The Political Graveyard: January 17, 1878 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Harry G. Clough — Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Edward L. Graf — Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis. See also: Politicians who were born on January 17 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1878 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: Louis J. Garner and Melvina Smith See also: Politicians who were married on January 17 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1878 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who died on January 17 (all years), or politicians who died in 1878 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: Henry Rockefeller, born January 17, 1778 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 78: Caleb Cushing Age 76: Josiah Quincy, Jr. Age 69: J. Allen Barber Age 67: George S. Houston; David Dunn; Almanzor Hutchinson Age 63: James M. Leach Age 62: Stephen Miller Age 57: John C. Churchill; Charles Edwin Whiting Age 52: James Noble Tyner; Richard Henry Whiting Age 51: William H. Baker Age 47: Albert Palmer; Elias O. Doremus Age 46: James H. Tripp Age 45: Alexander M. Davis Age 44: Henry Failing Age 39: Andrew G. Chapman Age 38: Evan E. Swearengin Age 35: Hiram A. Huse Age 34: James S. Zacharie Age 32: Donald M. Dickinson Age 31: James H. Hawley Age 30: Benjamin M. Bosworth Age 29: Henry Augustus Barclay Age 25: Thaddeus A. Thomson; Albert W. Sanborn Age 24: Solomon F. Prouty; Joseph A. Gill Age 23: Myron H. Walker; Alexander Huston Age 21: John C. Davies Age 19: Charles C. Sackett; Benjamin H. Crosby Age 18: Charles M. Pendleton Age 15: Elijah L. Daughtridge; James Z. Lopp Age 14: George J. Laundy Age 13: Louis H. Hahlo Age 12: James M. McAnulty; Charles M. Thacker Age 11: Albert M. Bielawski Age 8: Susan J. Quealy Age 6: William B. Cravens Age 3: Alexis Boyer, Jr. Age 2: Frank Hague | | | 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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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