| |  Herman A. MacDonald (b. 1881) — of Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Stockholm,Sweden,November11, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; private secretary to Gov.ChanningH. Cox, 1921-22; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Torbert Hart Macdonald (1917-1976) — also known asTorbert H. Macdonald — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Everett,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 6,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1955-76 (8th District 1955-63,7th District 1963-76); died in office 1976; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1956,1960,1964,1968.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 21,1976 (age58 years, 350days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Malden, Mass. | | John D. MacKay (b. 1872) — of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born inCanada,April7, 1872.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Norfolk District, 1930-36.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;OddFellows;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Frederick J. Macleod (b. 1870) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Dunstaffnage,PrinceEdward Island,June 30,1870.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Second Middlesex District, 1906.Burial location unknown.  | James George Maguire (1853-1920) — also known asJames G. Maguire — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February22, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 13th District, 1875-77; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1882-88;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 1893-99; candidateforGovernor ofCalifornia, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1900,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 20,1920 (age67 years, 119days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Charles E. Mahoney (b. 1905) — of Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 6,1905.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1940,1944(alternate),1948,1952,1956;member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1940-48.Burial location unknown. | | John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Cork,Ireland,March22, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1911-14;mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932(alternate),1940.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks;Eagles;Lions.DiedJuly 12,1946 (age65 years, 112days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney; married,November25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor. |
| | James H. Maloney (b. 1948) — also known asJim Maloney — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September17, 1948.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1986-95;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1997-2003;defeated, 1994, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,2000.Catholic.Still living as of 2003.  | Horace Mann (1796-1859) — also known as"The Father of American PublicEducation" —of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Franklin,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 4,1796.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1827-33; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1833-37; secretary, Massachusetts Board ofEducation, 1837-48; founder and editor ofThe Common SchoolJournal; became a national leader in improving and reformingpublic schools;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; FreeSoil candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1852;presidentandprofessorat Antioch College, 1852-59.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Yellow Springs,GreeneCounty, Ohio,August2, 1859 (age63 years, 90days).Original intermentsomewhere in Yellow Springs, Ohio; reinterment atNorthBurial Ground, Providence, R.I.; statue atState House Grounds, Boston, Mass. | | | Seth Mann (b. 1860) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Randolph,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 29,1860.Democrat.Lawyer;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1898-1900; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1924.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Mann and Abby (Allen) Mann; married,June 24,1890, to Maud L. Daulton. |
| | Ex Sumner Mansfield (1847-1923) — also known asE. Sumner Mansfield — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; North Scituate, Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October25, 1847.Lawyer;Consulfor Belgium inBoston,Mass., 1895-1919.Episcopalian.Died in North Scituate, Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,February1, 1923 (age75 years, 99days).Interment atCohasset Central Cemetery, Cohasset, Mass. | | Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) — also known asFrederick W. Mansfield — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in East Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 1877.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;pharmacist;lawyer; Democratic candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1910 (primary), 1916, 1917;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1914-15, 1941; defeated, 1914;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1934-38; defeated, 1929.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1958 (age81 years, 225days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | Philip Mansfield (1874-1929) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November8, 1874.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Belgium inBoston,Mass., 1901-05.Episcopalian.Died in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November2, 1929 (age54 years, 359days).Interment atCohasset Central Cemetery, Cohasset, Mass.| | Relatives: SonofExSumner Mansfield and Maria Edgeworth (Trowbridge) Mansfield;married,December20, 1897, to Margaret Hughes. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Walter Roe Mansfield (1911-1987) — also known asWalter R. Mansfield — of New York; New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 1,1911.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps duringWorld War II;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-71;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81; tooksenior status 1981.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, of astroke,in Christchurch,NewZealand,January8, 1987 (age75 years, 191days).Burial location unknown. | | Laban Marcy (1780-1860) — of Greenwich (now part of Quabbin Reservoir),HampshireCounty, Mass.BornMarch 7,1780.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1810;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820, 1853.DiedOctober11, 1860 (age80 years, 218days).Burial location unknown.  | William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) — also known asWilliam L. Marcy — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Southbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December12, 1786.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1823-29;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1829;U.S.Senator from New York, 1831-33;Governor ofNew York, 1833-39; defeated, 1838;U.S.Secretary of War, 1845-49; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1852;U.S.Secretary of State, 1853-57.Died in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857 (age70 years, 204days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. |  | Edward John Markey (b. 1946) — also known asEd Markey — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 11,1946.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-76;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1976-2013;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 2013-.Catholic.Still living as of 2017. | | | Vernon Waldo Marr (b. 1891) — also known asVernon W. Marr — of Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.; North Scituate, Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Farmington,FranklinCounty, Maine,December19, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1935-36; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940.Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Clinton Martindale (1780-1860) — also known asHenry C. Martindale — of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 6,1780.Lawyer;WashingtonCounty Surrogate, 1816-19;WashingtonCounty District Attorney, 1821-28;U.S.Representative from New York, 1823-31, 1833-35 (26th District1823-25, 18th District 1825-31, 12th District 1833-35).Died in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1860 (age79 years, 352days).Interment atKingsburyCemetery, Kingsbury, N.Y. | | Frederick J. Martone (b. 1943) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,1943.Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1985-92;justice ofArizona state supreme court, 1992-2001;U.S.District Judge for Arizona, 2001-13; took senior status 2013.Still living as of 2013. | | Jeremiah Mason (1768-1848) — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April27, 1768.Lawyer;NewHampshire state attorney general, 1802-05;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1813-17; resigned 1817; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1824.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 1848 (age80 years, 170days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Mason (1730-1813) and Elizabeth (Fitch) Mason; married,November6, 1799, to Mary Means; third great-grandfather ofJohnForbes Kerry; first cousin thrice removed ofLorinAndrews Lathrop; second cousin twice removed ofThomasFitch; third cousin ofDavidHough; third cousin once removed ofJonathanFitch,JohnAdams,GeorgeChamplin,HenryBrewster Stanton,SamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; third cousin twice removed ofDavidEdgerton,JonathanR. Herrick,JoshuaPerkins,AlfredAvery Burnham,RobertCoit Jr.,ErskineMason Phelps,DwightArthur Silliman,HenryWoolsey Douglas andGilesRussell Taggart; third cousin thrice removed ofD-CadyHerrick,VirgilAdolphus Fitch,SpencerGale Frink,WilliamBrainard Coit andWalterRichmond Herrick; fourth cousin ofJasonKellogg,JohnQuincy Adams,ChristopherGrant Champlin,StephenDaniel Tilden,DanielCady,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andAlvahNash; fourth cousin once removed ofOliverOwen Forward,SilasDewey Kellogg,WalterForward,AbielCase,ChaunceyForward,GeorgeWashington Adams,EdmundHolcomb,JairusCase,DanielRose Tilden,CharlesFrancis Adams,EdwinDenison Morgan,FarrandFassett Merrill,ElizabethCady Stanton,WilliamGleason Jr. andLucretiaGarfield. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nathan Matthews Jr. (1854-1927) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March28, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1888;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1891-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1892.Episcopalian.Died, of apulmonaryembolism, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December11, 1927 (age73 years, 258days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Virgil Maxcy (1785-1844) — of Maryland. Born in Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 5,1785.Lawyer; member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1815; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1820; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1820; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toBelgium, 1837-42.Among those killed in theexplosionwhen acannonaccidentallyburstonboard the U.S.S.Princeton, on the Potomac River near FortWashington,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February28, 1844 (age58 years, 299days).Originally entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md. | | Elisha Burr Maynard (1842-1906) — also known asElisha B. Maynard — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Wilbraham,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November21, 1842.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1887-88; superior court judge inMassachusetts, 1905.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 28,1906 (age63 years, 188days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.  | Samuel Walker McCall (1851-1923) — also known asSamuel W. McCall — of Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in East Providence,BedfordCounty, Pa.,February28, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1888-89, 1892; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1888,1900,1916;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1893-1913;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1916-19; defeated, 1914.DiedNovember4, 1923 (age72 years, 249days).Interment atWildwoodCemetery, Winchester, Mass.  | Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known asPatrick H. McCarren;"Friend of theSugar Trust" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1849.Democrat.Cooper;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7thDistrict 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1892(delegation secretary),1900,1904.Catholic.Irishancestry.Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, fromintestinaldegeneration, complicated byappendicitisandmyocarditis,in St. Catherine'sHospital,Williamsburg, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1909 (age60 years, 127days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Jeannette A. McCarthy — of Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Lawyer;mayorof Waltham, Mass., 2004-.Female.Still living as of 2014. | | William T. McCarthy (1885-1964) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December5, 1885.Lawyer; assistant prosecuting attorney;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1947-49;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1949-60; took senior status1960.DiedApril 6,1964 (age78 years, 123days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Joseph McCormack Jr. (b. 1923) — also known asEdward J. McCormack — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August29, 1923.Democrat.Lawyer;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1958-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1962; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1966.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John William McCormack (1891-1980) — also known asJohn W. McCormack — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December21, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1920-22; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Third Suffolk District, 1923-26;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District1928-63, 9th District 1963-71);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee, chair,1944,chair,1952;speaker,1944;Permanent Chair,1964;Honorary Chair,1968;Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1972(voted forGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Elks;Moose;RoyalArcanum;AmericanLegion.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,November22, 1980 (age88 years, 337days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,August11, 1888.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;GammaEta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married,October23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
| | Allan Langdon McDermott (1854-1908) — also known asAllan L. McDermott — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March30, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1880-81;district judge in New Jersey, 1883-86;New JerseyDemocratic state chair, 1885-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1896;member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1900-07 (7th District 1900-03,10th District 1903-07).Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October26, 1908 (age54 years, 210days).Interment atHobokenCemetery, North Bergen, N.J. | | John F. McDonough (born c.1879) — of Naugatuck,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in South Lee, Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass., about 1879.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1913-14;warden(borough president) of Naugatuck, Connecticut, 1920-21.Burial location unknown. | | Patricia McGovern — of Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1981-92; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1998.Female.Still living as of 1998. | | Francis M. McKeown (b. 1898) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,April29, 1898.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Hampden District, 1935-36.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;GammaEta Gamma.Burial location unknown. | | Sharon McPhail (born c.1950) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass., about 1950.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary);candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2022.Female.Africanancestry. Member,NationalBar Association;NAACP.Still living as of 2022.  | Charles Kinsley McWhorter (1922-1999) — also known asCharles K. McWhorter — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,February19, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer; chairman,National Federation of Young Republicans;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;legislative assistant to Vice PresidentRichardNixon, 1957-61; executive assistant and attorney forAT&Tuntil 1987.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Cape Cod, and died ten days later in MassachusettsGeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 11,1999 (age77 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Nathan McWhorter and Besse Belle (Laing)McWhorter. | | | | Image source: News and Record, April29, 1956 |
| | Walter Robertson Meins (b. 1883) — also known asWalter R. Meins — of Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January14, 1883.Republican.Lawyer; member, Boston City Council, 1909; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912; Massachusetts State IncomeTax Assessor, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932.Congregationalist.Member,OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Robertson Meins and Grace Forster (Leach)Meins. |
| | Prentiss Mellen (1764-1840) — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Sterling,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October11, 1764.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1818-20;chiefjustice of Maine state supreme court, 1820-34.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,December31, 1840 (age76 years, 81days).Interment atWesternCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Moody Merrill — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican.Lawyer; president of astreetrailway; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Theron Metcalf (1784-1875) — of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Franklin,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October16, 1784.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1833-34; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1835; official reporter, Massachusetts SupremeJudicial Court, 1840-47;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1848-65.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November13, 1875 (age91 years, 28days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.  | Schuyler Merritt Meyer (1885-1970) — also known asSchuyler M. Meyer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1885.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914, 1917-18 (New York County 27th District1914, 1917, New York County 15th District 1918); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.EnglishandDanishancestry.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandgangreneof both legs, in anursinghome at Dover,StraffordCounty, N.H.,June 21,1970 (age84 years, 237days).Cremated;ashes interred atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Barnard Meyer and Virginia Hubbell (Hoyt) Meyer; married,September19, 1914, to Helen Grinnell Martin; second cousin twice removedofMartinE. Weed. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Elijah Hunt Mills (1776-1829) — also known asElijah H. Mills — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in Chesterfield,HampshireCounty, Mass.,December1, 1776.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1811-14, 1819-21;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1820-21;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1815-19;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1820-27.Died in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,May 5,1829 (age52 years, 155days).Interment atBridgeStreet Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Mills and Mary (Hunt) Mills; married,May 16,1802, to Sarah Hunt; married,September6, 1804, to Harriet Blake; father of Helen Sophia Mills (whomarriedCharlesPhelps Huntington); grandfather ofHerbertHenry Davis Peirce and Anna Cabot Mills Davis (who marriedHenryCabot Lodge); great-grandfather ofJosiahQuincy; second great-grandfather ofHenryCabot Lodge Jr. andJohnDavis Lodge; third great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andGeorgeCabot Lodge; first cousin once removed ofJonathanHunt; second cousin once removed ofElishaHunt Allen andGouverneurMorris; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverMorgan Hungerford; second cousin five times removed ofRalphWaldo Hungerford andHaroldW. Hungerford; third cousin ofJohnStrong; third cousin once removed ofReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs,SamuelStrong,JosephChurchill Strong,EbenezerStrong,MartinKeeler,SilasWright Jr. andWilliamDean Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofStephenHiram Keeler,GeorgeSeymour,JosephPomeroy Root,WilliamChapman Williston,HerschelHarrison Hatch,JethroAyers Hatch,JohnHill Walbridge,AlfredClark Chapin andHenryE. Walbridge; third cousin thrice removed ofFrederickEnoch Woodbridge,JuliusLevi Strong,CharlesHale,TimothyE. Griswold,HiramAugustus Huse,MauriceLauchlin Wright,DanielParrish Witter,FrankBillings Kellogg,HenryWard Beecher,GeorgeWilliston Nash andEdwardStanley Kellogg; fourth cousin ofMartinChittenden,ReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.,HenryMeigs,CharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll andCharlesAnthony Ingersoll; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasChittenden,JonathanBrace,JedediahSabin,ChittendenLyon,JohnWillard,ChesterAckley,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland,ReturnJonathan Meigs III,LamanIngersoll,HenryMeigs Jr.,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,JohnForsyth Jr.,ColinMacrae Ingersoll,EliThayer,JohnMilton Thayer andCharlesRoberts Ingersoll. | | | | Political families:Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jonathan F. Mitchell (b. 1969) — also known asJon Mitchell — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,1969.Lawyer;mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 2012-.Still living as of 2012.| | Relatives:Married to Ann Patridge. |
 | John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known asJoe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1953-63; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.Catholic.Died, ofleukemia,atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,2001 (age74 years, 31days).Interment atBlueHills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass. | | James G. Moran (b. 1870) — of Mansfield,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Mansfield,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 2,1870.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1917-18;member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Bristol District, 1923-36;Presidentof the Massachusetts State Senate, 1935-36.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Lions;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | Alvertus Jackson Morse (1930-2011) — also known asJack Morse — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.; Pelham,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,February16, 1930.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Northampton, Mass., 1963; district judge in Massachusetts,1973-97.Member,Kiwanis;Rotary.Died in Pelham,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January23, 2011 (age80 years, 341days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alvertus D. Morse and Drucilla Morse; grandson ofAlvertusJ. Morse. |
| | Bushrod Morse (1832-1911) — Born in Sharon,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August24, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer; justice of the peace; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1870, 1883-84; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1880;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1886, 1890;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1888.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,February5, 1911 (age78 years, 165days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) — also known asF. Bradford Morse — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August7, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Died, ofheartfailure, in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,December18, 1994 (age73 years, 133days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Madison Morton Jr. (1869-1940) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,August24, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1912-32;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1932-39; tooksenior status 1939.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,June 26,1940 (age70 years, 307days).Burial location unknown. | | Marcus Morton (1819-1891) — of Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,April 8,1819.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1858; superior court judge inMassachusetts, 1858-69;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1869-90; resigned 1890;chiefjustice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1882-90.Died in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,February10, 1891 (age71 years, 308days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass. | | Samuel Wheeler Moulton (1821-1905) — also known asSamuel W. Moulton — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ill.Born in Wenham,EssexCounty, Mass.,January20, 1821.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1852-59; Democratic PresidentialElector for Illinois,1856;president, Illinois state board of education, 1859-76;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1865-67, 1881-85 (at-large 1865-67,15th District 1881-83, 17th District 1883-85).Died in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ill.,June 3,1905 (age84 years, 134days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Shelbyville, Ill. | | Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) — also known asBenjamin F. Mudge — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.; Cloverport,BreckinridgeCounty, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.; Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.Born in Orrington,PenobscotCounty, Maine,August11, 1817.Lawyer;schoolteacher;chemist;geologist;mayorof Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.DiedNovember21, 1879 (age62 years, 102days).Burial location unknown.
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