The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Civil War (original) (raw)

Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Civil War
Slavery, Disloyalty to North or South, and Reconstruction

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| | David Brydie Mitchell (1760-1837) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga. Born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland,October 22, 1760.Georgia state attorney general, 1795; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1796; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1801-02; U.S. Attorney for Georgia, 1802-04; Governor of Georgia, 1809-13, 1815-17; U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1817-21; resignedfrom this position following chargesthat he was smuggling African slaves into the country.Scottishancestry. Died in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., April 22, 1837 (age 76 years, 182 days). 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| | | Henry Everard Peck (1821-1867) — also known as H. E. Peck — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 20, 1821. Republican. College professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1856; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Haiti, 1865-66; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1866-67, died in office 1867. Abolitionist; involved in rescue of an escaping slave in Wellington, near Oberlin, Ohio, in September 1858; among the 20 men who were arrestedand chargedwith "infringement of the Fugitive Slave Law"; the trialended when the slave catchers (who had pressed the charges) were indicted for kidnapping. Died, of yellow fever, in Haiti,June 9, 1867 (age 45 years, 324 days). Interment somewherein Oberlin, Ohio. | | | | John Milton Elliott (1820-1879) — also known as John M. Elliott — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Va., May 20, 1820. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1847, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1853-59; Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1876-79; died in office 1879.Expelledfrom the Kentucky legislature in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy. Slaveowner. Shotand killed by Col. Thomas Buford, in front of the ladies' entrance to the CapitolHotel, in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., March 26, 1879 (age 58 years, 310 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.; statue at Boyd County Courthouse Grounds, Catlettsburg, Ky. Relatives: Son of John Elliott and Jane Elliott. Elliott County, Ky. is named for him. Epitaph: "Assassinated, for having done his duty as a Judge." See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | James Chesnut Jr. (1815-1885) — of Camden, Kershaw District (now Kershaw County), S.C. Born near Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., January 18, 1815. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1842; member of South Carolina state senate, 1854; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1858-60; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Kershaw, 1860-62; Delegate from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; candidate for Senator from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1868,1872. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., February 1, 1885 (age 70 years, 14 days). Interment at Knights Hill Cemetery, Camden, S.C. | | | | George William Brown (1812-1890) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 13, 1812.Mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1860-61; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; municipal judge in Maryland, 1872. His term as mayor was cut short on September 12, 1861, when he was arrested and imprisoned, over alleged disloyalty, by Federal authorities. Died September 8, 1890 (age 77 years, 330 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) — also known as Charles J. Faulkner — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 6, 1806. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1829-34, 1848-49; member of Virginia state senate, 1838-42; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1851-59 (10th District 1851-53, 8th District 1853-59); U.S. Minister to France, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1875-77. On his return from France in August 1861, was detainedas a prisoner of state on chargesof negotiating arms sales for the Confederacy while in Paris; released in December 1861 and negotiated his own exchange for Alfred Ely, a a Congressman from New York who had been taken prisoner by the Confederates at Bull Run. Slaveowner. Died near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., November 1, 1884 (age 78 years, 118 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Berkeley County, W.Va. | | | | James Murray Mason (1798-1871) — also known as James M. Mason — of Winchester, Va. Born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1798. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1826; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829; U.S. Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1837-39; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1847-61; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Confederate States Envoy to England, 1861. Author of the Fugitive Slave Law. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of tenSouthern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Slaveowner. Died April 28, 1871 (age 72 years, 176 days). Interment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va. | | | | Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (1809-1887) — also known as Robert M. T. Hunter — of Lloyds, Essex County, Va. Born near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April 21, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1834-35; member of Virginia state senate, 1835-37; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1837-43, 1845-47 (8th District 1837-39, 12th District 1839-41, 9th District 1841-43, 8th District 1845-47); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1839-41; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1847-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860;Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Confederate Secretary of State, 1861-62; Senator from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1867-68; Virginia state treasurer, 1874-80. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; he was one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Arrestedin 1865 and imprisonedwithout trial by federal forces in Fort Pulaski, Tennessee, until 1866. Slaveowner. Died in Lloyds, Essex County, Va., July 18, 1887 (age 78 years, 88 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Essex County, Va. Relatives: Uncle of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett. Political family: Garnett family of Virginia. Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $10 notes in 1861-64. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article | | | | Thomas Lanier Clingman (1812-1897) — also known as Thomas L. Clingman; "The Prince of Politicians" — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Huntsville, Yadkin County, N.C., July 27, 1812. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1843-45, 1847-58 (1st District 1843-45, 1847-53, 8th District 1853-58); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1868,1876(member, Resolutions Committee). When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Died in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., November 3, 1897 (age 85 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C. | | | | Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (1808-1876) — also known as A. O. P. Nicholson — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, 1808. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1830; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1840-42, 1859-61; chief justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1870-76. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in 1876(age about 68 years). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn. | | | | John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known as John C. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 16, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;Vice President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1860; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Secretary of War, 1865.Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in theConfederate military. Fledto Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until 1869. Slaveowner. Died, from lung disease and liver cirrhosis, in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., May 17, 1875 (age 54 years, 121 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. Relatives: Son of Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married 1840 to Elizabeth Lucas; married, December 12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907) and Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907); father of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) and Clifton Rodes Breckinridge; nephew of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandson of John Breckinridge; great-grandson of John Witherspoon; great-grandnephew of William Preston and William Cabell; first cousin of Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of James Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of William Cabell Jr., Francis Smith Preston, William Henry Cabell and James Patton Preston; second cousin of Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell, George Craighead Cabell and John Breckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston, George Rogers Clark Floyd, Edward Carrington Cabell, Benjamin Earl Cabell and Carter Henry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed of Earle Cabell; third cousin of John William Leftwich. Political families: Cabell-Breckinridge family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The cityof Breckenridge, Missouri, is named for him. — The cityof Breckenridge, Colorado, is named for him. — The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1960) was named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record — OurCampaigns candidate detail _Books about John C. Breckinridge:_William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government — Frank Hopkins Heck, Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — William C. Davis, Breckinridge : Statesman, Soldier, Symbol | | | | Charles Burton Mitchel (1815-1864) — also known as Charles B. Mitchel — of Arkansas. Born in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn., September 19, 1815. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1848; candidate forU.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1860; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1861; Senator from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; died in office 1864. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., September 20, 1864 (age 49 years, 1 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington, Ark. | | | | Thomas Bragg (1810-1872) — of Northampton County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., November 9, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1842; Governor of North Carolina, 1855-59; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1859-61; Confederate Attorney General, 1861-62.Presbyterian. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., January 21, 1872 (age 61 years, 73 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | | | George Proctor Kane (1817-1878) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 4, 1817.U.S. Collector of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1849-53; as Baltimore Marshal of Police in 1861, he opposed the movement of Union troops through Baltimore; on June 27, he was arrestedby Federal soldiers and imprisonedin Fort Warren for fourteen months; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1877-78; died in office 1878. Died in Baltimore, Md., June 23, 1878 (age 60 years, 323 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | | | Louis Trezevant Wigfall (1816-1874) — also known as Louis T. Wigfall — of Texas. Born near Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., April 21, 1816. Democrat. Killed Thomas Bird in a duelaround 1840; wounded Rep. Preston S. Brooks in another duel; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849; member of Texas state senate, 1857; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1859-61; when the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of tenSouthern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Slaveowner. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., February 18, 1874 (age 57 years, 303 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. | | | | John Hemphill (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., December 18, 1803.Lawyer;newspaper editor; judge of Texas Republic, 1840; chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1846-58; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1859-61; when the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of tenSouthern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; died in office 1862; candidate for Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., January 7, 1862 (age 58 years, 20 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex. Relatives: Son of John Hemphill (1761-1832) and Jane (Lind) Hemphill; brother of James Hemphill; uncle of Robert Reid Hemphill and John James Hemphill; great-granduncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill and Paul Hemphill Jr.. Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina. Hemphill County, Tex. is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | William King Sebastian (1812-1865) — also known as William K. Sebastian — of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark. Born in Centerville, Hickman County, Tenn., June 12, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1840; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1848-61. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelledin absentia on July 11, 1861. Did not participate in the Confederacy during the war; his expulsion from the Senate was posthumously revoked in 1877. Slaveowner. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 20, 1865 (age 52 years, 342 days). Interment in private or family graveyard. | | | | George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) — also known as George W. Jones — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., April 12, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S. Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.Welshancestry. In 1861, was arrestedin New York City by order of Secretary of State William H. Seward on a chargeof disloyalty, based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson Davis; imprisonedfor 64 days; released by order of President Abraham Lincoln. Slaveowner. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, July 22, 1896 (age 92 years, 101 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. Relatives: Son of John Rice Jones (1759-1824); brother-in-law of John Scott and Andrew Scott; brother of Myers F. Jones and John Rice Jones (1792-1845); uncle of John Rice Homer Scott. Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Jones County, Iowa is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Alfred Ely (1815-1892) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., February 15, 1815. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1859-63. While witnessing the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, was capturedby the Confederates, and imprisonedat Richmond for several months; released in exchange for Charles J. Faulkner. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 18, 1892 (age 77 years, 93 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | | | William T. Casto (1824-1862) — Born January 24, 1824.Lawyer;mayor of Maysville, Ky., 1850; arrestedin 1861 and imprisonedfor allegedly aiding the Confederacy; released in 1862. Blamed Col. Leonidas Metcalfe (son of Gov. Thomas Metcalfe) for his imprisonment; challenged him to a duel; the weapons were Colt rifles at 60 yards; Casto was shot andkilledon the first fire, in Bracken County, Ky., May 8, 1862 (age 38 years, 104 days). Interment at Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Ky. | | | | John Bullock Clark (1802-1885) — also known as John B. Clark — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., April 17, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Court Clerk, 1824-34; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1857-61; expelled 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860;expelledfrom Congress in July 1861 for having taken up arms against the union; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Slaveowner. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., October 29, 1885 (age 83 years, 195 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo. | | | | John Merryman (1824-1881) — of Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore County, Md., August 9, 1824. Alleged to have led a mob in Baltimore which destroyed telegraph lines; arrestedin 1861 by Union troops, and held at Fort McHenry, Baltimore; petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, but President Abraham Lincoln had suspended habeas corpus and refused to follow Taney's ruling; Maryland state treasurer, 1870-72. Died in Baltimore County, Md., November 15, 1881 (age 57 years, 98 days). Interment at Sherwood Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cockeysville, Md. | | | | John William Reid (1821-1881) — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Bedford County, Va., June 14, 1821. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1854-56; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1861; expelledby the U.S. House in December, 1861, for having taken up arms against the union; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., November 22, 1881 (age 60 years, 161 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | | | Henry Cornelius Burnett (1825-1866) — also known as Henry C. Burnett — of Cadiz, Trigg County, Ky. Born in Essex County, Va., October 5, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1855-61; delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; expelled by the U.S. House in December 1861 for having taken up arms against the union; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senator from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; indictedfor treason after the Civil War, but never tried. Slaveowner. Died, from cholera, in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., October 1, 1866 (age 40 years, 361 days). Original interment at Old Cadiz Cemetery, Cadiz, Ky.; reinterment at East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Ky. | | | | Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) — also known as Jesse D. Bright — of Madison, Jefferson County, Ind.; Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812. Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868.Presbyterian.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875 (age 62 years, 153 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | | | Dennis Aloysius Mahoney (1821-1879) — of Jackson County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Ross, County Cork, Ireland,January 20, 1821. Member of Iowa state house of representatives; elected 1848, 1858; candidate forU.S. Representative from Iowa, 1862, 1864.Catholic.Newspapereditor who criticized the Civil War; arrestedin August 1862 and held until November at the Old Capitol Federal Prisonin Washington, D.C. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, November 5, 1879 (age 58 years, 289 days). Interment at St. Patrick Cemetery, Garryowen, Iowa. | | | | Charles Christopher Sheats (1839-1904) — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Born in Walker County, Ala., April 10, 1839. Republican. Delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872,1884;U.S. Representative from Alabama at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874. Opposed secession in 1860; expelledfrom the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862 because of hisadherence to the Union; imprisonedby Confederate authorities on a chargeof treason, but never tried. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., May 27, 1904 (age 65 years, 47 days). Interment at McKendree Cemetery, Near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. | | | | Waldo Porter Johnson (1817-1885) — also known as Waldo P. Johnson — of Missouri. Born in Bridgeport, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 16, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1847; state court judge in Missouri, 1851; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District, 1875.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support for secession. Slaveowner. Died in Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo., August 14, 1885 (age 67 years, 332 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | | | Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Lake County, Ohio, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858.Imprisonedfor alleged disloyalty to the Union in 1862. Died of a lung hemorrhage, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, January 18, 1863 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | | | Edson Baldwin Olds (1802-1869) — also known as Edson B. Olds — of Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio; Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born in Marlboro, Windham County, Vt., June 3, 1802. Democrat. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1845-46, 1862-66; member of Ohio state senate, 1846-48; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1849-55 (9th District 1849-53, 12th District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864(speaker).Arrestedfor alleged disloyalty to the Union and imprisonedin Fort Lafayette in 1862. Died in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, January 24, 1869 (age 66 years, 235 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. | | | | Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 26, 1820. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon territorial House of Representatives, 1852; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1860; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1864; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1868; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1874. On June 6, 1862, a resolution to expel him from the U.S. Senate for alleged disloyalty to the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of 21 in favor to 16 opposed. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., October 10, 1898 (age 78 years, 106 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn. | | | | Eccles G. Van Riper (b. 1841) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 4, 1841. Democrat. Mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1870. In 1862, while traveling on business in Arkansas, was capturedby the Confederate Army and chargedwith being a spy; triedbefore a military court in Little Rock and sentencedto death; reprieved by the arrival of a new military commander, butimprisoneduntil the end of the war. Burial location unknown. | | | | Trusten Polk (1811-1876) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., May 29, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District, 1845-46; Democratic Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1848;Governor of Missouri, 1857; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1857-62; expelled 1862; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support for secession. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 1876 (age 64 years, 323 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | | | Joshua Chilton (1818-1862) — of Shannon County, Mo. Born in Wayne County, Tenn., September 28, 1818. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1846-55; member of Missouri state senate 24th District, 1860-61. Member, Freemasons.Arrestedby Union troops as an alleged Southern sympathizer, and while a prisoner, was shot andkilled, near Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., August 28, 1862 (age 43 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | Joseph Campbell Anderson (1830-1891) — also known as Joseph C. Anderson — of Kansas. Born in Jessamine County, Ky., 1830.Lawyer; member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1855; arrestedand imprisonedduring the Civil War for refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to the Union. Died in 1891(age about 61 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | | | Henry Clay Sexton (1828-1893) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Virginia, March 29, 1828.Builder;imprisonedin 1862 as a Southern sympathizer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Louis, Missouri, 1885.Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Elks. Died December 31, 1893 (age 65 years, 277 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | | | Roderick Randum Butler (1827-1902) — also known as Roderick R. Butler — of Mountain City, Johnson County, Tenn. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., April 9, 1827. Republican. Tailor;postmaster;lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1859, 1893-1901; arrestedby Confederate authorities in 1862, and chargedwith treason; eventually fledto Kentucky; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1865; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1867-75, 1887-89; unanimously censuredby the U.S. House in March 1870, for accepting payment for his recommendation of a cadet to the military academy at West Point; a vote to expelhim failed; in August, 1870, he was arrestedfor forgeryin connection with pension fraud; in December, 1870, he was indictedby a federal grand jury; in January, 1871, a trialwas begun, but following witness testimony, the case was dismissed; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1872; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1879-85. Slaveowner. Died in Mountain City, Johnson County, Tenn., August 18, 1902 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain City, Tenn. | | | | Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-1871) — also known as Clement L. Vallandigham — of Ohio. Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, July 29, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1845-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1856,1864,1868;U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1858-63; defeated, 1852, 1854, 1862; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1863. Leader of the pro-Southern "Copperheads" during the Civil War; arrestedby the Union military authorities in 1863 for treasonable utterances, and banishedto the Confederate States; returned to the North by way of Canada.Accidentally shothimself, while practicing a courtroomdemonstration he planned as part of a defense in a murder trial (not actually in court at the time, contrary to legend), and died of his wound the next day, in the Lebanon House hotel, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, June 17, 1871 (age 50 years, 323 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | | William McKendree Gwin (1805-1885) — also known as W. M. Gwin — of Mississippi; San Francisco, Calif. Born near Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn., October 9, 1805. Democrat. Physician;U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1841-43; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Senator from California, 1850-55, 1857-61. Engaged in a duelwith J. W. McCorkle, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries; twice arrestedfor alleged disloyalty during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 3, 1885 (age 79 years, 329 days). Entombed at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | | | Robert Murphy Mayo (1836-1896) — also known as Robert M. Mayo — of Virginia. Born in Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1836. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; court martialed in the Confederate Army, 1863, for drunkenness, and reduced in rank; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1881-82, 1885-88; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1883-84. Member, American Bar Association. Slaveowner. Died in Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., March 29, 1896 (age 59 years, 336 days). Interment at Yeocomico Cemetery, Kinsale, Va. | | | | John Harrison Surratt Jr. (1844-1916) — also known as John H. Surratt, Jr. — of Surrattsville (now Clinton), Prince George's County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1844. Postmaster at Surrattsville, Md., 1862-63; dismissedas postmaster in 1863 for alleged disloyalty to the Union; became a Confederate courier and spy; he and others attempted to kidnapPresident Abraham Lincoln; later, the plot to kill the President and other government officials was formulated at his mother's boarding house in Washington; he denied involvement in the assassination, but fledoverseas; he was arrestedin Alexandria, Egypt, and sent back to the U.S.; tried in a Maryland court in 1867 for his alleged involvement in the murderplot, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared; treasurer of a steamshipcompany. Died, from pneumonia, in Baltimore, Md., April 21, 1916 (age 72 years, 8 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | | | Samuel Medary (1801-1864) — also known as "The Wheel Horse of Ohio Democracy" — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Montgomery Square, Montgomery County, Pa., February 25, 1801. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; member of Ohio state senate, 1836; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844,1856,1864; postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, 1847-49, 1858; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1858-59, 1859-60, 1860, 1860; candidate forGovernor of Kansas, 1859. Originated the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight," calling for aggressive action on the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain in the 1840s; the American claim of all the land up to 54°40' north latitude encompassed most of what is now British Columbia. Indictedby a federal grand jury in 1864 for conspiracy against the government; arrested; released on bond; never tried. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 7, 1864 (age 63 years, 256 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. Relatives: Son of Jacob Medary and Elizabeth (Harris) Medary; married to Elizabeth Scott; great-grandfather of James Gillespie Blaine III. _Political families:_Four Thousand Related Politicians). The communityof Medary, South Dakota, is named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | Richard Taylor Jacob (1825-1903) — of Kentucky. Born in Oldham County, Ky., 1825.Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1863-64.Arrestedfor alleged disloyalty, removed from office, and banishedfrom Kentucky, November 11, 1864; later allowed to return to the state under direct orders from President Abraham Lincoln. Died in 1903(age about 78 years). Burial location unknown. | | | | Alexander Long (1816-1886) — of Ohio. Born in Greenville, Mercer County, Pa., December 24, 1816. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1863-65; defeated, 1860; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864(member, Credentials Committee), 1880; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1865.Censuredby the House of Representatives during the Civil War, fortreasonable utterances. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 28, 1886 (age 69 years, 339 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | | | Buckner Stith Morris (1800-1879) — also known as Buckner S. Morris — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Augusta, Bracken County, Ky., August 19, 1800. Whig. Lawyer; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1838-39; candidate for secretary of state of Illinois, 1852; circuit judge in Illinois, 1853-55; served as treasurer of the Sons of Liberty, a Northernpro-Confederate organization; in 1864, he was arrestedand imprisonedfor taking part in an alleged plot to break out prisoners of war held at Camp Douglas in Chicago.Catholic. Thought to be the originator of "to hell in a handbasket," though the phrase wasn't widely used before the 1940s. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 16, 1879 (age 79 years, 119 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | | | Edmund C. Weeks (1829-1907) — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Massachusetts, March 10, 1829. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; court-martialedin 1864, chargedwith killinga sentry, conduct unbecoming an officer, and conduct prejudicial to order and discipline; the trial lasted 53 days; witnesses against him were reported to be "rebel refugees and deserters"; the military court found him not guilty on all charges; Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 1870; Leon County Sheriff, 1873-74; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1877, 1885; postmaster at Tallahassee, Fla., 1890; U.S. Marshall for Northern District of Florida; U.S. Surveyor-General for Florida, 1902-05. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., April 12, 1907 (age 78 years, 33 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla. | | | | John Breckinridge Castleman (1841-1918) — also known as John B. Castleman — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., June 30, 1841. Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; led Confederate guerilla forces in operations aimed at Chicago and St. Louis; capturedin Indiana, 1864, convicted of spying, and sentenced to death, but his execution was stayed by President Abraham Lincoln; deportedto France in 1865; pardonedin 1866 by President Andrew Johnson, and returned to Kentucky; insurance business; Adjutant General of Kentucky, 1883, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1888(member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1892(member, Committee on Permanent Organization); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 23, 1918 (age 76 years, 327 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue (now gone) at Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, Ky. Relatives: Son of David B. Castleman and Virginia (Harrison) Castleman; married to Alice Osmond Barbee; great-grandnephew of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and William Cabell; second great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin of Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Carter Henry Harrison II; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson, Carter Bassett Harrison, William Cabell Jr., William Henry Cabell and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin thrice removed of Richard Bland, Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780) and William Fitzhugh; second cousin of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), William Lewis Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., George Craighead Cabell and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Scott Harrison (1804-1878), Edward Carrington Cabell, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906), Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Benjamin Earl Cabell, Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed of Theodorick Bland, Edmund Jenings Randolph, George Nicholas, Beverley Randolph, Wilson Cary Nicholas, John Nicholas, John Randolph of Roanoke and Earle Cabell; third cousin of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, John William Leftwich, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) and John Scott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin once removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828), Henry St. George Tucker, Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857), Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Russell Benjamin Harrison and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin twice removed of Burwell Bassett, John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson and William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); fourth cousin of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Peter Myndert Dox, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, Edmund Randolph and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed of John Wayles Eppes, Fitzhugh Lee, Edmund Randolph Cocke, Connally Findlay Trigg, John Augustine Marshall, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Harry Bartow Hawes and William Welby Beverley. Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) — also known as John H. Reagan — of Palestine, Anderson County, Tex. Born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., October 8, 1818. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District 1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87); delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Confederate Postmaster General, 1861-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872,1904(Honorary Vice-President); delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1887-91.Methodist.Arrestedby Union troops in May 1865, along with Jefferson Davis, and imprisonedfor several months. Slaveowner. Died of pneumoniain Palestine, Anderson County, Tex., March 6, 1905 (age 86 years, 149 days). Interment at East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex. | | | Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known as Alexander H. Stephens; "The Little Pale Star from Georgia" — of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1842; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45, 7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1860;delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Vice President of the Confederacy, 1861-65; arrestedfor treason in May 1865, and held for five months at Fort Warren; Governor of Georgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883. Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 4, 1883 (age 71 years, 21 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; reinterment at Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park, Crawfordville, Ga. Presumably named for: Alexander Hamilton Relatives: Son of Andrew Baskins Stephens and Margaret (Grier) Stephens; half-brother of Linton Stephens; great-granduncle of Robert Grier Stephens Jr.. Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia. The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander H. Stephens (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1973) was named for him. Politician named for him: Alexander S. Clay Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $20 notes in 1861-64. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial _Books about Alexander H. Stephens:_Thomas E. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography — William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) | | | Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) — of Louisiana. Born in Sampson County, N.C., April 10, 1804. Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana state senate, 1856; Governor of Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.Presbyterian. At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana ordered his arrestas a Confederate leader; he fledto Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardonedby President Andrew Johnson. Died near Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., June 25, 1876 (age 72 years, 76 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La. | | | | Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816-1887) — also known as Luke P. Blackburn — of Kentucky. Born in Woodford County, Ky., June 16, 1816.Physician; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1843; Governor of Kentucky, 1879-83.Baptist. In 1865, he was triedand acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality, in connection with a Confederate scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., September 14, 1887 (age 71 years, 90 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. Relatives: Son of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn; brother of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn; married, November 24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married, November 17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (who married William Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel Slaughter; third cousin of Charles Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert Pryor Henry, John Flournoy Henry and Gustavus Adolphus Henry. _Political families:_Four Thousand Related Politicians). The Blackburn Correctional Complex (opened 1972), in Lexington, Kentucky, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: Nancy Disher Baird, Luke Pryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer | | | | Abraham Kurkindolle Allison (1810-1893) — also known as Abraham K. Allison — Born in Jones County, Ga., December 10, 1810. Member of Florida territorial legislature, 1830; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Florida, 1865; arrestedby Federal authorities on June 19, 1865, and incarceratedwith other Confederate officials at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, for six months. Died in Quincy, Gadsden County, Fla., July 8, 1893 (age 82 years, 210 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | John Jones Pettus (1813-1867) — also known as John J. Pettus — of Mississippi. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., October 9, 1813.Governor of Mississippi, 1854, 1859-63. Slaveowner. After the Civil War, as a Confederate leader, amnesty was refused to him, and he became a fugitive; the manhunt continued until his death, from pneumonia, in Pulaski County (part now in Lonoke County), Ark., January 25, 1867 (age 53 years, 108 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Flat Bayou Burial Ground, Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Ark. | | | | Benjamin Gwinn Harris (1805-1895) — also known as Benjamin G. Harris — of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., December 13, 1805. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1832-33, 1836, 1849, 1856, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1863-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864.Tried and convicted of harboring Confederate soldiers; sentencedto three years' imprisonment; sentence remitted by President Johnson. Slaveowner. Died near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., April 4, 1895 (age 89 years, 112 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, St. Mary's County, Md. | | | | George Wythe Randolph (1818-1867) — also known as George W. Randolph — of Richmond, Va. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., March 10, 1818.Lawyer;delegate to Virginia secession convention from Richmond city, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Secretary of War, 1862; after the collapse of theConfederacy, fledto Europe to avoid capture; pardonedin 1866.Episcopalian. Died of pulmonary pneumonia, near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 3, 1867 (age 49 years, 24 days). Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va. Relatives: Son of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. and Martha Jefferson Randolph; brother of Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who married Nicholas Philip Trist); uncle of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge; grandson of Thomas Jefferson; granduncle of John Gardner Coolidge; great-grandson of Archibald Cary; second great-grandson of Richard Randolph; first cousin of Francis Wayles Eppes; first cousin once removed of Dabney Carr, John Wayles Eppes and Frederick Madison Roberts; first cousin twice removed of John Randolph of Roanoke; first cousin thrice removed of Richard Bland and Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Dabney Smith Carr; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall; second cousin twice removed of Theodorick Bland, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph and Edith Wilson; third cousin of Thomas Marshall, John Jordan Crittenden, Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Robert Crittenden, James Keith Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison and John Breckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed of Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828), Henry St. George Tucker, John Robertson, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Alexander Parker Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas Theodore Crittenden, Archelaus Marius Woodson, John Augustine Marshall and Carter Henry Harrison II; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr., William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; fourth cousin of Edmund Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Jones Hardeman, Bailey Hardeman, Fitzhugh Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Joel Walker Flood, Edmund Randolph Cocke, Benjamin Earl Cabell and William Henry Robertson. Political families: Cabell-Breckinridge family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $100 notes in 1862-64. | | | | George Davis (1820-1896) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Porter's Neck, Pender County, N.C., March 1, 1820.Lawyer;Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate Attorney General, 1864-65.Episcopalian. At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate officials,attempted to flee overseas, but turned himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prisonat Fort Hamilton; pardonedin 1866. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 at Third and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C. Relatives: Son of Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis; half-brother and fourth cousin of Horatio Davis; married, November 17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed of Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall Tate Polk); married, May 9, 1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew of Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill. Political families: Polk family of New York City, New York; Polk family of Tennessee; Ashe family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The World War II Liberty ship SS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known as Jefferson Davis — of Warrenton, Warren County, Miss.; Warren County, Miss. Born in a log cabin, Fairview, Christian County (now Todd County), Ky., June 3, 1808. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate for Mississippi state house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector for Mississippi, 1844;U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate for Governor of Mississippi, 1851; U.S. Secretary of War, 1853-57; President of the Confederacy, 1861-65.Capturedby Union forces in May 1865 and imprisonedwithout trial for about two years. Slaveowner. Died of bronchitisand malariain New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 6, 1889 (age 81 years, 186 days). Original interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument at Memorial Avenue, Richmond, Va. Relatives: Son of Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married, June 17, 1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter of Zachary Taylor and Margaret Taylor); married, February 25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter of Richard Howell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who married Richard Brodhead); granduncle of Joseph Davis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who married Thomas Edmund Dewey). Political family: Taylor-Brodhead family of Easton, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Cross-reference: Jesse D. Bright — John H. Reagan — Horace Greeley — Solomon Cohen — George W. Jones — Samuel A. Roberts — William T. Sutherlin — Victor Vifquain — Charles O'Conor Jeff Davis County, Ga., Jefferson Davis Parish, La., Jefferson Davis County, Miss. and Jeff Davis County, Tex. are named for him. The World War II Liberty ship SS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 at Mobile, Alabama; scrapped 1961) was named for him. Other politicians named for him: J. Davis Brodhead— Jefferson D. Hostetter— Jefferson D. Blount— Jefferson Davis Carwile— Jefferson D. Helms— Jefferson Davis Wiggins— Jefferson Davis Parris Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Books by Jefferson Davis: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881) Books about Jefferson Davis: William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoir by His Wife — William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy, Was Jefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren, Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway & Richard E. Beringer, Jefferson Davis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen, Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson, Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis Image source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 | | | Andrew Gordon Magrath (1813-1893) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 8, 1813.U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1856-60; resigned 1860; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St. Michael's, 1860-61; resigned 1861; secretary of state of South Carolina, 1860-62; Governor of South Carolina, 1864-65.Oustedas Governor by Union authorities in 1865 and imprisoned. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 9, 1893 (age 80 years, 60 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | | | Stephen Russell Mallory (c.1813-1873) — also known as Stephen R. Mallory — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, of American parents, about 1813. Democrat. County judge in Florida, 1837-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1851-61; Confederate Secretary of the Navy, 1861-65.Catholic.Arrestedas a Confederate by Union troops in 1865 and imprisoneduntil March 1866. Slaveowner. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., November 9, 1873 (age about 60 years). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. Relatives: Son of Charles Mallory and Ellen Mallory; married to Angela Moreno (sister of Fernando J. Moreno); father of Stephen Russell Mallory Jr.; cousin by marriage of William Francis White. Political family: Mallory-White family of California and Florida. Politician named for him: Stephen M. White See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article | | | | Charles Clark (1810-1877) — of Mississippi. Born February 19, 1810. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1863-65. Physically removed from office by U.S. troops at the end of the Civil War, and imprisonedat Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Ga. Died in Bolivar County, Miss., December 18, 1877 (age 67 years, 302 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Bolivar County, Miss. | | | | Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. (1816-1882) — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., December 13, 1816. Democrat. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1842; state court judge in Alabama, 1846; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1853-61; Senator from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Suspected of conspiring with other Confederates to assassinatePresident Abraham Lincoln, he was imprisonedfor nearly a year after the war. Slaveowner. Died near Gurley, Madison County, Ala., January 3, 1882 (age 65 years, 21 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. Relatives: Son of Clement Comer Clay; married, February 1, 1843, to Virginia Caroline Tunstall (who later married David Clopton); second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; third cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Porter Clay, Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; fourth cousin of Thomas Hart Clay, James Brown Clay and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884). Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $1 notes in 1862-64. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article | | | | Thomas Hill Watts (1819-1892) — also known as Thomas H. Watts — of Alabama. Born near Greenville, Butler County, Ala., January 3, 1819.Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1842-45, 1880-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1847-53; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Attorney General, 1862-63; Governor of Alabama, 1863-65; arrestedby Union forces in Union Springs, Alabama, in May 1865; imprisonedfor a few weeks.Baptist. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., September 16, 1892 (age 73 years, 257 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. | | | | David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) — also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's Railroads" — of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus County, Fla. Born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, June 12, 1810. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County, 1838-39; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61; imprisonedas a Confederate at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.Jewish. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. _Relatives:_Son-in-law of Charles Anderson Wickliffe. Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky. Levy County, Fla. is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article | | | | James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880) — also known as James A. Seddon — of Virginia. Born in Falmouth, Stafford County, Va., July 13, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1845-47, 1849-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1856;Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65.Arrestedby Union forces in May 1865 and imprisoneduntil December. Slaveowner. Died in Goochland County, Va., August 19, 1880 (age 65 years, 37 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. | | | | Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885) — also known as Robert Toombs; Bob Toombs — of Washington, Wilkes County, Ga. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., July 2, 1810.Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1837-43; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1845-53; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1853-61; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Confederate Secretary of State, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; fledto Europe in 1865 to avoid arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassinationof President Abraham Lincoln; later returned to Georgia; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877. One of the greatest orators of his time. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., December 15, 1885 (age 75 years, 166 days). Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Ga. | | | | George Alfred Trenholm (1807-1876) — also known as George A. Trenholm — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 25, 1807. Democrat. Banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1852, 1853-56, 1874-76 (St. Philip & St. Michael 1852, 1853-56, Charleston County 1874-76);Confederate Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.Arrestedby Union forces in 1865, and imprisonedat Fort Pulaski, Tennessee, until October. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 9, 1876 (age 69 years, 288 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | | | Henry Stuart Foote (1804-1880) — also known as Henry S. Foote; "Hangman Foote" — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; San Francisco, Calif.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804.Lawyer;co-founderof LaGrange College, which later became the University of North Alabama; fought four duels;fledAlabama in 1830 to escape prosecution for dueling;U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-52; exchanged blows with Thomas Hart Benton on the floor of the U.S. Senate; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-54; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; expelledfrom the Confederate Congress in early 1865 for going North on anunauthorized peace mission; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1876. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 19, 1880 (age 76 years, 81 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | | | Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) — also known as Jubal A. Early; "The Terrapin from Franklin"; "Old Jube"; "Old Jubilee" — of Franklin County, Va.; Lynchburg, Va. Born in Franklin County, Va., November 3, 1816.Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1841-42; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Franklin County, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; after theConfederate surrender, fearing imprisonment, he fledthe country to Cuba, then Canada; pardonedin 1869 by President Andrew Johnson.Felldown stairs at the Lynchburg Post Office, and died two weeks later, in Lynchburg, Va., March 2, 1894 (age 77 years, 119 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.; cenotaph at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.; memorial monument at Fort Early, Lynchburg, Va. | | | | William Nathaniel Porter (1812-1867) — also known as Nathaniel Porter — of Tennessee. Born in Henry County, Tenn., December 15, 1812. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1866. With others, tried to stop the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1866 by staying away and preventing a quorum; this tactic was not successful. Expelledfrom the Tennessee House a few days later. Died in Henry County, Tenn., June 11, 1867 (age 54 years, 178 days). Interment at Poplar Grove Cemetery, Henry County, Tenn. | | | | John Winthrop Chanler (1826-1877) — also known as John W. Chanler — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 14, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1863-69. On May 14, 1866, he offered a resolution defending President Andrew Johnson's veto of Reconstruction enactments, which he called "the wicked and revolutionary acts of a few malignant and mischievous men." On motion of Rep. Robert C. Schenck, he was censuredfor insultingthe House of Representatives. Died in Barrytown, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 19, 1877 (age 51 years, 35 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | | | Albert Rhodes (b. 1840) — of Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., 1840. U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1863-65; Rotterdam, as of 1866; Rouen, 1877-83; Elberfeld, 1883-85; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1866; dismissedas Charge d'Affaires in February 1867, by Hugh Ewing, for suspected disloyalty. Burial location unknown. | | | | George Washington Jones (1828-1903) — also known as George W. Jones — of Bastrop, Bastrop County, Tex. Born in Marion County, Ala., September 5, 1828.Lawyer;Bastrop County Attorney, 1858-60; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1866-67; removed from office as Lieutenant Governor by Gen. Philip Sheridan, 1867, for being an "impediment to Reconstruction"; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1879-83. Slaveowner. Died in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Tex., July 11, 1903 (age 74 years, 309 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop, Tex. | | | | Tunis George Campbell (1812-1891) — also known as Tunis G. Campbell — of McIntosh County, Ga. Born in Middlebrook (unknown county), N.J., April 1, 1812.Minister; abolitionist; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Georgia state senate, 1868, 1869-72; expelled 1868; defeated, 1872; expelledfrom the Georgia State Senate in 1868 based on the claim that only whites could serve; chargedwith falsely imprisoning white men as Justice of of the Peace, and served a year of hard labor in Georgia's brutal leased labor system.Methodist.Africanancestry. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 4, 1891 (age 79 years, 247 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) — also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys — of Mississippi. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., August 26, 1808. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1837; member of Mississippi state senate, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1865-68. During Reconstruction, he was physically ejected from the governor's office by an armed force under the orders of the U.S. military commander of Mississippi. Died in Leflore County, Miss., December 20, 1882 (age 74 years, 116 days). Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Miss. _Relatives:_Married to Mildred Hickman Maury; father of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923). Political family: Humphreys family of Greenville, Mississippi. Humphreys County, Miss. is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | William Dudley Chipley (1840-1897) — also known as W. D. Chipley — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., June 6, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; fought against Reconstruction along with other members of theKu Klux Klan; he was among those implicatedin the murderof George W. Ashburn in in 1868; tried in a military court, but Georgia's re-admission to the Union ended military jurisdiction, so he and his co-defendants were released; general manager of the Pensacola Railroad; successfully promoted the construction of the Pensacola and AtlantaRailroadin 1881-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1884,1892;mayor of Pensacola, Fla., 1887-88; member of Florida state senate, 1895-97. Died in a hospitalat Washington, D.C., December 1, 1897 (age 57 years, 178 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga. Relatives: Son of Dr. William Stout Chipley and Elizabeth (Fannin) Chipley; brother of Stephen Fannin Chipley; married to Ann Elizabeth Billups; uncle of Fannin Chipley. Political family: Chipley family of Pensacola, Florida. The cityof Chipley, Florida, is named for him. See also Find-A-Grave memorial | |