The Political Graveyard: Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in Virginia

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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in Virginia
including Druggists and Pharmacists

Joseph Burns (1800-1875) — of Ohio. Born in Waynesboro, Va., March 11, 1800. Democrat. Coshocton County Auditor, 1821-38; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1838-40; Coshocton County Clerk, 1843-51; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1857-59; druggist; probate judge in Ohio. Died in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, May 12, 1875 (age 75 years, 62 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio.

Robert Newton Harper (b. 1861) — also known as Robert N. Harper — of Washington, D.C. Born near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., January 31, 1861. Democrat. Druggist; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1900, 1920. Burial location unknown.

William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 13, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1904-06. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.

Alfred W. Taliaferro (d. 1885) — of San Rafael, Marin County, Calif. Born in Gloucester County, Va. Physician; druggist; member of California state assembly 19th District, 1852-53; member of California state senate. Died, of pneumonia, 1885. Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.

Epitaph: "His virtue was generosity, his friends are legion, his enemies none — one of nature's noblemen."

Silas F. Taylor — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Danville, Va. Democrat. Druggist; member of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948; defeated, 1956; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.

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