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James M. Varnum (1848-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890; New
York County Surrogate, 1899.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Badly injured when his car collided with a streetcar,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1907 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Warren Weymouth (1850-1910) —
also known as George W. Weymouth —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Merrimac, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1897-1901.
Killed in an automobile accident near Bingham, Somerset
County, Maine, September
7, 1910 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fairhaven, Mass.
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Carl Carey Anderson (1877-1912) —
also known as Carl C. Anderson —
of Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Bluffton, Allen
County, Ohio, December
2, 1877.
Son of John J. Anderson and Mary L. (Barringer) Anderson.
Democrat. Mayor
of Fostoria, Ohio, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1909-12; died in office
1912.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the car he was riding
in overturned, near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, October
1, 1912 (age 34 years, 304
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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George Herbert Prouty (1862-1918) —
also known as George H. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., March 4,
1862.
Son of John
Azro Prouty and Hannah Barker (Lamb) Prouty (1834-1865).
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Vermont
state senate, 1904; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1906-08; Governor of
Vermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Killed when the car in which he was riding was hit by a
train, in dense
fog, at a grade crossing near Waterville, Quebec,
August
19, 1918 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at East
Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
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John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) —
also known as John A. Sterling —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., February
1, 1857.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;
died in office 1918.
Died as the result of an automobile accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., October
17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) —
also known as Stanley E. Bowdle —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
4, 1868.
Son of Daniel D. Bowdle and Ellen E. (Doran) Bowdle.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,
1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Struck by an automobile while getting off a streetcar,
and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 6,
1919 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Franklin Hanly (1863-1920) —
also known as J. Frank Hanly —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near St. Joseph, Champaign
County, Ill., April 4,
1863.
Son of Elijah Hanly and Anna E. (Calton) Hanly.
Lawyer;
law partner of Will R.
Wood; member of Indiana
state senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1896; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1899; Governor of
Indiana, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1916.
Died as the result of an automobile-train
accident near Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1920 (age 57 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Williamsport, Ind.
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Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) —
also known as Lucian W. Parrish —
of Texas.
Born in Sister Grove, Grayson
County, Tex., January
10, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office
1922.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died from infection
twelve days later, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., March 27,
1922 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Henrietta, Tex.
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Theodore Arlington Bell (1872-1922) —
also known as Theodore A. Bell —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif., July 25,
1872.
Son of Charles Edward Bell and Catherine Jane (Mills) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; candidate for Governor of
California, 1906 (Democratic), 1910 (Democratic), 1918
(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1908
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1912
(speaker).
While returning from a hunting
trip, was killed in an automobile accident near San
Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., September
4, 1922 (age 50 years, 41
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif.
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Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) —
also known as Thomas F. Smith —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1865.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-21 (15th District 1917-19,
16th District 1919-21).
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in a taxicab accident in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 11,
1923 (age 57 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James Vincent Ganly (1878-1923) —
also known as James V. Ganly —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1878.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1907; Bronx
County Clerk, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1919-21, 1923;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1923.
Died in an automobile accident in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1923 (age 44 years, 359
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) —
of Glenburn, Renville
County, N.Dak.
Born in 1867.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1921-23.
Died in an automobile accident while campaigning
for State Agriculture Commissioner, 1924
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1869.
Son of John E. Parsons (c.1830-1915) and Mary D. (McIlvaine) Parsons.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League.
Lost control of a motor bicycle, fell,
suffered a ruptured
kidney, and died as a result, in House of Mercy Hospital,
Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1925 (age 55 years, 323
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lenox
Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Son of Henry
M. Loud.
Republican. Lumber
business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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William Stormont Hackett (c.1867-1926) —
also known as William S. Hackett —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., about 1867.
Democrat. President, Albany City Savings Bank; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in an automobile accident in Cuba, and died three
weeks later, from the injuries and erysipelas,
in American Hospital,
Havana (La Habana), Cuba, March 4,
1926 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Meyer London (1871-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kalvaria, Russia,
December
29, 1871.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizen
in 1896; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1925 (Socialist); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New
York, 1920.
Jewish.
Struck by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near
Eighteenth Street, in Manhattan, and died soon after at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1926 (age 54 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Edwin Stewart Underhill (1861-1929) —
also known as Edwin S. Underhill —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
7, 1861.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-15 (33rd District 1911-13,
37th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, in Coopers, Steuben
County, N.Y., February
7, 1929 (age 67 years, 123
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Bath, N.Y.
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Merrill Moores (1856-1929) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 21,
1856.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1915-25.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, in
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
21, 1929 (age 73 years, 183
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery
and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile accident near Hillrose, Colo., and
subsequently died in a hospital
at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) —
also known as Daniel N. Morgan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
18, 1844.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;
Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1898.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
While crossing a street, he was hit by an automobile, was
badly injured, and died twelve days later, in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1931 (age 86 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) —
also known as Ralph D. Cole —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Vanlue, Hancock
County, Ohio, November
30, 1873.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928.
Injured in an automobile accident near Parkman, Ohio, and died
in the hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
15, 1932 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill
Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Davenport Clarke (1873-1933) —
also known as John D. Clarke —
of Fraser, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
15, 1873.
Son of Capt. W. J. Clarke and Emaline (Davenport) Clarke.
Republican. Lawyer; mining
business; farmer; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1921-25, 1927-33;
defeated in primary, 1924; died in office 1933; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Killed in an automobile accident; the car he was driving
collided with another car, then went off the road, plunging down a
twelve-foot embankment and hitting a tree, near Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
5, 1933 (age 60 years, 294
days).
Interment at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Hobart, N.Y.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car collided with an oil truck on the
William Penn Highway, and died the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Robert McDowell McCracken (1874-1934) —
also known as Robert M. McCracken —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., March 15,
1874.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1915-17.
While campaigning
was in an automobile accident, which resulted in his death, in
Emmett, Gem
County, Idaho, May 16,
1934 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blackfoot
Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
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Harcourt Joseph Pratt (1866-1934) —
also known as Harcourt J. Pratt —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
23, 1866.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1897; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1925-33.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, near
Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 21,
1934 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, N.Y.
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Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Struck by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of
the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountainview
Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shabbona, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; elected Michigan
superintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before taking
office.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in an automobile crash, June 22,
1935 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke
while driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital
at Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard,
near Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three
days later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Erwin C. Woodworth (1872-1936) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born near Millfield, Athens
County, Ohio, December
29, 1872.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1910-14; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1918-19.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died, April 19,
1936 (age 63 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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John F. Conrad (d. 1937) —
also known as "Big John" —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.H., 1937; died in office 1937.
Killed when he fell
between a backing truck and a loading dock, in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Son of Orlando
Mack Barnes and Amanda F. (Fleming) Barnes.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910; president, Roscommon State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided with an oncoming
truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp,
where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Louis O. Williams (1874-1937) —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in DeWitt
County, Ill., February
22, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile collision, March 19,
1937 (age 63 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson.
School
principal; author; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi
Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James A. Murphy (1889-1939) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich., March 31,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile accident, March 19,
1939 (age 49 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. (1840-1910) and Martha Elvira
(Townsend) Atwood (1842-1914).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; actuary;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital
at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August 1,
1869.
Son of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret D. Richardson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
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1939 |
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Andrew Cobb Erwin (1884-1941) —
also known as Andrew C. Erwin —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
22, 1884.
Son of Alexander Smith Erwin (1843-1902; judge) and Mary Ann Lamar
(Cobb) Erwin.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; banker; mayor of
Athens, Ga., 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932.
Hit by a car on the street in front of his house, and died as
a result, in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., February
16, 1941 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) —
also known as Alonzo D. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1937; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Died in an automobile accident in Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C., April 30,
1941 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Dobson
Cemetery, Dobson, N.C.
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Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) —
also known as Jason E. Payne —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1874.
Son of Byron Spencer Payne (1839-1925) and Charlotte Elizabeth
(Woodworth) Payne (1846-1926).
Republican. Lost his
right arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team of
horses; college
instructor; lawyer; law
professor; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby, tried to
kill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's law
partner.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died several weeks
later as a result, in a hospital
at Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
11, 1941 (age 67 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne (1839-1925) and Charlotte Elizabeth
(Woodworth) Payne (1846-1926); married, July 20,
1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard; brother of Byron
Samuel Payne. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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James J. Byard, Jr. (1872-1942) —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in 1872.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912.
Killed in an automobile accident, 1942
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Fly
Creek Cemetery, Otsego, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lulu G. Tarpenning (1878-1968). |
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Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ill., August
29, 1870.
Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in
Thompson Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Henry Dattner (1892-1942) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1892.
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Died, in an auto accident at Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., August 6,
1942 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. (1892-1943) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., December
15, 1892.
Son of Joseph
Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died
in military service, of pneumonia
following injuries he suffered in a collision, in the military
hospital
at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., July 17,
1943 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) —
also known as James T. Lloyd —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., August
28, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917.
Injured in an automobile accident, and subsequently died as a
result, in a nursing
home at Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April 3,
1944 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Arthur A. Shonbeck (1878-1945) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in 1878.
Democrat. Gold miner;
implement
dealer; oil
business; farmer;
candidate for mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1924; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-33; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1932,
1944;
Alaska
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1934-37.
Drowned
in a river when his pickup truck went off the road, near
Ophir, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska, June 20,
1945 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Peckenpaugh. |
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Joseph Warren Tolbert (d. 1946) —
also known as Joseph W. Tolbert; "Tie-Less
Joe" —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.; Ninety Six, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Son of John
Robert Tolbert.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1900
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1924,
1928,
1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-24; South Carolina
Republican state chair, 1925-31.
Hit by a car (perhaps intentionally),
in his front yard, and died soon after, in Ninety Six, Greenwood
County, S.C., 1946.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Ninety Six, S.C.
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Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Dexter, Stoddard
County, Mo., August
25, 1906.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Killed in a car accident, January
2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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William Pinckney Arwood, Sr. (1875-1952) —
also known as W. P. Arwood —
of Disputanta, Prince
George County, Va.
Born in Disputanta, Prince
George County, Va., May 13,
1875.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1944.
Died, in an automobile accident, in Sussex
County, Va., May 13,
1952 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Son of Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident the day
before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving his car along State Highway 29 in Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Killed in an automobile accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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John Emil Peurifoy (1907-1955) —
also known as John E. Peurifoy —
of South Carolina.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August 9,
1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1950-53; Guatamala, 1953-54; Thailand, 1954-55, died in office 1955.
Died in an automobile accident, near Hua Hin, Thailand,
August
12, 1955 (age 48 years, 3
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Helen Douglas Mankin (1896-1956) —
of Georgia.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
11, 1896.
Member of Georgia state legislature, 1937; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1946-47; defeated
(Independent), 1946.
Female.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, near College
Park, Fulton
County, Ga., July 25,
1956 (age 59 years, 318
days).
Cremated.
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Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.
Killed in an automobile accident, near Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
12, 1957 (age about 44
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) —
also known as Henderson L. Lanham —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
14, 1888.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,
1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office
1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in a train
collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
10, 1957 (age 69 years, 57
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
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Elmer James Ryan (1907-1958) —
also known as Elmer J. Ryan —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Rosemount, Dakota
County, Minn., May 26,
1907.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1935-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Died in an automobile accident near Somerset, St. Croix
County, Wis., February
1, 1958 (age 50 years, 251
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Rosemount, Minn.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate
broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1952,
1956.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
to Lillian Tverskoi (died 1958). |
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Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) —
also known as Gordon E. Dean —
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
28, 1905.
Son of Rev. John Marvin Dean.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; law
professor; member, U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1950-53.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age 52 years, 230
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Charles Richard Eckert (1868-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Eckert —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1935-39;
defeated, 1938.
Died as the result of an automobile accident, in Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., October
26, 1959 (age 91 years, 279
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Charles W. Anderson, Jr. (1907-1960) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 26,
1907.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1936-47; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940.
Methodist.
African
ancestry.
First
African-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the
20th century.
Killed in a car-train
accident, in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., June 14,
1960 (age 53 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John A. Posey (d. 1960) —
of Alabama.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1944.
Died, from complication of a hip fracture resulting from an
automobile accident, September
14, 1960.
Interment at Haleyville
Cemetery, Haleyville, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Willie Shelnutt. |
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, in
Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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James Thomas Blair, Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March 15,
1902.
Son of James
Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Nu
Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Herman Methfessel (c.1901-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born about 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car accident, and died the next day, in North
Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theo Ashton Thompson (1916-1965) —
also known as T. A. Thompson —
of Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La.
Born in Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La., March 31,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1953-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Killed in an automobile accident on I-85 near Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., July 1,
1965 (age 49 years, 92
days).
Interment at Evangeline
Memorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Edward Corsi (1896-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Abruzzi, Italy,
December
29, 1896.
Son of Philip Frederick Corsi (member, Italian House of Deputies) and
Julia (Pantano) Corsi.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1923; newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Immigration Commissioner, 1931; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938; New York State Industrial
Commissioner; appointed in 1954 as a special assistant on immigration
problems to U.S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, but was dismissed three months later; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in an auto accident, when a car in which he was a
passenger skidded off the road and overturned, near Phoenicia, Ulster
County, N.Y., December
13, 1965 (age 68 years, 349
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Arthur G. McDowell (d. 1966) —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; Director of
Government, Education, and Civic Affairs for the Upholsterers' Union
of North America.
Died in a one-car accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near
York, York
County, Pa., October
6, 1966.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) —
also known as Claude R. Wickard —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., February
28, 1893.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1932-33; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1956.
Brethren.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Killed in an automobile accident in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., April 29,
1967 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Maple
Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind.
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Joseph Tumpach (1912-1968) —
of Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
7, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; chair of
DuPage County Democratic Party, 1958-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-68 (at-large 1965-67, 38th
District 1967-68).
Member, Amvets; Elks; Moose.
Killed in an automobile accident, 1968
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Son of Samuel Bowron and Martha (Hershey) Bowron.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary to
Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53.
Member, American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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Burton W. Chace (1901-1972) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb., July 6,
1901.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1947-53; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1952;
member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1953-72.
A park in Marina del Rey, Calif., is named for
him.
Died in a car accident, August
22, 1972 (age 71 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dracos A. Dimitry, Jr. (1922-1973) —
also known as Drake Dimitry —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born November
24, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1956.
Owner of Heights Mfg. Co., which built antenna towers.
Injured in an automobile collision on icy roads
near Almont, Mich., and died soon after in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 23,
1973 (age 50 years, 119
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile accident on Chain Bridge Road,
McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) —
also known as Gwen Cherry —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1923.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Female.
African
ancestry.
first
black woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 into
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Died, in an automobile accident, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1979
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irma Louise Hotchkiss Karmol (1923-1979) —
also known as Irma Karmol —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, April 13,
1923.
Republican. Social
worker; member of Ohio state
house of representatives 44th District, 1975-79; died in office
1979.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta.
Died, in a traffic accident, in Perrysburg, Wood
County, Ohio, April 24,
1979 (age 56 years, 11
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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Dauris G. Jackson (1932-1979) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1932.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1977-79; defeated, 1976; died in
office 1979.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, in an automobile accident, July 31,
1979 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Brattin (1939-1981) —
of Michigan.
Born November
25, 1939.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1974.
Killed in an automobile accident in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., February
28, 1981 (age 41 years, 95
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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George Willmot Renchard (1907-1982) —
also known as George W. Renchard —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Izmir, 1932; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1944; Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1968-69.
Killed in an automobile accident in Saudi
Arabia, January
15, 1982 (age 74 years, 210
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of California.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Son of Maxwell L. Rafferty and DeEtta (Cox) Rafferty.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) —
also known as William B. Stansbury —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., March 18,
1923.
Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,
he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in
Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst
with his administrative assistant; the scandal
led to an effort to impeach
him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting
$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand
jury as to whether this money came to his campaign
or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
William B. Stansbury Park, along South Third Street in Louisville,
Ky., is named for
him.
While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church,
he was hit by a car, and died soon after in Humana Hospital-University,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1985 (age 62 years, 17
days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife
was injured.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) —
also known as Bert T. Combs —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, Clay
County, Ky., August
13, 1911.
Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of
Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Bert T. Combs Lake was named for
him.
Drowned
when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red
River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell
County, Ky., December
4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113
days).
Interment at Beech
Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Son of Frank Harmon (1867-1936) and Mary (Persoon) Harmon
(1868-1945).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John G. A. O'Neil (c.1937-1992) —
of Parishville, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born about 1937.
College
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1981-92; died in office 1992.
Killed in a head-on collision with another car, in St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
10, 1992 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Camp, Smyth
County, Va., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth
County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Zeta; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving
overturned and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August 2,
1994 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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P. Kenneth Peterson (1915-1994) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 13,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1952;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1957-61; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1960.
Killed in an automobile accident, December
31, 1994 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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June Briney Welborn (1920-1995) —
also known as June Briney —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in 1920.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1944.
Female.
Died in an automobile accident, 1995
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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John Bloomer (c.1931-1995) —
of Vermont.
Born about 1931.
Member of Vermont
state senate, 1985-95; died in office 1995.
While on his way to the Statehouse, was killed when his car
collided head-on with a tow truck, in Stockbridge, Windsor
County, Vt., January
10, 1995 (age about 64
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1915.
Son of Angier B. Duke (1884-1923) and Cordelia Drexel (Biddle) Duke.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1952-53; Spain, 1965-68; Denmark, 1968-69; Morocco, 1979-81.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Chancellor
of Southampton College.
Hit by a car while rollerblading,
and died as a result, in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 29,
1995 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Frasure (1942-1995) —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April 20,
1942.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, 1992-94.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed when the vehicle he was riding in plunged down a ravine
and exploded, on
Mount Igman, near Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, August
19, 1995 (age 53 years, 121
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Sidney Martin (1919-1996) —
also known as Sid Martin —
of Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-90.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, at
Alachua General Hospital,
Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., 1996
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant L. Sanders (1934-1997) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Otto, Big Horn
County, Wyo., April 22,
1934.
Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1977-86.
Killed in an automobile accident near Lovell, Big Horn
County, Wyo., April 20,
1997 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Byron
City Cemetery, Byron, Wyo.
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Douglas Carl (1951-1997) —
also known as Doug Carl —
of Michigan.
Born August
12, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1987-97; died in office 1997;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1988 (12th District), 1992 (10th
District).
Suffered a heart
attack while driving, and died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1997 (age 46 years, 5
days).
Interment at Romeo
Village Cemetery, Romeo, Mich.
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Daryl Arnold (1924-1997) —
Born in 1924.
U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1987-89.
Died in an automobile accident in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
30, 1997 (age about 73
years).
Interment somewhere
in Orange County, Calif.
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Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) —
also known as Bernard J. Dwyer —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
24, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate 18th District, 1974-80; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,
6th District 1983-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1988.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, while driving his car in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
31, 1998 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.
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Wesley C. Mues (1948-1999) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 5,
1948.
Lawyer;
Judge, Nebraska Court of
Appeals, 1994-99; died in office 1999.
Lutheran.
Member, Sertoma.
Injured in a traffic accident on Highway 281, and died soon
after, at St. Francis Medical
Center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
25, 1999 (age 51 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) —
of Mesquite, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in a hospital
at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., December
20, 1978.
Candidate for mayor
of Mesquite, Tex., 1999.
Died from injuries received in an automobile accident, in
Mesquite, Dallas
County, Tex., November
11, 1999 (age 20 years, 326
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Reagan V. Brown (c.1921-1999) —
of Texas.
Born about 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 1977-82.
Lost a
finger in an accident when he was young.
Died in a farm tractor accident, in Brazoria
County, Tex., November
16, 1999 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) —
of Maine.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, about 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives; elected 1942, 1946; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Maine
state senate; elected 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1972; superior court
judge in Maine, 1973-81; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1981-86.
Injured in an automobile accident and died ten days later, in
Cary Medical
Center, Caribou, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 18,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Maine.
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Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (c.1948-2000) —
also known as Pinkie Wilkerson —
of Grambling, Lincoln
Parish, La.
Born about 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives 11th District, 1992-2000; died in
office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1996,
2000.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Killed in a six-car automobile accident, on Interstate 20 at
Bossier City, Bossier
Parish, La., August 1,
2000 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
also known as T. Euclid Rains —
of Alabama.
Born about 1921.
Broom
manufacturer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Became blind
when he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy.
He was the only totally blind baseball coach in
Little League history.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the car in which he was
a passenger went off a bridge in heavy
rain, near Geraldine, Marshall
County, Ala., August
27, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Asbury
Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala.
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Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) —
also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete
Worthington —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born December
5, 1940.
Engineer;
farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Odd
Fellows.
Charged
with drunken
driving
and speeding
in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded
guilty to a reduced charge of
reckless
driving.
Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center
line and collided with another car; both he and the other
driver (Sherri Commodore Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky., October
12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffry H. Gallet (c.1943-2001) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1943.
Lawyer;
federal
judge, 1993-2001.
Died, from complications resulting from an automobile accident
several months earlier, in a hospital
at New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
2001 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Sliter (c.1969-2001) —
of Montana.
Born about 1969.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1997-2001; died in office 2001.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the Ford Explorer sport
utility vehicle in which he was a passenger ran off the road and
flipped over, near Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
15, 2001 (age about 32
years). Shane Hedges, the driver of the car, was charged with
drunk driving and negligent homicide.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Freeman (c.1921-2001) —
also known as Bob Freeman; "Sunshine
Bob" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born about 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Ohio
state senate, 1974-78.
Catholic.
Sponsored Ohio's Open Meetings Law.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, December
17, 2001 (age about 80
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Thomas Michael Whalen III (1934-2002) —
also known as Thomas M. Whalen III; Tom
Whalen —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984.
Killed when his car hit a tree, in Albany
County, N.Y., March 4,
2002 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (1921-2004) —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
18, 1921.
Son of Perry
B. Duryea.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st
District 1966-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;
member of New York
Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons.
A New York State office building in Islip, L.I., is named for
him.
Died, from injuries suffered in a car accident, January
11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Ann Weed. |
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George Street Boone (1918-2004) —
of Elkton, Todd
County, Ky.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., April 27,
1918.
Son of B. E. Boone.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 16th District, 1972-73; defeated
in primary, 1973, 1975.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from injuries received in a 2002 automobile accident, in
the Hearthstone Place nursing
home, Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., November
22, 2004 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Joy Fields Bale (Kentucky poet laureate). |
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Joe Moreno (1964-2005) —
of Denver Harbor, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
12, 1964.
Son of Frank Moreno and Alicia Moreno.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 143rd District, 1998-2005; died in
office 2005.
Killed in a car accident in Fayette
County, Tex., May 6,
2005 (age 40 years, 267
days); State Rep. Rafael
Anchia was injured.
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 21,
1940.
Son of Edgar Easterly (reporter and press secretary).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Michael J. Adanti (1940-2005) —
also known as "Red" —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.; Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born June 23,
1940.
Democrat. Played football
for the Ansonia Black Knights of the Atlantic Coast League; school
teacher; mayor of
Ansonia, Conn., 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1976; president,
Southern Connecticut State University, 1984-2003.
The student center at Southern Connecticut State University is named for
him.
Killed in an automobile accident, in Sardinia,
July
31, 2005 (age 65 years, 38
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Son of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,
24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Struck by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn,
died later the same day in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 2005 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Relatives:
Married to Tova Heller. |
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Helen P. Chenoweth (1938-2006) —
also known as Helen Cora Palmer; Helen
Chenoweth-Hage —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1995-2001.
Female.
Christian.
Died, as the result of an auto accident, near Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev., October
2, 2006 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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