| |  Roderick Monroe Abercrombie (1856-1936) — also known asRoderick M. Abercrombie — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1856.Republican.Stonecontractor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1901-02; defeated, 1916.Scottish ancestry. Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Missouri State Hospital #2, aninsaneasylum, St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January24, 1936 (age80 years, 10days).Interment atMt.Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Abercrombie and Agnes (Monroe) Abercrombie; married1878 toRosaline May Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1807.Governorof Oregon Territory, 1845-49;newspaperpublisher.Methodist.Scottish ancestry.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March 2,1877 (age69 years, 146days).Original intermentsomewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | James Noble Adam (1842-1912) — also known asJames N. Adam — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Peebles,Scotland,March1, 1842.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy, while visiting his successor'sofficein BuffaloCityHall, and died the next day, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1912 (age69 years, 345days).Interment atSt. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.  | George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known asGeorge B. Agnew — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1868.Republican.Stockbroker;director ofminingcompanies andrailroads;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900(alternate),1904(alternate),1908;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1903-06;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1907-10.Presbyterian.English,FrenchHuguenot,Scottish, andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofpneumonia,inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1941 (ageabout 72years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married1908 to EmilyD. Gruban. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) — of Flint Township,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Perth,FultonCounty, N.Y., about 1819.Republican.Farmer;supervisorof Flint Township, Michigan, 1850; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,1865-68.Episcopalian.Scottish ancestry.Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,about 1881.Republican.Carpenter;builder;vice-president, First NationalBank ofGlen Cove;mayorof Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Rotary.Died, in North Country CommunityHospital,Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November2, 1949 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Janet Gordon. |
| | Herman Ossian Armour (1837-1901) — also known asHerman O. Armour — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Stockbridge,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1837.Republican. Co-founder of Armour & Companymeatpackingfirm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.EnglishandScottish ancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1901 (age64 years, 185days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Andrew D. Baird (1839-1923) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Kelso,Scotland,October14, 1839.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;stonecutter;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884;candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1887, 1889; postmaster atBrooklyn,N.Y., 1890.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1923 (age83 years, 325days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Mitchell Barnett (1870-1940) — also known asCharles M. Barnett — ofNorfolk,Va.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,September22, 1870.Steamshipagent;coaldealer;bankdirector;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inNorfolk,Va., 1898-1907;Vice-Consulfor Ecuador inNorfolk,Va., 1899-1907;Consulfor Nicaragua inNorfolk,Va., 1899-1921;Consulfor Costa Rica inNorfolk,Va., 1900-07;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inNorfolk,Va., 1902-07;Consulfor Paraguay inNorfolk,Va., 1903-29;HonoraryConsul for Mexico inNorfolk,Va., 1929.Scottish ancestry. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1940 (age69 years, 217days).Cremated;ashes interred atRichardson Cemetery, Eureka, Ind. | | Maryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937) — also known asMaryanne Trump — of New Jersey. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1937.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1983-99;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1999-2011; tooksenior status 2011; senior judge, 2011-.Female.GermanandScottish ancestry.Still living as of 2016.  | Herbert Almon Bartholomew (1871-1958) — also known asHerbert A. Bartholomew — of Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1871.Republican.Farmer;cattlebreeder; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington County, 1921-40; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1936,1940(alternate),1944,1952;chairof Washington County Republican Party, 1939-42.English,Scottish, andDutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Grange;FarmBureau;Elks.DiedOctober26, 1958 (age86 years, 357days).Interment atBrickChurch Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Heman Almon Bartholomew and Alice Lanta (Douglass) Bartholomew;married1896 toHarriet Gibson Douglass. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
 | Adam Beattie (1833-1893) — of Ovid,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born inSenecaCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1833.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;sawmillowner; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1873-74;postmaster.Congregationalist.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedJune 26,1893 (age59 years, 212days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Mary E. Hand. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Past and Present ofWashtenaw County (1906) |
| | | John C. Bellingham — ofSchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland.Socialist.Electricalworker; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,1920; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1920.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | James T. Bennett (b. 1857) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1857.Republican.Merchant;lumberbusiness;ChippewaCounty Treasurer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Allan Benny (1867-1942) — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1903-05; defeated,1904.Scottish ancestry. Died in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November6, 1942 (age75 years, 117days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) — also known asRobert B. Blaikie;"BattlingBob" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1906.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1965.IrishandScottish ancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1992 (age85 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Alexander Gair Blue (1882-1941) — also known asAlexander G. Blue — of Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,March 5,1882.Progressive.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1912;SuffolkCounty District Attorney, 1930-32.Scottish ancestry. Died, in Mather MemorialHospital,Port Jefferson,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April11, 1941 (age59 years, 37days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Gair Blue and Isabella McFarlane (Black) Blue; married,October13, 1906, to Alma E. Smith. |
| | George Sutherland Bowman (1810-1897) — of Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.; New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,1810.First village president of New Brighton, Staten Island.Scottish ancestry. Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1897 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown. | | John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;memberMinnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57;Presidentof the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 21, 1863; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1864.FrenchandScottish ancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March22, 1898 (age71 years, 71days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Alexander Brough (b. 1863) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,January25, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1907; memberofNewYork state senate 18th District, 1909-10; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1912.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Annie Isabell Broward (1867-1953) — also known asAnnie I. Broward;Annie IsabellDouglass —Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1867.Democrat. First Lady of Florida, 1905-09.Female.Scottish ancestry. Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February7, 1953 (age85 years, 331days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla. | | John W. Brown (1796-1875) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Dundee,Scotland,October11, 1796.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1833-37;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1850-65.Scottish ancestry. Died in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1875 (age78 years, 330days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y. | | Alexander Brush (1824-1892) — of New York. Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,February8, 1824.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1870-73, 1880-81.Scottish ancestry. Died inNorthAtlantic Ocean,June 1,1892 (age68 years, 114days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.  | Allan Campbell (1815-1894) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1815.Civilengineer; president, New York and HarlemRailroad;New York City Commissioner of Public Works, 1876-80; New York CityController, 1880-83; Citizens candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1882.Episcopalian.Scottish ancestry. Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1894 (ageabout 78years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | | Andrew J. Campbell (1828-1894) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,1828.Republican.Architecturaliron business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1876; electedU.S.Representative from New York 10th District 1894, but died beforetaking office.Scottish andEnglishancestry.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1894 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | William Brown Carswell (1883-1953) — also known asWilliam B. Carswell — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,1883.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1913-16;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-53; died in office1953; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court2nd Department, 1927-49; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;vice-president and trustee, CaledonianHospital.ChristianReformed.Scottish ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Grotto;Elks.Died, following surgery for astomachailment, in SherbrookeHospital,Sherbrooke,Quebec,September7, 1953 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Bruce Carswell and Ann (Brown) Carswell. |
| | William Barclay Charles (1861-1950) — also known asWilliam B. Charles — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,April3, 1861.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;cottondealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1904-06; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908(alternate),1928,1936(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1915-17.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1950 (age89 years, 236days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.  | George Henry Cobb (b. 1864) — also known asGeorge H. Cobb — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Hounsfield town,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,1864.Republican.Lawyer;JeffersonCounty District Attorney, 1899; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 35th District, 1905-12; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1910.Presbyterian.English,Scottish, andDutchancestry. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Elijah Cobb and Emily (Crandall) Cobb; married,April19, 1893, to Louisa Wenzel. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Benjamin Colvin (b. 1827) — of Brant Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Cato,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1827.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District,1897-1900; defeated, 1900.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Hector Craig (1775-1842) — of Chester,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire,Scotland,1775.Sawmillandgristmill owner;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1823-25, 1829-30;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1833-39.Scottish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Craigville,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1842 (ageabout 66years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Orange County, N.Y. | | Andrew Davidson (b. 1840) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Morebattle, Roxburghshire,Scotland,February12, 1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1884-85.Scottish ancestry. Received theMedalof Honor in 1892 for action at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Cooperstown, N.Y. | | John B. Davidson (1855-1932) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland,February22, 1855.Architect;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1914; defeated (State Tax), 1922.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry. Member,Grange;Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1932 (age76 years, 363days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Annie Cameron. |
| | James B. Davie (b. 1845) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland,January,1845.Brass foundrybusiness; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1904, 1920, 1922; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1910 (2nd District), 1912 (3rdDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1914.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | John M. DePuy (1837-1907) — ofTaneyCounty, Mo.Born inUlsterCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1837.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Taney County, 1905-07; diedin office 1907.FrenchHuguenot andScottish ancestry.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,March 3,1907 (age69 years, 345days).Interment atEdwards Cemetery, Kirbyville, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. DePuy (1787-1867) and Caroline (Russell)DePuy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Clarence Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) — also known asC. Douglas Dillon;Clarence DouglassDillon —of Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Geneva,Switzerland,of American parents,August21, 1909.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;financier;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1952(alternate),1968;U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1953-57;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-65.Scottish,French,Swedish,andJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;Societyof Colonial Wars.Recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on July 6, 1989.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January10, 2003 (age93 years, 142days).Burial location unknown. | | John Addie Donald (1857-1922) — also known asJohn A. Donald — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire,Scotland,July24, 1857.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;steamshipbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-21.Episcopalian.Scottish ancestry.Died, frompneumonia,in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1922 (age64 years, 173days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) — also known asRichard A. Donnelly — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;clothingmerchant; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1884-86;New Jerseystate treasurer, 1895-1901.IrishandScottish ancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.DiedFebruary27, 1905 (age63 years, 360days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
| | Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known asHelen Mary Gahagan;"The PinkLady" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boonton,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November25, 1900.Democrat.Actressandoperasinger, 1922-38; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1940(alternate),1944(speaker),1948;vice-chairof California Democratic Party, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).Female.Scottish andIrishancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, oflungcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1980 (age79 years, 216days).Cremated. | | Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known asMelvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,April 5,1901.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Actor,producer,directorof manymotionpictures; worked inradio,television,andBroadway.JewishandScottish ancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumoniaandcardiaccomplications, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1981 (age80 years, 121days).Cremated. | | Gwendolyn Burden Dows (1884-1935) — also known asMary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden;Mrs. DavidDows —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember18, 1884.Republican. Member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1934.Female.Scottish ancestry. Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1935 (age50 years, 315days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Iona Station,Ontario,October15, 1908.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;economist;universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Scottish ancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946, and again in 2000.Died, ofpneumonia,in Mt. AuburnHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April29, 2006 (age97 years, 196days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.  | Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known asUlysses S. Grant;Hiram Ulysses Grant;"Savior of the Union";"Lion ofVicksburg";"The Austerlitz of AmericanPolitics";"Unconditional Surrender Grant";"The Galena Tanner";"The SilentSoldier";"The Silent General" —of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Point Pleasant,ClermontCounty, Ohio,April27, 1822.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidentof the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1880.Methodist.Scottish ancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died ofthroatcancer, at Mt. McGregor,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1885 (age63 years, 87days).Interment atGeneralGrant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Root Grant and Hannah (Simpson) Grant; married,August22, 1848, toJuliaBoggs Dent (sister-in-law ofAlexanderSharp; sister ofGeorgeWrenshall Dent andLewisDent); father ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who marriedWilliamPigott Cronan); first cousin twice removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; second cousin once removed ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop,AbelHuntington andWilliamRush Merriam; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andHenryScudder; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,TheodoreDavenport,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JesseMonroe Hatch,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,FrancisWatkinson Cole andWarrenDelano Robbins. | | | | Political family:Grantfamily of San Francisco, California (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HoracePorter —AyresPhillips Merrill —RobertMartin Douglas —ThomasL. Hamer —JamesArkell —JosephD. Webster | | | | Grant counties inArk.,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Neb.,N.M.,N.Dak.,Okla.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:UlyssesG. Owings—UlyssesG. Argetsinger—UlyssesG. Scalley—U. S.G. Cherry—UlyssesG. Palmer—UlyssesS. G. Bieber—UlyssesG. Denman—UlyssesG. Crandell—UlyssesS. G. Blakely—S. U.G. Rhodes—UlyssesG. Borden—U.Grant Mengel—UlyssesG. Foster—U.S. Balentine—UlyssesG. Byers—U.Grant Burch, Jr.—U.S. Grant Leverett | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5silver certificates in 1887-1927. | | | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,fight." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: JeanEdward Smith,Grant —Frank J. Scaturro,PresidentGrant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely,Grant —Brooks D. Simpson,UlyssesS. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — BrooksD. Simpson,LetUs Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War andReconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin,Thecampaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and SchuylerColfax — Josiah Bunting III,UlyssesS. Grant — Michael Korda,UlyssesS. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,AVictor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked MilitaryGenius — Harry J. Maihafer,TheGeneral and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, andCharles Dana — H. W. Brands,TheMan Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War andPeace — Charles Bracelen Flood,Grant'sFinal Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year —Joan Waugh,U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: NewtGingrich & William R. Forstchen,GrantComes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen,NeverCall Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) — also known asWalter S. Gurnee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1813.Democrat.Saddle andharness maker;real estatebusiness;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1851-53.Scottish ancestry. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1903 (age90 years, 39days).Entombed atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.  | 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.Scottish andFrenchancestry. 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 atTreasuryBuilding Grounds, Washington, D.C.; statue atCommonwealth Avenue 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) |
| | William Frederick Havemeyer (1874-1904) — also known asWilliam F. Havemeyer — of New York. Born in New York,May 25,1874.Republican. U.S. Consular Agent inBassorah, 1904, died in office 1904.GermanandScottish ancestry.Died, ofcholera,in Bassorah, Mesopatamia (Basra,Iraq),June25, 1904 (age30 years, 31days).Intermentsomewhere in Iraq. | | Arthur Hay (b. 1859) — of Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in New Jersey, March,1859.Machinist;insurancebusiness; justice of the peace; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1900;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County, 1901; Prohibition candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1916; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1920.EnglishandScottish ancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Evelyn West Hughan (1871-1947) — also known asEvelyn W. Hughan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., March,1871.Socialist.Stenographer;publishingexecutive; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1927, 1933;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1928; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1932.Female.Scottish,English,andFrenchancestry. Member,WarResisters League.Died, in the WoodNursingHome, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1947 (age76 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Jessie Wallace Hughan (1875-1955) — also known asJessie W. Hughan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1875.Socialist.Schoolteacher; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914 (Kings County 11th District), 1916 (KingsCounty 17th District), 1927 (New York County 10th District), 1932(New York County 10th District), 1933 (New York County 10thDistrict), 1936 (New York County 6th District), 1938 (New York County6th District); candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1918; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1922 (16th District), 1924 (17thDistrict), 1928 (15th District), 1934 (15th District); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1926.Female.Scottish,English,andFrenchancestry. Member,AlphaOmicron Pi;WarResisters League;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1955 (age79 years, 106days).Burial location unknown. | | John Johnstone (c.1661-1732) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Ochiltree, Ayrshire,Scotland,about 1661.Druggist;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1714-19.Scottish ancestry. Died in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,September3, 1732 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known asJohn H. Kedzie — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Stamford,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;real estatedeveloper; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78.Congregationalist.Scottish ancestry.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,April 9,1903 (age87 years, 213days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Philip Adam Laing (1856-1948) — also known asPhilip A. Laing — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1856.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1919-20; appointed 1919;defeated, 1919; appointed 1920; defeated, 1920.Scottish andEnglishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1948 (age92 years, 112days).Interment atProspect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, N.Y. | | Robert Livingston the Elder (1654-1728) — also known as"First Lord of the Manor" — of New York. Born in Ancrum, Roxburghshire,Scotland,December13,1654.Fur trader;member ofNew Yorkcolonial assembly, 1709-11, 1716-26;Speakerof New York Colonial Assembly, 1718.Scottish ancestry. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October1, 1728 (age73 years, 293days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Livingston and Janet (Fleming) Livingston; married1679 toAlida Schuyler; father ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; uncle ofRobertLivingston the Younger; grandfather ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; great-grandfather ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston, Margaret Livingston (who marriedNicholasFish (1758-1833)),RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); great-granduncle ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; second great-grandfather ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); second great-granduncle ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; third great-grandfather ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GilbertLivingston Thompson,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JohnJacob Astor III,NicholasFish (1848-1902) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); third great-granduncle ofJamesAlexander Hamilton,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth great-grandfather ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); fourth great-granduncle ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; fifth great-grandfather ofGuyVernor Henry,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,OgdenLivingston Mills,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,RobertWinthrop Kean,BrockholstLivingston andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); fifth great-granduncle ofRobertRay Hamilton; sixth great-grandfather ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,ThomasHoward Kean,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; seventh great-grandfather ofThomasHoward Kean Jr.; ancestor *** ofRobertLivingston Beeckman. | | | | Political families:Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Walter Lowrie (1784-1868) — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,December10, 1784.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1811; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1815-19;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1819-25.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1868 (age84 years, 4days).Entombed atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | James P. Mackenzie (1855-1935) — of North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Penetanguishene,Ontario,November14, 1855.Republican.Wholesalelumber business; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 47th District, 1909-10; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916;mayorof North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1926-27.Scottish ancestry. Died in North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1935 (age79 years, 340days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Finlay MacKenzie and Ellen (Cumming) MacKenzie; married,June 21,1887, to Mary Jane Hossie; father of Kenneth Roy MacKenzie(brother-in-law ofHenryPerkins Smith III). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | George H. McAdam (b. 1854) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1854.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1887.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Duncan McArthur (1772-1839) — of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1772.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1804; member ofOhiostate senate, 1805-13 (Ross and Franklin counties 1805-07, Ross,Franklin and Highland counties 1807-08, Ross County 1808-13); colonelin the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1813, 1823-25 (3rd District 1813, 6thDistrict 1823-25);Governor ofOhio, 1830-32.Scottish ancestry. DiedApril29, 1839 (age66 years, 319days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. | | James McCallum — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.People's candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1894.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Charles Paul McClelland (1854-1944) — also known asCharles P. McClelland — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Glenluce, Wigtownshire,Scotland,December19, 1854.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1885-86,1891; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1892-93, 1903 (12th District 1892-93, 22nd District1903); resigned 1903; member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers,1903-26;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1926-39; retired 1939.Methodist.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1944 (age89 years, 170days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Miller McClintock II (b. 1956) — also known asTom McClintock — of Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.Born in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1956.Republican.Journalist;chairof Ventura County Republican Party, 1979-81; chief of staff forState SenatorEdDavis, 1980-82; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1983-92, 1997-2000 (36th District 1983-92, 38thDistrict 1997-2000); candidate forCaliforniastate controller, 1994, 2002; member ofCaliforniastate senate 19th District, 2001-08; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003; Republican candidate for Presidential Electorfor California,2004(on behalf ofGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 2006;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 2009-; defeated,1992.Scottish ancestry. Still living as of 2018. | | Alexander McDougall (1731-1786) — of New York. Born inScotland,1731.Banker;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1781; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1783-86; died in office 1786.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry. Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1786 (ageabout 54years).Entombed atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Robert M. McFarlane (b. 1857) — of Eagle,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Castile,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1857.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1908-09.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | John F. McIntyre (b. 1855) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1855.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1887; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1912.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) — also known asJames W. Dawson;"HolyJoe" —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August8, 1889.Schoolteacher;lawyer;author;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipaljudge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932,1936,1940,1944;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.Catholic.Scottish ancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1956 (age66 years, 173days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | Walter Scott McNab (1885-1963) — also known asWalter S. McNab — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-19 (Schenectady County 1915-17, SchenectadyCounty 1st District 1918-19); defeated, 1913;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1938.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;AlphaZeta;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1963 (age78 years, 216days).Interment atValeCemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:WalterScott | | | | Relatives: Son of Duncan McNab andSarah Florella (Osborn) McNab; married1911 toRebecca Swan Henning. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Ethel Merman (1908-1984) — also known asEthel Agnes Zimmermann — Born in Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1908.Republican.Actress;singer;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956.Female.GermanandScottish ancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1984 (age76 years, 30days).Cremated;ashes interred atShrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, Colo.| | Relatives:Daughter of Edward Zimmermann and Agnes (Gardner) Zimmermann;married,November15, 1940, to William Smith; married,December18, 1941, to Robert Daniels Levitt; married,March 9,1953, to Robert Logan Forman Six; married,June 27,1964, to Ernest Borgnine. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Mills — of Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inScotland.Republican.U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Patchogue, N.Y., New York, 1891.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire,Scotland,October17, 1817.Democrat.Banker;president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulRailway,1864-87;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4thDistrict 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Scottish ancestry. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1887 (age69 years, 184days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Joseph Mullin (1811-1882) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),August6, 1811.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1847-49;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1857-81.Scottish ancestry. Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1882 (age70 years, 284days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Baltimore,Md.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lonaconing,AlleganyCounty, Md.,August31, 1857.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of theUnited States, 1926-29;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Scottish ancestry.Died, of astroke,during asessionof the House of Bishops, in St. JamesChurch,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,October3, 1929 (age72 years, 33days).Interment atDruidRidge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married,October13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married,December4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
| | Richard Nicolls (1624-1672) — Born in Ampthill, Bedfordshire,England,1624.ColonialGovernor of New York, 1664-68.EnglishandScottish ancestry.During the Anglo-Dutch War, he was killed in the naval Battle ofSolebay,NorthSea,May28,1672 (ageabout 47years).Interment atSt. Andrew Churchyard, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. | | James Andrew Outterson (1858-1922) — also known asJames A. Outterson — of Carthage,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1858.Papermanufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1902-03;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Episcopalian.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Redmen.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1922 (age63 years, 200days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Carthage, N.Y. | | Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) — also known asRobert D. Owen — of New Harmony,PoseyCounty, Ind.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,November9, 1801.Democrat.Farmer;author;newspapereditor; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1836-39, 1851-52; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1843-47; defeated,1839, 1847; Democratic Presidential Elector for Indiana,1848;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Charged'Affaires toTwo Sicilies, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toTwo Sicilies, 1854-58.Scottish andWelshancestry.Aided his father in the establishment of the New Harmony socialexperiment.Died in Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1877 (age75 years, 227days).Original interment atVillageCemetery, Lake George, N.Y.; reinterment atMapleHill Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.  | John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) — also known asJohn G. Parkhurst — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Castle,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1860(ConventionSecretary),1888(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1868; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1888-89; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1894-98.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottish ancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 6,1906 (age82 years, 19days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married1852 to AmeliaNoyes; married1863 to JosieB. Reeves; married1874 toFrances J. (Roberts) Fiske. | | | | See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906) |
| | John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) — also known asJohn U. Pettit — of Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.Born in Fabius,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judgein Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Episcopalian.Scottish andFrenchancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died in Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.,March21, 1881 (age60 years, 191days).Interment atFallsCemetery, Wabash, Ind. | | J. Herbert Read (1858-1937) — of Pomona,ManisteeCounty, Mich.; Copemish,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born inYatesCounty, N.Y.,1858.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906,1925-30; candidate forMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1930.Scottish andEnglishancestry.DiedMarch 2,1937 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown.  | Thomas Read (1881-1962) — of Shelby,OceanaCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924, 1940; member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1929;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1932;Michiganstate attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.Congregationalist.EnglishandScottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1962(ageabout81 years).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married,March20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1939 |
| | | Archibald Robertson (b. 1850) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1850.Republican.Lifeinsurance business;laundryowner; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1915-16, 1923-24; defeated, 1916, 1924.Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | John Morin Scott (1730-1784) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1730.Lawyer;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewYork council of appointment, 1777; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1777-82;secretaryof state of New York, 1778-84; died in office 1784;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1780-82.Scottish andFrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1784 (ageabout 54years).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.  | James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) — also known asJames Shearer — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1823.Builder;lumber millowner;banker;member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.Presbyterian.Scottish ancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,October14, 1896 (age73 years, 94days).Interment atElmLawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.| | Presumably namedfor:JamesBuchanan | | | | Relatives: Son of George Shearer andAgnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother ofGeorgeH. Shearer; married1850 toMargaret J. Hutchison. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalRecord of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
| | James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) — also known asJames R. Sheffield — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,August13, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Sen.WilliamB. Allison; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1894, 1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1916,1920,1924,1936;U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1924-27;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.EnglishandScottish ancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Saranac Inn,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1938 (age74 years, 20days).Intermentsomewherein Utica, N.Y.  | John Slidell (1793-1871) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1793.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1829-33; memberof Louisiana state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1843-45; resigned1845;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61;ConfederateStates Envoy to France, 1861.Scottish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight,England,July29, 1871 (ageabout 78years).Interment in private or family graveyard. |  | Sanford Willard Smith (1869-1929) — also known asSanford W. Smith — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where PresidentMartinVan Buren was born in 1782.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1901;ColumbiaCounty Judge, 1902-05; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1905-08 (24th District 1905-06, 25th District1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928.Scottish andGermanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died, of aheartattack, in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1929 (age59 years, 158days).Interment atChathamRural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Smith and Rachel (Shaw) Smith; married,July 1,1896, to Maud Peck Harding. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | William Wallace Smith (1830-1913) — also known asWilliam W. Smith — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland,1830.Restaurantbusiness; co-owner of Smith Brothers,cough dropmanufacturers; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1890 (16th District), 1908 (21stDistrict); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1896; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Scottish ancestry. Died in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1913 (ageabout 83years).Interment atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof James Smith and Ann (Anderson) Smith; married to HuldahGilbert. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Swinton (1829-1901) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian),Scotland,December12, 1829.Socialist.Newspapereditorialwriter;Industrial candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1874.Scottish ancestry. Died in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1901 (age72 years, 3days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James A. Trotter (1852-1928) — of Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSchoharieCounty, N.Y., March,1852.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1892;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899; postmaster of Vassar,Mich., 1902.Scottish ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1928(ageabout76 years).Cremated;ashes interred atRiverside Cemetery, Vassar, Mich. | | Donald John Trump (b. 1946) — also known asDonald Trump;David Dennison;"Drumpf" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1946.Republican.Presidentof the United States, 2017-21, 2025-; defeated, 2020;speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.GermanandScottish ancestry.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives:Brother ofMaryanneTrump Barry; married,January22, 2005, toMelanijaKnavs; father ofDonaldJohn Trump Jr.. | | | | Political family:Trumpfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Cross-reference:JoeArpaio —DuncanD. Hunter —SamClovis —AlexanderWillette | | | | Donald J. TrumpStatePark, inWestchesterandPutnamcounties, New York, isnamed forhim. — Donald J. TrumpHighway,a part of U.S. 287, inCimmaronCounty, Oklahoma, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —Encyclopediaof American Loons |
| | Oliver T. B. Williams (b. 1835) — of Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.; Seward,SewardCounty, Neb.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1835.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1866; postmaster atColumbus,Neb., 1866; People's Independent candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1880.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottish ancestry.Burial location unknown.
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