The Political Graveyard: January 1, 1864 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Peter J. Danhof — Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich. See also: Politicians who were born on January 1 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1864 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on January 1 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1864 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Solon Borland — near Houston, Harris County, Tex. See also: Politicians who died on January 1 (all years), or politicians who died in 1864 (all dates). Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 61: Edward Dickinson Age 57: Benjamin Franklin Robinson Age 56: William H. Stiles Age 55: Ira Allen Eastman Age 52: John P. Ralls; Robert Rusling Age 51: George Bliss; George B. Erath Age 50: William Bigler Age 49: Aaron F. Perry Age 47: John W. Hall Age 46: John Ganson; Nathan Barlow, Jr. Age 45: George F. Shepley Age 42: James J. Lindley; Gustavus W. Smith; Norman Bailey Age 40: Joseph A. Eppstein Age 39: James G. Blair; David Cowan Age 37: William Lewis Cabell Age 33: Charles H. Kempf Age 32: Thomas T. Crittenden; Charles N. Felton Age 31: Henry D. Barron Age 28: Carleton Hunt; Alfred Brown Age 26: William H. H. Beadle Age 25: William H. Workman Age 24: Albert Richards Howe; William G. Laidlaw; Patrick Walsh; George W. Friedley Age 23: Nicholas Staub Age 22: William Malcolm Bunn Age 21: John P. Irish Age 17: William S. Matthews; Homer H. Somers Age 16: John W. Goff; Patrick Reilley Age 15: William M. Lanning Age 14: Thomas A. E. Weadock; John T. Alley Age 13: Lawrence Gresser; James A. Robson; Wilber E. Hanks Age 12: Samuel W. Gould Age 11: Harry A. Richardson Age 10: George E. Chamberlain; Clinton F. Irwin Age 9: Daniel J. Ryan Age 8: Tazewell Ellett; Willis Sweet; Frank W. Gunsaulus Age 7: Stephen Brundidge, Jr.; Choice B. Randell Age 6: John G. Grant Age 5: George Shiras III; Jerry B. Sullivan; Remi A. Daigle Age 3: Frederick C. Stevens; John Franklin McGee Age 2: Arthur N. Ward Age 1: Harry A. Hanbury; John M. 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