Very incomplete list! | |  Isaac Adams (1802-1883) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.,August16, 1802.Democrat.Inventor of the Adamsprintingpress, which was used worldwide for printing books; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1840; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1854.Died in Sandwich,CarrollCounty, N.H.,July 19,1883 (age80 years, 337days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Adams and Elizabeth (Horne) Adams. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Frank Aldrich (b. 1850) — ofWashington,D.C.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Pierpont,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,March17, 1850.Republican.Newspapereditor;bookpublisher; manager and electrician for the Hansen BatteryLight andPower Company, Washington, D.C., 1889-90; quartermaster-generalof the District of Columbia National Guard, 1890-92;inventedin 1893 andpatented arailroadcar seal which became widely used; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1899-1900.Burial location unknown. | | James Arkell (1829-1902) — also known as"Father of the Paper SackIndustry" —of Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Oxford,England,October16, 1829.Republican.Newspapereditor; manufacturer andprinterofflourbags, originally fromcotton,then when cotton became scarce during the Civil War, he innovated theuse ofpaperbags as a substitute for cotton; hisinventions receiveddozens of U.S. patents; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1884-85; in 1885, former General andPresidentUlyssesS. Grant died at Arkell's summer home in Mt. McGregor.Died in Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1902 (age72 years, 299days).Interment atCanajoharie Falls Cemetery, Canajoharie, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Arkell and Mary (Carter) Arkell; married,July 23,1853, to Sarah Hall Bartlett; father-in-law of BernhardGillam. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Matthias William Baldwin (1795-1866) — also known asMatthias W. Baldwin — Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,December10, 1795.Jeweler;inventor;locomotivemanufacturer; abolitionist;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837.Died in Wissinoming, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September7, 1866 (age70 years, 271days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue atPhiladelphia City Hall Grounds, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Charles Harry Benedict (b. 1876) — of Lake Linden,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September24, 1876.Democrat.Metallurgist;worked for copperminingcompanies;inventor, ammonia leaching process for copper;director, Federal ReserveBank ofMinneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1920,1928(alternate).Jewish. Member,AmericanChemical Society;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married,February4, 1902, to Lena Manson. |
 | Harry W. Bolens (b. 1864) — of Port Washington,OzaukeeCounty, Wis.BornJanuary13, 1864.Democrat.Inventor;manufacturer;newspaperpublisher;farmer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1920; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1924(alternate),1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofWisconsinstate senate 20th District, 1933-40; defeated, 1940.Intermentsomewherein Port Washington, Wis.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1801.Schoolteacher;surveyor;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;newspaperpublisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the TexasRepublic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, heinvented adehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failedcommercially; in 1853, heinvented a process to make sweetenedcondensedmilk, which could be transported without refrigeration, anddeveloped sanitation practices to to prevent contamination.Died in Borden,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,January11, 1874 (age72 years, 63days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Jerome Increase Case (1819-1891) — also known asJerome I. Case — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.Born in Williamstown,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1819.Inventor;threshingmachine manufacturer;mayor ofRacine, Wis., 1856, 1858, 1860; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1865-66;banker.Died in Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.,December22, 1891 (age72 years, 11days).Entombed atMoundCemetery, Racine, Wis.; memorial monument atMonument Square, Racine, Wis. | | William Rockwell Clough (1844-1920) — also known asWilliam R. Clough — of Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,November8, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;inventor;manufacturer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1896-1900; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1904.Protestant.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,September29, 1920 (age75 years, 326days).Burial location unknown. | | Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) — of Verona,EssexCounty, N.J.; Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Essex Fells,EssexCounty, N.J.; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Roseland,EssexCounty, N.J.,September5, 1855.Grocer;invented andmanufacturedthe Condit refrigerator door fastener;EssexCounty Freeholder;real estatebusiness; New York representative for UnionOil Companyof California; founder, Long Beach CommunityHospital1924;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27.Methodist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January6, 1939 (age83 years, 123days).Cremated;ashes interred atProspectHill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J. | | Floyd J. Cook (b. 1883) — of Medford,JacksonCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March16, 1883.Republican.Manufacturer;inventor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOregon,1928,1932;OregonRepublican state chair, 1931; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Oregon,1936.Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | Peter Cooper (1791-1883) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1791.Manufacturer,inventor, philanthropist, creator offirstU.S.steamlocomotive;founderof Cooper Union; Greenback candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1876.Unitarian.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1883 (age92 years, 51days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) — also known asGeorge H. Corliss — of North Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Easton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1817.Republican.Mechanicalengineer;inventor; developed the Corliss steam engine;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1868-70; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1876(did not serve).Congregationalist.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February21, 1888 (age70 years, 264days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) — of Grinnell,PoweshiekCounty, Iowa; Harvey,CookCounty, Ill.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Franklinville,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,September3, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1876.Methodist.One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipmentmanufacturers;invented thefirstsuccessful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;later, he was anoilproducer based in Oklahoma.Died, ofhearttrouble, in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 12,1925 (age82 years, 251days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla. | | James G. Cutler (1848-1927) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1848.Republican.Architect;Presidential Elector for New York,1897;mayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1904-07; Republican Presidential Elector forNew York,1916.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague.Patented the mail chute for tall buildings. Died in1927(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John N. Cutler and Mary E. (Goold) Cutler; married,September27, 1871, to Anna K. Abbey. |
| | John Deere (1804-1886) — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,February7, 1804.Blacksmith;inventor of the first successful steel plow; founder of JohnDeere & Company, manufacturers offarmimplements; president, NationalBank ofMoline;mayor ofMoline, Ill., 1873-75.Died in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,May 17,1886 (age82 years, 99days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue atJohnDeere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill. | | George Roby Dempster (1887-1964) — also known asGeorge R. Dempster — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September16, 1887.Democrat.Manufacturer;contractor;inventor of Dempster Dumpster;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1952-55.ScottishandIrishancestry.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September18, 1964 (age77 years, 2days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.  | George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known asGeorge H. Dern — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born inDodgeCounty, Neb.,September8, 1872.Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur GoldMining andMilling Company; jointinventor, with Theodore P. Holt, of theHolt-Dern ore roaster; member ofUtahstate senate, 1915-23;Governor ofUtah, 1925-33;U.S.Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Utah,1936.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died, in ahospital,ofinfluenzaandkidneyfailure,August27, 1936 (age63 years, 354days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Amos F. Dixon (b. 1877) — of Stillwater Township,SussexCounty, N.J.Born near Victoria,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December5, 1877.Engineerand executive in theBellSystem, 1902-40; granted more than 60 patents forinventions;dairyfarmer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1945-49;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County,1947.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) — also known asSolomon R. Dresser — of Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Litchfield,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,February1, 1842.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1903-07.Died in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,January21, 1911 (age68 years, 354days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.  | George Eastman (1854-1932) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1854.Republican.Inventor; founder, Eastman Kodak Company;philanthropist; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1916;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928.Englishancestry.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1932 (age77 years, 246days). Hissuicidenote was just six words: "My work is done. Why wait?".Interment atKodakPark, Rochester, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof George Washington Eastman and Maria (Kilbourn) Eastman; firstcousin ofHarveyGridley Eastman; third cousin ofFrederickWalker Pitkin; third cousin twice removed ofJamesKilbourne andDanielKellogg (1791-1875); fourth cousin once removed ofSilasCondict,ByronH. Kilbourn,HarrisonBlodget,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ClarenceHoratio Pitkin,CarrollPeabody Pitkin,CalebSeymour Pitkin andEldredC. Pitkin. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS George Eastman (built 1943 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1977) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about George Eastman: Carl W.Ackerman,GeorgeEastman: Founder of Kodak and the PhotographyBusiness — Elizabeth Brayer,GeorgeEastman: A Biography — Lynda Pflueger,GeorgeEastman: Bringing Photography to the People (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 31,1924 |
| | Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) — Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April15, 1788.Miller;inventor; member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1839-40.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Quincy,BranchCounty, Mich.,February18, 1864 (age75 years, 309days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham. |
| | Gregory E. Fischer (b. 1958) — also known asGreg Fischer — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January14, 1958.Democrat. Co-founder and president of SerVend International, andco-inventor of a now widely used ice-beverage dispenser;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 2008;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 2011-.Still living as of 2012. | | Henry Ford (1863-1947) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Springwells Township (now part of Dearborn),WayneCounty, Mich.,July 30,1863.Engineer;inventor; founder,Ford MotorCompany, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916;Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1924.Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandBelgianancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Publisher, in 1919-27, of theDearborn Independent newspaper,which promotedanti-Semiticideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World'sProblem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, alibellawsuit against Ford over these writings led him toshutdown the paper and publiclyrecantits contents.Died, from astroke,in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 7,1947 (age83 years, 251days).Interment atFordCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married,April11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle ofClarenceWilliam Ford; second cousin once removed ofClydeMcKinlock Ford. | | | | Political family:Fordfamily of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. | | | | Cross-reference:JamesCouzens —HermanBernstein —AlfredJ. Murphy —MartinC. Ansorge —WilliamA. Lucking | | | | Personal motto:"Efficiency." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Ford: DouglasBrinkley,Wheelsfor the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,1903-2003 — William A. Levinson,HenryFord's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy,HenryFord : Building Cars for Everyone (for youngreaders) — David Weitzman,ModelT : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about Henry Ford: MaxWallace,TheAmerican Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of theThird Reich — Neil Baldwin,HenryFord and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
 | Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as"Silence Dogood";"AnthonyAfterwit";"Poor Richard";"AliceAddertongue";"Polly Baker";"HarryMeanwell";"Timothy Turnstone";"Martha Careful";"Benevolus";"Caelia Shortface" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January17, 1706.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;U.S.Postmaster General, 1775-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S.Minister toFrance, 1778-85;Sweden, 1782-83;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1785-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Deist. Member,Freemasons;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Famed for his experiments with electricity;invented bifocalglasses and the harmonica. Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1790 (age84 years, 90days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 atOld City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue atLaArcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married,September1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (whomarriedRichardBache); uncle ofFranklinDavenport; grandfather ofRichardBache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who marriedWilliamJohn Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, MaryBlechenden Bache (who marriedRobertJohn Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who marriedWilliamWallace Irwin); second great-grandfather ofRobertWalker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather ofDanielBaugh Brewster andElisedu Pont; first cousin thrice removed ofWalterFolger Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofCharlesJames Folger,BenjaminDexter Sprague andWhartonBarker; first cousin five times removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin six times removed ofThomasMott Osborne,JohnHamlin Folger,AlonzoDillard Folger andWorthBarnard Folger; first cousin seven times removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne,LithgowOsborne andFredFolger; second cousin five times removed ofGeorgeHammond Parshall. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JonathanWilliams | | | | Franklin counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Mass.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,Vt.,Va. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | MountFranklin, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — Theminorplanet5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Benjamin Franklin (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1958) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:BenjaminF. Deming—BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. H. Witherell—BenjaminF. Hallett—BenjaminF. Wade—BenjaminFranklin Wallace—BenjaminCromwell Franklin—BenjaminFranklin Perry—BenjaminFranklin Robinson—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminFranklin Massey—BenjaminF. Rawls—BenjaminFranklin Leiter—BenjaminFranklin Thomas—BenjaminF. Hall—BenjaminF. Angel—BenjaminFranklin Ross—BenjaminF. Flanders—BenjaminF. Bomar—BenjaminFranklin Hellen—BenjaminF. Mudge—BenjaminFranklin Wallace—BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. Loan—BenjaminF. Simpson—BenjaminFranklin Terry—BenjaminFranklin Junkin—BenjaminF. Partridge—B.F. Langworthy—BenjaminF. Harding—BenjaminMebane—B.F. Whittemore—BenjaminFranklin Bradley—BenjaminFranklin Claypool—BenjaminFranklin Arthur—BenjaminFranklin Saffold—BenjaminF. Coates—B.Franklin Martin—BenjaminF. Howey—BenjaminF. Martin—BenjaminFranklin Rice—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminFranklin Jackson—BenjaminF. Hopkins—BenjaminF. Tracy—BenjaminFranklin Briggs—BenjaminF. Grady—BenjaminF. Farnham—BenjaminF. Meyers—BenjaminFranklin White—BenjaminFranklin Prescott—BenjaminF. Jonas—B.Franklin Fisher—BenjaminFranklin Potts—BenjaminF. Funk—B.F. Brimberry—BenjaminF. Marsh—FrankB. Arnold—BenjaminF. Heckert—BenjaminF. Bradley—BenjaminF. Howell—BenjaminFranklin Miller—BenjaminF. Mahan—BenFranklin Caldwell—BenjaminFranklin Tilley—BenjaminF. Hackney—B.F. McMillan—BenjaminF. Shively—BenjaminFranklin Keller—B.Frank Hires—B.Frank Mebane—BenF. Stuart—B.Frank Murphy—BenjaminF. Starr—BenjaminFranklin Jones, Jr.—BenjaminF. Welty—BenjaminF. Jones—BenjaminFranklin Boley—BenFranklin Looney—BenjaminF. Bledsoe—BenjaminFranklin Williams—B.Frank Kelley—BenjaminFranklin Butler—BenjaminF. James—FrankB. Heintzleman—BenjaminF. Feinberg—B.Franklin Bunn—B.Franklin Blotz—BenF. Cameron—BenF. Blackmon—B.Frank Whelchel—B.F. Merritt, Jr.—BenF. Hornsby—BenDillingham II—BenFranklin Biddle, Jr. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. halfdollar coin (1948-63). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record | | | | Books by Benjamin Franklin:TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin —AnAccount of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place(1744) | | | | Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W.Brands,TheFirst American: The Life and Times of BenjaminFranklin — Edmund S. Morgan,BenjaminFranklin — Stacy Schiff,AGreat Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth ofAmerica — Gordon S. Wood,TheAmericanization of Benjamin Franklin — WalterIsaacson,BenjaminFranklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren,BenjaminFranklin — Philip Dray,StealingGod's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Inventionof America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Carlos French (1835-1903) — of Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour),New HavenCounty, Conn.,August6, 1835.Democrat.Inventor; president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.;vice-president, H. A. MatthewsManufacturingCo.; director, UnionHorse ShoeNail Co.; director, Second NationalBank ofNew Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and HartfordRailroad;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1860, 1868;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1892.Died, from aheartattack, in Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April14, 1903 (age67 years, 251days).Interment atSeymourUnion Cemetery, Seymour, Conn. | | Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) — also known asRaymond E. Garvey — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1893.Plumber;inventor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor),1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary);mayorof Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40;defeated in Democratic primary, 1934.Catholic.Member,Eagles.Died in1975(ageabout81 years).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.  | Joseph F. Glidden (b. 1813) — of DeKalb,DeKalbCounty, Ill.Born in Charlestown,SullivanCounty, N.H.,January18, 1813.Democrat.Farmer;DeKalbCounty Sheriff, 1852;hotelproprietor;inventor of the barbed-wire fence; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1880,1884;mayorof DeKalb, Ill., 1881-83.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Glidden and Polly (Hurd) Glidden; married1837 toClarissa Foster; married1851 toLucinda Warne. | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of De Kalb County (1885) |
 | John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born inNevis,October3, 1803.Physician;postmaster atApalachicola,Fla., 1834-38;mayorof Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38;banker;inventor of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.,June 29,1855 (age51 years, 269days).Original interment atMagnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment atGorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla.| | Relatives:Married1838 toCaroline Frances Myrick. | | | | The John Gorrie MemorialBridge(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, inFranklinCounty, Florida, isnamed forhim. — John GorrieJuniorHigh School (built 1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), inJacksonville,Florida, wasnamed forhim. — GorrieElementarySchool (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), inTampa,Florida, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 atJacksonville,Florida; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,October 17, 1993 |
| | | James Hartness (1861-1934) — of Springfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1861.Republican.Engineer;inventor;Governor ofVermont, 1921-23.DiedFebruary2, 1934 (age72 years, 152days).Interment atSummerHill Cemetery, Springfield, Vt. | | David S. Heebner (b. 1810) — of Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.BornJune 25,1810.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;burgessof Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1873-74, 1876-79.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Balthasar Heebner and Susanna (Schultz) Heebner; married to AnnaDerstein and Regina Schultz; father ofWilliamD. Heebner. |
| | George E. Hilton (b. 1846) — of Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.Born in Leighton, Bedfordshire,England,August25, 1846.Republican.Buildingcontractor;inventor;bee keeper;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1893-96;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Roger Sherman Hoar (1887-1963) — also known asRoger S. Hoar;Ralph MilneFarley —of Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; South Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April 8,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1911; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1916; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;author;cartoonist;inventor.Died in South Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October10, 1963 (age76 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (1903-1969) — also known asHerbert Hoover, Jr. — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in London,England,August4, 1903.Republican.Petroleumgeologist;miningengineer;inventor; president,AeronauticalRadio,Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960;speaker,1956;director, MonsantoChemicalCompany; director, LockheedAircraftCorporation; director, Southern CaliforniaEdisonCompany; director, HannaMiningCompany; director, Pacific MutualInsuranceCompany.Died, ofcancer,in Huntington CommunityHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1969 (age65 years, 248days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif. | | Henry William Jeffers (1871-1953) — also known asHenry W. Jeffers — of Plainsboro,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Harford,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1871.Republican. President, Walker-Gordon Laboratory Co., innovators indairying andmilkproduction;inventor;bankdirector;mayorof Plainsboro Township, N.J., 1919;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1935-37; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1940,1948(alternate).Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, in PrincetonHospital,Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 17,1953 (age82 years, 194days).Interment atHarfordCemetery, Harford, Pa. | | John F. Kane (c.1914-2007) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass., about 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;inventor;songwriter;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1952-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1952,1956.Died, in St. Patrick's Manornursinghome, Framingham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February24, 2007 (ageabout 93years).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kane and Ann (Mulligan) Kane; married to Mary M.Leddy. |
| | William Vinson Kidder (1881-1934) — also known asWilliam V. Kidder — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,August10, 1881.Republican.Newspaperreporter;inventor;automobileaccessories business; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1925;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1928.Died, from aheartattack, in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,April 5,1934 (age52 years, 238days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hannah Susan (Vinsonheller) Kidder and George Winslow Kidder;third cousin once removed ofFannieKidder Tyler; fourth cousin ofRandolphAppleton Kidder. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | George LaMonte (1834-1913) — Born in Charlotte Center,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1834.Inventor ofsafetypaper forbanking;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1889.Died in Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.,October19, 1913 (age79 years, 75days).Interment atBound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, N.J. | | Harvey Link (1824-1906) — ofDouglasCounty, Neb.Born inWashingtonCounty, Tenn.,February4, 1824.Co-inventor of the "Robertson and Link Pattern Sheet and ProofMeasure System ofGarmentCutting";physician;member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1867.DiedSeptember11, 1906 (age82 years, 219days).Burial location unknown. | | Lodian W. Lodian (b. 1866) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHartfordCounty, Conn.,July 15,1866.Civilengineer;metallurgist;world traveler;inventor; claimed to befirstAmerican to cross the Himalayan mountains, 1895; secretary,international antisemitic convention, Paris, 1900; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 1st District, 1918(Prohibition), 1921 (Prohibition), 1933 (Law Preservation);Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 12th District, 1922; Law Preservation candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Mads Hansen Madsen (1863-1944) — also known asMads H. Madsen — of Kimballton,AudubonCounty, Iowa; Solvang,SantaBarbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inDenmark,March28, 1863.Naturalized U.S. citizen;farmer;inventor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1924.Danishancestry.Patented severalfarmimplements, including a wagon brake (1894), a corn-huskingmachine (1899), a hay-handling mechanism (1909), a manure spreader(1914), and a corn-planter dropper mechanism (1917).Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,April21, 1944 (age81 years, 24days).Interment atSolvang Cemetery, Solvang, Calif.| | Epitaph:"KÆMP FOR ALT HVAD DU HAR KÆRT" ("Fight for everythingyou hold dear", from a Danish hymn) | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Horatio Matchett (1843-1919) — also known asCharles H. Matchett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Needham (part now in Wellesley),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 15,1843.Socialist. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;inventor;carpenter;electrician;Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1892; Socialist Labor candidateformayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; Socialist Labor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896; Social Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1900;Social Democratic candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1904; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1910 (7th District), 1914 (6thDistrict); Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1915.Died in Allston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October23, 1919 (age76 years, 161days).Burial location unknown.  | Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) — also known asCyrus H. McCormick — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,February15, 1809.Democrat. One of theinventors of the McCormick reaper, andthe founder of thefarmimplement manufacturing company which became InternationalHarvester; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1862; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1876.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 13,1884 (age75 years, 88days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Vernon Ream McMillan (1892-1968) — also known asVernon R. McMillan — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Morrill,BrownCounty, Kan.,September15, 1892.Foundedsportinggoods business;invented the football face mask and thebasketball inflator;mayorof Terre Haute, Ind., 1943-48.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,December1, 1968 (age76 years, 77days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) — also known asSamuel F. B. Morse — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1791.Artist;inventor of thetelegraph;Native American candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1836, 1841; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1854.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofpneumonia,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1872 (age80 years, 341days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Eugene Hermann Plumacher (1837-1910) — also known asEugene H. Plumacher — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inGermany,1837.Naturalized U.S. citizen; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;universityprofessor;inventor; U.S. Consul inMaracaibo, 1883-1909.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Founded a leprosy hospital in Venezuela. Died inWashington,D.C.,September25, 1910 (ageabout 73years).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born inSweden,1869.Republican.Architect;inventor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Swedishancestry.Died in1940(ageabout71 years).Interment atSilverbrookCemetery, Niles, Mich. | | Asa Porter Prather (1883-1956) — also known asAsa P. Prather — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,May 7,1883.Garagebusiness;inventor;mayorof Georgetown, Ky., 1933-49, 1953-55.Died, in John Graves Ford MemorialHospital,Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,March22, 1956 (age72 years, 320days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky.  | William Arthur Purtell (1897-1978) — also known asWilliam A. Purtell — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 6,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;inventor;businessexecutive; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1950;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1953-59; appointed 1952;defeated, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1956.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 31,1978 (age81 years, 25days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, West Hartford, Conn. | | Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) — also known asSamuel W. Raymond — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Born in Fairfield Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,March23, 1872.Democrat.Farmer;automobiledealer;banker;inventor; member ofMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.Episcopalian.SwissandIrishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in1950(ageabout78 years).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Adrian, Mich. | | William Evarts Richards (b. 1855) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Meriden, Plainfield,SullivanCounty, N.H.,March 2,1855.Lawyer;inventor;Consulfor Paraguay inNewYork, N.Y., 1896-1904.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus Smith Richards and Helen Dorothy (Whiton)Richards. |
| | Albert Fenimore Rockwell (1862-1925) — also known asAlbert F. Rockwell — of Bristol,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Woodhull,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1862.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bristol, 1907-10.Died in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February16, 1925 (age62 years, 314days).Interment atWest Cemetery, Bristol, Conn. | | Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) — also known asFriend W. Smith, Jr. — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inDelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1829.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;bankdirector; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1861-69.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frompneumonia,in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 3,1917 (age87 years, 296days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to AngelineA. Weed. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Hezekiah Bradley Smith (1816-1887) — also known asHezekiah B. Smith — of Smithville,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgewater,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 24,1816.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1879-81; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1880(ConventionVice-President); member ofNewJersey state senate from Burlington County, 1883-85.Took out more than forty patents for originalinventions. Died in Smithville,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,November3, 1887 (age71 years, 102days).Interment atSt.Andrew's Graveyard, Mt. Holly, N.J.  | George Edwin Somers (1833-1915) — also known asGeorge E. Somers — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January21, 1833.Republican.Machinist;inventor; superintendent, later president, BridgeportBrassCompany;bankdirector; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1897.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedDecember18, 1915 (age82 years, 331days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Esther (Peck) Somers and Rufus Somers; married1858 to SarahJ. Noble; married,December6, 1865, to Fannie Elizabeth (French) Clark. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Men of Mark inConnecticut (1908) |
| | John Stevens III (1749-1838) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1749.Lawyer;inventor;New Jerseystate treasurer, 1776-79; colonel in the Continental Army duringthe Revolutionary War; successfully advocated for the first U.S.patent law (1790); innovated steam-powered ships and locomotives;builtrailroadsin New Jersey.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Bergen Township, Bergen County (part now in Hoboken,HudsonCounty), N.J.,March 6,1838 (age88 years, 253days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofJohnStevens and Elizabeth (Alexander) Stevens; brother of MaryStevens (who marriedRobertR. Livingston); married,October17, 1782, to Rachel Cox; grandson ofJamesAlexander; great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster andJohannesde Peyster; second great-granduncle ofRobertReginald Livingston; first cousin ofPhilipPeter Livingston; first cousin once removed ofWilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andCharlesLudlow Livingston; first cousin twice removed ofJohannesDePeyster,WilliamDuer andDenningDuer; first cousin thrice removed ofNicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin four times removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin five times removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin six times removed ofHamiltonFish,AlexaFish Ward andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; second cousin once removed ofPierreVan Cortlandt,MatthewClarkson andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipDePeyster. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS John Stevens (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1962) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Benjamin Franklin Stuart (1860-1917) — also known asBen F. Stuart — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Born near Rushville,BuchananCounty, Mo.,July 2,1860.Democrat.Fruitfarmer;schoolteacher;inventor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1889-94, 1917; died in office 1917.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,April16, 1917 (age56 years, 288days).Interment atSugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, Mo.| | Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin | | | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin'Frank' Stuart and Martha Jane (Cox) Stuarty; married to ClaraVirginia Gray; married,April 1,1892, to Mary Louisa Wellman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Ingebert J. Thomsen (b. 1873) — also known asI. J. Thomsen — of Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.Born in North Albid,Denmark,August4, 1873.Republican.Farmer;inventor of Nu-Matichorsecollar;KearneyCounty Clerk, 1916-23;postmaster;realestate dealer;abstractor;chairof Kearney County Republican Party, 1940.Presbyterian.Danishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter H. Thomsen and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen; married,November18, 1903, to Hedvig E. Holstein. |
| | Daniel Tomlinson (1776-1863) — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newbury (now Brookfield),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1776.Inventor;manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1828; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1829.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1863(ageabout87 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Tomlinson; married to Lucia (Ruggles)Holman. |
| | William Erastus Upjohn (1853-1932) — also known asWilliam E. Upjohn — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in1853.Physician;inventor of the "friable pill" to make medicines moredigestible; founder of the Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, whichlater became the The Upjohn Company;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1918.Died in1932(ageabout79 years).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Uriah Upjohn; married to Rachel Babcock and Carrie (Sherwood)Gilmore. |
| | Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) — also known asSamuel M. Vauclain — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 18,1856.Republican.Locomotivemanufacturer;inventor; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1920.FrenchandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, of aheartattack, in Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February4, 1940 (age83 years, 262days).Interment atChurchof the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | Webster Wagner (1817-1882) — of Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1817.Republican.Railwaystation agent;inventor; founder of the Wagner CarCompany, makers of sleeping cars and "drawing room" cars forrailroadpassenger service; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1871; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1872-82 (15th District 1872-79, 18th District1880-82); died in office 1882; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1880.Germanancestry.Killed in arailroadaccident on the Hudson River Railroad, at Spuyten Duyvil, NewYork County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January13, 1882 (age64 years, 103days).Interment atPalatineBridge Cemetery, Palatine Bridge, N.Y. | | Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) — also known asBen H. Waigand — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 8,1900.Democrat.Electricalengineer;inventor;refrigerationequipment dealer;mayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Idaho,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,May 6,1998 (age97 years, 302days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | Charles Ames Washburn (1822-1889) — also known asCharles A. Washburn — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,March16, 1822.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee); Republican Presidential Elector for California,1860(voted forAbrahamLincoln andHannibalHamlin); U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner toParaguay, 1861-63; U.S. Minister toParaguay, 1863-68;novelist;invented an earlytypewriter.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1889 (age66 years, 316days).Burial location unknown.  | Mark Vern Weatherford (1886-1962) — also known asMark V. Weatherford — of Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Arlington,GilliamCounty, Ore.,March 5,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;rancher;candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1916; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;invented a mobile artillery repairunit, which became widely used during the war;mayor ofAlbany, Ore., 1927-28;OregonDemocratic state chair, 1930.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, fromcancer,in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,September11, 1962 (age76 years, 190days).Interment atMasonic Cemetery, Albany, Ore.| | Relatives: Sonof William Washington Weatherford and Samantha Alice (Sperry)Weatherford; married,September7, 1911, to Emmaline Joyce 'Emma' Kuhn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | Cyrenus Wheeler Jr. (1817-1899) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Michigan,March17, 1817.Republican.Inventor and manufacturer ofagriculturalimplements;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1881-86, 1889-90.Englishancestry.DiedMarch25, 1899 (age82 years, 8days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thirza (Evans) Wheeler; married to Harriet Trumbull, Susan Tracyand Jane Barker. |
| | John A. Wilson (born c.1916) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo., about 1916.Republican.Inventor;city streetinspector; candidate forMissouristate senate 3rd District, 1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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