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Politicians Who Died of Cancer
(unspecified and miscellaneous types)

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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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Ross family
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Wallace family of Indiana
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Bullitt family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Ross family
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Hyde family of Missouri
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • Cross-reference: Edward Corsi
  • See also Dulles-Foster-Lansing family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Sam Rayburn: D. B. Hardeman & Donald C. Bacon, Rayburn : A Biography; Anthony Champagne, Sam Rayburn: A Bio-Bibliography; Alfred Steinberg, Sam Rayburn : a biography (out of print); Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Humphrey family of Minnesota
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Wallace-Folsom family of Alabama
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Mayer family of California
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Guggenheim-Morton family of New York
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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.
  • Books about Charles Bohlen: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Ernest Gruening: Claus-M Naske, Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  • Cross-reference: Milton Rakove
  • See also Kerner-Cermak family of Illinois
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • Cross-reference: Orville L. Freeman; Cyril E. King; Arthur Naftalin
  • See also Humphrey family of Minnesota
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics
  • Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography (out of print); Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew (out of print); Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy (out of print)
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • Books about Samuel David Berger: Graenum Berger, A Not So Silent Envoy : A Biography of Ambassador Samuel David Berger
  
  
• 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.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Kannenberg family of Wisconsin
  
  
• 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,