Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William Cooper (1754-1809) — of New York. Born in alog house, in Smithfield (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December2, 1754.Merchant;common pleas court judge in New York, 1791;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1795-97, 1799-1801.Englishancestry.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1809 (age55 years, 20days).Interment atChristChurchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.  | Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alog cabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestiveheart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 atLafayettePark, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 atJacksonSquare, New Orleans, La.| |  Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson). | | | | Political families:Cafferyfamily of Franklin, Louisiana;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair | | | | Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. Donelson—AndrewJackson Miller—AndrewJ. Faulk—AndrewJackson Titus—AndrewJackson Isacks—AndrewJackson Hamilton—AndrewJ. Harlan—AndrewJ. Kuykendall—AndrewJ. Thayer—ElamA. J. Greeley—AndrewJackson Ingle—AndrewJ. Ogle—AndrewJackson Carr—AndrewJ. Waterman—AndrewJ. Bentley—AndrewJ. Rogers—WilliamA. J. Sparks—AndrewJackson Poppleton—AndrewJ. Hunter—AndrewJackson Bryant—AndrewJ. Beale—A.J. Clements—AndrewJackson Baker—AndrewJ. Felt—A. J.King—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJackson Greenfield—AndrewJackson Caldwell—AndrewJackson Gahagan—AndrewJackson Biship—AndrewJackson Houston—AndrewJackson Speer—AndrewJ. Cobb—AndrewJ. Montague—AndrewJ. Barchfeld—AndrewJ. Balliet—AndrewJ. Kirk—AndrewJ. Howell, Jr.—AndrewJ. Livingston—A.J. Sherwood—AndrewJackson Stewart—AndrewJ. May—AndrewJ. McConnico—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJ. Brewer—AndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.—AndrewBettwy—AndrewJ. Transue—AndrewJackson Graves—AndrewJackson Gilbert—AndrewJ. Goodwin—AndrewJ. Hinshaw—AndyYoung—AndrewJackson Kupper | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as"Peg Leg" — of St. Charles,St.Charles County, Mo.Born in alog cabin inWashingtonCounty, Pa., about 1785.Youngest member of theLewisandClarkexpedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 andlost aleg;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge inKentucky, 1820;U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, in ahotel atPalmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.,August30, 1836 (ageabout 51years).Interment atMasseyMill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.  | James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as"The Sage of Wheatland";"Buck";"Old Buck" —of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in alog cabin near Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,April23, 1791.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister toRussia, 1832-33;Great Britain, 1853-56;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1844,1848,1852;U.S.Secretary of State, 1845-49;Presidentof the United States, 1857-61.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died near Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 1,1868 (age77 years, 39days).Interment atWoodwardHill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument atMeridianHill Park, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)Buchanan. | | | | Cross-reference:DavidFullerton Robison —JohnA. Quitman —JohnGallagher Montgomery | | | | Buchanan counties inIowa,Mo. andVa. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofBuchanan,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Buchanan (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesShearer—JamesBuchanan Richmond—JamesB. Duke—JamesB. Cullison—JamesB. Holland—JamesBuchanan Siggins—J.B. Marcum—JamesB. Searcy | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.Klein,PresidentJames Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker,JamesBuchanan — R. G. Horton,TheLife And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To EnglandAnd Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative InCongress, And Sec. Of State — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about James Buchanan:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | David Lowry Swain (1801-1868) — also known asDavid L. Swain — ofBuncombeCounty, N.C.; Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in alog cabin near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,January4, 1801.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1824-30; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1830-32;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1832-35;president,University of North Carolina, 1835-68.Died in Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,August27, 1868 (age67 years, 236days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | Joseph Lane (1801-1881) — of Winchester,DouglasCounty, Ore.Born in alog cabin near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,December14, 1801.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; memberofIndianastate senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army duringthe Mexican War;Governorof Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1852;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1860; candidate forOregonstate senate, 1880.Baptist;laterCatholic.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Roseburg,DouglasCounty, Ore.,April19, 1881 (age79 years, 126days).Original interment atMasonicCemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment atMemorialGarden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph atLoneFir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.  | Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known asJefferson Davis — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Miss.;WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in alog cabin, Fairview, Christian County (nowToddCounty), Ky.,June 3,1808.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate forMississippistate house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector forMississippi,1844;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1851;U.S.Secretary of War, 1853-57;Presidentof the Confederacy, 1861-65.CapturedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisonedwithout trial for about two years.Slaveowner. Died ofbronchitisandmalariain New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December6, 1889 (age81 years, 186days).Original interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument atMemorial Avenue, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married,June 17,1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter ofZacharyTaylor andMargaretTaylor); married,February25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter ofRichardHowell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who marriedRichardBrodhead); granduncle ofJosephDavis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who marriedThomasEdmund Dewey). | | | | Political family:Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JesseD. Bright —JohnH. Reagan —HoraceGreeley —SolomonCohen —GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelA. Roberts —WilliamT. Sutherlin —VictorVifquain —CharlesO'Conor | | | | Jeff DavisCounty, Ga.,Jefferson DavisParish, La.,Jefferson DavisCounty, Miss. andJeff DavisCounty, Tex. are named for him. | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:J.Davis Brodhead—JeffersonD. Hostetter—JeffersonD. Blount—JeffersonDavis Carwile—JeffersonD. Helms—JeffersonDavis Wiggins—JeffersonDavis Parris | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Jefferson Davis:TheRise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881) | | | | Books about Jefferson Davis: William J.Cooper, Jr.,JeffersonDavis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis,JeffersonDavis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoirby His Wife — William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter DonaldKennedy,WasJefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren,JeffersonDavis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway &Richard E. Beringer,JeffersonDavis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen,JeffersonDavis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson,Pursuit:The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis | | | | Image source: Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 |
 | Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) — also known as"Honest Abe";"OldAbe";"The Rail-Splitter";"TheIllinois Baboon";"The GreatEmancipator" —of New Salem,MenardCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in alog cabin, Hardin County (part now inLarueCounty), Ky.,February12, 1809.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;postmaster;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1834-41;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1856;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1858;Presidentof the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865; His electionas president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War; determined topreserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the battlefield,freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing this,redefined American nationhood.Englishancestry.Elected in 1900 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Shotby theassassinJohn Wilkes Booth, during aplay atFord'sTheater,inWashington,D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson'sBoardingHouse, across the street, the following day,April15, 1865 (age56 years, 62days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument atNationalMall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1868 atJudiciaryPark, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lincoln and Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln; married,November4, 1842, toMaryAnn Todd (sister-in-law ofNinianWirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law ofNathanielHenry Rhodes Dawson andBenjaminHardin Helm; half-sister ofEmiliePariet Todd; aunt ofMarthaDee Todd; grandniece ofDavidRittenhouse Porter); father ofRobertTodd Lincoln; first cousin twice removed ofArtieClyde Sullinger; second cousin four times removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; third cousin twice removed ofLeviLincoln; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin once removed ofLeviLincoln Jr.,EnochLincoln andAlexanderLincoln. | | | | Political families:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia;Lincolnfamily of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:ClementClaiborne Clay, Jr. —IshamN. Haynie —WilliamM. Stone —JohnPitcher —StephenMiller —JohnT. Stuart —WilliamH. Seward —HenryL. Burnett —JudahP. Benjamin —RobertToombs —RichardTaylor Jacob —GeorgeW. Jones —JamesAdams —JohnG. Nicolay —EdwardEverett —StephenT. Logan —FrancisP. Blair —JohnHay —HenryReed Rathbone —JamesA. Ekin —FrederickW. Seward —JohnH. Surratt —JohnH. Surratt, Jr. —JamesShields —EmilyT. Helm —JohnA. Campbell —JohnMerryman —BarnesCompton —JohnB. Castleman —MelvinD. Hildreth | | | | Lincoln counties inArk.,Colo.,Idaho,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Miss.,Mont.,Neb.,Nev.,N.M.,Okla.,Ore.,Wash.,W.Va.,Wis. andWyo. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofLincoln,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — Lincoln MemorialUniversity,inHarrogate,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — LincolnUniversity,inJeffersonCity, Missouri, isnamed forhim. — LincolnUniversity,nearOxford,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:AbrahamL. Keister—AbrahamL. Tucker—A.Lincoln Pohalski—AbrahamL. Brick—AbrahamL. Kellogg—AbrahamL. Day—AbrahamLincoln Bernstein—AbrahamL. Tyre—A.Lincoln Reiley—A.L. Helmick—AbrahamL. Sutton—A.Lincoln Acker—AbrahamL. Osgood—AbrahamL. Witmer—AbrahamL. Phillips—A.Lincoln Dryden—AbrahamL. Payton—AbrahamL. Alloway—AbrahamL. Field—AbrahamL. Doris—A.L. Auth—A.Lincoln Moore—A.Lincoln Niditch—AbrahamL. Rubenstein—AbrahamL. Davis, Jr.—AbrahamL. Freedman—A.L. Marovitz—LincolnGordon—AbrahamL. Banner—AbrahamLincoln Tosti | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. penny (one cent coin) since 1909, and onthe $5 bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitalso appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $1 to $500. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Abraham Lincoln: DavidHerbert Donald,Lincoln —George Anastaplo,AbrahamLincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt,ed.,TheLincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an AmericanIcon — Albert J. Beveridge,AbrahamLincoln 1809-1858 — Geoffrey Perret,Lincoln'sWar : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commanderin Chief — David Herbert Donald,WeAre Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends —Edward Steers, Jr.,Bloodon the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln —Mario Cuomo,WhyLincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W.Kauffman,AmericanBrutus : John Wilkes Booth and the LincolnConspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Joshua Wolf Shenk,Lincoln'sMelancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled HisGreatness — John Channing Briggs,Lincoln'sSpeeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr.,TheEloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through HisWords — Harold Holzer,Lincolnat Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco lnPresident — Michael Lind,WhatLincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's GreatestPresident — Doris Kearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Michael Burlingame, ed.,AbrahamLincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and JohnHay — Thomas J. Craughwell,StealingLincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — JohnStauffer,Giants:The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and AbrahamLincoln — Karen Judson,AbrahamLincoln (for young readers) — Maira Kalman,Lookingat Lincoln (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Abraham Lincoln:Thomas J. DiLorenzo,TheReal Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and anUnnecessary War | | | | Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: GoreVidal,Lincoln:A Novel | | | | Image source: Three Decades of FederalLegislation (1885) |
 | Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) — also known asJoseph E. Brown;Joe Brown — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in alog cabin in Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.,April15, 1821.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1849; circuit judge in Georgia, 1855;Governor ofGeorgia, 1857-65; defeated, 1865; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Georgia,1868;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1868-70;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1880-91.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November30, 1894 (age73 years, 229days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Freeborn Garretson Smith (c.1827-1911) — also known asFreeborn G. Smith — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in alog cabin, near Baltimore (unknowncounty), Md., about 1827.Pianomanufacturing business; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1890 (3rd District), 1894 (2ndDistrict); Prohibition candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1891, 1895; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1911 (ageabout 84years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) — also known asWilliam B. Allison — of Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio; Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in alog cabin in Perry,WayneCounty, Ohio,March 2,1829.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1860,1904;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; died in office 1908; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1888,1896.Died, fromkidneydisease andprostateenlargement, in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,August4, 1908 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | John Strong Jr. (1830-1913) — also known as"Honest John" — of South Rockwood,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born, in alog cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part ofDetroit),WayneCounty, Mich.,April 7,1830.Democrat.Farmer;merchant;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1880(alternate),1892,1912(alternate); member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1881-84;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1891-92; Gold Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1896.Member,Freemasons.Founder of South Rockwood, Mich.Lost twofingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident.Died in South Rockwood,MonroeCounty, Mich.,April 2,1913 (age82 years, 360days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, South Rockwood, Mich.  | James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known asJames A. Garfield — of Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in alog cabin Orange Township (now Moreland Hills),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November19, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor;president,Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81;Presidentof the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.Disciplesof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;DeltaUpsilon.Shotby theassassinCharles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & PotomacRailroadStation, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from theeffects of the wound andinfection,in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September19, 1881 (age49 years, 304days).Entombed atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 atGarfieldCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.; statue atPiatt Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married,November11, 1858, toLucretiaRudolph; father ofHarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; fourth cousin ofEliThayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlden Thayer. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamS. Maynard | | | | Garfield counties inColo.,Mont.,Neb.,Okla.,Utah andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | GarfieldMountain,in the Cascade Range,KingCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:JamesG. Stewart | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James A. Garfield: AllanPeskin,Garfield:A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
 | Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known asRussell A. Alger — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin, Lafayette Township,MedinaCounty, Ohio,February27, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1884,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);Governor ofMichigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1888;Presidential Elector for Michigan,1889;U.S.Secretary of War, 1897-99;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office1907.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;LoyalLegion.Died inWashington,D.C.,January24, 1907 (age70 years, 331days).Entombed atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known asDavid A. Boody;"Grand Old Man ofBrooklyn";"Grand Old Man of WallStreet" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born, in alog cabin built by his father, in Jackson,WaldoCounty, Maine,August13, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;stockbroker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated(Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall).Presbyterian.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1930 (age92 years, 160days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known asWilliam H. H. Beadle — of Yankton,YanktonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison,LakeCounty, S.Dak.Born, in alog cabin at Howard,ParkeCounty, Ind.,January1, 1838.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member ofRepublican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member ofDakotaterritorial House of Representatives, 1877-79;DakotaTerritory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86;president,Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.Member,Freemasons.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November15, 1915 (age77 years, 318days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich. | | Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896) — also known asIsaac C. Parker;"HangingJudge" —of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in alog cabin near Barnesville,BelmontCounty, Ohio,October15, 1838.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Missouri,1864;circuit judge in Missouri, 1868-70;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (7th District 1871-73, 9thDistrict 1873-75);U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1875-96.As judge, sentenced more than 160 people to death, of whom 79 werehanged.Died in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,November17, 1896 (age58 years, 33days).Interment atFortSmith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark. | | Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) — also known asFreeman W. Allison — of Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Born in alog house, in Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,April24, 1845.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;defeated, 1898.Member,Freemasons.Fellfrom a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,August3, 1929 (age84 years, 101days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Howell, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married1870 to Martha'Mattie' Benedict; married1925 to AnnMeade. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Eugene Otis (1846-1917) — also known asCharles E. Otis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born, in alog cabin, Prairieville,BarryCounty, Mich.,May 11,1846.Democrat. District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1889-1902;candidate forjustice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1904.DiedNovember26, 1917 (age71 years, 199days).Burial location unknown.  | Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) — also known asAlbert B. Cummins — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born, in alog house, near Carmichaels,GreeneCounty, Pa.,February15, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1888; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1892(alternate),1896,1904,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900;Governor ofIowa, 1902-08;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1912,1916.Congregationalist.Died of aheartattack, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 30,1926 (age76 years, 165days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | Alva Adams (1850-1922) — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in alog cabin inIowaCounty, Wis.,May 14,1850.Democrat.Hardwaremerchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1880(ConventionVice-President),1904(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);Governorof Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado, 1908-.Member,Freemasons.Died at asanitariumin Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,November1, 1922 (age72 years, 171days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Pueblo, Colo. | | Christian Gallmeyer (1850-1932) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin inAdamsCounty, Ind.,October4, 1850.Manufacturer;mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1918-20.DiedDecember2, 1932 (age82 years, 59days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ernst Gallmeyer and Sophia (Reinking) Gallmeyer; married1877 toElizabeth Lisette Hilsman. |
| | James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906) — also known asJim Hogg — ofWoodCounty, Tex.Born in alog cabin, near Rusk,CherokeeCounty, Tex.,March24, 1851.Democrat.WoodCounty Attorney, 1878-80; District Attorney, 7th District,1880-84;Texasstate attorney general, 1886-90;Governor ofTexas, 1891-95.DiedMarch 3,1906 (age54 years, 344days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | John Montgomery Garman (1851-1926) — also known asJohn M. Garman — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.; Nanticoke,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in alog house near Thompsontown,JuniataCounty, Pa.,September1, 1851.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;LuzerneCounty District Attorney, 1892-94;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1896-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1896,1900,1904(speaker),1908;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-26.GermanandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November25, 1926 (age75 years, 85days).Interment atSunnysideCemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.  | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918) — also known asCharles W. Fairbanks — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in alog cabin near Unionville Center,UnionCounty, Ohio,May 11,1852.Republican.Lawyer;general solicitor for Ohio SouthernRailroad,and for the Dayton and IrontonRailroad;president, Terre Haute and PeoriaRailroad;director and general solicitor, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and DaytonRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1896(TemporaryChair;speaker;chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1900,1904,1912;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1897-1905; resigned 1905;VicePresident of the United States, 1905-09; defeated, 1916;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1908,1916.Died, fromrenalfailure, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 4,1918 (age66 years, 24days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) — also known asWoodbridge N. Ferris;"The Big RapidsSchoolmaster";"The Good GreyGovernor" —of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin near Spencer,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1853.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; founder andpresident,Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916,1924;Governorof Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big RapidsSavingsBank;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1924.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1928 (age75 years, 77days).Entombed atHighlandView Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich. | | Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) — also known asLuke Lugers — of Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in alog house, Laketown Township,AlleganCounty, Mich.,February2, 1853.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,1899-1902; member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1907-08.ChristianReformed.Dutchancestry.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,December25, 1927 (age74 years, 326days).Interment atGraafschapCemetery, Holland, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers; married toLucretia A. Ellenbaas. |
 | William Sylvester Taylor (1853-1928) — also known asWilliam S. Taylor;W. S. Taylor;"Hogjaw" —of Morgantown,ButlerCounty, Ky.Born in alog cabin inButlerCounty, Ky.,October10, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;state court judge in Kentucky, 1886; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,1888,1900;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1896-99;Governor ofKentucky, 1899-1900;indictedin 1900 as a conspirator in theassassinationofWilliamJ. Goebel;fledto Indiana; never extradited;pardonedin 1909 by Gov.AugustusE. Willson.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,August2, 1928 (age74 years, 297days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.  | John William Boehne, Sr. (1856-1946) — also known asJohn W. Boehne — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in alog cabin in Scott Township,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,October28, 1856.Democrat. General Manager, IndianaStoveWorks;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1906-09; defeated, 1901; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1908;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1909-13.Lutheran.Died in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,December27, 1946 (age90 years, 60days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | John Gaston Grant (1858-1923) — also known asJohn G. Grant;"CornbreadJohn" —of Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.Born, in alog cabin, in Edneyville Township,HendersonCounty, N.C.,January1, 1858.Republican. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1889;HendersonCounty Sheriff, 1892-96; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Carolina,1896;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1909-11.Died in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,June 21,1923 (age65 years, 171days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Hendersonville, N.C. | | Louis William Fairfield (1858-1930) — also known asLouis W. Fairfield — of Angola,SteubenCounty, Ind.Born in alog cabin near Wapakoneta,AuglaizeCounty, Ohio,October15, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor;collegeteacher; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1912;U.S.Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1917-25.Died in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,February20, 1930 (age71 years, 128days).Interment atCircleHill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.  | Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known asChase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in alog house inHuntingtonCounty, Ind.,January22, 1860.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; postmaster atSaultSte. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member ofMichiganRepublican State Executive Committee, 1899; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908;Governorof Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republicannomination for Vice President,1928;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1936.Presbyterian.English,French, andIrishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Lions;Knightsof Pythias;AudubonSociety;National RifleAssociation;SigmaChi;SigmaDelta Chi;Pi GammaMu;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.DiedApril11, 1949 (age89 years, 79days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich. | | Charles Curtis (1860-1936) — also known as"Square Shooter";"TheWhisperer" —of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in alog cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka),ShawneeCounty, Kan.,January25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.Republican.Lawyer;ShawneeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1stDistrict 1899-1907); resigned 1907;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1908;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1924,1928;VicePresident of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.Protestant.English,French, andKansa/OsageIndian ancestry.Died of aheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,February8, 1936 (age76 years, 14days).Interment atTopekaCemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | Joseph Ellis Blackburn (1860-1928) — also known asJoseph E. Blackburn — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in alog cabin in Farmington,BelmontCounty, Ohio,June 30,1860.Republican.Glass moldmaker;organizer,president,andsecretary,mold-maker's union;druggist;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1895;Ohio dairyand food commissioner, 1897-1901.Died in Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,1928(ageabout68 years).Interment atMasonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — also known asAlbert Johnson — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in alog cabin, near St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,July 28,1861.Democrat. Candidate forMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1888; member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1899-1902;Governor ofMinnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1908.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,Elks;Woodmen.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September20, 1909 (age48 years, 54days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue atNicolletCounty Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn. | | James Carson Needham (1864-1942) — also known asJames C. Needham — of Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born, in ancovered wagon en route to California, atCarsonCity, Nev.,September17, 1864.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1890;U.S.Representative from California, 1899-1913 (7th District1899-1903, 6th District 1903-13); superior court judge in California,1919-34.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.,July 11,1942 (age77 years, 297days).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Modesto, Calif. | | Nicholas Egbert Knight (b. 1866) — also known asN. E. Knight — of Castlewood,HamlinCounty, S.Dak.; Thomas,HamlinCounty, S.Dak.Born in alog house,Eau ClaireCounty, Wis.,October15, 1866.Republican. Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1913-16, 1931-32 (30thDistrict 1913-16, 28th District 1931-32);SouthDakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1917-25.Methodist.Member,Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Frederick H. Rollins (b. 1867) — ofWinonaCounty, Minn.Born in alog cabin near Caledonia,HoustonCounty, Minn.,September30, 1867.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMinnesotastate senate 2nd District; elected 1930; defeated, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Agnes Mason Giddings (1867-1927) — also known asAgnes Giddings;Agnes Eurelia Mason;Mrs. E. C. Giddings;"FamousFeminist" —of Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.Born in alog cabin, in Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.,October31, 1867; she was thefirstpioneer child born at Fort Collins, and the cabin is preserved at theFort Collins Historical Museum.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1924;Republican Presidential Elector for Colorado,1925.Female.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star.Died, from aparalyticstroke, in Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.,June 18,1927 (age59 years, 230days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Fort Collins, Colo. | | James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) — also known asJames R. Barkley — ofAppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born in alog cabin inDavisCounty, Iowa,February13, 1869.Lawyer;Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofIowastate senate 3rd District, 1945-47.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;OddFellows.Died in Iowa MethodistHospital,Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 26,1948 (age79 years, 164days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Moulton, Iowa. | | Booker Dalton (1869-1948) — of Stuart,PatrickCounty, Va.Born, in alog house, inPatrickCounty, Va.,December13, 1869.Farmer;District Commissioner of Revenue, 1910-12, 1923-26; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Patrick County, 1914-15;PatrickCounty Commissioner of Revenue, 1927-39.PrimitiveBaptist.Lostone eye in an accident.Died, from astroke,in Stuart,PatrickCounty, Va.,December13, 1948 (age79 years, 0days).Interment atStuartCemetery, Stuart, Va. | | William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) — also known asW. B. Pedigo;"BillBob" —of Stuart,PatrickCounty, Va.; Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.; Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born, in alog cabin, at Elamsville,PatrickCounty, Va.,January28, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;PatrickCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1896;candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1906;mayorof Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.Baptist.Frenchancestry.Died, oftuberculosis,in Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,October23, 1932 (age62 years, 269days).Interment atMyrtleHill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married1896 to LenaAttaway. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Joseph S. Cauffiel (1870-1932) — also known as"Fighting Joe" — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born, in alog house in Jenner Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,October8, 1870.Realestate loan business;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1912-16, 1920-24, 1928-29.Died in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,July 9,1932 (age61 years, 275days).Interment atJenners Baptist Church Cemetery, Jenners, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Maddox Cauffiel and Mary (Hammer) Cauffiel; married,June 15,1898, to Rebecca Brinton Sellers. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in alog house in West Bloomfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,October28, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935.Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Maccabees.DiedDecember2, 1935 (age65 years, 35days).Burial location unknown.  | Cordell Hull (1871-1955) — also known as"Father of the UnitedNations" —of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in alog cabin at Olympus, Overton County (nowPickettCounty), Tenn.,October2, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;defeated, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33;U.S.Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1936.Baptist;laterEpiscopalian.Received theNobelPeace Prize in 1945.Died, ofheartdisease andsarcoidosis,atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 23,1955 (age83 years, 294days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. | | | | Cross-reference:ThomasK. Finletter | | | | Cordell HullDamon the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell HullLake,inSmithandJacksoncounties, Tennessee, arenamed forhim. — The Cordell HullStateOffice Building (built 1952-54), inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — Cordell HullHighway,inBarrenandMonroecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NobelLaureates | | | | Books by Cordell Hull:TheMemoirs of Cordell Hull | | | | Books about Cordell Hull: JuliusWilliam Pratt,CordellHull, 1933-44 | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1963) |
|  | Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) — also known asDora H. Stockman;Dora Hall;DoraWeinkauf —of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin at Marilla,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,August4, 1872.Republican.Schoolteacher; Lecturer of the Michigan State Grange, and editor of theGrangepaper,theMichigan Patron;songwriter;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from InghamCounty 2nd District, 1933; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1939-46.Female.Member,Grange;Women'sChristian Temperance Union.Firstwoman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan.Died in California,1948(ageabout75 years).Interment atHurdCemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich.| | Relatives:Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married,August8, 1889, to Francis M. Stockman; married1947 to GustofWeinkauf. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1927 |
 | Thomas Chasteene Townsend (1877-1949) — also known asT. C. Townsend — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in alog cabin overlooking the New River, in MountainCove,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,August14, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;West Virginia state tax commissioner, 1908-11, 1929-35;KanawhaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1932; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940,1944.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November5, 1949 (age72 years, 83days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Mason Townsend and Julia (Rule) Townsend; married1901 to AnnieBurdette. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
 | Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known asAlben W. Barkley;Willie Alben Barkley;"Dear Alben";"Little Alby";"Veep" —of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Born in alog cabin near Lowes,GravesCounty, Ky.,November24, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;McCrackenCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,1909-13;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1952;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1923;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;VicePresident of the United States, 1949-53.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;OddFellows;Elks.Died of aheartattack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University MockDemocraticConvention,Lexington,Va.,April30, 1956 (age78 years, 158days).Interment atMt.Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married,June 23,1903, to Dorothy Brower; married,November18, 1949, to Jane Hadley andJaneHadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who marriedDouglasMacArthur II); grandfather ofAlbenW. Barkley II. | | | | Political family:Barkleyfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbreadracehorse"The Veep" (born 1948), wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly AnnDavis,AlbenW. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and VicePresident — James K. Libbey,DearAlben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,IMarried the Veep | | | | Image source: TrumanLibrary |
| | Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) — also known asMelvin A. Traylor — of Malone,HillCounty, Tex.; Ballinger,RunnelsCounty, Tex.; East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born, in alog cabin near Breeding,AdairCounty, Ky.,October21, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928,1932;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1932.Died, ofpneumonia,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February14, 1934 (age55 years, 116days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married toDorothy Arnold Yerby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Martin (1879-1967) — also known asEd Martin — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in alog cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township,GreeneCounty, Pa.,September18, 1879.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn MarOil and GasCompany; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, CitizensNationalBank;director, Washington CountyFireInsurance Co.;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1925-29;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1928-34;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1932,1936,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(speaker),1956(delegation chair),1960;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1932;AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1943-47;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,March19, 1967 (age87 years, 182days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa. | | James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) — also known asEverett Sanders — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in alog cabin near Coalmont,ClayCounty, Ind.,March 8,1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary toPresidentCalvinCoolidge, 1925-29;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1932-34.Baptist.Member,Elks.Died, from aheartailment, in hislawoffice, inWashington,D.C.,May 12,1950 (age68 years, 65days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Oscar Kelly Allen (1882-1936) — also known asO. K. Allen — of Louisiana. Born in alog cabin inWinnParish, La.,August8, 1882.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1920;Governor ofLouisiana, 1932-36; died in office 1936.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in the LouisianaGovernor'smansion, Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,January28, 1936 (age53 years, 173days).Interment atWinnfieldCemetery, Winnfield, La.| | Relatives: Sonof Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen; brother ofAsaLeonard Allen; married,December4, 1912, to Florence Scott Love. | | | | Cross-reference:RichardW. Leche | | | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. AllenBridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line overthe Mississippi River, betweenEast BatonRouge Parish andWest BatonRouge Parish, Louisiana, is partlynamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "A friend to man, a followerof God, great builder, courageous leader, humble in life, exalted indeath." | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Shannon Long (1883-1958) — also known asGeorge S. Long — of Oklahoma; Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.; Pineville,RapidesParish, La.Born in alog cabin, Tunica,WinnParish, La.,September11, 1883.Democrat.Dentist;lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1920-22; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1948;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1953-58; died inoffice 1958.Member,Freemasons.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March22, 1958 (age74 years, 192days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, Pineville, La. | | Edward Wester Creal (1883-1943) — also known asEdward W. Creal — of Hodgenville,LarueCounty, Ky.Born in alog house near Mt. Sherman,LarueCounty, Ky.,November20, 1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1935-43; died inoffice 1943.Died in Hodgenville,LarueCounty, Ky.,October13, 1943 (age59 years, 327days).Interment atRedHill Cemetery, Hodgenville, Ky.  | Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975) — also known asEugene C. Pulliam — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born, in asod dugout, inGrantCounty, Kan.,May 3,1889.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; director, New York CentralRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Methodist.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 23,1975 (age86 years, 51days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind. | | Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) — also known asB. Carroll Reece — of Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born in alog cabin near Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1889.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Tennessee,1932,1936,1944,1948(speaker),1956,1960;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1948;TennesseeRepublican state chair, 1958.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanStatistical Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;DeltaSigma Pi;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March19, 1961 (age71 years, 87days).Interment atMonteVista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn. | | Asa Leonard Allen (1891-1969) — also known asA. Leonard Allen — of Winnfield,WinnParish, La.Born in alog cabin near Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,January5, 1891.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1936;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1937-53.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.DiedJanuary5, 1969 (age78 years, 0days).Interment atWinnfieldCemetery, Winnfield, La. | | Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin, Saltcreek Township,PickawayCounty, Ohio,December11, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,1938, 1948;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.Member,Freemasons;Lions;Eagles;Elks;Forty andEight;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in1978(ageabout85 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Grace Mapes. |
| | Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) — also known asRobert S. Kerr — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in alog cabin, near Ada,PontotocCounty, Okla.,September11, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48;Governor ofOklahoma, 1943-47; candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1944(TemporaryChair;speaker),1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,January1, 1963 (age66 years, 112days).Original interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment atKerrFamily Cemetery, Ada, Okla. | | Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) — also known asMilward L. Simpson — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in alog cabin, Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.,November12, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1952;Governorof Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Rotary;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;AlphaTau Omega.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in anursinghome at Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,June 10,1993 (age95 years, 210days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo. | | Roy Benjamin Aune (1900-1993) — also known asRoy B. Aune — of Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.; Parkers Prairie,Otter TailCounty, Minn.Born in alog cabin, near Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,April 9,1900.Superintendentof schools; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 50, 1945-50.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Freemasons.Died, following astroke,in the Lake RegionNursingHome, Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,June 1,1993 (age93 years, 53days).Interment atFortSnelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Carl Taylor (1905-2001) — of Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Born, in asod house, in Oklahoma,December7, 1905.Republican.Banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1944,1952.Died, in Avalon ManorNursingHome, Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,September22, 2001 (age95 years, 289days).Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) — also known asBen Reifel — of South Dakota. Born in alog cabin near Parmelee,ToddCounty, S.Dak.,September19, 1906.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71.Episcopalian.GermanandSiouxIndian ancestry.Died in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,January2, 1990 (age83 years, 105days).Burial location unknown.  | Alice Burke (b. 1909) — also known asAlice Phillips — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;Richmond,Va.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in asod-floor shanty, in Montana,1909.Communist.Stenographer;Communist candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1940, 1942, 1946; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1941.Female.Burial location unknown. | | | Willard M. Munger (1911-1999) — also known asWillard Munger;"Mr.Environment" —of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in alog house,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,January20, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-64, 1967-99 (District 591955-64, District 59-B 1967-72, District 7-A 1973-99); defeated,1934, 1952; died in office 1999; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1960;candidate forMinnesotastate senate 59th District, 1964.Served in the Minnesota House longer than anyone else in the state'shistory.Died, oflivercancer, in thehospiceunit of of St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,July 11,1999 (age88 years, 172days).Interment atOneotaCemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | John W. Metzger (1914-1984) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in asod hut on the prairie near Sterling,LoganCounty, Colo.,April 4,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1948;Coloradostate attorney general, 1949-50; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1952.Died, ofprostatecancer, inDenver,Colo.,January25, 1984 (age69 years, 296days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Frank Hartman (b. 1918) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in alog cabin at McMillan,LuceCounty, Mich.,December8, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1961-64; member ofMichiganState University board of trustees, 1965-72.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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