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Politicians Who Died of Gallbladder Ailments


Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

  Elsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917) — also known as Elsworth R. Bathrick — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born near Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 6, 1863. Son of Sumner Bathrick and Louisa Bathrick. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1911-15, 1917 (19th District 1911-15, 14th District 1917); died in office 1917. Underwent surgery for gallstones, and died ten days later, probably from infection, in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, December 23, 1917 (age 54 years, 351 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1889 to May L. Clark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paris Roscoe Vanover, Sr. (1863-1927) — also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. — Born in Wise County, Va., September 7, 1863. Son of John Hill Vanover (died 1901) and Keziah (Landireth) Vanover (died 1893). Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District, 1920-21. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from a gall bladder infection, in Pike County, Ky., September 18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Hill Vanover (died 1901) and Keziah (Landireth) Vanover (died 1893); married, September 10, 1885, to Martha Jane Potter (1869-1938); first cousin once removed of Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr..
  James J. Byrne (1863-1930) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 8, 1863. Son of Richard Byrne and Bridget (Lawrey) Byrne. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died, from gallstones, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 14, 1930 (age 66 years, 340 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Byrne and Bridget (Lawrey) Byrne; married 1906 to May A. Sesnon (sister-in-law of John Henry McCooey); uncle by marriage of John Henry McCooey, Jr.. See McCooey-Ambro-Byrne-Sesnon family of New York.
  John A. Pilgard (c.1866-1935) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Denmark, about 1866. Democrat. Grocer; banker; elected mayor of Hartford, Conn. 1935, but died before taking office. Danish ancestry. Died, following gall bladder surgery, in St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 14, 1935 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) — also known as Timothy T. Ansberry — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, December 24, 1871. Son of Edmond Ansberry and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Ansberry. Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924 (alternate), 1928; law partner of Joseph E. Davies. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died following a gall bladder operation complicated by heart disease, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1943 (age 71 years, 193 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Nelle Kettenring.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cavendish Welles Cannon (1895-1962) — also known as Cavendish W. Cannon — of Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, February 1, 1895. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1927-28; Sofia, 1933-35; U.S. Consul in Sofia, 1935-38; Athens, 1939-41; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1947-49; Portugal, 1952-53; Greece, 1953-56; Morocco, 1956-58; U.S. Minister to Syria, 1950-52. Died following gall bladder surgery in the hospital of the U.S. Air Force Base, near Seville, Spain, October 7, 1962 (age 67 years, 248 days). Interment somewhere in Seville, Spain.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Lily Horsetzky.
  James Joseph Lyons (1890-1966) — also known as James J. Lyons — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1890. Democrat. Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; borough president of Bronx, New York, 1934-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956. Died, from complications of gall bladder surgery, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 7, 1966 (age 75 years, 329 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Gertrude Rose O'Brien.
  See also Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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