Gore's Genealogy

Chron-Watch ^ | 11-30-02 | By Marv Essary

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tipper Gore, who is an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that her husband's great-great uncle, Chadsworth Gore, a fellow greatly lacking in characer, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.

The only known photograph of Chadsworth Gore shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: ''Chadsworth Gore--horse thief, sent to Tennessee State Prison in 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.''

After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants peruse the findings, his staff decided to crop Chadsworth's picture, scan it in an enlarged image, and edit it with image processing software. The biographical sketch was then sent to the Associated press as follows:

''Chadsworth Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history. His business empire grew to include the acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Chadsworth Gore passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed.''

And thus passed the very first ''Hanging Chad.''

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Savage Beast]

Spoof or not, old Chadsworth sounds like the epitome of the Democrat Party.

[greydog]

The biographical sketch was then sent to the Associated press

I need these guys to right up (spelling intentional) my resume.

[error99]

"...And thus passed the very first ''Hanging Chad.''..."

HEY- They're talking about you over here !!!

[Andy from Beaverton]

Chadsworth Gore

[EggsAckley]

valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad

LOL!!

[Fiddlstix]

LOL
Good Post!

[watchin]

I was sure there would be something here about his family tree.

[Slyfox]

In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Chadsworth Gore passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed.

That is one helluva spin.

[CougarGA7]

I didn't know you could do geneology on trees.

[knarf]

"I didn't know you could do geneology on trees."

I think, in the tree's case, it does it with trees.

[JSloth]

Nice post, but that can't be a gore ancestor -- he looks like he has a personality!

[Young Werther]

First "Love Story" and now "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?".

What's next, "The Greatest Story (N)Ever Told?"

[malia]

-and DNA testing has proven he is innocent!

[fish hawk]

PING...a must read, true or not. LOL

[COBOL2Java]

I didn't know you could do geneology on trees.

Sure you can! It's called dendrochronology.

No doubt the Gore family will have a dendrochronologist contribute to Al's biography. :-)

[JCG]

That is one helluva spin.

Sid Blumenthal's back in town.

America's Fifth Column ... watch Steve Emerson/PBS documentary JIHAD! In America
New Link: Download 8 Mb zip file here (60 minute video)

Who is Steve Emerson?

[Hanging Chad]

"...And thus passed the very first ''Hanging Chad.''..."
HEY- They're talking about you over here !!!

yuk, yuk

[brewcrew]

Pssst - They're talking about you.

[sheik yerbouty]

He traces his ancestry to medieval Prague. His ancestor? ....The Golem!