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Sheridan Downey (1884-1961) —
of Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Claremont, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., March 11,
1884.
Son of Stephen
Wheeler Downey.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from California, 1939-50.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
25, 1961 (age 77 years, 228
days); body donated to the University of California
Medical Center.
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Paul Egan (1898-1968) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., 1898.
Mayor
of Aurora, Ill., 1954-62; defeated, 1965.
Died in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., 1968
(age about
70 years); his body was donated to medical science.
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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Harold Ambrose Patten (1907-1969) —
also known as Harold A. Patten —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Husted, El Paso
County, Colo., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1949-55 (at-large 1949-51, 2nd
District 1951-55).
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., September
6, 1969 (age 61 years, 335
days); donated his body to University of Arizona College
of Medicine for research purposes.
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John Joseph Pelter (c.1905-1974) —
also known as John J. Pelter —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born about 1905.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1933-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-44 (8th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-44).
Youngest speaker of the House of Delegates.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 28,
1974 (age about 69
years); body donated to the West Virginia School of
Medicine, Morgantown.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
Son of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble) Counts.
University
professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days); body donated to Washington University Medical
School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Philip Frankfeld (d. 1976) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Massachusetts.
Communist. Workers candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1928; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1940.
Died in 1976;
body donated to medical school.
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Chase Mellen, Jr. (1897-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1897.
Son of Chase Mellen (1863-1939; lawyer) and Lucy Cony (Manley)
Mellen.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936;
Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, September
12, 1978 (age 81 years, 219
days); his body was donated to the New York University
Hospital.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Joseph
H. Manley; son of Chase Mellen (1863-1939; lawyer) and Lucy Cony
(Manley) Mellen; married, January
30, 1941, to Sarah (Brisbane) McCrary (died
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William Frederick Theodore Mollenhauer, Jr.
(1897-1983) —
also known as William Mollenhauer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1897.
Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1926, 1928.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Pitman, Gloucester
County, N.J., June 15,
1983 (age 85 years, 242
days). Body donated to science.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) —
also known as Georgia O. Purvis —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
14, 1915.
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1956, 1960.
Female.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
10, 1983 (age 68 years, 238
days); she had arranged to donate her body to science, but
the Medical College of Wisconsin lost the paperwork.
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis.
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Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., 1892.
Democrat. University
professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.
Died, of heart
failure, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., May 11,
1984 (age about 91
years). Body donated to the University of Michigan medical
school.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Son of S. C. Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years); his body was donated to the University of
California for medical research.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Charles
W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried
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John H. Poelker (1913-1990) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 14,
1913.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Died, February
9, 1990 (age 76 years, 301
days). His body was donated to the St. Louis University
medical school.
Cenotaph at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ralph W. Muncy (1902-1992) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April 26,
1902.
Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud (Ackley) Muncy.
Forester;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 28,
1992 (age 89 years, 337
days); body donated to the University of Michigan medical
school.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin, 1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was donated to the Medical College of
Wisconsin.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Baird —
of Michigan.
Born February
10, 1902.
Daughter of William Baird and Grace F. (Low) Baird.
School
teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days); body donated to the University of Michigan medical
school.
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Thomas W. Klein (1914-1998) —
also known as Tommy Klein; "Perennial
Klein" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born January
26, 1914.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1975, 1995; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1976;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1978, 1982, 1988,
1992, 1994; candidate in primary for Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1979; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1983, 1987, 1991; candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1993.
Died of cancer, December
1, 1998 (age 84 years, 309
days); his body was donated to science.
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James J. Eagan (1926-2000) —
also known as "The Jolly Green Giant" —
of Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 4,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of an adverse
reaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., November
2, 2000 (age 74 years, 243
days); body donated to science.
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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March 15,
2001 (age 90 years, 182
days); his body was donated to an Oregon teaching hospital.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing
home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 26,
2002 (age 98 years, 147
days); body donated to science.
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Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) —
also known as Gerald R. Dunn —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1934.
Son of Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich., March 22,
2005 (age 70 years, 92
days); his body was donated to the University of Michigan
Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
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Arthur Naftalin (1917-2005) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., June 28,
1917.
Son of Sandel Naftalin and Tillie (Bresky) Naftalin.
University
professor; newspaper
columnist;
secretary to Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1961-69.
Jewish.
Injured in a fall, and
died a few hours later, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 16,
2005 (age 87 years, 322
days). His body was donated to the University of Minnesota
medical school.
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Charles Patric Larrowe (1916-2006) —
also known as Charles P. Larrowe; Lash
Larrowe —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 1,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, 2006
(age about
90 years); body donated to the Michigan State University
medical school.
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Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) —
also known as Thomas F. Eagleton —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
4, 1929.
Son of Mark David Eagleton and Zitta Louise (Swanson) Eagleton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1961-65; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee for Vice
President of the United States 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 4,
2007 (age 77 years, 181
days); body donated to Washington University School of
Medicine.
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Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) —
also known as Douglas A. Fraser; Doug
Fraser —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
December
18, 1916.
Son of Samuel Douglas Fraser.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1972;
president,
United Auto Workers, 1977-83.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from emphysema,
in Providence Hospital,
Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., February
23, 2008 (age 91 years, 67
days). His body was donated to Wayne State University
Medical School.
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Cecil Harland Underwood (1922-2008) —
also known as Cecil H. Underwood —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
5, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56; Governor of
West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001; defeated, 1964, 1976, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(Temporary
Chair), 1972,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1960; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Farm
Bureau.
He was both the youngest (in 1957) and the oldest (in 2001) governor
in West Virginia history.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Memorial Hospital
of the Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
24, 2008 (age 86 years, 19
days). His body was donated to the School of Medicine at
Marshall University.
Cenotaph at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Josephs Mills, W.Va.
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Robert Morton Baldwin (b. 1903) —
also known as Robert M. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., May 26,
1903.
Son of Lydia Jane (Franklin) Baldwin (1869-1954) and Joseph
Pearson Baldwin.
Democrat. Lawyer; book
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932;
Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney.
He donated his body to science.
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