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John Rowan, Jr. (1807-1855) —
Born in Kentucky, February
9, 1807.
Son of John
Rowan and Agnes Anne (Lytle) Rowan.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1848.
Died, due to an accident, August
14, 1855 (age 48 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Romeis (1835-1904) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Germany,
December
1, 1835.
Republican. General Baggage Agent, Wabash Railroad;
mayor
of Toledo, Ohio, 1879-85; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1888.
Died as the result of an accident, in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March 8,
1904 (age 68 years, 98
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger; Fred M.
Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 27,
1876.
Son of Russell
Alexander Alger and Annette (Henry) Alger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard Motor
Company, automobile
manufacturer; director, People's Wayne County Bank.
Member, American
Legion.
Accidentally injured his left leg while attending the American
Legion convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due
to infection,
and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1933 (age 57 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) —
also known as Robert J. Dryfoos —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1988;
chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov. Mary
Ann Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;
retired from office while under
investigation over alleged campaign
finance and federal
tax violations, but no charges were filed; lobbyist.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from complications of a head injury, in New
York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
2006 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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