Show I 1 ILL FATED STATESMEN representatives of the people who died violent deaths james J wilson of new jersey wag successively clerk of the legislature editor state slate adjutant gen general ral anti anil united states senator his mind became unbalanced and one night ho jumped out of the window and was badly injured hedded lie died two years later july 1824 con congressman desmall robert potter of north carolile Caro carolina lilt was the husband of a beautiful woman of whom lie was intensely J jealous calous his jealousy developed into insanity and lie nearly murdered two of his wife cifes s cousins who had bad ca called lied to pay a friendly visit on august 28 1831 lie was sent to prison and fined filled one thousand dollars he afterwards went to texas where lie he was killed in brawl william S ramsey of carlisle pa was elected to congress when only twenty ei lit years old the day after his elect election ion lie he received a letter the contents of which ho he never revealed revea leil lie he became a changed man and ended his bright career with a bullet in a 1 hotel in Bal baltimore baldimor timor in october 1810 1840 he was only thirty years old in a lit of mental aberration john white of kentucky killed himself at al richmond ky in september 1845 lie ho was congressman for ten years and speaker of 0 the twenty seventh congress coll celix U G mcconnell represented alabama from 4 1813 to september 10 1816 1846 18 16 whon when he cut his throat threat in a washington liole hole hotel tel the death ofa of a devoted friend had driven him to drinkard drink drin kand and insanity with the result noted jase B thomas of illinois was i western pioneer a t congressman 1110 i 1 united states senator for ten tell years the secret persecutions of a political enemy unsettled haia hi reason and lie ho flit his tIl vt it mount vernon 0 on oil february 3 1850 united states senator thomas J rusk of texas committed suicide it at nacogdoches Nacogdoch es tex in july 1856 ile ho had bad been a successful lawyer lawter a brave sol goldir dir pr had fought for rexan independence p pen cadence cn dence served is as chief justice of the statland state Stat cand and was a united states senator for ten tell years years mental infirmity drove him to the deed which ended his eventful career edward curtis was a noted politician in ill his time lie he represented new york city in congress from 1837 to 1811 1841 when president harrison a appointed ap pp hinted him collector of th alic 0 port the treachery of some political friends turned his brain and he died in new york after a lingering M illness in an august 1856 philadelphia press |