in chronological order | |  William Perkins Black (1842-1916) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,November11, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedal of Honor for action at Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1886.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedJanuary3, 1916 (age73 years, 53days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married1869 toHortensia M. MacGreal. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Worcester Hyde (1841-1899) — also known asThomas W. Hyde — of Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine.Born, of American parents, in Florence (Firenze),Italy,January15, 1841.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor for action on September 17, 1862, atAntietam, Maryland;mayor ofBath, Maine, 1880-82.Died in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City County (now part ofHampton),Va.,November14, 1899 (age58 years, 303days).Entombed atOakGrove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.| | Relatives: SonofZinaHyde Jr. and Eleanor Maria (Davis) Hyde; father ofJohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; first cousin once removed ofCharlesEdward Hyde; second cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus andHenryTitus Backus; third cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,RogerGriswold,ElijahAbel,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,JosephLyman Huntington andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,CollinsDwight Huntington andGeorgeMilo Huntington; third cousin thrice removed ofSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofThomasHale Sill,BelaEdgerton,FrederickWilliam Lord,TheodoreSill andAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,TheodoreDavenport,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JohnWilliam Allen,ElishaMills Huntington,AlfredPeck Edgerton,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JosephKetchum Edgerton,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,GeorgeGriswold Sill,HermanArod Gager,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Wilson Sprague (1817-1893) — also known asJohn W. Sprague — of Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in White Creek,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1817.ErieCounty Treasurer, 1851-52;steamboatbusiness; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;received theMedal of Honor (posthumously, in 1894) foractions at Decatur, Georgia, in 1862;railroadexecutive;mayor ofTacoma, Wash., 1883-84.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,December27, 1893 (age76 years, 267days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash.  | Horace Porter (1837-1921) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,April15, 1837.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20,1863; executive secretary to Pres.UlyssesS. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroadcars); president, New York West Shore & BuffaloRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1897-1905.Member,UnionLeague.DiedMay 29,1921 (age84 years, 44days).Interment atOldFirst Methodist Churchyard, West Long Branch, N.J. | | Frederick William Swift (1831-1916) — also known asFrederick W. Swift — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.,January30, 1831.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor for action at Lenoire Station, Tennessee,November 16, 1863; postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1867-75.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January30, 1916 (age85 years, 0days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Wheelock Graves Veazey (1835-1898) — also known asWheelock G. Veazey — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Brentwood,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,December5, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor in 1891 for action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863;delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1872(alternate),1876;member ofVermontstate senate, 1873;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1879-89; member, Interstate CommerceCommission, 1889-96.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died inWashington,D.C.,March22, 1898 (age62 years, 107days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Julius H. Stahel (1827-1912) — also known asJulius H. Stahel-Számwald — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Szeged,Hungary,November5, 1827.Newspapereditor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle ofPiedmont, June 5, 1864; U.S. Consul inYokohama, 1866-69;Osaka, 1877-84;Hiogo, 1877-84;miningengineer;U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1884-85;insuranceexecutive.Hungarianancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Died, fromanginapectoris, in theHotel St.James, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1912 (age85 years, 29days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Joyce Carter (1842-1917) — also known asJohn J. Carter — of Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in County Mayo,Ireland,June16, 1842.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor for action at the battle of Antietam,September 17, 1862; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904,1916.Died in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,January3, 1917 (age74 years, 201days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Titusville, Pa. | | Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) — also known asHoratio C. King — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,December22, 1837.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidateforsecretaryof state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressivecandidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1912.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa.ReceivedMedal of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House,Va., March 29, 1865.DiedNovember15, 1918 (age80 years, 328days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Victor Vifquain (1836-1907) — ofSalineCounty, Neb.Born in Brussels,Belgium,May20, 1836.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; involved inunsuccessful effort to kidnap Confederate presidentJeffersonDavis; received theMedal of Honor for his actions in theassault of Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 1865;newspaperpublisher;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871;SalineCounty Surveyor, 1871; U.S. Consul inBarranquilla, 1886-87;Colón, 1887-90;AdjutantGeneral of Nebraska, 1890-92; U.S. Consul General inPanama, 1893-97; colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.DiedJanuary7, 1907 (age70 years, 232days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) — also known asAsa Bird Gardner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor for actions in Civil War War battles, but it was revokedin 1917 when no evidence was found to support his award;lawprofessor;NewYork County District Attorney, 1898-1900; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900;removedfrom office as District Attorney in December 1900, by Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt, overchargesthat he hadinterferedwith the prosecution of election cases against Tammany Hall.Member,TammanyHall;Societyof the Cincinnati;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Societyof the War of 1812;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1919 (age79 years, 236days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William H. Withington (1835-1903) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February1, 1835.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;recipient,Medal of Honor; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1873-74;member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1891-92; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1892.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 27,1903 (age68 years, 146days).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich. | | James H. Harris (d. 1898) — of North Carolina. Born inSt. Mary'sCounty, Md.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor in 1874 for action at New Market Heights,Virginia, September 29, 1864; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Carolina,1868,1880,1884,1888.Africanancestry.DiedJanuary28, 1898.Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Frederick Hartranft (1830-1889) — also known asJohn F. Hartranft — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New Hanover Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December16, 1830.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1866-72;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1873-79; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1876;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1879-80;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1880-83.Received theMedal of Honor in 1886 for action at Bull Run,Va., July 21, 1861.DiedOctober17, 1889 (age58 years, 305days).Interment atMontgomeryCemetery, Norristown, Pa. | | George Washington Roosevelt (1844-1907) — also known asGeorge W. Roosevelt — of Pennsylvania. Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February14, 1844.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consular Agent inSydney, as of 1877; U.S. Consul inAuckland, 1877-79;St. Helena, 1879-80;Matanzas, 1880-81;Bordeaux, 1881-89;Brussels, 1889-1905; while attending a balloon ascension at thePlace Guincane, Bordeaux, July 16, 1884, he wasshot andwounded by a French soldier; U.S. Consul General inBrussels, as of 1906.Received theMedal of Honor in 1887 for action at Bull Run,Va., August 30, 1862, and at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; severelywounded andlost aleg.Died in Brussels,Belgium,April14, 1907 (age63 years, 59days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) — also known asMatthew S. Quay — of Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in Dillsburg,YorkCounty, Pa.,September30, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;BeaverCounty Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; received theMedal of Honor in 1888 for actionat Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1872,1876,1880,1888,1892,1896,1900;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1885-1904;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1888-91;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1886-87;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1896;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1896.Presbyterian.Scottish,Manx,andAmericanIndian ancestry. Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.,May 28,1904 (age70 years, 241days).Interment atBeaverCemetery, Beaver, Pa. | | Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916) — also known asRobert B. Brown — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,October2, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1916.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedal of Honor in 1890 for actions at MissionaryRidge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,July 30,1916 (age71 years, 302days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Zanesville, Ohio. | | Newton Martin Curtis (1835-1910) — also known asN. Martin Curtis — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in De Peyster,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,May 21,1835.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District,1884-90;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891-97.Received theMedal of Honor in 1891 for action at Fort Fisher,N.C., January 15, 1865.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1910 (age74 years, 232days).Interment atOgdensburgCemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y. | | Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Pembroke,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,May 11,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Presidential Elector for Michigan,1868;ManisteeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1875-81;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,1890.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;LoyalLegion.Received theMedal of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battleof Horseshoe Bend, Ky., May 10, 1863.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April12, 1908 (age71 years, 337days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | Martin Thomas McMahon (1838-1906) — also known asMartin T. McMahon — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Laprairie,Quebec,March21, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toParaguay, 1868-69; Independent Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1870; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1891; member ofNewYork state senate, 1892-95 (8th District 1892-93, 7th District1894-95).Received theMedal of Honor in 1891 for action at White OakSwamp, Virginia, June 30, 1862.Died in New York,1906(ageabout68 years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Henry Moffitt (1843-1926) — also known asJohn H. Moffitt — of Chateaugay Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born near Chazy,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1887-91.Received theMedal of Honor in 1891 for action at Gaines Mill,Va., June 27, 1862.Died in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1926 (age83 years, 218days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Samuel Everett Pingree (1832-1922) — also known asSamuel E. Pingree — of Hartford,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Salisbury,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August2, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1868;WindsorCounty State's Attorney, 1868-69;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1882-84;Governor ofVermont, 1884-86; received theMedal of Honor in 1891 foraction at Lee's Mills, Virginia, April 16, 1862.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon.DiedJune 1,1922 (age89 years, 303days).Interment atHartfordCemetery, Hartford, Vt. | | Andrew Davidson (b. 1840) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Morebattle, Roxburghshire,Scotland,February12, 1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1884-85.Scottishancestry.Received theMedal of Honor in 1892 for action at Petersburg,Va., July 30, 1864.Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Cooperstown, N.Y. | | Jacob G. Frick (b. 1838) — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born inNorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January23, 1838.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860,1868;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor in 1892 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13,1862, and at Chancellorsville, Va., May 5, 1863.Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Pottsville, Pa.  | Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) — also known asNelson A. Miles — Born in Westminster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August8, 1839.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor in 1892 for action at the battle ofChancellorsville, 1863; general in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1904.Suffered aheartattack and died, while attending acircus,inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1925 (age85 years, 280days).Entombed atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906) — also known asJohn M. Schofield — Born in Gerry,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1831.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1868-69.Member,LoyalLegion.Received theMedal of Honor in 1892 for action at WilsonsCreek, Mo., August 10, 1861.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,March 4,1906 (age74 years, 156days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Harrison Bingham (1841-1912) — also known asHenry H. Bingham — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December4, 1841.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1867-72; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1872,1876,1884,1888,1892,1896(alternate; chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker),1900,1904;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1879-1912; died inoffice 1912.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action at Wilderness,Va., May 6, 1864.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March22, 1912 (age70 years, 109days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | John Charles Black (1839-1915) — also known asJohn C. Black — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born in Lexington,HolmesCounty, Miss.,January27, 1839.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1872; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1884;U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1885-89; candidate for Democraticnomination for Vice President,1888;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1893-95; defeated, 1866,1880, 1884;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1895-99; delegateto Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; member,U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1903-07.Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action at PrairieGrove, Ark., December 7, 1862.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August17, 1915 (age76 years, 202days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Danville, Ill. | | Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (1836-1911) — also known asHubert Dilger — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio;SangamonCounty, Ill.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Sulgen,Germany,March5, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;AdjutantGeneral of Illinois, 1869-73; appointed 1869.Germanancestry.Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action in the Battleof Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863.Died in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,May 4,1911 (age75 years, 60days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Guy Vernor Henry (1839-1899) — also known asGuy V. Henry — Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,March 9,1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 1,1864; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1899 (age60 years, 232days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Seton Henry and Arietta Livingston (Thompson) Henry;married1864 toFrances Wharton; married to Julia McNair; grandson ofJohnVernon Henry andGilbertLivingston Thompson; grandnephew ofMangleMinthorne Tompkins; great-grandson ofSmithThompson,DanielD. Tompkins andHannahTompkins; great-grandnephew ofCalebTompkins; second great-grandson ofJonathanGriffin Tompkins; third great-grandson ofHenryGilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston; fourth great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin twice removed ofJacobLivingston Sutherland; first cousin four times removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofEnosThompson Throop,GeorgeBliss Throop,HamiltonFish andIsraelThompson Hatch; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),HenryBrockholst Livingston andEdwardLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofIsraelDodd Condit,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) — also known asP. Sidney Post — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul inVienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General inVienna, 1874-79;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died inoffice 1895.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battleof Nashville.Died inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1895 (age61 years, 293days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | William Young Warren Ripley (1832-1905) — also known asWilliam Y. W. Ripley — of Vermont. Born in Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.,December31, 1832.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegateto Republican National Convention from Vermont,1868;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur).Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action in the Battleof Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862.Died in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December16, 1905 (age72 years, 350days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Rutland, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Young Ripley and Jane Betsey (Warren) Ripley; married toCornelia Ann Thomas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) — also known asJoshua L. Chamberlain — of Brunswick,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Brewer,PenobscotCounty, Maine,September8, 1828.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofMaine, 1867-71;president,Bowdoin College;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Portland, Maine, Maine, 1909-14; died inoffice 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;AmericanHistorical Association.Received theMedal of Honor in 1893 for action as commander ofthe 20th Maine, at Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.DiedFebruary24, 1914 (age85 years, 169days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine. | | Adelbert Ames (1835-1933) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,October31, 1835.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofMississippi, 1868-70, 1874-76;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1870-74; general in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War.Received theMedal of Honor in 1894 for action in the Battleof Bull Run, July 21, 1861.Died in Ormond (now Ormond Beach),VolusiaCounty, Fla.,April12, 1933 (age97 years, 163days).Interment atHildrethCemetery, Lowell, Mass.  | Amos Jay Cummings (1841-1902) — also known asAmos J. Cummings — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Conklin,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperwork;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-89, 1889-94, 1895-1902 (6thDistrict 1887-89, 9th District 1889-93, 11th District 1893-94, 10thDistrict 1895-1902); defeated, 1894; died in office 1902; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892,1896.ReceivedMedal of Honor in 1894 for action at Salem Heights,Va., May 4, 1863.Died inBaltimore,Md.,May 2,1902 (age60 years, 352days).Interment atClintonCemetery, Irvington, N.J. | | John Cleveland Robinson (1817-1897) — also known asJohn C. Robinson — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1817.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1873-74.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedal of Honor in 1894 for action at Laurel Hill,Va., May 8, 1864.DiedFebruary18, 1897 (age79 years, 314days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; statue atGettysburgNational Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.  | Benjamin Franklin Tracy (1830-1915) — also known asBenjamin F. Tracy — ofTiogaCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;TiogaCounty District Attorney, 1853-59; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1862; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1866-77;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1881-83;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1889-93; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1896;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1897.Received theMedal of Honor in 1895 for action at Wilderness,Va., May 6, 1864.Died in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1915 (age85 years, 102days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Alexander Williamson (1829-1902) — also known asJames A. Williamson — of Iowa. Born in Columbia,AdairCounty, Ky.,February8, 1829.Lawyer;IowaDemocratic state chair, 1859; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1864;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1876-81; received theMedal of Honor in 1895 for actions at Chickasaw Bayou,Mississippi, December 1862.Died in Jamestown,NewportCounty, R.I.,September7, 1902 (age73 years, 211days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Wilson Bradley (1844-1920) — also known asThomas W. Bradley — of Walden,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Yorkshire,England,April6, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1876;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884(alternate),1892,1896,1900,1908;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1903-13.Member,LoyalLegion.Received theMedal of Honor in 1896 for action atChancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.Died in Walden,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1920 (age76 years, 54days).Interment atWallkillValley Cemetery, Walden, N.Y.  | William Joyce Sewell (1835-1901) — also known asWilliam J. Sewell — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Castlebar, County Mayo,Ireland,December6, 1835.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;railroadexecutive; member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1873-81; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(speaker),1900;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1881-87, 1895-1901; died in office 1901.Received theMedal of Honor in 1896 for action atChancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.Died in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,December27, 1901 (age66 years, 21days).Interment atHarleighCemetery, Camden, N.J. | | Robert S. Robertson (1839-1906) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Argyle,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1887-89.Received theMedal of Honor in 1897 for action at CorbinsBridge, Va., May 8, 1864.DiedAugust25, 1906 (age67 years, 131days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.  | Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-1914) — also known asDaniel E. Sickles;"DevilDan" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1819.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1847; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1856-57;U.S.Representative from New York, 1857-61, 1893-95 (3rd District1857-61, 10th District 1893-95); defeated (Democratic), 1894; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1869-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Shot andkilledPhilipBarton Key, his wife's lover and the son of the author of thenational anthem, at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C, 1859;chargedwithmurder,but with the help of his attorneyEdwinM. Stanton, was acquitted after thefirstsuccessful plea of temporary insanity in U.S. legal history. Received theMedal of Honor in 1897 for action at the Battleof Gettysburg, July 2, 1863;lost aleg in that battle; his amputated leg was displayed at the ArmyMedical Museum, where he frequently visited it in later years.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1914 (age94 years, 195days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Voltaire Paine Twombly (1842-1918) — also known asVoltaire P. Twombly — ofVanBuren County, Iowa.Born in Farmington,Van BurenCounty, Iowa,February21, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Iowa statetreasurer, 1885-91.Received theMedal of Honor in 1897 for action at the battleof Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February24, 1918 (age76 years, 3days).Interment atPitsburgRural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Iowa. | | Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) — also known asHenry A. du Pont — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.; Winterthur,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Eleutherian Mills,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 30,1838.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedal of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat atthe Battle of Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president,Wilmington and NorthernRailroad,1879-1899; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forDelaware,1892;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1908,1912;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Delaware,1920.Episcopalian.Died in Winterthur,New CastleCounty, Del.,December31, 1926 (age88 years, 154days).Interment atDuPont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.| | Relatives: SonofHenryDuPont and Louisa (Gerhard) du Pont; married1874 to MaryPauline Foster; first cousin once removed ofCharlesIrénée du Pont,ThomasColeman du Pont,AlfredIrénée du Pont,PierreSamuel du Pont,FrancisIrenee du Pont,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr. andElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard; first cousin twice removed ofFrancisVictor du Pont,HenryBelin du Pont Jr.,Lammotdu Pont Copeland,ThomasFrancis Bayard III, Ethel du Pont (who marriedFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.),Reynoldsdu Pont andAlexisIrenee du Pont Bayard; first cousin thrice removed ofEleuthereIrenee du Pont,PierreSamuel du Pont IV andRichardHenry Bayard. | | | | Political families:DuPont-Bayardfamily of Wilmington, Delaware;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Edward Phelps (1833-1908) — also known asCharles E. Phelps — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,May 1,1833.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1865-69; municipaljudge in Maryland, 1882-1908.Episcopalian.Received theMedal of Honor in 1898 for action at Laurel Hill,Va., May 8, 1864.Died inBaltimore,Md.,December27, 1908 (age75 years, 240days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Woodlawn, Md.  | Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) — also known as"T.R.";"Teddy";"The Colonel";"The Hero of San JuanHill";"The Rough Rider";"Trust-Buster";"The HappyWarrior";"The Bull Moose" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1858.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1882-84;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884,1900;Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1886; colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;Governor ofNew York, 1899-1901;VicePresident of the United States, 1901;Presidentof the United States, 1901-09; defeated (Progressive), 1912;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916.ChristianReformed; laterEpiscopalian.Dutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;AlphaDelta Phi;UnionLeague.Received theMedal of Honor for leading a charge up San JuanHill during battle there, July 1, 1898. While campaigning forpresident in Milwaukee, Wis., on October 14, 1912, wasshotin the chest by John F. Schrank; despite the injury, he continued hisspeech for another hour and a half before seeking medical attention.AwardedNobelPeace Prize in 1906; elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1950.Died in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January6, 1919 (age60 years, 71days).Interment atYoungsMemorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt; brother ofAnna L. Roosevelt (who marriedWilliamSheffield Cowles (1846-1923)) andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; married,October27, 1880, to Alice Hathaway Lee; married,December2, 1886, toEdithKermit Carow (first cousin once removed ofDanielPutnam Tyler); father ofAliceLee Roosevelt (who marriedNicholasLongworth) andTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; nephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; uncle ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt (who marriedFranklinDelano Roosevelt (1882-1945)),CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1898-1986); grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; granduncle ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; great-grandfather ofSusanRoosevelt (who marriedWilliamFloyd Weld); great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; second great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; second cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofMartinVan Buren; fourth cousin once removed ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt (1882-1945). | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GiffordPinchot —DavidJ. Leahy —WilliamBarnes, Jr. —OliverD. Burden —WilliamJ. Youngs —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —MasonMitchell —FredericMacMaster —JohnGoodnow —WilliamLoeb, Jr. —AsaBird Gardiner | | | | Roosevelt counties inMont. andN.M. arenamed for him. | | | | Theminorplanet (asteroid)188693 Roosevelt (discovered 2005), isnamedfor him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:TheodoreBassett—TheodoreR. McKeldin—TedDalton—TheodoreR. Kupferman—TheodoreRoosevelt Britton, Jr. | | | | Personal motto: "Speak softly and carrya big stick." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NobelLaureates | | | | Books about Theodore Roosevelt: JamesMacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn,TheThree Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who TransformedAmerica — H. W. Brands,T.R: The Last Romantic — Edmund Morris,TheodoreRex — Edmund Morris,TheRise of Theodore Roosevelt — John Morton Blum,TheRepublican Roosevelt — Richard D. White, Jr.,Rooseveltthe Reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner,1889-1895 — Frederick W. Marks III,Velveton Iron : The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt — JamesChace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — Patricia O'Toole,WhenTrumpets Call : Theodore Roosevelt After the WhiteHouse — Candice Millard,TheRiver of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's DarkestJourney — Lewis Einstein,Roosevelt: His Mind in Action — Rick Marshall,Bully!:The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt: Illustrated with More Than250 Vintage Political Cartoons — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
 | Leonard Wood (1860-1927) — Born in Winchester,CheshireCounty, N.H.,October9, 1860.Republican.Physician;received theMedal of Honor in 1898 for his actions during anIndian war in 1886; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; commander of the "Rough Riders"; MilitaryGovernor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major general in the Philippine-AmericanWar, 1902-06; first Army Chief of Staff; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1920;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1921-27; died in office 1927.Englishancestry.Died, following surgery for abraintumor, in the Peter Bent BrighamHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August7, 1927 (age66 years, 302days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. |  | Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) — also known asRichmond P. Hobson;"The Most Kissed Manin America";"The Father of AmericanProhibition" —of Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.,August17, 1870.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;Presidential Elector for Alabama,1905;U.S.Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1907-15.Advocate for nation-wide alcohol prohibition; received theMedalof Honor in 1933 for action at Santiago de Cuba in February, 1898.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1937 (age66 years, 211days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Isaac Swartwood Catlin (1835-1916) — also known asIsaac S. Catlin — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1835.Republican. Mayor of Owego, N.Y., 1860-61; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; wounded during Battle of the Crater,Petersburg, Va., July 1864, andlost hisright leg; received theMedal of Honor for his actionsthat day;lawyer;candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885.Suffered astroke,and died a week later, in theHotel St.George, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1916 (age80 years, 195days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Edgar Simonds (1842-1903) — also known asWilliam E. Simonds — of Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Collinsville, Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November24, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1885;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1885;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1889-91; defeated,1890.Received theMedal of Honor in 1899 for actions at the Battleof Irish Bend, Louisiana, April 14, 1863.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March14, 1903 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atCantonCenter Cemetery, Canton, Conn. | | Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) — also known asHiram I. Bearss — of Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.Born in Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.,April13, 1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-AmericanWar; received theMedal of Honor for his actions in thePhilippine Islands, 1901-02; served in the U.S. Marine Corps duringWorld War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1920,1936.Died in anautomobileaccident, in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,August28, 1938 (age63 years, 137days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind. | | John McCreath Farquhar (1832-1918) — also known asJohn M. Farquhar — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born near Ayr,Scotland,April17, 1832.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1885-91; defeated,1902; member, U.S. Industrial Commission, 1898-1902.Member,InternationalTypographical Union.Received theMedal of Honor in 1902, for action at StoneRiver, Tenn., December 31, 1862.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1918 (age86 years, 7days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | James Webb Cook Hayes (1856-1934) — also known asWebb C. Hayes — of Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March20, 1856.Co-founder and vice-president of NationalCarbonCompany, manufacturer of electric batteries; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; member of Ohio state legislature,1910.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;LoyalLegion.Received theMedal of Honor in 1902 for action at Vigan,Luzon, Philippines, December 4, 1899.Died at Sawyersanitarium,Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,July 26,1934 (age78 years, 128days).Interment atRutherfordB. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio. | | Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940) — also known asSmedley Butler;"The FightingQuaker";"Old Gimlet Eye" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,July 30,1881.Republican. Major general in U.S. Marine Corps; received aMedalof Honor for the capture of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914; receivedanother for the capture of Fort Riviere, Haiti, 1915; Philadelphiapolicecommissioner, 1924-25;arrestedandcourt-martialedin 1931 over hisunauthorizeddisclosureof an incident unflattering to Italian dictator Italian BenitoMussolini; retired from the service rather than apologize toMussolini; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932.Quaker.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 21,1940 (age58 years, 327days).Interment atOaklandsCemetery, West Chester, Pa. | | Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known asWillis W. Bradley — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ransomville,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1884.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofGuam, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Received theMedal of Honor, for action on U.S.S.Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of a legislativehearing,and died soon after at CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August27, 1954 (age70 years, 60days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) — also known asWilliam J. Donovan;"WildBill" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1922;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1922-24; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S. Ambassador toThailand, 1953-54.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi.Received theMedal of Honor for action during World War I. During World War II, he founded and led the U.S. Office of StrategicServices, which later became the Central Intelligence Agency.Died atWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,February8, 1959 (age76 years, 38days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Edouard Victor Michel Izac (1891-1990) — also known asEdouard V. M. Izac — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Cresco,HowardCounty, Iowa,December18, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from California, 1937-47 (20th District 1937-43,23rd District 1943-47); defeated, 1934, 1946; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Received theMedal of Honor for actions as a German prisonerof war in 1918.Died inFairfax,Va.,January18, 1990 (age98 years, 31days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January26, 1880.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I; general inthe U.S. Army during World War II; received theMedal of Honorfor his defense of the Philippines in 1942; repeatedly disavowed anyintention of becoming a candidate for any public office, but hissupporters persisted in putting his name forward; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1952;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;Christian Nationalist candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1956.Member,MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died, fromprimarybiliary cirrhosis (an auto-immune disorder), inWashington,D.C.,April 5,1964 (age84 years, 70days).Entombed atMacArthurMemorial, Norfolk, Va.; statue atUnitedStates Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. | | Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) — also known asFootsie Britt — of Arkansas. Born in Carlisle,LonokeCounty, Ark.,June 29,1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1986.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Kiwanis.Professionalfootballplayer for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II andlost hisright arm. Received theMedal of Honor for action atMignano, Italy, in November 1943.DiedNovember26, 1995 (age76 years, 150days).Interment atLittleRock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | Joseph Jacob Foss (1915-2003) — also known asJoe Foss;"The American Ace ofAces" —of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,April17, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;received theMedal of Honor for action over Guadalcanal in1942-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthDakota,1948(alternate),1956(delegation chair),1960;speaker,1952,1956;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1949-50,1953-54;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1955-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from South Dakota, 1958; Commissioner, AmericanFootballLeague, 1960; elected to National AviationHall ofFame, 1984; president, National Rifle Association, 1988-90.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, from the effects of astroke,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January1, 2003 (age87 years, 259days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Clyde Lee Choate (1920-2001) — also known asClyde L. Choate — of Anna,UnionCounty, Ill.Born in West Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ill.,June 28,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; received theMedal of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25,1944.; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57,58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1956(alternate),1964,1972.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Moose;PurpleHeart.Died in Carbondale,JacksonCounty, Ill.,October5, 2001 (age81 years, 99days).Interment atAnnaCemetery, Anna, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof James Isaac Choate and Grace Ellen (Brown) Choate; married toMadonna Ross. | | | | Choate Mental Health Center (state mentalhospital),inAnna,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Proudly Served the People ofthe State of Illinois. Southern Illinois' GuardianAngel." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Joseph Dalessandro (b. 1918) — also known asPeter J. Dalessandro — of Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1947-57 (35th District 1947-54, 36th District1955-57); resigned 1957.Italianancestry. Member,Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Received theMedal of Honor for action near Kalterherberg,Germany, December 22, 1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Nathan Green Gordon (1916-2008) — of Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.Born in Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.,September4, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1947-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1960.Received theMedal of Honor for action in Kavieng Harbor inthe Bismarck Sea, February 15, 1944.DiedSeptember8, 2008 (age92 years, 4days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1887.Republican.Farmer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1924;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1929-32;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II.Member,AmericanLegion.Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919. Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June6, 1944, and received a posthumousMedal of Honor for hisactions that day;dieda month later, of exhaustion andheartfailure, in Normandy,France,July12, 1944 (age56 years, 303days).Interment atNormandyAmerican Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph atYoungsMemorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. | | Joseph Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) — also known asBob Kerrey — of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,August27, 1943.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;Governor ofNebraska, 1983-87; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1996,2000;speaker,1988;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1989-2001; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1992.Congregationalist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Lions;Sertoma.Received theMedal of Honor for action at Nha Trang Bay,Vietnam, 1969, when helost aleg.Still living as of 2014. | | James Bond Stockdale (1923-2005) — also known asJames B. Stockdale — Born in Abingdon,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December23, 1923.U.S. Navy pilot and vice admiral; received theMedal of Honorin 1976 for his actions as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.; Independentcandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1992.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, probably fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 5,2005 (age81 years, 194days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Ken Inouye (1924-2012) — also known asDaniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,September7, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofHawaiiterritorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1956;member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1958-59;U.S.Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii,1960,1972,1980,1996,2000,2004,2008(delegation chair); Temporary Chair,1968;speaker,1968;Co-Chair,1984;U.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.Methodist.Japaneseancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PhiDelta Phi;Lions.Losthis right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy duringWorld War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000to aMedal of Honor.FirstAmerican of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure, inWalterReed Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December17, 2012 (age88 years, 101days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | Charles Seymour Kettles (1930-2019) — also known asCharles S. Kettles — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January9, 1930.Republican.Engineer;automobiledealer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; followinghis courageous actions as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1967,which saved 44 lives, he received the Distinguished Service Cross; in2016, that award was upgraded to aMedal of Honor; candidateformayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January21, 2019 (age89 years, 12days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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