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Loyal Legion
Politician members in the District of Columbia


  Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known as Russell A. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died 1848). Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; Governor of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888; U.S. Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office 1907. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died 1848); married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr.. See Alger family of Michigan.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Larz Anderson (1866-1937) — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Paris, France of American parents, August 15, 1866. Son of Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson (1838-1892) and Elizabeth Coles (Kilgour) Anderson. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1912-13. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Loyal Legion. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., April 13, 1937 (age 70 years, 241 days). Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of William Marshall Anderson and Charles Anderson; son of Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson (1838-1892) and Elizabeth Coles (Kilgour) Anderson; married to Isabel Perkins Anderson (author); second cousin of Nicholas Longworth. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Epitaph: "Patriot - Diplomat - Soldier - Loyal Friend - May He Rest in Peace."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven (b. 1893) — also known as T. A. M. Craven — of Washington, D.C.; Virginia. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 31, 1893. Son of T. A. Craven and Harriet Baker (Austin) Craven. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; radio engineer; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1937-44, 1956-63. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of T. A. Craven and Harriet Baker (Austin) Craven; married, September 25, 1915, to Josephine La Tourette; married 1931 to Emma Stoner.
  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.
  Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower; "Ike" — Born in Denison, Grayson County, Tex., October 14, 1890. Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower (1862-1946) and David Jacob Eisenhower (1863-1942). Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president of Columbia University, 1948-53; President of the United States, 1953-61. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Loyal Legion. His portrait appeared on the U.S. dollar coin, 1971-78. Died, after a series of heart attacks, at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165 days). Interment at Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower (1862-1946) and David Jacob Eisenhower (1863-1942); married, July 1, 1916, to Mary Geneva "Mamie" Doud (1896-1979); brother of Milton Stover Eisenhower; father of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower II (son-in-law of Richard Milhous Nixon). See Eisenhower-Nixon family.
  Cross-reference: Sherman Adams — Carter L. Burgess — Woodrow Wilson Mann — Jacqueline C. Odlum — George E. Allen — Meyer Kestnbaum
  Campaign slogan: "I Like Ike."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower: Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower : Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo d'Este, Eisenhower : A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., Red Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the Eisenhower Administration
  Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) — also known as Walter Q. Gresham — of Indiana. Born near Lanesville, Harrison County, Ind., March 17, 1832. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S. Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S. Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., May 28, 1895 (age 63 years, 72 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Walter Gresham Andrews.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Walter Q. Gresham: Charles W. Calhoun, Gilded Age Cato : The Life of Walter Q. Gresham
  Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known as Winfield S. Hancock — Born in Montgomery County, Pa., February 14, 1824. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876; candidate for President of the United States, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s. Died February 9, 1886 (age 61 years, 360 days). Interment at Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock Circle, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Uncle by marriage of William Rush Merriam. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Winfield Scott Hancock: David M. Jordan, Winfield Scott Hancock : A Soldier's Life
  William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918) — also known as William P. Kellogg — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Orwell, Addison County, Vt., December 8, 1830. Son of Rev. Sherman K. Kellogg. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1860; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1865-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1868, 1888, 1896; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1868-72, 1877-83; Governor of Louisiana, 1873-77; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1883-85. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., August 10, 1918 (age 87 years, 245 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1865, to Mary E. Wills.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) — also known as George B. McClellan; "Little Mac" — of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1826. Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for President of the United States, 1864; Governor of New Jersey, 1878-81. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. Died October 29, 1885 (age 58 years, 330 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.; statue erected 1907 at Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan; married to Mary Ellen Marcy (granddaughter of Laban Marcy; daughter of Gen. Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887)); father of George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940). See Howe family of Massachusetts.
  Other politicians named for him: George HarveyGeorge B. McClellan
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about George B. McClellan: Stephen W. Sears, George B. McClellan : The Young Napoleon
  William Franklin Sands (1874-1946) — also known as William F. Sands — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., July 29, 1874. Son of James Hoban Sands (Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy) and Mary Elizabeth (Meade) Sands. U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1909-10. Catholic. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in 1946 (age about 71 years). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to Edith Gertrude Keating.
  Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) — of Michigan. Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H., August 2, 1833. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., July 30, 1922 (age 88 years, 362 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Swegles, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952) — also known as James W. Wadsworth, Jr. — of Mt. Morris, Livingston County, N.Y.; Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y.; Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y. Born in Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y., August 12, 1877. Son of James Wolcott Wadsworth and Louise (Travers) Wadsworth. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1905-10; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1912; U.S. Senator from New York, 1915-27; defeated, 1926; U.S. Representative from New York, 1933-51 (39th District 1933-45, 41st District 1945-51); delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Grange; United Spanish War Veterans; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Union League; Skull and Bones. The U.S. Senate's leading opponent of woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. Died in Washington, D.C., June 21, 1952 (age 74 years, 314 days). Interment at Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Grandson of James S. Wadsworth; son of James Wolcott Wadsworth and Louise (Travers) Wadsworth; married, September 30, 1902, to Alice Hay (born 1880; daughter of John Milton Hay); father of James Jermiah Wadsworth and Evelyn Wadsworth (who married William Stuart Symington); grandfather of James Wadsworth Symington. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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