Very incomplete list!  |  Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) — also known asChester A. Arthur;Chester Abell Arthur;"The Gentleman Boss";"HisAccidency";"Elegant Arthur";"OurChet";"Dude President" —of New York. Born in Fairfield,FranklinCounty, Vt.,October5, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1870-78;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1880;VicePresident of the United States, 1881;Presidentof the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1884.Episcopalian.Member,LoyalLegion;Psi Upsilon;UnionLeague.Died, ofBright'sdisease and acerebralhemorrhage, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1886 (age57 years, 44days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Arthur and Malvina (Stone) Arthur; married,October25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon; fourth cousin onceremoved ofBenjaminFranklin Flanders andCassiusMontgomery Clay Twitchell. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Arthur County,Neb. is named for him. | | | | ThevillageofArthur,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofChester,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. —LakeArthur, inPolkCounty, Minnesota, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:ChesterA. Heitman—ChesterArthur Pike—ChesterA. Johnson | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Chester A. Arthur: ThomasC. Reeves,GentlemanBoss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D.Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — George Frederick Howe,ChesterA. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics —Zachary Karabell,ChesterAlan Arthur — Paul Joseph,ChesterArthur (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Gordon Auchincloss (1886-1943) — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1886.Lawyer;assistant treasurer, Democratic National Committee, 1916; secretaryto his father-in-law, Col. Edward M. House, during negotiations ofthe Armistice in 1918 and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919;director, Chase NationalBank andInternationalPaperCompany; bankruptcy trustee and receiver.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died, fromHodgkin'sdisease, in the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1943 (age56 years, 305days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) — also known asSteven B. Ayres — of New York. Born in Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa,October27, 1861.Newspapereditor;real estatebusiness;advertisingbusiness;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated(Progressive), 1914.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died, in Park WestHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1929 (age67 years, 217days).Interment atClearwaterMunicipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla. | | Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) — also known asH. Malcolm Baldrige — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,June 23,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1923; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nebraska,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1931-33; colonel inthe U.S. Army during World War II.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Psi Upsilon;Kiwanis.Died in Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January19, 1985 (age90 years, 210days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | James Madison Barrett Sr. (1852-1929) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born inLa SalleCounty, Ill.,February7, 1852.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1887-89.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Psi Upsilon.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 1,1929 (age77 years, 83days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Lucien S. Bayliss (b. 1869) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1869.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1897.Member,Psi Upsilon;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Thomas Baylor (b. 1866) — also known asTheodore T. Baylor — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hampton,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,February24, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1918, 1920.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Rutgers Beekman (1845-1900) — also known asHenry R. Beekman — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1845.Lawyer;New York City Park Commissioner, 1885-87; president, New York CityBoard of Aldermen, 1887-88; New York City Corporation Counsel,1888-89; New York City superior court judge, 1895;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office1900.Dutchancestry. Member,Psi Upsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1900 (age55 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Fenwick Beekman and Catharine Alexander (Neilson) Beekman;married1870 toIsabella Lawrence. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) — also known asAugustus W. Bennet — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution;Grange;PhiBeta Kappa;Psi Upsilon.Died in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 5,1983 (age85 years, 241days).Cremated;ashes interred atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y. | | James Raymond Berry (1901-1982) — also known asJ. Raymond Berry — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August30, 1901.Lawyer;candidate forNewJersey state senate, 1941.Member,Psi Upsilon. DiedFebruary24, 1982 (age80 years, 178days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof James Aloysius Berry and Frances Irene (Heery) Berry; married,October3, 1928, to Adelaide Cecilia Poulsono. |
| | Joseph Robinette Biden III (1969-2015) — also known asBeau Biden — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February3, 1969.Democrat.Lawyer;Delawarestate attorney general, 2007-15; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Iraq War;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.Catholic.Member,Psi Upsilon.Died, frombraincancer, inWalterReed Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 30,2015 (age46 years, 116days).Interment atSt. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville, Del.  | Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-1934) — also known asHenry A. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December4, 1860.Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent ofseveralrailroads;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1886; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1912(alternate); candidate forsecretaryof state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire ResistingPaint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New JerseyPowerCo., and ReedCarpetCo.; vice-president, BradyBrass Co.,PacificIronWorks, Connecticut NationalBank, andConsolidatedTelephoneCo.; director, WestchesterStreetRailway Co., Western UnionTelegraphCo.; director, BridgeportHospital.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Psi Upsilon;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October22, 1934 (age73 years, 322days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Lowell Huntington Brown (1885-1965) — also known asLowell H. Brown — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,July 10,1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1940; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 28th District, 1945-46; defeated (American Labor),1946.Protestant.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Psi Upsilon.Died in February,1965(age79years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Buffington (1855-1947) — of Kittanning,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Born in Kittanning,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,September5, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania,1892-1906;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1906-38; tooksenior status 1938.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October21, 1947 (age92 years, 46days).Intermentsomewherein Kittanning, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Buffington and Margaret Chambers (Orr) Buffington;married,January29, 1885, to Mary Alice Simonton; married,January1, 1931, to Mary Fullerton Jones. |
| | John M. Burns — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1964-68 (New York County 8th District 1964-65,71st District 1966, 64th District 1967-68).ChristianScientist. Member,NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union;Psi Upsilon.Still living as of 1968.  | Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,April 2,1862.Republican.Universityprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1888;Presidentof Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(speaker),1932;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1920,1928;co-recipient ofNobelPeace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;blindin his later years.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanHistorical Association;Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofbronchio-pneumonia,in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1947 (age85 years, 249days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | John Thomas Cahill (b. 1903) — also known asJohn T. Cahill — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1939-41.Catholic.Member,Psi Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael J. Cahill and Catherine (Cotter) Cahill; married,August2, 1938, to Grace Pickens. |
| | Felix Cole (1887-1969) — ofWashington,D.C.; Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October12, 1887.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPetrograd, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul General inWarsaw, as of 1929;Algiers, as of 1938-43; U.S. Minister toEthiopia, 1945; U.S. Ambassador toCeylon, 1948-49.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in1969(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) — also known asF. Shepard Cornell — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;Charlottesville,Va.Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,July 13,1899.Republican.Stockbroker;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; generalmanager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation,manufacturersof water heaters.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon;Rotary.Died in September,1985(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Birdsall Cornell and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell; married,February28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married,May 18,1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer; married,July 27,1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
| | Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) — also known asAlfred E. Driscoll — of Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October25, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1948,1952(speaker);member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Presbyterian.Member,Psi Upsilon.DiedMarch 9,1975 (age72 years, 135days).Interment atHaddonfieldBaptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J. | | Joseph Bartlett Eastman (1882-1944) — also known asJoseph B. Eastman — of Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1882.Member, Massachusetts Public Service Commission, 1915-19; member,Interstate Commerce Commission, 1919-44.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in1944(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Huse Eastman and Lucy (King) Eastman; third cousin onceremoved ofBenjaminC. Eastman; third cousin twice removed ofIraAllen Eastman. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
 | Joseph A. Esquirol (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1928-32; memberofNewYork state senate 8th District, 1933-42.Member,AmericanLegion;Psi Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofJosephH. Esquirol and Grace E. Esquirol; married to Louise E.Downs. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | Harold Pegram Fabian (1885-1975) — also known asHarold P. Fabian — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,April 1,1885.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Utah,1920,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Utah, 1928-32.Germanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon;Freemasons.Conservationist; national and state parks advocate. DiedDecember6, 1975 (age90 years, 249days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) — also known asFrederick S. Fish — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February5, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1884; member ofNewJersey state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director andgeneral counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company;president, StudebakerVehicleCompany; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.Baptist.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Clay Fish and Clara (Jones) Fish; married,June 16,1887, to Grace A. Studebaker. |
| | Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) — also known asRaymond R. Frazier — of Wisconsin; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Viroqua,VernonCounty, Wis.,March21, 1873.Republican. U.S. Consul inCopenhagen, 1902-05;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,1924.Unitarian.Member,AmericanBankers Association;Psi Upsilon;Elks.DiedOctober4, 1955 (age82 years, 197days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier; married,February22, 1898, to Augusta Wood. |
| | George Gregg Fuller (1886-1973) — ofAlexandria,Va.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1886.Officer oftelephonecompanies, 1910-13; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border;U.S. Vice Consul inOslo, 1920-21;Trondheim, 1921;Malmo, 1921;Reval, 1921-22;Jerusalem, 1923;Bushire, 1923-24;Teheran, 1924-26;Berlin, 1926-27; U.S. Consul inNiagara Falls, 1927-28;Kingston, 1928-33;Winnipeg, as of 1938-43;Saint John, as of 1943-44;Antwerp, as of 1944-45; major in the U.S. Army during World WarII; U.S. Consul General inTunis, as of 1946-48.Member,Psi Upsilon. DiedMarch12, 1973 (age86 years, 134days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof George R. Fuller and Helen (Gregg) Fuller; married,February27, 1926, to Therese Alston Williams. |
| | Edwin Louis Garvin (1877-1960) — also known asEdwin L. Garvin — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;special sessions court judge in New York, 1915-18;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1918-25;receiver, New York, Westchester & BostonRailway,1937;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1941-47; defeated, 1920.Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died, in Brookhaven MemorialHospital,Bellport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,1960(ageabout82 years).Burial location unknown. | | William West Grant Jr. (b. 1881) — also known asW. W. Grant, Jr. — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,June 27,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1928;delegateto Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William West Grant and Mary Adeline (Moseley) Grant; married,November3, 1906, to Gertrude Hendrie. |
| | Addison Loomis Green (1862-1942) — also known asAddison L. Green — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October23, 1862.Lawyer;archaeologist;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1894; becameinvolved in thetextilebusiness; vice-president, Association ofWoolenManufacturers of America; studied archeological sites in Spain andFrance withCharlesG. Dawes, 1930.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.DiedJune 24,1942 (age79 years, 244days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green; married1890 toMaud Ingersoll Bennett; married1911 toGertrude Metcalf; father of Addison Bennett Green (who marriedMargaretA. Oldham) andMarshallGreen. |
| | Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) — also known asTheodore F. Green — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October2, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Rhode Island,1912(alternate),1916(HonoraryVice-President),1928,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948,1952,1960;Democratic Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1913(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); candidate forU.S.Representative from Rhode Island, 1918;Governor ofRhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1936-40;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.Baptist.Member,AmericanArbitration Association;Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Societyof the Cincinnati;American BarAssociation.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,May 19,1966 (age98 years, 229days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Robert S. Hale (1889-1976) — also known asRobert Hale — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November29, 1889.Republican.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1923-30;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30;U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanLegion.Died inWashington,D.C.,November30, 1976 (age87 years, 1days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Charles Humphrey Hamill (b. 1868) — also known asCharles H. Hamill — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March20, 1868.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesS. Deneen, 1898-1905; member, board of managers, PresbyterianHospital;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,1920-22.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanEconomic Association;Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles D. Hamill and Susan Fannie (Walbridge) Hamill; married,May 25,1910, to Kathleen McDonald Mather-Smith. |
| | Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876-1938) — also known asR. S. Reynolds Hitt — of Mt. Morris,OgleCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Paris,France,June7, 1876.U.S. Minister toPanama, 1909-10;Guatemala, 1910-13.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died, frompneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,April16, 1938 (age61 years, 313days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Adolph August Hoehling (1868-1941) — also known asAdolph A. Hoehling — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November3, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofDistrict of Columbia supreme court, 1921-28; resigned 1928;banker.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died inWashington,D.C.,February17, 1941 (age72 years, 106days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Adolph August Hoehling (1839-1920; Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy) andAnnie (Tilghman) Hoehling; married,June 9,1906, to Louise G. Carrington. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Moulton Ingraham (1870-1951) — also known asWilliam M. Ingraham — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November2, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;CumberlandCounty Probate Judge, 1907-14;mayorof Portland, Maine, 1915; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War,1916-17;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Portland, Maine, Maine, 1917-22; candidateforU.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maine,1928;delegateto Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from CumberlandCounty, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks;Lions.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,October12, 1951 (age80 years, 344days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofDariusHolbrook Ingraham and Ella (Moulton) Ingraham; married,June 1,1901, to Jessamine P. Damsel. | | | | Image source: Portland (Maine) EveningExpress, November 10, 1917 |
| | Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) — also known asCharles F. Johnson — of Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Winslow,KennebecCounty, Maine,February14, 1859.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1892, 1894;mayorof Waterville, Maine, 1893-94; defeated, 1889, 1890; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maine,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1905-07;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maine, 1916;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29.Unitarian.Member,Psi Upsilon;Freemasons.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February15, 1930 (age71 years, 1days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. | | William Kelly (1854-1937) — of Vulcan,DickinsonCounty, Mich.; Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1854.Republican.Miningengineer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1912(alternate),1916.Presbyterian.Member,Tau BetaPi;Psi Upsilon;Rotary.Slipped andfell while descending steps, and died nine days later from hisinjuries, in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October1, 1937 (age83 years, 167days).Interment atEverettCemetery, Everett, Pa. | | Henry B. Ketcham (b. 1865) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Dover Plains,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1900.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon.Burial location unknown. | | Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) — also known asClarence E. Kilburn — of Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45,34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65).Methodist.Member,Psi Upsilon;Elks;Freemasons.DiedMay 20,1975 (age82 years, 37days).Cremated;ashes interred atMorningsideCemetery, Malone, N.Y. | | Robert Lansing (1864-1928) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1864.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1915-20.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;Psi Upsilon.Died, ofmyocarditis,inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1928 (age64 years, 13days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) — also known asRobert M. Leach — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.; Franklin,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in Franklin,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,April 2,1879.Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, AthertonFurnitureCo.; director, BurpeeFurnitureCo.; director, National ShawmutBank ofBoston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1928(alternate),1932.Unitarian.Member,Psi Upsilon;Freemasons.Died in Eustis,LakeCounty, Fla.,February18, 1952 (age72 years, 322days).Interment atFranklinCemetery, Franklin, N.H. | | Abram Bennett Macardell (1877-1958) — also known asAbram B. Macardell — of Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Hope,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1877.Democrat.Newspapereditor;mayorof Middletown, N.Y., 1924-29; defeated, 1921, 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Moose;Psi Upsilon.Died in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1958 (age80 years, 166days).Interment atPine Hill Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y. | | Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 50th District, 1914;U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned1928;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.Baptist.Member,Psi Upsilon;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1952 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864-1937) — also known asRowland B. Mahany — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1864.Newspapereditor;lawyer;U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1892-93;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1895-99; defeated(Republican), 1892, 1898, 1900; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from District of Columbia,1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Psi Upsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 2,1937 (age72 years, 216days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Hubert Carpenter Mandeville (b. 1867) — also known asHubert C. Mandeville — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1867.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 41st District, 1915.Member,Freemasons;Psi Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edgar W. Mandeville and Carri E. Mandeville; married1892 to MaryF. Stoops. |
| | Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) — also known asCharles D. Millard — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1920-37; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1920,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37; resigned1937;WestchesterCounty Surrogate, 1937-43.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;Psi Upsilon.Fearing that he was losing his mind, hejumpedfrom the north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge, andfell 150feet to his death on the rocks below, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1944 (age71 years, 10days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | John Hill Morgan (b. 1870) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1900-03; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1918; trustee,Brooklyn SavingsBank;member advisory committee,Bank ofAmerica.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lancaster Morgan and Alice M. (Hill) Morgan; married,November10, 1903, to Lelia A. Myers. |
| | Charles Phelps (1852-1940) — of Rockville,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in East Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August10, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Vernon, 1885; member ofConnecticutstate senate 23rd District, 1893-94;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1897-99;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1899-1903;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention from Vernon, 1902;TollandCounty State's Attorney, 1904-15;bankdirector.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon;OddFellows;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February3, 1940 (age87 years, 177days).Entombed atGroveHill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Benjamin Clark Phelps and Sarah Parker (Humphrey) Phelps;married,October19, 1881, to Leila Loomis Bill; married,March28, 1900, to Elsie Edith Sykes; second cousin four times removedofJonathanIngersoll andJaredIngersoll; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll andCharlesAnthony Ingersoll. | | | | Political families:Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) — also known asPhelps von Rottenburg — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Wildwood,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Bonn,Germany,May4, 1897.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1932;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936,1948(alternate); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofAmerican Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1956,1960,1964(alternate);delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Psi Upsilon;UrbanLeague;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in Wildwood,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,June 10,1981 (age84 years, 37days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frank Avery Pike (1901-1982) — also known asFrank A. Pike — of Lubec,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Born in Maine,August9, 1901.Republican.Fish packingbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1952.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died in Georgetown,EssexCounty, Mass.,December13, 1982 (age81 years, 126days).Interment atOlson Cemetery, Lubec, Maine. | | Spencer G. Prime II (born c.1883) — of Upper Jay,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Upper Jay,EssexCounty, N.Y., about 1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1912-13.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown. | | Mortimer Robinson Proctor (1889-1968) — also known asMortimer R. Proctor — of Proctor,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Proctor,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 30,1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,Vermont Marble Co.; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1933-39;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1937;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1941-45;Governor ofVermont, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President; delegation chair;speaker);Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Member,Grange;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Psi Upsilon;Eagles;Elks;Freemasons.DiedApril28, 1968 (age78 years, 334days).Burial location unknown. | | Fulton Jarvis Redman (1885-1969) — also known asFulton J. Redman — of Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine; Bar Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine,March12, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1916-17; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maine,1924,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from Maine, 1924, 1926, 1942; candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1940; president, Maine Publishing Corp., publishers ofPortlandEvening Newsnewspaper;director, MaineBroadcastingSystem, Inc.Congregationalist.Member,Psi Upsilon.Died in October,1969(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Erastus Fulton Redman and Julia (Jarvis) Redman; married,April14, 1914, to Florence E. Murphy. |
 | Eugene Lamb Richards Jr. (1863-1927) — also known asEugene L. Richards, Jr. — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 14,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;legal counsel to New York City MayorGeorgeB. McClellan, 1906-08; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1908;New York State Superintendent of Banks, 1914-17;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1915;bankdirector.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Skulland Bones.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Woodbridge,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September17, 1927 (age64 years, 95days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Charles Edwin Searls (b. 1846) — also known asCharles E. Searls — of Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March25, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;bankdirector; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Thompson, 1871, 1886;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1881-83; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1896;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1909-10.Member,American BarAssociation;Psi Upsilon.Intermentsomewherein Pomfret, Conn. | | Samuel Sherman (1828-1901) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 2,1828.Republican.Lawyer;accompanied the ailing Vice President-elect,WilliamRufus de Vane King, on his visit to Cuba in 1853; probate judgein Connecticut, 1873; candidate forConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1874.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October22, 1901 (age73 years, 142days).Interment atCentral Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Conn. | | John Paul Stevens (1920-2019) — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April20, 1920.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-75;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1975-2010; took senior status 2010.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,July 16,2019 (age99 years, 87days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) — also known asHenry W. Taft — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 27,1859.Republican.Lawyer;counsel, New York, New Haven and HartfordRailroad;director, Central SavingsBank ofNew York; trustee, MutualLifeInsurance Company;; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920,1924.Member,American BarAssociation;Skulland Bones;Psi Upsilon.Tripped andfell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died asa result, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1945 (age86 years, 76days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known asRobert A. Taft;"Mr.Republican";"Mr. Integrity";"OurIllustrious Dunderhead" —of Indian Hill,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September8, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932,1944;member ofOhiostate senate, 1931-32;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,Psi Upsilon.Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, frommalignanttumors, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1953 (age63 years, 326days).Interment atIndianHill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;memorial monument atCapitolGrounds, Washington, D.C.  | William Howard Taft (1857-1930) — also known asWilliam H. Taft;"BigBill" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September15, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882-83;superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General,1890-92;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1892-1900; resigned1900;lawprofessor;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1901-04;U.S.Secretary of War, 1904-08;Presidentof the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30; resigned 1930.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Psi Upsilon;Skulland Bones;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1930 (age72 years, 174days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofAlphonsoTaft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother ofCharlesPhelps Taft; brother ofHenryWaters Taft; married,June 19,1886, toHelenLouise Herron (daughter ofJohnWilliamson Herron; sister-in-law ofHenryFrederick Lippitt; niece ofWilliamCollins; aunt ofFrederickLippitt; granddaughter ofElaCollins); father ofRobertAlphonso Taft andCharlesPhelps Taft II; uncle ofWalbridgeS. Taft; grandson ofPeterRawson Taft; grandfather ofWilliamHoward Taft III,RobertTaft Jr. andSethChase Taft; great-grandfather ofRobertAlphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWarner Hoppin,JohnMilton Thayer,EdwardM. Chapin andGeorgeFranklin Chapin. | | | | Political family:Taftfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WalterP. Johnson —FredWarner Carpenter —CharlesD. Hilles | | | | The formercommunityof Taft, now part ofLincolnCity, Oregon, wasnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool, inBronx, NewYork (closed 2008), wasnamed forhim. — TaftHighSchool, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHighSchool (opened 1960; became charter school 2013-14), inLosAngees, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress andProsperity." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about William Howard Taft: PaoloEnrico Coletta,ThePresidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — Alpheus Thomas Mason,WilliamHoward Taft — Lewis L. Gould,TheWilliam Howard Taft Presidency — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about William HowardTaft: Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, August 1901 |
| | Charles Newhall Taintor (1840-1920) — also known asCharles N. Taintor — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November28, 1840.Republican. Map and bookpublisher;New York Commissioner of Emigration, 1881-89; New York City PoliceJustice, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1888; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1893; president,United States SavingsBank,1910-20.Member,Psi Upsilon. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1920 (age79 years, 105days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Colchester, Conn. | | Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) — also known asEverett B. Taylor — of Sun Valley,BlaineCounty, Idaho.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October21, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;represented Travelers'Insurance,banks,and the Union PacificRailroad;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1956,1960.Member,AmericanLegion;Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Rotary.DiedMarch 2,1990 (age90 years, 132days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor; married,September14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman. |
 | John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) — also known asJohn Q. Tilson — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Clearbranch,UnicoiCounty, Tenn.,April 5,1866.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-32 (at-large1909-13, 3rd District 1915-32); defeated, 1912; resigned 1932;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1932;Parliamentarian,1936.Baptist.Member,Psi Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in New London,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August14, 1958 (age92 years, 131days).Interment atTilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn. | | | William Hedgcock Webster (b. 1924) — also known asWilliam H. Webster — Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 6,1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1959-61;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1970-73;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1973-78; director,Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-87; director of CentralIntelligence, 1987-91.ChristianScientist. Member,Psi Upsilon.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1991.Still living as of 2014.
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