 |  Odolphus Ham Waddle (1851-1918) — also known asO. H. Waddle — of Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.Born inPulaskiCounty, Ky.,March 4,1851.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1892;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December29, 1918 (age67 years, 300days).Interment atSomersetCity Cemetery, Somerset, Ky. | | | Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878) — also known asBenjamin F. Wade — of Jefferson,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio.Born in Feeding Hills, Agawam,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October27, 1800.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;AshtabulaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1835-37; member ofOhiostate senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; circuit judge in Ohio, 1847-51;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1851-69; candidate for Republican nominationfor Vice President,1868.Died in Jefferson,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,March 2,1878 (age77 years, 126days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Jefferson, Ohio. | | Decius Spear Wade (1835-1905) — also known asDecius Wade;"Father of MontanaJurisprudence" —of Andover,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio.Born in Andover,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,January23, 1835.Lawyer;novelist;AshtabulaCounty Probate Judge, 1861-67; member ofOhiostate senate, 1868;chiefjustice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1871-87.Died in Andover,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,August3, 1905 (age70 years, 192days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Jefferson, Ohio. | | Edward Wade (1802-1866) — of Andover,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio; Jefferson,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio; Unionville,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in West Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November22, 1802.Lawyer;AshtabulaCounty Justice of the Peace, 1831;AshtabulaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1833;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1853-61.Died in East Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August13, 1866 (age63 years, 264days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Earl Thomas Wagner (1908-1990) — also known asEarl T. Wagner — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,April27, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 6,1990 (age81 years, 313days).Burial location unknown. | | James Beach Wakefield (1825-1910) — also known asJames B. Wakefield — of Blue Earth,FaribaultCounty, Minn.Born in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March21, 1825.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1857-58, 1863, 1866 (District 141857-58, District 20 1863, 1866);Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1866; member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1867-69; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1868;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1876-80;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1883-87.Died in Blue Earth,FaribaultCounty, Minn.,August25, 1910 (age85 years, 157days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Painesville, Ohio. | | Eleazer Wakeley (1822-1912) — of Elyria,LorainCounty, Ohio; Whitewater,WalworthCounty, Wis.;DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1822.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofWisconsinterritorial House of Representatives, 1847-48; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1852-55 (14th District 1852, 12th District1853-55);justice ofNebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-61;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; district judgein Nebraska 3rd District, 1883-92; appointed 1883.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,November21, 1912 (age90 years, 159days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Jonathan Hasson Wallace (1824-1892) — of New Lisbon (now Lisbon),ColumbianaCounty, Ohio.Born in St. Clair Township,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,October31, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;ColumbianaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1851;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1884-85; common pleascourt judge in Ohio, 1885-86.Died in New Lisbon (now Lisbon),ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,October28, 1892 (age67 years, 363days).Interment atLisbonCemetery, Lisbon, Ohio. | | William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) — Born in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,July 19,1811.Lawyer; member ofIowaterritorial House of Representatives, 1838;memberIowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1848; member ofWashingtonterritorial legislature, 1853;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;Governorof Washington Territory, 1861;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge inWashington, 1870.Member,Freemasons.Died in Steilacoom,PierceCounty, Wash.,February7, 1879 (age67 years, 203days).Interment atWesternState Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash. | | Ansel Tracy Walling (1824-1896) — also known asAnsel T. Walling — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa; Circleville,PickawayCounty, Ohio.Born inOtsegoCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1855-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1856;member ofOhiostate senate 10th District, 1866-67; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Pickaway County, 1868-69;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1875-77.Died in Circleville,PickawayCounty, Ohio,June 22,1896 (age72 years, 164days).Interment atForestCemetery, Circleville, Ohio. | | Clifford Stevens Walton (1861-1912) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chardon,GeaugaCounty, Ohio,March 2,1861.Lawyer;Consulfor Peru inWashington,D.C., 1898-1902.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1912 (age51 years, 74days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Randolph W. Walton (b. 1870) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Woodsfield,MonroeCounty, Ohio,October15, 1870.Progressive.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio at-large, 1912.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Dr. William Walton. | | | | Image source: Representative Men ofOhio, 1900-03 |
| | Thomas Bayless Ward (1835-1892) — of Indiana. Born in Marysville,UnionCounty, Ohio,April27, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Lafayette, Ind., 1861-65; superior court judge in Indiana,1875-80;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883-87.Died in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,January1, 1892 (age56 years, 249days).Interment atSpringVale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind. | | Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) — also known asMilo J. Warner — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Ottawa Hills,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Lime City,WoodCounty, Ohio,November11, 1891.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1932,1948,1952,1956;elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Alpha;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January4, 1968 (age76 years, 54days).Interment atFortMeigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Smith Warner and Mary Ellen 'Mellie' (Brownsberger) Warner;married,June 1,1917, to Dorothy Casad Bennett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Robert Warnock (1838-1918) — also known asWilliam R. Warnock — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,August29, 1838.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; member of Ohio state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1901-05; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1904.Died in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,July 30,1918 (age79 years, 335days).Interment atOakDale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio. | | George Thomas Washington (1908-1971) — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Cuyahoga Falls,SummitCounty, Ohio,June 24,1908.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-65.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.DiedAugust21, 1971 (age63 years, 58days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Morrow Washington and Janet Margaret (Thomas) Washington;married1953 to HelenGoodner. |
 | Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) — also known asAaron S. Watkins — of Wilmore,JessamineCounty, Ky.; Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio; Columbus Grove,PutnamCounty, Ohio; Germantown,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Rushsylvania,LoganCounty, Ohio,November29, 1863.Schoolteacher;lawyer;Methodistminister;universityprofessor; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908, 1912;president,Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1920.Methodist.Died in Rushsylvania,LoganCounty, Ohio,February9, 1941 (age77 years, 72days).Interment atEqualityCemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio. | | George William Weadock (1853-1937) — also known asGeorge W. Weadock — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in St. Marys,AuglaizeCounty, Ohio,November6, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1928;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1929; Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,1933.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Elks;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died in St. Mary'sHospital,Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December4, 1937 (age84 years, 28days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Saginaw, Mich.  | James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) — also known asJames B. Weaver — of Bloomfield,DavisCounty, Iowa; Colfax,JasperCounty, Iowa.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,June 12,1833.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist);Greenback candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1883; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February6, 1912 (age78 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | Edward Ford Weber (b. 1931) — also known asEd Weber — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,July 26,1931.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1981-83; defeated, 1982.Still living as of 1998. | | Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December16, 1925.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,1969-70.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;American CivilLiberties Union;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calvin S. Welch — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate senate 9th District, 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Weldon (1829-1905) — of Clinton,DeWittCounty, Ill.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,August9, 1829.Republican.Lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector forIllinois,1860;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1861;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1861-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1883-1905; died in office 1905.Died inWashington,D.C.,April10, 1905 (age75 years, 244days).Burial location unknown. | | Hezekiah Griffith Wells (1812-1885) — also known asHezekiah G. Wells — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,June 16,1812.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; WhigPresidential Elector for Michigan,1840;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1856,1872(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1860;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1871-83; member ofMichiganstate constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.Episcopalian.Died in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,April 4,1885 (age72 years, 292days).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.| | Relatives:Married1840 to AchsahStrong. | | | | Wells Hall (built 1877 as dormitory, burned1905; rebuilt on same site 1907, converted to offices 1940s,demolished 1966; rebuilt on different site 1960s as a major classroomand office building, and expanded since) at Michigan StateUniversity,EastLansing, Michigan, isnamed forhim. |
| | Benjamin Franklin Welty (1870-1962) — also known asBenjamin F. Welty — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born near Bluffton,AllenCounty, Ohio,August9, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;AllenCounty Prosecuting Attorney;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1917-21; defeated, 1920,1926.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October23, 1962 (age92 years, 75days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Lima, Ohio. | | Samuel H. West (1872-1938) — of Bellefontaine,LoganCounty, Ohio.Born in Waubeek,LinnCounty, Iowa,July 17,1872.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-AmericanWar;LoganCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1903; member ofOhiostate senate, 1903-08; counsel to New York CentralRailroad;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1928-38; diedin office 1938.DiedOctober5, 1938 (age66 years, 80days).Burial location unknown.  | Wayne Bidwell Wheeler (1869-1927) — also known asWayne B. Wheeler — of Ohio. Born in Brookfield,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,November10, 1869.Lawyer; leader of the movement to bring about nationalprohibition of alcohol.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died, in asanitariumat Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,September5, 1927 (age57 years, 299days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | | Chilton Allen White (1826-1900) — also known asChilton A. White — of Georgetown,BrownCounty, Ohio.Born in Georgetown,BrownCounty, Ohio,February6, 1826.Democrat.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;BrownCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-54; member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-60;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1861-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1864;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Brown County, 1873;candidate forsecretaryof state of Ohio, 1896.Died in Georgetown,BrownCounty, Ohio,December7, 1900 (age74 years, 304days).Interment atConfidenceCemetery, Georgetown, Ohio. | | Joseph Worthington White (1822-1892) — of Ohio. Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,October2, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Cambridge, Ohio, 1850;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1863-65.Died in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,August6, 1892 (age69 years, 309days).Interment atSouthCemetery, Cambridge, Ohio. | | Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) — of Canfield,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October19, 1783.Schoolteacher;lawyer;MahoningCounty Prosecuting Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during theWar of 1812; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1820-21;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1823-38 (13th District 1823-33, 16thDistrict 1833-38); resigned 1838; First Comptroller, U.S. Treasury,1849-57, 1861-63.Died inWashington,D.C.,January7, 1863 (age79 years, 80days).Interment atCanfieldVillage Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio. | | William Augustus Whittlesey (1796-1866) — of Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 14,1796.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1839-40;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1849-51;mayorof Marietta, Ohio, 1856, 1860, 1862.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1866 (age70 years, 115days).Interment atMoundCemetery, Marietta, Ohio. | | Charles Preston Wickham (1836-1925) — also known asCharles P. Wickham — of Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio.Born in Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,September15, 1836.Republican.Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1881-86;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1887-91.Hit bya car, badly injured, and died two months later, in Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,March18, 1925 (age88 years, 184days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Norwalk, Ohio. | | John Wheelock Willey (1797-1841) — also known asJohn W. Willey — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Goshen,SullivanCounty, N.H.,1797.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1827-30; member ofOhiostate senate, 1830-32;mayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1836-37; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1838; district judge inOhio, 1840-41; died in office 1841.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,July 9,1841 (ageabout 44years).Original interment and cenotaph atErieStreet Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) — also known asElihu S. Williams — of New Middleton,SmithCounty, Tenn.; Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in New Carlisle,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January24, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1867-69;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91;newspapereditor.Died in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,December1, 1903 (age68 years, 311days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Troy, Ohio. | | Marshall J. Williams (b. 1837) — of Washington Court House,FayetteCounty, Ohio.Born inFayetteCounty, Ohio,February22, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;FayetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62, 1864-66; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1870-73; circuit judge in Ohio 2nd Circuit, 1885-87;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1887-1901;chiefjustice of Ohio state supreme court, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) — also known asSeward H. Williams — of Lorain,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1870.Republican.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1910-13;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Lorain,LorainCounty, Ohio,September2, 1922 (age51 years, 299days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Lorain, Ohio.  | Pliny W. Williamson — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Russellville,BrownCounty, Ohio.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District1945-58).Presbyterian;laterCongregationalist.Member,Freemasons;PhiGamma Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known asSimeon Willis — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born inLawrenceCounty, Ohio,December1, 1879.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1944,1948.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April 2,1965 (age85 years, 122days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.  | Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) — also known asWendell L. Willkie — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Elwood,MadisonCounty, Ind.,February18, 1892.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1924;Republican candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1940.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, of complications from aheartattack, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1944 (age52 years, 233days).Interment atEastHill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind. | | David M. Wilson — ofMahoningCounty, Ohio.Lawyer;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Mahoning County,1873.Burial location unknown. | | Francis Servis Wilson (1872-1951) — also known asFrancis S. Wilson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,February7, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;circuit judge in Illinois, 1920-27; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,1927-35; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1932;justiceof Illinois state supreme court 7th District, 1935-51; died inoffice 1951.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1951(ageabout79 years).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | George Washington Wilson (1840-1909) — also known asGeorge W. Wilson — of London,MadisonCounty, Ohio.Born in Brighton,ClarkCounty, Ohio,February22, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;MadisonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1866-70; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1871-74; member ofOhiostate senate, 1877-81;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1893-97; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died in London,MadisonCounty, Ohio,November27, 1909 (age69 years, 278days).Interment atKirkwoodCemetery, London, Ohio. | | William Wilson (1773-1827) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in New Boston,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,March19, 1773.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1808-23;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office1827.Member,AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,June 6,1827 (age54 years, 79days).Original interment atOldCemetery, Newark, Ohio; reinterment in 1853 atCedarHill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. | | Alfred Wolcott (1858-1908) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,March17, 1858.Lawyer;KentCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1889-92;KentCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-96;circuitjudge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1900-08; died in office 1908.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,March 8,1908 (age49 years, 357days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Wolcott (1812-1892) and Mary Ann (Scoville) Wolcott;brother of Anna Augusta Wolcott (who marriedLemuelBallantine Bissell); married to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Hawk; secondgreat-grandnephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin thrice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799) andDanielPitkin; fourth cousin ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth andEdwardOliver Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed ofElishaHunt Allen,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,JamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Penn Wolf (1833-1896) — also known asWilliam P. Wolf — of Tipton,CedarCounty, Iowa.Born in Harrisburg,StarkCounty, Ohio,December1, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; memberofIowastate house of representatives, 1863-64, 1881-85;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1884-85; member ofIowastate senate, 1867-69;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1870-71; district judge inIowa 18th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.Died in Tipton,CedarCounty, Iowa,September19, 1896 (age62 years, 293days).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Tipton, Iowa. | | Ann Womer=Benjamin (born c.1954) — of Aurora,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born about 1954. Republican.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1990; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 2002; Ohio stateinsurance director, 2003-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,2004.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2007. | | James Perry Wood (1854-1937) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Rio Grande,GalliaCounty, Ohio,April24, 1854.Lawyer;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1880-84; appointed 1880.Died in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,September19, 1937 (age83 years, 148days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Jefferson Wood (1844-1908) — of Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.Born inAthensCounty, Ohio,September30, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;LakeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member ofIndianastate senate, 1878-82;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1883-85.Died in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,October15, 1908 (age64 years, 15days).Interment atMaplewoodMemorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.  | William Woodbridge (1780-1861) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August20, 1780.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1807; member ofOhiostate senate, 1813-15;secretaryof Michigan Territory, 1815-28;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820;justiceof Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1838-40;Governor ofMichigan, 1840-41;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1841-47.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October20, 1861 (age81 years, 61days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus) Woodbridge;married,June 29,1806, to Julianna Trumbull; father of Julianna TrumbullWoodbridge (who marriedHenryTitus Backus (1809-1877)); third great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin ofHenryTitus Backus (1809-1877); first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeDouglas Perkins; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; first cousin five times removed ofGeorgePhilip Kazen; second cousin ofIsaacBackus; second cousin once removed ofEnochWoodbridge andZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; third cousin ofThomasWorcester Hyde; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,JosephSilliman (1756-1829),SamuelH. Huntington,TimothyPitkin,AbelHuntington,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge,MatthewGriswold,CharlesEdward Hyde,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit andJamesDavenport; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnFoster Dulles,AllenWelsh Dulles andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,DudleyWoodbridge (1782-1844),HenryMeigs,JosephSilliman (c.1786-1850),BelaEdgerton,JabezWilliams Huntington,HemanTicknor,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,MartinOlds,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington andAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,TheodoreDavenport,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,HenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,EdwardGreen Bradford,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,JosephFitch Silliman,WilliamClark Huntington,HenryStark Culver,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political family:DuPont-Bayardfamily of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownshipofWoodbridge,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — WoodbridgeStreet,in downtownDetroit,Michigan, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,August3, 1824.Lawyer;mayor ofNewark, Ohio, 1856-58; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 14,1887 (age62 years, 284days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. | | John Granville Woolley (1850-1922) — also known asJohn G. Woolley — of Illinois. Born in Collinsville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,February15, 1850.Lawyer; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1900.Died, following aheartattack, in Granada,Spain,August13, 1922 (age72 years, 179days).Interment atEdgarCemetery, Paris, Ill. | | John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) — also known asJohn C. Wright — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.; Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio.Born in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August17, 1783.Newspapereditor;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Ohio, 1818-23;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1823-29; defeated, 1828;justiceof Ohio state supreme court, 1831-35.Died inWashington,D.C.,February13, 1861 (age77 years, 180days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) — of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio.Born in Eagle Township,VintonCounty, Ohio,May 2,1870.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;mayorof Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Redmen;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Ross Yaple and Elizabeth (McDonald) Yaple. |
| | Jonathan Stoltzfus Yoder (1881-1959) — of Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Weilersville,WayneCounty, Ohio,September13, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; member ofIndianastate house of representatives from Elkhart County, 1917-20;president of twomilkcondensing firms.Methodist.GermanandSwissancestry. Member,Rotary.Died in Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,April22, 1959 (age77 years, 221days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1911 to NelleCatherine Colburn; married1920 to Mrs.Laura Ethel Cole. |
| | Samuel S. Yoder (1841-1921) — of Bluffton,AllenCounty, Ohio; Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Berlin,HolmesCounty, Ohio,August16, 1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1882-86; member ofOhioDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1883-85;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1887-91; Sergeant-at-Armsof the U.S. House of Representatives, 1891-93.DiedMay 11,1921 (age79 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Evan Erastus Young (1878-1946) — also known asEvan E. Young — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.; South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio,August17, 1878.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inHarput, 1905-08;Salonika, 1908-09; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1911-12;Dominican Republic, 1925-29; U.S. Consul General inHalifax, 1913-19;Constantinople, as of 1920; vice-president, Pan-AmericanAirways,Inc., 1936.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1946(ageabout67 years).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen Marvin Young (1889-1984) — also known asStephen M. Young — of Cleveland Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born near Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,May 4,1889.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1913-17; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; candidate forOhiostate attorney general, 1922, 1956; candidate forsecretaryof state of Ohio, 1926; Democratic candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1930 (primary), 1936;U.S.Representative from Ohio at-large, 1933-37, 1941-43, 1949-51;defeated, 1938, 1942, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarII; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1948(alternate),1960,1964;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1968.Died inWashington,D.C.,December1, 1984 (age95 years, 211days).Interment atNorwalkCemetery, Norwalk, Ohio. | | Albert Zugschwert (1849-1932) — of Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio; Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio.Born in Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio,May 30,1849.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Ohio,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee).Germanancestry.Died in Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio,October12, 1932 (age83 years, 135days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Zugschwert and Magdalena 'Lena' (Ries) Zugschwert; marriedto Augusta Cass. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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