The Political Graveyard: January 2, 1916 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Robert G. Neumann — Vienna, Austria Joseph A. Mattingly — Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. See also: Politicians who were born on January 2 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1916 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on January 2 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1916 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Joseph R. Lamar — Washington, D.C. See also: Politicians who died on January 2 (all years), or politicians who died in 1916 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: Napoleon B. Giddings, born January 2, 1816; Samuel Holten, died January 2, 1816 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 97: Chester Pierce Age 85: James W. Tate Age 76: Marden Sabin; Albert Morris Age 74: Samuel W. K. Allen Age 73: Vine R. Franklin; William M. Beekman Age 72: David T. Watson Age 62: Alice M. Robertson; Andrew O. Hove Age 59: Wilson A. Barber Age 57: Alcaeus Hooper; Edward F. Blewitt Age 53: Stewart B. Gordon; Samuel B. Nelson Age 52: William C. Ferguson; A. C. Allen; Retire W. Frees Age 51: Andrew J. McShane Age 50: Richard O. Richards Age 48: Richard C. McMullen; Alice Merrill Horne; Albert M. Deal; Henry C. Chancellor, Jr. Age 46: William E. Walker; W. H. Abington Age 43: John M. Robsion Age 40: Albert R. Archibald Age 38: Edward Gayde Age 37: T. Clayton Horsey Age 36: Mortimer A. Sullivan; Anthony Lucas Age 35: James B. Reed; Martin Beattie Fisher Age 32: Harry L. Englebright; Carl P. Taylor Age 31: Dow W. Harter Age 30: Edwin W. Klump; Mose R. Blumrosen Age 29: Joe E. Lehmann Age 27: William L. Wallace; Ernest M. Tipton Age 26: Walter H. Albaugh; Hjalmar Petersen Age 24: Louis E. Goodman; Zeno O. Ratcliff; Bert Redmon Age 23: Howard C. Belton; Ferris H. Fitch; Lynn R. Edminster; Sevier Bonnie Age 22: Charles C. Diggs, Sr. Age 21: Gordon L. McDonough Age 19: Myron D. Albro; Edmond E. Talbot Age 18: John T. Copenhaver Age 17: Howard P. Jones; Alfred Wiegardt Age 14: Marcus M. McCallen; Lucian T. Mace Age 12: James Melton Age 11: Ed Carey; Frank E. Schaeffer, Jr. Age 10: Irwin D. Davidson Age 9: Gordon Allott; Kenneth B. Atkinson Age 8: Lawrence W. Wetherby Age 1: Everett Hutchinson | | | 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