The Political Graveyard: Clergy Politicians in the District of Columbia

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Clergy Politicians in the District of Columbia

Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Gallatin County, Ky., November 22, 1810. Minister; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57; defeated, 1852; died in office 1857. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, of pneumonia, in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., March 29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) — also known as Frank M. Bristol — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Jeddo (unknown county), N.Y., January 4, 1851. Republican. Minister; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1884 ; bishop. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in 1932 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.

Alpha Brown — of Washington, D.C. Minister; Independent candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., 1998. Still living as of 1998.

Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex., October 26, 1944. Democrat. Pastor; radio show host; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996 (speaker), 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-. African ancestry. Still living as of 2009.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In Congress" — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1920. Son of James J. Drinan and Ann (Flanigan) Drinan. Democrat. Catholic priest; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; law professor. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, from pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2007 (age 86 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.

George Fiske Dudley (b. 1867) — also known as George F. Dudley — of Washington, D.C. Born in Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., September 25, 1867. Episcopal priest; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Lions; Loyal Legion. Burial location unknown.

Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) — also known as Charles A. Eaton; "Doc" — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass.; Toronto, Ontario; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, March 29, 1868. Son of Stephen Eaton and Mary D. (Parker) Eaton. Republican. Baptist minister; magazine editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920, 1924; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33, 5th District 1933-53). Baptist. Member, Union League. Died in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1953 (age 84 years, 300 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of Stephen Eaton and Mary D. (Parker) Eaton; married, June 26, 1895, to Mary Winifred Parlin (c.1874-1948); uncle of William Robb Eaton.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) — also known as Charles C. Ellis — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1874. Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis. School teacher; pastor; college professor; president, Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Brethren. Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 27, 1950 (age 75 years, 341 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married, December 25, 1902, to Emma Susan Nice.

Walter Edward Fauntroy (b. 1933) — also known as Walter E. Fauntroy — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1933. Democrat. Baptist minister; Delegate to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1971-91; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972, 1980; arrested during an anti-apartheid sit-in at the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984; candidate in primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., 1990. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi. Charged in federal court on March 22, 1995 with making false statements on financial disclosure forms, including a claimed donation of almost $24,000 to the New Bethel Baptist Church where he served as pastor, to make it appear that he had complied with House rules limiting outside income, and that he had failed to disclose a June 1988 loan of $24,200. Pleaded guilty to one felony count, and sentenced to probation. Still living as of 2009.

Orin Fowler (1791-1852) — of Plainfield, Windham County, Conn.; Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., July 29, 1791. Missionary; minister; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1848; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1849-52 (9th District 1849-51, 2nd District 1851-52); died in office 1852. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., September 3, 1852 (age 61 years, 36 days). Interment at North Burial Ground, Fall River, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) — of Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, January 6, 1811. Son of Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy (1772-1857) and Rev. Daniel Lovejoy (1776-1833). Republican. Minister; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1856 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5th District 1863-64); died in office 1864. Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 25, 1864 (age 53 years, 79 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Son of Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy (1772-1857) and Rev. Daniel Lovejoy (1776-1833); brother of Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837; abolitionist newspaper editor, killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Ill.); married 1843 to Eunice Conant (Storrs) Denham (1809-1899); cousin of Nathan Allen Farwell; third cousin twice removed of John H. Lovejoy. See Lovejoy-Farwell family of Maine.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) — also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris Perkins — of Leburn, Knott County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., August 6, 1954. Son of Carl Dewey Perkins. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; minister. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Pleaded guilty in 1994 to bank fraud in connection with the House banking scandal; he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House bank) and made false statements to obtain loans from commercial banks; also pleaded guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal Election Commission and false financial disclosure reports. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. In March 2000, pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about his income. Still living as of 2009.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

David Saperstein — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Rabbi; lawyer; director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2009.

		Relatives: Married to Ellen Weiss.
		See also Wikipedia article

William Preston Taulbee (1851-1890) — also known as William P. Taulbee — of Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky. Born in Morgan County, Ky., October 22, 1851. Son of William Harrison Taulbee (1824-1905) and Mary Ann (Wilson) Taulbee (1831-1916). Democrat. Ordained minister; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1885-89. Shot and mortally wounded, by Charles E. Kincaid, a journalist with whom he had quarreled, in the U.S. Capitol Building, and died eleven days later at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 11, 1890 (age 38 years, 140 days). Kincaid pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty of murder in 1891. Interment a private or family graveyard, Morgan County, Ky.

		Relatives: Married to Lou Emma Oney (1852-1903).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Smallwood Edmond Williams (b. 1907) — also known as Smallwood E. Williams — of Washington, D.C. Born in Lynchburg, Va., October 17, 1907. Democrat. Minister; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1964, 1972. Pentecostal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Presiding Bishop, Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Burial location unknown.

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