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Joshua Fry (1699-1754) —
of Albemarle
County, Va.
Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, England,
1699.
Member of Virginia
House of Burgesses.
Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (Thomas
Jefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the Most
Inhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Maryland
with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon his
death, the young George
Washington took command of Virginia's military forces.
Died, of injuries received in a fall from his horse, near
Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 31,
1754 (age about 54
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Allegany County, Md.; reinterment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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John Harvie (1742-1807) —
of Virginia.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., 1742.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; secretary of
state of Virginia, 1788.
His estate later became the site of Hollywood Cemetery.
Fell from a ladder, and died as a result, in Richmond,
Va., February
6, 1807 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Jeremiah Fogg (1762-1810) —
of Kensington, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in North Hampton, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 7,
1762.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1796-1802.
According to family legend, killed by a fall into an open well
while drunk, October
26, 1810 (age 48 years, 233
days).
Interment at Fogg
Cemetery, North Hampton, N.H.
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Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., June 3,
1780.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14.
Was thrown from a horse,
which resulted in his death six days later, at St.
Louis, Mo., August
10, 1817 (age 37 years, 68
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) —
Born in Scotland,
March
23, 1734.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor of
Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Injured in a fall from an overturned horsedrawn
cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161
days).
Interment at Old
St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) —
also known as William W. Bibb —
of Petersburg, Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
2, 1781.
Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1803; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large
1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor of
Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820.
Fell from his horse,
sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga
County, Ala., July 9,
1820 (age 38 years, 281
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.
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Isaac Griffin (1756-1827) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Delaware, 1756.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17.
Died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on
his estate in Nicholson Township, Fayette
County, Pa., 1827
(age about
71 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny
(1769-1829) —
also known as Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny —
of Louisiana.
Born in France,
June
30, 1769.
Secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1820-28; Governor of
Louisiana, 1828-29; died in office 1829.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, after being thrown from a horsedrawn
carriage, in Gretna, Jefferson
Parish, La., October
6, 1829 (age 60 years, 98
days).
Entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
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Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) —
of Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in New Kent
County, Va., March 18,
1764.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1787-89, 1819-21; member of Virginia
state senate, 1794-1805; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1805-13, 1815-19, 1821-29 (at-large
1805-07, 12th District 1807-09, 22nd District 1809-11, 12th District
1811-13, 13th District 1815-19, 8th District 1821-29).
Died, after a fall from his horse, in
New Kent
County, Va., February
26, 1841 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Eltham
Plantation, New Kent County, Va.
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Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847) —
also known as Robert M. Echols —
of Walton
County, Ga.
Born near Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., 1798.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1824-29; member of Georgia
state senate, 1830-44; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War.
Killed
in action when he fell from his horse during battle, at
National Bridge (Puente Nacional), near Veracruz, Veracruz,
December
3, 1847 (age about 49
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Mexico; reinterment at a
private or family graveyard, Walton County, Ga.
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James Wright Gordon (1809-1853) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., 1809.
Whig. Member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1839; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1840-41; Governor of
Michigan, 1841-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1846, 1847; U.S.
Consul in Pernambuco, 1850-53, died in office 1853.
Accidentally fell to his death from a second-story balcony, in
Brazil,
December, 1853
(age about
44 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and was injured; his condition
worsened over time, leading to tremors and paralysis, and he died as
a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Louis Powell Harvey (1820-1862) —
also known as Louis P. Harvey —
of Shopiere, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., July 22,
1820.
Republican. Delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1854-58; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee); secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1860-62; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1862; died in office 1862.
While on a trip to inspect Wisconsin troops after the battle of
Shiloh, during the Civil
War, fell off a boat and drowned
in the Tennessee River, near Pittsburg Landing, Hardin
County, Tenn., April 19,
1862 (age 41 years, 271
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Lewis T. Ayers (1798-1866) —
of San Patricio, San
Patricio County, Tex.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J., October
6, 1798.
Son of Silas Ayers and Mary (Bryan) Ayers.
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio,
1835; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
From the window of his room above the Savings Bank, fell to his
death in the alley below, Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
11, 1866 (age 68 years, 5
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) —
also known as John F. Driggs —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 8,
1813.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,
1870.
Injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a
result of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1877 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Original interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.; reinterment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Henry F. Belitz (1817-1878) —
also known as "Father of Kiel" —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Schwedt, Germany,
February
16, 1817.
Took part in the 1848 German uprising and led a 10,000 member
resistance group called the Volksverein; founded the city of Kiel,
Wisconsin in 1854.; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1864.
German
ancestry.
Fell from his horsedrawn
buggy, was run over, and died as a result, March 31,
1878 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Kiel
Cemetery, Kiel, Wis.
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George A. Mitchell (d. 1878) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1877-78.
Thrown from his buggy, and
struck his head on a stump; died three days later, in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August 8,
1878.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye (1824-1879) —
also known as Theodore C. Vermilye —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
18, 1824.
Son of Thomas B. Vermilye and Mary (Hoagland) Vermilye.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1860.
Killed, when he was thrown from a horsedrawn
carriage, which had collided with another vehicle, in Staten
Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
13, 1879 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Dwinelle (1816-1881) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, September
7, 1816.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1866-67; member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1867-69.
While trying to board a ferryboat in the dark, he fell into
the water and drowned,
at Port Costa, Contra Costa
County, Calif., January
28, 1881 (age 64 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus Henderson Cruikshank (1826-1881) —
also known as Marcus H. Cruikshank —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Autauga
County, Ala., December
12, 1826.
Mayor
of Talladega, Ala.; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1864-65.
While riding, he was thrown from his horse and
killed, October
10, 1881 (age 54 years, 302
days).
Interment at Clark
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) —
also known as Judah P. Benjamin; Philippe Benjamin;
"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; London, England;
Paris, France.
Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, August 6,
1811.
Son of Philip Benjamin and Rebecca (de Mendes) Benjamin.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; Presidential
Elector for Louisiana, 1848;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of State, 1862-65.
Jewish.
His portrait appeared on the Confederate States two-dollar
note in 1861-64. He fled
to Europe in 1865 to avoid
arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Fell from a tram car
about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developed kidney and
heart
problems, and died in Paris, France,
May 6,
1884 (age 72 years, 274
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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Hector B. Meredith (1826-1885) —
of Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Virginia, April 30,
1826.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1855-56.
Died from complications of a bad fall, in New York, 1885
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Caute Reynolds (1821-1887) —
also known as Thomas C. Reynolds —
of Missouri.
Born in South Carolina, October
11, 1821.
U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1853-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1860-61; Governor of
Missouri, 1862-65.
Killed
himself by leaping down an elevator
shaft at the Customs House, St.
Louis, Mo., March 30,
1887 (age 65 years, 170
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William J. Briggs (1834-1887) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born February
2, 1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1886-87; died in office 1887.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Fell to his death while descending a ladder from the roof of
the North Pleasant Street school house, Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., August
13, 1887 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) —
of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1816.
Florist;
supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60.
Congregationalist.
While on
a boat, he fell, suffered a head injury, and died, in Georgian
Bay, August
15, 1892 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jones (1814-1893) —
also known as "Honest Jack" —
of Georgia.
Born July 3,
1814.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Georgia
state treasurer.
Died in a fall from an upstairs window of his home, in
Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., February
28, 1893 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Memory
Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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George Knox Shiel (1825-1893) —
also known as George K. Shiel —
of Oregon.
Born in Ireland,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1861-63.
While slightly intoxicated, fell over a railing, fourteen feet
down into a window well, at the entrance to the Hotel
Williamett, broke his neck, and died, in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., December
12, 1893 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Charles Addison Chickering (1843-1900) —
also known as Charles A. Chickering —
of Copenhagen, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Harrisburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
26, 1843.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1893-1900; died in
office 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died from injuries received in a fall from a window of the
Grand Union Hotel in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
13, 1900 (age 56 years, 79
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Copenhagen, N.Y.
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Owen Brainerd Arnold (1818-1900) —
also known as Owen B. Arnold —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., July 11,
1818.
Son of Jared Arnold (1774-1825) and Susanna (Brainerd) Arnold (born
1780).
Banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1861, 1874.
Fell from a trolley
car, and died a few days later as a result, in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., August
30, 1900 (age 82 years, 50
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Adelbert Stone Hay (1876-1901) —
also known as Adelbert S. Hay —
Born in 1876.
Son of John
Milton Hay and Clara Louise (Stone) Hay.
U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1901.
Fell to his death from a third-floor window of the New Haven
House hotel, New
Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 23,
1901 (age about 24
years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Edward Underhill (d. 1905) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Brewer; real estate
business; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1888.
Apparently tripped and fell while walking, suffered a skull
fracture, and died soon after, in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 2,
1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Ketcham (1832-1906) —
also known as John H. Ketcham —
of Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
21, 1832.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1856-57; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1860-61; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1865-73, 1877-93, 1897-1906 (12th
District 1865-73, 13th District 1877-85, 16th District 1885-93, 18th
District 1897-1903, 21st District 1903-06); died in office 1906; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874-77.
Suffered a fall about 1903, which affected his health, and
died three years later, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1906 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Dover Plains, N.Y.
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William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., May 3,
1830.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1860-66, 1891; served in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1881, 1887.
Methodist.
Fell from his horse,
caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and died
soon after, in Granville
County, N.C., January
24, 1908 (age 77 years, 266
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.
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Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852-1909) —
also known as Isaac A. Barber —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born near Salem, Salem
County, N.J., January
26, 1852.
Republican. Physician;
president, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Easton; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1897-99; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1900-04.
Quaker.
Died, from the effects of a fall, in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March 1,
1909 (age 57 years, 34
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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Solomon Luna (1858-1912) —
of Los Lunas, Valencia
County, N.M.
Born October
18, 1858.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from New Mexico Territory, 1896, 1908; delegate to
New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910.
Reportedly fell into a sheep dip vat and drowned,
August
29, 1912 (age 53 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1835.
Son of Daniel Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Suffered a fall down the cellar stairs of his home, fractured
his skull, and died four days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1915
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., March 27,
1839.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1904-11.
Christian.
Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in
Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Alfred Ronald Conkling (1850-1917) —
also known as Alfred R. Conkling —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1850.
Son of Frederick
Augustus Conkling.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1892.
Committed
suicide by jumping to his death from a fourth-story
window, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
18, 1917 (age 66 years, 355
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Pelton Lawrence (1859-1917) —
also known as George P. Lawrence —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 19,
1859.
Son of Dr. George C. Lawrence (died 1883) and Jane E. (Pelton)
Lawrence (born 1829).
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Massachusetts, 1885-94; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1895-97; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1897-1913.
Under stress as head of a World War I draft exemption board, he jumped
from an eighth-floor window and fell to his death, at the
Belmont Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
21, 1917 (age 58 years, 186
days).
Interment at Hill
Side Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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George Shiras, Jr. (1832-1924) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
26, 1832.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; resigned 1903.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, as the result of a fall, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 2,
1924 (age 92 years, 189
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Francis H. Gates (1839-1925) —
of Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 30,
1839.
Son of Daniel Gates and Lany (Ehle) Gates.
Republican. Farmer;
president, Madison-Onondaga Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.; president, Salt Springs National Bank of
Syracuse; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1908;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1903-08.
Suffered a fall on a street in Syracuse, N.Y., 1923, died from
the lingering effects of the injuries, in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 6,
1925 (age 85 years, 341
days).
Interment at Gates
Cemetery, Sullivan, N.Y.
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Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1869.
Son of John E. Parsons (c.1830-1915) and Mary D. (McIlvaine) Parsons.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League.
Lost control of a motor
bicycle, fell, suffered a ruptured
kidney, and died as a result, in House of Mercy Hospital,
Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1925 (age 55 years, 323
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lenox
Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Robert Alexander Campbell (1832-1926) —
also known as Robert A. Campbell —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo., September
2, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1881-85.
Suffered an accidental fall, broke his neck, and died, in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1926 (age 93 years, 212
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bowling Green, Mo.
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837-1927) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1837.
Son of Thomas Russell Gerry (1794-1845) and Hannah Green (Goelet)
Gerry (1804-1845).
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; founder
and president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (said to be the "parent of all child protective
organizations in the world"); governor of New York Hospital,
1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment
(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, New
York Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,
1892.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Broke his hip in a fall, and died two weeks later, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1927 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Entombed at St.
James' Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April 24,
1845.
Son of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam
Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August 3,
1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict (1843-1924); married 1925 to Ann
Meade. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) —
also known as Godfrey G. Goodwin —
of Cambridge, Isanti
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Isanti
County Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died in
office 1933.
Died when he jumped or
fell from a fifth-floor window at the Hotel
Driscoll, Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1933 (age 60 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Son of Richard Sloan and Mary (Caldwell) Sloan.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head,
suffering a skull fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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John Houston Burnett (1844-1934) —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
19, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Marion, Ill., 1895-97, 1911-13.
Baptist.
Died, following a fall which broke his hip, in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., July 13,
1934 (age 89 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Marion, Ill.
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William Shankland Andrews (1858-1936) —
also known as William S. Andrews —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Taunton, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
25, 1858.
Son of Charles
Andrews and Marcia A. (Shankland) Andrews.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1900-20; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917-29; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Three days after his wife's death, he fell from his bed,
suffered a broken neck, and died as a result, in Taunton, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August 5,
1936 (age 77 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, December
31, 1884, to Mary Raymond Shipman (1860-1936;
novelist). |
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Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) —
also known as Marion A. Zioncheck —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Kety, Galicia, Poland,
December
5, 1901.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
While running
for re-election, he jumped
from the window of his campaign
office in the Arctic Building, and fell to his death, in
Seattle, King
County, Wash., August 7,
1936 (age 34 years, 246
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Son of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a
fall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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John F. Conrad (d. 1937) —
also known as "Big John" —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.H., 1937; died in office 1937.
Killed when he fell between a backing
truck and a loading dock, in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to
his death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate Smith (died 1924). |
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David King Udall (1851-1938) —
of St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1851.
Son of David Udall and Eliza (King) Udall.
Member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1899.
Mormon.
Indicted
in 1884 on charges of polygamy
and unlawful cohabitation;
not convicted because his second wife Ida could not be found to
testify against him. Convicted
in 1885 of perjury
in connection with a land claim, and sentenced
to three years in prison.
On December 12, 1885, he received a "full and unconditional pardon"
from President Grover
Cleveland, and was released from prison.
Died, as a result of an accidental fall and myocardial
insufficiency, in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., February
18, 1938 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of David Udall and Eliza (King) Udall; married, February
1, 1875, to Eliza Luella Stewart (1855-1937; sister of William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married, May 25,
1882, to Ida Frances Hunt (1858-1915; granddaughter of Jefferson
Hunt); married 1903 to Mary
Ann (Linton) Morgan (widow of John
Hamilton Morgan); brother of Mary Ann Udall (who married William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); father of John
Hunt Udall, Levi
Stewart Udall, Jesse
Addison Udall and Don
Taylor Udall; grandfather of John
Nicholas Udall, Stewart
Lee Udall and Morris
King Udall; great-grandfather of Thomas
S. Udall, Mark
E. Udall and Gordon
Harold Smith. See Udall
family of Arizona. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ione Nicoll (d. 1940) —
also known as Ione Page —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Daughter of Howard Page and Mildred A. (Mitchell) Page (died 1937).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
One of the leaders of the Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform; bolted the Republican Party over the prohibition
issue in 1932.
Jumped
or fell sixteen stories to her death, from her room at New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1940.
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Fingar T. Gronvold (c.1869-1941) —
also known as F. T. Gronvold —
of Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
about 1869.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farmer; banker; Pierce
County Treasurer, 1896-98; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1898-1918; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1918-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Dakota, 1940.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, from a ruptured spleen suffered in a fall, in Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak., November
7, 1941 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Priscilla
Watts Cemetery, Rugby, N.Dak.
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John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943) —
also known as John Cudahy —
of Granville, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
10, 1887.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1933-37; Belgium, 1940; U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1937-40; Luxembourg, 1940.
Catholic.
Died of a broken neck after being thrown from his horse,
while riding on his estate near Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
6, 1943 (age 55 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) —
also known as Henry W. Taft —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859.
Son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907).
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
director, Central Savings Bank of New
York; trustee, Mutual Life
Insurance Company;; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Skull and
Bones; Psi
Upsilon.
Tripped and fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and
subsequently died as a result, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1945 (age 86 years, 76
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March 30,
1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at his home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) —
also known as James V. Forrestal —
of Beacon, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Matteawan (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
15, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Jumped
from a window on the 16th floor, and fell to his death, while
a patient at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 22,
1949 (age 57 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Walter Tillett, Jr. (1888-1952) —
also known as Charles W. Tillett, Jr. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum, Richmond
County, N.C., February
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Major proponent of the United Nations.
While suffering from depression, committed suicide
by jumping from an office
building in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
23, 1952 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) —
also known as Arthur M. Free —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., July 15,
1879.
Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free.
Republican. Lawyer; Santa
Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a flight of stairs at
home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital,
San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 1,
1953 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Howard Lyng (1891-1955) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska.
Born in Sand Point, Aleutians
East Borough, Alaska, May 8,
1891.
Democrat. Miner;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1935-36,
1939-42; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1939-40; Alaska
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1940-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1944,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-52; member of Alaska
territorial senate 2nd District, 1945-46, 1949-55.
Member, Elks.
Died as the result of a fall, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
20, 1955 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Taylor, Jr. (1873-1958) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1873.
Son of George H. Taylor and Elizabeth (Newlin) Taylor (c.1852-1925).
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-43; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Injured in a fall at home, and died two weeks later, in
Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
18, 1958 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Son of John B. Cryer and Elizabeth (Grange) Cryer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William J. Wallin (1879-1963) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell from the window of his room, and was found dead on the
lawn, at the Saw Mill River Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn M. Walsh. |
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Tallant Tubbs (1897-1969) —
of California.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state senate, 1925-37; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Suffered a fall at home, and died three weeks later, at St.
Francis Memorial Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1969 (age 72 years, 9
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) —
also known as Sarah Goddard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1935.
Daughter of Wendell Converse Goddard and Katherine Shearer Russel
Goddard.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Female.
Protestant.
Committed
suicide by jumping to her death from the eighth floor of
Burton Tower, on the University of Michigan campus, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 24,
1987 (age 51 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) —
also known as Malcolm Baldrige; Mac
Baldrige —
of Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
4, 1922.
Son of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) and Regina (Connell) Baldrige.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964,
1972;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Congregationalist.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.
Died after falling off a horse while
practicing rodeo, July 25,
1987 (age 64 years, 294
days).
Interment at New
North Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn.
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1956;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan;
Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Son of Robert E. Meader and Jennie (Gibson) Meader.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications,
and died two weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996) —
of near Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo.
Born in Teton
County, Wyo., June 21,
1935.
Daughter of Clifford
Peter Hansen.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1990.
Female.
Thrown by a horse while
herding cattle, and died as a result, in Teton
County, Wyo., June 21,
1996 (age 61 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
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Floyd Kirk Haskell (1916-1998) —
also known as Floyd K. Haskell —
of Colorado.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., February
7, 1916.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.
Member, Common
Cause.
Died of pneumonia,
a complication of a brain hemorrhage which resulted from a
fall on an icy sidewalk, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1998 (age 82 years, 199
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Woodward III (1944-1999) —
also known as Woody Woodward —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born July 24,
1944.
Son of Ann Eden (Crowell) Woodward (1915-1975) and William 'Billy'
Woodward (1920-1955).
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; magazine
publisher; candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1978.
Jumped
from the kitchen window of his apartment, and fell to his
death fourteen stories below, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1999 (age 54 years, 282
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles E. Simons, Jr. (c.1916-1999) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Johnston, Edgefield
County, S.C., about 1916.
Lawyer;
law partner of Strom
Thurmond; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1964-86.
Baptist.
Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall,
at Aiken Regional Medical
Center, Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., October
26, 1999 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Aiken
Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
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J. Hugh Malone (1944-2001) —
of Kenai, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska; Douglas, Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., January
22, 1944.
Son of F. J. Malone and Cate Malone.
Democrat. Surveyor;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives 11th District, 1973-84; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1977-78; Alaska
Commissioner of Revenue, 1986-90.
Main author of the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Hit by a large wave on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea,
fell, and killed when his head struck rocks, near Riomaggiore,
Italy,
March
7, 2001 (age 57 years, 44
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Harvey (1914-2001) —
also known as Bob Harvey —
of Arkansas.
Born in Swifton, Jackson
County, Ark., May 22,
1914.
Farmer;
lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1947-56; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1957-79.
Methodist.
Called "the voice of fiscal responsibility" in the Arkansas
legislature.
Injured in a fall, and died two weeks later, in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., May 19,
2001 (age 86 years, 362
days).
Interment at Swifton
Cemetery, Swifton, Ark.
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Joseph Wright Twinam (1934-2001) —
also known as Joseph W. Twinam —
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., 1934.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, 1974-76.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Suffered head injuries in an accidental fall at his home, and
died several days later, in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 12,
2001 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) —
also known as Edward P. Boland —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan
"contra" rebels in the 1980s.
Died, of cardiovascular
complications, following a fractured hip, at Mercy Medical
Center, Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
4, 2001 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
Son of Dean G. Maddox and Flonnie Maddox.
Restaurant
owner; became nationally known as an outspoken racial
segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve black
customers; Governor of
Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,
subsequently chosen 1966; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer and
the effects of a fall, in a hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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George Sharrock (1910-2005) —
also known as "The Earthquake Mayor" —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, May 2,
1910.
Mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1961-64.
Died, from complications of a fall, on March 6,
2005 (age 94 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dolores Dee Bielecki (1933-2006) —
also known as Dee Bielecki; Rose Bielecki —
of Oconee
County, S.C.
Born March 29,
1933.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2000.
Female.
At a charity golf
tournament, she fell, struck her head, was hospitalized,
and died from the injury six weeks later, in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 8,
2006 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Francis Quinn (1919-2006) —
also known as William Quinn —
of Hawaii.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 31,
1919.
Son of Charles Quinn and Elizabeth Quinn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; Governor of
Hawaii, 1959-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960;
president, Dole Pineapple
Company, 1965-72; Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1976.
Catholic.
Died, two months after breaking his hip in a fall, in Kahala
Nui retirement
community, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
28, 2006 (age 87 years, 28
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) —
also known as Edward J. King; Ed King —
of Winthrop, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 11,
1925.
Democrat. Governor of
Massachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1980.
Catholic.
Played pro football
as a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the Baltimore
Colts in 1950.
Died, following brain surgery after two falls, in Lahey Clinic,
Burlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
18, 2006 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at his home, and died two weeks later, from
surgery complications, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Son of Paul M. Gillmor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1967-88; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Moses Cockrell (born c.1767) —
of Lee
County, Va.
Born about 1767.
Son of Simon
Cockrell.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1799-1800.
Dreamt one night that there was a white otter down in his salt well;
in the morning, he had himself lowered into the well in a basket; the
basket broke, and he fell to his death.
Burial
location unknown.
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