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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: February 5, 1882</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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C. B. Ehringhaus</a> — Elizabeth City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-born.html">Pasquotank County</a>, N.C.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-02-05.html">Politicians who were born on February 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/born.html">politicians who were born in 1882</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-02-05.html">Politicians who were married on February 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/married.html">politicians who were married in 1882</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#597.73.52">Robert H. Kernigan</a></li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-02-05.html">Politicians who died on February 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/died.html">politicians who died in 1882</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Office Transitions on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#597.73.52">Robert H. Kernigan</a>, died in office (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">member of South Carolina state house of representatives</a>)</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 72: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#349.97.55">James W. Borden</a></li> <li>Age 68: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#466.33.70">Elijah Sells</a></li> <li>Age 66: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#045.17.96">Edward C. Cabell</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#423.14.81">John H. Rice</a></li> <li>Age 65: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams8.html#405.99.60">Shubael P. Adams</a></li> <li>Age 64: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#340.29.58">Edward Scull</a></li> <li>Age 61: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams9.html#570.94.13">William L. Adams</a></li> <li>Age 57: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunter.html#338.80.37">Morton Craig Hunter</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eldersveld-eldredge.html#219.54.84">Loyal D. Eldredge</a></li> <li>Age 50: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#977.85.27">William Dorsheimer</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/potter.html#734.98.76">R. L. D. Potter</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#735.06.80">Leander Simoneau</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#132.91.26">William Brainerd Spencer</a></li> <li>Age 46: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#091.65.72">A. H. Keller</a></li> <li>Age 45: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hart.html#021.02.73">Alfred W. Hart</a></li> <li>Age 42: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#707.40.36">Simeon E. Baldwin</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/witherspoon-woldanski.html#522.31.73">James L. Wolcott</a></li> <li>Age 40: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tallmadge-tannehill.html#837.01.91">Daniel W. Tallmadge</a></li> <li>Age 37: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#406.32.15">John Walter Smith</a></li> <li>Age 36: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutler.html#083.10.22">John Christopher Cutler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farley.html#792.61.58">John H. Farley</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#665.13.54">Henry L. Clark</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aldredge-aleshire.html#617.77.69">Edgar Aldrich</a></li> <li>Age 32: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#056.53.84">George J. Kayser</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/witherspoon-woldanski.html#330.65.20">Clark B. Wix</a></li> <li>Age 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#406.52.99">Frederick S. Fish</a></li> <li>Age 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#070.85.76">James T. McCleary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#172.57.36">Frank A. Hassenger</a></li> <li>Age 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#573.06.37">Edwards Bobo Murray</a></li> <li>Age 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#408.47.76">Henry Mather Doubleday</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#855.87.83">Alfred H. Augur</a></li> <li>Age 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#233.83.96">George C. Cole</a></li> <li>Age 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#966.11.07">Mahlon Pitney</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker9.html#106.91.51">Willis M. Parker</a></li> <li>Age 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#851.42.56">William N. Baltz</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#770.30.00">W. B. Phillips</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#206.68.09">Bryant Butler Brooks</a></li> <li>Age 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ranney-ransohoff.html#703.91.55">Harry C. Ransley</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a></li> <li>Age 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#618.45.24">William Milton Johnston</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#345.74.39">Frank J. Rice</a></li> <li>Age 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#679.11.66">Alfred Evan Reames</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culver.html#698.55.45">Charles H. Culver</a></li> <li>Age 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#683.27.09">Charles S. James</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/law.html#653.02.36">Charles B. Law</a></li> <li>Age 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/landon.html#102.84.45">Palmer Landon</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee9.html#393.34.96">Warren I. Lee</a></li> <li>Age 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowker-bowling.html#399.52.36">James B. Bowler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hortsman-hostler.html#738.06.18">R. G. Hoskins</a></li> <li>Age 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#313.41.15">Ewin L. Davis</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#509.22.00">Horace Frierson, Jr.</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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