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Charles Tait (1768-1835) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.; Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born near Hanover, Hanover
County, Va., February
1, 1768.
Democrat. College
professor; lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1803-09; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1809-19; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1820-26.
Died near Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala., October
7, 1835 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Dry
Forks Cemetery, Camden, Ala.
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Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro (b. 1885) —
also known as Sidney F. Taliaferro —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salem,
Va., March 4,
1885.
Son of Van Taliaferro and Sallie (Pendleton) Taliaferro; married, October
3, 1916, to Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; banker; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; director,
Washington Gas Light
Co. and Georgetown Gas Light
Co.; board member, Columbia Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Tanner (b. 1944) —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Halls, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., September
22, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1976-86; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) —
also known as Cameron E. Thom —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., June 20,
1825.
Married 1858
to Susan Henrietta Hathwell (1839-1862); married 1874 to Belle
Cameron Hathwell (1859-1924).
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;
member of California
state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Richard Wigginton Thompson (1809-1900) —
also known as Richard W. Thompson —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper
County, Va., June 9,
1809.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36; member of Indiana
state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1841-43, 1847-49 (2nd District
1841-43, 7th District 1847-49); U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 7th Indiana District, 1864-66; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1876,
1888,
1896;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1877-80; chairman of the American
Committee of the Panama
Canal Company, 1881; director of the Panama Railroad
Company, 1881-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
9, 1900 (age 90 years, 245
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1924.
Nephew of James
McIlhany Thomson; son of Paul Jones Thomson (1884-1938); brother
of Gretchen Bigelow Thomson (1917-1989; who married Harry
Flood Byrd, Jr.); married to Sarah Jennings (divorced).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Granberry Thurman (1813-1895) —
also known as Allen G. Thurman; "The Old
Roman" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., November
13, 1813.
Son of Pleasant Thurman and Mary Granberry (Allen) Thurman; nephew of
William
Allen; father-in-law of Richard
Cunningham McCormick; uncle of Edwin
Dun.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1845-47; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1852-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1864;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1867; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1869-81; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1884;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1888.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
12, 1895 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Robert John Tracewell (1852-1922) —
also known as Robert J. Tracewell —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Warren
County, Va., May 7,
1852.
Son of W. N. Tracewell and L. V. Tracewell; married 1878 to Grace
G. Bean.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1895-97; Comptroller of
the U.S. Treasury, 1897-1913; superior court judge in Indiana,
1918-22.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 28,
1922 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.
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George Tucker (1775-1861) —
of Virginia.
Born in St. Georges, Bermuda,
August
20, 1775.
Cousin of Henry
St. George Tucker.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1819-25 (15th District 1819-21, 6th
District 1821-25); university
professor.
Died in Sherwood, Albemarle
County, Va., April 10,
1861 (age 85 years, 233
days).
Interment at University
of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Henry St. George Tucker (1853-1932) —
of Staunton,
Va.; Lexington,
Va.
Born in Winchester,
Va., April 5,
1853.
Grandson of Henry
St. George Tucker (1780-1848); son of John
Randolph Tucker and Laura (Powell) Tucker; married, October
25, 1877, to Henrietta Preston Johnson (died 1900); married, January
13, 1903, to Martha Sharpe.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1889-97, 1922-32;
died in office 1932; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1912.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1932
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
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Robert Baylor Tunstall (1880-1956) —
also known as Robert B. Tunstall —
of Norfolk,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1880.
Son of Richard Baylor Tunstall (1848-1919) and Isabel Mercein
(Heiser) Tunstall (1850-1905); married, June 28,
1916, to Virginia Hunter Lyne (born 1892).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1912.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., December
30, 1956 (age 76 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Turnbull (1850-1920) —
of Lawrenceville, Brunswick
County, Va.
Born in Lawrenceville, Brunswick
County, Va., January
11, 1850.
Son of Edward Randolph Turnbull and Elizabeth (Harrison) Turnbull;
married, December
17, 1874, to Mary L. Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Brunswick
County Clerk, 1885-93; member of Virginia
state senate, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1896,
1904;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1910-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Lawrenceville
Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Va.
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John Tyler (1790-1862) —
also known as "The Accidental
President" —
of Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in Charles City
County, Va., March 29,
1790.
Son of John
Tyler (1747-1813) and Mary (Armistead) Tyler; son-in-law of David
Gardiner; married, March 20,
1813, to Letitia Christian; married, June 26,
1844, to Julia Gardiner (1820-1889); father of David
Gardiner Tyler.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1811-16, 1823-25, 1839-40; served in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 23rd District, 1817-21; Governor of
Virginia, 1825-27; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1827-36; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (Convention
Vice-President); Vice
President of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; President
of the United States, 1841-45; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
died in office 1862.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
A bill to impeach
him was defeated in the House of Representatives in January 1843.
Died, probably from a stroke, in
a hotel
room at Richmond,
Va., January
18, 1862 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1928;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Rogers Underwood (1791-1876) —
also known as Joseph R. Underwood —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.; Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Goochland
County, Va., October
24, 1791.
Brother of Warner
Lewis Underwood; father of John
Cox Underwood; grandfather of Oscar
Wilder Underwood.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1861-63;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1824;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1828; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1828-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1835-43; Presidential
Elector for Kentucky, 1844;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1847-53.
Died near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., August
23, 1876 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Son of Isadore Untermyer and Therese Untermyer; married, August 9,
1880, to Minnie Carl; father of Irwin
Untermyer; uncle of Laurence
Adolph Steinhardt.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March 16,
1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 27,
1917.
First cousin of John
William Davis.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frederick Van Nuys (1874-1944) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Falmouth, Rush
County, Ind., April 16,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1933-44; died in office 1944.
Member, Elks.
Died near Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va., January
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 284
days).
Interment at East
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Paris Roscoe Vanover, Sr. (1863-1927) —
also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. —
Born in Wise
County, Va., September
7, 1863.
Son of John Hill Vanover (died 1901) and Keziah (Landireth) Vanover
(died 1893); married, September
10, 1885, to Martha Jane Potter (1869-1938); first cousin once
removed of Edward
Jackson Picklesimer, Sr..
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District,
1920-21.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a gall
bladder infection, in Pike
County, Ky., September
18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Married, March 6,
1901, to Mary
Austin Harris.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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