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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: September 27, 1917</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Hill</a> — Norwalk, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-died.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn.</li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atwood.html#498.56.63">Theron W. Atwood</a> — Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-09-27.html">Politicians who died on September 27</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/died.html">politicians who died in 1917</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: <ul> <li>150 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#316.54.25">Isaac H. Williamson</a>, born September 27, 1767; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#474.51.31">Jacob R. Van Rensselaer</a>, born September 27, 1767</li> <li>100 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colen-collingwood.html#638.50.42">Charles F. Collier</a>, born September 27, 1817</li> </ul> Office Transitions on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill3.html#768.62.74">Ebenezer J. Hill</a>, died in office (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a>)</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 91: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#862.08.29">Joseph A. Wickes</a></li> <li>Age 90: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#716.50.36">Isaac Newton Cardwell</a></li> <li>Age 79: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/magician-magruder.html#504.04.85">B. D. Magruder</a></li> <li>Age 77: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#655.39.73">John D. Blauvelt</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beechem-beesley.html#108.72.87">Spencer H. Beecher</a></li> <li>Age 74: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burr.html#710.42.57">W. O. Burr</a></li> <li>Age 69: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#923.93.98">William D. Heebner</a></li> <li>Age 67: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html#354.97.88">William L. Terry</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#517.07.57">Henry W. Cannon</a></li> <li>Age 65: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wait-walberg.html#013.92.77">Byron S. Waite</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#159.28.56">Antonio E. da Frota</a></li> <li>Age 64: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#909.16.13">Harlan J. Dudley</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitmore-whitner.html#176.09.67">Daniel W. Whitmore</a></li> <li>Age 62: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smythe-snelgrove.html#182.31.31">Howard M. Snapp</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#444.21.72">Hugo Lindgren</a></li> <li>Age 59: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#524.70.25">William Chester Kerbaugh</a></li> <li>Age 58: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#887.75.23">Michael H. Moriarty</a></li> <li>Age 57: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robbins.html#939.29.27">Edward E. Robbins</a></li> <li>Age 56: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson2.html#825.26.57">Corinne Roosevelt Robinson</a></li> <li>Age 55: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/royal-rubin.html#732.07.47">Thomas L. Rubey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html#508.79.30">Michael F. Blenski</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#957.90.90">Harvey P. Bissell</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathews.html#399.64.77">Howard A. Mathews</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagin-fleishman.html#026.47.66">Frederick G. Fleetwood</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pittsford-platzek.html#302.52.65">Edgar A. Planck</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#941.29.73">Francis O. Lindquist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#911.52.47">R. V. Fletcher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#333.30.09">Robert Virgil Fletcher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens5.html#510.86.62">Jesse F. Stevens</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#457.65.27">David Guy Classon</a></li> <li>Age 46: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glovinsky-gochenour.html#567.65.39">Martin H. Glynn</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#043.05.11">Josepha Whitney</a></li> <li>Age 43: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#390.90.98">Harry D. Sanders</a></li> <li>Age 41: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#753.44.02">Boaz Long</a></li> <li>Age 40: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html#362.34.27">William Dodson Howe</a></li> <li>Age 39: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#966.62.40">John W. Thomas</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walbridge.html#838.83.67">Herbert E. Walbridge</a></li> <li>Age 37: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#249.86.31">Bert J. McDowell</a></li> <li>Age 36: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#219.24.29">Juan M. Casaus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#818.76.92">Perry Hoffman</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/isaac-iverson.html#562.91.50">Stanley M. Isaacs</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#174.43.27">Samuel E. Squires</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#278.42.04">H. Paul Bestor</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#330.81.25">Dwight W. Fisher</a></li> <li>Age 32: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#208.08.29">George A. Dix</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#904.81.76">Lewis B. Bell</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ray.html#414.98.43">John H. Ray</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#982.18.80">Raymond Moley</a></li> <li>Age 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#440.22.41">W. H. Baggs</a></li> <li>Age 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/liggett-linblad.html#823.56.75">Rush H. Limbaugh</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html#197.55.71">Roy St. Lewis</a></li> <li>Age 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#151.49.61">Charles E. Hodges</a></li> <li>Age 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#705.93.69">Leslie C. Arends</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#020.87.90">Sam J. Ervin, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#839.44.72">Edward S. Maney</a></li> <li>Age 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#361.05.06">Byron O. House</a></li> <li>Age 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#709.05.26">Philip Dodson Sprouse</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#518.45.11">Norma Keil</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html#822.73.56">Charles F. Knapp</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/witherspoon-woldanski.html#063.25.85">Thomas A. Wofford</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley9.html#845.81.35">Vernon E. Bradley</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#304.55.55">Naomi Bowsher</a></li> <li>Age 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reid.html#108.23.12">Charlotte T. Reid</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/putnam.html#689.64.18">Richard Johnson Putnam</a></li> <li>Age 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dukes-dunblazier.html#428.29.94">Thaddeus J. Dulski</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#355.82.96">Reuben LaFave</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#918.18.81">Samuel S. Stratton</a></li> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/09-27.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/09-27.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. 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