The Political Graveyard: October 13, 1853 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: John W. O'Brien — Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. See also: Politicians who were born on October 13 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1853 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on October 13 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1853 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Tristam Burges — East Providence, Providence County, R.I. William Hiester — New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa. See also: Politicians who died on October 13 (all years), or politicians who died in 1853 (all dates). Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 75: William Marks Age 63: Samuel S. Ellsworth Age 56: John H. McHenry Age 48: Matthias Ward Age 44: Hiram Prather Age 42: Benjamin W. Waite Age 41: George William Brown Age 40: George Thomas Cobb; James Landy; Benjamin Franklin Leiter Age 37: Benjamin Harris Brewster Age 36: George P. Fisher; Oran Faville Age 34: Jacob Wark Griffith Age 33: Samuel Caruthers; Benjamin Wood Age 32: Jacob S. Haldeman; Lampson P. Sherman Age 30: Jacob M. Lewis Age 27: George W. Bemis Age 26: Robert Crozier; Thomas Bothwell Jeter Age 23: Gustav Tafel Age 22: John W. Hoyt Age 18: Hart Benton Holton Age 16: William Miller McCreary Age 14: William H. Jackson Age 11: Alexander C. Botkin; Joseph H. Manley Age 8: David A. Yeiser, Sr.; Otis A. Glazebrook Age 7: Augustus E. Willson Age 6: William F. Knight Age 5: Willard L. Eaton; John M. Goehring; Henry Purcell Age 1: C. E. 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