Very incomplete list! | |  Roy Leslie Austin (b. 1939) — also known asRoy L. Austin — of Pennsylvania. Born in Kingstown,St. Vincentand the Grenadines,December13, 1939.Naturalized U.S. citizen;universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 2001-09.Africanancestry. Member,Skull and Bones.Still living as of 2014. | | Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa,November7, 1862.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skull and Bones.Died, following astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1947 (age84 years, 192days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) — also known asLloyd W. Bowers — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 9,1859.Lawyer;general counsel, Chicago & North WesternRailway,1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.Member,Skull and Bones. Died, from aheartattack, while suffering frombronchitis,in the TouraineHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September9, 1910 (age51 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) — also known asJames L. Buckley — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in an elevator at Women'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),1976 (Republican); Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1980;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; tooksenior status 1996.Catholic.IrishandSwissancestry. Member,Skull and Bones.President,Radio FreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 1982-85.Still living as of 2018. | | William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1925.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1966.Catholic.IrishandSwissancestry. Member,Skull and Bones.Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor ofNational Reviewmagazine;authorand lecturer; host oftelevisionnews show "Firing Line"; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.Died, probably ofdiabetesandemphysema,in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February27, 2008 (age82 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brotherofJamesLane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who marriedLeoBrent Bozell); married1950 toPatricia Alden Austin Taylor. | | | | Political family:Buckleyfamily of New York and Connecticut. | | | | Cross-reference:FredericR. Coudert, Jr. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.:GettingIt Right (2003) —Godand Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'(1951) —Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) —Nearer,My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) —TheLexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive WordLover (1998) —Airborne: A Sentimental Journey (1984) —InSearch of Anti-Semitism (1992) —BrothersNo More (1995) —UpFrom Liberalism (1959) —TheCommittee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee onUn-American Activities (1962) —Elvisin the Morning (2001) —Executioneve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) —Fourreforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) —Gratitude: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —Nuremberg: the reckoning (2002) —Overdrive: a personal documentary (1983) —UnitedNations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) —Theunmaking of a mayor (1966) —RonaldReagan: An American Hero (2001) —TheReagan I Knew (2008) | | | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.:StainedGlass : A Blackford Oakes Novel —MarcoPolo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Savingthe Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —SeeYou Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Tucker'sLast Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Mongoose,R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —AVery Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —HighJinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Who'son First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy | | | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:John B. Judis,WilliamF. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —Lee Edwards,WilliamF. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.Bogus,Buckley:William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of AmericanConservatism | | | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,Jr.: David Miller,ChairmanBill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
| | George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018) — also known asGeorge Bush;"Poppy";"Sheepskin";"Timberwolf" —of Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 12,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1964, 1970;U.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1967-71; U.S.Representative toUnited Nations, 1971-73;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1973-74; U.S. Liaison toChina, 1974-75; director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency,1976-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1980;VicePresident of the United States, 1981-89;Presidentof the United States, 1989-93; defeated, 1992.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Skull and Bones;Council onForeign Relations;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Societyof the Cincinnati;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November30, 2018 (age94 years, 171days).Interment atGeorge H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, CollegeStation, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofPrescottSheldon Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush; married,January6, 1945, toBarbaraPierce; father ofGeorgeWalker Bush (who marriedLauraLane Welch) andJohnEllis Bush; grandfather ofGeorgePrescott Bush; first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavis. | | | | Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts. | | | | Cross-reference:CasparW. Weinberger —JohnH. Sununu —DonEvans —JamesC. Oberwetter —MaryMcClure Bibby | | | | The George Bush School of Government andPublic Service, at Texas A&MUniversity,CollegeStation, Texas, isnamed forhim. — George BushHighSchool, inRichmond,Texas, isnamed forhim. — George Herbert Walker BushElementarySchool, inAddison,Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by George H. W. Bush:AllThe Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings(1999) —LookingForward (1987) —AWorld Transformed (1998) | | | | Books about George H. W. Bush: JohnRobert Greene,ThePresidency of George Bush — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren,GeorgeH. W. Bush (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about George H. W. Bush:Kevin Phillips,AmericanDynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in theHouse of Bush — Kitty Kelly,TheFamily : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty |
| | George Walker Bush (b. 1946) — also known asGeorge W. Bush;"Dubya";"Shrub";"The Smirking Chimp";"The Decider" —of Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.; Crawford,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 6,1946.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 19th District, 1978; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1988;Governorof Texas, 1995-2000;Presidentof the United States, 2001-09.Methodist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Skull and Bones.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives: SonofGeorgeHerbert Walker Bush andBarbaraBush; brother ofJohnEllis Bush; married,November5, 1977, to Laura Welch; married1977 toLauraLane Welch; uncle ofGeorgePrescott Bush; grandson ofPrescottSheldon Bush; cousin *** ofElizabethWalker Field. | | | | Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts. | | | | Cross-reference:PhilipJ. Berg —DanSullivan —RichardJ. Neuhaus | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by George W. Bush:ACharge to Keep (1999) —GeorgeW. Bush on God and Country : The President Speaks Out About Faith,Principle, and Patriotism (2004) —WeWill Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism andFreedom (2003) | | | | Books about George W. Bush: J. H.Hatfield et al,FortunateSon : George W. Bush and the Making of An AmericanPresident — Roger Simon,DividedWe Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost thePresidency — Frank Bruni,Amblinginto History : The Unlikely Odyssey of George W.Bush — Bryan Laberge,GeorgeW. Bush : In the Whirlwind — Lou Dubose et al,BoyGenius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumphof George W. Bush — Bill Sammon,Misunderestimated:The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry, and the BushHaters — David Aikman,AMan of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W.Bush — Bob Woodward,Bushat War — Bob Woodward,Planof Attack — Craig Unger,Houseof Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World'sTwo Most Powerful Dynasties — Stephen Mansfield,TheFaith of George W. Bush — Ronald Kessler,AMatter of Character : Inside the White House of George W.Bush — Paul Kengor,Godand George W. Bush : A Spiritual Life — Carolyn B.Thompson & James W. Ware,TheLeadership Genius of George W. Bush: 10 Common Sense Lessons from theCommander-in-Chief — Donald F. Kettl,TeamBush : Leadership Lessons from the Bush White House —Sandra J. Kachurek,GeorgeW. Bush (for young readers) — Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren,GeorgeW. Bush (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about George W. Bush:Molly Ivins,Shrub:The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush —David Corn,TheLies of George W. Bush : Mastering the Politics ofDeception — Kevin Phillips,AmericanDynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in theHouse of Bush — Kitty Kelly,TheFamily : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty — John W.Dean,WorseThan Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W.Bush — Ron Suskind,ThePrice of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Educationof Paul O'Neill — Robert C. Byrd,LosingAmerica: Confronting a Reckless and ArrogantPresidency — Jack Huberman,TheBush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency ofthe Past 100 Years — Ian Williams,Deserter: George Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and HisPast — Dan Piraro,TheThree Little Pigs Buy the White House |
 | Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known asPrescott S. Bush — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 15,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;director, Pan AmericanAirways;director, ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1948,1956(chair,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(alternate);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Skull and Bones.Died, oflungcancer, in the MemorialHospitalfor Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1972 (age77 years, 146days).Interment atPutnamCemetery, Greenwich, Conn. |  | Frederick Collin (1850-1939) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;director, ChemungCanalTrust Co.; director, ArnotRealtyCorporation; director, Elmira, Corning, & WaverlyRailway;mayorof Elmira, N.Y., 1894-98;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1910-20; appointed 1910.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1939 (age89 years, 116days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y.  | Frederick Trubee Davison (1896-1974) — also known asF. Trubee Davison — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1922-26;Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1926-32; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1932; president, American Museum of NaturalHistory, 1933-51; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; personneldirector, Central Intelligence Agency, 1951-52.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Skull and Bones;AmericanLegion.Died in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November14, 1974 (age78 years, 280days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Pomeroy Davison and Kate (Trubee) Davison; married,April16, 1920, to Dorothy Peabody. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 24,1925 |
 | Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) — also known asChauncey M. Depew — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63;secretaryof state of New York, 1864-65;WestchesterCounty Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868,1892,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920(speaker),1924;Liberal Republican candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New YorkCentralRailroad;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1888;U.S.Senator from New York, 1899-1911.FrenchHuguenot,Dutch,andEnglishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Societyof the Cincinnati;Skull and Bones.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1928 (age93 years, 348days).Entombed atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Depew and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew; married,November9, 1871, to Elise Hegeman; married,December28, 1901, to May Palmer; second great-grandnephew ofRogerSherman; second cousin twice removed ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; second cousin four times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin once removed ofSimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman andMertonWilliam Fairbank; third cousin thrice removed ofReubenBostwick Heacock; fourth cousin ofJohnFrederick Addis,Henryde Forest Baldwin andRogerSherman Hoar; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Dix,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman,CharlesWarren Fairbanks,NewtonHamilton Fairbanks,JohnStanley Addis andArchibaldCox. | | | | Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThevillageofDepew, NewYork, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896) |
| | Maxwell Evarts (1862-1913) — of Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1862.Lawyer;counsel for the Union Pacific and otherrailroads;banker;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1906.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,October7, 1913 (age50 years, 326days).Interment atAscutneyCemetery, Windsor, Vt.  | William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901) — also known asWilliam M. Evarts — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February6, 1818.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1860;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Attorney General, 1868-69;U.S.Secretary of State, 1877-81;U.S.Senator from New York, 1885-91.Member,Skull and Bones. Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1901 (age83 years, 22days).Interment atAscutneyCemetery, Windsor, Vt. | | Dwight Foster (1828-1884) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in1828.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Worcester, Mass., 1856;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1861-64;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1866-69.Member,Skull and Bones. DiedApril18, 1884 (ageabout 55years).Interment atWorcesterRural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass. | | Evan Griffith Galbraith (1928-2008) — Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,July 2,1928.Republican. U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1981-85.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skull and Bones.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 2008 (age79 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. (1910-2011) — also known asS. Hazard Gillespie, Jr. — of New York. Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,July 12,1910.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1959-61.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;Council onForeign Relations;Skull and Bones.Died, ofpancreaticcancer, in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March 7,2011 (age100 years,238 days).Burial location unknown. | | William Averell Harriman (1891-1986) — also known asW. Averell Harriman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1891.Democrat. U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1943-46;Great Britain, 1946;, 1961, 1965-69;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1946-48; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1952,1956;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1952,1956,1960,1964;Governorof New York, 1955-59; defeated, 1958; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1969.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias;Skull and Bones.Died in Yorktown Heights,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1986 (age94 years, 253days).Interment atArdenFarm Graveyard, Arden, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofEdwardHenry Harriman; married,September21, 1915, to Kitty Lawrence; married,February21, 1930, to Marie (Norton) Whitney (ex-wife ofCorneliusVanderbilt Whitney); married,September27, 1971, toPamelaHayward. | | | | Cross-reference:JonathanB. Bingham | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Averell Harriman: WalterIsaacson,TheWise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made |
| | Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901) — also known asHenry B. Harrison — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September11, 1821.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1854; Republican candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1857; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1865, 1873, 1884;Speakerof the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1884;Governor ofConnecticut, 1885-87; defeated (Republican), 1874.Member,Skull and Bones;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October29, 1901 (age80 years, 48days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Thomas Hedge (1844-1920) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,June 24,1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1899-1907.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,November28, 1920 (age76 years, 157days).Interment atAspenGrove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.  | George Chandler Holt (1843-1931) — Born in Mexico,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1843.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1903-14;retired 1914.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Nice,France,January26, 1931 (age87 years, 26days).Intermentsomewherein Nice, France. | | David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) — also known asDavid S. Ingalls — of Hunting Valley,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January28, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretaryof the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of ClevelandDepartment of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1940,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1956;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and generalmanager, Pan AmericanAirFerries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station;executive, Pan AmericanWorldAirways;newspaperpublisher.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Skull and Bones.Died in Chagrin Falls,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April26, 1985 (age86 years, 88days).Burial location unknown.  | William Knowles James (1852-1927) — also known asW. K. James — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.;AndrewCounty, Mo.Born near Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,August20, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1898-1902; candidate forMissouristate senate, 1906;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1917-18;defeated, 1918.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;American BarAssociation;Skull and Bones.Died, frompneumonia,in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November11, 1927 (age75 years, 83days).Interment atMt.Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Uriah Thomas James and Eliza Jane (Knowles) James; married,October31, 1883, to Mary Armstrong Tootle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) — also known asOliver G. Jennings — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1921;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1923-24; director,U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company; director, BethlehemSteelCorporation; director,Grocery StoreProducts, Inc.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Skull and Bones.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in the HarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1936 (age71 years, 169days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn. | | Stephen Wright Kellogg (1822-1904) — also known asStephen W. Kellogg — of Naugatuck,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Shelburne,FranklinCounty, Mass.,April 5,1822.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1853; probate judge in Connecticut,1854-60; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Waterbury, 1856; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1860,1868,1876;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1869-75; defeated,1876, 1892.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January27, 1904 (age81 years, 297days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Waterbury, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Poole Kellogg and Lucy (Wright) Kellogg; married,September10, 1851, to Lucia Hosmer Andrews; father of Elizabeth HosmerKellogg (who marriedIrvingHall Chase); great-grandfather ofSethChase Taft; second cousin once removed ofClementPhineas Kellogg; second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeSmith Catlin; second cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin once removed ofDanielKellogg (1791-1875),AbijahCatlin andTheronEphron Catlin; third cousin twice removed ofJasonKellogg,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin ofGeorgeBradley Kellogg andDanielKellogg (1835-1918); fourth cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill,CharlesKellogg (1839-1903) andOrloErland Wadhams. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Kent (1864-1928) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Kentfield,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March29, 1864.Republican.U.S.Representative from California, 1911-17 (2nd District 1911-13,1st District 1913-17); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1912.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Kentfield,MarinCounty, Calif.,March13, 1928 (age63 years, 350days).Cremated. | | John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) — also known asJohn F. Kerry;"Liveshot" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Fitzsimmons ArmyHospital,Aurora,AdamsCounty, Colo.,December11, 1943.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1983-85;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-2013; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2004.Catholic.EnglishandJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skull and Bones.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives: Sonof Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married,May 23,1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married,May 26,1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow ofHenryJohn Heinz III); second great-grandson ofRobertCharles Winthrop; third great-grandson ofThomasLindall Winthrop andJeremiahMason; third great-grandnephew ofJohnMurray Forbes (1771-1831); fourth great-grandnephew ofGeorgeCabot; fifth great-grandson ofJamesBowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew ofTimothyPickering; sixth great-grandnephew ofFitz-JohnWinthrop; seventh great-grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed ofDavidSears,JanePierce andJohnMurray Forbes (1813-1898); first cousin seven times removed ofJohnAlsop; second cousin twice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed ofDudleyLeavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamCameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryCabot Lodge,JohnGardner Coolidge andAugustusPeabody Gardner; fourth cousin ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot,MariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody andWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesFrancis Adams andMalcolmStevenson Forbes; eighth great-grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1588-1649). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:LeslieL. Farr II | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by John F. Kerry:ACall to Service : My Vision for a Better America(2003) —TheNew War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security(1997) —OurPlan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, withJohn Edwards (2004) | | | | Books about John F. Kerry: DouglasBrinkley,Tourof Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — MichaelKranish et al,JohnF. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters WhoKnow Him Best — Paul Alexander,TheCandidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the WhiteHouse — George Butler,JohnKerry: A Portrait — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation | | | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi,Unfitfor Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against JohnKerry — David N. Bossie,TheMany Faces of John Kerry |
| | Robert Abercrombie Lovett (1895-1986) — also known asRobert A. Lovett — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,September14, 1895.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; partner, Brown BrothersHarriman; director of severalrailroadcompanies; director, PresbyterianHospitalof New York;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1951-53.Member,Skull and Bones. Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Died in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 7,1986 (age90 years, 235days).Interment atLocustValley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y. | | Sidney Catlin Partridge (1857-1930) — also known asS. C. Partridge — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1857.Republican. EpiscopalBishop ofKyoto, Japan, 1900-11; Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri,1911-30;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1928.Episcopalian.Member,Skull and Bones.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 22,1930 (age72 years, 294days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.  | 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,PsiUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Skull and Bones.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Woodbridge,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September17, 1927 (age64 years, 95days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.  | Ellis Henry Roberts (1827-1918) — also known asEllis H. Roberts — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1864,1868;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867;U.S.Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73,22nd District 1873-75); defeated, 1874;banker;Treasurer of the United States, 1897-1905.Presbyterian.Welshancestry. Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Skull and Bones;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in1918(ageabout90 years).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | Kenneth Farrand Simpson (1895-1941) — also known asKenneth F. Simpson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1935-40; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1936,1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee);U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; died in office1941.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Skull and Bones;AmericanLegion;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1941 (age45 years, 266days).Interment atHudsonCity Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y. | | Potter Stewart (1915-1985) — Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,January23, 1915.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81; took senior status 1981.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Skull and Bones.Died in Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,December7, 1985 (age70 years, 318days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950) — also known asHenry L. Stimson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1906-09;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1910;U.S.Secretary of War, 1911-13, 1940-45;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920,1932;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1927-29;U.S.Secretary of State, 1929-33.Presbyterian.Member,Skull and Bones.Died in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October20, 1950 (age83 years, 29days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) — also known asCharles P. Taft — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September20, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;HamiltonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati CityCouncil, 1938-42; Republican candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1952, 1958 (primary);mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;Skull and Bones;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanLegion.DiedJune 24,1983 (age85 years, 277days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | 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;Skull and Bones;PsiUpsilon.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.  | 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;PsiUpsilon;Skull and 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 |
| | Nelson Strobridge Talbott III (b. 1946) — also known asStrobe Talbott — of Ohio. Born in1946.U.S. Ambassador to, 1993-94.Member,Skull and Bones. Still living as of 1994. | | James Samuel Wadsworth (1807-1864) — also known asJames S. Wadsworth — of New York. Born in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1807.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Member,Skull and Bones.Diedof wounds received in the Battle of the Wilderness, inSpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,May 8,1864 (age56 years, 191days).Interment atTempleHill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wadsworth and Naomi (Wolcott) Wadsworth; married,May 11,1834, to Mary Craig Wharton; father ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth andJamesWolcott Wadsworth; grandfather ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; great-grandson ofErastusWolcott; great-grandfather ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth; great-grandnephew ofOliverWolcott Sr.; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); second great-grandfather ofJamesWadsworth Symington; first cousin once removed ofEdwardOliver Wolcott; first cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,EliCoe Birdsey (1799-1843),GeorgeHarrison Hall andAlfredWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),DanielPitkin,EliCoe Birdsey (1843-1929),LawsonWooding Hall andSeldenChapin; third cousin thrice removed ofFredericLincoln Chapin; fourth cousin ofMorrisWoodruff,ElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,TheodoreDwight,TimothyPitkin,CharlesRobert Sherman,EdmundHolcomb,GeorgeCatlin Woodruff,LewisBartholomew Woodruff,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamChapman Williston,WilliamFessenden Allen,AlfredClark Chapin,FranklinDarius Hale,AdrianRowe Wadsworth, Sr.,FrederickHobbes Allen andClarenceSeymour Wadsworth. | | | | Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known asJames W. Wadsworth, Jr. — of Mt. Morris,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.; Groveland,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.; Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.Born in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County, 1905-10;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1906-10; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920(speaker),1924,1928,1936,1940;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912;U.S.Senator from New York, 1915-27; defeated, 1926;U.S.Representative from New York, 1933-51 (39th District 1933-45,41st District 1945-51);delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,LoyalLegion;Grange;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;DeltaKappa Epsilon;UnionLeague;Skull and Bones.The U.S. Senate's leading opponent of woman suffrage and alcoholprohibition.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 21,1952 (age74 years, 314days).Interment atTempleHill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJamesWolcott Wadsworth and Mary Louisa (Travers) Wadsworth; married,September30, 1902, to Alice Hay (daughter ofJohnMilton Hay); father ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth and Evelyn Wadsworth (who marriedWilliamStuart Symington); nephew ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth; grandson ofJamesSamuel Wadsworth; grandfather ofJamesWadsworth Symington; great-grandson ofReverdyJohnson; great-grandnephew ofThomasFielder Bowie; second great-grandson ofJohnJohnson; second great-grandnephew ofRobertWilliam Bowie (1787-1848); third great-grandson ofErastusWolcott andRobertWilliam Bowie (1750-1818); third great-grandnephew ofOliverWolcott Sr.,BenjaminMackall IV,WalterBowie andThomasMackall; fourth great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold,FrederickWolcott andMargaretTaylor; second cousin once removed ofEdwardOliver Wolcott; second cousin five times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin thrice removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; fourth cousin once removed ofEliCoe Birdsey,GeorgeHarrison Hall andAlfredWolcott. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June1919 |
| | George Peabody Wetmore (1846-1921) — also known asGeorge P. Wetmore — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in London,England,of American parents,August2, 1846.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur); Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan);Governor ofRhode Island, 1885-87;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1895-1907, 1908-13.Member,Skull and Bones. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September11, 1921 (age75 years, 40days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.
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