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Politicians Killed in Automobile Accidents

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in chronological order

• James M. Varnum (1848-1907) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1848. Married 1899 to Mary Witherspoon Dickey. 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 Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. 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. Married 1904 to Nellie Ford. 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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Brother of Thomas Sterling. Republican. 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. Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; third cousin of Thomas Lawrence Eyre; married, November 29, 1900, to Lillian Crane Scott; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Larkin Eyre. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914, 1916. Episcopalian. Struck by an automobile while getting off a streetcar, and died a few hours later, in in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 6, 1919. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also Eyre family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, December 3, 1881, to Eva A. Simmer. 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. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Williamsport, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Theodore Arlington Bell (1872-1922) — also known as Theodore A. Bell — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Vallejo, Solano County, Calif., July 25, 1872. 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, 1912. While returning from a hunting trip, was killed in an automobile accident near San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., September 4, 1922. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) — also known as Thomas F. Smith — of New York, 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). Died in a taxicab accident in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 11, 1923. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) — of Glenburn, Renville County, N.Dak. Born in 1867. Married to Berta E. Baker. Member of North Dakota state senate, 1921-23. Died in an automobile accident while campaigning for State Agriculture Commissioner, 1924. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
  
  
• 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 and Mary D. (McIlvaine) Parsons; married, September 1, 1900, to Elsie Worthington Clews. 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, Union League; Delta Kappa Epsilon. 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. Cremated; ashes interred at Lenox Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married to Elizabeth Glennie. 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. Interment at Au Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Grove Cemetery, Bath, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George John Kindel (1855-1930) — also known as George J. Kindel — of Denver, Colo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 2, 1855. 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. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Brother of Raymond Clinton Cole. 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. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) — also known as Karl C. Schuyler — of Colorado. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., April 3, 1877. Republican. U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1932. Struck by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., July 31, 1933. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married 1905 to Marian Williams. 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. Interment at Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Blackfoot Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Highland, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mountainview Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Shabbona, Sanilac County, Mich., 1886. Married, August 28, 1907, to Ora G. Moore. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  
  
• 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; married 1907 to Margaret Huntley. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; died in office 1935. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Blinded by an electric shock in 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. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Democrat. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1910. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Fatally injured in an automobile accident, January 13, 1937. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Rotary. Died, from injuries received in an automobile collision, March 19, 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married to Margaret D. Richardson. 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. Interment at Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  
  
• 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. Grandson of Howell Cobb; son of Alexander Smith Erwin (1843-1902; judge) and Mary Ann Lamar (Cobb) Erwin; married, April 24, 1912, to Camilla Oliver McWhorter (born 1884) (sister of Bob McWhorter). 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. Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  • See also Cobb family of Georgia
  
  
• 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. Brother of John Hamlin Folger; uncle of Fred Folger. 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. Interment at Dobson Cemetery, Dobson, N.C.
  • See also Folger family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James J. Byard, Jr. (1872-1942) — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in 1872. Married to Lulu G. Tarpenning (1878-1968). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Killed in an automobile accident, 1942. Interment at Fly Creek Cemetery, Otsego, N.Y.
  
  
• 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, Elks; Lions; Redmen; Woodmen. Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in Thompson Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., February 15, 1942. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• 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; married, November 6, 1924, to Roberta Lewis. 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. Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arthur A. Shonbeck (1878-1945) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in 1878. Married to Ann Peckenpaugh. 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. Interment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  
  
• 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; brother of Robert Redd Tolbert. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900 (alternate), 1908, 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.
  • See also Tolbert family of South Carolina
  
  
• 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; married, June 12, 1920, to Mary Adams Talbott. 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; Order of the Coif; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 8, 1951. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  
  
• 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. Great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson; 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, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1946. Black. Methodist. 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. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• 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, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38. Christian Reformed. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Moose; Royal Arcanum; Delta Theta Phi. Died from a heart attack while driving his car along State Highway 29 in Somerset County, N.J., November 18, 1952. Interment at Bayview Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; married, January 29, 1919, to Charlotte E. Manning. 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, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Killed in an automobile accident, November 21, 1954. Interment at New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• 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. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, 1929-33, 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; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died in a train collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 10, 1957. Interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rosemount, Minn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, August 14, 1940, to Helen Shaughnessy. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 4, 1959. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Yewell Lawrence (d. 1960) — of Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; member of Missouri state senate 25th District, 1949. Killed in a car accident, 1960. Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
  
  
• 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. Black. Methodist. 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. Interment at Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John A. Posey (d. 1960) — of Alabama. Married to Willie Shelnutt. 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.
  
  
• 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. Married, September 8, 1914, to Mabel C. Liberty. 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. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 18, 1961. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; married to Emilie Garnett Chorn. 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, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Sigma Chi; Sigma Nu. 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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Corsi (1896-1965) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Abruzzi, Italy, December 29, 1896. Married to Emma Gillies (c.1910-1975). 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; 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Brethren. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Killed in an automobile accident in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., April 29, 1967. Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, September 16, 1922, to Irene Martin (died 1961); married 1961 to Albine Norton. 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. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married, January 6, 1940, to Lucille Christianson. 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; Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in an automobile accident, November 4, 1969. Interment at Dickson Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Dracos A. Dimitry, Jr. (d. 1973) — also known as Drake Dimitry — of Michigan. Grandnephew of Alexander Dimitry. 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. Died in an automobile collision on icy roads, near Almont, Lapeer County, Mich., March 23, 1973. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• 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. Special counsel to the President, 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Black. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Mother of David Karmol. 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. Interment at Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
  
  
• Dauris G. Jackson (1932-1979) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1932. Married to Murray Jackson. 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. Black. Died, in an automobile accident, July 31, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John D. Brattin (c.1940-1981) — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1974. Killed in an automobile accident in Midland, Midland County, Mich., February 28, 1981. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  
  
• William B. Stansbury (d. 1985) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81. Struck by a car, and subsequently died, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1985. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  
  
• 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; married, June 15, 1937, to Mabel Hall. 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; 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; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; 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. Interment at Beech Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Reginald C. Harmon (c.1900-1992) — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Illinois. Mayor of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33. Died, as the result of an automobile accident, October 19, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Alpha Zeta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth County, Va., August 2, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• June Briney Welborn (1920-1995) — also known as June Briney — of Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in 1920. Married to Joe Welborn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944. Female. Died in an automobile accident, 1995. Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
  
  
• John Bloomer (c.1931-1995) — of Vermont. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 30, 1915. Nephew of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.; second cousin of Doris Duke (tobacco heiress). 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sid Martin (1919-1996) — of Hawthorne, Alachua County, Fla. Born in Hawthorne, Alachua County, Fla., 1919. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Byron City Cemetery, Byron, Wyo.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Romeo Village Cemetery, Romeo, Mich.
  
  
• 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. Interment somewhere in Orange County, Calif.
  
  
• 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). Catholic. Died, of a heart attack, while driving his car in Metuchen, Middlesex County, N.J., October 31, 1998. Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  
  
• Reagan V. Brown (c.1921-1999) — of Texas. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) — of Maine. Born in Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine. Father of Paul Violette. 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. Interment somewhere in Van Buren, Maine.
  
  
• Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (c.1948-2000) — also known as Pinkie Wilkerson — of Grambling, Lincoln Parish, La. 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. Black. Killed in a six-car automobile accident, on Interstate 20 at Bossier City, Bossier Parish, La., August 1, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) — also known as T. Euclid Rains — of Alabama. 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. Interment at Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala.
  
  
• 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.