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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: February 12, 1897</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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Powers</a> — New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y.</li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#469.18.35">Florence G. Claussen</a> — Cotuit, Barnstable, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/BA-born.html">Barnstable County</a>, Mass.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-02-12.html">Politicians who were born on February 12</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/born.html">politicians who were born in 1897</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who were married on this date: <ul> <li>None currently in database.</li> <li>See: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/married-02-12.html">Politicians who were married on February 12</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/married.html">politicians who were married in 1897</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#345.45.87">Eli B. Ames</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cottrell-coudriet.html#349.92.19">Darius N. Couch</a> — Norwalk, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-died.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-02-12.html">Politicians who died on February 12</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/died.html">politicians who died in 1897</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 76: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/casebolt-caseyjones.html#407.28.35">Samuel L. Casey</a></li> <li>Age 66: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#617.93.15">Francis G. Converse</a></li> <li>Age 64: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/handerson-hanlan.html#112.77.35">James M. Hanks</a></li> <li>Age 63: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrill.html#091.47.90">Edmund N. Morrill</a></li> <li>Age 61: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#148.51.30">John S. Jones</a></li> <li>Age 59: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#948.34.55">David P. Dyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#526.21.65">Cornelius Van Cott</a></li> <li>Age 58: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#218.85.89">Richard C. Shannon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#054.33.54">Thomas J. Brady</a></li> <li>Age 57: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#584.07.76">John R. G. Pitkin</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#112.82.10">Andrew Davidson</a></li> <li>Age 54: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#687.13.70">Patrick Henry</a></li> <li>Age 53: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley1.html#723.23.96">Andrew C. Bradley</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#792.32.57">Marshall S. Way</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clements.html#257.04.43">Judson C. Clements</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html#353.00.09">James W. Ragsdale</a></li> <li>Age 46: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brant-braxton.html#345.41.04">Theodore M. Brantly</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#340.42.71">Vicente Ros</a></li> <li>Age 43: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodall-woodburn.html#640.90.67">Frederick A. Woodard</a></li> <li>Age 40: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewison-lifshitz.html#094.42.66">Jesse F. Libby</a></li> <li>Age 39: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#504.31.17">Sydney E. Mudd</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dwyer.html#791.77.70">Roger Dwyer</a></li> <li>Age 38: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winter.html#583.95.55">Newrie D. Winter</a></li> <li>Age 37: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#388.75.74">Thomas Parran</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#126.33.79">Howard A. Davis</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quackenbush-quigg.html#050.06.44">Lemuel E. Quigg</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor3.html#141.71.10">Frank J. Taylor</a></li> <li>Age 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frederick-freels.html#658.51.22">Albertus LeRoy Freehafer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberger-rosenstein.html#858.46.61">Marvin B. Rosenberry</a></li> <li>Age 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#404.43.05">Louis O. Davidson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#304.25.43">Charles S. Nelson</a></li> <li>Age 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#774.22.02">Henry R. Rathbone</a></li> <li>Age 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#219.21.90">Martin W. Littleton</a></li> <li>Age 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#929.53.84">A. Piatt Andrew, Jr.</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hartman.html#433.96.12">H. M. Hartman</a></li> <li>Age 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#921.50.83">Henry I. Patrie</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koraleski-kouzoff.html#335.04.60">Joseph Saul Kornfeld</a></li> <li>Age 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#948.12.96">Ransom L. Ford</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irwin.html#937.40.23">Susie Irwin</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#402.13.72">George McGill</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#281.81.19">Charles H. Baxter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#634.78.56">Thad C. Prochnow</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watt-wattles.html#549.42.99">Harvey Watterson</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathews.html#737.47.61">Clifton Mathews</a></li> <li>Age 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grady.html#194.15.87">Henry F. Grady</a></li> <li>Age 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayworth-heacock.html#521.58.13">Charles L. Heaberlin</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lineberger-linligthgow.html#656.90.72">William W. Link</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#866.63.42">Alice Roosevelt Longworth</a></li> <li>Age 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#407.81.80">Samuel Edelman</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#745.12.89">Cyrus M. Palmer</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#598.95.16">Ernest A. Heden</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#576.92.78">Frank L. Hays</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kendig-kennard.html#228.47.53">Birdie Hooper Kennamer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#120.90.96">Harry C. Byrd</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#047.10.73">Edward William Hanson</a></li> <li>Age 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nemanich-neveu.html#896.72.77">Anton Nemanich, Jr.</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#732.94.40">James J. Lyons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#415.92.16">Arthur M. Smith</a></li> <li>Age 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millikin-milliorn.html#300.16.36">Eugene D. Millikin</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patterson.html#361.27.85">Robert P. Patterson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#986.90.00">Emmett H. Bellamy</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailhache-bakanatch.html#125.69.18">Flossie A. Baird</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christinson-chumbler.html#913.15.40">Arthur H. Christy</a></li> <li>Age 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sebelius-secor.html#150.30.79">James Seccombe</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quinney-quitman.html#882.85.87">William P. Quish</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#150.71.29">Thomas R. Ball</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fringer-frosh.html#214.77.78">Dorothy Frooks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#198.86.27">Lenore Hopkin</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#589.34.43">Gaston P. Wautier</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. 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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. 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