The Political Graveyard: May 26, 1902 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Charles J. Kersten — Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Ruth T. Clough — Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine See also: Politicians who were born on May 26 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1902 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on May 26 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1902 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Henry C. McCormick See also: Politicians who died on May 26 (all years), or politicians who died in 1902 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: Alfred Beckley, born May 26, 1802 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 83: John B. Smith Age 81: Esreff H. Banks Age 76: Stephen Sanford Age 68: John G. Baker Age 67: William Lebaron Putnam Age 66: John O. Morrison Age 59: Thomas J. Creamer Age 58: Francis W. Rockwell Age 57: Samuel J. Barrows Age 55: E. Jay Pinney; Edward P. Ricker Age 54: Herman A. Hildebrandt Age 51: Pierre F. Peloquin Age 50: William Sohmer; William G. Morrell Age 48: John M. Sheets; Ulrich Müller Age 45: Robert M. McFarlane Age 41: Edwin Curtis Age 38: Herbert W. Trafton Age 37: Fred A. Thomas Age 36: Nels T. Moen Age 35: Howard E. Shaw Age 34: Gould Dietz Age 33: Joseph P. Baldwin; Charles H. Grout Age 31: Richard L. Sprague; John H. Biddle Age 28: Hunter H. Moss, Jr. Age 27: John J. Casey Age 25: Frank W. Peterson Age 24: Thomas Hilliard Moodie; Frank H. Dusenbury Age 23: Earl W. Travis Age 20: Frank Collins Emerson Age 18: Alexander Wiley Age 12: Everett Greer; Ole O. Aune, Jr. Age 11: Otis Massey Age 9: Frank E. Hook; Nicholas J. Spellman Age 8: Francis E. Walter Age 7: Leon Henderson Age 6: Buist Rivers; Philip C. Pack Age 4: George M. Algoe Age 3: H. Freeman Matthews Age 2: Howard E. 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