in alphabetical order  |  Ira Allen (1751-1814) — also known as"Founder of Vermont" — of Vermont. Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April21, 1751.Vermontstate treasurer, 1776-86.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1814 (age62 years, 261days).Interment atArchStreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; cenotaphatWetherillsCemetery, Audubon, Pa.; cenotaph atGreenmountCemetery, Burlington, Vt. | | | William Allen (1704-1780) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August5, 1704.Merchant;lawyer;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1735-36.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Mount Airy, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September6, 1780 (age76 years, 32days).Burial location unknown. | | Hunter Booker Andrews (1921-2005) — also known asHunter B. Andrews — ofHampton,Va.Born inHampton,Va.,May 28,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1964-95 (31st District 1964-65, 28th District1966-71, 1st District 1972-95); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1968(alternate),1980.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartattack, inHampton,Va.,January13, 2005 (age83 years, 230days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Henry Samuel Baird (1800-1875) — also known asHenry S. Baird — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Dublin,Ireland,May16, 1800.Whig.Lawyer;Wisconsinterritory attorney general, 1836-39;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; candidate forGovernorof Wisconsin, 1853;mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1861-62.Died in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,April30, 1875 (age74 years, 349days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Allouez, Wis.  | Joel Barlow (1754-1812) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;chaplain;writer;poet;lawyer;U.S. Consul inCadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General inAlgiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1811-12, died in office 1812.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those heldprisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment ofU.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.Died, ofpneumoniaorexposure,in Zarnowiec,Poland,December24, 1812 (age58 years, 275days).Interment atChurchyard,Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph atGreatPasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn. | | | Francis Stebbins Bartow (1816-1861) — also known asFrancis S. Bartow — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September6, 1816.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1856;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; diedin office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killedbyrifleshot, while rallying his men on the Henry House Hill, during thefirst battle ofManassas,Va.,July 21,1861 (age44 years, 318days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.| |  Relatives: Sonof Theodosius Bartow and Frances Louisa (Stebbins) Bartow; married,April18, 1844, to Louisa Green Berrien (daughter ofJohnMacpherson Berrien); first cousin twice removed of TheodosiaBartow (who marriedAaronBurr). | | | | Political family:Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Bartow County,Ga. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofBartow,Florida, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofBartow,Georgia, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofBartow,West Virginia, isnamed forhim. — BartowElementary School (now Otis J.Brock Elementary School), inSavannah,Georgia, was formerlynamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Francis S. Bartow (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Joseph Bates (1891-1949) — also known asGeorge J. Bates — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,February25, 1891.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eighteenth Essex District,1918-24;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1924-37;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1937-49; died inoffice 1949.Killed in anairplanecollision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airlinerand a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, nearWashington NationalAirport,Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,November1, 1949 (age58 years, 249days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass. | | Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known asNick Begich — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,April 6,1932.Democrat. Member ofAlaskastate senate, 1963-71;U.S.Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlaska,1972.AlaskaNative andCroatianancestry.Disappearedwhile on acampaignflight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age40 years, 193days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Lloyd Campbell Bird (1894-1978) — also known asLloyd C. Bird — ofRichmond,Va.Born inHighlandCounty, Va.,August1, 1894.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 43rd District, 1943-50; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1944.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanChemical Society.Died inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,April20, 1978 (age83 years, 262days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | 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 alogcabin 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. | | Newton Booth (1825-1892) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,December25, 1825.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofHarveyDavid Scott; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1863;Governor ofCalifornia, 1871-75;U.S.Senator from California, 1875-81.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,July 14,1892 (age66 years, 202days).Interment atSacramentoCity Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.  | William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) — also known asWilliam E. Borah;"The Lion ofIdaho" —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.,June 29,1865.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1904,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1936.Protestant.Member,OddFellows.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1940 (age74 years, 204days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | George Sewall Boutwell (1818-1905) — also known asGeorge S. Boutwell — of Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,January28, 1818.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1842-50;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1851-53;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1860,1864(alternate);firstU.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1862;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1863-69 (7th District 1863-69,9th District 1869);U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1869-73;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1873-77.Died, frompneumonia,in Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February27, 1905 (age87 years, 30days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass. | | Nancy Merritt Boykin (1919-2006) — also known asNancy M. Boykin;Nancy Merritt;NancySmith —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inWashington,D.C.,March20, 1919.Republican.Socialworker; founder (1966) and head (1966-87) of Detroit PublicSchools Continuing Education for Girls; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1972(alternate),1976;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976(voted forGeraldR. Ford andBobDole); member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1975-80, 1983-2006.Female.Africanancestry. Member,PhiDelta Kappa;AlphaKappa Alpha.DiedJanuary28, 2006 (age86 years, 314days).Interment atDetroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,Mich.  | Carl Brablec (1908-1986) — ofLenaweeCounty, Mich.; Roseville,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Ogden Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,September24, 1908.Democrat.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools; justice of the peace; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; memberofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.Methodist.Moravianancestry. Member,Rotary;PiKappa Delta;KappaDelta Pi;Freemasons.Died in1986(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | | Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-1996) — also known asRonald H. Brown;Ron Brown — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,August1, 1941.Democrat.Lawyer;lobbyist;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1989-93;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1993-96; died in office 1996.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague.Killed in aplanecrash, during astorm,inCroatia,April3, 1996 (age54 years, 246days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018) — also known asGeorge Bush;"Poppy";"Sheepskin";"Timberwolf" —of Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 12,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1964, 1970;U.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1967-71; U.S.Representative toUnited Nations, 1971-73;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1973-74; U.S. Liaison toChina, 1974-75; director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency,1976-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1980;VicePresident of the United States, 1981-89;Presidentof the United States, 1989-93; defeated, 1992.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Skulland Bones;Council onForeign Relations;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Societyof the Cincinnati;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November30, 2018 (age94 years, 171days).Interment atGeorge H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, CollegeStation, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofPrescottSheldon Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush; married,January6, 1945, toBarbaraPierce; father ofGeorgeWalker Bush (who marriedLauraLane Welch) andJohnEllis Bush; grandfather ofGeorgePrescott Bush; first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavis. | | | | Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts. | | | | Cross-reference:CasparW. Weinberger —JohnH. Sununu —DonEvans —JamesC. Oberwetter —MaryMcClure Bibby | | | | The George Bush School of Government andPublic Service, at Texas A&MUniversity,CollegeStation, Texas, isnamed forhim. — George BushHigh School, inRichmond,Texas, isnamed forhim. — George Herbert Walker BushElementarySchool, inAddison,Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by George H. W. Bush:AllThe Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings(1999) —LookingForward (1987) —AWorld Transformed (1998) | | | | Books about George H. W. Bush: JohnRobert Greene,ThePresidency of George Bush — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren,GeorgeH. W. Bush (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about George H. W. Bush:Kevin Phillips,AmericanDynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in theHouse of Bush — Kitty Kelly,TheFamily : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty |
| | Coleman Francis Carroll (1905-1977) — also known asColeman F. Carroll — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February9, 1905.Republican.Catholicpriest; bishop of Miami, 1958-68; archbishop, 1968-77;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1968.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 26,1977 (age72 years, 167days).Interment atOur Lady of Mercy Cemetery, Miami, Fla. | | Jerome Increase Case (1819-1891) — also known asJerome I. Case — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.Born in Williamstown,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1819.Inventor;threshingmachine manufacturer;mayor ofRacine, Wis., 1856, 1858, 1860; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1865-66;banker.Died in Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.,December22, 1891 (age72 years, 11days).Entombed atMoundCemetery, Racine, Wis.; memorial monument atMonument Square, Racine, Wis.  | Lewis Cass (1782-1866) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,October9, 1782.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Michigan Territory, 1813-31;U.S.Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1836-42; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1844,1852;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1848;U.S.Secretary of State, 1857-60.Member,Freemasons.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 17,1866 (age83 years, 251days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Jonathan Cass and Mary 'Molly' (Gilman) Cass; brother of DeborahWebster Cass (who marriedWyllysSilliman); married to Elizabeth Selden Spencer (granddaughter ofJosephSpencer); father of Matilda Frances Cass (who marriedHenryBrockholst Ledyard); second great-grandfather ofThomasCass Ballenger. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cass counties inIll.,Ind.,Iowa,Mich.,Minn.,Mo.,Neb. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThetownandvillageofCassville,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofCassCity, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofCassopolis,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofCassville,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — CassLake,and the adjoiningcityofCassLake, Minnesota, arenamed forhim. — Cass Lake, inOaklandCounty, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The CassRiver,inTuscolaandSaginawcounties, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The Lewis CassBuilding(opened 1921 as the State Office Building; damaged in a fire in 1951;rebuilt and named for Lewis Cass; changed to Elliott-Larsen Buildingin 2020), inLansing,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. — CassAvenue,CassPark,and Cass TechnicalHigh School, inDetroit,Michigan, arenamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:LewisCass Wilmarth—LewisC. Carpenter—LewisC. Vandergrift—LewisC. Tidball—LewisCass Wick—LewisCass Tidball II—LewisC. Gabbert | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Lewis Cass: Willard CarlKlunder,LewisCass and the Politics of Moderation — Frank BuryWoodford,LewisCass, the Last Jeffersonian | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Howard Cattle (1904-1992) — also known asRichard William Cattle — of Chino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Thunder Bay,Ontario,December23, 1904.Drycleaning business;clothingmerchant;mayor ofChino, Calif., 1956-59.Englishancestry.Died inSanBernardino County, Calif.,February17, 1992 (age87 years, 56days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Henry Cattle and Janet Mary Florence (Proudfoot) Cattle;married to Vera Pearl Cook. | | | | Howard CattleElementary School, inChino,California, isnamed forhim. |
| | Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) — also known asAnton J. Cermak;"PushcartTony" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kladno, Bohemia (nowCzechia),May9, 1873.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1910; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1924,1928,1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1928;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.Bohemianancestry.On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board ofanopencar from which president-electFranklinD. Roosevelt had just given a speech, wasshot andbadlywounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who hadaimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound becameinfected,and he died, in Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March 6,1933 (age59 years, 301days).Entombed atBohemianNational Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (1930-1998) — also known asLawton Chiles;"Walkin'Lawton" —of Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,April 3,1930.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1959-67; member ofFloridastate senate, 1967-71;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1971-89;Governor ofFlorida, 1991-98; died in office 1998; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1996(delegation chair).Presbyterian.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, of aheartcondition, in theGovernor'sMansion, Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,December12, 1998 (age68 years, 253days).Original interment and cenotaph atRoselawnCemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla. | | Walter Louis Cohen (1860-1930) — also known asWalter L. Cohen — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January22, 1860.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924,1928;lifeinsurance business.Catholic.AfricanandJewishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December29, 1930 (age70 years, 341days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La. | | Francis X. Collins — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Democrat.Mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1950-69; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1956,1960,1964(alternate).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Martha Layne Collins (b. 1936) — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Bagdad,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,December7, 1936.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1972,1980;Permanent Chair,1984;clerk of the Kentucky court of appeals; elected 1975;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1979-83;Governor ofKentucky, 1983-87.Female.Baptist.Still living as of 2014. | | John Bowden Connally Jr. (1917-1993) — also known asJohn B. Connally — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born near Floresville,WilsonCounty, Tex.,February27, 1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1961;Governor ofTexas, 1963-69;shotand wounded in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, in the same volley ofgunfire that killed PresidentJohnF. Kennedy;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1971-72;indictedin July 1974 foracceptingthousands of dollars from a dairy industry lobbyist;tried inApril 1975 and acquitted; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1980.Methodist.Died ofpulmonaryfibrosis, in MethodistHospital,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 15,1993 (age76 years, 108days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue atSamHouston Park, Houston, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bowden Connally, Sr. and Lela (Wright) Connally; married,December21, 1940, toIdanellBrill. | | | | Cross-reference:NellieConnally | | | | John B. ConnallyHigh School (opened1996),Austin,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John B. ConnallyMiddle School,SanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — The ConnallyLoop,a portion of Interstate 410, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) — also known asGeorge H. Corliss — of North Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Easton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1817.Republican.Mechanicalengineer;inventor;developed the Corliss steam engine; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1868-70; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1876(did not serve).Congregationalist.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February21, 1888 (age70 years, 264days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | John Lockwood Corse (1813-1868) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March 5,1813.Carriagebuilder;book andstationery business;mayorof Burlington, Iowa, 1845-46, 1856-57; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1848-50, 1854-56.Member,Freemasons.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,March20, 1868 (age55 years, 15days).Interment atAspenGrove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa. | | John Murray Corse (1835-1893) — also known asJohn M. Corse — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April27, 1835.Democrat.Book andstationery business; candidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1860; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1868-69;postmaster atBoston,Mass., 1886-91.Died in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April27, 1893 (age58 years, 0days).Entombed atAspenGrove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa; statue atCrapo Park, Burlington, Iowa.| | Relatives: SonofJohnLockwood Corse and Sarah (Murray) Corse; married,December23, 1856, to Ellen Edwards Prince; married,June 23,1882, to Frances McNeil (grandniece ofFranklinPierce; great-granddaughter ofBenjaminPierce). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | CorseElementary School, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamedpartly for him. — The John CorseMemorialBridge, which carries U.S. Highway 6 over the Iowa River, atIowa City,Iowa, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Ashmead Courtenay (1831-1908) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February4, 1831.Bookpublisher; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1879-87.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March17, 1908 (age77 years, 42days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1822.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of theCentral PacificRailroad;first president of the Southern PacificRailroad.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,August14, 1888 (age65 years, 333days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862-1948) — also known asWilbur L. Cross — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.,April10, 1862.Democrat.Universityprofessor;Governor ofConnecticut, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1932,1936,1940,1944;candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1946.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October5, 1948 (age86 years, 178days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) — also known asCharles W. Dalrymple — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born inWayneCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1833.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; postmaster atAlbion,Mich., 1861-66;mayor ofAlbion, Mich., 1900-01; defeated, 1901.Died in Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.,May 20,1907 (age74 years, 7days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich. | | Edwin Denby (1870-1929) — also known asNed Denby — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,February18, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1903-04;U.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,1910; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1917;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24; persuaded by Secretary of StateAlbertB. Fall to transfer control of the Navy's oil leases to theInterior Department; Fall then accepted largebribesto sell the leases to his friends, in what became known as the TeapotDomescandal;in 1924, Denby wasforced toresign as Secretary of the Navy.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February8, 1929 (age58 years, 356days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965) — of Plantsville, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,1908.Democrat.Insuranceandrealestate business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Southington, 1937-38,1941-42; defeated, 1942;firstselectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1947-50; postmaster atPlantsville,Conn., 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Sons ofItaly;AmericanLegion.Died in Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 21,1965 (ageabout 56years).Interment atSt.Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn. | | John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) — also known asJ. W. Dobbs — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,March 6,1882.Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Africanancestry. Member,PrinceHall Masons.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August30, 1961 (age79 years, 177days).Interment atSouth View Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; statue atJohn Wesley Dobbs Plaza, Atlanta, Ga. | | John A. Doelle (1878-1962) — of Michigan; Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.BornFebruary10, 1878.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1922; resigned 1922.Died in Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 7,1962 (age84 years, 25days).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) — also known asGeorge A. Dondero — of Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.,December16, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Royal Oak, Mich., 1921-23;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53,18th District 1953-57).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January29, 1968 (age84 years, 44days).Interment atOakviewCemetery, Royal Oak, Mich. | | James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82,47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1980.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer thanany other senator in the history of the county.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1990 (age66 years, 292days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y. | | James Duane Doty (1799-1865) — also known asJames D. Doty — of Neenah,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1799.Democrat.Lawyer;federaljudge, 1828-32;memberMichigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41;Governorof Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53;Governorof Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865.Presbyterian.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 13,1865 (age65 years, 220days).Interment atFortDouglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1865-1951) — also known asDennis Dougherty;"The GreatBuilder" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Ashland,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,August16, 1865.Catholicpriest; bishop of Buffalo, N.Y., 1916-18; archbishop ofPhiladelphia, Pa., 1918-51; cardinal, 1921-51; offered prayer,Republican National Convention,1940,1948;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1948.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from astroke,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 31,1951 (age85 years, 288days).Entombed atCathedralBasilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Richard Moberley Dudley (1860-1925) — also known asRichard M. Dudley — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Waco,MadisonCounty, Ky.,1860.Engineer;banker;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1910;mayor ofEl Paso, Tex., 1923-25; died in office 1925.Died, followingulcersurgery, in Hotel DieuHospital,El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,May 1,1925 (ageabout 64years).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) — of Hawaii. Born in Orono,PenobscotCounty, Maine,May 3,1871.Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1921-29.Congregationalist.Died ofheartdisease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,October6, 1933 (age62 years, 156days).Interment atOahuCemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth (Holyoke)Farrington; married,October26, 1896, to Catharine McAlpine Crane; father ofJosephRider Farrington (1897-1954); second cousin ofEdwardSilsby Farrington; fourth cousin once removed ofCalvinFrisbie. | | | | Political family:Farringtonfamily of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | FarringtonHigh School, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. — FarringtonStreetand FarringtonHighway,inHonolulu,Hawaii, arenamed forhim. — Farrington Hallauditorium(built 1930, demolished in the 1970s), at theUniversityof Hawaii,Honolulu,Hawaii, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Wallace R. Farrington (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record |
| | Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) — also known asJ. Sloat Fassett — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;ChemungCounty District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1880,1892,1904,1908,1916;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1884-91;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1888-92;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1891; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1891;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated,1910;banker;lumberbusiness.Died in Vancouver,BritishColumbia,April21, 1924 (age70 years, 160days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married,February13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter ofEdwinBryant Crocker; niece ofCharlesCrocker); fourth cousin once removed ofZenasFerry Moody andAlfredClark Chapin. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThevillageofFassett,Quebec, Canada, isnamed forhim. — FassettElementary School, inElmira,New York, isnamed forhim. — Fassett Commons, abuildingat ElmiraCollege,Elmira,New York, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (1933-2023) — also known asDianne Feinstein;Dianne Emiel Goldman;Dianne Berman;"DiFi" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 22,1933.Democrat.Mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1978-88; defeated, 1971, 1975; delegateto Democratic National Convention from California,1996(delegation co-chair),2000,2004,2008;member, Platform Committee,1988;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1990;U.S.Senator from California, 1992-.Female.Jewish. Member,TrilateralCommission.Died inWashington,D.C.,September29, 2023 (age90 years, 99days).Intermentsomewherein Colma, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty (Rosenburg) Goldman; married,December2, 1956, to Jacob Kuciel 'Jack' Berman; married1962 toBertram Feinstein; married,January20, 1980, to Richard C. Blum; grandmother ofEileenFeinstein Mariano. | | | | FeinsteinElementary School, inSanFrancisco, California, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Dianne Feinstein: CeliaMorris,Stormingthe Statehouse : Running for Governor with Ann Richards and DianneFeinstein — Lisa Tucker McElroy & Eileen FeinsteinMariano,MeetMy Grandmother : She's a United States Senator (for youngreaders) |
| | Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known asFred C. Fischer — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Flat Rock,WayneCounty, Mich.,November12, 1879.Republican.School teacherand principal; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1920;villagepresident of Belleville, Michigan, 1932-36; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934;WayneCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from amyocardialinfarction, in Ridgewood OsteopathicHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April20, 1963 (age83 years, 159days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married,June 24,1908, to Reva Ruthruff. | | | | Fred C. FischerElementary School(built 1957, closed 2011), inTaylor,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. — The former Fred C. FischerLibrary,inBelleville,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896) — also known asEdwin H. Fitler — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Kensington (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December2, 1825.Republican.Rope andcordage manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1872;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1876(voted forRutherfordB. Hayes andWilliamA. Wheeler);mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1887-91; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1888.Germanancestry.Died in Torresdale, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 31,1896 (age70 years, 181days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Fitler and Elizabeth (Wonderly) Fitler; married1850 toJosephine R. Baker; great-grandfather ofMargarettaLarge Fitler (who marriedNelsonAldrich Rockefeller). | | | | Political families:Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York;Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Edwin H. FitlerSchool (built1897-98), inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — Fitler Square, apublicpark inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,June 20, 1888 |
| | | Thomas FitzSimons (1741-1811) — of Pennsylvania. Born in County Wexford,Ireland,October,1741.Merchant;banker;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1782-83; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1786-89;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-95 (at-large 1789-93, 1stDistrict 1793-95).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August26, 1811 (age69 years, 0days).Interment atSt.Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.  | Charles W. Flanagan (c.1934-1995) — of Pembroke Pines,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born about 1934. Republican.Mayorof Pembroke Pines, Fla., 1971-76, 1982-95; died in office 1995;candidate forFloridastate house of representatives 96th District, 1978.Catholic.Died, fromcancer,in Pembroke Pines,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January20, 1995 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known asDaniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November26, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;Lions;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Chargedin 1979 withtakingbribes; atrialresulted in a hung jury;resignedfrom the House in 1980;pleadedguilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy toviolate federalcampaignfinance laws, andsentencedto one yearprobation.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 28,1994 (age90 years, 183days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa. | | Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) — also known asLucy L. Flower;Lucy Louisa Coues;"The Mother of the Juvenile Court" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 10,1837.Republican.Schoolteacher; social reformer; founder of nursing school; advocate forthe creation of a "parental court" to handle cases of delinquentchildren; her efforts led to the world'sfirstjuvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Courtin 1899;Universityof Illinois trustee; elected 1894.Female.Died in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April27, 1921 (age83 years, 352days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives:Married,September4, 1862, to James Monroe Flower; mother of Elliott Flower andHarriet Dean Flower (daughter-in-law ofJohnVilliers Farwell; who marriedJohnVilliers Farwell Jr.). | | | | Political family:Farwellfamily of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Lucy FlowerPark,on West Moffat Street, and Lucy Flower TechnicalHigh School(opened, 1911; moved to new building, 1927; renamed Flower VocationalHigh School, 1956; renamed Lucy Flower Career Academy High School,1995; closed, 2003), both inChicago,Illinois, werenamed forher. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Joseph Gales Jr. (1786-1860) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Eckington, Derbyshire,England,April10, 1786.Newspaperpublisher;mayorof Washington, D.C., 1827-30.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 21,1860 (age74 years, 102days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Gales and Winifred (Marshall) Gales; brother of SarahWeston Gales (who married ofWilliamWinston Seaton); married to Sarah Juliana MariaLee. | | | | GalesSchool (built 1881; used as aschool until 1944; now houses the Central Union Mission), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "For more than half a century,the leading editor of the National Intelligencer: a journalist of thehighest integrity, ability, and accomplishments." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Perley's Reminiscences ofSixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886) |
| | | Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born inMorrowCounty, Ohio,February16, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;minister;collegeprofessor;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1916.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;RoyalArcanum.Died in Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.,March31, 1928 (age83 years, 44days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich. | | Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs (1821-1874) — also known asJonathan C. Gibbs — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September28, 1821.Minister;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention, 1868;secretaryof state of Florida, 1868-73;Floridasuperintendent of public instruction, 1873-74.Presbyterian.Africanancestry.Died in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,August14, 1874 (age52 years, 320days).Burial location unknown. | | John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) — also known asJohn Glenn — of New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,July 18,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;Astronaut;in February 1962,firstAmerican to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1964,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1984;received theMedalof Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air &SpaceHall ofFame, the National AviationHall ofFame, the International SpaceHall ofFame, and the U.S. AstronautHall ofFame.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December8, 2016 (age95 years, 143days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married1943 to AnnaMargaret Castor. | | | | The John Glenn ColumbusInternationalAirport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), inColumbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHigh School, inNewConcord, Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHigh School, inWestland,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHigh School, inBay City,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHigh School, inWalkerton,Indiana, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHigh School, inNorwalk,California, isnamed forhim. — John GlennMiddle School, inSanAngelo, Texas, isnamed forhim. — Colonel GlennRoad,inLittleRock, Arkansas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by John Glenn:JohnGlenn: A Memoir (1999) | | | | Books about John Glenn: Robert Green,JohnGlenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for youngreaders) |
| | Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854-1920) — also known asRobert B. Glenn — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August11, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1893-97;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 26th District, 1899-1900;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1905-09; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1912.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died, from aheartattack, in his room at the Royal AlexandraHotel,Winnipeg,Manitoba,May16, 1920 (age65 years, 279days).Interment atSalemCemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | Monroe Goldwater (1885-1980) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofEdwardJ. Flynn; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1944,1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1980 (age95 years, 10days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London,England,January27, 1850.Democrat.Cigarmaker;Founder andpresident, American Federation of Labor; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December13, 1924 (age74 years, 321days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument atGompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue atGompers Park, Chicago, Ill.| | Samuel GompersHighSchool (built 1930, closed about 2012), inBronx, NewYork, wasnamed forhim. — GompersSchool (also known as EasternHigh School),Baltimore,Maryland, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; torpedoed and lost in theSouthPacific Ocean) wasnamed forhim; a secondLibertyship,SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1960) was alsonamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born inNevis,October3, 1803.Physician;postmaster atApalachicola,Fla., 1834-38;mayorof Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38;banker;inventorof the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.,June 29,1855 (age51 years, 269days).Original interment atMagnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment atGorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla.| | Relatives:Married1838 toCaroline Frances Myrick. | | | | The John Gorrie MemorialBridge(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, inFranklinCounty, Florida, isnamed forhim. — John GorrieJunior High School (built1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), inJacksonville,Florida, wasnamed forhim. — GorrieElementary School (built 1889 asHyde Park School; renamed 1915), inTampa,Florida, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 atJacksonville,Florida; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,October 17, 1993 |
| | | Edward F. Gorton (1854-1929) — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Ashtabula,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,May 6,1854.Lawyer;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1895-1902.Died inItaly,March10, 1929 (age74 years, 308days).Interment atLakeForest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.  | Horace Greeley (1811-1872) — also known as"Old Honesty";"Old WhiteHat" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chappaqua,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Amherst,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,February3, 1811.Founder and editor of the New YorkTribunenewspaper;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1848-49; defeated(Republican), 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOregon,1860;after the Civil War, became advocate of universal amnesty forConfederates; offered bail in May 1867 forJeffersonDavis; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1866-70;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate forNewYork state comptroller, 1869; Democratic candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1872.Died in Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November29, 1872 (age61 years, 300days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; statue atCity Hall Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue atHerald Square, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Zaccheus Greeley and Mary (Woodburn) Greeley; married,July 5,1836, to Mary Young Cheney; second cousin ofWallaceM. Greeley. | | | | Cross-reference:JosiahB. Grinnell | | | | Greeley counties inKan. andNeb. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofGreeley,Colorado, isnamed forhim. — Horace GreeleyHigh School, inChappaqua,New York, isnamed forhim. —MountHorace Greeley, inKeweenawCounty, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Horace Greeley (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scuttled with obsolete ammunition in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1966) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:HoraceG. Snover—HoraceG. Knowles—HoraceGreeley Dawson, Jr. | | | | Personal motto: "Go West, youngman." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Horace Greeley:Americanconflict: A history of the Great Rebellion in the United States ofAmerica, 1860-1865 (1869) —RecollectionsOf A Busy Life | | | | Books about Horace Greeley: Glyndon G.Van Deusen,HoraceGreeley, Nineteenth Century Crusader — Harry J.Maihafer,TheGeneral and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, andCharles Dana — Wilbur J. Granberg,Spreadthe truth : The life of Horace Greeley — Doris Faber,HoraceGreeley: The People's Editor — Coy F. Cross,GoWest Young Man! : Horace Greeley's Vision forAmerica — J. Parton,TheLife of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New YorkTribune | | | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893) |
| | James Wilson Grimes (1816-1872) — also known asJames W. Grimes — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Deering,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,October20, 1816.Member ofIowaterritorial legislature, 1838-43; member of Iowa statelegislature, 1852-54;Governor ofIowa, 1854-58;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1859-69.Congregationalist.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,February7, 1872 (age55 years, 110days).Interment atAspenGrove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa. | | Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) — also known asHenry A. Haigh — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,March13, 1854.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamL. Carpenter,FlaviusL. Brooke, andJohnAtkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and constructionofelectricrailways, and officer for severalrailroadcompanies; director of the AlpenaPowerCompany; stockholder and director of the Peninsular SavingsBank;director and counsel of Continental Casualtyinsurancecompany; Presidential Elector for Michigan,1893;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPublic Health Association;AmericanHistorical Association;Freemasons.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 16,1942 (age88 years, 64days).Interment atNorthviewCemetery, Dearborn, Mich. | | John Herman Hallstrom (1888-1961) — also known asJ. Herman Hallstrom — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born inSweden,November18, 1888.Progressive.Bricklayer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Rockford, Ill., 1921-27, 1929-33; defeated, 1927, 1933;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Swedishancestry.Died in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,November14, 1961 (age72 years, 361days).Interment atScandanavian Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.  | Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as"Savior of SouthCarolina" —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March28, 1818.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880;U.S. Railroad Commissioner, 1893-97.Episcopalian.Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of ConfederateVeterans.Lost aleg in an accident in 1878.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April11, 1902 (age84 years, 14days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.| | Relatives: SonofWadeHampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married,October10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter ofFrancisSmith Preston; sister ofWilliamCampbell Preston); married1858 to MarySingleton McDuffie (daughter ofGeorgeMcDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who marriedJohnSmith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who marriedJohnLaurence Manning); grandson ofWadeHampton (1752-1835). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hampton County,S.C. is named for him. | | | | ThetownofHampton,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Wade HamptonHigh School (built 1960,rebuilt 2006), inGreenville,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The Wade HamptonStateOffice Building (opened 1940), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Wade Hampton: Walter BrianCisco,WadeHampton: Confederate Warrior, ConservativeStatesman | | | | Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884) |
|  | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHigh School, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHigh School, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddle School, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | William Francis Harrity (1850-1912) — also known asWilliam F. Harrity — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October19, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1884,1892,1896;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1885-89;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1890;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1891-95; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1892-97;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1892-96.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April12, 1912 (age61 years, 176days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa. | | Bret Harte (1836-1902) — also known asFrancis Brett Hart — of Union (now Arcata),HumboldtCounty, Calif.; London,England.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1836.Writer;editor;U.S. Consul inCrefeld, 1878-80;Glasgow, 1880-85.English,Dutch,andJewishancestry.Died in Camberley,England,May2, 1902 (age65 years, 250days).Interment atSt.Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey, England.| | Relatives:Step-son ofAndrewWilliams; son of Henry Hart and Elizabeth (Ostrander) Hart;married,August11, 1862, to Anna Griswold. | | | | Bret Harte UnionHigh School, inAngelsCamp, California, isnamed forhim. — Bret HarteElementary School, inSacramento,California, isnamed forhim. — The Bret HarteNeighborhoodLibrary, inLongBeach, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Death shall reap the braverharvest." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Nathaniel Haskell (1860-1933) — also known asCharles N. Haskell — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Leipsic,PutnamCounty, Ohio,March13, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;oilbusiness;delegateto Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906;Governor ofOklahoma, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1928.Died, ofpneumonia,in the SkirvinHotel,Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 5,1933 (age73 years, 114days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Muskogee, Okla. | | Dudley Chase Haskell (1842-1883) — also known asDudley C. Haskell — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Springfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.,March23, 1842.Republican. Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1872;U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1877-83; died in office1883.DiedDecember16, 1883 (age41 years, 268days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.  | Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known asRutherford B. Hayes;"Rutherfraud B.Hayes";"His Fraudulency" —of Ohio. Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,October4, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67;Governor ofOhio, 1868-72, 1876-77;Presidentof the United States, 1877-81.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Stricken by aheartattack at therailroadstation in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio,January17, 1893 (age70 years, 105days).Original interment and cenotaph atOakwoodCemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 atRutherfordB. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married,December30, 1852, toLucyWare Webb; father ofJamesWebb Cook Hayes. | | | | Political family:Hayesfamily of Fremont, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:LeopoldMarkbreit —JamesM. Comly —JosephP. Bradley | | | | Hayes County,Neb. is named for him. | | | | Rutherford B. HayesHigh School, inDelaware,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — The Presidente Hayes Department (province),and itscapitalcity, Villa Hayes, inParaguay,arenamed forhim. — HayesHall(built 1893), at Ohio StateUniversity,Columbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "He serves his partybest who serves his country best." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: AriHoogenboom,RutherfordB. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse,RutherfordB. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist,CentennialCrisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known asArthur D. Healey — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December29, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42;defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September16, 1948 (age58 years, 262days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Medford, Mass. | | Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) — also known asSamuel G. Heiskell — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inMonroeCounty, Tenn.,August7, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;historian;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1880; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1892;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15.Episcopalian.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Eagles;SigmaKappa.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September17, 1923 (age65 years, 41days).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (b. 1923) — also known asLinwood Holton — ofRoanoke,Va.Born in Big Stone Gap,WiseCounty, Va.,September21, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1960,1972(delegation chair);Governor ofVirginia, 1970-74; defeated, 1965; candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1978.Still living as of 2014.  | Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known asHerbert Hoover;"The GreatEngineer";"The Grand Old Man" —of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in West Branch,CedarCounty, Iowa,August10, 1874.Republican.Miningengineer;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1920;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28;Presidentof the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker,Republican National Convention,1940,1952,1956,1960.Quaker.SwissandDutchancestry.Inducted into the National MiningHall ofFame, Leadville, Colorado.Died, ofintestinalcancer, in his suite at the Waldorf TowersHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1964 (age90 years, 71days).Interment atHerbertHoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married,February10, 1899, toLouHenry; father ofHerbertClark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** ofCharlesLewis Hoover. | | | | Cross-reference:HoraceA. Mann —WalterH. Newton —ChristianA. Herter —LewisL. Strauss —ClarenceC. Stetson | | | | HooverDam(built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado RiverbetweenClarkCounty, Nevada, andMohaveCounty, Arizona, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHigh School, inGlendale,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHigh School, inDesMoines, Iowa, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHigh School, inSan Diego,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHigh School, inFresno,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHigh School, inElkview,West Virginia, isnamed forhim. — Theminorplanets (asteroids)932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), arenamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken inevery pot." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Herbert Hoover:TheOrdeal of Woodrow Wilson | | | | Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L.Fausold,ThePresidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson,HerbertHoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash,Lifeof Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 —George H. Nash,TheLife of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies,1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg,HerbertHoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — GlenJeansonne,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 —Kendrick A. Clements,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary,1918-1928 — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David Holford,HerbertHoover (for young readers) | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1965) |
| | Thomas Hoyne (1817-1883) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;CookCounty Probate Justice of the Peace, 1845-48;U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1868;elected (Independent)mayorof Chicago, Ill. 1876, but never took office.Killed in arailroadcollision in Carlton,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1883 (age66 years, 166days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (1832-1901) — also known asRichard B. Hubbard, Jr. — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Born inWaltonCounty, Ga.,November1, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1856,1880;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member ofTexasstate senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1873-76;Governor ofTexas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister toJapan, 1885.DiedJuly 12,1901 (age68 years, 253days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Tyler, Tex. | | Teresa Patterson Hughes (1932-2011) — also known asTeresa P. Hughes;Teresa CeciliaPatterson —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1932.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 47th District, 1975-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988,2000;member ofCaliforniastate senate 25th District, 1993-2000.Female.Africanancestry.Died in Castro Valley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November13, 2011 (age79 years, 41days).Interment atRoseHills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. | | James Baxter Hunt Jr. (b. 1937) — also known asJames B. Hunt, Jr.;Jim Hunt — of North Carolina. Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,May 16,1937.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1973-77;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1996,2000.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014.| | The James B. Hunt, Jr.Library,at the North Carolina StateUniversityCentennial Campus,Raleigh,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Hunt Hall, adormitoryat theUniversityof North Carolina Charlotte, inCharlotte,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The James B. Hunt Jr.ResidenceHall, at the North CarolinaSchool of Science andMathematics, inDurham,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books about James B. Hunt: WayneGrimsley,JamesB. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive — Gary Pearce,JimHunt: A Biography |
 | Washington Irving (1783-1859) — also known as"Dietrich Knickerbocker";"Jonathan Oldstyle";"GeoffreyCrayon" —of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1783.Essayist;historian;authorofThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; U.S.Minister toSpain, 1842-46.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1859 (age76 years, 239days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother ofWilliamIrving (1766-1821),PeterIrving andJohnTreat Irving; great-granduncle ofRobertBroadnax Glenn. | | | | Political family:Irvingfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamP. Duval | | | | ThecityofIrving,Texas, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofIrvington,New York, isnamed forhim. — Washington IrvingElementary School, inEdmond,Oklahoma, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WashingtonIrving Howard—W.Irving Babcock—WashingtonI. Wallace—W.I. Babb—WashingtonIrving Gadbois—WashingtonI. Smith—W.Irving Vanderpoel—WashingtonI. Kilpatrick | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Washington Irving: GeorgeS. Hellman,WashingtonIrving Esquire : Ambassador at Large from the New World to theOld | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1940) |
| | William Smith James (1914-1993) — also known asWilliam S. James — of Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.Born in Aberdeen,HarfordCounty, Md.,February14, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1946-54; defeated, 1942; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1964;MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1971-75;Marylandstate treasurer, 1975-87.Died in Aberdeen,HarfordCounty, Md.,April17, 1993 (age79 years, 62days).Interment atGrove Cemetery, Aberdeen, Md. | | Marie Hilson Katzenbach (1882-1970) — also known asMarie H. Katzenbach;Marie Louise HuntHilson —of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December8, 1882.Librarian;member, New Jersey State Board of Education, 1921-64;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,1947.Female.Frenchancestry. Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February4, 1970 (age87 years, 58days).Interment atEwingCemetery, Ewing, N.J. | | Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known asLorna Jolley — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,December30, 1925.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;mayorof Henderson, Nev., 1985-93.Female.Mormon.Died, in herdoctor'soffice, Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,January16, 2012 (age86 years, 17days).Interment atSouthernNevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev. | | William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known asPete Knight — of Palmdale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,November18, 1929.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor ofPalmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96; member ofCaliforniastate senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Air Forcetestpilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mphflying the Bell X-15.Died, fromacutemyelogenous leukemia, in City of HopeHospital,May7, 2004 (age74 years, 171days).Interment atDesertLawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif. | | Augustus Kountze (1826-1892) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inStarkCounty, Ohio,November19, 1826.Republican.Banker;real estateinvestor;treasurerof Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; director, Union PacificRailroad;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1867-69.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1892 (age65 years, 163days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Frederick Kramer (1829-1896) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Halle,Germany,December22, 1829.Banker;mayorof Little Rock, Ark., 1873-75, 1881-87.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,September8, 1896 (age66 years, 261days).Interment atOaklandand Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.  | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893) — also known asLucius Q. C. Lamar — of Covington,NewtonCounty, Ga.; Abbeville,LafayetteCounty, Miss.; Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born near Eatonton,PutnamCounty, Ga.,September17, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;cottonplanter;president,University of Mississippi, 1849-52; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1853;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1857-60, 1873-77;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1865, 1868, 1875,1877, 1881;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1877-85;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1885-88;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-93; died in office 1893.Methodist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Slaveowner. Died in Vineville (now part of Macon),BibbCounty, Ga.,January23, 1893 (age67 years, 128days).Original interment atRiversideCemetery, Macon, Ga.; reinterment in 1894 atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.| | Relatives: SonofLuciusQuintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834) and Sarah Williamson (Bird)Lamar; married to Virginia Longstreet; nephew ofMirabeauBuonaparte Lamar and Loretta Rebecca Lamar (who marriedAbsalomHarris Chappell); uncle ofWilliamBailey Lamar; fourth cousin ofWilliamMcKendree Robbins andJosephRucker Lamar; fourth cousin once removed ofGastonAhi Robbins. | | | | Political family:Lamarfamily of Georgia. | | | | Lamar counties inAla.,Ga. andMiss. arenamed for him. | | | | ThemunicipalityofLamar,Colorado, isnamed forhim. — LamarHall,at theUniversityof Mississippi,Oxford,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. — LamarRiver,in Yellowstone National Park,ParkCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim. — LamarBoulevard,inOxford,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. — LamarAvenue,inMemphis,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — LamarSchool (founded 1964), inMeridian,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Lucius Q. C. Lamar: John F.Kennedy,Profilesin Courage | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Albert Lange (1801-1869) — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Charlottenburg, Prussia (now part of Berlin,Germany),December16, 1801.Republican. He belonged to a secret society whichadvocateda constitutional government for the German Empire; in 1824, theconspiracy was uncovered; he wasconvictedoftreasonandsentencedto fifteen years in inprison;pardonedin 1829, and left Germany for the United States; U.S. Consul inAmsterdam, 1849-50;Indianastate auditor, 1861-63;mayorof Terre Haute, Ind., 1863-67.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,July 25,1869 (age67 years, 221days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | John Larkin Jr. (1804-1896) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Concord Township,DelawareCounty, Pa.,October3, 1804.Merchant;rivertransportation business;DelawareCounty Sheriff, 1840; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1845-46;real estatedeveloper;mayorof Chester, Pa., 1866-72;banker.One of the founders of Chester Rural Cemetery. Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 22,1896 (age91 years, 293days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Martha (Thomas) Larkin and John Larkin; married,January25, 1827, to Charlotte Johnson Morton; married,October23, 1849, to Mary A. Boggs; ancestor *** ofJosephLarkin Eyre. | | | | Political family:Eyrefamily of Chester, Pennsylvania. | | | | LarkinSchool (built 1894, demolished1988), inChester,Pennsylvania, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) — also known asAsbury C. Latimer — of Belton,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born near Lowndesville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,July 31,1851.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofAnderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1892;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.Methodist.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis,in ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,February20, 1908 (age56 years, 204days).Interment atBeltonCemetery, Belton, S.C. | | John Harvey Lowery (1860-1941) — also known asJ. H. Lowery — of Donaldsonville,AscensionParish, La.Born in Plaquemine,IbervilleParish, La.,October18, 1860.Republican.Physician;sugargrower;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1916(alternate),1920,1924,1928,1940.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died, in Flint-GoodridgeHospital,New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September25, 1941 (age80 years, 342days).Interment atAscensionCatholic Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.| | Relatives: Sonof John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery;married1883 toElizabeth Conway; married,December13, 1927, to Mary L. Brown. | | | | LoweryMiddle School, and LoweryElementary School, inDonaldsonville,Louisiana, arenamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Though He Sleeps, His MemoryDoth Live, And Cheering Comfort To His MournersGive." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) — also known asMorgan L. Martin — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Martinsburg,LewisCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;memberMichigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1838;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1855, 1874; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1858-59; major in the Union Army during the CivilWar;BrownCounty Judge, 1875-87.Died in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,December10, 1887 (age82 years, 254days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Allouez, Wis. | | Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) — also known asEnoch M. Marvin — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inWarrenCounty, Mo.,June 12,1823.Democrat.Methodistbishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1876.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died, ofpneumonia,inSt.Louis, Mo.,November26, 1877 (age54 years, 167days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Calvin Robert McCullough (1902-1984) — also known asCalvin R. McCullough — of Holloway Terrace,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,September29, 1902.Democrat.Contractor;bankdirector; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 10thDistrict, 1949-50; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1955-80 (New Castle County 5th District 1955-64,11th District 1965-72, 12th District 1973-80); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1968.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose.Died, fromcancer,in Holloway Terrace,New CastleCounty, Del.,October8, 1984 (age82 years, 9days).Interment atGracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.  | Douglas James McKay (1893-1959) — also known asDouglas McKay — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 24,1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobiledealer;mayor ofSalem, Ore., 1933-34; member ofOregonstate senate 1st District, 1935; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Oregon,1940(alternate),1952;speaker,1952,1956;Governorof Oregon, 1949-52; resigned 1952;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1956.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PurpleHeart.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,July 22,1959 (age66 years, 28days).Interment atBelcrestMemorial Park, Salem, Ore. | | | Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known asFrank E. McKee — of North Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August22, 1877.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,1944; died in office 1951.Episcopalian.Scotch-Irish,Swiss,German, andEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died, of aheartattack, in a room at the PorterHotel,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,February13, 1951 (age73 years, 175days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Muskegon, Mich.  | William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areceptionin the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinleyMonument, Canton, Ohio; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married toIdaSaxton; first cousin ofWilliamMcKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryPrather Fletcher. | | | | Political family:McKinleyfamily of Canton, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:AlbertHalstead —LoranL. Lewis —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —JohnGoodnow | | | | McKinley County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | MountMcKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by itstraditional name, Denali), inDenaliBorough, Alaska, wasnamed forhim. — McKinleyHigh School, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamM. Bell—WilliamM. Branch | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The FullDinner Pail." | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The AdvanceAgent of Prosperity." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.Gould,ThePresidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips,WilliamMcKinley — H. Wayne Morgan,WilliamMcKinley and His America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
 | Brien McMahon (1903-1952) — also known asJames O'Brien Mahon — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October6, 1903.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1945-52; died in office 1952.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 28,1952 (age48 years, 296days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn. |  | Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) — also known asCharles L. McNary — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,June 12,1874.Republican.Lawyer;law schooldean;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913;OregonRepublican state chair, 1916-17;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; diedin office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1940;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,February25, 1944 (age69 years, 258days).Original interment atPioneerCemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment atBelcrestMemorial Park, Salem, Ore. | | Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) — also known asThomas T. Minor — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (nowSriLanka),February20, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and EasternRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory,1880;mayorof Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1887-88.Member,Freemasons.Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on aduck hutingtrip, and wasneverheard from again; presumeddrownedin awatercraftaccident, inPugetSound,December2, 1889 (age45 years, 285days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains werenotfound.| | Relatives: Sonof Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married,August20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather ofThomasMinor Pelly. | | | | Political family:Moriarty-Minorfamily of Seattle, Washington. | | | | The T.T. MinorSchool (built 1890,demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovated and reopened2016), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — MinorAvenue,inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Robert Morehead Jr. (1836-1921) — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.,February28, 1836.Banker;mayorof El Paso, Tex., 1903-05.Died in El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,December15, 1921 (age85 years, 290days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) — also known asDwight W. Morrow — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,January11, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;banker;U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1927-30;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,October5, 1931 (age58 years, 267days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Englewood, N.J. | | Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known asCharles S. Mott;C. S. Mott — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 2,1875.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate inRepublican primary forGovernor ofMichigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924,1940;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Episcopalian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis;Rotary.Vice-president ofGeneralMotors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart MottFoundation.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,February18, 1973 (age97 years, 261days).Entombed atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | José Luis Alberto Muñoz=Marin(1898-1980) —also known asLuis Muñoz=Marin;"Father ofModern Puerto Rico" —Born in Old San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,February18, 1898.Author;Governorof Puerto Rico, 1949-65.PuertoRican ancestry.Died in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,April30, 1980 (age82 years, 72days).Entombed atMausoleo Luis Muñoz Rivera, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.| | Relatives: SonofLuisMuñoz=Rivera and Amalia Marin=Castilla; married,July 1,1919, to Muna Lee; father ofVictoriaMelo=Muñoz. | | | | Political family:Munozfamily. | | | | The Luis Muñoz MarínInternationalAirport(opened 1955 as Puerto Rico International Airport, renamed 1985), inCarolina,Puerto Rico, isnamed forhim. — Luis Muñoz MarínHighSchool, inBarranquitas,Puerto Rico, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Pat Nixon (1912-1993) — also known asThelma Catherine Ryan;"Starlight" —of California. Born in Ely,White PineCounty, Nev.,March16, 1912.Republican.Schoolteacher;Second Ladyof the United States, 1953-61;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1956 ;First Ladyof the United States, 1969-74;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Female.Protestant.IrishandGermanancestry.Died, fromlungcancer, in Park Ridge,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 22,1993 (age81 years, 98days).Interment atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;married,June 21,1940, toRichardMilhous Nixon. | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Patricia NixonElementary School(opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. — Pat NixonPark(established 1969), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. | | | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speakyour language, they can tell if you have love in yourheart." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (b. 1961) — also known asBarack Obama;"The Messiah";"Renegade";"The LoinKing" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,August4, 1961.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,2004(speaker),2008;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008;Presidentof the United States, 2009-17; received theNobelPeace Prize in 2009.UnitedChurch of Christ.Kenyanancestry.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives: Sonof Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama; married,October18, 1992, toMichelleLaVaughn Robinson. | | | | Cross-reference:JoeWilson —PhilipJ. Berg —RodBlagojevich —TimothyW. Jones | | | | Barack ObamaElementary School(formerly J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School; renamed 2018), inRichmond,Virginia, isnamed forhim. —AvingudaBarack Obama, inNáquera,Spain, isnamed forhim. — Barack ObamaDrive,inDares Salaam, Tanzania, isnamed forhim. —MountObama (now and previously Boggy Peak), in the Shekerley Mountains,Antigua,wasnamed forhim from 2009 to 2016. | | | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes WeCan!" | | | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We CanBelieve In." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NobelLaureates | | | | Books by Barack Obama:Dreamsfrom My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance(2004) —TheAudacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream(2006) | | | | Books about Barack Obama: SteveDougherty,Hopesand Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell,Obama:From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson,BarackObama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele,ABound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can'tWin — Joseph Vogel,TheObama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America'sYouth — Jodi Kantor,TheObamas — David Maraniss,BarackObama: The Making of the Man — Jonathan Alter,ThePromise: President Obama, Year One — Pete Souza,TheRise of Barack Obama — Jonathan Alter,TheCenter Holds: Obama and His Enemies — Chuck Todd,TheStranger: Barack Obama in the White House | | | | Critical books about Barack Obama:Webster Griffin Tarpley,Obama- The Postmodern Coup: Making of a ManchurianCandidate — Gordon Heslop,TheHope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice — EdwardKlein,TheAmateur: Barack Obama in the White House — MichelleMalkin,Cultureof Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, andCronies — David Limbaugh,TheGreat Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic —David Limbaugh,CrimesAgainst Liberty: An Indictment of President BarackObama — Dinesh D'Souza,TheRoots of Obama's Rage — David Freddoso,GangsterGovernment: Barack Obama and the New WashingtonThugocracy — Stanley Kurtz,Radical-in-Chief:Barack Obama and the Untold Story of AmericanSocialism — Jerome R. Corsi,TheObama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult ofPersonality — Jack Cashill,DeconstructingObama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First PostmodernPresident — Kate Obenshain,Divider-in-Chief:The Fraud of Hope and Change — Dinesh D'Souza,Obama'sAmerica: Unmaking the American Dream — Dinesh D'Souza,TheRoots of Obama's Rage — Phyllis Schlafly & GeorgeNeumayr,NoHigher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom |
| | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) — also known asJackie Onassis;Jaqueline Lee Bouvier;Jacqueline Kennedy —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 28,1929.FirstLady of the United States, 1961-63.Female.Catholic.Longtime companion ofMauriceTempelsman.Died, fromnon-Hodgkinlymphoma, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1994 (age64 years, 295days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; daughter of John Vernou Bouvier and JanetNorton (Lee) Bouvier; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III; married,September12, 1953, toJohnFitzgerald Kennedy (son ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother ofJeanKennedy Smith; grandson ofJohnFrancis Fitzgerald); married1968 toAristotle Socrates Onassis; mother ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisHighSchool for International Careers, inManhattan,New York, isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy OnassisHall,at George WashingtonUniversity,Washington,D.C., isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisReservoir,in CentralPark,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
 | John Rockey Park (1833-1900) — also known asJohn R. Park — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio,May 7,1833.Republican.Schoolteacher;president,University of Deseret (now University of Utah), 1869-92;Utahsuperintendent of public instruction, 1895-1900; died in office1900.Mormon.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September29, 1900 (age67 years, 145days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.| | Relatives: Sonof John Park and Anna Elizabeth (Waggoner) Park. | | | | The ParkBuildingat theUniversityof Utah,Salt LakeCity, Utah, isnamed forhim. — Draper ParkSchool (built 1912;converted to city hall 1972; sold 2017), inDraper,Utah, wasnamed forhim. — Draper ParkMiddle School (built 2013),inDraper,Utah, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John R. Park (built 1943 atRichmond,California; torpedoed and lost in theEnglishChannel, 1945) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Salt Lake Herald,September 30, 1900 |
|  | Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) — Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1811.Lawyer;abolitionist;orator;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1870 (Labor Reform), 1877 (Greenback).Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Died, fromheartdisease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February2, 1884 (age72 years, 65days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Mass.; statue erected 1915 atBoston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.  | James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known asJames K. Polk;"Young Hickory";"Napoleon of the Stump" —of Tennessee. Born in Pineville,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,November2, 1795.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1823-25;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9thDistrict 1833-39);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1835-39;Governor ofTennessee, 1839-41;Presidentof the United States, 1845-49.PresbyterianorMethodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died, ofcholera,in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 15,1849 (age53 years, 225days).Original interment atPolk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;reinterment in 1893 atTennesseeState Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph atPolk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother ofWilliamHawkins Polk; married,January1, 1824, toSarahChildress (daughter ofJoelChildress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who marriedThomasJones Hardeman); uncle ofMarshallTate Polk andTaskerPolk; first cousin once removed ofEdwinFitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk(who marriedGeorgeDavis) andRichardTyler Polk; second cousin twice removed ofRufusKing Polk andFrankLyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed ofElizabethPolk Guest; second cousin four times removed ofRaymondR. Guest; third cousin once removed ofCharlesPolk andAugustusCaesar Dodge; fourth cousin ofTrustenPolk; fourth cousin once removed ofAlbertFawcett Polk. | | | | Political families:Polkfamily of New York City, New York;Polkfamily of Tennessee;Ashefamily of North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:AaronV. Brown —JohnC. Frémont | | | | Polk counties inArk.,Fla.,Ga.,Iowa,Minn.,Neb.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofPolkCity, Florida, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofPolkCity, Iowa, isnamed forhim. — TheboroughofPolk,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — James K. PolkElementary School, inAlexandria,Virginia, isnamed forhim. — James K. PolkElementary School, inFresno,California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James K. Polk (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; torpedoed in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesKnox Polk Hall—JamesP. Latta—JamesK. P. Fenner—J.K. P. Goggans—JamesP. Willett—J.K. P. Carter—J.K. P. Marshall | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.Haynes,JamesK. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.Bergeron,ThePresidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard,JamesK. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — EugeneIrving McCormac,JamesK. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac,JamesK. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory — John Seigenthaler,JamesK. Polk: 1845 - 1849 | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | Hermann Raster (1827-1891) — also known asHerman Raster;Wilhelm Friedrich HermannRaster —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Zerbst, Anhalt-Dessau (nowGermany),May6, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1856;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1868(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1869-72.Germanancestry.Died in Bad Kadowa, Silesia (now Kudowa,Poland),July24, 1891 (age64 years, 79days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) — also known asJohn H. Reagan — of Palestine,AndersonCounty, Tex.Born in Sevierville,SevierCounty, Tenn.,October8, 1818.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas,1852-57;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87);delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;ConfederatePostmaster General, 1861-65; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1872,1904(HonoraryVice-President);delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1887-91.Methodist.ArrestedbyUniontroops in May 1865, along withJeffersonDavis, andimprisonedfor several months.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumoniain Palestine,AndersonCounty, Tex.,March 6,1905 (age86 years, 149days).Interment atEastHill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex. | | Jacob Leonard Replogle (1876-1948) — also known asJ. Leonard Replogle — of Westmont,CambriaCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New Enterprise,BedfordCounty, Pa.,May 6,1876.Republican.Steelmanufacturer; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1921;delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1928(alternate),1932,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1944;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1940.Died, from complications ofinfluenza,in the Savoy-PlazaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1948 (age72 years, 203days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Ann Richards (1933-2006) — also known asDorothy Ann Willis — of Texas. Born in Lakeview (now part of Lacy Lakeview),McLennanCounty, Tex.,September1, 1933.Democrat.TravisCounty Commissioner, 1976-82;Texasstate treasurer, 1983-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1988(speaker);Governorof Texas, 1991-95; defeated, 1994.Female.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofesophagealcancer, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,September13, 2006 (age73 years, 12days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.| | Relatives:Daughter of Cecil Willis and Iona (Warren) Willis; married1953 to DavidRichards; mother ofCecileRichards. | | | | The Ann RichardsSchool for Young WomenLeaders, inAustin,Texas, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Ann Richards:Straightfrom the Heart : My Life in Politics and Other Places(1990) —I'mNot Slowing Down : Winning My Battle With Osteoporosis, withRichard U. Levine | | | | Books about Ann Richards: MikeShropshire and Frank Schaeffer,TheThorny Rose of Texas : An Intimate Portrait of Governor AnnRichards — Celia Morris,Stormingthe Statehouse : Running for Governor with Ann Richards and DianneFeinstein — Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jeanie R.Stanley,Claytieand the Lady : Ann Richards, Gender, and Politics inTexas — Jan Reid,Letthe People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards |
 | John Rankin Rogers (1838-1901) — also known asJohn R. Rogers — of Washington. BornSeptember4, 1838.Governorof Washington, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.DiedDecember26, 1901 (age63 years, 113days).Interment atWoodbineCemetery, Puyallup, Wash. | | Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known asJoseph H. Romig;"Dog-TeamDoctor" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.;Anchorage,Alaska.Born inEdwardsCounty, Ill.,September3, 1872.Physician;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38.Moravianancestry.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,1951(ageabout78 years).Original intermentsomewherein Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known asDaniel C. Roper — ofWashington,D.C.Born inMarlboroCounty, S.C.,April 1,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;publicist;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1939.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromleukemia,inWashington,D.C.,April11, 1943 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 13,1783.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1813-14, 1816, 1822, 1829, 1834,1844; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1817-19;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1836-38;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1838-43.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 8,1845 (age61 years, 329days).Interment atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass. | | Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) — of Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 7,1874.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (BerksCounty 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28,1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died inoffice 1936; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate, 1920; candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1932.Died of aheartailment, in Temple,BerksCounty, Pa.,March14, 1936 (age62 years, 7days).Interment atLaureldaleCemetery, Laureldale, Pa.  | Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) — also known asCarl Schurz — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;St.Louis, Mo.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt),Germany,March2, 1829.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1860;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1868(TemporaryChair;speaker);U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1869-75;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1906 (age77 years, 73days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue atMorningsidePark, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Christian Schurz and Mariana (Jussen) Schurz; brother ofAntoinette Schurz (who marriedEdmundJüssen); married1852 toMargarethe 'Molly' Meyer. | | | | Political family:Jussen-Schurzfamily of Watertown, Wisconsin. | | | | ThecommunityofSchurz,Nevada, isnamed forhim. —MountSchurz, inParkCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim. — Carl SchurzPark,inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. — Carl SchurzHigh School, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — SchurzElementary School, inWatertown,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — Carl SchurzElementary School, inNewBraunfels, Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:CarlS. Thompson | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Carl Schurz: Hans LouisTrefousse,CarlSchurz: A Biography | | | | Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884) |
| | | Robert Thompson Secrest (1904-1994) — also known asRobert T. Secrest — of Caldwell,NobleCounty, Ohio; Senecaville,GuernseyCounty, Ohio.Born in Senecaville,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,January22, 1904.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools; member of Ohio state legislature, 1931-32;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1933-42, 1949-54,1963-67; defeated, 1946; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;member, Federal Trade Commission, 1954-61.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedMay 15,1994 (age90 years, 113days).Interment atSenecavilleCemetery, Senacaville, Ohio. | | Eleanor Parker Sheppard (1907-1991) — also known asEleanor P. Sheppard;EleanorParker —ofRichmond,Va.Born in Pelham,MitchellCounty, Ga.,July 24,1907.Democrat.Mayorof Richmond, Va., 1962-64; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1967-76.Female.Baptist.Firstwoman mayor in Virginia.Died inRichmond,Va.,March13, 1991 (age83 years, 232days).Interment atForest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) — also known asR. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;"Sarge" —Born in Westminster,CarrollCounty, Md.,November9, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1968-70; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1976.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 2011 (age95 years, 70days).Interment atSt. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married,May 23,1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend andRobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who marriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger) andMarkKennedy Shriver; nephew ofJamesCausten Shriver; grandson ofThomasHerbert Shriver; great-grandson ofThomasJohns Perry. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sargent ShriverElementary School, inSilverSpring, Maryland, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: ScottStossel,Sarge:The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,AGood Man: Rediscovering My Father, SargentShriver |
| | Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891) — also known asHenry H. Sibley — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.; Mendota,DakotaCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February20, 1811.Democrat.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1848-49;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1855;Governor ofMinnesota, 1858-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February18, 1891 (age79 years, 363days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn.| | Relatives: SonofSolomonSibley and Sarah Whipple (Sproat) Sibley; brother of CatherineWhipple Sibley (who marriedCharlesChristopher Trowbridge); married to Sarah Jane Steele (daughterofJamesSteele). | | | | Political families:Trowbridgefamily of Detroit, Michigan;Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sibley County,Minn. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofHastings,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — Henry SibleyHigh School (founded 1954,rebuilt 1971), inMendotaHeights, Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry H. Sibley (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Hastings Sibley:Rhoda R. Gilman,HenryHastings Sibley: Divided Heart |
 | Michael Hoke Smith (1855-1931) — also known asM. Hoke Smith — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,September2, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96;Governor ofGeorgia, 1907-09, 1911;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1911-21.Presbyterian.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November27, 1931 (age76 years, 86days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga.| | Relatives: Sonof Hildreth Hosea Smith and Mary Brent (Hoke) Smith; married toMarion Birdie Cobb (daughter ofThomasReade Rootes Cobb); grandson ofMichaelHoke; grandnephew ofJohnFranklin Hoke; first cousin once removed ofWilliamAlexander Hoke. | | | | Political families:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia;Hokefamily of Lincolnton, North Carolina;King-Cobbfamily of Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hoke SmithHigh School (opened 1923 asjunior high, became high school 1947, closed 1985), inAtlanta,Georgia, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Hoke Smith (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York World, March 5,1893 |
| | | Ora Lynn Smith, Sr. (1879-1942) — also known asO. L. Smith — of Ithaca,GratiotCounty, Mich.; Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Union City,BranchCounty, Mich.,October8, 1879.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofGeorgeP. Stone, 1913-14;GratiotCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1927-28; candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1940.DiedNovember27, 1942 (age63 years, 50days).Interment atMoscowPlains Cemetery, Moscow, Mich.  | John Jackson Sparkman (1899-1985) — also known asJohn J. Sparkman — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.Born near Hartselle,MorganCounty, Ala.,December20, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1937-46; resigned 1946;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1946-79; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1956;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;JuniorOrder;PhiBeta Kappa;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,November16, 1985 (age85 years, 331days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. | | | Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) — also known asCharles A. Sprague — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.,November12, 1887.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;Governor ofOregon, 1939-43.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Rotary.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March13, 1969 (age81 years, 121days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountCrest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore. | | John Diedrich Spreckels (1853-1926) — also known asJohn D. Spreckels — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,August16, 1853.Republican. Founder and president, OceanicSteamshipCompany; president, WesternSugarCompany; owned theHotel deCoronado, the San DiegoElectricRailway,newspapersin San Francisco and San Diego; built the San Diego and ArizonaRailway,from San Diego to Calexico; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1896,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1896.Germanancestry.Died in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,June 7,1926 (age72 years, 295days).Entombed atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: SonofClausSpreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother ofAdolphBernard Spreckels; married1877 to LillieC. Siebein. | | | | Political family:Spreckelsfamily of San Francisco, California. | | | | The SpreckelsTheatre,inSanDiego, California, isnamed forhim. — SpreckelsElementary School, inSan Diego,California, isnamed forhim. — SpreckelsPark,inCoronado,California, isnamed forhim. — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoorperformancevenue, in Balboa Park,San Diego,California, isnamed forhim and his brother. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) — also known asLeland Stanford — of Port Washington,OzaukeeCounty, Wis.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1824.Republican.Lawyer;merchant;builder and president, Central PacificRailroad;founderof Stanford University;Governor ofCalifornia, 1862-63; defeated, 1859;U.S.Senator from California, 1885-93; died in office 1893.Member,Freemasons.Died in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,June 21,1893 (age69 years, 104days).Entombed atStanfordUniversity, Palo Alto, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Phillips) Stanford and Josiah Stanford; brotherofCharlesStanford; married1850 to JaneElizabeth Lathrop; first cousin ofDeWitt Clinton Stanford. | | | | Political family:Stanfordfamily of Watervliet, New York. | | | | StanfordUniversity,inPaloAlto, California, isnamed forhim. — StanfordJunior High School, inSacramento,California, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Leland Stanford: Norman E.Tutorow,TheGovernor : The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford, a CaliforniaColossus | | | | Image source: Yonkers (N.Y.)Herald-Statesman, June 22, 1893 |
| | | Amos Steck (1822-1908) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,January8, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1863-64;chiefjustice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1880.Died inDenver,Colo.,November17, 1908 (age86 years, 314days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — also known asIsaac I. Stevens — of Washington. Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March25, 1818.Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Washington Territory, 1853-57;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed at theCivilWar battle of Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,September1, 1862 (age44 years, 160days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument atOx Hill Battlefield Park, Fairfax County, Va.| | Relatives:Cousin *** ofCharlesAbbot Stevens andMosesTyler Stevens. | | | | Political family:Stevens-Woodhullfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Stevens counties inMinn. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | FortStevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now astatepark) inWarrenton,Oregon, wasnamed forhim. —FortStevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now apark)inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim. — Thecity(andlake)ofLakeStevens, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofStevensville,Montana, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(6,838 feet), inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(5,372 feet), inBinghamCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — Upper StevensLake,and Lower StevensLake,inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, arenamed forhim. — The Stevens Halldormitory,at Washington StateUniversity,Pullman,Washington, isnamed forhim. — Isaac I. StevensElementary School(opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensMiddle School, inPortAngeles, Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensJunior High School (now MiddleSchool), inPasco,Washington, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service ofhis country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generousheart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying hiscommand, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at thebattle of Chantilly, Va." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:Joseph Taylor Hazard,Companionof Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor ofWashington |
| | John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) — also known asJ. P. Stevens — of Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.; Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,February2, 1868.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; postmaster atFanwood,N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1920;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1928.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October27, 1929 (age61 years, 267days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.  | George Stoneman (1822-1894) — of California. Born in Busti,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1822.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofCalifornia, 1883-87.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1894 (age72 years, 28days).Interment atBentley Cemetery, Lakewood, N.Y. | | Robert Stuart (1785-1848) — of Michigan. Born in Perthshire,Scotland,February19, 1785.Explorer;fur trader;business partner of John Jacob Astor;Michiganstate treasurer, 1840-41.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1848 (age63 years, 252days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Roger Charles Sullivan (1861-1920) — also known asRoger C. Sullivan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,February3, 1861.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1900,1904,1908,1912(speaker),1916;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1906; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1914.Died, ofheartfailure, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April14, 1920 (age59 years, 71days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.  | Charles Sumner (1811-1874) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January6, 1811.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1848;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1851-74; died in office 1874.In May, 1856, he suffered severe injuries in an assault by SouthCarolina Rep.PrestonS. Brooks, who was furious over an anti-slavery speech.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1874 (age63 years, 64days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; statue erected 1879 atBoston Public Garden, Boston, Mass. | | George Bell Swift (1845-1912) — also known asGeorge B. Swift — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December14, 1845.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1892;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1893, 1895-97.Methodist.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 2,1912 (age66 years, 201days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known asRobert A. Taft;"Mr.Republican";"Mr. Integrity";"OurIllustrious Dunderhead" —of Indian Hill,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September8, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932,1944;member ofOhiostate senate, 1931-32;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,PsiUpsilon.Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, frommalignanttumors, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1953 (age63 years, 326days).Interment atIndianHill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;memorial monument atCapitolGrounds, Washington, D.C.  | William Howard Taft (1857-1930) — also known asWilliam H. Taft;"BigBill" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September15, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882-83;superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General,1890-92;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1892-1900; resigned1900;lawprofessor;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1901-04;U.S.Secretary of War, 1904-08;Presidentof the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30; resigned 1930.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;PsiUpsilon;Skulland Bones;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1930 (age72 years, 174days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofAlphonsoTaft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother ofCharlesPhelps Taft; brother ofHenryWaters Taft; married,June 19,1886, toHelenLouise Herron (daughter ofJohnWilliamson Herron; sister-in-law ofHenryFrederick Lippitt; niece ofWilliamCollins; aunt ofFrederickLippitt; granddaughter ofElaCollins); father ofRobertAlphonso Taft andCharlesPhelps Taft II; uncle ofWalbridgeS. Taft; grandson ofPeterRawson Taft; grandfather ofWilliamHoward Taft III,RobertTaft Jr. andSethChase Taft; great-grandfather ofRobertAlphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWarner Hoppin,JohnMilton Thayer,EdwardM. Chapin andGeorgeFranklin Chapin. | | | | Political family:Taftfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WalterP. Johnson —FredWarner Carpenter —CharlesD. Hilles | | | | The formercommunityof Taft, now part ofLincolnCity, Oregon, wasnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHigh School, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHigh School, inBronx, NewYork (closed 2008), wasnamed forhim. — TaftHigh School, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — William Howard TaftHigh School (opened1960; became charter school 2013-14), inLosAngees, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress andProsperity." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about William Howard Taft: PaoloEnrico Coletta,ThePresidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — Alpheus Thomas Mason,WilliamHoward Taft — Lewis L. Gould,TheWilliam Howard Taft Presidency — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about William HowardTaft: Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, August 1901 |
 | James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known asStrom Thurmond — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,December5, 1902.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14electoral votes for Vice-President,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972,1988.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,June 26,2003 (age100 years,203 days).Interment atEdgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected1999 atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond;married1968 to NancyJanice Moore; married,November7, 1947, toJeanCrouch. | | | | Cross-reference:CharlesE. Simons, Jr. —JoeWilson —JohnLight Napier —RobertAdams | | | | Strom ThurmondFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Strom ThurmondHigh School, inJohnston,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie MayWashington-Williams,DearSenator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson,Strom:The Complicated Personal and Political Life of StromThurmond — R. J. Duke,TheCentennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the PeopleWho Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino,StromThurmond's America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Samuel Jones Tilden (1814-1886) — also known asSamuel J. Tilden;"The GreatReformer";"The GreatForecloser" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Lebanon,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1814.Democrat.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1846, 1872 (New York County 1846, New York County18th District 1872); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1864(speaker);New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1872-82;Governor ofNew York, 1875-77; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1876.Died near Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1886 (age72 years, 176days).Interment atCemeteryof the Evergreens, New Lebanon, N.Y.; statue erected 1926 atRiversidePark, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Elam Tilden and Polly Younglove (Jones) Tilden; brother ofMosesYounglove Tilden; second cousin once removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd; third cousin ofStephenDaniel Tilden; third cousin once removed ofDanielRose Tilden; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeGalen Tilden; third cousin thrice removed ofLucienCooper Tilden,JuliusGalen Tilden andFredChester Tilden; fourth cousin ofAsahelOtis; fourth cousin once removed ofDayOtis Kellogg andDwightKellogg. | | | | Political family:Tildenfamily of New Lebanon, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnBigelow —PulaskiF. Hyatt —DanielS. Lamont —WilliamW. Niles | | | | Samuel J. TildenHigh School (opened1930), inBrooklyn,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:SamuelT. Montague—SamuelT. Munson | | | | Epitaph: "I still trust thepeople." | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Samuel J. Tilden: AlexanderC. Flick & Gustav Lobrano,SamuelJones Tilden — William Severn,SamuelJ. Tilden and the Stolen Election — William H.Rehnquist,CentennialCrisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) — also known asHorace M. Towner — of Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa.Born in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,October23, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;AdamsCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Iowa,1888;district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910;U.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1923-29.Suffered a head injury in an accidentalfall, anddied ten days later, in Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa,November23, 1937 (age82 years, 31days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa.  | Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as"Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Lamar,BartonCounty, Mo.,May 8,1884.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge inMissouri, 1922-24, 1926-34;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1952,1960;VicePresident of the United States, 1945;Presidentof the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Elks;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta.Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresolaand Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,temporary residence of the President, as part of anattemptedassassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, LeslieCoffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, andconvicted of murder.Died at ResearchHospitaland Medical Center, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December26, 1972 (age88 years, 232days).Interment atTrumanPresidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue atIndependenceSquare, Independence, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married,June 28,1919, toElizabethVirginia Wallace (granddaughter ofBenjaminFranklin Wallace); grandnephew ofJamesC. Chiles. | | | | Political family:Trumanfamily of Independence, Missouri. | | | | Cross-reference:AndrewJ. May —MiltonLipson —SamuelI. Rosenman —StephenJ. Spingarn —JamesM. Curley —GeorgeE. Allen —GeorgeE. Allen —JonathanDaniels | | | | TrumanStateUniversity,Kirksville,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — TrumanCollege,Chicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — Harry S. TrumanHigh School, inLevittown,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:H.Truman Chafin—HarryTruman Moore | | | | Personal motto: "The Buck StopsHere." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Harry S. Truman:TheAutobiography of Harry S. Truman | | | | Books about Harry S. Truman: DavidMcCullough,Truman —Alonzo L. Hamby,Manof the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.Savage,Trumanand the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler,WorkingWith Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White HouseYears — Alan Axelrod,Whenthe Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman onLeadership — Ralph Keyes,TheWit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William LeeMiller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Matthew Algeo,HarryTruman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American RoadTrip — David Pietrusza,1948:Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that TransformedAmerica — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950) |
| | | James Milton Turner (1840-1915) — also known asJ. Milton Turner — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inslaveryinSt.Louis, Mo.,1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1871-78;stabbedin the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872.Africanancestry.FirstAfrican-American to serve as a U.S. diplomat.Died, as the result of arailroadtank carexplosion,in Ardmore,CarterCounty, Okla.,November1, 1915 (ageabout 75years).Interment atFatherDickson's Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.  | John Tyler (1790-1862) — also known as"The AccidentalPresident" —ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,March29, 1790.Whig.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1811-16, 1823-25, 1839-40; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Virginia 23rd District, 1817-21;Governor ofVirginia, 1825-27;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1827-36;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate toWhig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (ConventionVice-President);VicePresident of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836;Presidentof the United States, 1841-45;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Charles City, James City &New Kent counties, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;died in office 1862.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.A bill toimpeachhim was defeated in the House of Representatives in January 1843.Slaveowner. Died, probably from astroke,in ahotelroom atRichmond,Va.,January18, 1862 (age71 years, 295days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJohnTyler (1747-1813) and Mary (Armistead) Tyler; married,March29, 1813, toLetitiaChristian; married,June 26,1844, toJuliaGardiner (daughter ofDavidGardiner); father ofDavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; great-grandfather ofAdeleGoodwyn; third cousin ofGeorgeMadison; third cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andAylettHawes Buckner; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr. andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminTappan | | | | Tyler County,Tex. is named for him. | | | | John TylerHigh School, inTyler,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John TylerCommunityCollege, inChester,Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnT. Rich—JohnT. Cutting—JohnTyler Cooper—JohnTyler Cambpell—JohnTyler Taylor—JohnTyler Hammons | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John Tyler: Oliver P.Chitwood,JohnTyler : Champion of the Old South — Norma LoisPeterson,Presidenciesof William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — Jane C.Walker,JohnTyler : A President of Many Firsts — Edward P. Crapol,JohnTyler, the Accidental President — Gary May,JohnTyler: The 10th President, 1841-1845 — Donald BarrChidsey,AndTyler Too | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|  | Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) — also known as"The Little Magician";"OldKinderhook";"Red Fox of Kinderhook";"Matty Van";"American Talleyrand";"Blue Whiskey Van" —of Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1782.Lawyer;ColumbiaCounty Surrogate, 1808-13; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1812-20;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821;U.S.Senator from New York, 1821-28;Governor ofNew York, 1829;U.S.Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1831-32;VicePresident of the United States, 1833-37;Presidentof the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848(Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1844.ChristianReformed.Dutchancestry.Slaveowner. Died, reportedly due toasthma,but more likely some kind ofheartfailure, in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1862 (age79 years, 231days).Interment atKinderhookCemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Abraham Van Buren and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren;half-brother ofJamesIsaac Van Alen; married to the sister-in-law ofMosesI. Cantine; married,February21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes; father ofJohnVan Buren; second cousin ofBarentVan Buren; second cousin twice removed ofDirckTen Broeck,CornelisCuyler andThomasBrodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed ofHaroldSheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed ofTheodoreRoosevelt; fourth cousin ofJamesLivingston; fourth cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston andPeterGansevoort. | | | | Political families:Cantinefamily of Marbletown, New York;VanBurenfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:SanfordW. Smith —JesseHoyt —CharlesOgle | | | | Van BurenCounty, Ark.,Van BurenCounty, Iowa,Van BurenCounty, Mich. andVan BurenCounty, Tenn. are named for him. | | | | ThecityofVanBuren, Arkansas, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofVanBuren, New York, isnamed forhim. —MountVan Buren, inPalmerLand, Antarctica, isnamed forhim. — Martin Van BurenHigh School (opened1955), in Queens Village,Queens,New York, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Martin Van Buren (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1944 in theNorthAtlantic Ocean) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:M.V. B. Edgerly—M.V. B. Jefferson—M.V. B. Bennett—VanB. Wisker—MartinV. B. Rowland—MartinV. B. Ives—MartinV. B. Clark—MartinV. Godbey | | | | Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, isa used-up man." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L.Wilson,ThePresidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey,MartinVan Buren and the Emergence of American PopularPolitics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback,MartinVan Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of RepublicanIdeology — John Niven,MartinVan Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics —Ted Widmer,MartinVan Buren | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940) — also known asRobert L. Vann — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Ahoskie,HertfordCounty, N.C.,August27, 1879.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1924;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1936.Africanancestry.Died, at ShadysideHospital,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October24, 1940 (age61 years, 58days).Entombed atHomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Lucy Peoples; married1910 to JessieMatthews. | | | | The Robert L. Vann ElementarySchool(built 1914 as Watt School; name changed to Vann 1941; closed andsold 2011; now St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School), inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, wasnamed forhim. |
| | Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known asBruce F. Vento — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October7, 1940.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-76;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died inoffice 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1984,1996,2000.Catholic.GermanandItalianancestry.Died, of mesothelioma (lungcancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October10, 2000 (age60 years, 3days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn. | | Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888) — also known asMorrison R. Waite — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November29, 1816.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1849-50; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio, 1862;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1874-88.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1888 (age71 years, 115days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Frank Bartlett Willis (1871-1928) — also known asFrank B. Willis — of Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio.Born in Lewis Center,DelawareCounty, Ohio,December28, 1871.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1911-15;Governor ofOhio, 1915-17; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1916,1920,1924;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1921-28; died in office 1928; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1928.Died suddenly, from acerebralhemorrhage, as he was about to give a presidentialcampaignspeech, at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,March30, 1928 (age56 years, 93days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. | | George Wood Wingate (1840-1928) — also known asGeorge W. Wingate — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; ledconstruction ofelevatedrailways in Brooklyn; marksmanship promoter; president, NationalRifle Association, 1886-1900; Gold Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;National RifleAssociation.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1928 (age87 years, 265days).Interment atFriendsBurying Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George Wolf (1777-1840) — of Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Allen Township,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,August12, 1777.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atEaston,Pa., 1802-03; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1824-29;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1829-35; defeated, 1835; comptroller of the U.S.Treasury, 1836-38;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1838-40;died in office 1840.Germanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1840 (age62 years, 212days).Interment atHarrisburgCemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Maria Margaretta Wolf and George Wolf (1737-1808). | | | | WolfTownship,inLycomingCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — WolfHall,at Penn StateUniversity,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — Governor WolfElementary School (built1956), inBethlehem,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — George WolfElementary School, inBath,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The Governor WolfBuilding(built 1893, a former school converted to apartments), inEaston,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Howland Wood Jr. (1916-1979) — also known asJohn H. Wood, Jr.;"MaximumJohn" —of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Rockport,AransasCounty, Tex.,March31, 1916.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Texas,1960;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1970-79; diedin office 1979.Shotandkilled inSan Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 29,1979 (age63 years, 59days). The killer was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer whowas also the father of actor Woody Harrelson.Burial location unknown. | | Silas Wood (1769-1847) — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in West Hills,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September14, 1769.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County, 1795-98, 1799-1800;SuffolkCounty District Attorney, 1818, 1821;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1819-29.Died in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 2,1847 (age77 years, 169days).Interment atOldBurying Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. | | Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847-1930) — also known asA. P. Wooldridge — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April13, 1847.Lawyer;bankpresident;mayor ofAustin, Tex., 1909-19.Died in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,September8, 1930 (age83 years, 148days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Gerald Lewis Wright (1933-2002) — also known asGerald L. Wright;JerryWright —of West Valley City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Lyman,UintaCounty, Wyo.,February22, 1933.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;schoolteacher;mayorof West Valley City, Utah, 1994-2002; defeated, 1987; died inoffice 2002.Mormon.Suffered astroke,and died, in LDSHospital,Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,July 25,2002 (age69 years, 153days).Interment atValley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Utah. | | Almer Michael Yealey (1873-1962) — also known asA. M. Yealey — of Florence,BooneCounty, Ky.Born inUnionCounty, Ohio,January29, 1873.Democrat.School teacherand principal;mayorof Florence, Ky., 1908, 1921-23, 1941-43, 1954.Germanancestry.Died inBooneCounty, Ky.,November25, 1962 (age89 years, 300days).Interment atFlorence Cemetery, Florence, Ky. | | Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) — also known asOwen D. Young — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Van Hornesville,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;financier;industrialist;chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded RadioCorporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of thefounders of the NationalBroadcastingCompany (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement ofGerman war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1932.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;BetaTheta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,July 11,1962 (age87 years, 257days).Interment atVanHornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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