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Edward Moody McCook (1833-1909) —
also known as Edward M. McCook —
of Colorado.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 15,
1833.
Republican. Member of Kansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1859; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1866-68; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1869-73, 1874-75; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado Territory, 1872-.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1909 (age 76 years, 86
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857) —
of Ohio.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 25,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate from Trumbull County, 1803-04; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1816-23;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1826; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1832;
U.S.
District Judge for Ohio, 1833; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1839-45.
Censured
by the Senate on May 10, 1844, over his disclosure
to the New York Evening Post of a secret
message from President John
Tyler outlining terms for the annexation of Texas.
Died in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, April 20,
1857 (age 83 years, 330
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Joseph John Gill (1846-1920) —
also known as Joseph J. Gill —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, September
21, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1899-1903; resigned 1903.
Died in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 22,
1920 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Anson George McCook (1835-1917) —
also known as Anson G. McCook —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, October
10, 1835.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1877-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
30, 1917 (age 82 years, 81
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Samuel Stokely (1796-1861) —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1796.
Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1841-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860.
Died in 1861
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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William Cochran McCauslen (1796-1863) —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1796.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1843-45.
Died in 1863
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Andrew Stuart (1823-1872) —
of Ohio.
Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 3,
1823.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1853-55.
Died April 30,
1872 (age 48 years, 271
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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George Wythe McCook (c.1820-1877) —
also known as George W. McCook —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born about 1820.
Democrat. Ohio
state attorney general, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in 1877
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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