The Political Graveyard: Flanders family of Vermont (original) (raw)
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Francis Durrell Flanders (1812-1881) — also known as Francis D. Flanders — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Merrimack County, N.H., August 19, 1812.Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1844; Franklin County Clerk, 1853. Died in Franklin County, N.Y., January 27, 1881 (age 68 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown. | |
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| | Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1816-1896) — also known as Benjamin F. Flanders — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., January 26, 1816. Republican. U.S. Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1862-63; Governor of Louisiana; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1870-72; candidate for Louisiana state treasurer, 1888.Episcopalian. Opposed secession in 1861; driven out of New Orleans, leaving his family behind; returned in 1862 when the city was taken by Union troops. Died near Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, La., March 13, 1896 (age 80 years, 47 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La. 
Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin Relatives: Son of Joseph Flanders and Rachel (Brown) Flanders; married, August 12, 1847, to Susan Hall Sawyer; first cousin twice removed of Frederick Walter Flanders; first cousin thrice removed of Earl Leon Flanders; third cousin thrice removed of Clarence Elmer Sargent; fourth cousin once removed of Francis Durrell Flanders, Charles H. Eastman, Alvan Flanders, Chester Alan Arthur and Eaton Dudley Sargent. Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Flanders family of Vermont; Rowell family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography | |
| | Charles H. Eastman (1819-1879) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., June 29, 1819. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1861-62; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1863-65.Methodist. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., August 4, 1879 (age 60 years, 36 days). Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H. | |
| | Alvan Flanders (1825-1884) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Wallula, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., August 2, 1825. Republican. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1861-62; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1867-69; Governor of Washington Territory, 1869-70. Died in San Francisco, Calif., March 14, 1884 (age 58 years, 225 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location. | |
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| Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) — also known as Chester A. Arthur; Chester Abell Arthur;"The Gentleman Boss"; "His Accidency"; "Elegant Arthur"; "Our Chet"; "Dude President" — of New York. Born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1870-78; New York Republican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880;Vice President of the United States, 1881; President of the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1884.Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Psi Upsilon; Union League. Died, of Bright's disease and a cerebral hemorrhage, in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 18, 1886 (age 57 years, 44 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y. Relatives: Son of Rev. William Arthur and Malvina (Stone) Arthur; married, October 25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Franklin Flanders and Cassius Montgomery Clay Twitchell. Political families: Eastman family; Flanders family of Vermont; Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire; Fairbanks-Adams family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Arthur County, Neb. is named for him. The villageof Arthur, Nebraska, is named for him. — The villageof Chester, Nebraska, is named for him. — LakeArthur, in Polk County, Minnesota, is named for him. Other politicians named for him: Chester A. Heitman— Chester Arthur Pike— Chester A. Johnson See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Books about Chester A. Arthur: Thomas C. Reeves, Gentleman Boss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur — George Frederick Howe, Chester A. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics — Zachary Karabell, Chester Alan Arthur — Paul Joseph, Chester Arthur (for young readers) Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Frederick Walter Flanders (b. 1866) — also known as Fred W. Flanders — of Longmont, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Parishville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 26, 1866.Mayor of Longmont, Colo., 1927-29. Burial location unknown. | |
| | Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) — also known as Eaton D. Sargent — of Winchendon, Worcester County, Mass.; Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Crescent City, Putnam County, Fla. Born in Bradford, Orange County, Vt., August 13, 1870. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1918; mayor of Nashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1928(member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930. Member, Freemasons;Rotary. Died of heart failure while pruning an orange tree, in Crescent City, Putnam County, Fla., March 27, 1944 (age 73 years, 227 days). Interment at Edgewood Cemetery, Nashua, N.H. | |
| | Ralph Edward Flanders (1880-1970) — also known as Ralph E. Flanders — of Springfield, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vt., September 28, 1880. Republican. Mechanical engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1940(member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1946-59.Congregationalist. Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Economic Association; United World Federalists. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., February 19, 1970 (age 89 years, 144 days).Cremated; ashes interred at Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Vt. | |
| | Clarence Elmer Sargent (1887-1957) — also known as Clarence E. Sargent — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Yokohama, Japan, of American parents, November 1, 1887. U.S. Consular Marshal in Newchwang, 1909-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Newchwang, 1910-11; electrician. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 22, 1957 (age 69 years, 325 days). Burial location unknown. | |
| | Earl Leon Flanders (b. 1888) — also known as Earl L. Flanders — of Orange, Orange County, Vt. Born in Orange, Orange County, Vt., September 22, 1888. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1939, 1945; member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1947.Protestant. Burial location unknown. | |
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