The Political Graveyard: January 31, 1878 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: W. W. Trent — near Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. William J. McCracken — Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. William F. Cronin — Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. See also: Politicians who were born on January 31 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1878 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: Thornton A. Rodefer and Mary Elizabeth Pumphrey See also: Politicians who were married on January 31 (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 31 (all years), or politicians who died in 1878 (all dates). Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 79: Francis P. Phelps Age 73: George W. Kittredge Age 72: John F. Roads Age 68: Charles Adams, Jr. Age 66: Richard Frothingham Age 63: Harrison C. Hobart; Swante Palm Age 60: Daniel D. Whitney Age 59: John T. Kingston Age 58: William B. Washburn; Robert Ould Age 56: Amos C. Blodget Age 50: Laurent de Give Age 48: James G. Blaine; John T. Wilder Age 47: John W. English Age 46: Henry Sterling Magoon Age 38: Holmes Conrad Age 36: James W. Gawthrop Age 34: Charles F. Libby Age 32: Samuel S. Barney Age 31: Edwin P. Augur Age 30: Charles F. Booher; Daniel Fish Age 29: Isaac H. Goodnight Age 27: J. W. Seney Age 25: Charles L. Bartlett; William H. Fairchild Age 23: Alexander W. Gregg Age 21: Michael R. Hoffman Age 19: Robert G. Cousins; Dennis D. Donovan; E. A. Stevens Age 17: Robert N. Harper; John Albert Berkey; J. Calvin Meyer; Samuel M. Garland Age 16: John H. Foster; Charles A. Douglas; S. Price Gilbert Age 14: Edward V. Babcock; William J. Bullock Age 12: Daniel K. Hoch; William W. Atterbury Age 11: Ralph S. Bauer; Philip C. Arnold; John Hugh McNary Age 10: Henry F. Lawrence Age 9: Irvine L. Lenroot; Julius Seckel; J. Wed. Davis Age 7: Charles E. Henderson Age 6: John M. Wolverton; Otto F. Toepfer Age 5: Thomas G. Vennum Age 4: Edmund J. Stack Age 2: Frederick R. Lehlbach Age 1: Elias Hansen | | | 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