Plymouth Co, MA Bios Project

Stearns, Foster Waterman (1881-1956), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Hull, Plymouth County, Mass., July 29, 1881; attended the public schools; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1903, Harvard University, in 1906, and Boston College in 1915; librarian of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., 1913-1917; State librarian of Massachusetts in 1917; during the First World War served as a first lieutenant with the Sixteenth Infantry, First Division, and at the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces in France from November 27, 1917, until discharged August 5, 1919; assistant military attaché to Belgium in 1919; served in the Department of State, Washington, D.C., in 1920 and 1921; third secretary of the American Embassy, attached to the United States High Commission, in Constantinople 1921-1923; second secretary of the American Embassy at Paris in 1923 and 1924; librarian of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., 1925-1930; moved to Hancock, N.H., in 1927; member of the State house of representatives in 1937 and 1938; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1940 and 1948; Regent of the Smithsonian Institution 1941-1945; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, and Seventy-eighth Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1945); was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator; engaged in foreign educational work; in 1942 became a director of the Rumford Printing Co. of Concord, N.H.; moved to Exeter, N.H., in 1948, where he died June 4, 1956; interment in Exeter Cemetery.

Parents: Frank Waterman Stearns, Emily Williston Clark
Spouse: Martha Genung
Born: 18 Mar 1886 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Marriage: 22 Jun 1905

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Joseph Ripley Chandler

1792 - 1880

Chandler, Joseph Ripley (1792-1880), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kingston, Plymouth County, Mass., August 22, 1792; attended the
common schools; engaged in commercial work in Boston; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in1815; founded a young ladies’ seminary; editor of the United States Gazette 1822-1847; member of the Philadelphia city council 1832-1848; member of the State constitutional convention in 1837; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1855); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the
Thirty-fourth Congress; appointed by President Buchanan as Minister to the Two Sicilies and served from June 15, 1858, to November 15, 1860; president
of the board of directors of Girard College; interested in prison reform and was a delegate to the International Prison Congress held at London in 1872;
died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 10, 1880; interment in New Cathedral Cemetery.

Parents: Joseph Chandler, Saba Ripley
Spouse: Maria H. Jones
Born: abt 1800 Massachusetts
Marriage: 1833 Philadephia, Pennsylvania
Children
Joseph S. Chandler 1835–
William H. Chandler 1837–

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Edward Preble Little

1791 - 1875

Little, Edward Preble (1791-1875), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., November 7, 1791; attended the public schools; at the age of nine (in 1800) he was on the U.S. frigate Boston with his father, Capt. George Little, at the suggestion of President Adams, who gave him a commission as midshipman; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1829-1834 and 1835-1838;
elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orin Fowler and served from December 13, 1852, to
March 3, 1853; was not a candidate for renomination to the Thirty-third Congress; served as collector of customs at the port of Plymouth, Mass.,
1853-1857; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., on February 6, 1875; interment in the Congregational Church Cemetery,
Marshfield Hills, Mass.

Parents: George Little, Rachel Rogers
Spouse: Edy Rogers
Born: 19 Oct 1789 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 16 Sep 1852 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 13 Mar 1811 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Sarah Gifford Little F 23 Apr 1819 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Joseph Wales Clift

1837 - 1908

Clift, Joseph Wales (1837-1908), a Representative from Georgia; born in North Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., September 30, 1837; attended the
common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; was graduated from the medical school of Harvard University in 1862; entered the Union Army and was acting surgeon from July 13, 1862, to August 7, 1865; served in the Army of the Potomac until November 18, 1866; practiced medicine in Savannah, Ga.; appointed registrar of the city of Savannah by Major General Pope under the reconstruction acts; upon the readmission of Georgia to representation was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 25, 1868, to March 3, 1869; presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-first Congress, but was not permitted to qualify; died in Rock City Falls, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 2, 1908; interment in the cemetery adjoining the Clift estate, North Marshfield, Mass.

Parents: Wales Rogers Clift, Susan Wilds
Spouse: Susan R. [Clift] b. abt 1837 Connecticut
Occupation: School Teacher

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Gideon Barstow

1783 - 1852

Barstow, Gideon (1783-1852), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Mass., September 7, 1783; attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1799-1801; studied medicine; was admitted to practice and settled in Salem, Essex County, Mass.; member of the State constitutional convention in 1820; elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823); was not a candidate for renomination in 1822; member of the State house of representatives in 1823, 1829, 1833, and 1837; served in the State senate in 1827 and 1834; presidential elector on the Whig ticket of Clay and Sergeant in 1832; because of ill health moved to St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., and engaged in mercantile pursuits; died in St. Augustine, Fla., March 26, 1852; interment in Huguenot Cemetery.

Spouse: Nancy [Barstow] b. abt 1794 in Massachusetts
Children:
Guideon F Barstow b. 1816 in Massachusetts
Sources:

U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Charles Francis Jenney

1860 - 1923

Jenney, Charles Francis (1860-1923) — of Massachusetts. Born in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Mass., September 16, 1860. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1886; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1907; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1919-23. Died in 1923.

Spouse: Mary E [Jenney] b. 4 Feb 1861 in Nova Scotia, Canada
Children:
Elsie B Jenney b. 1890 Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Mildred [Merva] C Jenney b. 30 Jun 1892 Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists
U.S. Federal Census
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Howard Aldridge Coffin

1877 - 1956

Coffin, Howard Aldridge (1877-1956), a Representative from Michigan; born in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Mass., June 11, 1877; attended the Vermont Academy at Saxtons River; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1901; teacher in Friends School, Providence, R.I., in 1901;
representative for Ginn & Co., book publishers, 1901-1911; controller, Warren Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich., 1911-1913; manager, Firestone Tire &
Rubber Co., of Michigan, 1913-1918; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel Co., 1918-1921; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Co., of Detroit,
1921-1925; vice president and later president, White Star Refining Co., 1925-1933; general manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 1933-1946; elected as a
Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress;
organized the Industrial Service Bureau in Washington, D.C., and was a business consultant until his retirement in 1954; died in Washington, D.C.,
February 28, 1956; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.

Parents: George Henry Coffin, Jenny Clifford Guild
Spouse: Abbie Sweetland Ghodey
Born: 26 Mar 1879 Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage: 4 Oct 1904
Children    Sex    Birth
Richard Guild Coffin    M    1906    Pennsylvania
Carolyn Coffin    F    1909    New York
Dean Fiske Coffin    M    1911
Gail Coffin    F    1916
Sources:
New York Passenger Lists

U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Thomas Davee

1797 - 1841

Davee, Thomas (1797-1841), a Representative from Maine; born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., December 9, 1797; attended the common schools; moved to Maine, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of representatives in 1826 and 1827; served in the State senate 1830-1832; high sheriff of Somerset County in 1835; postmaster of Blanchard from November 6, 1833, to March 24, 1837; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841); was not a candidate for renomination in 1840; resumed mercantile pursuits; again a member of the State senate in 1841 and served until his death in Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine, December 9, 1841; interment in the
Village Cemetery, Monson, Maine.

Parents: Solomon Davie, Jediah Silvester
Spouse: Ruth Barrows

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

George Edward Alderman

1850 - ____

Alderman, George Edward (b. 1850) — also known as George E. Alderman — of South Vernon, Vernon, Windham County, Vt. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., September 23, 1850. Republican. Hotel-keeper; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Vernon, 1910. Unitarian.

Spouse: Hattie G [Alderman] b. abt 1855     New Hampshire
Children:
Harry H Alderman b. abt 1886    New Hampshire
Fred G Alderman b. abt 1887    New Hampshire

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Charles Barnard Collingwood

1860 - ____

Collingwood, Charles Barnard (b. 1860) — also known as Charles B. Collingwood — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County,
Mich. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., May 1, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909; elected unopposed 1917.

Parents: Joseph W Collingwood, Rebecca Richardson
Spouse: Harriet Thomas b. abt 1862 Michigan (died bef 1920)
Children:
George H Collingwood b. abt 1890    Arkansas
Rebecca Collingwood b. abt 1898    Michigan
Laura Collingwood b. abt 1899    Michigan

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
U.S. Federal Census
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

William Bradford

1729 - 1808

Bradford, William (1729-1808), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 4, 1729; studied medicine in Hingham, Mass., and afterwards practiced in Warren, R.I.; moved to Bristol, R.I.; abandoned the profession of medicine and studied law; admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1767 and commenced practice in Bristol; member, State house of representatives for several terms between 1761 and 1803, serving as speaker on several occasions; member of the Rhode Island Committee of Correspondence in 1773; deputy governor of Rhode Island 1775-1778; elected as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 but did not attend; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1793, until October 1797, when he resigned; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Fifth Congress; retired to his home in Bristol, R.I., and died there on July 6, 1808; interment in East Burial Ground. Father-in-law of James De Wolf; great-grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; great-great-grandfather of LeBaron Bradford Colt.

Parents: Samuel Bradford, Sarah Grey
Spouse: Mary Le Baron
Born: 20 MAR 1731 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Died: 2 OCT 1775 Bristol, RI
Marriage: 22 Mar 1750 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children:
William Bradford 1752–1811
Lazarus Bradford 1754–1793
Le Baron Bradford 1754–1793
Mary Bradford 1760–1834
One Bradford 1764–1764
Hannah Bradford 1767–1811
John Bradford 1768–1833
Nancy Bradford 1770–1838
Ezekiel H Bradford 1772–1849
Lydia Bradford 1774–1854

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Vital Records
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Tristam Burges

1770 - 1853

Burges, Tristam (1770-1853) A Representative from Rhode Island; born in Rochester, Mass., February 26, 1770; attended the common schools; studied
medicine at a school in Wrentham; upon the death of his father he abandoned the study of medicine; was graduated from Rhode Island College (now Brown
University), Providence, R.I., in 1796; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Providence, R.I.; member of the State
house of representatives in 1811 and was prominent as a member of the Federal Party; appointed chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island
in May 1815; unsuccessful candidate for election to the same in 1816; professor of oratory in Brown University; elected as an Adams candidate to
the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through the Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1835); chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Nineteenth Congress), Committee on Military Pensions (Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor in 1836; resumed the practice of law; died on his estate, “Watchemoket Farm” (now a part of East Providence, R.I.), October 13, 1853; interment in North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I. Great-great-uncle of Theodore Francis Green.

Parents: John Burges, Abigail Chase
Spouse:     Mary Arnold
Born: 19 Apr 1774 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Died: 18 Feb 1851 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage: 22 May 1801 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Children    Sex    Birth
Welcome Arnold Burgess    M    10 Aug 1801 in Rhode Island
Cornelia Arnold Burgess    F    1 Oct 1804 in Rhode Island
Abby E Burgess    F    2 Feb 1806 in Rhode Island
John Chace Burgess    M    17 Apr 1808 in Rhode Island
Mary Harriet Burgess    F    25 Dec 1813 in Rhode Island
Tristam Burgess    M    24 Jul 1817 in Rhode Island

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Vital Records
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Henry King Braley

1850 - 1929

Braley, Henry King (1850-1929) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Rochester, Plymouth County, Mass., March 17, 1850. Son of Samuel Tripp
Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley; married, April 26, 1875, to Caroline Ward Leach. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1882-83; superior court
judge in Massachusetts, 1900-02; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1902-29. Unitarian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social
Science. Died in 1929.

Spouse:     Caroline W Leach
Born: 12 Oct 1850 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 29 Apr 1875 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children    Sex    Birth
Charlotte C Braley    F    30 Aug 1883 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Abner L Braley    M    30 Dec 1889 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

William Cushing

1732 - 1810

Cushing, William (1732-1810) — of Massachusetts. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., March 1, 1732. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1777;
delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-89; chief justice of Massachusetts
supreme judicial court, 1782-89; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1810. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died September 13, 1810. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Plymouth County, Mass.

Parents: Hon. John Cushing, Mary Cotton
Spouse: Hannah Phillips
Born: 31 Jul 1754 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Died: 12 May 1834 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 11 Oct 1774 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

David Leonard Barnes

1760 - 1812

Barnes, David Leonard (1760-1812) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County,
Mass., January 28, 1760. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. District Court for Rhode Island, 1801-12; died in office 1812. Died in Providence, Providence County,
R.I., November 3, 1812. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.

Father:     David Barnes
Mother:    Rachel Leonard
Spouse:   Johanna Jenckness Russell
Born: 1761
Died: 3 JUL 1835
Children:
Freelove Sophia Barnes 1789–1824
Frances L. Barnes 1790–1813
Ann Eliza Barnes 1795–
George Leonard Barnes 1797–1869
Joanna Scott Barnes 1800–1850

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Paul Fearing

1762 - 1822

Fearing, Paul (1762-1822) — of Ohio. Born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., February 28, 1762. Member of Northwest Territory legislature, 1799-1801; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1801-03. Died in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 21, 1822. Interment at Harmar Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.

Parents: Noah Fearing, Mary Nye
Spouse: Cynthia Rouse
Born: 4 Dec 1776 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Died: 21 Aug 1822 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio
Marriage: 28 Nov 1795 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio
Children    Sex    Birth
Lucy Fearing    F    2 Oct 1796 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio
Henry Fearing    M    16 Jun 1798 in Waterford, Washington, Ohio
Paul Fearing    M    28 May 1800
Cynthia Fearing    F    3 Jan 1806 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio

Sources:
Vital Records
Family Data Collections LDS
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Mary Bryant Gammons

1869 - ____

Gammons, Mary Bryant AKA Mrs. Mary B. Besse (b. 1869) — of Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., December 5, 1869. Republican. Member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1929; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Female. Episcopalian.

Father: Edward Gammons
Mother: Mary Bowman Billings
Spouse: Frank Allen Besse b. abt 1860 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: abt 1890 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children     Sex     Birth
Edward Alden Besse    M    13 Feb 1891 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Alden Bourne Besse    M    29 Apr 1894 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Gerard Curtis Besse    M    28 Jun 1896 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Harry William Besse    M    9 Jun 1898 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Gertrude Gammons Besse    F    b. abt 1900 in Wareham, Massachusetts
Justine Besse F   b. 1913 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Family Data Collections LDS
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Donald William Nicholson

1888 - 1968

Nicholson, Donald William (1888-1968), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., August 11, 1888; attended the
public schools and took college extension courses; engaged as a salesman; during the First World War served in the United States Army 1917-1919, with
overseas service; selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor, Town of Wareham, Mass., 1920-1925; delegate to all Republican State conventions
1924-1947; served in the State house of representatives in 1925 and 1926; member of the State senate 1926-1947, serving as president in 1946 and 1947; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Charles L. Gifford, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (January 18, 1947-January 3, 1959); was not a candidate for renomination to the
Eighty-sixth Congress in 1958; retired and resided at Wareham, Mass., until his death February 16, 1968; interment in Center Cemetery.

Son of Angus Nicholson and Annie (McLeod) Nicholson
Married 1921 to Ethel Patten b. abt 1893 Massachusetts
Children:
Malcom M Nicholson b. abt 1923 Massachusetts
Mary P Nicholson b. abt 1924 Massachusetts

Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

John Reed

1781 - 1860

Reed, John (1781-1860), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Bridgewater, Mass., September 2, 1781; was graduated from Brown University,
Providence, R.I., in 1803; tutor of languages in that institution for two years and principal of the Bridgewater (Mass.) Academy in 1806 and 1807;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Yarmouth, Mass.; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and
Seventeenth Congresses (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817); elected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress, reelected as an Adams
candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through the Twenty-third Congresses,
elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March
4, 1821-March 3, 1841); chairman, Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-second Congress); declined to be candidate for reelection
in 1840; lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1845-1851; died in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., November 25, 1860.

Son of John Reed [1751-1831] and Hannah Sampson
Father-in-law of James F. Joy
Spouse: Olive Alger
Born: 26 May 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 25 Oct 1859
Marriage: 1809 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

John Davis Long

1838 - 1915

Long, John Davis (1838-1915), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, October 27, 1838; attended the common
schools at Buckfield and Hebron Academy, Maine; was graduated from the academic department of Harvard University in 1857; taught school in Westford
Academy, Massachusetts; studied law at Harvard Law School and in private offices; was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in
Buckfield, Maine; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1863 and continued the practice of law, and in 1869 moved to Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass.; member of the State house of representatives 1875-1878 and served the last three years as speaker of the house; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1879; Governor of Massachusetts 1880-1882; elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1889); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1888; continued the practice of his profession in Boston; appointed Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of
President McKinley and served from March 5, 1897, until May 1, 1902, when he resigned; resumed the practice of law in Boston, with residence in Hingham, Mass.; president of overseers of Harvard University and of the Authors’ Club of Boston; died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass., August 28, 1915; interment in Hingham Cemetery.

Parents: Zodoc Long, Julia Temple Davis
Spouse: May W Glover
Born: 29 Jun 1845 in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine
Died: 16 Feb 1882
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1870
Children     Sex     Birth
Margaret Long    F    28 Oct 1873 in Buckfield, Maine
Helen Long    F    16 Jun 1875 in Buckfield, Maine

Sources:
Vital Records
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Submitted by Deborah Crowell

Daniel Webster

1782 - 1852

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) — also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the Constitution" — of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass. Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack County, N.H., January 18, 1782. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
at-large, 1813-17; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District,
1823-27; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President of the United States, 1836; U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43,
1850-52; died in office 1852. Presbyterian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the $10 U.S. Note from the
1860s until the early 20th century. Died in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., October 24, 1852. Interment at Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Mass.
Webster counties in Ga., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.

Parents: Ebenezer Webster, Abigail Eastman
Spouse 1: Grace Fletcher
Born: 16 Jan 1781 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 21 Jan 1828 in New York, New York, New York
Marriage: 29 May 1808 in Salisbury, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Children    Sex    Birth
Grace Fletcher Webster    F    29 Apr 1810 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New
Hampshire
Daniel Fletcher Webster    M    23 Jul 1813 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New
Hampshire
Julia Webster    F    16 Jan 1818 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Edward Webster    M    20 Jul 1820 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Charles Webster    M    31 Dec 1821 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Spouse 2: Caroline LeRoy
Born: 1797 in New York City, New York, New York
Died: 26 Feb 1882 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York
Marriage: 12 Dec 1829 in New York City, New York, New York

Sources:
Vital Records
Family Data Collections LDS
Politcal Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowel

George Morton

1679 - ____

George Morton (George, Ephraim, George). Born at Plymouth, Mass., July 16, 1679; m. -, Rebecca Churchill.
Children:
Zephaniah b. 1715
William b. 1717
Rebecca b. 1724

Source: "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of his Descendants" by John K. Allen. Pub. 1908. Page 20

Timothy Morton

1682 - ____

Timothy Morton (George, Ephraim, George). Born at Plymouth, Mass., Mar. 12, 1682; m. (1) , 1712, Mary Rickard, she d. Mar. 22, 1735, and is interred on Burial Hill, Plymouth; he m. (2) perhaps, Sarah Wilson in 1737. (Davis in "Landmarks of Plymouth," says "Mrs. Mercy Wilson." The Kingston record says he married Mary Wilson, Dec.15, 1737.)
Children:
Charles b. 1714
John b. 1716
Job b. 1719
Mary b. 1722; m. Thomas Foster
Silas b. 1727
Elizabeth b. 1732; d. May 3, 1734

Source: "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of his Descendants" by John K. Allen. Pub. 1908. Page 20

Thomas Morton

1690 - 1738

Thomas Morton (George, , Ephraim, George). Born at Plymouth, Mass, July 2, 1690; m. 1722, Abigail Pratt; he d. March 8, 1738, and is interred on Burial Hill in Plymouth, between the graves of his father, George Morton, and his mother Joanna Morton.
Children:
Ruth b. 1723; m. Wm. Holmes
Isaac, b. 1725
Jonathan b. 1726
Thomas b. 1728
Sylvanus b. 1730
Abigail b. 1732; m. Stephen Sampson
Hannah b. 1733; m. Billings Throop, of Bristol
Abiel b. _
Joanna b. _

Source: "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of his Descendants" by John K. Allen. Pub. 1908. Page 20

Ephraim Morton

1678 - ____

Ephraim Morton (Ephraim, , Ephraim, George). Born at Plymouth Oct. 31, 1678; m. 1712, Susannah, dau. of Josiah and Susannah (Wood) Morton, b. 1690; "he died of the small-pox, aged about 54."
Children:
Susannah b. 1713
Hannah b. 1715
Sarah b. 1718; m. Nathaniel Warren
Ephraim b. 1722
Abigail b. 1724; m. Ezekiel Morton
Ichabod b. _

Source: "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of his Descendants" by John K. Allen. Pub. 1908. Page 20

John Morton

1680 - 1738/9

John Morton (Ephraim, , Ephraim, George). Born in Plymouth, Mass., July 20, 1680; he d. Feb 7, 1738-9; lies on Burial Hill, Plymouth; according to an account of the Finney family in N.E. Gen. Reg Vol.60, p. 67, m. 1706, Reliance Phnney, dau of his uncle John Phinney, of Barnstable. died aged 58 years. She d. Dec. 4, 1735, aged 55 and is interred on Burial Hill in Plymouth, Mass. [Mitchell's "Bridgewater" says John Morton m. Mary Faunce, and d. of "grievous wound," and that she m. (2) Joseph Hall, of Yarmouth.]

Children:
John b. Nov. 15, 1706
Jonathan b. Feb 10, 1708; d. Dec. 29, 1708
Josiah b. Feb 28, 1710
A son b. and d. Dec. 11, 1711
James b. May 13, 1714
David b. Mar. 19, 1716

Mary Faunce Morton, relict of John Morton, m.Deac. Joseph Hall b. Yarmouth, 1663; d. Jan. 29, 1736-7; she d. May 31, 1761, aged 80. Children: Mary, b. Mar 30, 1712; Peter b. May 19, 1715; john b. Jan. 30, 1716-17; Barshua, b. July 5, 1719.

Source: "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of his Descendants" by John K. Allen. Pub. 1908. Pages 20-21