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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: October 10, 1900</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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Snow</a> and Jane 'Jennie' Frazee</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/married-10-10.html">Politicians who were married on October 10</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/married.html">politicians who were married in 1900</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keys-kickham.html#064.49.51">John F. Kibbey</a> — Richmond, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Ind.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-10-10.html">Politicians who died on October 10</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/died.html">politicians who died in 1900</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: <ul> <li>100 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell5.html#093.45.66">John Hull Campbell</a>, born October 10, 1800; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gates.html#481.40.94">Seth M. Gates</a>, born October 10, 1800; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shober-shorett.html#179.65.89">Samuel Shoemaker</a>, died October 10, 1800</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 75: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens6.html#928.66.70">Moses T. Stevens</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettit.html#233.46.46">William B. Pettit</a></li> <li>Age 72: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odell.html#697.25.68">N. Holmes Odell</a></li> <li>Age 69: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grady.html#666.01.27">Benjamin F. Grady</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#285.00.27">Levi Warner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#873.60.45">John Drayton</a></li> <li>Age 67: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#276.35.42">Benjamin C. Clark</a></li> <li>Age 65: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#866.92.37">Anson G. McCook</a></li> <li>Age 64: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoagland-hobbie.html#092.87.84">William D. Hoard</a></li> <li>Age 63: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham2.html#355.72.04">Charles H. Graham</a></li> <li>Age 62: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#445.86.71">Joseph Benton Donley</a></li> <li>Age 61: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everett.html#467.09.64">William Everett</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclure.html#850.08.80">Addison S. McClure</a></li> <li>Age 59: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thayer.html#976.88.90">Amos Madden Thayer</a></li> <li>Age 58: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#363.06.54">Daniel A. Currie</a></li> <li>Age 56: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willis.html#422.57.54">F. B. Willis</a></li> <li>Age 54: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knowles-knowlton.html#201.73.95">Freeman Knowles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#997.08.97">A. R. Burnam</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#282.91.72">Dudley M. Hughes</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendley-hendrick.html#804.76.38">John K. Hendrick</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#325.75.28">Carl Borngraeber</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hulme-humberto.html#058.22.60">Charles A. Hulse</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/metaker-meyenborg.html#992.72.62">Victor H. Metcalf</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/porter7.html#905.50.52">Peter A. Porter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#267.63.72">William S. Taylor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers4.html#354.67.50">Henry W. Rogers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#649.92.70">F. P. Combest</a></li> <li>Age 45: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#217.69.04">Anson C. Alexander</a></li> <li>Age 44: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclellan.html#913.52.35">George McClellan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#774.04.12">Preston Brooks Carwile</a></li> <li>Age 39: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#148.70.05">Harvie Jordan</a></li> <li>Age 38: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carr.html#378.73.40">William J. Carr</a></li> <li>Age 37: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#055.17.14">Alanson B. Houghton</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#825.76.28">Ellsworth Rudesill</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#983.58.68">Wallace B. Flint</a></li> <li>Age 36: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aplin-applegate.html#072.33.35">T. Frank Appleby</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#190.59.62">George Weissinger Smith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hathcock-havenner.html#425.13.64">William Hatton</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#134.89.92">Elmer E. Bamford</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#944.79.13">William E. W. Yerby</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtiss-cusey.html#823.26.24">Charles H. Curtiss</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#516.82.83">John H. Walrath</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weston.html#946.52.42">Francis H. Weston</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#717.99.58">Charles F. Bostwick</a></li> <li>Age 32: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller6.html#666.39.08">Nathan L. Miller</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#431.71.61">George Ainslie</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#312.05.19">Massey Harrison Wilson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#780.72.09">Henry Clay Meacham</a></li> <li>Age 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#873.31.08">John M. Nelson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#768.35.12">Merritt Cramer Mechem</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#285.98.85">John E. Kehl</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#407.26.88">Thomas J. Daggs</a></li> <li>Age 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#438.22.35">Charles F. Van de Water</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#943.93.73">Jesse B. Baxter</a></li> <li>Age 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sackett.html#914.31.04">Harry E. Sackett</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hull.html#162.96.01">John F. Hull</a></li> <li>Age 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/post.html#320.49.43">James I. Post</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breen-brenizer.html#670.11.60">Michael F. Breen</a></li> <li>Age 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#511.19.79">William J. Bryan</a></li> <li>Age 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#997.26.78">William A. Donnelly</a></li> <li>Age 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#124.28.10">Charles C. Madison</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#381.27.58">Howard Lincoln Snyder</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#236.79.13">Brooks Fletcher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson2.html#967.26.79">Carl W. Thompson</a></li> <li>Age 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#858.58.66">Walter H. Newton</a></li> <li>Age 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailhache-bakanatch.html#267.02.12">David Baird, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young4.html#716.47.86">Houston G. Young</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#263.75.43">Richard Seymour Rodney</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#374.97.36">George Henry Hamilton</a></li> <li>Age 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blundell-board.html#508.64.16">Edward Blythin</a></li> <li>Age 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lacey.html#072.90.93">Robert C. Lacey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#608.19.72">Otto A. Vogel</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#587.26.73">Jens Thompson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#788.82.11">Benjamin E. Caruthers</a></li> <li>Age 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#679.04.65">Clint M. Wilson</a></li> <li>Age 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kleindienst-klima.html#927.66.17">Alfred W. Klieforth</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heyburn-hickerson.html#014.73.49">Willis A. Heydenberk</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griswold.html#911.38.17">Morley Griswold</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#638.21.16">Erland Wadhams</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fowles-fox.html#881.70.18">Roy C. Fox</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#964.95.93">C. A. Bottolfsen</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#698.45.87">William H. Nicholas</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/youngblood-yulee.html#094.23.48">M. D. Yount</a></li> <li>Age 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#058.68.90">Charles J. Bloch</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ralston.html#685.66.25">H. Carlyle Ralston</a></li> <li>Age 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/timmons-tittmann.html#457.37.97">Jere Tipton</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#775.13.89">Raleigh A. Gibson</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones3.html#968.50.42">Fleming A. Jones, Jr.</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#007.59.92">Henry W. Hutt</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swanton-swede.html#312.41.47">O. A. Swaringen</a></li> <li>Age 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#746.49.41">John B. Sullivan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#314.03.73">Frank L. Kaminski</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#274.01.07">Eugene Abegg</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#474.43.00">Jehu F. Camper</a></li> <li>Age 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmore.html#781.04.63">Warren R. Gilmore</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#236.28.53">Chester E. Solomonson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchenry.html#824.88.62">Guy R. McHenry</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#665.50.24">James F. Warner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey2.html#874.82.08">Consuelo N. Bailey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#984.02.81">Howard C. 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