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Matthew Clay (1754-1815) —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, Va.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., March 25,
1754.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1790-94; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large
1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office
1815.
Died suddenly while making a speech at Halifax Court House, Halifax
County, Va., May 27,
1815 (age 61 years, 63
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va.
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Joshua Mathiot (1800-1849) —
of Ohio.
Born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., April 4,
1800.
Mayor
of Newark, Ohio, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1841-43.
While attending a temperance convention, contracted cholera,
from which he later died, in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, July 30,
1849 (age 49 years, 117
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) —
also known as Josiah M. Anderson —
of Fairview, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born near Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., November
29, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-37; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-49; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.
Just after having made a secession speech, was stabbed
and killed,
Looneys Creek, Marion
County, Tenn., November
8, 1861 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn.
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Hines Holt (1805-1865) —
of Georgia.
Born near Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., April 27,
1805.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1841; member of Georgia
state senate, 1859; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; died in office
1865.
Died while attending state constitutional convention at
Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., November
4, 1865 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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George Washington Smyth (1803-1866) —
also known as George W. Smyth —
of Texas.
Born in North Carolina, May 16,
1803.
Democrat. Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Jasper, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1844-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1853-55; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866.
Died in session of state constitutional convention in Austin,
Travis
County, Tex., February
21, 1866 (age 62 years, 281
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) —
also known as Elisha H. Allen —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., January
28, 1804.
Son of Samuel
Clesson Allen.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent
Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1849-53.
Died suddenly from heart
disease, while attending a diplomatic reception at the White
House, Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1883 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Henry Thomas Ellett (1812-1887) —
also known as Henry T. Ellett —
of Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., March 8,
1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1847; member of
Mississippi state legislature.
Died suddenly while delivering an address of welcome to
President Grover
Cleveland in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
15, 1887 (age 75 years, 221
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William Windom (1827-1891) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, May 10,
1827.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1st
District 1863-69); member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1880;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891.
Quaker.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2
silver certificate in the 1890s.
Fell dead, from heart
disease, at the annual banquet of the New York Board of
Trade and Transportation, just after finishing a speech, in New York,
New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1891 (age 63 years, 264
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
First
black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech, in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Claude Matthews (1845-1898) —
of Indiana.
Born in Bath
County, Ky., December
14, 1845.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1876; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1891-93; Governor of
Indiana, 1893-97.
Matthews, Indiana is named for
him.
Suffered a stroke
while making a speech in Veedersburg, Ind., and died three
days later, April 28,
1898 (age 52 years, 135
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Clinton, Ind.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary of
state of Mississippi, 1873.
African
and Lumbee
Indian ancestry.
First
black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference, in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500
bill from about 1928 until 1946.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the
Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died
eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Interment at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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John McPherson Pinckney (1845-1905) —
also known as John M. Pinckney —
of Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex.
Born near Hempstead, Grimes
County, Tex., May 4,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state
court judge in Texas, 1900-03; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1903-05; died in office
1905.
Assaulted
and killed at a meeting of the Waller County Prohibition
League, Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex., April 24,
1905 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Hempstead, Tex.
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George Washington Stone (1849-1921) —
also known as George W. Stone —
of Michigan.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
27, 1849.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan
state auditor general, 1891-92.
Died of a heart
attack while playing the drum in an Armistice Day parade,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1921 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) —
also known as Nelson A. Miles —
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., August 8,
1839.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1892 for action at the battle of Chancellorsville,
1863; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, while attending a circus, in Washington,
D.C., May 15,
1925 (age 85 years, 280
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oscar Taylor Corson (1857-1928) —
also known as Oscar T. Corson —
of Ohio.
Born near Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, May 3,
1857.
Son of William Corson (1823-1893) and Elizabeth (McBurney) Corson
(died 1901).
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1892-98.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly while addressing a conference at Ohio State
University, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 14,
1928 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate
developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1924;
elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing a meeting of the Parent
Democratic Club, and died soon after in St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Lawyer;
mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, but
died before the election 1935; died in office 1935.
After completing a speech at a meeting of the New Rochelle
Teachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior High School, suffered a heart
attack and died, from coronary
thrombosis, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1935 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Edmund B. Chaffee (c.1887-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rose Center, Oakland
County, Mich., about 1887.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Dropped dead, while making a speech, at a social work
conference in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1936 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Schneider (1877-1939) —
also known as George J. Schneider —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
30, 1877.
Republican. Papermaker;
second
vice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District
1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924.
Died while attending a labor meeting in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March 12,
1939 (age 61 years, 133
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) —
also known as Ralph E. Williams —
of Dallas, Polk
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Polk
County, Ore., September
14, 1869.
Son of James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1908-40; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1921-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, while attending a meeting of the Committee on
Arrangements for the 1940 Republican National Convention, in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 16,
1940 (age 70 years, 245
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Adler (1868-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., May 10,
1868.
Son of Levi Adler and Theresa (Wile) Adler.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1930-31.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly while attending a city planning meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 24,
1941 (age 73 years, 45
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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George Otis Smith (1871-1944) —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, February
22, 1871.
Son of Joseph O. Smith and Emma (Mayo) Smith.
Republican. Geologist;
director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, American
Forestry Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack during a meeting of the board of directors of the
Central Maine Power Company, and died soon after, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
10, 1944 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Southside
Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) —
also known as N. J. Holmberg —
of Renville, Renville
County, Minn.
Born near Renville, Renville
County, Minn., July 24,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1907-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);
member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, right after having given a speech about city parks, in
the City Council Chambers, City
Hall, St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 13,
1951 (age 72 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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L. Preston Collins (c.1897-1952) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., about 1897.
Son of Lewis Preston Collins and Ella (Moorman) Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1946-52; died in office 1952.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, at the dedication of the Robert S.
Sheffey Consolidated Elementary School, near Austinville, Wythe
County, Va., September
20, 1952 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pauline Hull Staley. |
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention, Lexington,
Va., April 30,
1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Joe Starnes (1895-1962) —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., March 31,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1935-45; colonel in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Had a history of heart
trouble; collapsed in his chair after making an impassioned
speech to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and died in the
infirmary a few minutes later, in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1962 (age 66 years, 284
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) —
also known as Marc Boss —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind., January
24, 1901.
Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss.
Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1952;
Governor
of Guam, 1959-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack while addressing a meeting of the Kansas Business
and Professional Women, and died soon after, in the City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., March 21,
1967 (age 66 years, 56
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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James F. Green (d. 1968) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; candidate for mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1957.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, immediately after the adjournmnet of a
caucus of the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National
Convention, in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., 1968.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March 11,
1899.
Son of Charles Edward Utt and Mary M. (Sheldon) Utt.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-37; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
20, 1903.
Son of George Cabot 'Bay' Lodge (1873-1909) and Mathilda Elizabeth
Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge.
Republican. Lawyer;
professional actor
in 1933-40, appearing in movies
such as Little Women, The Scarlet Empress, The
Little Colonel, and In Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51; Governor of
Connecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1952,
1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1955-61; Argentina, 1969-73; Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1964; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed while finishing a speech to the Women's National
Republican Club, and died less than an hour later at St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 9
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) —
also known as R. Budd Dwyer —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
21, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1965-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; Eagles; Theta
Chi; Jaycees.
Convicted
in December 1986 of bribery
and conspiracy in federal court.
About to be sentenced,
and widely expected to resign from office, he called a press
conference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,
he insisted he was not guilty, and then shot and
killed
himself, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., January
22, 1987 (age 47 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blooming
Valley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa.
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Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st
District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972
(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in
office 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Association of Retired Persons; Audubon
Society; American
Legion; Sierra
Club; Urban
League; Common
Cause.
While attending a primary victory rally for Al Gore, suffered
a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 15,
2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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