Very incomplete list! | |  Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) — also known asJoseph W. Alsop — of Avon,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April 2,1876.Dairyfarmer;tobaccogrower;insurancebusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Avon, 1907-08; member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1909-12; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1909-12; Progressivecandidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912;firstselectman of Avon, Connecticut, 1922-50.Episcopalian.Member,Delta Psi.Died, following aheartattack, in the St. Francis XavierInfirmary,Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March17, 1953 (age76 years, 349days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November26, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;defeated, 1954.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Delta Psi;SigmaNu Phi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners.Died in December,1983(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | John Cromwell Bell Jr. (1892-1974) — also known asJohn C. Bell, Jr. — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October25, 1892.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1947;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution;Delta Psi.DiedMarch18, 1974 (age81 years, 144days).Interment atSt. Asaph Church Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | John Brandt (b. 1908) — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April28, 1908.U.S. Vice Consul inBarranquilla, 1931-32.Member,Delta Psi. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Brandt and Louise C. (Gilbert) Brandt. |
| | Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) — also known asRobert P. Butler — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Prairieville,BarryCounty, Mich.,December25, 1883.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Psi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married,June 4,1910, to Emily Joslyn. |
| | Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1880-1980) — also known asCharles S. Dewey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,November10, 1880.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;banker;HonoraryConsul for Ecuador inChicago,Ill., 1935;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,1938, 1944.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Delta Psi.As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he wasresponsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.Died inWashington,D.C.,December27, 1980 (age100 years,47 days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Edison (1890-1969) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,August3, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1940;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1941-44.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Delta Psi;NewcomenSociety.Died, ofheartfailure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1969 (age78 years, 362days).Interment atRosedaleCemetery, Orange, N.J. | | Albert Bel Fay (b. 1913) — also known asAlbert B. Fay — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February26, 1913.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Texas, 1960-; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Texas,1960(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 1976-77.Member,Delta Psi. Burial location unknown. | | William Van Derveer Hodges (1878-1965) — also known asWilliam V. Hodges — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Westville,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1878.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1924,1928,1932;member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,1924;speaker,1924,1928;Convention Vice-President,1928;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1936;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1924-28.Member,Delta Psi;UnionLeague.Died inDenver,Colo.,1965(ageabout86 years).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo.| | Relatives: Sonof George Lincoln Hodges and Ella (Van Derveer) Hodges; married,December3, 1902, to Mabel E. Gilluly; married1926 toCatherine Lowndes. |
| | George Pratt Ingersoll (1861-1927) — also known asGeorge P. Ingersoll — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April24, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1910; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1917-18.Episcopalian.Member,Delta Psi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February24, 1927 (age65 years, 306days).Interment atFairlawn Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn. | | Hallett C. Johnson (1888-1968) — also known asFrancis Hallett Johnson — of South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1888.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General inStockholm, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1944-47.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Delta Psi.Died, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August11, 1968 (age79 years, 259days).Interment atRosedaleCemetery, Orange, N.J. | | Alexander Robert Lawton Jr. (b. 1884) — also known asAlexander R. Lawton, Jr. — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August16, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;general solicitor, Central of GeorgiaRailway;general solicitor, OceanSteamshipCo. of Savannah; director, ColonialOilCompany; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Chatham County, 1925-26.Episcopalian.Member,Delta Psi;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | John A. Lile (b. 1897) — of Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born in University,Charlottesville,Va.,December3, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Rotary;Delta Psi;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | James Russell Parsons Jr. (1861-1905) — also known asJames R. Parsons, Jr. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1861.U.S. Consul inAix-la-Chapelle, 1888-90; official in various capacities withthe New York State Board of Regents, 1891-1904; U.S. Consul GeneralinMexico City, 1904-05, died in office 1905.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Psi;Sons ofthe Revolution.Killed in the collision of anelectrictrolley car with hishorsedrawncarriage, in Mexico City (Ciudad de México),DistritoFederal,December5, 1905 (age44 years, 288days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | William Stuart Reyburn (1882-1946) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1882.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-11;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1911-13.Episcopalian.Member,Delta Psi;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in1946(ageabout63 years).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Walter Sillers Jr. (1888-1966) — of Rosedale,BolivarCounty, Miss.Born in Rosedale,BolivarCounty, Miss.,April13, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1912;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1916-44;Speaker ofthe Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Mississippi,1916,1924,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1948,1952,1956.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Psi;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedSeptember24, 1966 (age78 years, 164days).Interment atBeulahCemetery, Beulah, Miss.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Sillers and Florence (Warfield) Sillers; married,November22, 1911, to Lena Roberts. |
| | Stephen Davis Timberlake (1909-1995) — also known asStephen D. Timberlake — ofStaunton,Va.BornMay 30,1909.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1952;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Lions;Delta Psi.DiedJune 18,1995 (age86 years, 19days).Interment atThornroseCemetery, Staunton, Va.  | Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) — also known asJ. Mayhew Wainwright — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,Rye NationalBank;trustee, St. Luke'sHospital.Episcopalian.Member,Delta Psi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, frompyelonephritisandcoronaryartery disease, in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1945 (age80 years, 175days).Interment atGreenwoodUnion Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)Wainwright; married,November23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan; second great-grandnephew ofHenryGilbert Livingston; third great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andRobertGilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant; first cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofNicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,HenryBrockholst Livingston andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); third cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; fourth cousin ofMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JohnJacob Astor III andGuyVernor Henry. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Clintonfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1923) |
| | Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February7, 1878.Republican.Newspapercorrespondent; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1912;president, Washburn LigniteCoal Co.,Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Delta Psi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;ReserveOfficers Association.Died in1950(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown.  | Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913) — also known asStewart L. Woodford — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1867-68; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1870; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872,1880(alternate),1908;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1873-74;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1877-83; U.S.Minister toSpain, 1897-98.Member,Delta Psi;LoyalLegion.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1913 (age77 years, 164days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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