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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882).
Republican. Lawyer;
lumber business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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William T. Galliher —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Republican. Lumber dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1920
(alternate), 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elihu Emory Jackson (1837-1907) —
also known as Elihu E. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., November
3, 1837.
Democrat. Merchant;
lumber business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Wicomico County, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1884-86, 1896-98; Governor of
Maryland, 1888-92.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1907 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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William Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915) —
also known as William H. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., October
13, 1839.
Son of Hugh Jackson.
Republican. Cattle
dealer; lumber dealer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1901-05, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died in 1915
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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William Purnell Jackson (1868-1939) —
also known as William P. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., January
11, 1868.
Son of William
Humphreys Jackson and Arabella (Humphreys) Jackson.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1908-32; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1912-14; Maryland
state treasurer, 1918-20.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., March 7,
1939 (age 71 years, 55
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873-1945) —
of Alaska; Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
17, 1873.
Son of Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs.
Democrat. Lumber business; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1945 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Walter Smith (1845-1925) —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
5, 1845.
Son of John Walter Smith and Charlotte (Whittington) Smith.
Democrat. Lumber business; banker;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1890-98; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1895; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900; Governor of
Maryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1900,
1904,
1912
(speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Died April 19,
1925 (age 80 years, 73
days).
Interment at Makemie
Presbyterian Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter;
millwright; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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