The Strangest Names In American Political History

From Vermont, A Souvenir of Its Government, 1902-04.    The second Vermonter to be profiled here in as many days, Cola De Rienzi Meach...

   This Vermont resident with the feminine-sounding name is Mr. Pearl Castle Abbey, a clergyman and farmer who served one term in his st...

Portrait from Ohio Legislative History 1909-1912, Vol. I    The political figure profiled today is Matere Eakins Beman, a little-kn...

                           From the History of Oneida County, New York and Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers.    A one-term member o...

Portrait courtesy of Find-a-Grave.     When it comes to compiling profiles for some of these obscure politicians, some are easier to re...

Portrait from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, April 1963.     This wonderfully named political figure is Decimus et Ultimus Barz...

Nephi U. S. C. Jensen    The following profile centers on one of the single greatest strange name discoveries this author has discove...

   With nearly 100 page views to its credit, the blog article on Auxencico Maria Pena Venezuela Hildreth Dickeson (1842-1879) has proven to...

From the Buffalo News, October 6, 1938.     Two-term U.S. Representative Pius Louis Schwert is profiled today, and it is worth noting that ...

Portrait from Dan Messersmith's "Kingman", published 2010.    This dapper-looking gent is Oregon Demarcus Magintry Gadd...