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<div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American politician</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Senator McPherson" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Senator_McPherson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Senator McPherson (disambiguation)">Senator McPherson (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">John Rhoderic McPherson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:John_R._McPherson_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-John_R._McPherson_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">McPherson <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1860-75</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1895</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Theodore_Frelinghuysen" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen">Frederick T. Frelinghuysen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Joyce_Sewell" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joyce Sewell">William J. Sewell</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson County</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1872–1876</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Noah D. Taylor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leon_Abbett" title="Leon Abbett">Leon Abbett</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1833-05-09</span>)</span>May 9, 1833<br /><a href="/wiki/York,_New_York" title="York, New York">York, New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 8, 1897<span style="display:none">(1897-10-08)</span> (aged 64)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Cemetery_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Edla Jane Gregory</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1867)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">Meatpacking business owner and executive</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Rhoderic</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>McPherson</b> (May 9, 1833 – October 8, 1897) was an American businessman, inventor, and <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> politician who represented <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> for three terms from 1877 to 1895. Prior to his election, he was engaged in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey City">Jersey City</a> politics and represented <a href="/wiki/Hudson_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Hudson County">Hudson County</a> in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a>. </p><p>A native of <a href="/wiki/York,_New_York" title="York, New York">York, New York</a>, McPherson raised livestock and worked as a butcher before moving to <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, in 1858, where he dealt in livestock and became a prominent businessman in the meatpacking industry. An inventor, he devised or created improvements that enhanced sanitation and efficiency in slaughterhouses, many of which were later employed as industry standards. </p><p>Active in politics as a Democrat, McPherson served on the Jersey City Board of Aldermen, as president of the Board of Aldermen, and as a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Senate">New Jersey State Senate</a>. In 1877, McPherson was elected to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He was reelected twice and served from 1877 to 1895. During his Senate service, McPherson spent several terms as chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee. </p><p>After leaving the Senate, McPherson resumed his activities in the meatpacking business. He died in Jersey City on October 8, 1897. He was buried at <a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Cemetery_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)">Oak Hill Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McPherson was born in <a href="/wiki/York,_New_York" title="York, New York">York, New York</a>, on May 9, 1833.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated in the public schools of York and attended <a href="/wiki/Geneseo,_New_York" title="Geneseo, New York">Geneseo</a> Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He farmed, raised livestock, and worked as a butcher before moving to <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, in 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Jersey City, McPherson became a prominent livestock dealer and <a href="/wiki/Slaughterhouse" title="Slaughterhouse">slaughterhouse</a> owner.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an inventor, McPherson designed or improved several devices and processes to promote efficient and sanitary slaughterhouse operations, many of which were adopted as meatpacking industry standards.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McPherson's other business activities included serving as a director or officer of several banks, and president of Jersey City's People's Gas Light Company.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McPherson was active in politics as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served on the Jersey City Board of Aldermen from 1864 to 1870, and was the board's president for three years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1871, he was elected to a term in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a>, and he served from 1872 to 1876.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McPherson was a Democratic presidential elector <a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election" title="1876 United States presidential election">in 1876</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Democratic nominee <a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Tilden" title="Samuel J. Tilden">Samuel J. Tilden</a> carried New Jersey, and McPherson cast his ballot for the ticket of Tilden and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Hendricks" title="Thomas A. Hendricks">Thomas A. Hendricks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._Senator">U.S. Senator</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: U.S. Senator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1877, McPherson was elected to the United States Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was reelected in 1883 and 1889, and served from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1895.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1903)_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1903)-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Committee_on_Naval_Affairs,_1816–1947" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Committee on Naval Affairs</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Forty-sixth_United_States_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Forty-sixth United States Congress">46th Congress</a> (1879–1881), and again during the <a href="/wiki/Fifty-third_United_States_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifty-third United States Congress">53rd Congress</a> (1893–1895).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(2005)_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(2005)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McPherson was a delegate to the <a href="/wiki/1884_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1884 Democratic National Convention">1884 Democratic National Convention</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially pledged to <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Bayard" title="Thomas F. Bayard">Thomas F. Bayard</a>, when it became clear after the second ballot that <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> had garnered enough votes to win the nomination, McPherson backed Cleveland, who went on to win the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McPherson supported Cleveland <a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election" title="1888 United States presidential election">in 1888</a>, but Cleveland lost the general election to Republican <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Benjamin Harrison</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Senator_M'Pherson's_Views"_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Senator_M'Pherson's_Views"-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McPherson planned a <a href="/wiki/Favorite_son" title="Favorite son">favorite son</a> presidential candidacy <a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election" title="1892 United States presidential election">in 1892</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"The_Chicago_Convention"_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"The_Chicago_Convention"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but became a Cleveland delegate to the <a href="/wiki/1892_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1892 Democratic National Convention">Democratic Convention</a> after Cleveland decided to become a candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Instructed_for_Cleveland"_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Instructed_for_Cleveland"-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Cleveland became president for the second time in 1893, McPherson became an opponent because Cleveland did not consult with him on questions of federal patronage for New Jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrodsky_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrodsky-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After leaving the Senate, McPherson actively managed his livestock and meatpacking business, the Western Stockyard Company, from an office in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1897, William Van Aken, a former McPherson business and political associate, attempted to shoot McPherson over claims that McPherson had cheated him in a business deal twenty years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Aken, who was nearly blind, was acquitted of attempted murder.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was subsequently indicted for carrying a concealed weapon.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Aken pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a $10 fine.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_burial">Death and burial</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death and burial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_(1832-1897).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg/170px-Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg/255px-Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg/340px-Grave_of_John_R._MacPherson_%281832-1897%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Grave of MacPherson at Oak Hill Cemetery</figcaption></figure> <p>McPherson died in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, on October 8, 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was buried in <a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Cemetery_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)">Oak Hill Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Laid_at_Rest"_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Laid_at_Rest"-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McPherson sometimes used "MacPherson", the original Scottish spelling of his name, and his family grave marker is inscribed with the "Mac" prefix.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1877)_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1877)-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, some sources including his gravestone indicate that his year of birth was 1832, though most sources give it as 1833.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1893)_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1893)-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Miss_McPherson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Miss_McPherson.jpg/220px-Miss_McPherson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="288" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Miss_McPherson.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="402" /></a><figcaption>Edla "Ella" McPherson</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1868, McPherson married Edla Jane Gregory (1845–1901).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Hon._John_R._McPherson"_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Hon._John_R._McPherson"-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their children included Gregory (1868–1896)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Ex-Senator_M'Pherson's_Loss"_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Ex-Senator_M'Pherson's_Loss"-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Edla (1873–1901), who was known as Ella.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1898, Ella McPherson married Dr. Joseph Muir.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Wins_Miss_McPherson"_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Wins_Miss_McPherson"-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When McPherson died, his wife inherited his estate, which was estimated at $500,000 (about $15.5 million in 2020).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Edla Gregory McPherson died in early 1901, news accounts revealed that she had disapproved of her daughter's marriage and changed her will to provide Ella McPherson Muir only an annual income from the estate during her life, with the bulk being donated to <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>, of which Gregory McPherson was an alumnus.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Death_Notice,_Gregory_McPherson"_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Death_Notice,_Gregory_McPherson"-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mrs. Muir contested the will, but died in late 1901 while the court case was still in progress.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dr. Muir continued to contest the will as his wife's heir.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The estate was settled in late 1902 with payments to Dr. Muir, Yale University, and members of the extended McPherson family.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With his second wife, Joseph Muir was the father of architect <a href="/wiki/Edla_Muir" title="Edla Muir">Edla Muir</a>, whom he named after his first wife.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Historic_Assessment_Report"_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Historic_Assessment_Report"-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In a letter dated March 4, 1887, McPherson states that the "R" in his name is "nothing except a designation" and does not stand for Rhoderic.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFitzgerald_2-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFitzgerald">Fitzgerald</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"John_R._M'Pherson_Dead"">"John R. M'Pherson Dead"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1903)-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1903)_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFU.S._Congress_(1903)">U.S. Congress (1903)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(2005)-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(2005)_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFU.S._Congress_(2005)">U.S. Congress (2005)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Senator_M'Pherson's_Views"-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Senator_M'Pherson's_Views"_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Senator_M'Pherson's_Views"">"Senator M'Pherson's Views"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"The_Chicago_Convention"-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"The_Chicago_Convention"_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"The_Chicago_Convention"">"The Chicago Convention"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Instructed_for_Cleveland"-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Instructed_for_Cleveland"_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Instructed_for_Cleveland"">"Instructed for Cleveland"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrodsky-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrodsky_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrodsky">Brodsky</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Saves_McPherson"_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Saves_McPherson"">"Saves McPherson"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"">"Van Aken is Acquitted"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"">"Van Aken Pays a Fine"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Laid_at_Rest"-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Laid_at_Rest"_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Laid_at_Rest"">"Laid at Rest"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1877)-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1877)_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFU.S._Congress_(1877)">U.S. Congress (1877)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1893)-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEU.S._Congress_(1893)_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFU.S._Congress_(1893)">U.S. Congress (1893)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Hon._John_R._McPherson"-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Hon._John_R._McPherson"_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Hon._John_R._McPherson"">"Hon. John R. McPherson"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Ex-Senator_M'Pherson's_Loss"-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Ex-Senator_M'Pherson's_Loss"_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Ex-Senator_M'Pherson's_Loss"">"Ex-Senator M'Pherson's Loss"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"">"Edla Coleman Muir Dead"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Wins_Miss_McPherson"-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Wins_Miss_McPherson"_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Wins_Miss_McPherson"">"Wins Miss McPherson"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"">"Mrs. M'Pherson's Will"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Death_Notice,_Gregory_McPherson"-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Death_Notice,_Gregory_McPherson"_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Death_Notice,_Gregory_McPherson"">"Death Notice, Gregory McPherson"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"">"Mrs. Low to Get $152,000"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Historic_Assessment_Report"-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Historic_Assessment_Report"_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Historic_Assessment_Report"">"Historic Assessment Report"</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBrodsky" class="citation book cs1">Brodsky, Alyn (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=jAdJEX0RA7QC&pg=RA2-PA56"><i>Grover Cleveland: A Study in Character</i></a>. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 356. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-3122-6883-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-3122-6883-1"><bdi>978-0-3122-6883-1</bdi></a> – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Grover+Cleveland%3A+A+Study+in+Character&rft.place=New+York%2C+NY&rft.pages=356&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-0-3122-6883-1&rft.aulast=Brodsky&rft.aufirst=Alyn&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DjAdJEX0RA7QC%26pg%3DRA2-PA56&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFitzgerald" class="citation book cs1">Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1891). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=OOEGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA171"><i>Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey</i></a>. Trenton, NJ: MacCrellish & Quigley. pp. 171–172 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Manual+of+the+Legislature+of+New+Jersey&rft.place=Trenton%2C+NJ&rft.pages=171-172&rft.pub=MacCrellish+%26+Quigley&rft.date=1891&rft.aulast=Fitzgerald&rft.aufirst=Thomas+F.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DOOEGAQAAIAAJ%26pg%3DPA171&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFU.S._Congress_(1877)" class="citation book cs1">U.S. Congress (1877). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VcoTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA43"><i>Official Congressional Directory</i></a>. 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Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 1504. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780160731761" title="Special:BookSources/9780160731761"><bdi>9780160731761</bdi></a> – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress%2C+1774-2005&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=1504&rft.pub=US+Government+Printing+Office&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=9780160731761&rft.au=U.S.+Congress&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DYcH8dTlkpwkC%26pg%3DPA1504&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Hon._John_R._McPherson"" class="citation news cs1">Sleicher, John Albert (February 17, 1877). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=70BaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA397">"Hon. John R. McPherson"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Frank_Leslie%27s_Illustrated_Newspaper" title="Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper">Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</a></i>. 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March 5, 1888. p. 2 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&rft.atitle=Senator+M%27Pherson%27s+Views&rft.pages=2&rft.date=1888-03-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50986720%2Fmcphersons-views%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Instructed_for_Cleveland"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50687712/instructed-for-cleveland/">"Instructed for Cleveland"</a>. <i>The Wilkes-Barre News</i>. Wilkes-Barre, PA. 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October 23, 1896. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Philadelphia+Inquirer&rft.atitle=Ex-Senator+M%27Pherson%27s+Loss&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1896-10-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50789403%2Fmcphersons-loss%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Saves_McPherson"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50756427/saves-mcpherson/">"Saves McPherson"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i>. Boston, MA. May 19, 1897. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Saves+McPherson&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1897-05-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50756427%2Fsaves-mcpherson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Van_Aken_is_Acquitted"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50756894/van-aken-is-acquitted/">"Van Aken is Acquitted"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_World" title="New York World">New York World</a></i>. New York, NY. June 22, 1897. p. 3 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+World&rft.atitle=Van+Aken+is+Acquitted&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1897-06-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50756894%2Fvan-aken-is-acquitted%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Van_Aken_Pays_a_Fine"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50757425/van-aken-pays-a-fine/">"Van Aken Pays a Fine"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i>. Philadelphia, PA. 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October 9, 1897. p. 1 – via Times Machine.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=John+R.+M%27Pherson+Dead&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1897-10-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesmachine.nytimes.com%2Ftimesmachine%2F1897%2F10%2F09%2F102097837.html%3FpageNumber%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Laid_at_Rest"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50430681/laid-at-rest/">"Laid at Rest: Former United States Senator McPherson Buried in Washington"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_(Trenton)" title="The Times (Trenton)">Trenton Evening Times</a></i>. Trenton, NJ. October 11, 1897. p. 1 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Trenton+Evening+Times&rft.atitle=Laid+at+Rest%3A+Former+United+States+Senator+McPherson+Buried+in+Washington&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1897-10-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50430681%2Flaid-at-rest%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Wins_Miss_McPherson"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50791833/wins-miss-mcpherson/">"Wins Miss McPherson"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i>. Boston, MA. July 7, 1898. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Wins+Miss+McPherson&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1898-07-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50791833%2Fwins-miss-mcpherson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Mrs._M'Pherson's_Will"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50823999/mrs-mphersons-will/">"Mrs. M'Pherson's Will"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Citizen" title="Brooklyn Citizen">Brooklyn Citizen</a></i>. Brooklyn, NY. April 9, 1901. p. 1 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brooklyn+Citizen&rft.atitle=Mrs.+M%27Pherson%27s+Will&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1901-04-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50823999%2Fmrs-mphersons-will%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Edla_Coleman_Muir_Dead"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50789696/edla-muir-dead/">"Edla Coleman Muir Dead"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i>. Boston, MA. December 31, 1901. p. 3 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Edla+Coleman+Muir+Dead&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1901-12-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50789696%2Fedla-muir-dead%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Mrs._Low_to_Get_$152,000"" class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50824755/mrs-low/">"Mrs. Low to Get $152,000"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. New York, NY. October 26, 1902. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Mrs.+Low+to+Get+%24152%2C000&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1902-10-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F50824755%2Fmrs-low%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+R.+McPherson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazines">Magazines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._McPherson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Magazines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"The_Chicago_Convention"" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2gvnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA265">"The Chicago Convention"</a>. <i>The Illustrated American</i>. 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title="James J. Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Southard" title="Samuel L. Southard">Southard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_McIlvaine" title="Joseph McIlvaine">McIlvaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephraim_Bateman" title="Ephraim Bateman">Bateman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahlon_Dickerson" title="Mahlon Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Southard" title="Samuel L. Southard">Southard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">W. Dayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Stockton" title="Robert F. Stockton">R. F. Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Renshaw_Thomson" title="John Renshaw Thomson">Thomson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stockton_Field" title="Richard Stockton Field">Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Walter_Wall" title="James Walter Wall">J. Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Wright_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="William Wright (New Jersey politician)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_T._Frelinghuysen" title="Frederick T. Frelinghuysen">F. T. Frelinghuysen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Stockton" title="John P. Stockton">J. Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_F._Randolph" title="Theodore F. Randolph">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Sewell" title="William J. Sewell">Sewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Blodgett" title="Rufus Blodgett">Blodgett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Smith_Jr." title="James Smith Jr.">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kean_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="John Kean (New Jersey politician)">J. Kean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Martine" title="James E. Martine">Martine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_S._Frelinghuysen_Sr." title="Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.">J. Frelinghuysen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_I._Edwards" title="Edward I. Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_F._Kean" title="Hamilton F. Kean">H. Kean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Harry_Moore" title="A. Harry Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Milton_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="John Milton (New Jersey politician)">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Warren_Barbour" title="W. Warren Barbour">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Walsh_(U.S._senator)" title="Arthur Walsh (U.S. senator)">Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Alexander_Smith" title="H. Alexander Smith">A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_A._Williams" title="Harrison A. Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_F._Brady" title="Nicholas F. Brady">Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg" title="Frank Lautenberg">Lautenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Corzine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Menendez" title="Bob Menendez">Menendez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Helmy" title="George Helmy">Helmy</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United States Senate"><img alt="United States Senate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/160px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1030" data-file-height="1030" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Class 2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Paterson_(judge)" title="William Paterson (judge)">Paterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philemon_Dickinson" title="Philemon Dickinson">Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Frelinghuysen_(general)" title="Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)">F. 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