Politicians Who Died of Cancer
(unspecified and miscellaneous types)
Very incomplete list!
See also pages about politicians who died of specific cancers: brain:
breast,
colon,
leukemia,
liver,
lung,
pancreas,
prostate.
in chronological order
- Samuel White (1798-1871) — of Novi Township (now
Novi), Oakland
County, Mich. Born in 1798.
Farmer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;
supervisor
of Novi Township, Michigan, 1835-36, 1839-40, 1843-45. Died, of
stomach cancer, in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., January
20, 1871. Burial
location unknown.
- Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) — of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga. Born in Jasper
County, Ga., September
14, 1823. Cousin of Hugh
Lawson White Hill. Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1851; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1857; delegate
to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1875-77; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1877-82; died in office 1882. Died of
cancer in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., August
16, 1882. Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. Ben Hill County,
Ga. is named for him.
- Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known as
Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the Union";
"Lion of Vicksburg"; "The Austerlitz of
American Politics"; "Unconditional Surrender
Grant"; "The Galena Tanner"; "The
Silent Soldier"; "The Silent General"
— of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill. Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont
County, Ohio, April 27,
1822. Married, August
22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick
Dent Grant and Ulysses
S. Grant, Jr.. Republican. General in the Union Army during the
Civil War; President
of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. $50
bill, and also appeared on $1
and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927. Died of throat
cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1885. Interment at General
Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y. Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are
named for him.
- Cross-reference: Horace
Porter; Ayres
Phillips Merrill
- See also Grant
family of New York and Ohio
- See also: Wikipedia
article.
- Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean
Edward Smith, Grant;
Frank J. Scaturro, President
Grant Reconsidered; William S. McFeely, Grant
: A Biography; William S. McFeely, Ulysses
S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator,
Writer; Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses
S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865; Brooks D. Simpson,
Let
Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and
Reconstruction, 1861-1868; James S. Brisbin, The
campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of
print); Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses
S. Grant; Michael Korda, Ulysses
S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero; Edward H. Bonekemper, A
Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military
Genius; Harry J. Maihafer, The
General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and
Charles Dana
- Critical books about Ulysses S.
Grant: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
- Fiction about
Ulysses S. Grant: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant
Comes East; Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
- John Palmer Usher (1818-1889) — of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan. Born in Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., January
18, 1818. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1856; Indiana
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1863-65. Died of cancer at
University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 13,
1889. Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
- William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan. Born in Huron, Erie
County, Ohio, December
25, 1828. Great-grandson-in-law of Simon
Frye; brother of Edmund
Gibson Ross; brother-in-law of Edwin
Mortimer Hewins; father-in-law of Meredith
Pinxton Snyder. Republican. Delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860;
mayor
of Topeka, Kan., 1865-66. Died, of stomach cancer, in Los
Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
1889. Original interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1924 at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Granville Henderson Oury (1825-1891) — also known as
Granville H. Oury — of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz. Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., March 12,
1825. Democrat. Delegate
from Arizona Territory to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives; elected 1866, 1873, 1875;
Arizona
territory attorney general, 1869; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1881-85; defeated, 1878;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1884.
Died of throat cancer, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., January
11, 1891. Interment at Adamsville
Cemetery, Near Florence, Pinal County, Ariz.
- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) — of Massachusetts.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
22, 1819. Writer, poet, critic, and
abolitionist; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1877-80; Great Britain, 1880-85. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died of cancer, in
Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
12, 1891. Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
- John Rugee (1827-1894) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis. Born in Lubeck, Germany,
January
3, 1827. Architect;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1884.
Designed breweries, churches, grain elevators, and many bridges. Died
of cancer, in Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif., March 7,
1894. Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
- Frank McCoppin (1834-1897) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Longford, Ireland,
July
4, 1834. Son-in-law of James
Peter Van Ness. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1867-69. Died, of stomach
cancer, in San
Francisco, Calif., May 26,
1897. Burial
location unknown.
- Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known as
Henry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis. Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1887-91. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows. Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his
left arm as a result. Died, of tongue cancer, in
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1900. Cremated; ashes
interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
- John H. Cox (1833-1902) — of Missouri. Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
10, 1833. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Missouri
state senate, 1864-66. Died, of stomach cancer, in
Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo., August 2,
1902. Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
- William A. French (1849-1903) — also known as
Billy French — of Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich.; Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich. Born in Pelham, Ontario,
March
2, 1849. Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903. Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
- Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) — also known as Lew
Wallace — Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., April 10,
1827. Son of David
Wallace; nephew of Charles
H. Test, Benjamin
Franklin Wallace and William
Henson Wallace. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1897. Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Author
of Ben-Hur. Died of stomach cancer at Crawfordsville,
Montgomery
County, Ind., February
15, 1905. Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
- Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) — also known as
Charles F. Bishop; Charles Frederick Bischoff —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y. Born in Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1844. Married, August 6,
1865, to Kate Moran. Dealer in tea, coffee,
and spices;
mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of cancer, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1913. Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
- Thomas Jefferson Brown (1836-1915) — also known as
Thomas J. Brown — Born in Jasper
County, Ga., July 24,
1836. Son of Ervin Brown and Matilda (Burdett) Brown; married, August 7,
1859, to Louise T. Estes. Lawyer; law
partner of James
W. Throckmorton and Samuel
A. Roberts; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1889-92; district judge in Texas,
1892; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1893-1911; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1911-15; died in office
1915. Died, of stomach cancer, in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., May 26,
1915. Burial
location unknown.
- Alexander David McDonald (1861-1919) — of Montana.
Born in 1861.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07, 1911-15. Member, Freemasons.
Died of cancer in Galen, Deer Lodge
County, Mont., April 5,
1919. Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
- Maecenas Eason Benton (1848-1924) — also known as
Maecenas E. Benton — of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo. Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., January
29, 1848. Son of Thomas Benton and Mary Ellen Benton. Democrat.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Newton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1885-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23. Died, from
carcinoma of larynx, in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April 27,
1924. Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
- Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) — also known as
Ellis L. Dresel — Born in 1865.
Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Germany, 1921-22. Gay.
Died of cancer, September
19, 1925. Interment at Beverly
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
- Richard C. Flannigan (d. 1928) — of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich. Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928. Died, of cancer, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928. Burial
location unknown.
- Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Russia.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1920; candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921. Jewish.
Member, American Medical
Association. Died, of cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1928. Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
- Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) — also known as
Charles H. Thomas — of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich. Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer;
Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08. Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach cancer and heart
problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929. Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
- Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) — also known as
T. Coleman du Pont — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863. Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen
Susan (Coleman) du Pont; first cousin once removed of Henry
Algernon du Pont, Henry
Belin du Pont, Jr. and Reynolds
du Pont; married, January
17, 1889, to Alice du Pont (1863-1937); first cousin of Alfred
Irénée du Pont and Pierre
Samuel du Pont; father of Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1891-1967)
(who married Clayton
Douglass Buck) and Francis
Victor du Pont; first cousin twice removed of Pierre
Samuel du Pont IV. Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and
other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League. Died, from cancer of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930. Cremated; ashes
interred at du Pont
Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
- Alice Mary Robertson (1854-1931) — also known as
Alice M. Robertson — of Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma, 1854.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922. Female.
Died of carcinoma. July 1,
1931. Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
- A. Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) — of Seattle, King
County, Wash. Born in Kentucky, January
23, 1877. First cousin of William
Christian Bullitt. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1928. Died of cancer, April 10,
1932. Interment at Washelli
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
- Hilda Goldstein Claessens (c.1890-1932) — also known
as Hilda G. Claessens; Hilda Goldstein — of
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Russia.
Married 1912
to August
Claessens. Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1928 (13th District), 1930 (16th
District). Female.
Died, of cancer, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1932. Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
- Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) — also known as
Pinky Snyder — of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859. Nephew by marriage of Edmund
Gibson Ross; son-in-law of William
Wallace Ross; married to May Ross; father of Capt. Ross Snyder
(killed in World War I). Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21. Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias. Died of bladder cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937. Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Jacob Roll (1875-1939) — also known as Jake
Roll — of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky. Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1939. Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
- Edward Held Wilson (1874-1942) — also known as
Edward H. Wilson — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1874. Son of Isaac Crawford 'Ike' Wilson (1846-1916) and
Elvina P. Wilson (died 1880); married to Eva Capron (1874-1965).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1940. Died, of
cancer, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
26, 1942. Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Harry Kopp (1881-1943) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Russia,
February
27, 1881. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1916.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in a hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October, 1943.
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
- Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) — also known as
Louis H. Fead — of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich. Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877. Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead;
married 1919
to Marion McPherson. Republican. Lawyer; Luce County
Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Lions;
Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat cancer, in the
University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943. Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
- William Bross Lloyd (1875-1946) — also known as
William B. Lloyd; "The Millionaire Socialist"
— of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
27, 1875. Grandson of William
Bross; son of Henry Demarest Lloyd (social reformer, author) and
Jessie (Bross) Lloyd; married to Lola Maverick (divorced 1916) and
Madge Bird. Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1918; arrested
in downtown Chicago, 1918, for refusing to remove a red
flag from his limo; co-founder of Communist Labor Party, 1919; indicted
for sedition,
1920; represented at trial by
Clarence
Darrow; convicted,
sentenced
to 1-5 years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1922. Died, of cancer, in the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 30,
1946. Cremated; ashes
scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
- Wilson Bell (1897-1947) — of Washington
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo. Born in Potosi, Washington
County, Mo., May 24,
1897. Son of Henry Bell and Mamie (Crane) Bell. Democrat. Served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; Missouri
state treasurer, 1941-45; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1945-47; died in office 1947. Died, from
metastasis of hydronephroma (renal cell carcinoma,
i.e., kidney cancer), in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 20,
1947. Interment somewhere
in Potosi, Mo.
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (1877-1947) — also known as
Theodore G. Bilbo — of Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss. Born near Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss., October
13, 1877. Son of James Oliver Bilbo and Beedy (Wallace) Bilbo;
married, May 25,
1898, to Lillian S. Herrington; married, January
27, 1903, to Linda R. Gaddy. Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1912-16; Governor of
Mississippi, 1916-20, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1935-47; died in office 1947. Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows. Author of
the book Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization, which
advocated deportation of all American blacks to Africa. During the
1946 campaign, in a radio address, he called on "every red-blooded
Anglo-Saxon man in Mississippi to resort to any means to keep
hundreds of Negroes from the polls in the July 2 primary. And if you
don't know what that means, you are just not up to your persuasive
measures." After he won re-election, the Senate, appalled at his racist
views and tactics, refused to
seat him, and started an investigation.
Died, of mouth cancer, in a hospital
at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
21, 1947. Interment at Juniper
Grove Cemetery, Near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss.
- Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) — also known as
Arthur M. Hyde — of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877. Son of Ira
Barnes Hyde and Caroline E. (Mastick) Hyde; married, October
19, 1904, to Hortense Cullers (brother of Charles
Horace Cullers); brother of Laurance
Mastick Hyde. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon. Died, following cancer surgery, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947. Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
- Bailey Peyton Wootton (1870-1949) — also known as
Bailey P. Wootton — of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky. Born in Muhlenberg
County, Ky., May 20,
1870. Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916;
Kentucky
state attorney general, 1932-36; candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 16,
1949. Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- John J. Maher (1889-1952) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889. Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married
1920 to
Agnes Catherine O'Leary (died 1937). Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1930-39; appointed 1929. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus. Died, of cancer, in 1952.
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
- George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) — also known
as George D. Schermerhorn — of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich. Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886. Son of George Darwin Schermerhorn and Fanny (Roberts)
Schermerhorn; married, January
8, 1913, to Hazel
Wilma Fenton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; president, Acme Chair
Company; candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947. Member, American
Legion. Died, from coronary
occlusion and from carcinoma of tongue and jaw, in Henry
Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1954. Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
- Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) — also known as
Philip B. Fleming — of New Hampshire. Born in Iowa, October
15, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works
Agency and of Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1951-53. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Died, of cancer, in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1955. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1888. Grandson of John
Watson Foster; brother of Allen
Welsh Dulles. Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1953-59. Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1959. Died of cancer and pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1959. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Charles Wesley Lyon (1887-1960) — also known as
Charles W. Lyon — of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in California, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1915-17, 1933-49, 1951-57; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1943-46; member of California
state senate, 1917-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944.
Died, of cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1960. Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
- Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961) — also known
as Sam Rayburn — of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex. Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., January
6, 1882. Son of W. M. Rayburn and Martha (Waller) Rayburn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1913-61; died in office
1961; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1940-47, 1949-53, 1955-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Died of cancer, in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., November
16, 1961. Interment at Willow
Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Tex.
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known as
Andrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan. Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894. Republican. Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962. Methodist.
Died of abdominal cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962. Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
- Robert C. Crane (c.1921-1962) — of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Westfield, Union
County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa. Son of Frederick L. Crane and Gwendolyn (Kershner)
Crane; married to Frances H. Adams. Republican. Served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1952;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1956-62; resigned 1962. Died, of
cancer, in Elizabeth General Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 24,
1962. Burial
location unknown.
- William Cronin (c.1863-1963) — also known as Will
Cronin — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz. Born in Waterford, Ireland.
Democrat. Chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks. Died,
of cancer, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 10,
1963. Interment at Holy
Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
- Lyman B. Sutter (1904-1963) — of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 14,
1904. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1953-54; municipal judge in California.
Died of cancer in August
22, 1963. Burial
location unknown.
- Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) — also known as Howie
Clark — of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J. Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55. Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of throat cancer, in Pollak Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963. Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
- John Finley Baldwin, Jr. (1915-1966) — also known as
John F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 28,
1915. Son of John Finley Baldwin and Nellie (Linekin) Baldwin;
married, December
20, 1944, to Mary Isaacs. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63,
14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966. Member, Sierra
Club; Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 9,
1966. Interment at Oakmont
Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
- Ralph W. Humphrey (c.1906-1967) — of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak. Born in Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn. Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey; brother of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey, Jr.. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Died, of cancer, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
22, 1967. Burial
location unknown.
- Sam J. Head (d. 1968) — of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz. Democrat. Member of Arizona
state senate, 1950. Died, of cancer, 1968.
Burial
location unknown.
- Lurleen Burns Wallace (1926-1968) — also known as
Lurleen B. Wallace; Lurleen Burns — of
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., September
19, 1926. Married, May 21,
1943, to George
Corley Wallace, Jr.. Democrat. Governor of
Alabama, 1967-68; died in office 1968. Female. Methodist.
The Lurleen Wallace Tumor Institute at the University of Alabama, and
Lake Lurleen, are named for
her. Died, of uterine cancer, May 7,
1968. Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
- William Goetz (1903-1969) — of Holmby Hills, Los
Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
1903. Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz; married, March 19,
1930, to Edith 'Edi' Mayer (daughter of Louis
Burt Mayer). Democrat. Hollywood movie
producer and studio executive; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
15, 1969. Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
- Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) — also known as
Harry F. Guggenheim — Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
23, 1890. Son of Daniel Guggenheim and Florence (Schloss)
Guggenheim; nephew of Solomon
R. Guggenheim and Simon
Guggenheim; brother of Meyer
Robert Guggenheim; married, February
3, 1923, to Caroline Morton (granddaughter of Julius
Sterling Morton; daughter of Paul
Morton; sister of Pauline
Morton Sabin). Mining and
smelting
business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33. Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1971.
Burial
location unknown.
- Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr. (1904-1972) — of
Colorado; Washington,
D.C. Born in Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo., August
24, 1904. Married, October
2, 1948, to Jane (Monroe) Goelet. Accountant;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Colombo, 1929-32; Geneva, 1933-36; U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38; Moscow, 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1952-57; Soviet Union, 1957-62, 1966-69; , 1962-66. Ambassador Thompson Boulevard (U.S. Highway 50), in
Las Animas, Colo., is named for
him. Died of cancer, February
6, 1972. Interment at Las
Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colo.
- J. Donald Clark (d. 1973) — also known as Don
Clark — of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1968. Died, of
cancer, in Bluefield Sanitarium,
Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April 18,
1973. Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
- Clarence James Henry (1902-1973) — also known as
Clarence J. Henry; Cass Henry — of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
15, 1902. Republican. Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1961-70. Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from multiple myeloma, in a hospital
at Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
23, 1973. Cremated; ashes
scattered.
- Charles Eustis Bohlen (1904-1974) — also known as
Charles E. Bohlen; Chip Bohlen — of Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C. Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
30, 1904. Married to Avis Howard Thayer. Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1929-31; Paris, 1932; Moscow, 1934; U.S. Consul in Moscow, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1953-57; Philippines, 1957-59; France, 1962-68. Died of cancer, at Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1974. Burial
location unknown.
- Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) — also known as
Ernest Gruening; "Mr. Alaska" — of
Alaska. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1887. Democrat. Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska, 1972.
Jewish.
Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two
Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave
President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War. Died of
cancer in Washington,
D.C., June 26,
1974. Cremated; ashes
scattered.
- Ivy Baker Priest (1905-1975) — also known as Ivy
Baker; Ivy Baker P. Stevens — of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Kimberly, Piute
County, Utah, September
7, 1905. Daughter of Orange D. Baker and Clara (Fernly) Baker;
married 1935
to Roy F. Priest (died 1959); married 1961 to Sidney
Stevens. Republican. Candidate for Utah state
house of representatives, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1950; Treasurer of the
United States, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1964,
1972;
California
state treasurer, 1967-75. Female. Mormon.
Died, of cancer, June 23,
1975. Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908. Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto
Kerner; married, October
29, 1934, to Helena I. Cermak (daughter of Anton
Joseph Cermak). Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned
1974. Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi. While serving as Governor, he and another official
made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later
characterized as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000. Died of cancer, May 9,
1976. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
3, 1905. Son of Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol;
married, September
29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51;
prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68. Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias. Indicted
in May 1976, along with Surrogate S.
Samuel DiFalco, on bribery
and perjury
charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son;
the charges were later dismissed. Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1977. Burial
location unknown.
- Ralph Tucker (1906-1977) — of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind. Born in Hymera, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
30, 1906. Democrat. Mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1948-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1956. Died of cancer, in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
12, 1977. Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) — also
known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The Hump"
— of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn. Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911. Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey; brother of Ralph
W. Humphrey; married, September
3, 1936, to Muriel
Fay Buck; father of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey III; grandfather of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey IV. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for
President
of the United States, 1968. Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias. Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died, of cancer, at
Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978. Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
- George John Urban (1906-1978) — also known as
George J. Urban — of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906. Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72. Methodist.
German
and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978. Cremated; ashes
interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
- Luther Wallace Youngdahl (1896-1978) — also known as
Luther W. Youngdahl — of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 29,
1896. Republican. District judge in Minnesota, 1936-42; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1942-47; Governor of
Minnesota, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1951-66. Died of cancer, June 21,
1978. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich. Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888. Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman;
married to Arietta O. VanNess. Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961. Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club. Died, from complications of bladder cancer, in the
Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979. Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
- David John McDonald (1902-1979) — also known as
David J. McDonald — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
22, 1902. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
president,
United Steel Workers
of America, 1952-65. Catholic.
Died, of cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., August 8,
1979. Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Palm Springs, Calif.
- Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) — of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo. Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., June 4,
1905. Married to Gertrude
Ord. Republican. Hotel
owner; oil
business; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1943-53. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, of cancer, in Niobrara County Memorial Hospital,
Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., September
19, 1979. Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
- James E. Wells (1931-1980) — of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 2,
1931. Conservative candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1972; candidate in Democratic primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1974; American Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; American Independent
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976;
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1978. Died of cancer in 1980.
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
- Samuel David Berger (1911-1980) — also known as
Samuel D. Berger — of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y. Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
6, 1911. Son of Harry I. Berger and Bess (Cohen) Berger; married,
September
25, 1937, to Margaret Fowler. Served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64. Jewish.
Died, of cancer, Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1980. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known as
Helen Gahagan; "The Pink Lady" — of Los
Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900. Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose
(Mussen) Gahagan; married, April 5,
1931, to Melvyn
Douglas. Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; League of Women
Voters. Died, of cancer, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980. Burial
location unknown.
- Edward A. Teichert (1903-1981) — of Pennsylvania.
Born November
14, 1903. Brother of Emil
F. Teichert. Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Died, probably of cancer, in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August
16, 1981. Burial
location unknown.
- Duncan Howard Pyscher, Sr. (1917-1982) — also known
as Duncan H. Pyscher — of Michigan. Born in Birch Run,
Saginaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1917. Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1959. Died of cancer,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 15,
1982. Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
- John Leonard Swigert, Jr. (1931-1982) — also known
as Jack Swigert — of Colorado. Born in Denver,
Colo., August
30, 1931. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1978; elected U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office.
Astronaut
on Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which was aborted when an
oxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1970. Died, of bone marrow cancer, in
Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1982. Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) — also known
as C. Maurice Weidemeyer — of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md. Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906. Son of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E.
(Reiblich) Weidemeyer. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of Anne
Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; Republican candidate for
Maryland
state senate, 1950; candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of metatastic liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983. Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
- James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) — also known as Jim
Sheridan — of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
14, 1896. Democrat. Chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Died, of cancer, in Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1983. Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y.
- Roland Ellsworth Harry Kannenberg (1907-1983) — also
known as Roland E. Kannenberg — of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.; Mercer, Iron
County, Wis. Born in Kenosha
County, Wis., September
25, 1907. Brother of John
Kannenberg; father of Gloria Coates (composer) and Natalie
Kannenberg Tackett. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1935-37; defeated, 1938 (Progressive), 1956
(Democratic). Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer, in University Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., November
15, 1983. Interment at Mercer
Cemetery, Mercer, Wis.
- James L. Maxwell (1928-1984) — of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla. Born May 12,
1928. Democrat. Mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968. Member, American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of cancer, in a hospital
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
18, 1984. Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
- Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. — of Manhattan,
New
York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Son of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy and Maud (Donaldson) Murphy; married, October
28, 1933, to Mary Eleanor Warren. Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,