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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Miscellaneous Federal Judges</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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Drake</a> 1870 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#558.23.57">William Adams Richardson</a> 1874-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#603.03.31">Bancroft Davis</a> 1878-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#995.04.55">William H. Hunt</a> 1878-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#490.02.47">Glenni W. Scofield</a> 1881-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#383.77.38">Lawrence Weldon</a> 1883-1905 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#351.16.14">John Davis</a> 1885-1902 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#308.83.99">Stanton J. Peelle</a> 1892-1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#555.10.22">Charles B. Howry</a> 1897- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booth.html#784.38.15">Fenton W. Booth</a> 1905- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#491.52.60">George W. Atkinson</a> 1905-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barney.html#906.20.10">Samuel S. Barney</a> 1906-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell3.html#446.74.70">Edward Kernan Campbell</a> 1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html#325.90.49">George Eddy Downey</a> 1915-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hay.html#603.62.66">James Hay</a> 1916 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham8.html#555.22.18">Samuel Jordan Graham</a> 1919-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#910.16.41">J. McKenzie Moss</a> 1926-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green9.html#876.10.89">William R. Green</a> 1928-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#042.56.67">Nicholas J. Sinnott</a> 1928-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#424.23.98">Benjamin H. Littleton</a> 1929-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whaley-wham.html#156.11.27">Richard S. Whaley</a> 1930 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whisman-whitcome.html#834.82.02">Samuel Estill Whitaker</a> 1939-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#860.50.77">Marvin Jones</a> 1940-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#286.27.21">John Marvin Jones</a> 1940-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/madden.html#778.39.62">J. Warren Madden</a> 1941-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#860.50.77">Marvin Jones</a> 1945-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#934.93.60">Evan Howell</a> 1947-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#130.72.80">Don Nelson Laramore</a> 1954 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#553.91.86">James Randall Durfee</a> 1960- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis7.html#739.36.76">Oscar H. Davis</a> 1962- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#378.41.44">Wilson Cowen</a> 1964- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins6.html#616.17.93">Linton M. Collins</a> 1964-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nichols.html#746.46.79">Philip Nichols, Jr.</a> 1966-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#079.67.23">Byron Skelton</a> 1966-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett6.html#119.10.41">Marion T. Bennett</a> 1972-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#705.19.48">Shiro Kashiwa</a> 1972-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#098.56.23">Robert L. Kunzig</a> 1972-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#808.07.25">Edward Samuel Smith</a> 1978-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#010.46.84">John Light Napier</a> 1986 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#030.61.36">Roger B. Andewelt</a> 1987-2001 <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1858 Apr 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#185.84.47">John James Gilchrist</a>, died in office. <li> 1861 Apr 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#520.55.07">George Parker Scarburgh</a>, resigned. <li> 1874 Apr 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millet-milligan.html#442.75.72">Samuel Milligan</a>, died in office. <li> 1877 Dec 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#087.85.68">Edward Greely Loring</a>, resigned. <li> 1878 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peck.html#017.57.62">Ebenezer Peck</a>, resigned. <li> 1891 Jul 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#490.02.47">Glenni W. Scofield</a>, resigned. <li> 1902 May 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#351.16.14">John Davis</a>, died in office. <li> 1905 Apr 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#383.77.38">Lawrence Weldon</a>, died in office. <li> 1926 May 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html#325.90.49">George Eddy Downey</a>, died in office. <li> 1929 Jun 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#910.16.41">J. McKenzie Moss</a>, died in office. <li> 1929 Jul 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#042.56.67">Nicholas J. Sinnott</a>, died in office. <li> 1930 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham8.html#555.22.18">Samuel Jordan Graham</a>, took senior status. <li> 1961 Aug 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/madden.html#778.39.62">J. Warren Madden</a>, took senior status. <li> 1964 Jul 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whisman-whitcome.html#834.82.02">Samuel Estill Whitaker</a>, took senior status. <li> 1972 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins6.html#616.17.93">Linton M. Collins</a>, died in office. <li> 1977 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#079.67.23">Byron Skelton</a>, took senior status. <li> 1982 Feb 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#098.56.23">Robert L. Kunzig</a>, died in office. <li> 2001 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#030.61.36">Roger B. Andewelt</a>, died in office. <p> <b><a name="h">Judges of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a>, 1929-82</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#987.38.58">Finis J. Garrett</a> 1929 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#419.11.93">Irvine L. Lenroot</a> 1929-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#506.55.91">Frederick W. Dallinger</a> 1932-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#190.88.04">Joseph Raymond Jackson</a> 1937-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#082.40.22">William A. Ekwall</a> 1942-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#302.81.67">Ambrose O'Connell</a> 1944-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#525.80.67">Noble J. Johnson</a> 1948-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#120.18.90">Eugene Worley</a> 1950-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#198.99.67">William P. Cole, Jr.</a> 1952-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#046.70.99">Giles Sutherland Rich</a> 1956-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin4.html#166.75.72">I. Jack Martin</a> 1958-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#402.51.54">Arthur M. Smith</a> 1959-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#337.99.23">J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.</a> 1962-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#333.32.44">Phillip Benjamin Baldwin</a> 1968-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lane.html#328.70.74">Donald Edward Lane</a> 1969-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#325.21.75">Jack Miller</a> 1973-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#976.14.48">Helen Wilson Nies</a> 1980-82 <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1944 Apr 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#419.11.93">Irvine L. Lenroot</a>, retired. <li> 1952 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#190.88.04">Joseph Raymond Jackson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1956 Oct 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#082.40.22">William A. Ekwall</a>, died in office. <li> 1966 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin4.html#166.75.72">I. Jack Martin</a>, died in office. <li> 1968 Nov 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#402.51.54">Arthur M. Smith</a>, died in office. <li> 1979 May 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lane.html#328.70.74">Donald Edward Lane</a>, died in office. <p> <b><a name="i">Judges of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals</a>, 1910-50</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#433.78.85">William H. Hunt</a> 1910-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#922.91.48">Orion M. Barber</a> 1910-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#165.61.76">James Francis Smith</a> 1910-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devison-dewesse.html#416.35.16">Marion De Vries</a> 1910-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin4.html#212.88.04">George E. Martin</a> 1911-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bland.html#000.52.96">Oscar E. Bland</a> 1923-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hatfield.html#913.89.62">Charles Sherrod Hatfield</a> 1923-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham9.html#054.16.34">William J. Graham</a> 1924-37 <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1928 Jun 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#165.61.76">James Francis Smith</a>, died in office. <li> 1928 Sep 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#922.91.48">Orion M. Barber</a>, took senior status. <li> 1937 Nov 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham9.html#054.16.34">William J. Graham</a>, died in office. <li> 1950 Feb 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hatfield.html#913.89.62">Charles Sherrod Hatfield</a>, died in office. <p> <b><a name="j">Judges of U.S. Customs Court</a>, 1900-80</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devison-dewesse.html#416.35.16">Marion De Vries</a> 1900-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#730.45.64">William C. Adamson</a> 1926-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown4.html#212.72.25">George Stewart Brown</a> 1926-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#544.73.15">William Barberie Howell</a> 1926-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#891.85.80">Charles P. McClelland</a> 1926-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#880.23.02">Jerry B. Sullivan</a> 1926-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wait-walberg.html#013.92.77">Byron S. Waite</a> 1926-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weller.html#266.25.49">George Emery Weller</a> 1926-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischer.html#355.32.47">Israel F. Fischer</a> 1927-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillmon-timmis.html#381.12.81">William Josiah Tilson</a> 1928-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#549.61.17">Genevieve Rose Cline</a> 1928-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans9.html#194.33.37">Walter Howard Evans</a> 1931-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#776.43.51">William John Keefe</a> 1933-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker8.html#061.95.97">Thomas Joseph Walker</a> 1940-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker8.html#061.95.97">Thomas Joseph Walker</a> 1940-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oliver-ollius.html#789.44.63">Webster J. Oliver</a> 1940-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#198.99.67">William P. Cole, Jr.</a> 1942-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#162.34.73">Charles Drummond Lawrence</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#364.45.67">Irvin Charles Mollison</a> 1945-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#016.07.62">Paul P. Rao</a> 1948-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#984.23.66">Morgan Ford</a> 1949- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#346.79.70">David J. Wilson</a> 1954-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#682.29.58">Mary H. Donlon</a> 1955-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#151.21.17">Scovel Richardson</a> 1957-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nichols.html#746.46.79">Philip Nichols, Jr.</a> 1964-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lance-landoe.html#490.27.32">Frederick Landis</a> 1965-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson5.html#918.19.90">James L. Watson</a> 1966-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#644.90.68">Lindley Beckworth</a> 1967-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#768.37.42">Herbert Naaman Maletz</a> 1967-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newman.html#578.94.30">Bernard Newman</a> 1968-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberger-rosenstein.html#325.68.18">Samuel Murray Rosenstein</a> 1968-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raynale-rea.html#016.02.58">Edward Domenic Re</a> 1968-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boe-boggess.html#243.87.72">Nils A. Boe</a> 1971-77 <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1927 Apr 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#544.73.15">William Barberie Howell</a>, died in office. <li> 1930 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wait-walberg.html#013.92.77">Byron S. Waite</a>, retired. <li> 1939 Sep 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#880.23.02">Jerry B. Sullivan</a>, retired; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#891.85.80">Charles P. McClelland</a>, retired. <li> 1941 May 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans9.html#194.33.37">Walter Howard Evans</a>, retired. <li> 1941 Aug 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown4.html#212.72.25">George Stewart Brown</a>, retired. <li> 1945 Jan 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker8.html#061.95.97">Thomas Joseph Walker</a>, died in office. <li> 1947 Jan 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#776.43.51">William John Keefe</a>, retired. <li> 1949 May 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillmon-timmis.html#381.12.81">William Josiah Tilson</a>, died in office. <li> 1953 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#549.61.17">Genevieve Rose Cline</a>, retired. <li> 1962 May 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#364.45.67">Irvin Charles Mollison</a>, died in office. <li> 1966 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#346.79.70">David J. Wilson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1966 Oct 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#682.29.58">Mary H. Donlon</a>, took senior status. <li> 1967 Jun 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oliver-ollius.html#789.44.63">Webster J. Oliver</a>, took senior status. <li> 1970 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberger-rosenstein.html#325.68.18">Samuel Murray Rosenstein</a>, took senior status. <p> <b><a name="m">Judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals</a>, 1961-67</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilburn-kiley.html#774.84.00">Paul J. Kilday</a> 1961-67 <p> <b><a name="n">Judges of U.S. Commerce Court</a>, 1910-13</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#052.58.50">John E. Carland</a> 1910-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html#962.63.31">Martin A. Knapp</a> 1910-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mack.html#812.92.08">Julian W. Mack</a> 1911-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#433.78.85">William H. Hunt</a> 1911-13 <p> <b><a name="d">Judges of U.S. District Courts</a>, 1831-2004</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#025.70.52">Matthew Harvey</a> 1831-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#407.20.27">William F. Giles</a> 1853-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark2.html#523.06.48">Daniel Clark</a> 1866-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#289.37.97">Olin Wellborn</a> 1895-1915 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#985.51.70">James Wickersham</a> 1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaughan.html#964.31.51">Horace W. Vaughan</a> 1916-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#611.86.87">John Paul</a> 1932-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goldman-gomulka.html#014.72.44">T. Alan Goldsborough</a> 1939-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#125.18.61">Edward C. Eicher</a> 1942 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hatch.html#913.16.71">Carl A. Hatch</a> 1949-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright5.html#449.49.60">J. Skelly Wright</a> 1949-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffis-grim.html#752.00.32">Allan K. Grim</a> 1950 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/youngblood-yulee.html#378.04.79">Luther W. Youngdahl</a> 1951-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whiton-whittaker.html#098.66.96">Charles Evans Whittaker</a> 1954-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkinson-will.html#914.01.04">Hubert L. Will</a> 1961-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#968.52.75">Frank Gray, Jr.</a> 1962 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#027.03.16">Robert Witherspoon Hemphill</a> 1964 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#175.97.22">Robert F. Chapman</a> 1974 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poole.html#037.22.27">Cecil F. Poole</a> 1976-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#678.59.94">William Curtis Bryson</a> 1994- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1866 Apr 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#025.70.52">Matthew Harvey</a>, died in office. <li> 1891 Jan 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark2.html#523.06.48">Daniel Clark</a>, died in office. <li> 1995 Dec 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkinson-will.html#914.01.04">Hubert L. Will</a>, died in office. <p> <b><a name="z">Other Federal Judges</a>, 1786-2001</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#862.35.82">Joseph Clay</a> 1786 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkinson-hormann.html#999.46.65">Francis Hopkinson</a> 1789 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#568.38.11">John Sullivan</a> 1789 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#423.29.42">Return J. Meigs, Jr.</a> 1807-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#440.09.05">Jesse B. Thomas</a> 1809-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#883.76.62">Thomas Rodney</a> 1811 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#760.93.05">David Howell</a> 1812 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trimble.html#940.05.84">Robert Trimble</a> 1817 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/branch.html#433.58.63">John Branch</a> 1822 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#505.72.64">Willard Hall</a> 1823 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#266.71.65">James D. Doty</a> 1828-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#546.45.55">Powhatan Ellis</a> 1832 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#708.67.56">Archibald Yell</a> 1832-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavitt.html#723.43.56">Humphrey H. Leavitt</a> 1834 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#951.31.15">Samuel Jameson Gholson</a> 1839 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingersoll.html#524.16.25">Charles Jared Ingersoll</a> 1853 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/law.html#740.45.10">John Law</a> 1855 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html#500.57.36">Truman Smith</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#516.81.82">John W. Longyear</a> 1870 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#820.54.82">David McKendree Key</a> 1880 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson4.html#449.51.88">Howell Edmunds Jackson</a> 1886 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilgore.html#588.93.20">Constantine B. Kilgore</a> 1895 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#379.69.63">John R. Thomas</a> 1897 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#071.86.33">William S. Kenyon</a> 1922 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirkpatrick.html#181.16.98">William H. Kirkpatrick</a> 1927 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kimbark-kinery.html#486.03.75">David H. Kincheloe</a> 1930 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludoricus-lunardi.html#246.54.18">Oscar Raymond Luhring</a> 1930 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#280.96.83">John Knight</a> 1931 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#527.96.75">J. Russell Leech</a> 1932 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klinedinst-knaggs.html#918.58.37">Frank L. Kloeb</a> 1937 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#157.98.75">Charles H. Leavy</a> 1942 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#343.21.67">Guy T. Helvering</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harlan.html#330.34.80">Byron B. Harlan</a> 1946 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#118.24.92">Luther A. 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