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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Albany, New York</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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Ten Eyck</a> 1748-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#232.55.39">Robert Sanders</a> 1750-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#876.76.83">Johannes Hansen</a> 1754-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#171.82.45">Sybrant G. Van Schaick</a> 1756-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dousman-dovey.html#344.96.00">Volkert P. Douw</a> 1761-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutliff-czelusta.html#045.92.03">Abraham C. Cuyler</a> 1770-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barc-barhite.html#207.11.72">John Barclay</a> 1778-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#164.98.06">Abraham Ten Broeck</a> 1779-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beechem-beesley.html#751.17.27">John J. Beekman</a> 1783-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#719.50.72">John Lansing, Jr.</a> 1786-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yates.html#999.98.53">Abraham Yates</a> 1790-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#164.98.06">Abraham Ten Broeck</a> 1796-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#801.86.15">Philip S. Van Rensselaer</a> 1799-1814 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#516.41.28">Elisha Jenkins</a> 1814-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#801.86.15">Philip S. Van Rensselaer</a> 1819-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#458.34.18">Charles E. Dudley</a> 1821-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#123.92.96">Ambrose Spencer</a> 1824-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#341.79.61">James Stevenson</a> 1826-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#458.34.18">Charles E. Dudley</a> 1828-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#103.01.69">John Townsend</a> 1829-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#573.73.00">Francis Bloodgood</a> 1831-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#363.02.03">Erastus Corning</a> 1834-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#316.60.93">Teunis Van Vechten</a> 1837-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#341.62.05">Jared Rathbone</a> 1838-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#316.60.93">Teunis Van Vechten</a> 1841-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#000.34.03">Barent P. Staats</a> 1842-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphrey.html#310.65.08">Friend Humphrey</a> 1843-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pagenkopf-paige.html#954.08.67">John Keyes Paige</a> 1845-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#814.65.28">William Parmelee</a> 1846-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#085.66.14">John Taylor</a> 1848-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphrey.html#310.65.08">Friend Humphrey</a> 1849-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#869.08.58">Franklin Townsend</a> 1850-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#956.41.10">Eli Perry</a> 1851-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#814.65.28">William Parmelee</a> 1854-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#956.41.10">Eli Perry</a> 1856-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#500.72.26">George H. Thacher</a> 1860-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#956.41.10">Eli Perry</a> 1862-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#500.72.26">George H. Thacher</a> 1866-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html#771.10.95">Charles E. Bleecker</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#500.72.26">George H. Thacher</a> 1870-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#885.02.69">Edmund L. Judson</a> 1874-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/banks.html#726.21.45">A. Bleecker Banks</a> 1876-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#404.24.44">Michael N. Nolan</a> 1878-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweetland-swinburne.html#394.07.46">John Swinburne</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/banks.html#726.21.45">A. Bleecker Banks</a> 1884-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#674.99.80">John Boyd Thacher</a> 1886-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#137.87.61">Edward A. Maher</a> 1888-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#185.79.99">James H. Manning</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson7.html#593.83.69">Oren E. Wilson</a> 1894-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#674.99.80">John Boyd Thacher</a> 1896-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#549.84.91">Thomas J. Van Alstyne</a> 1898-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html#462.48.49">James H. Blessing</a> 1900-01 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gatewood-gayheart.html#640.29.85">Charles H. Gaus</a> 1902-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#183.67.20">Henry F. Snyder</a> 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#527.87.25">James B. McEwan</a> 1910-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens5.html#928.06.69">Joseph W. Stevens</a> 1914-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watt-wattles.html#174.69.85">James R. Watt</a> 1918-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackett.html#637.11.57">William S. Hackett</a> 1922-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#458.51.97">John Boyd Thacher</a> 1926-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#580.28.80">Herman F. Hoogkamp</a> 1940-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> 1942-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris3.html#160.71.85">Frank S. Harris</a> 1944-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whalen.html#679.74.16">Thomas M. Whalen III</a> 1983-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#233.74.18">Gerald D. Jennings</a> 1994- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1903: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#137.17.80">William Gorham Rice</a>, defeated. <li> 1911 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#527.87.25">James B. McEwan</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1915 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens5.html#928.06.69">Joseph W. Stevens</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1919 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watt-wattles.html#174.69.85">James R. Watt</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#685.94.08">Reynolds King Townsend</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1921 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackett.html#637.11.57">William S. Hackett</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1925 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackett.html#637.11.57">William S. Hackett</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/easton-easum.html#400.63.02">Edward Easton</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1926 Mar 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackett.html#637.11.57">William S. Hackett</a>, died in office. <li> 1929 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#458.51.97">John Boyd Thacher</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1933 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#458.51.97">John Boyd Thacher</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#685.94.08">Reynolds King Townsend</a> (Fusion), defeated. <li> 1937 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#458.51.97">John Boyd Thacher</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker9.html#861.57.05">William J. Walker</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1941 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#286.44.57">Benjamin R. Hoff</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmermann-zywicki.html#235.85.81">Morris Zuckerman</a> (American Labor), defeated. <li> 1945 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy4.html#846.51.23">Harold J. Murphy</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1949 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#787.19.72">Charles E. Walsh</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beach.html#900.47.54">Beryl Beach</a> (Liberal), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmermann-zywicki.html#235.85.81">Morris Zuckerman</a> (Unity), defeated. <li> 1953 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muller-mumper.html#130.67.73">Thomas E. Mulligan, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#576.98.23">Scott K. Gray, Jr.</a> (American Labor), defeated. <li> 1957 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ray.html#028.03.44">Edward Ray</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1961 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#491.02.10">Robert K. Hudnut</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1965 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olmstead-olshaw.html#655.85.14">Jacob Olshansky</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1969 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#315.87.25">Albert S. Hartheimer</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy5.html#271.81.34">Joseph L. Kennedy</a> (Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#544.21.96">Edward Carhart</a> (Liberal), defeated. <li> 1973 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toth-towns.html#645.60.29">Carl E. Touhey</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrns-byrum.html#826.83.95">Vincent D. Bytner</a> (Citizens), defeated. <li> 1977 Sep 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#170.27.05">Howard C. Nolan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1977 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/royal-rubin.html#046.12.98">E. Michael Ruberti</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#170.27.05">Howard C. Nolan</a> (Liberal), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#504.75.57">Kevin E. Kellogg</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#344.99.78">Christopher Lewis</a> (Labor), defeated. <li> 1981 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toth-towns.html#600.74.64">Charles Touhey</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#093.05.24">Fred Dusenbury</a> (Citizens), defeated. <li> 1983 May 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#032.67.40">Erastus Corning II</a>, died in office. <li> 1985: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whalen.html#679.74.16">Thomas M. Whalen III</a>, elected. <li> 1989: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whalen.html#679.74.16">Thomas M. Whalen III</a>, elected. <li> 1993: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#233.74.18">Gerald D. Jennings</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2013 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehan.html#716.27.40">Katherine M. Sheehan</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/calhoun.html#804.10.28">Jesse Calhoun</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/popiel-porteous.html#756.52.33">Theresa Portelli</a> (Green), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#765.40.62">Joseph Sullivan</a> (Conservative), defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> Postmasters at Albany, 1775-1969 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincente-vliet.html#727.05.50">Matthew Visscher</a> 1775-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#926.88.78">Abraham G. Lansing</a> 1782-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#190.05.35">George W. Mancius</a> 1792-1814 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downs-doxey.html#860.76.20">Peter P. Dox</a> 1814-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downs-doxey.html#583.15.54">Garret L. Dox</a> 1816 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#490.44.39">Solomon Southwick</a> 1816-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#824.76.69">Solomon Van Rensselaer</a> 1822-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flagg-flake.html#127.29.26">Azariah C. Flagg</a> 1839-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#824.76.69">Solomon Van Rensselaer</a> 1841-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washmon-waterlander.html#584.75.02">James D. Wasson</a> 1843-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benedict.html#553.15.09">Lewis Benedict</a> 1849-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidd.html#496.32.53">James Kidd</a> 1850-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#916.89.43">John H. Reynolds</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#926.12.47">Cornelius Vosburgh</a> 1854-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comstock.html#679.92.94">Calvert Comstock</a> 1858-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawson.html#429.87.57">George Dawson</a> 1861-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parsons.html#435.66.55">Sylvanus H. H. Parsons</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#230.62.30">Joseph Davis II</a> 1866-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fiero-finan.html#871.48.66">Morgan L. Filkins</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smyth.html#468.25.64">John F. Smyth</a> 1870-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#404.66.20">William H. Craig</a> 1877-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#875.08.09">Daniel V. O'Leary</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#213.73.37">James M. Warner</a> 1889-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woods.html#917.77.57">Francis H. Woods</a> 1894-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#705.31.04">Chauncey E. Argersinger</a> 1899-1908 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#527.87.25">James B. McEwan</a> 1908-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#952.32.71">Henry F. Synder</a> 1909-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray9.html#978.76.81">William H. Murray</a> 1914-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#039.26.74">William G. Van Cott</a> 1922 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klinedinst-knaggs.html#629.03.64">Pearla S. Kling</a> 1922-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#139.31.14">Edward P. McCormack</a> 1934-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#139.31.14">Edward P. McCormack</a> 1935-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayes.html#127.71.88">John P. Hayes</a> 1940-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayes.html#127.71.88">John P. Hayes</a> 1941-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#607.13.03">Henry W. Class</a> 1954-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/godfroy-goetz.html#775.38.85">Henry A. Goetz</a> 1955-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/godfroy-goetz.html#775.38.85">Henry A. Goetz</a> 1957-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy3.html#051.21.93">Frank J. Murphy</a> 1960-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray5.html#801.01.98">John J. Murray</a> 1961-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray5.html#801.01.98">John J. Murray</a> 1963-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schultze-schuveldt.html#228.63.14">John F. Schumaker</a> 1967 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schultze-schuveldt.html#228.63.14">John F. Schumaker</a> 1967-69 <a name=3><hr></a> U.S. Collectors of Internal Revenue at Albany, 1867-1951 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#735.56.66">Theodore Townsend</a> as of 1867 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lathem-lathrop.html#008.82.81">Ralph P. Lathrop</a> as of 1879 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward5.html#321.40.01">John G. Ward</a> as of 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#595.32.22">Cyrus Durey</a> 1911-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irwin.html#456.95.56">Roscoe Irwin</a> 1914-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#595.32.22">Cyrus Durey</a> 1921-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickey.html#936.20.76">Harry M. Hickey</a> as of 1941-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#929.73.48">Walter R. Sturr</a> as of 1951 <a name=4><hr></a> Surveyors of Customs at Albany, 1875-1911 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#233.24.02">John C. Whitney</a> 1875-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#542.97.07">William N. S. Sanders</a> as of 1879-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey5.html#365.01.73">John M. Bailey</a> as of 1891 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#561.86.35">William Barnes, Jr.</a> 1899-1911 </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. 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