The Political Graveyard: December 20, 1909 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Frank D. O'Connor — New York, New York County, N.Y. See also: Politicians who were born on December 20 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1909 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on December 20 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1909 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: William A. Harris — Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Allen Zollars — Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. J. N. Wallem — Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pa. See also: Politicians who died on December 20 (all years), or politicians who died in 1909 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: Rufus W. Peckham, born December 20, 1809 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 84: James M. McIntosh Age 78: John W. McCormick; William T. Davies Age 72: George Madison Adams Age 68: Jonathan H. Blackwell; John P. Owens Age 60: John W. Kern Age 58: Theodore E. Burton Age 56: Lemuel B. Bissell Age 54: Charles R. Corning; James W. Settle Age 52: Beverly W. Coiner Age 51: J. Eugene Peterson; John Quincy Adams Age 49: Abraham Reuben Garver Age 48: Daniel W. Hamilton Age 47: Washington Ellsworth Lindsey; L. P. Jenkins Age 46: George E. Gillam Age 45: Winder Laird Henry Age 42: George H. Sullivan; Elbridge M. Dearing Age 41: Robert L. Williams Age 40: John H. Dooley; Frank E. DeKay Age 39: Henry W. Anderson Age 38: O. B. Lovette; William B. Linn Age 37: Charles I. Sparks Age 36: Fred W. Forness, Jr.; John E. Kennedy Age 34: B. Randolph Bias; William H. Albright; Mark M. Bennett Age 33: Wade Reavis Age 32: Thomas Walter Swan Age 30: Christine Bradley South Age 29: James J. McBride Age 26: John T. Pritchard Age 24: Frank Peska; T. H. Banfield Age 22: Ben Rubin Age 21: J. Maxwell Knapp Age 20: C. Eugene Stephens; B. A. Dotson Age 18: John McArdle; Arthur H. Wickman; Joe Winfree Age 17: Werner W. Schroeder Age 15: David E. Young Age 14: Edward S. Crocker II Age 13: Maxwell M. Hamilton; George M. Eichler; Amos Noyes Blandin, Jr. Age 12: C. J. Rogers Age 10: John J. Sparkman Age 8: John R. Cochran III Age 7: William E. Baker Age 6: Oren Harris Age 4: Wilson Cowen Age 3: Ernest C. Boehm Age 2: Frances S. Adams; James A. 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