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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: August 24, 1884</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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Kemp</a> — East Douglas, Douglas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass.</li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#026.19.87">W. Dyer Byrd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CY-born.html">Clay County</a>, Ky.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-08-24.html">Politicians who were born on August 24</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/born.html">politicians who were born in 1884</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who were married on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#616.41.93">George W. Wilson</a> and Anna Stone</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/married-08-24.html">Politicians who were married on August 24</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/married.html">politicians who were married in 1884</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li>None currently in database.</li> <li>See: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-08-24.html">Politicians who died on August 24</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/died.html">politicians who died in 1884</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: <ul> <li>50 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly9.html#518.25.34">William Kelly</a>, died August 24, 1834</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 77: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otis.html#116.20.38">William S. C. Otis</a></li> <li>Age 76: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forman.html#387.91.99">Ferris Forman</a></li> <li>Age 56: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#290.44.53">George Read Sage</a></li> <li>Age 53: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood5.html#015.44.55">John D. Wood</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morry-mortimore.html#374.85.27">Bushrod Morse</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#845.79.21">James Redpath</a></li> <li>Age 50: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#777.55.87">William Litterer</a></li> <li>Age 46: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey5.html#365.01.73">John M. Bailey</a></li> <li>Age 45: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phelps.html#550.74.35">William W. Phelps</a></li> <li>Age 44: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson7.html#323.24.41">Phillip J. Johnson</a></li> <li>Age 43: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#210.83.07">George Ross</a></li> <li>Age 41: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#736.67.70">John J. Jenkins</a></li> <li>Age 40: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark2.html#247.29.05">Charles B. Clark</a></li> <li>Age 38: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downing.html#140.90.26">Finis E. Downing</a></li> <li>Age 33: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#594.93.97">William Caleb Loring</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett9.html#305.26.60">W. H. Bennett</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loomis.html#063.01.56">A. Loomis</a></li> <li>Age 32: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#739.20.36">John C. Brinsmade</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulton.html#470.87.09">Charles W. Fulton</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tyler.html#361.09.63">Lyon Gardiner Tyler</a></li> <li>Age 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/athon-atkins.html#110.40.56">William O. Atkeson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wrightson-wyant.html#690.03.50">Henry Wulff</a></li> <li>Age 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoagland-hobbie.html#529.19.33">Rockwood Hoar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kleindienst-klima.html#348.79.54">Joseph H. Klemmer</a></li> <li>Age 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#985.51.70">James Wickersham</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weller.html#266.25.49">George Emery Weller</a></li> <li>Age 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#664.43.22">Willard B. Tanner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#571.44.14">William H. Ball</a></li> <li>Age 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gaines.html#874.71.79">John W. Gaines</a></li> <li>Age 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewey.html#843.90.61">Edmond O. Dewey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#289.63.13">Henry Clay McDowell</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fite-fitzgarrald.html#498.10.72">Alexander R. Fithian</a></li> <li>Age 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#060.56.79">Elwin E. Additon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcalpin-mcbrayer.html#914.56.13">James F. McAndrews</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#113.71.55">John N. Carlisle</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#232.90.08">George B. Starbuck</a></li> <li>Age 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morton.html#449.24.74">James Madison Morton, Jr.</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frank.html#428.32.18">Walter C. Frank</a></li> <li>Age 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coker-coldwell.html#202.18.19">Charles J. Colden</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#379.75.57">Charles M. Ball</a></li> <li>Age 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benson.html#515.30.79">Carville D. Benson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bullock.html#726.11.96">Chandler Bullock</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#487.62.14">James H. Walker</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#865.11.49">James S. Truman</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson3.html#663.30.94">Edward H. Wilson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bale-baliles.html#384.14.98">H. S. Bales</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood3.html#424.30.05">Ernest E. Wood</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#584.78.21">George T. Weingartner</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#246.26.53">Arthur M. Furnish</a></li> <li>Age 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratt.html#921.32.43">Ruth Baker Pratt</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html#729.51.26">Reno W. Trego</a></li> <li>Age 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nemanich-neveu.html#364.58.44">George Neuner</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#221.43.50">Wilford L. Coffey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#442.30.76">Hartley Sanders</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cameron.html#948.66.53">Colin J. Cameron</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#627.46.40">Charles W. Dempster</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#039.88.39">Walter H. Dearing</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brentano-brewington.html#483.84.26">Thomas J. Bresnahan</a></li> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <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 338,260 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/1884/08-24.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/08-24.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. Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> What is a "political graveyard"? See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>