The Political Graveyard: February 9, 1873 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: John J. Douglass — East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Albert M. Sames — Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Frank H. Mott — Russell, Warren County, Pa. Arthur L. Maynard — Montague, Franklin County, Mass. See also: Politicians who were born on February 9 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1873 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: Othman A. Abbott and Elizabeth Meletta Griffin See also: Politicians who were married on February 9 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1873 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Aaron Benedict See also: Politicians who died on February 9 (all years), or politicians who died in 1873 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: William Henry Harrison, born February 9, 1773 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 73: John H. Walker Age 69: Origen S. Seymour Age 63: Isaac H. Woods Age 59: Samuel J. Tilden Age 50: Peter Melendy Age 47: John A. Logan Age 45: Henry G. Worthington Age 42: John B. Hawley Age 40: Charles A. Gilman; A. J. King Age 37: Wilbur F. Templeton Age 36: Charles F. Manderson; Samuel Stephen Jones Age 34: Silas Adams; Charles A. Boutelle Age 31: Edward D. Kinne Age 30: Richard H. Clarke; Nathan Goff, Jr.; William Taylor Thornton Age 27: James H. Merrill Age 26: Charles W. Giddings Age 24: Laura Clay Age 22: Michael E. Driscoll; Daniel S. Lamont Age 16: Alfred Jaques Age 14: Horatio C. Claypool; William D. Crum; Joseph M. Cravens; Edgar A. Remley Age 13: Lincoln Dixon; W. Stokes Boney Age 12: Joseph J. Mansfield; William W. Masterson Age 9: Frank A. DeWitt Age 8: Oliver Cabana, Jr. Age 7: George Ade Age 6: Woodson R. Oglesby; William B. Hotchkiss; Frank M. Burch Age 4: George H. Moses; Clarence J. Morley Age 3: Charles M. Wallace Age 2: George A. Eberly Age 1: Sam W. Mitchell; P. 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"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872 The Political Graveyard

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