Birth Name: Samuel Jones Tilden
Date of Birth: February 9, 1814
Place of Birth: New Lebanon, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: August 4, 1886
Place of Death: Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, small amount of Scottish
Samuel J. Tilden was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of New York, from January 1, 1875 to December 31, 1876. He was also Chair of the New York Democratic Party, from August 1866 to September 1874, among other duties.
Samuel was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 1876. He won a majority of the popular vote, while losing the Electoral College.
Samuel was the son of Polly Younglove (Jones) and Elam Tilden. His family were makers of Tilden’s Extract, a patent medicine, derived from cannabis. His father was politically active. Samuel was largely of Colonial American (English) descent.
Samuel’s paternal grandfather was John Tilden (the son of Isaac Tilden and Rebecca Mann). John was born in Connecticut. Isaac was the son of Stephen Tilden, who was born in Tenterden, Kent, England, and of Hannah Little, whose parents were English, her father from Gnosall, Staffordshire and her mother from Shoreditch, Middlesex. Rebecca was the daughter of Richard Man and Elizabeth Sutton.
Samuel’s paternal grandmother was Bathsheba Janes (the daughter of Elisha Janes and Mary Terrill). Bathsheba was born in Connecticut. Elisha was the son of Benjamin Janes and Hannah Hinsdale.
Samuel’s maternal grandfather was named Samuel Jones.
Samuel’s maternal grandmother was Parthenia Patterson (the daughter of Josiah Patterson). Josiah was the son of John Patterson and Mary Curtiss.
Sources: Genealogy of Samuel J. Tilden – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Samuel J. Tilden (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
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