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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: March 17, 1917</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Olander</a> — Northampton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/HM-born.html">Hampshire County</a>, Mass.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-03-17.html">Politicians who were born on March 17</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/born.html">politicians who were born in 1917</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-03-17.html">Politicians who were married on March 17</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/married.html">politicians who were married in 1917</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#616.27.89">John S. Hyde</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/resa-reynold.html#456.31.05">Valentine Rettig</a> — Corning, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ST-died.html">Steuben County</a>, N.Y.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-03-17.html">Politicians who died on March 17</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/died.html">politicians who died in 1917</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: <ul> <li>100 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#696.88.60">Thomas Marshal Bibighaus</a>, born March 17, 1817; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#617.59.69">Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr.</a>, born March 17, 1817</li> <li>50 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#375.04.02">Jesse Hoyt</a>, died March 17, 1867</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 84: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#897.68.05">William Hasson</a></li> <li>Age 82: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#856.78.18">George Hillyer</a></li> <li>Age 77: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#290.62.71">Nicholas Irwin Lowthian</a></li> <li>Age 73: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#502.57.36">Henry J. Emmel</a></li> <li>Age 71: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#293.03.44">Lunsford L. Lewis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#774.35.43">Taliaferro Alexander</a></li> <li>Age 70: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#141.82.90">James Gray Bolton</a></li> <li>Age 69: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawson.html#489.02.81">William Dawson</a></li> <li>Age 68: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#066.79.64">Edward Wallis Hoch</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#409.37.07">Charles W. Buck</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haley-haling.html#095.34.05">Patrick C. Haley</a></li> <li>Age 67: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bragaw-brancato.html#168.38.77">Henry K. Braley</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aldredge-aleshire.html#895.86.93">Frank Aldrich</a></li> <li>Age 65: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#588.54.77">William C. Houston</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#974.68.13">Albert M. Spear</a></li> <li>Age 61: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanborn.html#475.43.08">James L. Sanborn</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#199.69.18">John T. M. Johnston</a></li> <li>Age 60: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#463.41.47">Thompson B. Ferguson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#910.65.82">Charles Murphey Candler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#712.66.34">Robert S. McCrum</a></li> <li>Age 59: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barlow.html#529.92.43">Charles A. Barlow</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/childress-chipley.html#892.57.94">William E. Chilton</a></li> <li>Age 58: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#318.14.51">Francis J. Heney</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#634.09.12">Charles Adamson</a></li> <li>Age 57: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#370.81.93">Patrick Caffrey</a></li> <li>Age 56: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#388.82.86">Thomas M. Bell</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuttrop-tye.html#085.05.60">George S. Tweedie</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#979.46.52">James B. Reynolds</a></li> <li>Age 54: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans4.html#739.51.96">Hiram K. Evans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#673.26.30">Patrick Henry McCarthy</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan7.html#738.83.04">Patrick Joseph Sullivan</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler7.html#926.21.53">Pierce Butler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambers.html#196.58.37">William M. Chambers</a></li> <li>Age 50: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#266.60.20">Joseph B. Shannon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quackenbush-quigg.html#559.12.72">William P. Quann</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kendall.html#427.24.33">Nathan E. Kendall</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinnison-kipp.html#947.94.10">James C. Kinsler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#380.89.65">John Sprunt Hill</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dukes-dunblazier.html#443.89.81">Frederick T. F. Dumont</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#192.48.83">Marshall E. Ford</a></li> <li>Age 46: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#976.90.90">Anna Covert</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee1.html#611.00.43">Arthur James Lee</a></li> <li>Age 44: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffinburg-cohelan.html#922.09.76">John P. Cohalan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell5.html#467.86.79">John W. Campbell</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#590.69.74">John D. Leitch</a></li> <li>Age 43: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wise.html#258.44.22">Stephen Wise</a></li> <li>Age 42: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#491.47.62">Charles A. Karch</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright4.html#326.33.07">George S. Wright</a></li> <li>Age 41: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#507.84.74">John B. Davidson</a></li> <li>Age 40: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turner2.html#952.32.29">Dan W. Turner</a></li> <li>Age 38: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#880.52.92">Jim Nance McCord</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson6.html#175.40.93">Lloyd Thompson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowrey-lowrie.html#170.66.01">John B. Lowney</a></li> <li>Age 37: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/macdougal-maciora.html#317.13.98">F. Patrick Machler</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ralston.html#627.17.31">Harry M. Ralston</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#561.82.13">Albert H. Fernandez</a></li> <li>Age 33: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white5.html#482.41.39">John Campbell White</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#735.94.40">Jesse W. Barrett</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlsmith-carlson.html#735.60.17">Harry E. Carlson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludoricus-lunardi.html#884.20.12">Alfred R. Ludvigsen</a></li> <li>Age 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#451.38.26">Charles Munn</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#783.74.02">Robert N. Wallace</a></li> <li>Age 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#549.07.87">Walter Hubbell</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyers-sayward.html#894.74.35">James D. Sayers</a></li> <li>Age 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bentsen-bereuter.html#997.36.39">David P. Berenberg</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raab-radway.html#853.02.97">Rudolph Charles Radabaugh</a></li> <li>Age 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/george.html#513.87.70">Grover C. George</a></li> <li>Age 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker4.html#161.38.37">George J. Baker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahool-majka.html#120.84.47">Lee B. Mailler</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivant-summit.html#333.16.45">Arthur E. Summerfield</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#938.57.48">Julian B. Erway</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#354.89.64">John W. Heselton</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bale-baliles.html#734.96.14">U. S. Balentine</a></li> <li>Age 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#949.10.74">Alexander Bicks</a></li> <li>Age 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harriss-harstad.html#635.53.12">D. Earl Harrow</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#964.72.81">Cliff Ukkelberg</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#985.15.28">P. J. Heaton, Sr.</a></li> <li>Age 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/widdis-wiggin.html#615.05.84">William B. Widnall</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/partington-pastuszka.html#385.49.44">John O. Pastore</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#816.35.95">Herman Toll</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#283.35.34">Joseph R. Marro</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burruss-burtness.html#151.67.00">Holm O. Bursum</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#473.22.82">Haydon Burns</a></li> <li>Age 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#272.00.28">Walter D. Ackerman, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgee.html#552.00.45">Gale W. McGee</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zielinziger-zimmerer.html#062.15.25">Fred C. Ziem</a></li> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. 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