessor;president,North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota StateUniversity), 1916-21;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925.Member,PhiGamma Delta.Died in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,June 22,1925 (age65 years, 191days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Ladd and Rosilla (Locke) Ladd; married,August16, 1893, to Rizpah Sprogle.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

James Madison Edmunds (1810-1879) — also known asJames M. Edmunds — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1810.Dry goodsmerchant;supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1838-39; member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1840-41; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846-47;Whig candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1847;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850;lumberbusiness;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1855-61; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1861-66; postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1869-79.Member,UnionLeague.Died inWashington,D.C.,December14, 1879 (age69 years, 113days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JamesMadison
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Zachariah Chandlerbiography (1880)

 John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) — also known asJohn W. Hoyt — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born near Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,October13, 1831.Wisconsinrailroad commissioner, 1874-76;Governorof Wyoming Territory, 1878-82.Methodist.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 23,1912 (age80 years, 223days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley
		HoytPeak,in Yellowstone National Park,ParkCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John W. Hoyt (built 1943 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Thomas Welles Bartley (1812-1885) — also known asThomas W. Bartley — of Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio.BornFebruary11, 1812.Democrat.Governor ofOhio, 1844;U.S.Attorney for Ohio, 1845-50;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1852-59; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1860.DiedJune 20,1885 (age73 years, 129days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofMordecaiBartley.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

 Alexander Gordon Penn (1799-1866) — also known asAlexander G. Penn — of near Covington,St.Tammany Parish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inPatrickCounty, Va.,May 10,1799.Democrat.Planter;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Louisiana,1844,1852,1856;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1850-53;lumber millowner.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,May 7,1866 (age66 years, 362days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846-1884) — also known asEdmund W. M. Mackey — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 8,1846.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from OrangeburgCounty, 1868;CharlestonCounty Sheriff, 1868-72; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Carolina,1872,1880;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1873-74;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1875-76, 1882-84 (2ndDistrict 1875-76, 1882-83, 7th District 1883-84); died in office 1884.Died inWashington,D.C.,January27, 1884 (age37 years, 325days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) — also known asChester B. Darrall — of Brashear (now Morgan City),St. MaryParish, La.; Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.Born near Addison,SomersetCounty, Pa.,June 24,1842.Republican.Physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;planter;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1868;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1888.Died inWashington,D.C.,January1, 1908 (age65 years, 191days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892) — of North Carolina. Born near Murfreesboro,HertfordCounty, N.C.,May 29,1829.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1860-62; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1871;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1875-79, 1881.Died inWashington,D.C.,September5, 1892 (age63 years, 99days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 James Rankin Young (1847-1924) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March10, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperreporter;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1897-1903.DiedDecember18, 1924 (age77 years, 283days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Rankin Young and Eliza (Russell) Young; brother ofJohnRussell Young; married1874 to MaryBarclay; father ofJamesBarclay Young.
		Political family:Youngfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Vannoy Hartrog Manning (1839-1892) — also known asVan H. Manning — of Hamburg,AshleyCounty, Ark.; Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born near Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,July 26,1839.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1877-83.Slaveowner. Died in Branchville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November2, 1892 (age53 years, 99days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 William James Purman (1840-1928) — ofJacksonCounty, Fla.Born in Pennsylvania,1840.Republican.Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Jackson County,1868; member of Florida state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1873-77 (at-large 1873-75, 1stDistrict 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1876.Died in1928(ageabout88 years).Cremated;ashes interred at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Ransom Hooker Gillet (1800-1876) — also known asRansom H. Gillet — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in New Lebanon,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1800.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atOgdensburg,N.Y., 1830-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1832,1840;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1833-37.Died inWashington,D.C.,October24, 1876 (age76 years, 271days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 John Jones Roane (1794-1869) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia,1794.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1831-33.Slaveowner. Died in1869(ageabout75 years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnRoane.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Hiram Walbridge (1821-1870) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1821.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1853-55.Died, at the Astor Househotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1870 (age49 years, 307days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Chester Walbridge and Mary (Walbridge) Walbridge; nephew ofHenrySanford Walbridge; grandnephew ofEbenezerWilliam Walbridge; third cousin ofJohnJay Walbridge andDavidSafford Walbridge; third cousin once removed ofJohnHill Walbridge andHenryE. Walbridge; third cousin twice removed ofHiramAugustus Huse andCyrusPackard Walbridge; third cousin thrice removed ofClairHiram Walbridge.
		Political family:Walbridgefamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Abel Lawrence Foster (1802-1877) — also known asA. Lawrence Foster — of Morrisville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.;FairfaxCounty, Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Littleton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September17, 1802.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1841-43.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 21,1877 (age74 years, 246days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Edmund Foster and Phebe (Lawrence) Foster; married to Abigail M.Hopkins.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Ambler Smith (1847-1892) — also known asJ. Ambler Smith — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Virginia,1847.Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1873-75.Died in1892(ageabout45 years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

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 William Embre Gaines (1844-1912) — also known asWilliam E. Gaines — of Burkeville,NottowayCounty, Va.Born near Charlotte Court House,CharlotteCounty, Va.,August30, 1844.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1883-87;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1887-89.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 4,1912 (age67 years, 248days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

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 Selucius Garfield (1822-1881) — also known asSelucius Garfielde — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.;El DoradoCounty, Calif.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Shoreham,AddisonCounty, Vt.,December8, 1822.Democrat.Delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 12th District, 1853-54; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1856;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1869-73; defeated,1860.Died inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1881 (age58 years, 126days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Electa Lois (Averill) Garfield and Caleb Chase Garfield; married,July3, 1844, to Juliett W. Fant; married,October10, 1853, to Sarah Electa Perry; father ofCharlesDarwin Garfield; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnBrown; third cousin once removed ofJohnAppleton andJanePierce; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnBrown Francis,DanielParrish Witter andArthurTaggard Appleton.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Eugene Hermann Plumacher (1837-1910) — also known asEugene H. Plumacher — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inGermany,1837.Naturalized U.S. citizen; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;universityprofessor;inventor;U.S. Consul inMaracaibo, 1883-1909.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Founded a leprosy hospital in Venezuela. Died inWashington,D.C.,September25, 1910 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Olga Maria Pauline Hunerwadel.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 John Stewart (1822-1904) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Perth,Scotland,March22, 1822.Civilengineer;Consul-Generalfor Paraguay inWashington,D.C., 1884-1904.Scottishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,December6, 1904 (age82 years, 259days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1853 to JanetCrighton.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Alfred Schücking (1818-1898) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Münster, Prussia (nowGermany),1818.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inWashington,D.C., 1863-95;ConsularAgent for Germany inWashington,D.C., 1873-97.Died inWashington,D.C.,October12, 1898 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Josiah Love Pearcy (1843-1909) — also known asJosiah L. Pearcy — Born in Tennessee,1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul inAspinwall, as of 1897; secretary to U.S. SenatorRobertL. Taylor of Tennessee.Member,KuKlux Klan.Died, fromBright'sdisease, inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1909 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Clifford Wayne McGlasson (1897-1939) — also known asClifford W. McGlasson — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October31, 1897.Stenographer;U.S. Vice Consul inTurin, 1924;Gothenberg, 1924-25;Prague, 1926-27, 1929;Port Said, 1927-29;Lausanne, 1929-32.Died in Prague, Czechoslovakia (nowCzechia),1939(ageabout41 years).Cremated;ashes interred at Glenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Clifford Howell McGlasson and Matilda (Veth) McGlasson; married,July25, 1928, to Bozena Pospisilova.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Politicians formerlyburied here: William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) — also known asWilliam H. Thompson — of Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,October14, 1871.Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.Died, fromheartdisease, inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1928 (age56 years, 118days).Original interment at Glenwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1928 atMt.Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.

	Relatives:Son-in-law ofAndrewJackson Felt.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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GompersSquare
Washington, District of Columbia

Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London,England,January27, 1850.Democrat.Cigarmaker;Founder andpresident, American Federation of Labor; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December13, 1924 (age74 years, 321days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument atGompers Square; statue atGompersPark, Chicago, Ill.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Samuel GompersHighSchool (built 1930, closed about 2012), inBronx, NewYork, wasnamed forhim.  — GompersSchool(also known as Eastern High School),Baltimore,Maryland, wasnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; torpedoed and lost in theSouthPacific Ocean) wasnamed forhim; a secondLibertyship,SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1960) was alsonamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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GracelandCemetery
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) — also known asRichard H. Cain — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inGreenbrierCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April12, 1825.Republican.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1868-70; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1872;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79); Bishop, African Methodist EpiscopalChurch, 1880-87.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,January18, 1887 (age61 years, 281days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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HancockCircle
Washington, District of Columbia

Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known asWinfield S. Hancock — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February14, 1824.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1868,1876;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion.Died in Governor's Island,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1886 (age61 years, 360days).Interment atMontgomeryCemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock Circle.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Presumably namedfor:WinfieldScott
		Relatives: Son of Benjamin FranklinHancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married,February1, 1850, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura ElizabethHancock (who marriedWilliamRush Merriam).
		Political family:Merriam-Hancockfamily of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		MountHancock, in Yellowstone National Park,TetonCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early1890s.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier
		Books about Winfield Scott Hancock:David M. Jordan,WinfieldScott Hancock : A Soldier's Life — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Cornell UniversityLibrary

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Holmead's BuryingGround
Washington, District of Columbia
Founded 1794
William Winston Seaton (1785-1866) — ofWashington,D.C.Born inKingWilliam County, Va.,January11, 1785.Whig.Mayorof Washington, D.C., 1840-50.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 16,1866 (age81 years, 156days).Original interment at Holmead's Burying Ground; reinterment atCongressional Cemetery.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives: Sonof Augustine Seaton; married1809 to SarahWeston Gales (sister ofJosephGales Jr.).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Perley's Reminiscences ofSixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)

 Josiah Meigs (1757-1822) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; St. Georges,Bermuda;Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,August21, 1757.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; actingpresident,University of Georgia, 1801-10; U.S. Surveyor General, 1812-14;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1814-22; died in office 1822.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died inWashington,D.C.,September4, 1822 (age65 years, 14days).Original interment at Holmead's Burying Ground; reinterment in 1878atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

	Relatives: Sonof Jonathan Meigs and Elizabeth (Hamlin) Meigs; brother ofReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.; married1782 to ClaraBenjamin; father ofHenryMeigs and Clara Meigs (who marriedJohnForsyth); uncle ofReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.; grandfather ofHenryMeigs Jr. andJohnForsyth Jr.; granduncle ofReturnJonathan Meigs III; first cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden; first cousin twice removed ofChittendenLyon; second cousin twice removed ofJohnWillard; second cousin thrice removed ofRogerCalvin Leete; third cousin ofJonathanHunt; third cousin once removed ofElijahHunt Mills; third cousin twice removed ofElishaHotchkiss Jr.,ElishaHunt Allen,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GouverneurMorris,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg andCharlesJenkins Hayden; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesH. Eastman,WilliamFessenden Allen,RushGreen Leaming,FrederickWalker Pitkin,AlvredBayard Nettleton,RobertCleveland Usher,CharlesM. Hotchkiss,FrederickHobbes Allen,AllenClarence Wilcox andCarlTrumbull Hayden; fourth cousin ofThomasChittenden; fourth cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr..
		Political families:Chittendenfamily of Connecticut;Meigsfamily of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		ThecityofMeigs,Georgia, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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Holy RoodCemetery
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.James Gordon Finley (1885-1929) — also known asJames G. Finley — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,January31, 1885.Wholesalegrocery worker;real estatebusiness; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inLyon, 1917-19;Marseille, 1919-21, 1929, died in office 1929;Lille, 1921-23, 1923;La Rochelle, 1923;Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1923;Patras, 1923-25;Montreal, 1925, 1925-26;Sherbrooke, 1925;Le Havre, 1928-29.Died in Le Havre,France,May26, 1929 (age44 years, 115days).Interment at Holy Rood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Joseph Finley and Bridget Finley.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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John A. WilsonBuilding Grounds
Washington, District of Columbia

Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) — also known asAlexander R. Shepherd;"BossShepherd";"The Father of ModernWashington" —ofWashington,D.C.; Batopilas,Chihuahua.Born inWashington,D.C.,January30, 1835.Republican.Plumber;realestate developer;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1873-74.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis,in Batopilas,Chihuahua,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 225days).Entombed atRock Creek Cemetery; statue atJohn A. Wilson Building Grounds.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives:Married,January30, 1861, to Mary Grice Young.
		Cross-reference:AndréL. Bagger
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander R. Shepherd (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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JudiciaryPark
Washington, District of Columbia

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) — also known as"Honest Abe";"OldAbe";"The Rail-Splitter";"TheIllinois Baboon";"The GreatEmancipator" —of New Salem,MenardCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in alogcabin, Hardin County (part now inLarueCounty), Ky.,February12, 1809.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;postmaster;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1834-41;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1856;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1858;Presidentof the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865; His electionas president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War; determined topreserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the battlefield,freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing this,redefined American nationhood.Englishancestry.Elected in 1900 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Shotby theassassinJohn Wilkes Booth, during aplay atFord'sTheater,inWashington,D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson'sBoardingHouse, across the street, the following day,April15, 1865 (age56 years, 62days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument atNational Mall; statue erected 1868 at JudiciaryPark.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lincoln and Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln; married,November4, 1842, toMaryAnn Todd (sister-in-law ofNinianWirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law ofNathanielHenry Rhodes Dawson andBenjaminHardin Helm; half-sister ofEmiliePariet Todd; aunt ofMarthaDee Todd; grandniece ofDavidRittenhouse Porter); father ofRobertTodd Lincoln; first cousin twice removed ofArtieClyde Sullinger; second cousin four times removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; third cousin twice removed ofLeviLincoln; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin once removed ofLeviLincoln Jr.,EnochLincoln andAlexanderLincoln.
		Political families:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia;Lincoln#1 family of Kentucky;Lincoln#2 family of Worcester, Massachusetts;Porter-Lincolnfamily of Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:ClementClaiborne Clay, Jr. —IshamN. Haynie —WilliamM. Stone —JohnPitcher —StephenMiller —JohnT. Stuart —WilliamH. Seward —HenryL. Burnett —JudahP. Benjamin —RobertToombs —RichardTaylor Jacob —GeorgeW. Jones —JamesAdams —JohnG. Nicolay —EdwardEverett —StephenT. Logan —FrancisP. Blair —JohnHay —HenryReed Rathbone —JamesA. Ekin —FrederickW. Seward —JohnH. Surratt —JohnH. Surratt, Jr. —JamesShields —EmilyT. Helm —JohnA. Campbell —JohnMerryman —BarnesCompton —JohnB. Castleman —MelvinD. Hildreth
		Lincoln counties inArk.,Colo.,Idaho,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Miss.,Mont.,Neb.,Nev.,N.M.,Okla.,Ore.,Wash.,W.Va.,Wis. andWyo. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofLincoln,Nebraska, isnamed forhim.  — Lincoln MemorialUniversity,inHarrogate,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.  — LincolnUniversity,inJeffersonCity, Missouri, isnamed forhim.  — LincolnUniversity,nearOxford,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:AbrahamL. Keister—AbrahamL. Tucker—A.Lincoln Pohalski—AbrahamL. Brick—AbrahamL. Kellogg—AbrahamL. Day—AbrahamLincoln Bernstein—AbrahamL. Tyre—A.Lincoln Reiley—A.L. Helmick—AbrahamL. Sutton—A.Lincoln Acker—AbrahamL. Osgood—AbrahamL. Witmer—AbrahamL. Phillips—A.Lincoln Dryden—AbrahamL. Payton—AbrahamL. Alloway—AbrahamL. Field—AbrahamL. Doris—A.L. Auth—A.Lincoln Moore—A.Lincoln Niditch—AbrahamL. Rubenstein—AbrahamL. Davis, Jr.—AbrahamL. Freedman—A.L. Marovitz—LincolnGordon—AbrahamL. Banner—AbrahamLincoln Tosti
		Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. penny (one cent coin) since 1909, and onthe $5 bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitalso appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $1 to $500.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Abraham Lincoln: DavidHerbert Donald,Lincoln —George Anastaplo,AbrahamLincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt,ed.,TheLincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an AmericanIcon — Albert J. Beveridge,AbrahamLincoln 1809-1858 — Geoffrey Perret,Lincoln'sWar : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commanderin Chief — David Herbert Donald,WeAre Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends —Edward Steers, Jr.,Bloodon the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln —Mario Cuomo,WhyLincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W.Kauffman,AmericanBrutus : John Wilkes Booth and the LincolnConspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Joshua Wolf Shenk,Lincoln'sMelancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled HisGreatness — John Channing Briggs,Lincoln'sSpeeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr.,TheEloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through HisWords — Harold Holzer,Lincolnat Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco lnPresident — Michael Lind,WhatLincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's GreatestPresident — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Michael Burlingame, ed.,AbrahamLincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and JohnHay — Thomas J. Craughwell,StealingLincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — JohnStauffer,Giants:The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and AbrahamLincoln — Karen Judson,AbrahamLincoln (for young readers) — Maira Kalman,Lookingat Lincoln (for young readers)
		Critical books about Abraham Lincoln:Thomas J. DiLorenzo,TheReal Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and anUnnecessary War
		Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: GoreVidal,Lincoln:A Novel
		Image source: Three Decades of FederalLegislation (1885)

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LafayettePark
Washington, District of Columbia

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alogcabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestiveheart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at LafayettePark; statue erected 1856 atJacksonSquare, New Orleans, La.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson).
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair
		Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him.
		Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. Donelson—AndrewJackson Miller—AndrewJ. Faulk—AndrewJackson Titus—AndrewJackson Isacks—AndrewJackson Hamilton—AndrewJ. Harlan—AndrewJ. Kuykendall—AndrewJ. Thayer—ElamA. J. Greeley—AndrewJackson Ingle—AndrewJ. Ogle—AndrewJackson Carr—AndrewJ. Waterman—AndrewJ. Bentley—AndrewJ. Rogers—WilliamA. J. Sparks—AndrewJackson Poppleton—AndrewJ. Hunter—AndrewJackson Bryant—AndrewJ. Beale—A.J. Clements—AndrewJackson Baker—AndrewJ. Felt—A. J.King—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJackson Greenfield—AndrewJackson Caldwell—AndrewJackson Gahagan—AndrewJackson Biship—AndrewJackson Houston—AndrewJackson Speer—AndrewJ. Cobb—AndrewJ. Montague—AndrewJ. Barchfeld—AndrewJ. Balliet—AndrewJ. Kirk—AndrewJ. Howell, Jr.—AndrewJ. Livingston—A.J. Sherwood—AndrewJackson Stewart—AndrewJ. May—AndrewJ. McConnico—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJ. Brewer—AndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.—AndrewBettwy—AndrewJ. Transue—AndrewJackson Graves—AndrewJackson Gilbert—AndrewJ. Goodwin—AndrewJ. Hinshaw—AndyYoung—AndrewJackson Kupper
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
		Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia
		Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

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Meridian HillPark
Washington, District of Columbia

James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as"The Sage of Wheatland";"Buck";"Old Buck" —of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in alogcabin near Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,April23, 1791.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister toRussia, 1832-33;Great Britain, 1853-56;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1844,1848,1852;U.S.Secretary of State, 1845-49;Presidentof the United States, 1857-61.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died near Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 1,1868 (age77 years, 39days).Interment atWoodwardHill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian HillPark.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)Buchanan.
		Cross-reference:DavidFullerton Robison —JohnA. Quitman —JohnGallagher Montgomery
		Buchanan counties inIowa,Mo. andVa. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofBuchanan,Michigan, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Buchanan (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:JamesShearer—JamesBuchanan Richmond—JamesB. Duke—JamesB. Cullison—JamesB. Holland—JamesBuchanan Siggins—J.B. Marcum—JamesB. Searcy
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.Klein,PresidentJames Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker,JamesBuchanan — R. G. Horton,TheLife And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To EnglandAnd Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative InCongress, And Sec. Of State — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Critical books about James Buchanan:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

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Mt. OlivetCemetery
1300 Blandensburg Road N.E.
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Joseph McKenna (1843-1926) — of Suisun City,SolanoCounty, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August10, 1843.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 19th District, 1875-77;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1885-92; Judge ofU.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1892-97; resigned 1897;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1892-97; resigned1897;U.S.Attorney General, 1897-98;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1898-1925; retired 1925.Catholic.Died inWashington,D.C.,November21, 1926 (age83 years, 103days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

 Robert John Wynne (1851-1922) — also known asRobert J. Wynne — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1851.Telegrapher;journalist;U.S.Postmaster General, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1905-10;insuranceexecutive.Catholic.Member,LoyalLegion.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1922 (age70 years, 113days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Mary Ellen McCabe.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Thomas Henry Carter (1854-1911) — also known asThomas H. Carter — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Junior Furnace,SciotoCounty, Ohio,October30, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1889;U.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1889-91; defeated, 1890;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1891-92;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1892-96;firstCatholic to lead the national Republican Party;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1895-1901, 1905-11; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Montana,1896(speaker),1900,1904.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,September17, 1911 (age56 years, 322days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1886 to EllenLillian Galen.
		Carter County,Mont. is named for him.
		MountCarter, Glacier National Park, inFlatheadCounty, Montana, as well as the nearby CarterGlaciers,inGlacierCounty, Montana, arenamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 William Matthew Merrick (1818-1889) — Born near Faulkner,CharlesCounty, Md.,September1, 1818.Democrat. Judge of Circuit Court of the District of Columbia,1855-63;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1870;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1871-73;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1885-89; died in office 1889.Died inWashington,D.C.,February4, 1889 (age70 years, 156days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamDuhurst Merrick.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

George Whitefield Davis (1839-1918) — also known asGeorge W. Davis — Born in Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.,July 26,1839.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; colonel in the U.S.Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 12,1918 (age78 years, 351days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George D. Davis.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 William Russell Smith (1815-1896) — also known asWilliam R. Smith — of Fayette Court House (now Fayette),FayetteCounty, Ala.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,March27, 1815.Mayorof Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1839; member of Alabama state legislature,1841-42; state court judge in Alabama, 1850;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1851-57;delegateto Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 2nd District, 1862-65;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1865.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February26, 1896 (age80 years, 336days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. OlivetCemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 William Franklin Sands (1874-1946) — also known asWilliam F. Sands — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,July 29,1874.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inSeoul, as of 1898; U.S. Minister toGuatemala, 1909-10.Catholic.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in1946(ageabout71 years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Hoban Sands and Mary Elizabeth (Meade) Sands; married1909 to EdithGertrude Keating.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) — also known asTimothy T. Ansberry — of Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio,December24, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;DefianceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903;U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; Democratic PresidentialElector for Ohio,1917;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1924(alternate),1928;law partner ofJosephE. Davies.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died following agallbladder operation complicated byheartdisease, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1943 (age71 years, 193days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Edmond Ansberry and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Ansberry; married,December26, 1898, to Nellie Kettenring.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Charles Alexander Korbly (1871-1937) — also known asCharles A. Korbly — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,March24, 1871.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1909-15.DiedJuly 26,1937 (age66 years, 124days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Joseph Aloysius Conry (1868-1943) — also known asJoseph A. Conry — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September12, 1868.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1901-03; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1902.DiedJune 22,1943 (age74 years, 283days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) — ofNorfolk,Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,September23, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1933-44;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1944-47.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Lions.Died inNorfolk,Va.,December22, 1958 (age73 years, 90days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Susan Taggart.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Michael Walsh Cluskey (1832-1873) — of Tennessee. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1832.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January13, 1873 (ageabout 40years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Jerris G. Leonard (1931-2006) — also known asJerris Leonard — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;Washington,D.C.; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January17, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1957-60;member ofWisconsinstate senate 4th District, 1961-68; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1968; administrator, Law EnforcementAssistance Administration, 1971; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from District of Columbia,1984.Member,American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 27,2006 (age75 years, 191days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Jerris G. Leonard and Marie (Reville) Leonard; married,August22, 1953, to Mariellen C. Mathie.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Samuel W. Taylor (1833-1892) — ofWashington,D.C.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,February11, 1833.Merchant;Prominent in Washington local politics.Died, fromapoplexy,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1892 (age59 years, 171days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.Politicians formerlyburied here: William Duhurst Merrick (1793-1857) — also known asWilliam D. Merrick — of Allens Fresh,CharlesCounty, Md.Born in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,October25, 1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1832-37, 1856-57; died in office 1857;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1838-45;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February5, 1857 (age63 years, 103days).Original interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery; reinterment atSt.Mary's Church Cemetery, Newport, Md.

	Relatives:Father ofWilliamMatthew Merrick.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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NationalMall
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as"Father of His Country";"TheAmerican Fabius" —of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va., February 11, 1731/32 o.s. (February22, 1732).Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof the United States, 1789-97.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, heserved as thefirstPresident and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected totheHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died, probably fromacute bacterialepiglottitis, atFairfaxCounty, Va.,December14, 1799 (age67 years, 295days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument at National Mall;statue erected 1860 atWashington Circle;statue erected 1869 atBostonPublic Garden, Boston, Mass.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married,January6, 1759, toMarthaDandridge Custis (aunt ofBurwellBassett); step-father ofJohnParke Custis; uncle ofBushrodWashington; granduncle by marriage ofCharlesMagill Conrad; granduncle ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington andGeorgeCorbin Washington; great-granduncle of Jane Washington AugustaThornton (who marriedJamesBurnie Beck); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; first cousin six times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818),SulifandSutherland Ross andDavidShelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed ofWalkerPeyton Conway,HowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHenry Ball Jr.,Williamde Bruyn=Kops,HoraceLee Washington,EdwinMcPherson Holden,ClaudeC. Ball,ArthurWesley Holden andFranklinDelano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed ofHenryRootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andThomasLeonidas Crittenden.
		Political family:Washingtonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:HenryLee —JoshuaFry —AlexanderDimitry —TobiasLear —DavidMathews —RufusPutnam
		Washington counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Md.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,R.I.,Tenn.,Tex.,Utah,Vt.,Va. andWis. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim.  — Thestateof Washington isnamed forhim.  —MountWashington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanet886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:GeneralWashington Johnston—GeorgeWashington Lent Marr—GeorgeWashington Heard—GeorgeWashington Barnett—GeorgeWashington Davis—GeorgeW. Owen—GeorgeW. Toland—GeorgeW. Lay—GeorgeW. Patterson—GeorgeW. B. Towns—GeorgeWashington Adams—GeorgeWashington Hockley—GeorgeW. Smyth—G.W. Ingersoll—GeorgeW. Hopkins—GeorgeWashington Montgomery—JosephGeorge Washington Duncan—GeorgeW. Kittredge—GeorgeWashington Juden, Sr.—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeWashington Lane—GeorgeW. Harrison—GeorgeWashington Ewing—GeorgeWashington Seabrook—GeorgeW. Morrison—GeorgeW. Woodward—GeorgeWashington Wright—GeorgeWashington Triplett—GeorgeWashington Glasscock—GeorgeW. Schuyler—GeorgeWashington Holman—GeorgeW. Greene—GeorgeW. Johnson—GeorgeW. Wolcott—GeorgeW. Paschal—GeorgeWashington Dunlap—GeorgeWashington Warren—GeorgeWashington Hill—GeorgeWashington Logan—GeorgeW. Getchell—GeorgeW. Wright—GeorgeW. Julian—GeorgeWashington Dyal—GeorgeW. Ladd—GeorgeW. Peck—GeorgeWashington Nesmith—GeorgeW. Morgan—GeorgeWashington Brooks—GeorgeWashington Cowles—GeorgeW. Geddes—GeorgeWashington Whitmore—GeorgeWashington Bridges—GeorgeW. Cate—GeorgeW. Houk—GeorgeW. Webber—GeorgeW. Bemis—GeorgeW. Batchelder—GeorgeWashington Fairbrother—GeorgeW. Glick—GeorgeW. Ryland—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeW. Baker—GeorgeW. Shell—GeorgeW. Anderson—GeorgeW. Crouse—GeorgeW. Hulick—GeorgeW. Allen—GeorgeW. F. Harper—GeorgeWashington Clark—GeorgeW. McCrary—GeorgeW. Gordon—GeorgeW. Kingsbury—GeorgeW. Covington—GeorgeWashington Fleeger—GeorgeW. Steele—GeorgeW. Wilson—GeorgeW. Martin—GeorgeW. E. Dorsey—GeorgeW. Plunkitt—GeorgeW. Furbush—GeorgeW. Sutton—GeorgeW. Curtin—GeorgeW. Ray—GeorgeW. Roosevelt—GeorgeW. Smith—GeorgeW. Kipp—GeorgeW. Campbell—GeorgeW. Taylor—GeorgeW. Stone—GeorgeW. Bartch—GeorgeW. Shonk—GeorgeW. Paul—GeorgeW. Cook—GeorgeW. Clarke—GeorgeW. Murray—GeorgeW. Faris—GeorgeW. Fithian—GeorgeW. Prince—GeorgeW. Buckner—GeorgeW. Cromer—GeorgeW. Donaghey—GeorgeT. Beck—GeorgeW. Aldridge—GeorgeWashington Wagoner—GeorgeWashington Goethals—GeorgeW. Armstrong—GeorgeW. Lovejoy—GeorgeW. Oakes—GeorgeW. Hays—GeorgeW. Edmonds—GeorgeW. Lindsay—GeorgeWashington Jones—T.G. W. Tarver—GeorgeW. Darden—GeorgeW. McCaskrin—GeorgeWashington English—GeorgeWashington Jones—GeorgeW. Mead—GeorgeW. Collins—GeorgeW. Gibbons—GeorgeW. List—GeorgeW. Calkin—GeorgeWashington Sullivan—GeorgeW. Rauch—GeorgeW. Michell—GeorgeWashington Jackson—GeorgeW. Blanchard—GeorgeWashington Herz—GeorgeW. Bristow—GeorgeWashington Hardy—GeorgeW. Ballard—GeorgeW. McKown—GeorgeW. Collins
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. Hisportraitalso appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency,and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about George Washington: RichardBrookhiser,FoundingFather: Rediscovering George Washington — James ThomasFlexner,Washington:The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall,GeorgeWashington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith,Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation —Henry Wiencek,AnImperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation ofAmerica — James MacGregor Burns,GeorgeWashington — Joseph J. Ellis,HisExcellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton,TheBulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's ProvidentialCare — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Wendie C. Old,GeorgeWashington (for young readers)
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) — also known as"Honest Abe";"OldAbe";"The Rail-Splitter";"TheIllinois Baboon";"The GreatEmancipator" —of New Salem,MenardCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in alogcabin, Hardin County (part now inLarueCounty), Ky.,February12, 1809.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;postmaster;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1834-41;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1856;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1858;Presidentof the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865; His electionas president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War; determined topreserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the battlefield,freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing this,redefined American nationhood.Englishancestry.Elected in 1900 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Shotby theassassinJohn Wilkes Booth, during aplay atFord'sTheater,inWashington,D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson'sBoardingHouse, across the street, the following day,April15, 1865 (age56 years, 62days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument at NationalMall; statue erected 1868 atJudiciary Park.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lincoln and Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln; married,November4, 1842, toMaryAnn Todd (sister-in-law ofNinianWirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law ofNathanielHenry Rhodes Dawson andBenjaminHardin Helm; half-sister ofEmiliePariet Todd; aunt ofMarthaDee Todd; grandniece ofDavidRittenhouse Porter); father ofRobertTodd Lincoln; first cousin twice removed ofArtieClyde Sullinger; second cousin four times removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; third cousin twice removed ofLeviLincoln; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin once removed ofLeviLincoln Jr.,EnochLincoln andAlexanderLincoln.
		Political families:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia;Lincoln#1 family of Kentucky;Lincoln#2 family of Worcester, Massachusetts;Porter-Lincolnfamily of Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:ClementClaiborne Clay, Jr. —IshamN. Haynie —WilliamM. Stone —JohnPitcher —StephenMiller —JohnT. Stuart —WilliamH. Seward —HenryL. Burnett —JudahP. Benjamin —RobertToombs —RichardTaylor Jacob —GeorgeW. Jones —JamesAdams —JohnG. Nicolay —EdwardEverett —StephenT. Logan —FrancisP. Blair —JohnHay —HenryReed Rathbone —JamesA. Ekin —FrederickW. Seward —JohnH. Surratt —JohnH. Surratt, Jr. —JamesShields —EmilyT. Helm —JohnA. Campbell —JohnMerryman —BarnesCompton —JohnB. Castleman —MelvinD. Hildreth
		Lincoln counties inArk.,Colo.,Idaho,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Miss.,Mont.,Neb.,Nev.,N.M.,Okla.,Ore.,Wash.,W.Va.,Wis. andWyo. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofLincoln,Nebraska, isnamed forhim.  — Lincoln MemorialUniversity,inHarrogate,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.  — LincolnUniversity,inJeffersonCity, Missouri, isnamed forhim.  — LincolnUniversity,nearOxford,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:AbrahamL. Keister—AbrahamL. Tucker—A.Lincoln Pohalski—AbrahamL. Brick—AbrahamL. Kellogg—AbrahamL. Day—AbrahamLincoln Bernstein—AbrahamL. Tyre—A.Lincoln Reiley—A.L. Helmick—AbrahamL. Sutton—A.Lincoln Acker—AbrahamL. Osgood—AbrahamL. Witmer—AbrahamL. Phillips—A.Lincoln Dryden—AbrahamL. Payton—AbrahamL. Alloway—AbrahamL. Field—AbrahamL. Doris—A.L. Auth—A.Lincoln Moore—A.Lincoln Niditch—AbrahamL. Rubenstein—AbrahamL. Davis, Jr.—AbrahamL. Freedman—A.L. Marovitz—LincolnGordon—AbrahamL. Banner—AbrahamLincoln Tosti
		Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. penny (one cent coin) since 1909, and onthe $5 bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitalso appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $1 to $500.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Abraham Lincoln: DavidHerbert Donald,Lincoln —George Anastaplo,AbrahamLincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt,ed.,TheLincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an AmericanIcon — Albert J. Beveridge,AbrahamLincoln 1809-1858 — Geoffrey Perret,Lincoln'sWar : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commanderin Chief — David Herbert Donald,WeAre Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends —Edward Steers, Jr.,Bloodon the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln —Mario Cuomo,WhyLincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W.Kauffman,AmericanBrutus : John Wilkes Booth and the LincolnConspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Joshua Wolf Shenk,Lincoln'sMelancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled HisGreatness — John Channing Briggs,Lincoln'sSpeeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr.,TheEloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through HisWords — Harold Holzer,Lincolnat Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco lnPresident — Michael Lind,WhatLincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's GreatestPresident — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Michael Burlingame, ed.,AbrahamLincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and JohnHay — Thomas J. Craughwell,StealingLincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — JohnStauffer,Giants:The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and AbrahamLincoln — Karen Judson,AbrahamLincoln (for young readers) — Maira Kalman,Lookingat Lincoln (for young readers)
		Critical books about Abraham Lincoln:Thomas J. DiLorenzo,TheReal Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and anUnnecessary War
		Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: GoreVidal,Lincoln:A Novel
		Image source: Three Decades of FederalLegislation (1885)

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Oak HillCemetery
3001 R Street N.W. (at 29th Street)
Washington, District of Columbia
Founded 1848
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) — also known asEdwin M. Stanton;"The GreatEnergy" —Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,December19, 1814.U.S.Attorney General, 1860-61;U.S.Secretary of War, 1862-68.Quaker.Died inWashington,D.C.,December24, 1869 (age55 years, 5days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Grandfather of Cora Van Voorhis Stanton (who marriedErnestLee Jahncke).
		Political family:Jahncke-Stantonfamily of New Orleans, Louisiana.
		Cross-reference:DanielE. Sickles
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $1 U.S. Treasury note in the 1880s and1890s.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Edwin M. Stanton: AmyAllison,EdwinStanton, Union War Secretary — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of AbrahamLincoln

 Edward Douglass White (1845-1921) — of Louisiana. Born near Thibodaux,LafourcheParish, La.,November3, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofLouisianastate senate, 1874;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1879-80;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1891-94;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1894-1910;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-21; died in office 1921.Catholic.Died, following unspecified surgery, at GarfieldHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 19,1921 (age75 years, 197days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEdwardDouglass White (1795-1847); grandson ofJamesWhite.
		Political family:White #4family of Louisiana.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier
		Books about Edward Douglass White:Robert Baker Highsaw,EdwardDouglass White: Defender of the ConservativeFaith

 Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) — of Virginia. Born inNorthamptonCounty, Va.,June 17,1790.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge inVirginia, 1826-41;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43;U.S.Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844.Episcopalian.Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburstonboard the U.S.S.Princeton, on the Potomac River near FortWashington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age53 years, 256days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery; reinterment in 1874 at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofLittletonUpshur and Ann 'Nancy' (Parker) Upshur; married1817 toElizabeth W. Dennis; married1824 toElizabeth Ann Upshur; second cousin once removed ofGeorgeMartin Upshur.
		Political family:Upshurfamily of Virginia.
		Upshur counties inTex. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Abel Parker Upshur (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Robert John Walker (1801-1869) — also known asRobert J. Walker — of Madisonville,MadisonCounty, Miss.;Washington,D.C.Born in Northumberland,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,July 19,1801.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49;Governorof Kansas Territory, 1857;newspaperpublisher.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,November11, 1869 (age68 years, 115days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJonathanHoge Walker and Lucretia (Duncan) Walker; married,April 4,1825, to Mary Blechenden Bache (daughter ofRichardBache Jr.; brother of Alexander Dallas Bache; niece ofGeorgeMifflin Dallas; granddaughter ofRichardBache andAlexanderJames Dallas; great-granddaughter ofBenjaminFranklin); father of Mary Walker (who marriedBenjaminHarris Brewster); second great-grandfather ofDanielBaugh Brewster.
		Political family:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Walker County,Tex. is named for him.
		ThecommunityofWalker,Kansas (founded 1872), isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier

John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) — also known asJohn H. Eaton — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Scotland Neck,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,June 18,1790.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1815-16;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29;U.S.Secretary of War, 1829-31;Governorof Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1836-40.Member,Freemasons.Resignedfrom Cabinet in 1831 during thescandal(called the "Petticoat Affair") over pastinfedelitiesof his second wife, Peggy Eaton.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,November17, 1856 (age66 years, 152days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Eaton County,Mich. is named for him.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John H. Eaton (built 1942-43 atHouston,Texas; sold 1947, scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary
		Image source: Perley's Reminiscences ofSixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)

Cornelius Peter Van Ness (1782-1852) — also known asCornelius P. Van Ness — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atBurlington,Vt., 1809-14;U.S.Attorney for Vermont, 1810-13;U.S.Collector of Customs at Burlington, Vt., Vermont, 1813; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1820-21;chiefjustice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1821-23;Governor ofVermont, 1823-26; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1829-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVermont,1840;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1844-45.Dutchancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December15, 1852 (age70 years, 324days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJohnPeter Van Ness andWilliamPeter Van Ness; father ofJamesPeter Van Ness.
		Political family:VanNessfamily of New York City, New York.
		Cross-reference:DanielKellogg
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Men of Vermont(1894)

Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known asDean Acheson — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April11, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeLouisD. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933;U.S.Secretary of State, 1949-53.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; received aPulitzerPrize in History, 1970, for his bookPresent At The Creation:My Years In The State Department.Died, probably from aheartattack, over his desk in hisstudy,Sandy Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October12, 1971 (age78 years, 184days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Edward Campion Acheson and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson;married,May 5,1917, to Alice Caroline Stanley; father ofDavidCampion Acheson.
		Cross-reference:LuciusD. Battle —FrancisE. Meloy, Jr.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books by Dean Acheson:Presentat the Creation : My Years in the State Department(1969)
		Books about Dean Acheson: WalterIsaacson,TheWise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made —Robert L. Beisner,DeanAcheson : A Life in the Cold War
		Image source: Christian ScienceMonitor, September 25, 2010

 William Adams Richardson (1821-1896) — of Massachusetts. Born in Tyngsborough,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November2, 1821.Republican. Probate judge in Massachusetts, 1856;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1873-74; while Secretary of theTreasury, he hired John D. Sanborn to collect unpaid taxes andreceive a commission, some of which went as akickbackto Richardson himself; this arrangement caused anuproar,and Richardsonresignedunder fire;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1874-96.Unitarian.Died inWashington,D.C.,October19, 1896 (age74 years, 352days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884) — also known asNoah H. Swayne — ofFranklinCounty, Ohio.Born inFrederickCounty, Va.,December7, 1804.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1856(ConventionVice-President);AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81; retired 1881.Quaker. Member,Freemasons.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1884 (age79 years, 184days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See alsofederaljudicial profile —NNDBdossier —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

 David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) — also known asDavid K. E. Bruce — ofBaltimore,Md.; Charlotte Court House,CharlotteCounty, Va.; Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February12, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;farmer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul inRome, as of 1926; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1949-52;Germany, 1957-59;Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison toChina, 1973-74.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1976.Died, as a result of aheartattack, in Georgetown UniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,D.C.,December5, 1977 (age79 years, 296days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamCabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother ofJamesBruce; married,May 29,1926, to Ailsa Mellon (daughter ofAndrewWilliam Mellon); married,April23, 1945, to Evangeline Bell; grandnephew ofJamesAlexander Seddon; first cousin ofHowardBruce.
		Political family:Bruce-Mellonfamily of Virginia.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Peter Van Ness (1770-1846) — also known asJohn P. Van Ness — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Claverly (now Ghent),ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,1770.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1801-03;mayorof Washington, D.C., 1830-34.Dutchancestry.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March 7,1846 (ageabout 75years).Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofWilliamPeter Van Ness andCorneliusPeter Van Ness.
		Political family:VanNessfamily of New York City, New York.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 William Henry Hunt (1823-1884) — also known asWilliam H. Hunt — of Louisiana. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 12,1823.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Louisianastate attorney general, 1876;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-81;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1881-82; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1882-84, died in office 1884.Died in St. Petersburg,Russia,February27, 1884 (age60 years, 260days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofWilliamHenry Hunt Jr..
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary

 James Noble Tyner (1826-1904) — of Indiana. Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,January17, 1826.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1869-75;U.S.Postmaster General, 1876-77.Died inWashington,D.C.,December5, 1904 (age78 years, 323days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Pruntytown,TaylorCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January26, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofPreston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge inIllinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedJanuary24, 1935 (age79 years, 363days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married,October17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married,May 1,1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John Barton Payne (built 1943 atPanamaCity, Florida; scrapped 1972) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier

 Hoffman Philip (1872-1951) — also known asHerman Hoffman Philip — of New York. Born inWashington,D.C.,July 13,1872.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; ForeignService officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General inTangier, 1901-02; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inTangier, 1902-06; U.S. Consul General inTangier, 1906-08; U.S. Minister toAbyssinia, 1908-10;Colombia, 1917-22;Uruguay, 1922-25;Persia, 1925-28;Norway, 1930-35; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1935-37.Died, in CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,October31, 1951 (age79 years, 110days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamHenry Philip and Eliza Phillips (Worthington) Philip; married,November7, 1925, to Josephine Roberts.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906) — also known asArthur P. Gorman — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Woodstock,HowardCounty, Md.,March11, 1839.Democrat.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Baltimore, Maryland, 1866-69;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1870-72; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1876-82;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1881-99, 1903-06; died in office 1906;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1884(alternate),1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1892,1904;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1888.Presbyterian.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 4,1906 (age67 years, 85days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father-in-law ofRichardA. Johnson; father ofArthurPue Gorman Jr..
		Political family:Gorman-Norrisfamily of Laurel, Maryland.
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		Image source: Munsey's Magazine,October 1903

Francis Griffith Newlands (1848-1917) — also known asFrancis G. Newlands — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born near Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,August28, 1848.Lawyer;trustee of the estate of U.S. SenatorWilliamSharon, 1886;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1893-1903;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1903-17; died in office 1917; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916.Died inWashington,D.C.,December24, 1917 (age69 years, 118days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; memorial monument atChevy Chase Circle.

	Relatives: Sonof James Birney Newlands and Jessie (Barland) Newlands; married1874 to ClaraAdelaide Sharon (daughter ofWilliamSharon); married1888 to EdithMcAllister.
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		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, July 1902

 David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) — also known asDavid Levy;"Father of Florida'sRailroads" —of St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.; Homosassa,CitrusCounty, Fla.Born in St. Thomas,VirginIslands,June 12,1810.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,1838-39;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61;imprisonedas aConfederateat Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.Jewish.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1886 (age76 years, 120days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Son-in-law ofCharlesAnderson Wickliffe.
		Political family:Wickliffe-Holtfamily of Bardstown, Kentucky.
		Levy County,Fla. is named for him.
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William Henry Hunt Jr. (1857-1949) — also known asWilliam H. Hunt — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November5, 1857.Republican.Delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884;Montanaterritory attorney general, 1885-87; member ofMontanaterritorial legislature, 1888-89; district judge in Montana 1stDistrict, 1889-95;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1895-1900; resigned 1900;Puerto Ricosecretary of state, 1900-01;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1901-04;U.S.District Judge for Montana, 1904-10;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-11;Judgeof U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1913-28.Died inCharlottesville,Va.,February4, 1949 (age91 years, 91days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamHenry Hunt; married,August31, 1882, to Gertrude Upshur.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, December 1901

 John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) — also known asJohn R. McPherson — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in York,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1833.Democrat.Stockyardbusiness; member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New Jersey,1876;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died, fromhearttrouble, in his room at Taylor'sHotel,Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October8, 1897 (age64 years, 152days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 John Jay Knox Jr. (1828-1892) — Born in Knoxboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1828.Banker;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1872-84.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1892 (age63 years, 327days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnJay
		Relatives: Son of John J. Knox andSarah Ann (Curtis) Knox; married to Caroline ElizabethTodd.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $100 National Bank Notes in 1902.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —Comptrollersof the Currency

 Wilkinson Call (1834-1910) — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,January9, 1834.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1868;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1879-97; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 1879-80.Slaveowner. DiedAugust24, 1910 (age76 years, 227days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofRichardKeith Call; cousin *** ofJamesDavid Walker.
		Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Gale William McGee (1915-1992) — also known asGale W. McGee — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,March17, 1915.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wyoming,1976.Died, ofpneumonia,following surgery for abrainaneurysm, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 9,1992 (age77 years, 23days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 James Blackwood Pearson (1920-2009) — also known asJames B. Pearson — of Shawnee Mission,JohnsonCounty, Kan.; Prairie Village,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,May 7,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member ofKansasstate senate 10th District, 1956-60;KansasRepublican state chair, 1960;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.Died in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,January13, 2009 (age88 years, 251days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John William Pearson and Lillian (Blackwood) Pearson; married toMartha Mitchell; married1980 toMargaret Lynch.
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 Philip Wilson Bonsal (1903-1995) — also known asPhilip W. Bonsal — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1903.Executive in overseastelephonecompanies; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, 1938; U.S. Consul inMadrid, as of 1947;Barcelona, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1955-57;Bolivia, 1957-59;Cuba, 1959-60;Morocco, 1961-62.Died, while ill withpneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,June 28,1995 (age92 years, 37days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Stephen Bonsal and Henrietta (Morris) Bonsal; married,April10, 1929, to Margaret Lockett; first cousin ofFrancisWhite.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books by Philip W. Bonsal:Cuba,Castro, and the United States (1971)

 Samuel Sprigg (c.1783-1855) — of Maryland. Born inWashingtonCounty, Md., about 1783.Governorof Maryland, 1819-22;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Episcopalian.Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,April21, 1855 (ageabout 72years).Original interment atSt.Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.; reinterment at OakHill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Joseph Sprigg; married to Violetta Lansdale.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography

 John Pool (1826-1884) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1826.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1860;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1868-73.Slaveowner. Died in1884(ageabout58 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofWalterFreshwater Pool.
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 Benjamin Franklin Rice (1828-1905) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New York,1828.Republican. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1860; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arkansas,1868;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1868-72;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1868-73.Died in1905(ageabout77 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
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 George Radcliffe Colton (1865-1916) — of Nebraska. Born in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,April10, 1865.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1889-90; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1909-13.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 6,1916 (age50 years, 362days).Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofFrancisColton.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Uriah Forrest (1756-1805) — of Maryland. Born near Leonardtown,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.,1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; woundedat the Battle of Brandywine, andlost aleg; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1781-83, 1786-90;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1786-87;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1793-94; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1796-1800; state court judge in Maryland, 1799-1800.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 6,1805 (ageabout 49years).Original interment atOld PresbyterianCemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1883 at OakHill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,October11, 1789, to Rebecca Plater (daughter ofGeorgePlater).
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Henry David Cooke (1825-1881) — also known asHenry D. Cooke — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio,November23, 1825.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;banker;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1871-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1872-.Died, fromBright'sdisease, inWashington,D.C.February24, 1881 (age55 years, 93days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEleutherosCooke; brother of Jay Cooke (1821-1905; Civil War financier);great-granduncle ofJayCooke (1897-1963).
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoWikipediaarticle

 John Hill Wheeler (1806-1882) — also known asJohn H. Wheeler — ofLincolnCounty, N.C.Born in Murfreesboro,HertfordCounty, N.C.,August2, 1806.Lawyer;historian;planter;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1828-31, 1852-53 (Hertford County1828-31, Lincoln County 1852-53); superintendent of the U.S. Mint atCharlotte, N.C., 1837-41;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1843-45; U.S. Minister toNicaragua, 1854-56.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,December7, 1882 (age76 years, 127days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Wheeler and Elizabeth Maria (Jordan) Wheeler; married,April19, 1830, to Mary Elizabeth Brown; married,November8, 1838, to Ellen Oldmixon Sully.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Clarence A. Boonstra (1914-2006) — of Michigan; Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January5, 1914.Economist;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1967-69; U.S. Consul General inRio de Janeiro, 1970-74.Died, frompneumonia,in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March20, 2006 (age92 years, 74days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Boonstra and Jennie (Brouwer) Boonstra; married,October27, 1944, to Mildred Sharp Fereira; married,August13, 1966, to Margaret Ellen Beshore.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 William Jones (1790-1867) — ofWashington,D.C.Born near Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April12, 1790.Democrat.Physician;postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1829-39, 1841-45, 1858-61.Episcopalian.Welshancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1867 (age77 years, 74days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Evan Jones and Mary (O'Neale) Jones; married,December21, 1821, to Sarah L. Corcoran.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Samuel Hooper (1808-1875) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,February3, 1808.Republican.Importingbusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1851-53; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1858; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1860;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1861-75 (5th District 1861-63,4th District 1863-75); died in office 1875.Died inWashington,D.C.,February14, 1875 (age67 years, 11days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	ThecityofHooper,Nebraska, isnamed forhim.
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 George Washington Roosevelt (1844-1907) — also known asGeorge W. Roosevelt — of Pennsylvania. Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February14, 1844.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consular Agent inSydney, as of 1877; U.S. Consul inAuckland, 1877-79;St. Helena, 1879-80;Matanzas, 1880-81;Bordeaux, 1881-89;Brussels, 1889-1905; while attending a balloon ascension at thePlace Guincane, Bordeaux, July 16, 1884, he wasshot andwounded by a French soldier; U.S. Consul General inBrussels, as of 1906.Received theMedalof Honor in 1887 for action at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862,and at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; severely wounded andlost aleg.Died in Brussels,Belgium,April14, 1907 (age63 years, 59days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Son of Solomon Roosevelt andElizabeth (Morris) Roosevelt; great-grandson ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster andJamesI. Roosevelt; fourth cousin once removed ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt.
		Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Alexander Burton Hagner (1826-1915) — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,July 13,1826.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1854; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1859 (American), 1874(Republican); Constitutional Union candidate for Presidential Electorfor Maryland,1860;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1879-1903; retired 1903.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 30,1915 (age88 years, 352days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Peter Hagner and Frances (Randall) Hagner; married1854 to LouisaHarrison; grandson ofJohnRandall.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
		Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906)

 George Horton (1859-1942) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Fairville,WayneCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1859.U.S. Consul inAthens, 1893-98, 1905-06;Salonika, 1910-11; literary editor, Chicago Times-Heraldnewspaper,1899-1901; editor, literary supplement, Chicago Americannewspaper,1901-03; U.S. Consul General inAthens, 1906-10;Smyrna, 1911-17, 1919-22;Budapest, 1923-24.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1942 (age82 years, 237days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Peter Davis Horton and Mary Sophia (Aiken) Horton; married,February4, 1909, to Catherine Sacopoulo.
		Epitaph: "Author - Poet -Humanitarian."
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Richard Cutts (1771-1845) — of Pepperell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Saco,YorkCounty, Maine,June 28,1771.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1790;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1801-13 (at-large 1801-05,14th District 1805-13);imprisonedfordebt,1828.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 7,1845 (age73 years, 283days).Original interment atSt. John's ChurchCemetery; reinterment in 1857 at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,March31, 1804, to Anna Payne (sister-in-law ofJamesMadison andJohnGeorge Jackson).
		Political families:Jackson#1 family of West Virginia;Madisonfamily of Montpelier Station, Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Corbin Washington (1789-1854) — also known asGeorge C. Washington — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Oak Grove,WestmorelandCounty, Va.,August20, 1789.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1816-19;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1827-33, 1835-37 (3rd District1827-33, 5th District 1835-37); member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1834-35.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1854 (age64 years, 331days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Grandnephew ofGeorgeWashington.
		Political family:Washingtonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Joseph Casey (1814-1879) — of New Berlin,UnionCounty, Pa.Born in Ringgold Manor,WashingtonCounty, Md.,December17, 1814.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1849-51;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1861-70.DiedFebruary10, 1879 (age64 years, 55days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 Philip Barton Key (1818-1859) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,April 5,1818.U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1853-59; died in office1859.Shotandkilled byDanielE. Sickles, inretaliationfor Key'saffairwith his wife Teresa, at Lafayette Park,Washington,D.C.,February27, 1859 (age40 years, 328days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; cenotaph atWestminsterBurying Ground, Baltimore, Md.

	Relatives: SonofFrancisScott Key and Mary Tayloe (Lloyd) Key; brother of Mary Alicia'Alice' Key (who marriedGeorgeHunt Pendleton); married,November18, 1845, to Ellen Swan; nephew ofEdwardLloyd (1779-1834) and Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who marriedRogerBrooke Taney); uncle ofFrancisKey Pendleton; grandson ofEdwardLloyd (1744-1796); grandnephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1757-1815); first cousin once removed ofHenryLloyd; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipKey; first cousin thrice removed ofMatthewTilghman; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesCarroll, Barrister,JamesJoseph Tilghman,WilliamTilghman andWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin once removed ofFrisbyTilghman; fourth cousin ofTenchTilghman andEdwardTilghman Paca; fourth cousin once removed ofVinsonMartlow Whitley.
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 George Peter (1779-1861) — of Darnestown,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,September28, 1779.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1816-19, 1825-27;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Montgomery County, 1819, 1823.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died near Darnestown,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1861 (age81 years, 267days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofGeorgePeter (1823-1893); grandfather ofArthurPeter.
		Political family:Peterfamily of Maryland.
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 Thomas James Duncan Fuller (1808-1876) — also known asThomas J. D. Fuller — of Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Born in Hardwick,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,March17, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maine, 1849-57 (7th District 1849-53, 6thDistrict 1853-57).Died near Upperville,FauquierCounty, Va.,February13, 1876 (age67 years, 333days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.; Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Charlestown,CecilCounty, Md.,April12, 1757.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1794-99; circuit judge in Maryland,1804;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1807-13.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 28,1815 (age58 years, 107days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Anne Arnold (Ross) Key and Francis Key; married,July 4,1790, to Ann Plater (daughter ofGeorgePlater; sister ofThomasPlater); uncle ofFrancisScott Key and Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who marriedRogerBrooke Taney); granduncle ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859); great-granduncle ofFrancisKey Pendleton; first cousin ofPhilipKey; second cousin thrice removed ofVinsonMartlow Whitley.
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Emrick Harris (1827-1911) — of Mississippi. Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,January6, 1827.Republican. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1870-73;Mississippistate attorney general, 1873-77;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1877-79.Died inWashington,D.C.,March19, 1911 (age84 years, 72days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 John James Hemphill (1849-1912) — also known asJohn J. Hemphill — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born in Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.,August25, 1849.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Chester County,1877-78;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1883-93.DiedMay 11,1912 (age62 years, 260days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofJohnHemphill; granduncle ofRobertWitherspoon Hemphill; cousin *** ofWilliamHiram Brawley.
		Political family:Hemphillfamily of Chester, South Carolina.
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 Hestor Lockhart Stevens (1803-1864) — also known asHestor L. Stevens — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1803.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1853-55.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 7,1864 (age60 years, 219days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 Ebon Clarke Ingersoll (1831-1879) — also known asEbon C. Ingersoll;ClarkIngersoll —of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1857;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1864-71; defeated,1862.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 31,1879 (age47 years, 170days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Ingersoll and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll; brother ofRobertGreen Ingersoll; married,November27, 1857, to Mary Carter; father ofJohnCarter Ingersoll; second cousin thrice removed ofJonathanIngersoll andJaredIngersoll; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll andCharlesAnthony Ingersoll; fourth cousin once removed ofLamanIngersoll,ColinMacrae Ingersoll andCharlesRoberts Ingersoll.
		Political families:Ingersoll#1 family of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersoll#2 family of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 James Herron Hopkins (1832-1904) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November3, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;manufacturer;miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1875-77, 1883-85.Died in North Hatley,Quebec,June17, 1904 (age71 years, 227days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 George Eustis Jr. (1828-1872) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September28, 1828.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1855-59.Died in Cannes,France,March15, 1872 (age43 years, 169days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJamesBiddle Eustis.
		Political family:Bohlen-Eustis-Thayerfamily of Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Henry W. Barry (1840-1875) — of Mississippi. Born inSchoharieCounty, N.Y.,1840.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofMississippistate senate, 1868;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1870-75.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 7,1875 (ageabout 34years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 William McKee Dunn (1814-1887) — of Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.Born in Hanover,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,December12, 1814.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1859-63; colonel in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Died in Dunn Loring,FairfaxCounty, Va.,July 24,1887 (age72 years, 224days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamsonDunn and Miriam (Wilson) Dunn; brother ofSamuelCampbell Dunn andDavidMaxwell Dunn; married to Elizabeth Frances Lanier; nephew ofDavidHervey Maxwell,EdwardRussell Maxwell andJohnWilson.
		Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Watkinson Douglass (1827-1909) — also known asJohn W. Douglass — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October25, 1827.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Erie, Pennsylvania, 1862-69;U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1871-75;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1889-93;Presidentof the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1889-93.Died in Kent,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August21, 1909 (age81 years, 300days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Martha (Watkinson) Douglass and Joseph Mullen Douglass; married toMargaret Lyon.
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 James Paul Heath (1777-1854) — also known asJames P. Heath — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in Delaware,December21, 1777.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1833-35.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown (now part ofWashington),D.C.,June 12,1854 (age76 years, 173days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Jane Mann.
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 Peter Parker (1804-1888) — of Massachusetts. Born in Framingham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1804.Physician;minister;U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner toChina, 1855-57.Died inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1888 (age83 years, 206days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Nathan Parker and Catherine (Murdock) Parker; married to HarrietColby Webster.
		See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Charles Pomeroy (1825-1891) — of Iowa. Born in Connecticut,1825.Republican.U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1869-71.Died in1891(ageabout66 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 William Slosson Lincoln (1813-1893) — of New York. Born in Berkshire (now Newark Valley),TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1813.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1867-69.DiedApril21, 1893 (age79 years, 251days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 James Lawson Norris (1845-1910) — also known asJames L. Norris — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,October15, 1845.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee),1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1892-96;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1898-1900.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 5,1910 (age64 years, 141days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Edmund Norris and Eliza Tidings (Phillips) Norris; married1867 to AnnieVirginia Robinson; father of Grace James Norris (who marriedArthurPue Gorman Jr.).
		Political family:Gorman-Norrisfamily of Laurel, Maryland.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (1873-1919) — also known asArthur P. Gorman, Jr. — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inHowardCounty, Md.,March27, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1904-10; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1912(speaker).Presbyterian.Died, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September3, 1919 (age46 years, 160days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Hannah (Donnegan) Gorman andArthurPue Gorman; married,November27, 1900, to Grace James Norris (daughter ofJamesLawson Norris).
		Political family:Gorman-Norrisfamily of Laurel, Maryland.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Return Jonathan Meigs III (1801-1891) — also known asReturn J. Meigs III — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Winchester,ClarkCounty, Ky.,April14, 1801.Lawyer;U.S. Indian Agent to Creek and Cherokee Nations, 1834;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1841-42; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1850; clerk of the District of Columbia SupremeCourt, 1863-91.Died inWashington,D.C.,October19, 1891 (age90 years, 188days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Meigs and Parthenia (Clendenin) Meigs; married,November1, 1825, to Sarah Keys 'Sally' Love; nephew ofReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.; grandson ofReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.; grandnephew ofJosiahMeigs; first cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs; second cousin ofHenryMeigs Jr. andJohnForsyth Jr.; second cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden; second cousin thrice removed ofRaymondLee Beuhring; third cousin ofChittendenLyon; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanHunt; fourth cousin ofJohnWillard; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahHunt Mills andRogerCalvin Leete.
		Political family:Meigsfamily of Middletown, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Henry Litchfield West (1859-1940) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Factoryville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1859.Democrat.Newspapereditor;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1902-10.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Englishancestry.Died in West Haven,DorchesterCounty, Md.,September3, 1940 (age81 years, 14days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Athow West and Elizabeth (Cook) West; married,July 25,1882, to Mary Hope White.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906)

 John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known asJohn H. Payne — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1791.Actor;playwright;author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home SweetHome"; U.S. Consul inTunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852.Inducted into the SongwritersHall ofFame, 1970.Died in Tunis,Tunisia,April10, 1852 (age60 years, 306days).Original interment atSt.George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883at Oak Hill Cemetery; memorial monument atProspectPark, Brooklyn, N.Y.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS John Howard Payne (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1963) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 William Henry Philip (1824-1881) — also known asWilliam H. Philip — of New York. BornSeptember6, 1824.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1870.DiedMay 7,1881 (age56 years, 243days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry G. Philip and Catherine Douw (Hoffman) Philip; married toEliza Worthington; father ofHoffmanPhilip.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 John George Nicolay (1832-1901) — also known asJohn G. Nicolay;JohannGeorg —Born in Essingen,Germany,February26, 1832.Newspapereditor; private secretary to PresidentAbrahamLincoln, 1861-65; U.S. Consul inParis, as of 1865-69.Died inWashington,D.C.,September26, 1901 (age69 years, 212days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS John G. Nicolay (built 1943 atRichmond,California; sold 1947, scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about John G. Nicolay: MichaelBurlingame, ed.,AbrahamLincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and JohnHay

 William Washington Howes (1887-1962) — also known asW. W. Howes — of Wolsey,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.; Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Born in Tomah,MonroeCounty, Wis.,February16, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthDakota state senate 22nd District, 1917-18; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Dakota, 1920;South DakotaDemocratic state chair, 1923; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Dakota, 1924-40; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Dakota,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940;First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General; resigned in protest in 1940when PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term.Died inWashington,D.C.,January15, 1962 (age74 years, 333days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

W. W. HowesAirport(now Huron Regional Airport), inHuron,South Dakota, wasnamed forhim.

 William Tyler Page (b. 1868) — of Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,October19, 1868.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1902; clerk of theU.S. House of Representatives, 1919.Episcopalian.Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Walker Yates Page and Nannie (Tyler) Page; married1895 to MaryAnna Weigandt; descendant *** ofCarterBraxton; relative *** ofJohnTyler.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 Southard Parker Warner (1881-1914) — also known asSouthard P. Warner — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,October29, 1881.U.S. Consular Agent inGera, 1904; U.S. Consul inLeipzig, 1904-09;Bahia, 1909-11;Harbin, 1912-14, died in office 1914.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot,while in ahospitalat Harbin,China,May9, 1914 (age32 years, 192days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Mary Jacob (Parker) Warner and Brainard Henry Warner; grandson ofAndrewParker.
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 David Maxwell Dunn (1818-1889) — of Indiana. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ind.,November28, 1818.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1855; director, Logansport andPacificRailroad;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; trustee, Wabash andErieCanal,1865-67; U.S. Consul inCharlottetown, 1871-83;Valparaiso, 1883.Died inWashington,D.C.,August20, 1889 (age70 years, 265days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamsonDunn and Miriam (Wilson) Dunn; brother ofSamuelCampbell Dunn andWilliamMcKee Dunn; married to Ellen M. Purviance; nephew ofDavidHervey Maxwell,EdwardRussell Maxwell andJohnWilson.
		Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

William Coppinger (1828-1892) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born inEngland,1828.Secretary, American Colonization Society (advocating Black Americanemigration to Liberia, Africa);Consul-Generalfor Liberia inWashington,D.C., 1874-92.Died inWashington,D.C., February,1892(ageabout63 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Indiana State Sentinel(Indianapolis), October 1, 1884

 George Washington Montgomery (1804-1841) — Born inSpain,1804.U.S. Consul inSan Juan, 1835-38;Tampico, 1840-41.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 5,1841 (ageabout 36years).Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
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 Edward Young (1811-1909) — Born in Wolfville,NovaScotia,December11, 1811.U.S. Consul inWindsor, as of 1889-97.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 9,1909 (age97 years, 119days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Augusta Maria Bishop.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 William Dulany Hunter (1866-1923) — also known asWilliam D. Hunter — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,August29, 1866.U.S. Deputy Consul General inCairo, as of 1898-99; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inCairo, as of 1902; U.S. Consul inNice, as of 1914-20.Died inWashington,D.C.,December11, 1923 (age57 years, 104days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Chapman Hunter and Emma (Biscoe) Hunter; married to AliceBaltazzi.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 John Carter Ingersoll (1860-1903) — also known asJohn C. Ingersoll — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,March20, 1860.U.S. Consul inCopenhagen, as of 1898-99;Cartagena, as of 1902.Died in Colón, Colombia (nowPanama),June6, 1903 (age43 years, 78days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEbonClarke Ingersoll and Mary (Carter) Ingersoll; married,November16, 1884, to Lalla Burrows; nephew ofRobertGreen Ingersoll; second cousin four times removed ofJonathanIngersoll andJaredIngersoll; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll andCharlesAnthony Ingersoll.
		Political families:Ingersoll#1 family of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersoll#2 family of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Francis Colton (1834-1913) — Born in Maine,May 22,1834.U.S. Consul inVenice, 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 9,1913 (age78 years, 291days).Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofGeorgeRadcliffe Colton.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) — also known asH. J. Dean — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.Born in Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.,July 11,1806.Lawyer;Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, SouthCarolina House of Representatives, 1853.Baptist.Died, ofheartdisease, in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, Va (now W.Va.),August3, 1855 (age49 years, 23days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof John Dean and Mary (Farrow) Dean; married,October14, 1834, to Elizabeth Ellen Mills; married,August9, 1840, to Mary Stewart Owen; grandnephew ofSamuelFarrow.

 Arthur Peter (d. 1943) — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1904,1912(HonoraryVice-President;speaker).DiedOctober25, 1943.Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofGeorgePeter (1823-1893); grandson ofGeorgePeter (1779-1861).
		Political family:Peterfamily of Maryland.

Politicians formerlyburied here:Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) — also known asSalmon P. Chase;"Old Mr.Greenbacks" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cornish,SullivanCounty, N.H.,January13, 1808.Republican. Liberty candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1846;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1849-55, 1861;Governor ofOhio, 1856-60; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1856,1860;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1864-73; died in office 1873.Episcopalian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1873 (age65 years, 114days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

	Relatives: Sonof Ithamar Chase and Janette Chase; married to Eliza Ann Smith;father of Katherine Jane 'Kate' Chase (who marriedWilliamSprague); nephew ofDudleyChase; cousin *** ofDudleyChase Denison.
		Political family:Chasefamily of Vermont and Rhode Island (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Chase County,Kan. is named for him.
		Chase Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at HarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Salmon P. Chase (built 1942 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:ChaseS. Osborn
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on various U.S. currency, including $1 and $10 notes inthe 1860s, and the $10,000 bill from 1918 to 1946.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Salmon P. Chase: FrederickJ. Blue,SalmonP. Chase : A Life in Politics — John Niven,SalmonP. Chase : A Biography — Albert B. Hart,SalmonP. Chase — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of AbrahamLincoln
		Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) — also known asJames G. Blaine;"The PlumedKnight";"Belshazzar Blaine";"Magnetic Man" —of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in West Brownsville,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,January31, 1830.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1856(HonorarySecretary); member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1859-62;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1876,1880;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1876-81;U.S.Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1884.Congregationalist.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,January27, 1893 (age62 years, 362days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1920 atBlaineMemorial Park, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Lyon Blaine and Maria Louise (Gillespie) Blaine; married,June30, 1850, to Harriet Stanwood; father of Harriet Blaine (whomarriedTruxtunBeale); nephew of Ellen Blaine (who marriedJohnHoge Ewing); grandfather ofJamesGillespie Blaine III.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Cross-reference:RobertG. Ingersoll
		Blaine counties inIdaho,Mont.,Neb. andOkla. arenamed for him.
		MountBlaine, inParkCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofBlaine,Washington, isnamed forhim.  — ThetownofBlaine,Maine, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS James G. Blaine (built 1942 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:J.B. McLaughlin
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about James G. Blaine: MarkWahlgren Summers,Rum,Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,1884 — Edward P. Crapol,JamesG. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney &Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory
		Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884)

 George Graham (1770-1830) — ofFairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Dumfries,PrinceWilliam County, Va.,May 16,1770.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Fairfax County, 1808-09;U.S.Secretary of War, 1816-17; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toTexas Republic, 1818; president, Washington branch,Bank ofthe United States, 1819-23; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1823-30; died in office 1830.Died inMontgomeryCounty, Md.,August8, 1830 (age60 years, 84days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1906 atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

	Relatives: Sonof Richard Graham and Jane (Brent) Graham; married1803 to MaryAnn Barnes (Hooe) Mason; married1825 to JaneLove Watson; nephew of Sarah Brent (who marriedGeorgeMason).
		Political family:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January14, 1780.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April21, 1844 (age64 years, 98days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother ofAbrahamBaldwin.
		Political family:Baldwin #2family of Connecticut.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Baldwin (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

 George Purnell Fisher (1817-1899) — also known asGeorge P. Fisher — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.;Washington,D.C.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,October13, 1817.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1843-44;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1846;Delawarestate attorney general, 1855-60;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1861-63; defeated, 1862;justiceof District of Columbia supreme court, 1863-70;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-76; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1880.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February10, 1899 (age81 years, 120days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment atMethodistCemetery, Dover, Del.

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 Levi Maish (1837-1899) — of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in Conewago Township,YorkCounty, Pa.,November22, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from York County, 1867-68;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1875-79, 1887-91.Died inWashington,D.C.,February26, 1899 (age61 years, 96days).Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1919 atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

	Relatives:Married,October30, 1883, to Louisa Libbey 'Lulu' Miller.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website

Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Harold Sheffield Van Buren (1855-1907) — also known asHarold S. Van Buren — of New Jersey. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1855.U.S. Consular Marshal inKanagawa, 1880-85; U.S. Consul inNice, 1897-1907, died in office 1907.Died in Nice,France,February11, 1907 (age51 years, 128days).Interment atSte.Marguerite Anglo-American Church, Nice, France; cenotaph at OakHill Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofThomasBrodhead Van Buren and Harriet (Sheffield) Van Buren; married,October18, 1888, to Anne Moore Thorburn; nephew of Ellen Maria Sheffield(who marriedWilliamWalter Phelps); great-grandson ofBarentVan Buren; first cousin ofMabelThorp Boardman andSheffieldPhelps; first cousin once removed ofPhelpsPhelps; second cousin thrice removed ofMartinVan Buren; second cousin five times removed ofDirckTen Broeck andCornelisCuyler; third cousin twice removed ofJesseHoyt andJohnVan Buren.
		Political families:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut;VanBuren-Phelpsfamily of New York City, New York;Boardman-Bostwick-Phelps-Sheffieldfamily of Connecticut and Ohio;VanBurenfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:FredericMacMaster
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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RawlinsPark
Washington, District of Columbia

John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) — also known asJohn A. Rawlins — Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,February13, 1831.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1869; died in office 1869.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),inWashington,D.C.,September6, 1869 (age38 years, 205days).Original interment atCongressional Cemetery;reinterment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1874 at RawlinsPark.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	The World War IILibertyshipSS John A. Rawlins (built 1942 atRichmond,California; wrecked in a typhoon in theNorthPacific Ocean, 1945) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle

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Rock CreekCemetery
Webster Street and Rock Creek Church Road N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia
Founded 1719
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Windom (1827-1891) — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,May 10,1827.Republican.U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1stDistrict 1863-69); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1880;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891.Quaker.Fell dead, fromheartdisease, at theannualbanquet of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, justafter finishing a speech, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1891 (age63 years, 264days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	ThecityofWindom,Minnesota, isnamed forhim.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1890s.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.;Washington,D.C.; Vansville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Kennebunk,YorkCounty, Maine,December7, 1808.Republican.Lawyer;banker;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1863-65;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1865-69, 1884-85.Died in Vansville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 24,1895 (age86 years, 168days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Hugh McCulloch (1773-1830) and Abigail (Perkins) McCulloch;married,June 23,1834, to Eunice Hardy; married,March21, 1838, to Susan Maria Man.
		McCulloch Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Hugh McCulloch (built 1943 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1962) wasnamed forhim.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on $20 U.S. national bank notes in 1902.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —Comptrollersof the Currency
		Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

 Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946) — also known asHarlan F. Stone — Born in Chesterfield,CheshireCounty, N.H.,October11, 1872.Lawyer;Dean ofColumbia University Law School;U.S.Attorney General, 1924-25;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1925-41;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-46; died in office 1946.Episcopalian.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage,incourt, while reading his dissent in the case ofGirouard v.United States, and died later that day, inWashington,D.C.,April22, 1946 (age73 years, 193days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1899 to AgnesE. Harvey.
		Cross-reference:EugeneH. Nickerson
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
		Books about Harlan Fiske Stone: MelvinI. Urofsky,Divisionand Discord : The Supreme Court Under Stone and Vinson,1941-1953

Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) — also known asStephen J. Field — ofYubaCounty, Calif.Born in Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,November4, 1816.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 14th District, 1851-52;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1857-63;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1859-63;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1863-97;arrestedin San Francisco, August 16, 1889, onchargesof being party to the allegedmurderofDavidS. Terry; released on bail; ultimately the killing was ruled tobe justifiable homicide.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 9,1899 (age82 years, 156days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofDavidJosiah Brewer andCharlotteAnita Whitney.
		Political family:Whitney-Field-Brewer-Wellsfamily of California.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Stephen Johnson Field (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; sold 1947; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record
		Books about Stephen J. Field: PaulKens,JusticeStephen Field : Shaping Liberty from the Gold Rush to the GildedAge
		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, September 1897

John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) — of Kentucky. Born inBoyleCounty, Ky.,June 1,1833.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in Kentucky, 1858-59;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1861-65; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1871; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1876(delegation chair);AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911.Presbyterian.DiedOctober14, 1911 (age78 years, 135days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnMarshall
		Relatives: Son ofJamesHarlan and Elizabeth Shannon (Davenport) Harlan; brother of LauraHarlan (who marriedFrancisLandon Cleveland); married,December23, 1856, to Malvina French Shanklin; father ofJamesS. Harlan andJohnMaynard Harlan; uncle ofJamesHarlan Cleveland; grandfather ofJohnMarshall Harlan (1899-1971); granduncle ofJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.; great-granduncle ofJosephWheeler Bloodgood.
		Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:BenjaminH. Bristow —AugustusE. Willson
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John M. Harlan (built 1943 atBrunswick,Georgia; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about John Marshall Harlan: LindaPrzybyszewski,TheRepublic According to John Marshall Harlan
		Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896)

Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Marion,GrantCounty, Ind.,April17, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWyomingterritorial legislature, 1888;justice ofWyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Wyoming, 1896; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1896;lawprofessor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-10;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37; took senior status 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,February8, 1941 (age81 years, 297days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofIsaacVandevanter; married to Delice Burhans.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887-1954) — also known asNelson T. Johnson — of Oklahoma. Born inWashington,D.C.,April 3,1887.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inMukden, 1909-10;Harbin, 1910-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1911-15; U.S. Consul inChungking, 1915;Changsha, 1915-18;Shanghai, 1918; U.S. Minister toChina, 1929-35;Australia, 1941-45; U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1935-41.Member,DeltaTau Delta.Died, from a suddenheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,December3, 1954 (age67 years, 244days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Johnson and Salome (Trusler) Johnson; married,October10, 1931, to Jane Augusta Washington Thornton Beck (daughter ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; granddaughter ofJamesBurnie Beck).
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Nelson T. Johnson: RussellBuhite,NelsonT. Johnson and American Policy Toward China,1925-1941
		Image source: Time Magazine, December11, 1939

 Peter Force (1790-1868) — ofWashington,D.C.BornNovember26, 1790.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;mayorof Washington, D.C., 1836-40.DiedJanuary23, 1868 (age77 years, 58days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Force and Sarah (Ferguson) Force; married1818 to HannahEvans.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) — of Missouri; Maryland. Born inFranklinCounty, Ky.,May 10,1813.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge inMissouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1844,1852;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1860;U.S.Postmaster General, 1861-64; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1878; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1882.Episcopalian.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 27,1883 (age70 years, 78days).Entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofFrancisPreston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair; brother ofFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; married1836 toCaroline Buckner; married1846 to MaryElizabeth Woodbury (daughter ofLeviWoodbury; sister ofCharlesLevi Woodbury); father ofGistBlair; uncle ofJamesLawrence Blair andFrancisPreston Blair Lee; grandson ofJamesBlair; granduncle ofEdwardBrooke Lee; great-granduncle ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJohnEager Howard andJosephWingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed ofCareyEstes Kefauver; third cousin ofWilliamJulian Albert; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard,TalbotJones Albert andEthelGist Cantrill; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; fourth cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph andRobertCarter Nicholas.
		Political family:Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known asDaniel C. Roper — ofWashington,D.C.Born inMarlboroCounty, S.C.,April 1,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;publicist;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1939.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromleukemia,inWashington,D.C.,April11, 1943 (age76 years, 10days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper; married,December25, 1889, to Lou McKenzie.
		Daniel C. RoperJuniorHigh School (opened 1966; later changed to Roper Middle School;renamed in 1997 as Ron Brown Middle School), inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

 Ray Atherton (1883-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March28, 1883.Architect;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toBulgaria, 1937-39;Denmark, 1939-40;Luxembourg, 1943;Canada, 1943; U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 1943-48.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, inWashington,D.C.,March14, 1960 (age76 years, 352days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Maude Honeywell.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Maynard Harlan (1864-1934) — also known asJohn M. Harlan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,December21, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1897, 1905 (Republican); Harding-CoolidgeRepublican candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1920.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1934 (age69 years, 92days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnMarshall Harlan (1833-1911) and Malvina Franch (Shanklin) Harlan;brother ofJamesS. Harlan; married,October21, 1890, to Elizabeth Palmer Flagg; father ofJohnMarshall Harlan (1899-1971); grandson ofJamesHarlan; first cousin ofJamesHarlan Cleveland; first cousin once removed ofJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofJosephWheeler Bloodgood.
		Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle

 Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985) — also known asPatricia Roberts — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.,May 31,1924.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for District of Columbia,1964;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1964;U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1965-67;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1977-79;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1979-80;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1980-81.Female.Africanancestry.FirstAfrican-American woman cabinet member; inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2003.Died inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1985 (age60 years, 296days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1955 toWilliam Beasley Harris.
		See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame

 Livingston Tallmadge Merchant (1903-1976) — also known asLivingston T. Merchant — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1903.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 1956-58, 1961-62.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in1976(ageabout72 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Loy Wesley Henderson (1892-1986) — also known asLoy W. Henderson — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Rogers,BentonCounty, Ark.,June 28,1892.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inDublin, as of 1922-23;Queenstown, as of 1923-24; U.S. Minister toIraq, 1943-45;Nepal, 1948-51; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1948-51;Iran, 1951-54.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi.DiedMarch24, 1986 (age93 years, 269days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Milton Henderson and Mary May (Davis) Henderson; married,December3, 1930, to Elise Marie Heinrichson.
		See alsoU.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Ural Alexis Johnson (1908-1997) — also known asU. Alexis Johnson — ofWashington,D.C.; California.Born in Falun,SalineCounty, Kan.,October17, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inSeoul, as of 1938;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1943; U.S. Consul inYokohama, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General inYokohama, as of 1949; U.S. Ambassador toCzechoslovakia, 1953-58;Thailand, 1958-61;Japan, 1966-69;, 1973-77.Survived acarbombing at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.Died, ofpneumonia,in RexConvalescentCenter, Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March24, 1997 (age88 years, 158days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Carl Theodore Johnson and Ellen (Forsse) Johnson; married,March21, 1932, to Patricia Ann Tillman.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile

 Robert Henry McBride (1918-1983) — also known asRobert H. McBride — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.Born in London,Englandof American parents,May 25,1918.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, as of 1941;Seville, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Kinshasa), 1967-69;Mexico, 1969-74.Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,December26, 1983 (age65 years, 215days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofHarryAlexander McBride and Ruth (Quine) McBride; married to JacquelineColburn.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 5,1909.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, as of 1935;Naples, as of 1937-38;Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1957-61;Belgium, 1961-65;Austria, 1967-69;Iran, 1969-72.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, after astrokeandheartattack, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November15, 1997 (age88 years, 133days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Arthur MacArthur (1876-1923) and Mary Hendry (McCalla) MacArthur;married,August21, 1934, to Laura Louise Barkley (daughter ofAlbenWilliam Barkley); nephew by marriage of Louise Cromwell MacArthur(sister ofJamesHenry Roberts Cromwell); nephew ofDouglasMacArthur; great-grandson ofArthurMacArthur (1815-1896).
		Political families:Dodge-Duke-Cromwellfamily of Detroit, Michigan;MacArthurfamily of Pennsylvania;Barkleyfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in North Guilford, Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November22, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1785;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807.Congregationalist.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.One of thefounders,and firstpresident,of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 4,1807 (age52 years, 102days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery; cenotaph atGreenfieldHill Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.

	Relatives: Sonof Michael Baldwin and Lucy (Dudley) Baldwin; half-brother ofHenryBaldwin; brother of Ruth Baldwin (who marriedJoelBarlow).
		Political family:Baldwin #2family of Connecticut.
		Baldwin counties inAla. andGa. arenamed for him.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Abraham Baldwin (built 1941 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scuttled 1976 as an artificial reef in theGulf ofMexico) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Frank Hatton (1846-1894) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,April28, 1846.Republican.Newspapereditor;U.S.Postmaster General, 1884-85.Died, from astroke,in hisofficeat the Washington Post,Washington,D.C.,April30, 1894 (age48 years, 2days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Matthew Gault Emery (1818-1901) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Pembroke,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,September28, 1818.Republican.Mayorof Washington, D.C., 1870-71.Died inWashington,D.C.,October12, 1901 (age83 years, 14days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Mary Kittridge Hazeltine.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 George Venable Allen (1903-1970) — also known asGeorge V. Allen — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.; Maryland;Washington,D.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,November3, 1903.Schoolteacher and principal;newspaperreporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inKingston, as of 1930;Shanghai, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inCairo, as of 1936-38; U.S. Ambassador toIran, 1946-48;Yugoslavia, 1949-53;India, 1953-54;Nepal, 1953-54;Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;president,TobaccoInstitute, 1960-66.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Phi;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died suddenly, from acoronaryocclusion, in Bahama,DurhamCounty, N.C.,July 11,1970 (age66 years, 250days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Ellis Allen and Harriet (Moore) Allen; married,October2, 1934, to Katharine Martin; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertOverton Williams,JohnWilliams,ThomasLanier Williams andLewisWilliams; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLanier Williams.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) — also known asBurton K. Wheeler — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February27, 1882.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1911-13;U.S.Attorney for Montana, 1913-18;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1923-47; Democratic candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1920; Progressive candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1924; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1932,1936,1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, from astroke,inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1975 (age92 years, 313days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Asa Leonard Wheeler and Mary Elizabeth (Tyler) Wheeler; married,September7, 1907, to Lulu M. White; third cousin once removed ofPhilipAllcock Sprague; third cousin twice removed ofEdgarWeeks; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnA. Weeks.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Burton K. Wheeler: MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 William Dawson Jr. (1885-1972) — of Minnesota. Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August11, 1885.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inSt. Petersburg, 1908;Barcelona, 1908-10;Frankfort, 1910-13; U.S. Consul inRosario, 1913-17;Montevideo, 1917-19;Danzig, 1919-21;Munich, 1921-22; U.S. Consul General inMexico City, 1928-30; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1930-35;Colombia, 1934-37;Uruguay, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador toPanama, 1939-41;Uruguay, 1941-46.Episcopalian.Member,Chi Psi.Died in Blue Hill,HancockCounty, Maine,July 17,1972 (age86 years, 341days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Dawson and Maria (Rice) Dawson; married,June 8,1926, to Agnes Balloch Bready.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Willard Leon Beaulac (1899-1990) — also known asWillard L. Beaulac — of Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.;Fairfax,Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,July 25,1899.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inTampico, 1921-23;Puerto Castilla, 1923-24; U.S. Consul inArica, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General inMadrid, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toParaguay, 1944-47;Colombia, 1947-51;Cuba, 1951-53;Chile, 1953-56;Argentina, 1956-60.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, inWashington,D.C.,August25, 1990 (age91 years, 31days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Sylvester C. Beaulac and Lena Eleanor (Jarvis) Beaulac; married,February25, 1935, to Catherine Hazel Arrott Greene.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 James Kimbrough Jones (1839-1908) — also known asJames K. Jones — of Washington,HempsteadCounty, Ark.Born inMarshallCounty, Miss.,September29, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofArkansasstate senate, 1873;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1881-85;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1885-1903;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1896-1904; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1900;speaker,1900,1904.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 1,1908 (age68 years, 246days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 James Kerr Kelly (1819-1903) — also known asJames K. Kelly — ofClackamasCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Blanchard,CentreCounty, Pa.,February16, 1819.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;lawyer;member ofOregonterritorial legislature, 1853;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Clackamas County,1857; member ofOregonstate senate, 1860;U.S.Attorney for Oregon, 1860-62;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1871-77; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oregon, 1876;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1878-80;chiefjustice of Oregon state supreme court, 1878-80; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1888.Died inWashington,D.C.,September15, 1903 (age84 years, 211days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS James K. Kelly (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1963) wasnamed forhim.
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 Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,April11, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1878-80; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1886-87;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1887-89, 1891-95;Marylandstate attorney general, 1899-1903;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker).Jewish.Died inWashington,D.C.,November25, 1912 (age62 years, 228days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner; married1871 toFrances Jane Bevan.
		Cross-reference:ThomasH. Bevan
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

Roy Tasco Davis (1889-1975) — also known asRoy T. Davis — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.; Sandy Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Ewing,LewisCounty, Mo.,June 24,1889.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1916(alternate),1920;U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1922-30;Panama, 1930-33; Republican candidate for Presidential Electorfor Missouri,1936(on behalf ofAlfM. Landon andFrankKnox); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1947-51; U.S. Ambassador toHaiti, 1953-57.Baptist.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December27, 1975 (age86 years, 186days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Albert Davis and Bessie (White) Davis; married,August16, 1913, to Loyce Enloe.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 William Manning Rountree (1917-1995) — also known asWilliam M. Rountree — of Maryland; Florida. Born in Swainsboro,EmanuelCounty, Ga.,March28, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toPakistan, 1959-62;Sudan, 1962-65;South Africa, 1965-70;Brazil, 1970-73.Died, ofcancer,in ShandsHospital,Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March11, 1995 (age77 years, 348days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Manning Rountree (1877-1918) and Clyde (Branam)Rountree.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

William Rush Merriam (1849-1931) — also known asWilliam R. Merriam — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Wadham's Mills,EssexCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1849.Republican.Banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88 (District 271883-84, District 26 1887-88);Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1887-88;Governor ofMinnesota, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee); director, U.S. Census, 1899-1903.Died in Port Sewall,MartinCounty, Fla.,February18, 1931 (age81 years, 207days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Mahala R. (Delano) Merriam andJohnLafayette Merriam; married,October2, 1872, to Laura Elizabeth Hancock (niece ofWinfieldScott Hancock); third cousin twice removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant; fourth cousin once removed ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr..
		Political family:Merriam-Hancockfamily of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record
		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, April 1902

 Julius Gareché Lay (1872-1939) — also known asJulius G. Lay — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,August9, 1872.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy ConsulGeneral inOttawa, 1893-96; U.S. Consul inWindsor, 1896-99; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1899-1904;Canton, 1904-06;Cape Town, 1906-10;Rio de Janeiro, 1910-14;Berlin, as of 1916-17;Calcutta, as of 1926; U.S. Minister toHonduras, 1929-32;Uruguay, 1935-37.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died suddenly, following aheartattack, in Prides Crossing, Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.,August28, 1939 (age67 years, 19days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Richard G. Lay and Caroline Y. (Kimball) Lay; married,December10, 1904, to Anne Howard.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Gerald Augustin Drew (1903-1970) — also known asGerald A. Drew — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 20,1903.U.S. Vice Consul inPará, 1928-30; U.S. Consul inQuito, 1940-42;Guatemala City, 1942-44;Paris, 1944-46; U.S. Minister toJordan, 1950; U.S. Ambassador toBolivia, 1954-57;Haiti, 1957-60.Member,PhiKappa Tau.Died in1970(ageabout67 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John S. Drew and Theresa M. (Fredericks) Drew; married,June 20,1931, to Doris Hunter.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Wilton Wendell Blancké (1908-1971) — also known asW. Wendell Blancké — of California;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 29,1908.Advertisingexecutive; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inHanoi, as of 1950; U.S. Consul General inFrankfort, 1957-60; U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Brazzaville), 1960-63;Central African Republic, 1960;Chad, 1960-61;Gabon, 1960-61.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, following astroke,inWashington,D.C.,March14, 1971 (age62 years, 258days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Cecil Whittier (Trout) Blancké and Wilton WallaceBlancké; married,February13, 1952, to Frances Elizabeth Nichol.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917-1976) — also known asFrancis E. Meloy, Jr. — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,March28, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inDhahran, 1946; personal assistant to Secretary of StateDeanAcheson, 1946-53; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1969-73;Guatemala, 1973-76;Lebanon, 1976, died in office 1976.Kidnapped from his car, along with two others, andshot todeath,in Beirut,Lebanon,June16, 1976 (age59 years, 80days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Francis E. Meloy, Sr. and Anne Teresa (Connor)Meloy.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Nathan Bay Scott (1842-1924) — also known asNathan B. Scott — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born near Quaker City,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,December18, 1842.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1883-90; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from West Virginia, 1888-1914;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1899-1911.DiedJanuary2, 1924 (age81 years, 15days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Waldemar John Gallman (1899-1980) — also known asWaldemar J. Gallman — of Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1899.Collegeinstructor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inDanzig, 1934-38;London, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1948-50;South Africa, 1951-54;Iraq, 1954; Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service,1958-61.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 28,1980 (age81 years, 62days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Gallman and Henrietta (Engelder) Gallman; married,July 29,1925, to Marjorie Gerry.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926-2016) — also known asO. Rudolph Aggrey — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,July 24,1926.Newspaperreporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inLagos, 1951-53; U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1973-77;Gambia, 1973-77;Romania, 1977-81.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha;SigmaDelta Chi.DiedApril 6,2016 (age89 years, 257days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey and Rose Rudolph (Douglass) Aggrey;married,November5, 1966, to Francoise Christiane Fratacci.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 Thomas Weston Tipton (1817-1899) — also known asThomas W. Tipton — of Brownville,NemahaCounty, Neb.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,August5, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1845;ordainedminister;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1859, 1867;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1867-75; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1880.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,November26, 1899 (age82 years, 113days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

 Nathan Oakes Murphy (1849-1908) — also known asNathan O. Murphy — of Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Jefferson,LincolnCounty, Maine,October14, 1849.Republican.Secretaryof Arizona Territory, 1889;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1892-93, 1898-1902; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arizona Territory,1892;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1895-97; defeated, 1900.Died in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August22, 1908 (age58 years, 313days).Original interment atMasonicCemetery, San Diego, Calif.; reinterment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 James Alexander Williamson (1829-1902) — also known asJames A. Williamson — of Iowa. Born in Columbia,AdairCounty, Ky.,February8, 1829.Lawyer;IowaDemocratic state chair, 1859; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1864;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1876-81; received theMedalof Honor in 1895 for actions at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi,December 1862.Died in Jamestown,NewportCounty, R.I.,September7, 1902 (age73 years, 211days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) — also known asThomas H. Anderson — of Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,June 6,1848.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1889-92;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901;justice ofDistrict of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.Died, in ahospitalatDenver,Colo.,September30, 1916 (age68 years, 116days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Anderson and Amelia (Dallas) Anderson; married1879 to LauraB. Augustine.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876-1938) — also known asR. S. Reynolds Hitt — of Mt. Morris,OgleCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Paris,France,June7, 1876.U.S. Minister toPanama, 1909-10;Guatemala, 1910-13.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, frompneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,April16, 1938 (age61 years, 313days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofRobertRoberts Hitt and Sally (Reynolds) Hitt; married,December23, 1902, to Edith Romeyn Gray (daughter ofJohnClinton Gray).
		Political family:Hitt-Grayfamily of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
		See alsoU.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Francis Preston Blair Lee (1857-1944) — also known asBlair Lee — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August9, 1857.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1906-12; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1908,1916;candidate for nomination forGovernor ofMaryland, 1911;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1914-17.Episcopalian.FirstU.S. Senator elected by the direct vote of the people, under the 17thAmendment to the Constitution.Died in Norwood,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December25, 1944 (age87 years, 138days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Phillips Lee and Elizabeth (Blair) Lee; married,October1, 1891, to Anne Clymer Brooke; father ofEdwardBrooke Lee; nephew ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair; grandfather ofBlairLee III,EdwardBrooke Lee Jr. and Elizabeth Lee (who marriedDavidScull); great-grandson ofRichardHenry Lee andJamesBlair; great-grandnephew ofFrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; first cousin ofJamesLawrence Blair andGistBlair; second cousin twice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin once removed ofJohnLee,WilliamJulian Albert andJosephWingate Folk; third cousin twice removed ofZacharyTaylor,GeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard andCareyEstes Kefauver; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; fourth cousin ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,TalbotJones Albert andEthelGist Cantrill; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden andJohnLee Carroll.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Myron Melvin Cowen (1898-1965) — also known asMyron M. Cowen — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa;Washington,D.C.Born in Logan,HarrisonCounty, Iowa,January25, 1898.Lawyer;U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1948-49;Philippines, 1949-51;Belgium, 1952-53.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November1, 1965 (age67 years, 280days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Aaron Harry Cowen and Dora T. (Biala) Cowen; married,January14, 1942, to Dorothy (Frank) Stroock.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Robert Anderson (1922-1996) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January6, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1946-47; U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador toDahomey, 1972-74;Morocco, 1976-78;Dominican Republic, 1982-85.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at FairfaxHospital,Fairfax,Va.,April 5,1996 (age74 years, 90days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Andrew Anderson and Martha Campbell (Winn) Anderson; married,February16, 1950, to Elena Fenoaltea.
		See alsoWikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Wilson (1807-1876) — ofWashington,D.C.Born inIreland,1807.Lawyer;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1852-55; Third Auditor ofthe U.S. Treasury, 1864-69.Died inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1876 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofJosephShields Wilson.
		See alsoWikipedia article

 Thomas Nelson Page (1853-1922) — also known asThomas N. Page — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Oakland Plantation,HanoverCounty, Va.,April23, 1853.Lawyer;author;U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1913-19.Died in Oakland Plantation,HanoverCounty, Va.,November1, 1922 (age69 years, 192days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Maj. John Page and Elizabeth Burwell (Nelson) Page; married1886 to AnneSeddon Bruce; married1893 toFlorence (Lathrop) Field.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

 James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) — also known asJames M. Beck — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 9,1861.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900;U.S. Solicitor General, 1921-25;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died inWashington,D.C.,April12, 1936 (age74 years, 278days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck; married1890 to LillaLawrence Mitchell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Stuart Jamieson Fuller (1880-1941) — also known asStuart J. Fuller — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.;Washington,D.C.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,May 4,1880.Exporter;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inHong Kong, 1906-09; U.S. Consul inGothenberg, 1909-10, 1911-12;Iquitos, 1912-13;Durban, 1913; U.S. Vice Consul inNaples, 1910-11; U.S. Consul General in, 1913-19;Tientsin, 1919-23.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTau Delta.Died inWashington,D.C.,February1, 1941 (age60 years, 273days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Fuller and Mary McCall (Jamieson) Fuller; married,January4, 1915, to Anne Howe Reagan.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 Henry Serrano Villard (1900-1996) — also known asHenry S. Villard;HarryVillard —of New York. Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1900.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTeheran, 1929-31; U.S. Consul inRio de Janeiro, 1935-36; U.S. Minister toLibya, 1952; U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1960-61;Mauritania, 1960.Died ofpneumonia,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January21, 1996 (age95 years, 297days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Great-grandson of William Lloyd Garrison.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Gordon Mein (1913-1968) — of Maryland. Born in Cadiz,TriggCounty, Ky.,September10, 1913.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toGuatemala, 1965-68, died in office 1968.Shotandkilled byterrorists who ambushed hislimousine,in Guatemala City,Guatemala,August28, 1968 (age54 years, 353days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Ann Clay.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907-1987) — also known asWinthrop G. Brown — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Seal Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine,July 12,1907.Lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toLaos, 1960-62;South Korea, 1964-67.Member,ZetaPsi.Helped to coordinate the Lend-Lease program during World War II. Died in1987(ageabout79 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Adams Brown and Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown; married,December28, 1946, to Peggy Ann Bell.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Leland Judd Barrows (1906-1988) — also known asLeland J. Barrows — of Kansas. Born in Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.,October27, 1906.Newspaperreporter;radiobroadcaster; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toCameroon, 1960-66;Togo, 1960-61.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 3,1988 (age81 years, 128days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows; married,March21, 1935, to Mabel Irene Conley.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Dewey Hickerson (1898-1989) — also known asJohn D. Hickerson;Jack D.Hickerson —of Texas. Born in Crawford,McLennanCounty, Tex.,January26, 1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inRio de Janeiro, as of 1924; U.S. Consul inPará, 1925;Ottawa, 1925-26; U.S. Ambassador toFinland, 1955-59;Philippines, 1959-61.While serving as director of the State Department's Office ofEuropean Affairs in 1947-49, he was one of the main architects of theNorth Atlantic Treaty, the founding document of NationalO.Died in1989(ageabout91 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Maurice Marshall Bernbaum (1910-2008) — also known asMaurice M. Bernbaum — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1910.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, as of 1936-38;Singapore, as of 1938-41;Caracas, as of 1942-45;Managua, as of 1947; U.S. Consul inQuito, as of 1948-50; U.S. Ambassador toEcuador, 1960-65;Venezuela, 1965-69.Died, fromcerebralvasculardisease anddementia,in Mitchellville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,March 9,2008 (age98 years, 23days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Louis Bernbaum and Anne (Warsaw) Bernbaum; married,February5, 1942, to Elizabeth R. Hahm.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

Joseph Earle Jacobs (1893-1971) — also known asJoseph E. Jacobs — of Johnston,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Johnston,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,October31, 1893.Interpreter;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inFoochow, 1917-18;Shanghai, 1918-19; U.S. Consul inShanghai, as of 1924, as of 1928-30;Yunnanfu, 1926-28; U.S. Consul General inCairo, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toCzechoslovakia, 1948-49;Poland, 1955-57.Died inWashington,D.C.,January5, 1971 (age77 years, 66days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Joseph Jacobs and Nettie (Austin) Jacobs; married,August23, 1930, to Elizabeth McNutt.
		See alsoU.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: U.S. passportapplication

 Bishop Walden Perkins (1841-1894) — also known asBishop W. Perkins — of Oswego,LabetteCounty, Kan.Born in Rochester,LorainCounty, Ohio,October18, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;LabetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1869;LabetteCounty Probate Judge, 1870-82;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1880;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 3rdDistrict 1885-91);U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1892-93.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 20,1894 (age52 years, 245days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Louise E. Cushman.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,January26, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1856-58;Governor ofWisconsin, 1856; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,1856-69;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1870-87; retired 1887.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August26, 1896 (age81 years, 213days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Grandfather ofDouglasMacArthur; great-grandfather ofDouglasMacArthur II.
		Political family:MacArthurfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

 Henry Horatio Wells (1823-1900) — also known asHenry H. Wells — ofRichmond,Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1854-56; colonel in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;Governor ofVirginia, 1868-69;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1870-74; delegateto Republican National Convention from Virginia,1872;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Virginia, 1872-;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1875-80.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1900 (age76 years, 148days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ruth (Rogers) Wells and Teunis Anthony Wells; married1848 toMillicent Hunt; married1854 to PhoebeElizabeth Higby.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Alfred Leroy Atherton Jr. (1921-2002) — also known asAlfred L. Atherton, Jr. — Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November22, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inStuttgart, 1947-50; U.S. Consul inAleppo, 1957-58;Calcutta, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador to, 1978-79;Egypt, 1979.Unitarian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.DiedOctober30, 2002 (age80 years, 342days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Alfred Leroy Atherton and Joan (Reed) Atherton; married,May 26,1946, to Betty Wylie Kittredge.
		See alsoU.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Otis Theodore Wingo (1877-1930) — also known asOtis Wingo — of De Queen,SevierCounty, Ark.Born inWeakleyCounty, Tenn.,June 18,1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1907-08;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1913-30; died inoffice 1930.DiedOctober21, 1930 (age53 years, 125days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Theodore Wingo and Jane Wingo; married,October15, 1902, toEffieGene Locke.
		Political family:Locke-Wingofamily of Salisbury, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (1897-1980) — ofWashington,D.C.; Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Gardner,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December22, 1897.Universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toEl Salvador, 1957-61.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;AmericanArbitration Association;Pi GammaMu;PhiKappa Phi.Died inAlexandria,Va.,June 5,1980 (age82 years, 166days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Gustaf Kalijarvi and Ida Christina (Kuniholm) Kalijarvi; married,September4, 1926, to Dorothy Corbett Knight.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) — also known asAlexander R. Shepherd;"BossShepherd";"The Father of ModernWashington" —ofWashington,D.C.; Batopilas,Chihuahua.Born inWashington,D.C.,January30, 1835.Republican.Plumber;realestate developer;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1873-74.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis,in Batopilas,Chihuahua,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 225days).Entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery; statue atJohnA. Wilson Building Grounds.

	Relatives:Married,January30, 1861, to Mary Grice Young.
		Cross-reference:AndréL. Bagger
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander R. Shepherd (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Louis Leon Ludlow (1873-1950) — also known asLouis Ludlow — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.,June 24,1873.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapercorrespondent;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1929-49 (7th District 1929-33, 12thDistrict 1933-43, 11th District 1943-49).Methodist.One of the leading isolationists in Congress; sponsor in 1935-41 of aproposal to require a national referendum before the country coulddeclare war. Early advocate of an Equal Rights Amendment to givewomen the same legal rights and privileges as men.Died, probably fromhearttrouble, inWashington,D.C.,November28, 1950 (age77 years, 157days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Katherine Huber.
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 John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known asCarl Hinshaw — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 28,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1948.Died, ofpneumoniaandcongestiveheart failure, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August5, 1956 (age62 years, 8days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Blair Lee III (1916-1985) — also known asFrancis Preston Blair Lee III — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 19,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1948,1960,1964,1968(alternate),1972;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1955-62; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1962; member ofMarylandstate senate District 3-B, 1967-69;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1969-71;LieutenantGovernor of Maryland, 1971-79;Governor ofMaryland, 1977-79; defeated in primary, 1978.Episcopalian.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October25, 1985 (age69 years, 159days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEdwardBrooke Lee and Elizabeth Somerville (Wilson) Lee; brother ofEdwardBrooke Lee Jr. and Elizabeth Lee (who marriedDavidScull); married,July 6,1944, to Mathilde Boal (daughter ofPierrede Lagarde Boal); grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; great-grandnephew ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; second great-grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair,AugustusRhodes Sollers andDanielRobeadeau Clymer; second great-grandnephew ofHiesterClymer; third great-grandson ofRichardHenry Lee andJamesBlair; third great-grandnephew ofFrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andWilliamHiester; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnHiester andDanielHiester (1747-1804); first cousin twice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair andGistBlair; first cousin four times removed ofIsaacEllmaker Hiester; first cousin five times removed ofDanielHiester (1774-1834); first cousin six times removed ofJosephHiester; second cousin four times removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin five times removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnLee andWilliamJulian Albert; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephWingate Folk.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 Dwight Johnson Porter (1916-2006) — also known asDwight J. Porter — Born in Shawnee,PottawatomieCounty, Okla.,April12, 1916.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. AmbassadortoLebanon, 1965-70.Died in Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.,June 4,2006 (age90 years, 53days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Adele Ritchie.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 David Morgan Bane (1915-2004) — also known asDavid M. Bane — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,September12, 1915.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador toGabon, 1965-69.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiGamma Mu;AlphaKappa Psi.Died in2004(ageabout88 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof David Emulous Bane and Nellie Ray (Ramage) Bane; married,May 12,1945, to Patricia Huston Miller.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008) — also known asLucius D. Battle;LukeBattle —ofWashington,D.C.Born in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,June 1,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of StateDeanAcheson; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1964-67.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaTau Omega;PhiDelta Phi;Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, inWashington,D.C.,May 13,2008 (age89 years, 347days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Warren Lazarus Battle and Jewel Beatrice (Durham) Battle; married,October1, 1949, to Betty Jane Davis.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 David Eugene Zweifel (1934-2022) — also known asDavid E. Zweifel — Born inDenver,Colo.,September13, 1934.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inAmman, 1969-70; U.S. Ambassador toYemen, 1981-84.DiedJanuary1, 2022 (age87 years, 110days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Wilbur Dwight (1859-1928) — also known asJohn W. Dwight — of Dryden,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Dryden,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1888,1892,1900,1904,1920;U.S.Representative from New York, 1902-13 (26th District 1902-03,30th District 1903-13); president, Virginia Blue RidgeRailway,1913-28.Member,UnionLeague.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1928 (age68 years, 240days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJeremiahWilbur Dwight and Rebecca A. Dwight; married1895 to EmmaChilds.
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 William Raymond Green (1856-1947) — also known asWilliam R. Green — of Audubon,AudubonCounty, Iowa; Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November7, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;economist;district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911;U.S.Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Bellport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 11,1947 (age90 years, 216days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green; married1887 to LuellaWashington Brown.
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 Stephen Wallace Dempsey (1862-1949) — also known asS. Wallace Dempsey — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Hartland,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1862.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 40th District, 1915-31; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 1,1949 (age86 years, 297days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Laura Hoag.
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 Wilson Clark Flake (1906-1977) — also known asWilson C. Flake — ofWashington,D.C.;AnsonCounty, N.C.Born inNewportNews, Va.,February28, 1906.U.S. Consul inSydney, 1939-44; U.S. Ambassador toGhana, 1957.Member,DeltaPhi Epsilon.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February15, 1977 (age70 years, 353days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Manley Flake and Virginia (McCollum) Flake; married,November7, 1935, to Valerie Burns West.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 James Dunbar Bell (1911-1979) — ofWashington,D.C.; Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.Born in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,July 1,1911.Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toMalaysia, 1964; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1971-72.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.,April14, 1979 (age67 years, 287days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Frank Upham Bell and Louise (Dunbar) Bell; married,December4, 1934, to Helen Foy Johnstone; married1961 toStephanie Mathews; great-grandson ofJamesBell; great-grandnephew ofSamuelDana Bell andNathanielGookin Upham; second great-grandson ofSamuelBell andNathanielUpham; second great-grandnephew ofJohnBell Jr.; third great-grandson ofJohnBell; first cousin twice removed ofSamuelNewell Bell; first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesHenry Bell; second cousin four times removed ofJabezUpham,GeorgeBaxter Upham andCharlesWentworth Upham; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesPhineas Upham.
		Political family:Bellfamily of New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 John Bullock Clark Jr. (1831-1903) — also known asJohn B. Clark, Jr. — of Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.Born in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,January14, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate senate 16th District, 1867-70;U.S.Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1873-83.Died inWashington,D.C.,September7, 1903 (age72 years, 236days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnBullock Clark.
		Political family:Clark #1family.
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 John Emmett Carland (1853-1922) — also known asJohn E. Carland — ofBurleighCounty, N.Dak.; Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born inOswegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1853.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1885-88;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1888-89;delegateto North Dakota state constitutional convention from BurleighCounty, 1889;U.S.District Judge for South Dakota, 1896-1910;Judgeof U.S. Commerce Court, 1910-13.DiedNovember11, 1922 (age68 years, 335days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof Capt. John Carland; married,September29, 1884, to Albertine Knaack.

 James Benjamin Aswell (1869-1931) — also known asJames B. Aswell — of Natchitoches,NatchitochesParish, La.Born inJacksonParish, La.,December23, 1869.Democrat.School teacherand principal;Louisianasuperintendent of public instruction, 1904-08;Chancellor,University of Mississippi, 1907;president,Louisiana State Normal College, 1908-11;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1913-31; died inoffice 1931.Baptist.Died inWashington,D.C.,March16, 1931 (age61 years, 83days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Werner Aswell and Frances Elizabeth (Lyles) Aswell;married,September20, 1893, to Mary Lee Wright; married,March 3,1901, to Ella Foster; father of Corine Aswell (daughter-in-law ofJamesCampbell Cantrill).
		Political family:Cantrillfamily of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS James B. Aswell (built 1943-44 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim.
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 Upton Beall Sinclair (1878-1968) — also known asUpton Sinclair — of California. Born inBaltimore,Md.,September20, 1878.Novelistand social crusader;author ofThe Jungle, about the meat-packing industry in Chicago;arrestedin 1914 forpicketingin front of the Standard Oil Building in New York; Socialistcandidate forU.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1920; Socialistcandidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1922; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1926 (Socialist), 1930 (Socialist), 1934(Democratic); Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1928;Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1932;received thePulitzerPrize for fiction in 1943 for thenovelDragon's Teeth.Member,UnitedWorld Federalists;Leaguefor Industrial Democracy;American CivilLiberties Union.Died in Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.,November25, 1968 (age90 years, 66days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Cross-reference:HarryW. Laidler
		Campaign slogan (1934): "End Poverty inCalifornia."
		See alsoNNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
		Books by Upton Sinclair:I,Candidate for Governor and How I Got Licked(1934)
		Fiction by Upton Sinclair:TheJungle —Oil!A Novel —TheMoneychangers —DragonsTeeth —Wideis the Gate
		Books about Upton Sinclair: LaurenCoodley, ed.,Landof Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair'sCalifornia — Greg Mitchell,TheCampaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair's E.P.I.C. Race for Governorof California and the Birth of Media Politics — KevinMattson,UptonSinclair and the Other American Century — AnthonyArthur,RadicalInnocent: Upton Sinclair

 Arthur Lincoln Richards (1907-1991) — also known asArthur L. Richards — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Emmett,GemCounty, Idaho,June 21,1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTeheran, as of 1932;Cairo, as of 1938;Cape Town, as of 1940; U.S. Ambassador toEthiopia, 1960-62.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February22, 1991 (age83 years, 246days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Audrey Neff and Ida Miles.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 William Clyde Trueheart (1918-1992) — also known asWilliam C. Trueheart;BillTrueheart —ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chester,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,December18, 1918.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toNigeria, 1969-71.Died, ofcancer,in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,December24, 1992 (age74 years, 6days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 John Vines Wright (1828-1908) — of Tennessee. Born in Purdy,McNairyCounty, Tenn.,June 28,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1855-61; colonel inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1870; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1880.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 11,1908 (age79 years, 349days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 William August Rodenberg (1865-1937) — also known asWilliam A. Rodenberg — of East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in Chester,RandolphCounty, Ill.,October30, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee),1908,1916,1920;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1899-1901, 1903-13, 1915-23 (21stDistrict 1899-1901, 22nd District 1903-13, 1915-23).Died in1937(ageabout71 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Cross-reference:EdwardE. Miller
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 Addison Taylor Smith (1862-1956) — also known asAddison T. Smith — of Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Born near Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,September5, 1862.Republican.U.S.Representative from Idaho, 1913-33 (at-large 1913-17, 2ndDistrict 1917-33).Died oflungcancer, inWashington,D.C.,July 5,1956 (age93 years, 304days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961) — also known asSumner Welles — of Oxon Hill,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1892.Democrat. U.S. Ambassador toCuba, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1936,1940;U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937-43.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.DiedSeptember24, 1961 (age68 years, 345days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin J. Welles and Frances Wyeth (Swan) Welles; married,April14, 1915, to Esther 'Hope' Slater; married,June 27,1925, to Mathilde Townsend (ex-wife ofPeterGoelet Gerry).
		Political family:Gerryfamily of Marblehead, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) — also known asStanton J. Peelle — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWayneCounty, Ind.,February11, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1888(alternate),1892;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913;lawprofessor.Presbyterian.Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,September4, 1928 (age85 years, 206days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Cox Peelle and Ruth (Smith) Peelle; married,July 16,1867, to Lou R. Perkins; married,October16, 1878, to Mary Arabella Canfield; nephew ofWilliamA. Peelle.
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		Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906)

 Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) — also known asSamuel B. Hill;Sam B. Hill — of Waterville,DouglasCounty, Wash.Born in Franklin,IzardCounty, Ark.,April 2,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;DouglasCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge inWashington, 1917-23;U.S.Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March16, 1958 (age82 years, 348days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Clare Hayes Timberlake (1907-1982) — also known asClare H. Timberlake — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Fort Sumner,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,October29, 1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inToronto, 1931;Buenos Aires, as of 1932;Zurich, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Leopoldville), 1960-61.Died in anursinghome at Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February22, 1982 (age74 years, 116days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Julia Frances Meehan.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 George Willmot Renchard (1907-1982) — also known asGeorge W. Renchard — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inIzmir, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inAlgiers, 1944;Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toBurundi, 1968-69.Killed in anautomobileaccident inSaudiArabia,January15, 1982 (age74 years, 210days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Stellita Stapleton.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Edward Brooke Lee Jr. (1917-2004) — also known asE. Brooke Lee, Jr. — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October25, 1917.Realestate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1944,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee); marketing and accounting executive with ScottPaperCompany; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1982;pleadedguilty in July 1995 to misdemeanor child abuse after beingchargedwithfondlinga babysitter; reportedlyfinedand given a suspended sentence; latersettled acivil suit against him by the babysitter's parents.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August20, 2004 (age86 years, 300days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Somerville (Wilson) Lee andEdwardBrooke Lee; brother ofBlairLee III; married to Brenda Joyce Baker; grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; great-grandnephew ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; second great-grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair,AugustusRhodes Sollers andDanielRobeadeau Clymer; second great-grandnephew ofHiesterClymer; third great-grandson ofRichardHenry Lee andJamesBlair; third great-grandnephew ofFrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andWilliamHiester; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnHiester andDanielHiester (1747-1804); first cousin twice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair andGistBlair; first cousin four times removed ofIsaacEllmaker Hiester; first cousin five times removed ofDanielHiester (1774-1834); first cousin six times removed ofJosephHiester; second cousin four times removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin five times removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnLee andWilliamJulian Albert; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephWingate Folk.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

 Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born near Maineville,WarrenCounty, Ohio,October22, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1874-75;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1879-83, 1885-91; delegateto Republican National Convention from Ohio,1880;U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1896-98.Died in Thomasville,ThomasCounty, Ga.,January16, 1898 (age60 years, 86days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofFrankSeller Butterworth.
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Samuel Greeley Hilborn (1834-1899) — also known asSamuel G. Hilborn — of Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Minot,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,December9, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1875-79;delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1879; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from California,1880;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1883-86;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1892-94, 1895-99.Died inWashington,D.C.,April19, 1899 (age64 years, 131days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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		Image source: Autobiographies andPortraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

 Richard Wellington Townshend (1840-1889) — also known asRichard W. Townshend — of Shawneetown,GallatinCounty, Ill.Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,April13, 1840.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1877-89; died inoffice 1889.Died inWashington,D.C.,1889(ageabout49 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (1836-1911) — also known asHubert Dilger — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio;SangamonCounty, Ill.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Sulgen,Germany,March5, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;AdjutantGeneral of Illinois, 1869-73; appointed 1869.Germanancestry.Received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action in the Battle of Chancellorsville,May 2, 1863.Died in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,May 4,1911 (age75 years, 60days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eduard Dilger and Emmeline (Duerr) Dilger.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,April13, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;justice ofDistrict of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took seniorstatus 1946.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;PhiAlpha Delta.Died inWashington,D.C.,March29, 1955 (age75 years, 350days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married,July 14,1903, to Bertha McNaught.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle

 Henry Perkins Smith III (1911-1995) — also known asHenry P. Smith III — of North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1911.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1961-63;NiagaraCounty Judge, 1963-64;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-75 (40th District 1965-73,36th District 1973-75).Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,October1, 1995 (age84 years, 2days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Perkins Smith and Ida Hale (Hubbell) Smith; brother ofKatharine Hale Smith (daughter-in-law ofJamesP. Mackenzie); married,April 3,1937, to Helen Elliott Belding; first cousin six times removed ofAndrewAdams; second cousin thrice removed ofRhamanthusMenville Stocker; eighth great-grandson ofThomasWelles.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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 Beriah Wilkins (1846-1905) — of Uhrichsville,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio.Born near Richwood,UnionCounty, Ohio,July 10,1846.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate senate, 1880;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1883-89 (16th District 1883-85, 15thDistrict 1885-87, 16th District 1887-89).Died inWashington,D.C.,June 7,1905 (age58 years, 332days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850-1909) — also known asJoseph W. Babcock — of Necedah,JuneauCounty, Wis.Born in Swanton,FranklinCounty, Vt.,March 6,1850.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1889-92;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1893-1907.Died inWashington,D.C.,April27, 1909 (age59 years, 52days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1867 to MaryA. Finch; married to Kate W. King; grandson ofJosephWeeks.
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		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, September 1902

John Jay Kleiner (1845-1911) — also known asJohn J. Kleiner — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in West Hanover,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February8, 1845.Democrat.Mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1874-80;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1883-87.Died in Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 8,1911 (age66 years, 59days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnJay
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		Image source: City ofEvansville

 Thetus Willrette Sims (1852-1939) — also known asThetus W. Sims — of Linden,PerryCounty, Tenn.Born inWayneCounty, Tenn.,April25, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1893;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1897-1921.Died in1939(ageabout87 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) — also known asJohn W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,March 2,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8thDistrict 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).Lutheran.Member,Kiwanis.Died in Irvington,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,July 5,1973 (age78 years, 125days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnWilliam Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married,April14, 1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
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 John Gore Long (1846-1903) — also known asJohn G. Long — of St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,August19, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;State's Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1870-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Florida,1876,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1896-1901; U.S. Diplomatic AgenttoEgypt, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1899-1902.Suffered anaccidentalfall from the front steps of the house where he was staying,fractured his skull, and died soon after, in Dunbar,Scotland,July28, 1903 (age56 years, 343days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Gabriel Long and Elizabeth Ann (Gore) Long.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Lewis Edwin Payson (1840-1909) — also known asLewis E. Payson — of Pontiac,LivingstonCounty, Ill.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September17, 1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1881-91 (8th District 1881-83, 9thDistrict 1883-91).Died inWashington,D.C.,October4, 1909 (age69 years, 17days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Herbert Stewart Goold (1886-1971) — also known asHerbert S. Goold — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August10, 1886.Lawyer;U.S. Consul General inBeirut, 1930-34;Helsingfors, 1934-36;Toronto, 1937;Casablanca, 1937-38.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April20, 1971 (age84 years, 253days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Edmond Louis Goold and Louise Keating (Stewart) Goold; married,May 3,1920, to Cora (Butterworth) Smith.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Charles Harvey Denby Jr. (1861-1938) — also known asCharles Denby — of Indiana;Washington,D.C.Born in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,November14, 1861.U.S. Consul General inShanghai, as of 1907-09;Vienna, 1909-15; vice-president, HuppMotor CarCorporation, Detroit, 1915-17.Died inWashington,D.C.,February14, 1938 (age76 years, 92days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofCharlesHarvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby; brother ofEdwinDenby; married,March19, 1895, to Martha Dalzell Orr; father ofJamesOrr Denby; grandson ofGrahamNewell Fitch; third cousin thrice removed ofJonasMapes.
		Political family:Denby-Fitchfamily of Evansville, Indiana (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Israel Moore Foster (1873-1950) — of Ohio. Born in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,January12, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;AthensCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-10;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1919-25; Commissioner,U.S. Court of Claims, 1925-42.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 10,1950 (age77 years, 149days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Frances Witman.
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 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. (1925-2012) — also known asGore Vidal;Edgar Box;CameronKay;Katherine Everard —of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Ravello,Italy;Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born, in the CadetHospital,U.S. Military Academy, West Point,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Atheist.Bisexual.Novelist,playwright,essayist,screenwriter,appeared as anactorin several films. Not actually related toAlGore, who he refers to as "Cousin Al".Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 31,2012 (age86 years, 302days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eugene Luther Vidal andNinaGore Vidal; half-brother of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who marriedNewtonIvan Steers Jr.); step-brother ofHughDudley Auchincloss III andJaquelineLee Bouvier (who marriedJohnFitzgerald Kennedy); grandson ofThomasPryor Gore.
		Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books by Gore Vidal:PerpetualWar for Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated(2002) —DreamingWar : Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta (2002) —TheLast Empire: Essays 1992-2000 (2002) —Palimpsest:A Memoir (1996) —InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (2003)
		Fiction by Gore Vidal:Livefrom Golgotha —Julian —Creation:A Novel —Lincoln:A Novel —Burr —1876:A Novel —Empire:A Novel —Hollywood —Washington,D.C.: A Novel —TheGolden Age: A Novel —MyraBreckinridge —TwoSisters —Kalki —Duluth —TheSmithsonian Institution: A Novel —TheCity and the Pillar —Williwaw:A Novel

 Harry M. Clabaugh (1856-1914) — of Westminster,CarrollCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,July 16,1856.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1884;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1891-95;Marylandstate attorney general, 1895-99;justice ofDistrict of Columbia supreme court, 1903.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 6,1914 (age57 years, 233days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof G. W. Clabaugh and Ellen Clabaugh; married to CatherineSwope.

 Effiegene Locke Wingo (1883-1962) — also known asEffiegene Wingo;Effie GeneLocke —of De Queen,SevierCounty, Ark.Born in Lockesburg,SevierCounty, Ark.,April13, 1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1930-33.Female.Died in Burlington,Ontario,September19, 1962 (age79 years, 159days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,October15, 1902, toOtisTheodore Wingo; third great-granddaughter ofMatthewLocke.
		Political family:Locke-Wingofamily of Salisbury, North Carolina.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known asAlice Lee Roosevelt;"PrincessAlice" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1884.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President;speaker);newspapercolumnist.Female.Died, frompneumonia,emphysema,andcardiacarrest, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1980 (age96 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Step-daughter ofEdithRoosevelt; daughter ofTheodoreRoosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister ofTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; married,February17, 1906, toNicholasLongworth; niece ofCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr..
		Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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		Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:Carol Felsenthal,PrincessAlice: The Life and Times of Alice RooseveltLongworth
		Image source: Time magazine, February7, 1927

 William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) — also known asWilliam F. Aldrich — of Aldrich,ShelbyCounty, Ala.Born in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1853.Republican.Civilengineer;miningbusiness;manufacturer;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99,1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1900,1904.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,October30, 1925 (age72 years, 233days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William F. Aldrich and Louisa Maria (Klapp) Aldrich; brother ofTrumanHeminway Aldrich; married,April16, 1889, to Josephine Cables; married,July 15,1920, to Fannie Spire; second great-grandfather ofWilliamJackson Edwards.
		Political family:Aldrichfamily of Birmingham, Alabama.
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 Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) — also known asDow W. Harter — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,January2, 1885.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1919-20;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died inWashington,D.C.,September4, 1971 (age86 years, 245days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Josiah J. Harter and Anna Lillian (Watters) Harter; married1911 toWinifred Marie Cole.
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 Martin Franklin Conway (1827-1882) — also known asMartin F. Conway — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.; Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born near Fallston,HarfordCounty, Md.,November19, 1827.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1856;U.S.Representative from Kansas at-large, 1859-63; U.S. Consul inMarseille, as of 1866.Died inWashington,D.C.,February15, 1882 (age54 years, 88days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 William Wirt Dixon (1838-1910) — also known asWilliam W. Dixon — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1838.Democrat. Member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1871;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1883, 1889;U.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1891-93.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November13, 1910 (age72 years, 163days).Original interment atOldCalvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;reinterment in 1911 at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:WilliamWirt
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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) — also known asTerence Powderly — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Carbondale,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,January22, 1849.Machinist;mayorof Scranton, Pa., 1878-84; one of thefounders ofthe Knights of Labor; U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration,1897-1902.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.DiedJune 24,1924 (age75 years, 154days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Epitaph: "Thatis the most perfect government in which an injury to one is theconcern of all."
		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, August 1897

 George Washington Paschal (1812-1878) — also known asGeorge W. Paschal;Lorenzo Columbus GeorgeWashington Paschal —of Van Buren,CrawfordCounty, Ark.; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.;Washington,D.C.Born inGreeneCounty, Ga.,November23, 1812.Lawyer;newspapereditor;justice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1840; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1846; candidate forTexasstate attorney general, 1850; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Texas,1868.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,February16, 1878 (age65 years, 85days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Son of George Paschal andAgnes (Brewer) Paschal; married,February27, 1837, to Sarah Ridge; married to Marcia (Duval) Price(daughter ofWilliamPope Duval) and Mary (Scoville) Harper.

 Jeremiah Morrow Wilson (1828-1901) — of Indiana. Born in Ohio,1828.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1871-75.Died in1901(ageabout73 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Abner Taylor (1829-1903) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Maine,1829.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1884; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1884;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1889-93.DiedApril13, 1903 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Jasper Ewing Brady (1797-1871) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Sunbury,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,March 4,1797.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1844;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1847-49.Died inWashington,D.C.,January26, 1871 (age73 years, 328days).Original interment atCityCemetery, Sunbury, Pa.; reinterment in 1893 at Rock CreekCemetery.

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 Daniel Eton Somes (1815-1888) — also known asDaniel E. Somes — of Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Meredith (part now in Laconia),BelknapCounty, N.H.,May 20,1815.Republican.Mayorof Biddeford, Maine, 1855-56;U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1859-61.Died inWashington,D.C.,February13, 1888 (age72 years, 269days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 George Taylor (1820-1894) — of New York. Born in Virginia,October19, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1857-59.DiedJanuary18, 1894 (age73 years, 91days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Albert Gallatin Riddle (1816-1902) — also known asAlbert G. Riddle — ofGeaugaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Monson,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 28,1816.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1848-50;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul inMatanzas, 1863-64.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 16,1902 (age85 years, 353days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AlbertGallatin
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 Louis Brownlow (1879-1963) — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.;Washington,D.C.;Petersburg,Va.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,DallasCounty, Mo.,August29, 1879.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1915-20;Presidentof the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1917-20;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); city manager, Petersburg, Va.,1920-23; city manager, Knoxville, Tenn., 1924-26.Member,AmericanPublic Health Association.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September27, 1963 (age84 years, 29days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ruth Adelia (Amis) Brownlow and Robert Sims Brownlow; married,December22, 1909, to Elizabeth Sims.
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 Edward Brooke Lee (1892-1984) — also known asE. Brooke Lee — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,October23, 1892.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;Marylandstate comptroller, 1920-22;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1940;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1927-30;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1927-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1942.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, frompneumonia,in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,September21, 1984 (age91 years, 334days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofFrancisPreston Blair Lee and Anne Clymer (Brooke) Lee; married1914 toElizabeth Summerville Wilson; married to Thelma LouEllen (Lawson)Crawford and Nina G. Jones; father ofBlairLee III,EdwardBrooke Lee Jr. and Elizabeth Lee (who marriedDavidScull); grandnephew ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; great-grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair andDanielRobeadeau Clymer; great-grandnephew ofHiesterClymer; second great-grandson ofRichardHenry Lee andJamesBlair; second great-grandnephew ofFrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andWilliamHiester; third great-grandnephew ofJohnHiester andDanielHiester (1747-1804); first cousin once removed ofJamesLawrence Blair andGistBlair; first cousin thrice removed ofIsaacEllmaker Hiester; first cousin four times removed ofDanielHiester (1774-1834); first cousin five times removed ofJosephHiester; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin four times removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin twice removed ofJohnLee andWilliamJulian Albert; third cousin thrice removed ofZacharyTaylor,GeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard andHenryAugustus Muhlenberg; fourth cousin ofJosephWingate Folk; fourth cousin once removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,TalbotJones Albert,EthelGist Cantrill andCareyEstes Kefauver.
		Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 George Congdon Gorham (1832-1909) — also known asGeorge C. Gorham — of Marysville,YubaCounty, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.;Washington,D.C.Born in Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 5,1832.Newspapereditor; Union candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1867; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1868-.Died inWashington,D.C.,February11, 1909 (age76 years, 221days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Edward Kernan Campbell (1858-1938) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,April17, 1858.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1912;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1913.DiedDecember7, 1938 (age80 years, 234days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Hiram A. Boucher (1896-1967) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Eureka,McPhersonCounty, S.Dak.,December14, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inBarcelona, 1921-24; U.S. Consul inDublin, 1924-27;Cobh, 1928-29;Rome, 1929-36;Geneva, 1936-41;Auckland, 1941-45; U.S. Consul General inRio de Janeiro, 1945-47.Member,PhiDelta Theta.DiedNovember15, 1967 (age70 years, 336days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lyman Trumbull Boucher and Helen Augusta (Melville) Boucher;married,April11, 1925, to Rosa E. Stokes.
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 James Enos Ray Jr. (1874-1934) — also known asJ. Enos Ray — ofPrinceGeorge's County, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Chillum,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,January12, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1904-08;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1908; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Maryland,1909(voted forWilliamJ. Bryan andJohnW. Kern); candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1910; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1924,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee);MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1925-34.Member,Freemasons.Died in Chillum,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,September10, 1934 (age60 years, 241days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Enos Ray and Gertrude E. (Shreve) Ray; married,December8, 1915, to Isabel Graham Arthur.
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 George Gregg Fuller (1886-1973) — ofAlexandria,Va.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1886.Officer oftelephonecompanies, 1910-13; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border;U.S. Vice Consul inOslo, 1920-21;Trondheim, 1921;Malmo, 1921;Reval, 1921-22;Jerusalem, 1923;Bushire, 1923-24;Teheran, 1924-26;Berlin, 1926-27; U.S. Consul inNiagara Falls, 1927-28;Kingston, 1928-33;Winnipeg, as of 1938-43;Saint John, as of 1943-44;Antwerp, as of 1944-45; major in the U.S. Army during World WarII; U.S. Consul General inTunis, as of 1946-48.Member,PsiUpsilon.DiedMarch12, 1973 (age86 years, 134days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof George R. Fuller and Helen (Gregg) Fuller; married,February27, 1926, to Therese Alston Williams.

 Charles Alexander Bay (1886-1978) — also known asCharles A. Bay — of Five Corners,BucksCounty, Pa.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,June 7,1886.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inDublin, 1920-22;Casablanca, 1923;Port-au-Prince, 1924; U.S. Consul inTampico, 1924-26;Corinto, 1926;Tientsin, 1927;Bangkok, 1928-29;Seville, 1936-39; U.S. Consul General inMilan, 1946-48.Episcopalian.Died in Lahaska,BucksCounty, Pa.,June 2,1978 (age91 years, 360days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof William Lewis Bay and Cecelia Sarah (Radenbach) Bay; married,July 24,1929, to Opal Alydia Martin.

 John Cox (1775-1849) — of Georgetown (now part ofWashington),D.C.Born in1775.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;mayorof Georgetown, D.C., 1823-45.Englishancestry.DiedDecember14, 1849 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,January14, 1818, to Jane Threlkeld; father of Elizabeth Threlkeld Cox(who marriedJosephRogers Underwood); grandfather ofJohnCox Underwood.
		Political family:Underwood#1 family of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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 John Baldwin Raymond (1844-1886) — also known asJohn B. Raymond — Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1844.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1883-85.Died in Fargo,CassCounty, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.),January3, 1886 (age41 years, 29days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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 Frederick Alexander Fenning (1874-1944) — also known asFrederick A. Fenning — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,October23, 1874.Republican.MemberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1925-26; resigned1926.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1944(ageabout69 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James A. Fenning and Mary (Anderson) Fenning; married,October18, 1899, to Blanche Alisan Hine.
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 Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro (1885-1971) — also known asSidney F. Taliaferro — ofWashington,D.C.Born inSalem,Va.,March 4,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;banker;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; director,WashingtonGasLight Co. and GeorgetownGasLight Co.; board member, ColumbiaHospital.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 21,1971 (age86 years, 109days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Van Tromp Taliaferro and Sallie (Pendleton) Taliaferro; married,October3, 1916, to Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton; grandson ofAlbertGallatin Pendleton; grandnephew ofJohnStrother Pendleton; third great-grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; first cousin twice removed ofAylettHawes Buckner; first cousin four times removed ofJohnPendleton Jr. andNathanielPendleton; first cousin five times removed ofWilliamGrayson; second cousin twice removed ofPhilipColeman Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton,ZacharyTaylor,EdmundHenry Pendleton andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; second cousin four times removed ofJohnPenn,JamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,GeorgeMadison,AlfredWilliam Grayson andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; second cousin five times removed ofJohnWalker,JohnTyler andFrancisWalker; third cousin once removed ofCharlesRittenhouse Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,GeorgeHunt Pendleton andJosephHenry Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,FrancisKey Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston.
		Political family:Pendleton#3 family of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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 Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) — also known asFrank Mankiewicz — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1950;lawyer;author;press secretary forRobertF. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;campaign manager forGeorgeMcGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,National PublicRadio,1977-83.Jewish.Died, ofheartfailure while suffering fromlungproblems, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,October23, 2014 (age90 years, 160days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Herman J. Mankiewicz and Sara Sulamith (Aaronson) Mankiewicz;brother ofDonMartin Mankiewicz; married,April23, 1952, to Hollie Lou Jolley; married,January2, 1988, to Patricia O'Brien.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 Hermann Schoenfeld (1861-1926) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Oppeln, Prussia (now Opole,Poland),January21, 1861.Naturalized U.S. citizen;universityprofessor; U.S. Consul inRiga, 1893-94;Consul-Generalfor Turkey inWashington,D.C., 1899-1910.Germanancestry.Died in Wildwood Crest,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,July 4,1926 (age65 years, 164days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Johanna Richter.
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 Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) — of Arizona. Born in Iowa,1876.Republican.Miningengineer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1911.Norwegianancestry.Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S. Died about 1954 (ageabout 78years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Relatives:Married to Nina R. Smith.

 Edmund Brewer Montgomery (1891-1970) — also known asEdmund B. Montgomery — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Born in Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,September18, 1891.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inPort Limon, 1919;Barranquilla, 1920-22;Montevideo, 1922; U.S. Consul inRio de Janeiro, 1922-24;London, 1924;Madras, 1926-29;San Luis Potosi, as of 1938.Unitarian.Member,ZetaPsi.Died in1970(ageabout78 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Wishard Montgomery and Cora May (Rogers)Montgomery.
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 Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) — also known asCharles R. Flint;"Father ofTrusts" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine,January24, 1850.Shippingbusiness;shipowner;financier;Consulfor Chile inNewYork, N.Y., 1877-79;Consul-Generalfor Costa Rica inNewYork, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups ofsmaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S.Rubber(1892); American Chicle (chewinggum) (1899); AmericanWoolen(1899); founder, in 1911, of theComputing-Tabulating-RecordingCompany, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).Died, in his room at the ShorehamHotel,Washington,D.C.,February26, 1934 (age84 years, 33days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Chapman Flint and Sarah (Tobey) Flint; half-brother ofWallaceBenjamin Flint; married,November21, 1883, to Emma Katherine 'E. Kate' Simmons; married,July 28,1927, to Charlotte Reeves.
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 Galen Lamar Tait (1871-1953) — also known asGalen L. Tait — of Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Newton,JasperCounty, Iowa,January27, 1871.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1912,1920,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1914-34, 1942-48;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Baltimore, Maryland, 1921-32.Died in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,September27, 1953 (age82 years, 243days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James L. Tait and Mary L. (Tailor) Tait; married,June 23,1896, to Daisy Laura Wilkins.
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 Frederick Simpich (1878-1950) — of Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,November21, 1878.Stenographer;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1909-11;Ensenada, 1911;Nogales, as of 1916-17; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNogales, as of 1914.Suffered aheartattack at NationalAirport,where he was about to board a plane, and died soon after in GarfieldMemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January25, 1950 (age71 years, 65days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Margaret Edwards.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Harry Alexander McBride (1887-1961) — also known asHarry A. McBride — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,October14, 1887.Manager ofprintingandadvertisingfor ahotel,1905-08; U.S. Consular Agent inBilbao, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBarcelona, 1910-11;Zurich, 1911-13;Boma, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul inBoma, 1915-16;London, 1916-17;Malaga, 1923-29; U.S. Consul inLondon, 1917-18;Warsaw, 1919-20; Acting General Receiver of Customs andFinancial Advisor for Liberia, 1918-19.Died in1961(ageabout73 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Alexander McBride and Frances Ellen (Tyler) McBride; married1915 to RuthK. Quine; father ofRobertHenry McBride.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Aubrey Erskine Lippincott (1905-1984) — also known asAubrey E. Lippincott — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November22, 1905.U.S. Vice Consul inBarcelona, as of 1932;Montevideo, as of 1934;Panama, as of 1943; U.S. Consul inBuenos Aires, 1944-46.Died inRoanoke,Va.,June 21,1984 (age78 years, 212days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Col. Aubrey Lippincott and Frecia (Montoya) Lippincott; married toLeda Liebermeister.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 John C. Shillock (1906-1980) — Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,1906.U.S. Vice Consul inBuenos Aires, as of 1931-32; U.S. Consul inLisbon, as of 1940.Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,April 2,1980 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Mary Louise Hess; grandnephew ofDanielGeorge Shillock.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Kenneth Biddle Atkinson (1907-1991) — also known asKenneth B. Atkinson — of McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.BornJanuary2, 1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inBirmingham, 1959.Died in McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.,November6, 1991 (age84 years, 308days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Peterson Atkinson and Helen (Underhill) Atkinson; married,May16, 1936, to Eileen 'Ikey' Damon.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) — also known asFrancis P. Blair — of Maryland. Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,April12, 1791.Newspaperpublisher; member of Pres.AndrewJackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" of trusted advisors;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1856(member,PlatformCommittee),1860;advisor to Pres.AbrahamLincoln during Civil War.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October18, 1876 (age85 years, 189days).Entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eliza Preston (Smith) Blair andJamesBlair; married,July 21,1812, to Eliza Violet Gist; father ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; grandfather ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair; great-grandfather ofEdwardBrooke Lee; second great-grandfather ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr..
		Political family:Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Gist Blair (1860-1940) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.; Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,September10, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1912(alternate),1916.Died inWashington,D.C.,December16, 1940 (age80 years, 97days).Entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofMontgomeryBlair and Mary Elizabeth (Woodbury) Blair; married,March 4,1912, to Laura Ellis Lawson; nephew ofCharlesLevi Woodbury andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; grandson ofLeviWoodbury andFrancisPreston Blair; great-grandson ofJamesBlair; first cousin ofJamesLawrence Blair andFrancisPreston Blair Lee; first cousin once removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee; first cousin twice removed ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; second cousin ofGordonWoodbury andCharlotteEliza Woodbury; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin once removed ofWilliamJulian Albert andJosephWingate Folk; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard andCareyEstes Kefauver; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; fourth cousin ofTalbotJones Albert andEthelGist Cantrill.
		Political family:Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Thomas Edward Green (1857-1940) — also known asThomas E. Green — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born in Harrisville,ButlerCounty, Pa.,December27, 1857.Democrat.Rector,Grace Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1888-1903;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1892.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Rotary;Sonsof the Revolution;Sons ofthe War of 1812;Pi GammaMu.Died, in Takoma ParkHospital,Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January24, 1940 (age82 years, 28days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Moore Green and Martha (McCreary) Green; married1880 to LauraElizabeth Johnson.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Lewis T. Breuninger Sr. (c.1893-1974) — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1893.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1960-68.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis.Died of aheartattack,January27, 1974 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Stewart Going Anderson (1912-1983) — also known asStewart G. Anderson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 10,1912.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inToronto, 1941;Montevideo, 1941-43; special assistant to New York Gov.NelsonA. Rockefeller; represented the Governor in meetings withvisiting foreign dignitaries.Died in March,1983(age70years, 0 days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Marguerite Giraud.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 William C. Affeld Jr. (1906-1985) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.BornOctober20, 1906.U.S. Vice Consul inKobe, as of 1938.Died in1985(ageabout78 years).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Malcolm Stuart McConihe — also known asMalcolm S. McConihe — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,1932,1936,1940,1944;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1939-40.Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Nicolas Rene Arroyo (1917-2008) — also known asNicolas R. Arroyo — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Havana (La Habana),Cuba,August31, 1917.Republican.Architect;Cuban minister of public works, 1952-58; Cuban ambassador to theU.S., 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,1988.Cubanancestry. Member,AmericanInstitute of Architects.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 13,2008 (age90 years, 317days).Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1942 toGabriela Menendez Garcia-Beltran.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Politicians formerlyburied here: James Jackson (1757-1806) — of Georgia. Born in Devon,England,September21, 1757.Delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1793-95, 1801-06; died in office 1806;Governor ofGeorgia, 1798-1801.KilledGeorgeWells in aduelin 1780; injured in both knees.Died inWashington,D.C.,March19, 1806 (age48 years, 179days).Original interment at Rock Creek Cemetery; reinterment in 1832 atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofJabezYoung Jackson; grandfather ofJamesJackson (1819-1887).
		Political family:Jackson #3family of Georgia.
		Jackson County,Ga. is named for him.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS James Jackson (built 1942 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1973) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) — of Alabama. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,September21, 1851.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1893-97.Authorof a biography of Cicero and numerous other books.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1922 (age71 years, 96days).Originally entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery; reinterment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.

	Relatives: Sonof Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor; brother ofRichardVipon Taylor; married,May 8,1878, to Mary Leonora LeBaron (daughter ofWilliamAlexander LeBaron; sister ofLeonardDeCantlaine LeBaron; granddaughter ofCharlesLeBaron).
		Political family:LeBaron-Taylorfamily of Mobile, Alabama.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Hannis Taylor (built 1943 atWilmington,North Carolina; scrapped 1972) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

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St. Mary'sCatholic Cemetery
2121 Lincoln Road N.E.
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Leo Brent Bozell (1926-1997) — also known asL. Brent Bozell — of Maryland. Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,January19, 1926.Republican. Co-founded the Young Americans for Freedom;speechwriterforJosephR. McCarthy andBarryM. Goldwater; candidate forMarylandstate house of delegates, 1958; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1964.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom.Died, ofpneumonia,at anursinghome in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April15, 1997 (age71 years, 86days).Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Leo Brent Bozell (1886-1946) and Lois (Robbins) Bozell; married1949 toPatricia Lee Buckley (sister ofJamesLane Buckley andWilliamFrank Buckley Jr.).
		Political family:Buckleyfamily of New York and Connecticut.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

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ScottCircle
Washington, District of Columbia

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) — also known as"Black Dan";"Defender of theConstitution";"Great Expounder of theConstitution" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Marshfield,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin),MerrimackCounty, N.H.,January18, 1782.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820;Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,1820;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned1827;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1836;U.S.Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852.Presbyterian.Englishancestry.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Marshfield,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,October24, 1852 (age70 years, 280days).Interment atWinslowCemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 at Scott Circle;statue atStateHouse Grounds, Boston, Mass.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Webster and Abigail (Eastman) Webster; married,May 29,1808, to Grace Fletcher; second cousin once removed ofHiramAugustus Huse; second cousin twice removed ofEdwinGeorge Eastman; third cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryNichols Blake andJohnLeffingwell Randolph; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahSabin,CharlesRowell andAmosTuck.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Webster counties inGa.,Iowa,Ky.,La.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
		Other politicians named for him:DanielWebster Wilder—DanielW. Mills—DanielW. Jones—DanielWebster Comstock—DanielW. Waugh—DanielW. Tallmadge—DanielWebster Heagy—DanielW. Whitmore—DanielW. Hamilton—DanielW. Allaman—WebsterTurner—DanielW. Shepperson—DanW. Turner—DanielW. Hoan—DanielW. Ambrose, Jr.
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $10 U.S. note from the 1860s until the early 20thcentury.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Daniel Webster: RobertVincent Remini,DanielWebster : The Man and His Time — Maurice G. Baxter,Oneand Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union —Robert A. Allen,DanielWebster, Defender of the Union — Richard N. Current,DanielWebster and the Rise of National Conservatism —Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — JohnF. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

Winfield Scott (1786-1866) — also known as"Old Fuss and Feathers" — Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,June 13,1786.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; candidate forWhig nomination for President, 1839, 1844, 1848; general in the U.S.Army during the Mexican War; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1852.Died in West Point,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1866 (age79 years, 350days).Interment atUnitedStates Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.; statueerected 1874 at Scott Circle.

	Relatives: Sonof William Scott and Anna (Mason) Scott; married1817 to MaryD. Mayo (granddaughter ofJohnDe Hart); great-granduncle ofPhilipC. Hanna; first cousin twice removed ofFrankNewsum Julian.
		Political family:Scott-DeHart-Hannafamily of New Jersey and Alabama.
		Scott County,Iowa is named for him.
		FortScott (military installation 1842-73), and the subsequentcityofFortScott, Kansas, werenamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:WinfieldS. Sherwood—WinfieldS. Sherwood—WinfieldScott Featherston—WinfieldS. Hancock—WinfieldS. Cameron—WinfieldS. Hanford—WinfieldS. Smyth—WinfieldS. Bird—W. S.Bell—WinfieldS. Holden—WinfieldS. Huntley—WinfieldScott Nay—WinfieldS. Smith—WinfieldS. Kerr—WinfieldScott Moore—WinfieldS. Little—WinfieldS. Withrow—WinfieldS. Choate—WinfieldS. Holt—WinfieldS. Pope—WinfieldS. Watson—WinfieldS. Keenholts—WinfieldScott Silloway—WinfieldS. Vandewater—WinfieldS. Braddock—W. S.Allen—WinfieldS. Hammond—WinfieldS. Phillips—WinfieldS. Spencer—WinfieldS. Rose—WinfieldS. Schuster—WinfieldScott Allison—WinfieldS. Boynton—WinfieldS. Kenyon—WinfieldS. Tibbetts—WinfieldS. Harrold—WinfieldScott Reed—WinfieldS. Grove—WinfieldS. Rogers—WinfieldS. Brown—WinfieldS. Hooper—WinfieldS. Pealer—WinfieldS. Wallace, Jr.—WinfieldS. Hinds
		Epitaph: "History records his EminentServices as a Warrior, Pacificator, and General In Chief of theArmies of the United States. Medals, and an Equestrian Statue orderedby Congress in the Capital of his Country, are his Public Monuments.This stone is a mark of the love and veneration of his Daughters.Requiescat in Pace."
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Winfield Scott: Timothy D.Johnson,WinfieldScott: The Quest for Military Glory
		Image source: Great Men and FamousWomen (1894)

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ShermanPark
Washington, District of Columbia

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) — Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,February8, 1820.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; in 1864, he led Union troops who attackedand burned Atlanta, Georgia;U.S.Secretary of War, 1869.Member,LoyalLegion.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1905.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1891 (age71 years, 6days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; statue atGrandArmy Plaza, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Sherman Park.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Mary (Hoyt) Sherman andCharlesRobert Sherman; brother ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; married,May 1,1850, to Eleanor Boyle Ewing (daughter ofThomasEwing); father of Eleanor M. Sherman (who marriedAlexanderMontgomery Thackara); uncle of Mary Hoyt Sherman (who marriedNelsonAppleton Miles) and Elizabeth Sherman (who marriedJamesDonald Cameron); sixth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin ofDavidMunson Osborne; second cousin once removed ofThomasMott Osborne; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne; second cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards andAaronBurr; third cousin ofPhineasTaylor Barnum; third cousin once removed ofEzekielGilbert Stoddard andBlancheM. Woodward; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,TheodoreDwight,HenryWaggaman Edwards,IraYale,LouisEzekiel Stoddard andAsburyElliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanBrace,ChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin ofPhiloFairchild Barnum,AndrewGould Chatfield,HenryJarvis Raymond andEdwinOlmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesYale,TheodoreDavenport,DavidLowrey Seymour,ChaunceyMitchell Depew,FredLockwood Keeler andThomasMcKeen Chidsey.
		Political families:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut;Ewingfamily of Yonkers and New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:JosephD. Webster
		Sherman counties inKan.,Neb. andOre. arenamed for him.
		ThecommunityofSherman,Michigan, isnamed forhim.  —MountSherman, inLakeandParkcounties, Colorado, isnamed forhim.
		Politician named for him:W.T. S. Rath
		See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier
		Books about William T. Sherman: StanleyP. Hirshson,TheWhite Tecumseh : A Biography of General William T.Sherman — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Image source: Great Men and FamousWomen (1894)

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Treasury BuildingGrounds
Washington, District of Columbia

Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) — also known asAbraham Albert Alphonse de Gallatin — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Geneva,Switzerland,January29, 1761.Democrat.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1790-92;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1793-94;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1795-1801;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-14; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1815-23;Great Britain, 1826-27.Swissancestry.Died in Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1849 (age88 years, 195days).Entombed atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Jean Gallatin and Sophia Albertina Rolaz du Rosey Gallatin;married1789 to SophieAllègre; married,November11, 1793, to Hannah Nicholson; second great-grandfather ofMayPreston Davie; cousin by marriage ofJosephHopper Nicholson.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		Cross-reference:JohnL. Dawson
		Gallatin counties inIll.,Ky. andMont. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofGallatin,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.  — ThevillageofGalatia,Illinois, isnamed forhim.  — The GallatinRiver,which flows throughGallatinCounty, Montana, isnamed forhim.  — Gallatin Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Albert Gallatin (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; torpedoed and sunk 1944 in theArabianSea) wasnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:AlbertGalliton Harrison—AlbertG. Jewett—AlbertG. Hawes—AlbertG. Wakefield—AlbertG. Pendleton—AlbertGallatin Talbott—AlbertG. Dow—AlbertG. Dole—AlbertGallatin Kellogg—AlbertGallatin Marchand—AlbertG. Brown—AlbertG. Brodhead, Jr.—AlbertG. Allison—AlbertG. Riddle—AlbertGaliton Watkins—AlbertGallatin Rhea—AlbertG. Porter—AlbertGallatin Egbert—AlbertGallatin Jenkins—AlbertGallatin Calvert—AlbertG. Lawrence—AlbertG. Foster—AlbertG. Simms
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 note in 1862-63.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Albert Gallatin: JohnAustin Stevens,AlbertGallatin: An American Statesman — L. B. Kuppenheimer,AlbertGallatin's Vision of Democratic Stability — NicholasDungan,Gallatin:America's Swiss Founding Father — Raymond Walters,AlbertGallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat
		Image source: New York PublicLibrary

Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) — also known as"Alexander theCoppersmith" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charles Town,Nevis,January11, 1757.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1782-83; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1786-87;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New YorkCounty, 1788;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95.Episcopalian.ScottishandFrenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1915.Shotandmortallywounded in aduel withAaronBurr, on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1804 (age47 years, 183days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds;statue atCommonwealthAvenue Mall, Boston, Mass.

	Relatives: Sonof James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married,December14, 1780, to Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter ofPhilipJohn Schuyler; sister ofPhilipJeremiah Schuyler); father ofAlexanderHamilton Jr.,JamesAlexander Hamilton andWilliamStephen Hamilton; great-grandfather ofRobertRay Hamilton; second great-grandfather ofLaurensM. Hamilton; ancestor *** ofRobertHamilton Woodruff.
		Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:NathanielPendleton —RobertTroup —JohnTayler —WilliamP. Van Ness
		Hamilton counties inFla.,Ill.,Ind.,Kan.,Neb.,N.Y.,Ohio andTenn. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofHamilton,Ohio, isnamed forhim.  — Hamilton Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:AlexanderH. Buell—AlexanderH. Holley—HamiltonFish—AlexanderH. Stephens—AlexanderH. Bullock—AlexanderH. Bailey—AlexanderH. Rice—AlexanderH. Wallis—AlexanderHamilton Jones—AlexanderH. Waterman—AlexanderH. Coffroth—AlexanderH. Dudley—AlexanderH. Revell—AlexanderHamilton Hargis—AlexanderHamilton Phillips—AlexWoodle
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $10 bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, hisportrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $2 to $1,000.
		Personal motto: "Do it betteryet."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —HistoricalSociety of the New York Courts
		Books about Alexander Hamilton: RichardBrookhiser,AlexanderHamilton, American — Forrest McDonald,AlexanderHamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton,Conqueror: Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — RonChernow,AlexanderHamilton — Thomas Fleming,Duel:Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future ofAmerica — Arnold A. Rogow,AFatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —Willard Sterne Randall,AlexanderHamilton: A Life — John Harper,AmericanMachiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. ForeignPolicy — Stephen F. Knott,AlexanderHamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami,YoungPatriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan andThe Revolution That Created The Constitution — DonaldBarr Chidsey,Mr.Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson
		Critical books about AlexanderHamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo,Hamilton'sCurse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution-- and What It means for Americans Today
		Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1957)

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U.S. Soldiers' &Airmen's Home National Cemetery
21 Harewood Road N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

Politicians buriedhere:

John Alexander Logan (1826-1886) — also known asJohn A. Logan;"Black Jack";"Black Eagle of Illinois" —of Benton,FranklinCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Murphysboro,JacksonCounty, Ill.,February9, 1826.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1852; Democratic PresidentialElector for Illinois,1856;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1859-62, 1867-71 (9th District1859-62, at-large 1867-71); general in the Union Army during theCivil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1868,1880;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1871-77, 1879-86; died in office 1886;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1884;Republican candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1884.Member,Freemasons.Conceived the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance inMay 1868.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1886 (age60 years, 320days).Entombed at U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery.   Relatives: SonofJohnLogan.   Logan counties inColo.,Kan.,Neb.,N.Dak. andOkla. arenamed for him.   FortLogan (established 1887, closed 1946), and Fort Logan NationalCemetery(established 1950 on part of the same site) inDenver,Colorado, werenamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John A. Logan (built 1942-43 atRichmond,California; renamedUSS Alnitah; scrapped 1961) wasoriginallynamed forhim.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial   Books about John A. Logan: JamesPickett Jones,JohnA. Logan : Stalwart Republican from Illinois   Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

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WardCircle
Washington, District of Columbia

Artemas Ward (1727-1800) — of Massachusetts. Born in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November26, 1727.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; statecourt judge in Massachusetts, 1776-77; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1779-87;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1786-87;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1780-81;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1791-95 (7th District 1791-93,2nd District 1793-95).Died in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October28, 1800 (age72 years, 336days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Mass.; statue erected 1938 at WardCircle.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives:Father ofArtemasWard Jr..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

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WashingtonCircle
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as"Father of His Country";"TheAmerican Fabius" —of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va., February 11, 1731/32 o.s. (February22, 1732).Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof the United States, 1789-97.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, heserved as thefirstPresident and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected totheHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died, probably fromacute bacterialepiglottitis, atFairfaxCounty, Va.,December14, 1799 (age67 years, 295days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument atNational Mall; statue erected 1860 at WashingtonCircle; statue erected 1869 atBostonPublic Garden, Boston, Mass.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married,January6, 1759, toMarthaDandridge Custis (aunt ofBurwellBassett); step-father ofJohnParke Custis; uncle ofBushrodWashington; granduncle by marriage ofCharlesMagill Conrad; granduncle ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington andGeorgeCorbin Washington; great-granduncle of Jane Washington AugustaThornton (who marriedJamesBurnie Beck); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; first cousin six times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818),SulifandSutherland Ross andDavidShelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed ofWalkerPeyton Conway,HowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHenry Ball Jr.,Williamde Bruyn=Kops,HoraceLee Washington,EdwinMcPherson Holden,ClaudeC. Ball,ArthurWesley Holden andFranklinDelano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed ofHenryRootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andThomasLeonidas Crittenden.
		Political family:Washingtonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:HenryLee —JoshuaFry —AlexanderDimitry —TobiasLear —DavidMathews —RufusPutnam
		Washington counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Md.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,R.I.,Tenn.,Tex.,Utah,Vt.,Va. andWis. arenamed for him.
		ThecityofWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim.  — Thestateof Washington isnamed forhim.  —MountWashington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanet886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:GeneralWashington Johnston—GeorgeWashington Lent Marr—GeorgeWashington Heard—GeorgeWashington Barnett—GeorgeWashington Davis—GeorgeW. Owen—GeorgeW. Toland—GeorgeW. Lay—GeorgeW. Patterson—GeorgeW. B. Towns—GeorgeWashington Adams—GeorgeWashington Hockley—GeorgeW. Smyth—G.W. Ingersoll—GeorgeW. Hopkins—GeorgeWashington Montgomery—JosephGeorge Washington Duncan—GeorgeW. Kittredge—GeorgeWashington Juden, Sr.—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeWashington Lane—GeorgeW. Harrison—GeorgeWashington Ewing—GeorgeWashington Seabrook—GeorgeW. Morrison—GeorgeW. Woodward—GeorgeWashington Wright—GeorgeWashington Triplett—GeorgeWashington Glasscock—GeorgeW. Schuyler—GeorgeWashington Holman—GeorgeW. Greene—GeorgeW. Johnson—GeorgeW. Wolcott—GeorgeW. Paschal—GeorgeWashington Dunlap—GeorgeWashington Warren—GeorgeWashington Hill—GeorgeWashington Logan—GeorgeW. Getchell—GeorgeW. Wright—GeorgeW. Julian—GeorgeWashington Dyal—GeorgeW. Ladd—GeorgeW. Peck—GeorgeWashington Nesmith—GeorgeW. Morgan—GeorgeWashington Brooks—GeorgeWashington Cowles—GeorgeW. Geddes—GeorgeWashington Whitmore—GeorgeWashington Bridges—GeorgeW. Cate—GeorgeW. Houk—GeorgeW. Webber—GeorgeW. Bemis—GeorgeW. Batchelder—GeorgeWashington Fairbrother—GeorgeW. Glick—GeorgeW. Ryland—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeW. Baker—GeorgeW. Shell—GeorgeW. Anderson—GeorgeW. Crouse—GeorgeW. Hulick—GeorgeW. Allen—GeorgeW. F. Harper—GeorgeWashington Clark—GeorgeW. McCrary—GeorgeW. Gordon—GeorgeW. Kingsbury—GeorgeW. Covington—GeorgeWashington Fleeger—GeorgeW. Steele—GeorgeW. Wilson—GeorgeW. Martin—GeorgeW. E. Dorsey—GeorgeW. Plunkitt—GeorgeW. Furbush—GeorgeW. Sutton—GeorgeW. Curtin—GeorgeW. Ray—GeorgeW. Roosevelt—GeorgeW. Smith—GeorgeW. Kipp—GeorgeW. Campbell—GeorgeW. Taylor—GeorgeW. Stone—GeorgeW. Bartch—GeorgeW. Shonk—GeorgeW. Paul—GeorgeW. Cook—GeorgeW. Clarke—GeorgeW. Murray—GeorgeW. Faris—GeorgeW. Fithian—GeorgeW. Prince—GeorgeW. Buckner—GeorgeW. Cromer—GeorgeW. Donaghey—GeorgeT. Beck—GeorgeW. Aldridge—GeorgeWashington Wagoner—GeorgeWashington Goethals—GeorgeW. Armstrong—GeorgeW. Lovejoy—GeorgeW. Oakes—GeorgeW. Hays—GeorgeW. Edmonds—GeorgeW. Lindsay—GeorgeWashington Jones—T.G. W. Tarver—GeorgeW. Darden—GeorgeW. McCaskrin—GeorgeWashington English—GeorgeWashington Jones—GeorgeW. Mead—GeorgeW. Collins—GeorgeW. Gibbons—GeorgeW. List—GeorgeW. Calkin—GeorgeWashington Sullivan—GeorgeW. Rauch—GeorgeW. Michell—GeorgeWashington Jackson—GeorgeW. Blanchard—GeorgeWashington Herz—GeorgeW. Bristow—GeorgeWashington Hardy—GeorgeW. Ballard—GeorgeW. McKown—GeorgeW. Collins
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. Hisportraitalso appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency,and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about George Washington: RichardBrookhiser,FoundingFather: Rediscovering George Washington — James ThomasFlexner,Washington:The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall,GeorgeWashington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith,Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation —Henry Wiencek,AnImperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation ofAmerica — James MacGregor Burns,GeorgeWashington — Joseph J. Ellis,HisExcellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton,TheBulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's ProvidentialCare — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Wendie C. Old,GeorgeWashington (for young readers)
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

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WashingtonNational Cathedral
Massachusetts & Wisconsin Aves.
Washington, District of Columbia
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) — also known asThomas Woodrow Wilson;"Schoolmaster inPolitics" —of New Jersey. Born inStaunton,Va.,December28, 1856.Democrat.Universityprofessor;presidentof Princeton University, 1902-10;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1911-13;Presidentof the United States, 1913-21.Presbyterian.Member,PhiKappa Psi;PhiAlpha Delta.Recipient ofNobelPeace Prize in 1919; elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1950.Died inWashington,D.C.,February3, 1924 (age67 years, 37days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral; statue erected 2011 atMainRailway Station, Prague, Czechia.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson;married,June 24,1885, toEllenLouise Axson; married,December18, 1915, toEdithBolling Galt; father of Eleanor Randolph Wilson (who marriedWilliamGibbs McAdoo); grandfather ofWoodrowWilson Sayre.
		Political family:Wilson#1 family of California and Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:WilliamC. Bullitt —BainbridgeColby —JosephE. Davies —JosephP. Tumulty —ThomasH. Birch —ByronR. Newton
		MountWoodrow Wilson, inFremontCounty andSubletteCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim.  — Woodrow WilsonPlaza,in the Federal Triangle,Washington,D.C., is isnamed forhim.  — WilsonDam(built 1924), on the Tennessee River inColbertandLauderdalecounties, Alabama, as well as the WilsonLakereservoir, which extends intoLawrencecounty, arenamed forhim.  —RamblaPresidente Wilson, inMontevideo,Uruguay, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:WoodrowW. Bean—WoodrowW. Jones—WoodrowW. Scott—TomWoodrow Payne—W.W. Dumas—WoodrowWilson Mann—WoodrowW. Lavender—WoodrowWilson Sayre—WoodrowW. Baird—WoodrowW. Mathna—WoodrowW. Hulme—WoodrowW. Kline—WoodrowW. McDonald—WoodrowW. Hollan—WoodrowW. Carter—WoodrowW. Ferguson—W.Wilson Goode—WoodrowWilson Storey—WoodrowW. Bean III
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate, which was issuedin 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks.
		Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us outof war."
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NobelLaureates
		Books about Woodrow Wilson: LouisAuchincloss,WoodrowWilson — Herbert Hoover,TheOrdeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — John Milton Cooper,ReconsideringWoodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, andPeace — A. Scott Berg,Wilson —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Anne Schraff,WoodrowWilson (for young readers)
		Critical books about Woodrow Wilson:Jim Powell,Wilson'sWar : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin,Stalin, and World War II
		Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, July 1902

Cordell Hull (1871-1955) — also known as"Father of the UnitedNations" —of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in alogcabin at Olympus, Overton County (nowPickettCounty), Tenn.,October2, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;defeated, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33;U.S.Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1936.Baptist;laterEpiscopalian.Received theNobelPeace Prize in 1945.Died, ofheartdisease andsarcoidosis,atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 23,1955 (age83 years, 294days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull.
		Cross-reference:ThomasK. Finletter
		Cordell HullDamon the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell HullLake,inSmithandJacksoncounties, Tennessee, arenamed forhim.  — The Cordell HullStateOffice Building (built 1952-54), inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.  — Cordell HullHighway,inBarrenandMonroecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NobelLaureates
		Books by Cordell Hull:TheMemoirs of Cordell Hull
		Books about Cordell Hull: JuliusWilliam Pratt,CordellHull, 1933-44
		Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1963)

Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) — also known asFrank B. Kellogg — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December22, 1856.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofCushmanK. Davis; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1904,1908;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1904-12;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; U.S. AmbassadortoGreat Britain, 1923-25;U.S.Secretary of State, 1925-29; received theNobelPeace Prize in 1929.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,December21, 1937 (age80 years, 364days).Cremated;ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof Asa Farnsworth Kellogg and Abigail (Billings) Kellogg; married,June 16,1886, to Clara M. Cook; second cousin once removed ofOrlandoKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamDean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesKellogg; second cousin four times removed ofJonathanHunt andAaronKellogg; third cousin ofRowlandCase Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofAlvanKellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg andEnsignHosmer Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofJasonKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,ElijahHunt Mills,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin ofAlphonsoAlva Hopkins.
		Political families:Kellogg#1 family of New York;Kellogg#2 family of New York;Kellogg#3 family of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NobelLaureates
		Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917

 John Wesley Snyder (1895-1985) — Born in Jonesboro,CraigheadCounty, Ark.,June 21,1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-53.Episcopalian.Died in Seabrook Island,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October8, 1985 (age90 years, 109days).Cremated;ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier

 Henry White (1850-1927) — Born inBaltimore,Md.,March29, 1850.U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1905-07;France, 1906-09.Episcopalian.Died in Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 15,1927 (age77 years, 108days).Cremated;ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives:Father ofJohnCampbell White.
		Political family:White-Moffat-Lowfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry White (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary

 Edith Wilson (1872-1961) — also known asEdith Bolling;Edith BollingGalt —Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,October15, 1872.FirstLady of the United States, 1915-21.Female.Died inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1961 (age89 years, 74days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral; cenotaph atEastEnd Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.

	Relatives:Daughter of William Holcombe Bolling and Sarah Spears 'Sallie'(White) Bolling; married,December18, 1915, toWoodrowWilson; married,April30, 1896, to Norman Galt; second great-grandniece ofThomasJefferson; fourth great-grandniece ofRichardRandolph; first cousin thrice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph andDabneyCarr; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775) andMarthaWashington; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRobertson,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,JohnParke Custis,BeverleyRandolph andBurwellBassett; third cousin once removed ofWilliamLewis Cabell,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.,JohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,JohnWayles Eppes,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofJoelWalker Flood,BenjaminEarl Cabell andJohnGardner Coolidge; fourth cousin once removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson,CarterHenry Harrison II,HenryDe La Warr Flood,JoelWest Flood andEarleCabell.
		Political family:Wilson#1 family of California and Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) — also known asJoseph E. Davies — of Wisconsin;Washington,D.C.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November29, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner ofTimothyT. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to PresidentWoodrowWilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidateforU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1918;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1936-38;Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister toLuxembourg, 1938-39.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;SigmaDelta Chi.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia following astroke,inWashington,D.C.,May 9,1958 (age81 years, 161days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof Edward Davies and Rahel (Paynter) Davies; married,September10, 1902, to Emlen Knight; married,December15, 1935, to Marjorie Merriwether Post.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile

 Larz Anderson (1866-1937) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Paris,Franceof American parents,August15, 1866.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1912-13.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;LoyalLegion;AlphaDelta Phi;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,April13, 1937 (age70 years, 241days).Interment at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson and Elizabeth Coles (Kilgour)Anderson; married to Isabel Weld Perkins; grandnephew ofWilliamMarshall Anderson andCharlesAnderson; second cousin ofNicholasLongworth.
		Political family:Anderson-Marshallfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Epitaph: "Patriot -Diplomat - Soldier - Loyal Friend - May He Rest inPeace."
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

William Stuart Symington (1901-1988) — also known asStuart Symington — of Creve Coeur,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,June 26,1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary ofthe Air Force, 1947-50;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1953-76; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1956,1960;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1956,1960.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Council onForeign Relations.DiedDecember14, 1988 (age87 years, 171days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof William Stuart Symington and Emily Haxall (Harrison) Symington;married,March 1,1924, to Evelyn Wadsworth (daughter ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; brother ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth); father ofJamesWadsworth Symington; first cousin ofJohnFife Symington Jr.; first cousin once removed ofJohnFife Symington III.
		Political family:Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
		Image source: Missouri Official Manual1957

Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney (1902-1980) — also known asA. S. Mike Monroney — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,March 2,1902.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1939-51;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1951-69; defeated, 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1952,1956.Died in Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February13, 1980 (age77 years, 348days).Cremated;ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral.

	See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 George Angus Garrett (1888-1971) — also known asGeorge A. Garrett — ofWashington,D.C.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,August5, 1888.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;stockbroker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1932;U.S. Minister toIreland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 1950-51.DiedSeptember29, 1971 (age83 years, 55days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) — also known asBreckinridge Long — ofSt.Louis, Mo.;Washington,D.C.; Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 16,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member,Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1920, 1922 (primary); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1928;U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1933-36.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,September26, 1958 (age77 years, 133days).Interment at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge) Long;married1912 toChristine Alexander Graham.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

 John Clifford Folger (1896-1981) — Born in Sheldon,O'BrienCounty, Iowa,May 28,1896.U.S. Ambassador toBelgium, 1957-59.Episcopalian.Died in1981(ageabout85 years).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

 John Lord O'Brian (1874-1974) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1907-09;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1909-14;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1974(ageabout99 years).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof John O'Brian and Elizabeth (Lord) O'Brian; married,September17, 1902, to Alma E. White.
		See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Thomas Campbell Wasson (1896-1948) — also known asThomas C. Wasson — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,February8, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inMelbourne, 1925-29;Puerto Cortes, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inFlorence, 1936;Lagos, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General inJerusalem, 1948, died in office 1948.Shotby an unknownsniper,and died the next day, in Hadassah English MissionHospital,Jerusalem,Israel,May23, 1948 (age52 years, 105days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: Sonof Edmund Atwill Wasson and Mary (DeVeny) Wasson.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Mabel Thorp Boardman (1860-1946) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October12, 1860.Member, Board of Incorporators, Red Cross, 1900; also served as RedCross national secretary;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21.Female.Episcopalian.Member,ColonialDames;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died, from acoronarythrombosis, inWashington,D.C.,March17, 1946 (age85 years, 156days).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives:Daughter of William Jarvis Boardman and Florence (Sheffield)Boardman; grandniece ofWilliamWhiting Boardman; great-granddaughter ofElijahBoardman; first cousin ofHaroldSheffield Van Buren andSheffieldPhelps; first cousin once removed ofPhelpsPhelps; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamBostwick andDanielWarner Bostwick; second cousin thrice removed ofTimothyPitkin; third cousin once removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick; third cousin twice removed ofJabezBostwick,HenryMeigs andJesseHoyt; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,EzraBostwick andJudsonB. Phelps.
		Political families:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut;VanBuren-Phelpsfamily of New York City, New York;Boardman-Bostwick-Phelps-Sheffieldfamily of Connecticut and Ohio (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle

 Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) — also known asFrederick H. Prince — of Wenham,EssexCounty, Mass.; Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Biarritz,France.Born in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,1859.Republican.Financier;owned or controlledstockyards,meatpackingplants, andrailroads;one of the world's wealthiest men; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928.Episcopalian.Died in Biarritz,France,February3, 1953 (ageabout 93years).Entombed at Washington National Cathedral.

	Relatives: SonofFrederickOctavius Prince and Helen (Henry) Prince; married1884 toAbigail Kingsley Norman; grandson ofBernardHenry.
		Political family:Prince-Henryfamily of Winchester, Massachusetts.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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West PotomacPark
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as"Apostle of Liberty";"Sage ofMonticello";"Friend of the People";"Father of the University of Virginia" —ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April13, 1743.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofVirginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782;U.S. Minister toFrance, 1785-89;U.S.Secretary of State, 1790-93;VicePresident of the United States, 1797-1801;Presidentof the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican),1796.Deist.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 4,1826 (age83 years, 82days).Interment atMonticelloGraveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaphatUniversityof Missouri Quadrangle, Columbia, Mo.; memorial monument at WestPotomac Park; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

	Relatives: Sonof Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married,January1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton; father ofMarthaJefferson (who marriedThomasMann Randolph Jr.) and Maria Jefferson (who marriedJohnWayles Eppes); uncle ofDabneyCarr; grandfather ofThomasJefferson Randolph,FrancisWayles Eppes, Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who marriedNicholasPhilip Trist),BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; granduncle ofDabneySmith Carr; great-grandfather ofThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; second great-grandfather ofJohnGardner Coolidge; second great-granduncle ofEdithWilson; first cousin once removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); first cousin twice removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin four times removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; second cousin ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker andWilliamSegar Archer; second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker andEdmundRandolph; second cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,EdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnAugustine Marshall; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin five times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamHenry Robertson.
		Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:JeffersonM. Levy —JoshuaFry
		Jefferson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Miss.,Mo.,Mont.,Neb.,N.Y.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,Tenn.,Tex.,Wash.,W.Va. andWis. arenamed for him.
		MountJefferson (third highest peak in the Northeast), inCoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:ThomasJefferson Kennard—ThomasJ. Randolph—ThomasJefferson Campbell—ThomasJ. Gazley—ThomasJ. Drake—ThomasJefferson Heard—ThomasJefferson Green—ThomasJ. Rusk—ThomasJefferson Withers—ThomasJ. Parsons—ThomasJ. Word—ThomasJ. Henley—ThomasJ. Dryer—ThomasJ. Foster—ThomasJ. Barr—ThomasJefferson Jennings—ThomasJ. Stewart—ThomasJ. Henderson—ThomasJ. Van Alstyne—ThomasJefferson Cason—T.J. Coghlan—ThomasJefferson Buford—T.Jefferson Coolidge—ThomasJ. Megibben—ThomasJ. Bunn—ThomasJ. Hardin—ThomasJ. McLain, Jr.—ThomasJ. Brown—ThomasJefferson Speer—ThomasJefferson Counts—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. Hudson—ThomasJ. Brady—ThomasJ. Selby—ThomasJefferson Deavitt—ThomasJefferson Majors—ThomasJefferson Wood—T.J. Jarratt—ThomasJefferson Nunn—ThomasJ. Douglas—ThomasJ. Strait—ThomasJ. Humes—T.J. Appleyard—ThomasJ. Clunie—ThomasJ. Steele—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. O'Donnell—ThomasJ. Shaw—ThomasJ. Halsey—ThomasJ. Graham—T.J. Martin—ThomasJefferson Lilly—ThomasJ. Randolph—TomJ. Terral—T.Jeff Busby—ThomasJefferson Murphy—ThomasJ. Hamilton—TomMangan—ThomasJ. Ryan—TomJ. Murray—ThomasJ. Tydings—ThomasJ. Tubb—TomSteed—ThomasJefferson Edmonds, Jr.—ThomasJ. Anderson—ThomasJefferson Roberts—ThomasJ. Barlow III
		Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, andon the $2 bill since the 1860s.
		Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrantsis obedience to God."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J.Ellis,AmericanSphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — WillardSterne Randall,ThomasJefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein,ThomasJefferson — Joyce Appleby,ThomasJefferson — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,Adamsvs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — SusanDunn,Jefferson'sSecond Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 —Andrew Burstein,Jefferson'sSecret: Death and Desire at Monticello — ChristopherHitchens,ThomasJefferson : Author of America — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the myths you've always believed aboutThomas Jefferson — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed AboutThomas Jefferson — Donald Barr Chidsey,Mr.Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
		Critical books about Thomas Jefferson:Joseph Wheelan,Jefferson'sVendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and theJudiciary
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known asFranklin D. Roosevelt;"F.D.R." —of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S.Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1920,1924,1928;speaker,1944;contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, hislegs wereparalyzed for the rest of his life;Governor ofNew York, 1929-33;Presidentof the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayorAntonJ. Cermak wereshotat by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Elks;Grange;Knightsof Pythias.Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of acerebralhemorrhage, in Warm Springs,MeriwetherCounty, Ga.,April12, 1945 (age63 years, 72days).Interment atRooseveltHome, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument atFederal Triangle; memorial monument at WestPotomac Park.

	Relatives: Sonof James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married,March17, 1905, toAnnaEleanor Roosevelt (niece ofTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin ofCorinneDouglas Robinson); father ofJamesRoosevelt (1907-1991),ElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofWarrenDelano Robbins andKatharinePrice Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of HelenLloyd Aspinwall (who marriedFrancisEmanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed ofElizabethKortright; first cousin four times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who marriedWilliamPhillips); second cousin once removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr. andJabezWilliams Huntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington,GeorgeWashington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster andJamesI. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed ofSulifandSutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertBarnwell Roosevelt,RogerWolcott andTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919).
		Political families:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Aspinwall-Shober-Roosevelt-Wheatfamily of Salisbury, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:RossT. McIntire —MiltonLipson —W.W. Howes —BruceBarton —HamiltonFish, Jr. —JosephW. Martin, Jr. —SamuelI. Rosenman —RexfordG. Tugwell —RaymondMoley —AdolfA. Berle —GeorgeE. Allen —LorenceE. Asman —GrenvilleT. Emmet —EliotJaneway —JonathanDaniels —RalphBellamy —WytheLeigh Kinsolving
		The Franklin Delano RooseveltBridge(opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, betweenLubec,Maine andCampobelloIsland, New Brunswick, Canada, isnamed forhim.  — TheboroughofRoosevelt,New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), isnamed forhim.  — F. D. RooseveltAirport,on the Caribbean island ofSintEustatius, isnamed forhim.  — The F. D. RooseveltTeachingHospital, inBanskáBystrica, Slovakia, isnamed forhim.
		Other politicians named for him:FrankGarrison—FranklinD. Roosevelt Keesee
		Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin).
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn,TheThree Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who TransformedAmerica — Doris Kearns Goodwin,NoOrdinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front inWorld War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt,FDR: 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush,FranklinRoosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,ThatMan : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt —Jonas Klein,BelovedIsland : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy ofCampobello — Conrad Black,FranklinDelano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — CharlesPeters,FiveDays in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World —Steven Neal,HappyDays Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergenceof FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W.Brands,Traitorto His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley,Franklinand Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — AlanBrinkley,FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub,YoungMr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, andLife — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Karen Bornemann Spies,FranklinD. Roosevelt (for young readers)
		Critical books about Franklin D.Roosevelt: Jim Powell,FDR'sFolly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the GreatDepression — John T. Flynn,TheRoosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom,NewDeal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has DamagedAmerica
		Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:Philip Roth,ThePlot Against America: A Novel — Philip K. Dick,TheMan in the High Castle
		Image source: New York Red Book1936

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WoodlawnCemetery
Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.John Mercer Langston (1829-1897) — also known asJohn M. Langston — ofWashington,D.C.;Petersburg,Va.Born in Louisa,LouisaCounty, Va.,December14, 1829.Republican. U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1877-85; U.S. Consul General inPort-au-Prince, as of 1877-85; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSanto Domingo, 1883-85;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1890-91.Africanancestry.DiedNovember15, 1897 (age67 years, 336days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier
		Image source: New York PublicLibrary

Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) — also known asBlanche K. Bruce — of Floreyville (unknowncounty), Miss.Born inslaverynear Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.,March 1,1841.Republican.Schoolteacher;planter;BolivarCounty Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Mississippi,1880,1884;Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of ColumbiaRecorder of Deeds, 1891-93.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,March17, 1898 (age57 years, 16days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

	The Blanche K. BruceFoundation(supporitng arts and high-risk youth) isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
		Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)

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Private or familygraveyard
Washington, District of Columbia
Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.; Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Charlestown,CecilCounty, Md.,April12, 1757.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1794-99; circuit judge in Maryland,1804;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1807-13.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 28,1815 (age58 years, 107days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatOak Hill Cemetery.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives: Sonof Anne Arnold (Ross) Key and Francis Key; married,July 4,1790, to Ann Plater (daughter ofGeorgePlater; sister ofThomasPlater); uncle ofFrancisScott Key and Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who marriedRogerBrooke Taney); granduncle ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859); great-granduncle ofFrancisKey Pendleton; first cousin ofPhilipKey; second cousin thrice removed ofVinsonMartlow Whitley.
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

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Old PresbyterianCemetery (now gone)
Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Uriah Forrest (1756-1805) — of Maryland. Born near Leonardtown,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.,1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; woundedat the Battle of Brandywine, andlost aleg; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1781-83, 1786-90;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1786-87;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1793-94; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1796-1800; state court judge in Maryland, 1799-1800.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 6,1805 (ageabout 49years).Original interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment in 1883atOak Hill Cemetery.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives:Married,October11, 1789, to Rebecca Plater (daughter ofGeorgePlater).
		Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

 James Gillespie (c.1747-1805) — of North Carolina. Born in Kenansville,DuplinCounty, N.C., about 1747.Delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1779-83; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1784-86;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1803-05 (at-large1793-97, 6th District 1797-99, 5th District 1803-05); died in office1805.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,January11, 1805 (ageabout 58years).Original interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment in 1893atCongressional Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Dorcas Mumford.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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St. John's ChurchCemetery
Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square, Washington, District of Columbia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Theodore Carter Achilles (1905-1986) — also known asTheodore C. Achilles — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1905.Newspaperwork; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, as of 1932;Rome, as of 1933; while serving as director of the StateDepartment's Division of Western European Affairs in 1947-49, was oneof the main architects of the North Atlantic Treaty, thefoundingdocument of NationalO; U.S. Ambassador toPeru, 1956-60.Member,BetaTheta Pi;Council onForeign Relations.Suffered anembolism,and died, in the WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,April 8,1986 (age80 years, 100days).Entombed at St. John's Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Laurence Achilles and Gertrude (Strong) Achilles; married,June4, 1933, to Marian Field; nephew ofGeorgeRobert Carter.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial

Politicians formerlyburied here: Richard Cutts (1771-1845) — of Pepperell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Saco,YorkCounty, Maine,June 28,1771.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1790;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1801-13 (at-large 1801-05,14th District 1805-13);imprisonedfordebt,1828.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 7,1845 (age73 years, 283days).Original interment at St. John's Church Cemetery; reinterment in 1857atOak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,March31, 1804, to Anna Payne (sister-in-law ofJamesMadison andJohnGeorge Jackson).
		Political families:Jackson#1 family of West Virginia;Madisonfamily of Montpelier Station, Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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