Very incomplete list! | |  Robert Adams Jr. (1849-1906) — also known asBertie Adams — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February26, 1849.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1883-86; U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1889-90;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1893-1906; died inoffice 1906; drafted and introduced the declaration of war againstSpain, 1898.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons of the War of 1812;Societyof Colonial Wars.Despondent over heavy losses in stock speculation and the prospect ofdefeat at the polls, hekilledhimself bypistolshot, in his rooms at the Metropolitan Club, and died soon afterin EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,June 1,1906 (age57 years, 95days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Eugene Cleophas Bonniwell (b. 1872) — also known asEugene C. Bonniwell — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September25, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;municipal judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-39; Democratic candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1918, 1926, 1934 (primary); candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1921.Catholic.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Sonsof Union Veterans;Society of the War of 1812;Knightsof Columbus;Moose.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell;married,June 5,1900, to Madeleine Helene Cahill; married,August28, 1934, to Roberta Curry Ranck. |
| | Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known asMorgan G. Bulkeley — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,December26, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,AetnaLifeInsurance Company, 1870-1922;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1884(alternate),1892,1896;Governorof Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1896;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Society of the War of 1812.Firstpresident of the National League of ProfessionalBaseBall Clubs in 1876.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November6, 1922 (age84 years, 315days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) — also known asKenneth F. Cramer — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;coalbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; memberofConnecticutstate senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1936;general in the U.S. Army during World War II.Member,AmericanLegion;PurpleHeart;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Society of the War of 1812;Sonsof Union Veterans;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died, from aheartattack, whilehunting,in Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany,February20, 1954 (age59 years, 140days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) — also known asAsa Bird Gardner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor for actions in Civil War War battles, but it was revokedin 1917 when no evidence was found to support his award;lawprofessor;NewYork County District Attorney, 1898-1900; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900;removedfrom office as District Attorney in December 1900, by Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt, overchargesthat he hadinterferedwith the prosecution of election cases against Tammany Hall.Member,TammanyHall;Societyof the Cincinnati;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Society of the War of 1812;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1919 (age79 years, 236days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Thomas Edward Green (1857-1940) — also known asThomas E. Green — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born in Harrisville,ButlerCounty, Pa.,December27, 1857.Democrat.Rector,Grace Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1888-1903;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1892.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Rotary;Sonsof the Revolution;Sons of the War of 1812;Pi GammaMu.Died, in Takoma ParkHospital,Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January24, 1940 (age82 years, 28days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof John Moore Green and Martha (McCreary) Green; married1880 to LauraElizabeth Johnson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stella Bernice Haines (1876-1963) — also known asStella B. Haines — of Augusta,ButlerCounty, Kan.Born in Rose Hill,ButlerCounty, Kan.,December3, 1876.Republican. Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1926-30; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kansas,1940.Female.Baptist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Daughters of the War of 1812.DiedSeptember18, 1963 (age86 years, 289days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Augusta, Kan.  | Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known asCarter H. Harrison — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1900,1916,1920,1932,1936;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1934-44.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Society of the War of 1812;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December25, 1953 (age93 years, 246days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: SonofCarterHenry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; marriedto Marguerite Stearns; married,December14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793) andWilliamGrayson; second great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),WilliamCabell andWilliamSmallwood; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),RobertJefferson Breckinridge,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,WilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andBenjaminEarl Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,JamesMonroe (1758-1831),WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andJohnRobertson; third cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge,HenrySkillman Breckinridge andEarleCabell; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JoelWalker Flood andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),ThomasBell Monroe,JamesMonroe (1799-1870) andStanleyMatthews; third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett andSamuelNicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison,HenryDe La Warr Flood,JohnBrady Grayson,FrederickMadison Roberts andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,VictorMonroe,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,HarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Jefferson Monroe Levy (1852-1924) — also known asJefferson M. Levy — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1911-15 (13th District1899-1901, 1911-13, 14th District 1913-15).Jewish. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Society of the War of 1812.InheritedThomasJefferson's home, Monticello, from his uncle; maintained andpreserved it for later generations.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1924 (age71 years, 325days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Gaylord Patrick O'Connor (1916-1994) — also known asGaylord P. O'Connor;PatO'Connor —of Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.Born in Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.,November20, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofPike County Democratic Party, 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1952.Member,Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Society of the War of 1812;ReserveOfficers Association;Elks;Freemasons.Died, in Pike County MemorialHospital,Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.,December26, 1994 (age78 years, 36days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Vincent O'Connor and Clelia Emma (Ince) O'Connor; married,June19, 1943, to Martha Jeanne Wing. |
| | Paul McDonald Robinett (1893-1975) — also known asPaul M. Robinett — of Mountain Grove,WrightCounty, Mo.Born in Mountain Grove,WrightCounty, Mo.,December19, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general inthe U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1948.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons of the War of 1812.DiedFebruary5, 1975 (age81 years, 48days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Mo.  | Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867-1936) — also known asCharles H. Sherrill — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1909-10; general in the U.S. Army during World WarI; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1932-33.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;Society of the War of 1812.Died in Paris,France,June25, 1936 (age69 years, 73days).Interment atSouthEnd Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Milton William Shreve (1858-1939) — also known asMilton W. Shreve — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born inVenangoCounty, Pa.,May 3,1858.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney;chair ofErie County Republican Party, 1900; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1907-12;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-33 (25th District1913-15, 1919-23, 29th District 1923-33).Member,Society of the War of 1812. DiedDecember23, 1939 (age81 years, 234days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa.  | Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906) — also known as"Fighting Joe" — of Wheeler,LawrenceCounty, Ala.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September10, 1836.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;planter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1881-82, 1885-1900;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons of the War of 1812.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1906 (age69 years, 137days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox (Hull) Wheeler; married,February6, 1866, to Daniella Jones (granddaughter ofPeterEarly); father of Thomas Harrison Wheeler. | | | | Wheeler County,Ga. is named for him. | | | | WheelerDam(built 1933-36), on the Tennessee River inLauderdaleandLawrencecounties, Alabama, and the WheelerLakereservoir, which extends intoLimestone,Morgan,andMadisoncounties, arenamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article | | | | Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906) |
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