The Political Graveyard: May 7, 1873 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Elmer E. Todd — Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Joseph X. Strand — San Francisco, Calif. See also: Politicians who were born on May 7 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1873 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on May 7 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1873 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Salmon P. Chase — New York, New York County, N.Y. See also: Politicians who died on May 7 (all years), or politicians who died in 1873 (all dates). Office Transitions on this date: Salmon P. Chase, died in office (Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court) James M. Smith, appointed (Buffalo superior court judge) Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 73: Henry A. Foster Age 64: Henry Meigs, Jr. Age 63: Powhaten Woolridge Maxey Age 57: James Thorington Age 52: John S. Prince Age 43: Stephen Alfestus Corker; Robert Robinson Age 42: Washington Irving Howard Age 41: Jeremiah V. Cockrell Age 40: James Stoddard Boynton; John R. Park; Thomas W. Woodward Age 37: Joseph G. Cannon Age 36: John M. Clancy Age 35: George E. Lounsbury Age 33: Calvin Durand Age 31: S. M. Stockslager Age 29: Lucien J. Fenton Age 27: John F. Wilson Age 25: William J. Stone; Edwin Warfield Age 21: Robert J. Tracewell; Evelyn M. Upson Age 19: Jonathan P. Edwards Age 18: John A. Bingham; Elias C. Morris Age 16: William A. MacCorkle; Charles L. Pack Age 14: Reese Calhoun DeGraffenreid Age 12: Frank C. Partridge; Louis P. Rannow Age 11: Allen L. Shomo Age 10: Duncan A. Cameron Age 6: Eugene D. Bishop Age 4: Frank Frantz Age 3: George E. Hinman; Marshall Langhorne | | | 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"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872

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