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Jacob Babbitt (1809-1862) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 9,
1809.
Son of Jacob Babbitt (1769-1850) and Bathsheba (Stoddard) Babbitt
(1773-1852).
Democrat. Banker; cotton
manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and wounded (in a "friendly fire" accident) during the Civil
War battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and died ten days later, in
Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria,
Va., December
23, 1862 (age 53 years, 228
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Relatives:
Married, October
7, 1826, to Abby Eliza Briggs (1808-1882). |
| | | Epitaph: "Know this, if I fall, it will
be in defense of our beloved Constitution." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) —
also known as Henry C. Gilbert —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1852;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and died nine days
later at the Military Hospital, Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 24,
1864 (age 45 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Michael Cook (1828-1864) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March 17,
1828.
Son of Richard Cook (1787-1880) and Nellie Louisa (Courter) Cook
(1793-1845).
Carpenter;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District
1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Wounded in the Civil
War battle of Nashville, and died eleven days later in the
Cumberland field hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
27, 1864 (age 36 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Niglutsch (d. 1887) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Clerk at Castle Garden; organist;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1882.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, apparently while in a paranoid state, and died soon after,
in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Isaac Bell, Jr. (1846-1889) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1846.
Son of Isaac Bell.
Democrat. Cotton
broker; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1885-88; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1888.
Died, from complications of typhoid
fever, and pyaemia,
in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1889 (age 42 years, 75
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Bell; married 1878 to
Jeanette Gordon Bennett (daughter of James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872;
founder, New York Herald)). |
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article |
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John Palmer Usher (1816-1889) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., January
9, 1816.
Son of Nathaniel Usher (1786-1865) and Lucy (Palmer) Usher
(1791-1870).
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1856; Indiana
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1863-65.
Died of cancer at
University Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 13,
1889 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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William Preston Taulbee (1851-1890) —
also known as William P. Taulbee —
of Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.
Born in Morgan
County, Ky., October
22, 1851.
Son of William Harrison Taulbee (1824-1905) and Mary Ann (Wilson)
Taulbee (1831-1916).
Democrat. Ordained
minister; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1885-89.
Shot
and mortally
wounded, by Charles E. Kincaid, a journalist with whom he had
quarreled, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, and died eleven days later at Providence
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 11,
1890 (age 38 years, 140
days). Kincaid pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty of
murder in 1891.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Morgan County, Ky.
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Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Son of Mary (Powell) Hagan.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Stewart (1836-1895) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 30,
1836.
Democrat. Delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state senate, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1883-93.
Died in Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
21, 1895 (age 59 years, 114
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Henry Woltman (d. 1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1867, 1869.
"Right-hand man" to Tammany leader Richard
Croker.
Died, from heart
disease, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Charles Latham (1840-1895) —
also known as Louis C. Latham —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., September
11, 1840.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of North
Carolina house of commons, 1864; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1870; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1881-83, 1887-89.
Died in Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., October
16, 1895 (age 55 years, 35
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836-1896) —
also known as Pierce M. B. Young —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
15, 1836.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1868-69, 1870-75 (6th District
1868-69, 7th District 1870-75); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1893-96; Honduras, 1893-96.
Died in Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1896 (age 59 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.
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John Edmund Bacon (1830-1897) —
also known as John E. Bacon —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, 1830.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Paraguay, 1885-88; Uruguay, 1885-88; U.S. Minister to Uruguay, 1888; Paraguay, 1888.
Died, in Columbia Hospital, Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
19, 1897 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Cox (c.1825-1898) —
of Josephine
County, Ore.; Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, about 1825.
Member of Oregon state legislature, 1864-68.
Died, from heart
disease in the Sonoma County Hospital, Sonoma
County, Calif., July 16,
1898 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1828.
Son of Stevenson
Archer (1786-1848).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage
of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement.
He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., August 2,
1898 (age 70 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) —
also known as Thomas J. Bradley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1901 (age 31 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Nicholas Fish (1848-1902) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1848.
Son of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Charge d'Affaires to Switzerland, 1877-81; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1882-85; banker;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Quarreled with Thomas J. Sharkey, a private detective, on the second
floor of the Ehrhardt Brothers saloon;
Sharkey struck
him, so that he fell down the stairs into the street with a skull
fracture; died the next day, without regaining consciousness, at
Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1902 (age 54 years, 209
days). Sharkey was later convicted of second-degree manslaughter
and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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William A. French (1849-1903) —
also known as Billy French —
of Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich.; Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Pelham, Ontario,
March
2, 1849.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903 (age 53 years, 363
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
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Thomas A. Mangin (c.1860-1905) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1860.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1899.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1905 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James Brennan (d. 1905) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1894.
Died, in the Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
11, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thomas Clark (1831-1905) —
of Texas.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 29,
1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1869-72.
Died in a hospital, at New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1905 (age 74 years, 105
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March 16,
1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Horace Austin (1831-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., October
15, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 6th District, 1865-69; Governor of
Minnesota, 1870-74; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
2, 1905 (age 74 years, 18
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Adams, Jr. (1849-1906) —
also known as Bertie Adams —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1849.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1883-86; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1893-1906; died in
office 1906; drafted and introduced the declaration of war against
Spain, 1898.
Despondent over heavy losses in stock speculation and the prospect of
defeat at the polls, he committed
suicide by pistol
shot, in his rooms at the Metropolitan Club, and died soon after
in Emergency Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1906 (age 57 years, 95
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George G. Sumner (1841-1906) —
of Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., January
14, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1867; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1878-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1883-85; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1887-88.
Died, in a hospital at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
20, 1906 (age 65 years, 249
days).
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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Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (1845-1907) —
of Idaho.
Born in Churchtown, Cumberland
County, Pa., March 15,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of Idaho Territory, 1880; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1883.
Died in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
23, 1907 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber
business; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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James M. Varnum (1848-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890; New
York County Surrogate, 1899.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Badly injured when his car
collided with a streetcar,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1907 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Mary Witherspoon Dickey. |
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Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) —
also known as Samuel J. Barrows —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1845.
Republican. Secretary to William
H. Seward, 1867-69; pastor; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99;
defeated, 1898.
Unitarian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 21,
1909 (age 63 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) —
also known as Francis W. Cushman; "Abe Lincoln of the
Pacific Coast" —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, May 8,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,
2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1909 (age 42 years, 59
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Married to Kate Hogan (died
1883). |
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Edward Theodore Bartlett (1841-1910) —
also known as Edward T. Bartlett —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1841.
Son of Dr. Levi Bartlett (physician) and Harriette Elizabeth
(Hopkins) Bartlett.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1891; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1894-1910; died in office 1910.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died, of heart
disease, in Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 3,
1910 (age 68 years, 323
days).
Interment somewhere
in Skaneateles, N.Y.
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Wallace Turner Foote, Jr. (1864-1910) —
also known as Wallace T. Foote, Jr. —
of Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y., April 7,
1864.
Son of Wallace T. Foote (iron manufacturer).
Republican. Lawyer; iron
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1895-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1910 (age 46 years, 254
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Port Henry, N.Y.
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James A. Rierdon (c.1866-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1866.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1899-1901.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 22,
1911 (age about 45
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Marshall Hanger (1833-1912) —
also known as Marshall Hanger —
Born near Waynesboro, Augusta
County, Va., November
12, 1833.
Son of Peter Hanger (1795-1869) and Martha Elizabeth 'Patsy'
(Crawford) Hanger (1797-1864).
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1869-76; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1876; U.S. Consul in Bermuda, 1894-98.
Died, of intestinal
paralysis and gangrene,
in King's Daughters Hospital, Staunton,
Va., August
26, 1912 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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Robert Gunn Bremner (1874-1914) —
also known as Robert G. Bremner —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Keiss, Caithness, Scotland,
December
17, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1913-14; died in
office 1914.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital at Baltimore,
Md., February
5, 1914 (age 39 years, 50
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Albert Heminway Michelson (1878-1915) —
also known as Albert H. Michelson —
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
16, 1878.
U.S. Consular Agent in Charleroi, 1901-06; U.S. Consul in Turin, 1906-12; Hanover, 1912-15, died in office 1915.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Cologne (Köln), Germany,
June
9, 1915 (age 37 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert E. Crabtree (d. 1915) —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1898.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Francis Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) —
also known as Thomas H. Anderson —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, June 6,
1848.
Son of John Anderson and Amelia (Dallas) Anderson.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.
Died, in a hospital at Denver,
Colo., October
1, 1916 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Will H. Parry (1864-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1864.
Son of William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, Moran Shipbuilding
Co., 1900-15; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died in office 1917.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1917 (age 52 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Caldwell (1830-1917) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Drakes Ferry, Huntingdon
County, Pa., March 1,
1830.
Son of James Caldwell.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1871-73; resigned 1873.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 19,
1917 (age 87 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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John Alden Thayer (1857-1917) —
also known as John A. Thayer —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
22, 1857.
Son of Eli
Thayer and Caroline Maria (Capron) Thayer (1826-1908).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1911-13;
defeated, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
postmaster.
Died, in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1917 (age 59 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Gilbert S. Gilbertson (1863-1917) —
of Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Spring Grove, Houston
County, Minn., October
17, 1863.
Iowa
state treasurer, 1901-07.
Died, in Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
24, 1917 (age 54 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Son of William Patterson Borland and Elizabeth (Hassan) Borland.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital No. 31, near
Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Robert Bacon (1860-1919) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1860.
Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon.
Republican. Financier;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from infection
following surgery for mastoiditis,
in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1919 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) —
also known as Theodore N. Vail —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 16,
1845.
Son of Davis Vail and Phebe (Quinby) Vail.
Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,
1876-79; president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of Bell
Labs; built an electric
railway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from kidney and
cardiac
complications, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., April 16,
1920 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital, San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August 4,
1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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George Washington Fithian (1854-1921) —
also known as George W. Fithian —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born near Willow Hill, Jasper
County, Ill., July 4,
1854.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1889-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Died of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
21, 1921 (age 66 years, 201
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) —
also known as Franklin K. Lane —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, July 15,
1864.
Son of Dr. C. S. Lane and C. W. H. Lane.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1906-13; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.
Died, of a heart
attack 12 days after appendicitis
surgery, at the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 18,
1921 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Cremated.
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Edward Douglass White (1845-1921) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La., November
3, 1845.
Son of Edward
Douglass White (1795-1847).
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Louisiana
state senate, 1874; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1891-94; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1894-1910; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-21; died in office 1921.
Catholic.
Died, following unspecified surgery, at Garfield Hospital, Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1921 (age 75 years, 197
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Michael J. Dady (c.1850-1921) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1850.
Republican. Contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1921 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 27,
1862.
Son of Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs.
Democrat. Magazine
editor; author; playwright;
candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1894; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921.
Died, from intestinal
cancer, in City Hospital, Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., January
21, 1922 (age 59 years, 239
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs; married, March 3,
1886, to Agnes Lawson Hyde; married, April 27,
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April 25,
1865.
Son of Albert Emerson.
Republican. Lumber
business; clothing
manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Alexander Archibald (1869-1922) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Scotland,
December, 1869.
Son of William Archibald and Margaret Archibald.
Mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
11, 1922 (age 52 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benajah Harvey Carroll, Jr. (1874-1922) —
also known as B. Harvey Carroll, Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., March 3,
1874.
Son of Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843-1915) and Ellen Virginia (Bell)
Carroll.
Minister;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul
in Venice, 1914-17; Naples, 1918-19.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, in the English Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar, Gibraltar,
March
31, 1922 (age 48 years, 28
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Fleming Duncan Cheshire (1849-1922) —
also known as Fleming D. Cheshire —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1849.
Merchant;
U.S. Vice Consul in Foochow, 1878; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1904-06; , 1906-12; Canton, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Died in a hospital at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Heilman (c.1872-1922) —
also known as Charles F. Heilman —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1872.
Republican. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
6, 1922 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Thomas Mitchell Campbell (1856-1923) —
also known as Thomas M. Campbell —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., April 22,
1856.
Son of Thomas D. Campbell and Racheal (Moore) Campbell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
receiver, and later general manager, International and Great Northern
Railroad;
Governor
of Texas, 1907-11; defeated in primary, 1902; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died, in John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., April 1,
1923 (age 66 years, 344
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Charles Brainard Taylor Moore (1853-1923) —
also known as Charles B. T. Moore —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in 1853.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 28th District, 1920.
Died, in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
1923 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 27,
1853.
Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Jotham P. Allds (1865-1923) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., February
1, 1865.
Son of Jotham G. Allds and Lucy (Chase) Allds.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1896-1902; member of New York
state senate, 1903-10 (26th District 1903-06, 27th District
1907-08, 37th District 1909-10); resigned 1910; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Accused
by Sen. Benn
Conger, in 1910, of accepting bribes
from bridge companies nine years earlier; following an investigation,
the State Senate found him
guilty by a vote of 40 to 9, and he resigned
to avoid expulsion.
Died, of liver
disease, at Norwich Memorial Hospital, Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
11, 1923 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter M. Taussig (1862-1923) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 10,
1862.
Son of Dr. William Taussig.
Democrat. President, Wiesbuch & Hilger, hardware
exporters; vice-president, American Chain Company; president,
Challenge Cutlery Company; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1922-23; defeated, 1923; died in office 1923.
Shot
himself
in the head, in the garage of his home, and died forty minutes later,
in St. John's Hospital, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
21, 1923 (age 61 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Alexander Blakeney (1850-1924) —
also known as Albert A. Blakeney —
of Franklinville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Savage, Howard
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
28, 1850.
Son of John D. Blakeney and Sarah Blakeney.
Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; hotel
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1901-03, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1924 (age 74 years, 17
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Michael Henry O'Hara (1854-1924) —
also known as M. H. O'Hara —
of Kenmare, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Vermont, September
17, 1854.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1912.
Died, in Kenmare Hospital, Kenmare, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
18, 1924 (age 70 years, 31
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Catholic Cemetery, Kenmare, N.Dak.
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Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) —
also known as Harold M. Sewall —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, January
3, 1860.
Son of Emma Duncan (Crocker) Sewall and Arthur
Sewall.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1885-87; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896,
1916;
U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member of Maine
state senate, 1907-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1924.
Died, in a private hospital in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1924 (age 64 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) —
of Nahant, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 12,
1850.
Son of John Ellerton Lodge (1820-1901) and Anna Sophie (Cabot) Lodge
(1821-1900).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1880-81; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1887-93; resigned
1893; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1893-1924; died in office 1924;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920,
1924.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, after a severe stroke, at
Charlesgate Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
9, 1924 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount)
Appleby.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
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Frederick W. Knowlton (1856-1925) —
of Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Sangerville, Piscataquis
County, Maine, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of appendicitis,
in Penobscot General Hospital, Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
12, 1925 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Lawndale
Cemetery, Old Town, Maine.
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Asa Francis Smith (c.1847-1925) —
also known as Asa F. Smith —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., about 1847.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1902; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1919, 1920 (Prohibition).
Died, a week after being overcome by fumes from
his gas stove, in Prospect Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
16, 1925 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Dewart Apsley (1852-1925) —
also known as Lewis D. Apsley —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1852.
Son of George Apsley and Anna C. (Wenck) Apsley.
Republican. Founder and president of Apsley Rubber Co. (later
Firestone-Apsley), manufacturers of rubber
clothing; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1893-97; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Died, in a private American hospital, Colón, Panama,
April
11, 1925 (age 72 years, 194
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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Warren Stanford Stone (1860-1925) —
also known as Warren S. Stone —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Ainsworth, Washington
County, Iowa, February
1, 1860.
Progressive. Locomotive
engineer; Grand Chief,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1903-25; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in a hospital at Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1925 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Carrie E. Newell. |
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Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) —
also known as Edwin F. Ladd —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, December
13, 1859.
Son of John Ladd and Rosilla (Locke) Ladd.
Republican. Chemist;
college
professor; president,
North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State
University), 1916-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., June 22,
1925 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp (1880-1966;
poet). |
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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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William Stormont Hackett (c.1867-1926) —
also known as William S. Hackett —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., about 1867.
Democrat. President, Albany City Savings Bank; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in an automobile
accident in Cuba, and died three weeks later, from the injuries
and erysipelas,
in American Hospital, Havana (La Habana), Cuba, March 4,
1926 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Son of William
E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate
dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Meyer London (1871-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kalvaria, Russia,
December
29, 1871.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizen
in 1896; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1925 (Socialist); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New
York, 1920.
Jewish.
Struck
by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near Eighteenth Street,
in Manhattan, and died soon after at Bellevue Hospital, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., June 6,
1926 (age 54 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Eugene Fuller (1849-1926) —
also known as Charles E. Fuller —
of Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill.
Born near Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., March 31,
1849.
Son of Seymour Fuller and Eliza (Mordoff) Fuller.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Boone
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-82, 1888-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1896
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois 17th Circuit, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1903-13, 1915-26;
died in office 1926.
Died, in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 25,
1926 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
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Abraham Goodman (c.1885-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1885.
Son of Samuel Goodman.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for
the Furriers Union and other labor
organizations; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17.
Jewish.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Mark's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1926 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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James Smith Havens (1859-1927) —
also known as James S. Havens —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Weedsport, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 28,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president and secretary of Kodak Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910-11.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
27, 1927 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Originally entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks
Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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George Smith Patton (1856-1927) —
also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton;
George William Patton —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1856.
Son of George Smith Patton (1833-1864).
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 10,
1927 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Church
of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter
of Benjamin
Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
(1885-1945). |
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Leonard Wood (1860-1927) —
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
9, 1860.
Son of Charles Jewett Wood and Caroline E. (Hagar) Wood.
Republican. Physician;
received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his actions during an Indian war in 1886;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; commander of
the "Rough Riders"; Military Governor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major
general in the Philippine-American War, 1902-06; first Army Chief of
Staff; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920;
Governor-General of the Philippines, 1921-27.
English
ancestry.
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is named for
him.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1927 (age 66 years, 301
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Son of William
F. Vermilion.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Edward Fletcher Brush (c.1847-1927) —
also known as Edward F. Brush —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
about 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892-94, 1904-07, 1918-19; defeated
(Republican), 1901.
Died, in a hospital in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
3, 1927 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Walton Brush (U.S. Marine, killed in action in France,
1918). |
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Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) —
also known as Edward M. Angell —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Moreau, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1868.
Son of William Penn Angell (1839-1913) and Francena (Mott) Angell
(1843-1911).
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office
1927.
Quaker.
Died, probably from infection,
six days after appendicitis
surgery, in Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
25, 1927 (age 59 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Matthews, Jr. (1854-1927) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 28,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1888;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1891-94.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolism, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
11, 1927 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Son of James Flannigan and Ellen (Sullivan) Flannigan.
Lawyer;
Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1859.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1920; candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1928 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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James Ambrose Gallivan (1866-1928) —
also known as James A. Gallivan —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1866.
Son of James S. Gallivan and Mary (Flynn) Gallivan.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1914-28; died in
office 1928; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1917.
Staunch opponent of alcohol prohibition.
Died, from heart
disease, in Ring Hospital, Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 3,
1928 (age 61 years, 164
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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John Alden Dix (1860-1928) —
also known as John A. Dix —
of Thomson, Washington
County, N.Y.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., December
25, 1860.
Son of James Lawton Dix and Laura (Stevens) Dix.
Democrat. Banker; lumber
business; paper
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1908; New York
Democratic state chair, 1910; Governor of
New York, 1911-12.
Died, from heart
disease, in Harbor Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1928 (age 67 years, 106
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Alois B. Renehan (1869-1928) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., January
6, 1869.
Democrat. Candidate for member New
Mexico territorial council, 1896; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1915; member of New Mexico
state senate; elected 1924.
Died in a hospital at Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April 20,
1928 (age 59 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John Thomas Fancher (1891-1928) —
also known as Jack T. Fancher —
of Washington.
Born in Manila (now Espanola), Spokane
County, Wash., May 13,
1891.
Son of John
Abbot Fancher and Nellie (Thompson) Fancher (1860-1921).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1926.
Wounded by the premature explosion of
a bomb was destroying, in an empty field at the newly-opened
Wenatchee airport,
and died soon after in the hospital at Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash., April 30,
1928 (age 36 years, 353
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) —
also known as Alexander G. Cochran —
of Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., March 20,
1846.
Son of John Cochran and Ann (Richardson) Cochran.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from pyelo-nephrosis,
in St. Luke's Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1928 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Benjamin Griffith (1872-1928) —
also known as Charles B. Griffith —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., August
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Bourbon
County Attorney, 1899-1900; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 18th District, 1921-22; Kansas
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Christ's Hospital, Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 8,
1928 (age 55 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Burkholder. |
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John Christopher Cutler (1846-1928) —
of Utah.
Born in Sheffield, England,
February
5, 1846.
Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1884-90; Governor of
Utah, 1905-09; banker.
Mormon.
Found in the garage of his home, with a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in his head, and died soon after in a hospital at
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 30,
1928 (age 82 years, 176
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Homer Warren (1855-1928) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich., December
1, 1855.
Republican. Real estate
broker; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) —
also known as Charles A. Towne —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1858.
Son of Judson Towne and Laura (Fargo) Towne.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.
Died, from asthma and
pneumonia,
in Southern Methodist Hospital, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., October
22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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Charles Lee Faust (1879-1928) —
also known as Charles L. Faust —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, April 24,
1879.
Son of Wilson S. Faust and Ellen May Faust.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Died at U.S. Naval Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, Kan.
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William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) —
also known as William C. Adamson —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Bowdon, Carroll
County, Ga., August
13, 1854.
Son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Georgia, 1885-89; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1929 (age 74 years, 143
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
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Carville Dickinson Benson (1872-1929) —
also known as Carville D. Benson —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Halethorpe, Baltimore
County, Md., August
24, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1904-10, 1918; member of Maryland
state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1918-21; defeated,
1920.
Died in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., February
8, 1929 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Frank Snowden Katzenbach, Jr. (1868-1929) —
also known as Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
6, 1868.
Son of Augusta (Mushbach) Katzenbach and Frank Snowden Katzenbach
(1844-1921).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1902-06; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1907; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1920-29; died in
office 1929.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, from sepsis
resulting from a leg
infection, in Mercer Hospital, Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 13,
1929 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing Township, Mercer County, N.J.
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Son of Stephen Ayres and Artemisia (Dunlap) Ayres.
Real
estate business; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) —
also known as Joseph A. Kellogg —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 13,
1865.
Son of Rev. Charles Dor Kellogg and Mary Jane (Baucus) Kellogg.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1891;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911;
defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
Committee); New York
Democratic state chair, 1918-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hospital at Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., September
8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) —
also known as Herbert B. Shonk —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881.
Son of George
Washington Shonk.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a heart
attack, in White Plains Hospital, White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1930
(age about
48 years).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Peter J. Hamill (c.1886-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1916-30 (New York County 2nd District 1916-17,
New York County 1st District 1918-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from complications of appendicitis
surgery, in Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1930 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William M. Bennett (1869-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 11,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;
member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918, 1920.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis in his office,
and died soon after in Broad Street Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery
and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Hillrose, Colo., and subsequently died in a
hospital at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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.
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Mary Elizabeth Busey (1854-1930) —
also known as Mary E. Busey; Mary Elizabeth Bowen;
Mrs. S. T. Busey —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., June 21,
1854.
Daughter of Abner H. Bowen and Catharine J. (Trawin) Bowen.
Republican. University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-30.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a hospital at Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 7,
1930 (age 75 years, 290
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Quincy Lee (1869-1930) —
also known as Robert Q. Lee —
of Texas.
Born near Coldwater, Tate
County, Miss., January
12, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1929-30; died in office
1930.
Died, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., April 18,
1930 (age 61 years, 96
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Cisco, Tex.
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Son of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur.
Republican. Lawyer; took
part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Lilly Pronich. |
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E. J. Dennis (c.1876-1930) —
of Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born about 1876.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1910-30; died in office 1930.
Tried
and acquitted in 1929 for conspiracy to violate the alcohol
prohibition law.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by W. L. Thornley, on the street in front of the post
office in Moncks Corner, S.C., and died the next day in a
hospital at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 25,
1930 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) —
also known as Alfred R. Page —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Son of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1916-23; law partner of George
L. Ingraham, 1923-25.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Elizabeth M. Rose. |
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Abel E. Blackmar (c.1859-1931) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-22; defeated, 1906;
appointed 1908; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court, 1917-22; director, Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, 1922-31.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1931 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Adelle Marx. |
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William Philip Boland (1863-1931) —
also known as William P. Boland —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in County Sligo, Ireland,
January
6, 1863.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart
condition, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hollywood, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1931 (age 68 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) —
also known as Daniel N. Morgan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
18, 1844.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;
Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1898.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
While crossing a street, he was hit by an
automobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, in
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1931 (age 86 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Mortimer J. Wohl (1888-1931) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 20,
1888.
Son of Samuel Wohl and Fannie Whol.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1921.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were charged
with ambulance
chasing activities; he disputed the charges.
Died, from septicemia,
in Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
14, 1931 (age 43 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Son of Dr. Tolbert F. Caraway and Mary Ellen (Scales) Caraway.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Major L. Dunham (1850-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Highland, Livingston
County, Mich., March 19,
1850.
Son of John Dunham and Mary (McDermott) Dunham.
Superior court judge in Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1916-22; resigned
1922; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1922-32; appointed 1922; died in
office 1932.
Died, from sinus
complications, in Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., 1932
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward McMath Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Son of Anderson Beers and Mary E. Beers.
Republican. Farmer;
director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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Ransford Stevens Miller (1867-1932) —
also known as Ransford S. Miller —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
21, 1867.
Chief of Division of Far Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department,
1909-12 and 1918-19; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1914-17, 1920-30.
Died, from heart
disease, in Garfield Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 26,
1932 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1895
to Lily Murray. |
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Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) —
also known as Ralph D. Cole —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Vanlue, Hancock
County, Ohio, November
30, 1873.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Parkman, Ohio, and died in the hospital at
Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
15, 1932 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1908,
1916;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital, Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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William Stryker Gummere (1852-1933) —
also known as William S. Gummere —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 24,
1852.
Son of Barker Gummere and Elizabeth (Stryker) Gummere (1826-1898).
Republican. Circuit judge in New Jersey; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1901; appointed
1895; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Barnabas Hospital, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
26, 1933 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Henry A. Huber (1869-1933) —
also known as "The Great Pacificator" —
of Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1904; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1913-25; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1925-33.
Died, of a heart
ailment, at Madison General Hospital, Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
31, 1933 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Stoughton, Wis.
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Fred Atwater (c.1871-1933) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Birmingham (now part of Derby), New Haven
County, Conn., about 1871.
Son of Henry Atwater and Josie (Wells) Atwater.
Democrat. Founder and president, Columbia Nut and Bolt Company; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1921-23; defeated, 1927; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1931; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died, from diabetes
and a heart
ailment, in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
23, 1933 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) —
also known as Peter A. Hatting —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office 1933.
German
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and osteomyelitis
and complications from the amputation of his left leg, in
Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1933 (age 65 years, 105
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose L. Magee (died 1937). |
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Anton Joseph Cermak (1873-1933) —
also known as Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart
Tony" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), May 9,
1873.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.
Bohemian
ancestry.
On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board of
an open
car from which president-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt had just given a speech, was shot and
badly
wounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who had
aimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound became infected,
and he died, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Dade County
(now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 6,
1933 (age 59 years, 301
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry Burgess (1872-1933) —
Born in Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss., February
22, 1872.
Engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Brigadier General, U.S.
Army; engineer in charge of maintenance, Panama Canal, 1924-28; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1928-32.
Died, in Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March 18,
1933 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck
by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John J. Coyle (1863-1933) —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
10, 1863.
Son of Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,
American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania Mutual Life
Insurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell Union Coal and
Mining Company, 1914-33.
Catholic.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
4, 1933 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital, Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) —
also known as Richard P. Ernst —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., February
28, 1858.
Son of William Ernst and Sarah (Butler) Ernst.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1924.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., April 13,
1934 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854-1934) —
also known as Nahum J. Bachelder —
of East Andover, Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
3, 1854.
Son of William Adams Bachelder and Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1903-05.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Died, in Eliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 22,
1934 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Andover, N.H.
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William Cooper Procter (1862-1934) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1862.
Son of William Alexander Procter and Charlotte Elizabeth (Jackson)
Procter.
Republican. President (1907-30) and chairman (1930-34), Proctor &
Gamble Company, where he established profit-sharing and pension
system; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Holmes Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1934 (age 71 years, 250
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
Son of Clement Woodin.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Wall. |
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Charles U. Becker (1868-1934) —
of Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo.
Born near New Haven, Franklin
County, Mo., October
21, 1868.
Son of Hermann Becker and Sarah (Maupin) Becker.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1913-19; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1921-33.
German
and French
ancestry.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in Missouri Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 21,
1934 (age 65 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) —
also known as Walter Brawner —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
28, 1873.
Son of Alex G. Brawner and Hannah Catherine (Morgan) Brawner.
Democrat. Brick
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1912,
1924;
Phoenix chief of
police.
Died, of complications of appendicitis
surgery, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 27,
1934 (age 60 years, 211
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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George Franklin Brumm (1878-1934) —
also known as George F. Brumm —
of Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
24, 1878.
Son of Charles
Napoleon Brumm and Virginia (James) Brumm.
Republican. Lawyer;
solicitor for Miners State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1923-27, 1929-34;
died in office 1934.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1934 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Frank J. Corr (1877-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
12, 1877.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1933.
Died, from complication of diabetes,
in Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1934 (age 57 years, 142
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Struck
by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountainview
Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) —
also known as Eddie Ahearn —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 15,
1891.
Son of John
Francis Ahearn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1931-32.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of peritonitis,
at Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1934 (age 43 years, 69
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick Landis (1872-1934) —
also known as Fred Landis —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Sevenmile, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1872.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1903-07; defeated,
1906; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1912, 1928.
Died in a hospital at Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., November
6, 1934 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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James Burtis Van Woert, Jr. (1870-1934) —
also known as James B. Van Woert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
8, 1870.
Son of Jacob Van Woert (born 1845) and Theresa (Palen) Van Woert.
Democrat. Leather
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1913.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
14, 1934 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 11,
1898, to Jessie Georgiana Varker (1864-1936). |
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Thomas B. Davis (1878-1935) —
also known as "Emperor of Tug River" —
of Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in New Hope, Augusta
County, Va., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1918-21.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
10, 1935 (age 56 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Campbell Boyd (1873-1935) —
also known as Charles C. Boyd —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1873.
Plumber;
plumbing
fixture dealer; mayor
of Westbury, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.
Died, in Nassau Hospital, Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
28, 1935 (age 62 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Son of King David Chandler and Mary Frances (Harrison) Chandler.
Republican. Cowboy; school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924.
Died, from a heart
attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August 4,
1883.
Son of William B. Kelly and Mary C. (Clark) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital at
Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 29,
1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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Joseph Flanagan (1876-1935) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1876.
Real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1907; Queens
Borough Secretary, 1910-28.
Died, in Flushing Hospital, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 25,
1935 (age 59 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) —
also known as Huey P. Long; "The
Kingfish" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
30, 1893.
Son of Huey Pierce Long and Caledonia (Tison) Long.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Impeached
by the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his
attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the
governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the
scene), in the Louisiana State
Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., September
10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke while
driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital at
Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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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.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born near Orlando, Cleveland
County, Ark., February
28, 1880.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1919-22; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; Governor of
Arkansas, 1928-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1928, he was charged
with violating the Corrupt Practices Act (early campaign
finance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; the
charges were later dropped.
Died, following two heart
attacks, in St. Vincent's Infirmary, Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
23, 1880.
Son of Edwin C. Chapin and Ella (King) Chapin.
President, Hudson Motor Car
Company; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1868.
Son of Howard Van Amrige (died 1915; Dean of Columbia College).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
magistrate.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of appendicitis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 26,
1876.
Son of Aaron Abbott and Mabel (Johnson) Abbott.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 24,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Walter Clifford Brown (1890-1936) —
also known as Walter C. Brown —
of Warrenville, Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., September
28, 1890.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford, 1921; defeated,
1918; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Grange.
Died, in the Windham Community Community Memorial Hospital,
Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., June 25,
1936 (age 45 years, 271
days).
Interment at Warrenville
Cemetery, Warrenville, Ashford, Conn.
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Daniel Webster Hamilton (1861-1936) —
also known as Daniel W. Hamilton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born near Dixon, Ogle
County, Ill., December
20, 1861.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1907-09; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
state court judge in Iowa, 1918.
Died in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
21, 1936 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at No.
16 Cemetery, Near Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa.
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George Henry Dern (1872-1936) —
also known as George H. Dern —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Dodge
County, Neb., September
8, 1872.
Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern.
Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and
Milling Company; joint inventor,
with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state
senate, 1915-23; Governor of
Utah, 1925-33; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital, of influenza
and kidney
failure, August
27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Munising Hospital, Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer;
Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball
in Detroit; helped organize the Cass Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital, Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Son of Edward Mitchell.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and
Loan Company of Charleston, 1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African
ancestry.
Died, from an embolism
which developed after surgery, in Harlem Hospital, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 17,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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James C. Cropsey (1873-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., 1873.
Son of William Cropsey and Mary Voorhies (Church) Cropsey.
Republican. New York City Police
Commissioner, 1910-11; Kings
County District Attorney, 1912-16; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1917-37; died in office
1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1937; died in office 1937.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died, from a glandular
ailment, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 16,
1937 (age about 63
years).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Florence Graecen. |
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Son of Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863-1937) —
also known as Lafayette B. Gleason; Lafe
Gleason —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 30,
1863.
Son of William
Gleason, Jr. and Caroline (Blanchard) Gleason.
Republican. Lawyer;
clerk of the New York State Senate, 1906-11; secretary of
New York Republican Party, 1906-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1932
(alternate); Convention Secretary, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Frances (Rich) McEntee (died 1936). |
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Son of Dominic Corcoran.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Son of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village president of Pelham Manor, N.Y., 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital, Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Son of William Dunning Adams and Sarah Lavinia (Thompson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Pierre P. Garven (1872-1938) —
also known as Pierre Prosper Garvin —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1906-10, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Suffered a stroke,
and died soon after, in the Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey
City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 3,
1938 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Joseph M. Fee (1888-1938) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 15,
1888.
Son of Thomas M. Fee (judge).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938; died in office 1938.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 15,
1938 (age 49 years, 335
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hopwood. |
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Robert S. MacCormack (c.1882-1938) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of fruit auction
company; president, the New York Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National Bank of New
York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Emily Florence Waterbury. |
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Son of Patrick Boylan and Elizabeth (McElroy) Boylan.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Barrett (1866-1938) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., November
28, 1866.
Son of Charles
Barrett and Caroline (Sanford) Barrett.
Newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-98; Argentina, 1903-04; Panama, 1904-05; Colombia, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1894-98; director general, Pan American Union, 1907-20.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in a hospital at Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt., October
17, 1938 (age 71 years, 323
days).
Interment at Grafton
Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
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Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Son of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Florence Rochotte. |
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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Son of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) —
also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink
Whiskers" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 18,
1863.
Son of John Cable Lewis (Major in Confederate Army in Civil War; died
from war wounds).
Lawyer;
member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated
(People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1900,
1920;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1936;
speaker, 1912;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic),
1918; died in office 1939.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, at Garfield Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1939 (age 75 years, 326
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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Jacob Roll (1875-1939) —
also known as Jake Roll —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1939 (age 63 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 26,
1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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B. Duncan McClave (1889-1939) —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J., April 29,
1889.
Son of Stephen
Wood McClave.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Died at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., May 8,
1939 (age 50 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Fairview, N.J.
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Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
November
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District
1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office
1939.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy.
Died, following an operation for a chest
tumor, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1939 (age 52 years, 250
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) —
also known as Robert W. Bonynge —
of Denver,
Colo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863.
Son of Robert Bonynge and Susan (Burchell) Bonynge.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,
1900.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) —
also known as Heywood Broun —
of New York; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1930.
Catholic.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Sportswriter;
columnist
for New York newspapers;
founder of
the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president;
expelled from Socialist Party in 1933.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile
collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Raymond Vail Ingersoll (1875-1940) —
also known as Raymond V. Ingersoll —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 3,
1875.
Son of Andrew Jackson Ingersoll and Ellen (Vail) Ingersoll.
Democrat. Lawyer;
campaign manager for Alfred
E. Smith, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1934-40; died in office 1940.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, following surgery, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1940 (age 64 years, 327
days).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March 22,
1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Earl Cooley (1880-1940) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Richmond, McHenry
County, Ill., March 27,
1880.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1921-23.
Died in Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Adams
County, Colo., May 6,
1940 (age 60 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Son of William H. Houston and Cornelia Anne (Stevens) Houston.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert L. Vann (1879-1940) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Son of Lucy Peoples.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African
ancestry.
The Robert L. Vann Elementary School in Pittsburgh is named for
him.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Jessie Matthews. |
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Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) —
also known as R. N. Holsaple —
of Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Monroeville, Allen
County, Ind., April 11,
1876.
Republican. Minister;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pleasant Home Hospital, Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Key Pittman (1872-1940) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., September
19, 1872.
Son of William Buckner Pittman and Catherine (Key) Pittman.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1913-40; defeated, 1910; died in office 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
It was rumored for years that he died before his final election in
1940, and that party leaders kept his body on ice in a hotel bathtub
until he was re-elected; this story has been disproven. In fact, he
suffered a severe heart
attack before the election, at the Riverside Hotel, and
died after the election at the Washoe General Hospital, Reno,
Washoe
County, Nev., November
10, 1940 (age 68 years, 52
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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James McLachlan (1852-1940) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Scotland,
August
1, 1852.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 1895-97, 1901-11 (6th District
1895-97, 1901-03, 7th District 1903-11).
Died in a hospital at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1940 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harry William Hutton (1853-1940) —
also known as Harry W. Hutton; Harry Percy William
Hillsdon —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England,
September
23, 1853.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Police commissioner of San Francisco 1901-03.
Died, in Mount Zion Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., December
9, 1940 (age 87 years, 77
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Olivet Mausoleum, Colma, Calif.
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of the
Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Tuck Sherman (1866-1941) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, August
13, 1866.
Son of John Edwin Sherman (born 1839) and Velzora Adelma (Tuck)
Sherman.
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Antwerp, 1901-07; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Antwerp, 1907-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Antwerp, 1916-32; Ghent, 1932.
Died, in Orange Memorial Hospital, Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March 5,
1941 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herschel L. Carnahan (c.1879-1941) —
also known as H. L. Carnahan —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., about 1879.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1928-31; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1940.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in the head, at his downtown law
office and died shortly afterward, at Georgia Street Receiving
Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 13,
1941 (age about 62
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Alexander Gair Blue (1882-1941) —
also known as Alexander G. Blue —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 5,
1882.
Son of Alexander Gair Blue and Isabella McFarlane (Black) Blue.
Progressive. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1912; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1930-32.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 11,
1941 (age 59 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) —
also known as Bird S. Coler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
9, 1868.
Son of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler (1827-1886) and William Nichols
Coler.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1902; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1918.
Died, in Caledonia Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1941 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Andrew Jackson Houston (1854-1941) —
of La Porte, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Independence, Washington
County, Tex., June 21,
1854.
Son of Samuel
Houston.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941; died in office 1941.
Died in a hospital at Baltimore,
Md., June 26,
1941 (age 87 years, 5
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1893.
Son of Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1923; indicted
by a Federal grand jury in 1921 on charges
of conspiring to create a falsified income tax return for a
manufacturing company; a trial
resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal due to insufficient
evidence; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Arrested
and indicted
in 1939 on charges
of protecting a physician who performed illegal
abortions; in 1941, a dentist was convicted as Ullman's agent in
soliciting
protection money from physicians, and during the pendency of the
criminal charges, disbarment
proceedings were brought against him. However, he was never tried,
and his obituary states that he was "exonerated".
Died, in Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1941 (age about 48
years).
Entombed at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther or Estelle Blau. |
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Archie Dovell Sanders (1857-1941) —
also known as Archie D. Sanders —
of Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., June 17,
1857.
Son of Elizabeth (Dovell) Sanders and John
Sanders.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1896-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1924,
1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1900-01; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 28th New York District, 1909; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1917-33; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1929, 1939.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 15,
1941 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Stafford
Rural Cemetery, Stafford, N.Y.
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John Fitzgibbons (1868-1941) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Glenmore, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 10,
1868.
Democrat. Mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1910-11, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August 4,
1941 (age 73 years, 25
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Oswego, N.Y.
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Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) —
also known as Jason E. Payne —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1874.
Son of Byron Spencer Payne (1839-1925) and Charlotte Elizabeth
(Woodworth) Payne (1846-1926).
Republican. Lost his
right arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team of
horses; college
instructor; lawyer; law
professor; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby, tried to
kill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's law
partner.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and died several weeks later as a result, in a
hospital at Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
11, 1941 (age 67 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne (1839-1925) and Charlotte Elizabeth
(Woodworth) Payne (1846-1926); married, July 20,
1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard; brother of Byron
Samuel Payne. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Son of William
Lyman Maginnis and Letie (Abbot) Maginnis.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Harvey Lowery (1860-1941) —
also known as J. H. Lowery —
of Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La.
Born in Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La., October
18, 1860.
Son of John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery
(1835-1919).
Republican. Physician;
sugar grower;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1940.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Flint-Goodridge Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1941 (age 80 years, 342
days).
Interment at Ascension
Catholic Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery
(1835-1919); married 1883 to
Elizabeth Conway (1867-1924); married, December
13, 1927, to Mary L. Brown (1907-1993). |
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James Linville Bumgarner, Jr. (1867-1941) —
also known as Linville Bumgarner —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born in Millers Creek, Wilkes
County, N.C., July 7,
1867.
Son of Rev. James L. Bumgarner and Phoebe Hincher Bumgarner.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilkes County, 1913;
member of North
Carolina state senate.
Baptist.
Died, of following an attack of
apoplexy (a stroke),
in Wilkes Hospital, Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
1, 1941 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mountain
Park Cemetery, Wilkesboro, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Bessie R. McNeil. |
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Edward Elwell Spafford (1878-1941) —
also known as Edward E. Spafford —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March 12,
1878.
Son of Hiram Duncan Spafford (1841-1912) and Georgia F. Spafford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
National Commander, American Legion, 1927-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1930.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1941, during divorce proceedings, he was accused
of conspiring with German
agents in America; in an interview published in 1943 by
journalist John Roy Carlson, he espoused strongly antisemitic
and pro-Hitler
views.
Died, in the Naval Academy Hospital, Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
13, 1941 (age 63 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Duncan Spafford (1841-1912) and Georgia F. Spafford;
married, May 22,
1912, to Lucille M. Stevens (died 1914); married 1922 to Lillian
Mercer Pierce. |
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John Weston Allen (1872-1942) —
also known as J. Weston Allen —
of Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 19,
1872.
Son of Walter Allen and Grace Mason (Weston) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915-18; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1920-22.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion.
Prosecuted Charles Ponzi and other famous criminals.
Died in a hospital at Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
1, 1942 (age 69 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ill., August
29, 1870.
Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident, in Thompson Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Andrew Houston Longino (1855-1942) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Lawrence
County, Miss., May 16,
1855.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1888-89; Governor of
Mississippi, 1900-04.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., February
24, 1942 (age 86 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, May 10,
1866.
Son of Mary Delia (Archer) Stilwell (1833-1925) and William Jewitt
Stilwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1909-13; removed 1913; charged
in 1913 with extorting
a bribe
of $3,500 from George H. Kendall, president of the New York Bank Note
company, over a bill that Kendall supported; tried in
the State Senate and found not guilty on April 15 by a vote of 28 to
21; indicted
on May 12 by a grand jury for soliciting
a bribe; tried
soon after, and convicted
on May 24; this removed him from office; sentenced
to four to eight years in prison;
after his release, he moved to Mamaroneck and entered the real
estate business; indicted
in 1934 on charges that he defrauded
his former stenographer of $9,000 when she came to him seeking a
Naval Academy appointment for her son, but the case did not go to
trial; arrested
in March 1941 and indicted
in April on charges that he attempted to bribe a
Mamaroneck village trustee $1,000 to obtain a police job for an
associate; pleaded
guilty, but never sentenced; while incarcerated, his legs were
amputated.
Died, while a prisoner
awaiting sentence, in Grasslands Hospital, Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 20,
1942 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Voss, Norway,
April
12, 1877.
Son of Andres R. Nestos and Herborg (Saue) Nestos.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of
North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in a hospital at Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., July 15,
1942 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak.
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Carolyn Caldwell (1871-1943) —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., October
15, 1871.
Daughter of Frederick Sedelmeyer and Gertrude (Mehew) Sedelmeyer.
Democrat. Restaurant
owner; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Female.
Died, of chronic
myocarditis, in Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1943
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to George Caldwell. |
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Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, February
3, 1873.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09.
Methodist.
Executive of the Bond Clothing Company.
Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital, Wilkes-Barre,
Luzerne
County, Pa., January
5, 1943 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 18,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Peter H. Ruvolo (c.1895-1943) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1938; member of
New
York state senate, 1939; resigned 1939; municipal judge in New
York, 1940-43.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
27, 1943 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine E. Foran. |
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Son of Jacob Smith Atwood and Nancy (Goodson) Atwood.
Republican. Lawyer; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate to
Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital, Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Charles Lilly Culbert (1866-1943) —
also known as Charles L. Culbert —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Amador City, Amador
County, Calif., September
25, 1866.
Democrat. Amador
County Clerk, 1894-1906; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924,
1928;
Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, in Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 7,
1943 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Oak
Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
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John Calhoun Phillips (1870-1943) —
also known as John C. Phillips —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Vermont, Fulton
County, Ill., November
13, 1870.
Son of William Henry Phillips and Elizabeth (Wood) Phillips.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Arizona, 1929-31.
Suffered a heart
attack, while fishing
on Lake Mary, and died soon after, in Flagstaff Hospital,
Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., June 25,
1943 (age 72 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Prescott, Ariz.
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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.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. (1892-1943) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., December
15, 1892.
Son of Joseph
Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died
in military service, of pneumonia
following injuries he suffered in a collision,
in the military hospital at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., July 17,
1943 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) —
also known as Philas S. Jones —
of Wilburton, Latimer
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, September
30, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital at Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 27,
1943 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Henry Hughes Hough (1871-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Pierre
and Miquelon, January
8, 1871.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
9, 1943 (age 72 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary Gazetta (Foster)
Keeler (born 1856).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
28, 1861.
Newspaper
publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County,
1933.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died, in Caro Community Hospital, Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (c.1873-1943) —
also known as Charlotte Farrar; Charlotte L.
Sleeth —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., about 1873.
Daughter of Charlotte (McPike) Sleeth and George
Sleeth.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1932
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York, 1940.
Female.
Died, of heart
trouble, in New York Infirmary for Women and Children,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1943 (age about 70
years).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Harry Kopp (1881-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest, Belarus),
February
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
D. Perlman from 1909, Samuel Markewich in 1910-33, and Samuel
Null in 1927-33; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1943 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward F. Boyle (c.1876-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Democrat. Borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1919; defeated, 1919; resigned
1919; presiding justice of Children's Court (later Domestic Relations
Court).
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Clare's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
14, 1943 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Helen Kennedy (died 1902); married 1906 to
Josephine Martin. |
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Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) —
also known as Tony Achard —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 12,
1889.
Son of Emil Felix Achard (1856-1944) and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter)
Achard (1860-1943).
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1929-30; chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Marion Hospital, Marion,
Osceola
County, Mich., 1944
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marjorie Jackson (1900-1973). |
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Floyd W. Annabel (c.1886-1944) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Howard, Steuben
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1935; appointed 1935;
defeated, 1935.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Bath Hospital, Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
13, 1944 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Olive Dutcher. |
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Clarence V. Mooney (c.1888-1944) —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1888.
Police
officer; mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1941-44; died in office 1944.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, in Fitkin Hospital, Asbury
Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
13, 1944 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Carter Burdett (1884-1944) —
also known as William C. Burdett —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
3, 1884.
Son of William Potter Burdett and Serafina (Carter) Burdett.
Mining engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Ensenada, 1919-22; Seville, 1922-25; Brussels, 1925-30; U.S. Consul General in Callao-Lima, 1930-35; Buenos Aires, 1935-38; Rio de Janeiro, 1939; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1943-44, died in office 1944.
Died, in a hospital at Wellington, New
Zealand, January
14, 1944 (age 59 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mason P. Rumney (1883-1944) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born December
4, 1883.
Son of John G. Rumney.
Steel
executive; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1939-44; died in office 1944.
Died, following surgery for a stomach
ailment, in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., January
20, 1944 (age 60 years, 47
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Miriam Hull. |
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Thomas Edward Campbell (1878-1944) —
also known as Thomas E. Campbell —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., January
18, 1878.
Son of Daniel Campbell and Eliza (O'Flynn) Campbell.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1914; Governor of
Arizona, 1917, 1919-23; defeated, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1924-28; member, U.S. Civil Service
Commission, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1940.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 1,
1944 (age 66 years, 43
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Sydney Smyth (d. 1944) —
of Manila, Philippines.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Captured when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and held at the
Santo Tomas Interment Camp (University of Santo Tomas, Manila,
Philippines). Died, as a prisoner of
war, in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines,
April
6, 1944.
Original interment at La
Loma Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; reinterment at Basilica
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Quezon City, Philippines.
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William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) —
also known as William D. Stephens —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio, December
26, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,
10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1916-17; Governor of
California, 1917-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Santa Fe Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 25,
1944 (age 84 years, 121
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Howard P. Savage (c.1884-1944) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, about 1884.
Republican. Played one season as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs baseball
team; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; National Commander
of the American Legion, 1926-27; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, in Edward Hines Jr. Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 7,
1944 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight H. Brown (1887-1944) —
of Butler
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Scott
County, Mo., January
12, 1887.
Son of William E. Brown and Anna (Colbert) Brown.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state senate 21st District, 1925-28; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1933-44; defeated, 1928; died in office 1944.
Died, from acute
nephritis, in Brandon Hospital, Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo., May 8,
1944 (age 57 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
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Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) —
also known as Gus Fey —
of Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hawley, Wayne
County, Pa., February
3, 1861.
Blacksmith;
mayor
of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 2,
1944 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
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Richard Patrick Freeman (1869-1944) —
also known as Richard P. Freeman —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., April 24,
1869.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1915-33.
Died in a veteran's hospital at Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., July 8,
1944 (age 75 years, 75
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) —
of California.
Born in Foster Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., August
20, 1862.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1935-39; candidate
in primary for secretary of
state of California, 1938.
Catholic.
Elected poet
laureate of California by the state legislature in 1933.
Died, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 7,
1944 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Charles Horace Stranahan (1845-1944) —
also known as Horace C. Stranahan —
of Hood
River County, Ore.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., February
15, 1845.
Son of James K. Stranahan (1807-1896) and Permelia A. (Reynolds)
Stranahan (1812-1891).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913.
Died, in Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash., November
7, 1944 (age 99 years, 266
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital in
Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Charles Gallahue Ingraham (1868-1944) —
also known as Charles G. Ingraham —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri, December
2, 1868.
Mayor
of Hastings, Neb., 1913-15, 1923-25, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.
Died in Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., December
22, 1944 (age 76 years, 20
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Allison De France Gibbs (1868-1945) —
also known as Allison D. Gibbs —
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., April 3,
1868.
Son of Charles W. Gibbs (1840-1915) and Albina Stanhope (De France)
Gibbs (1847-1887).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine
Islands, 1920.
While a prisoner
of the Japanese during World War II, was killed
by Allied bombing of
the hospital where he was held, in Baguio, Benguet Province,
Philippines,
March
15, 1945 (age 76 years, 346
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Olivet Columbarium, Colma, Calif.
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James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-1945) —
also known as James V. Heidinger —
of Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Erie, Wayne
County, Ill., July 17,
1882.
Son of William B. Heidinger and Elizabeth (Vandaveer) Heidinger.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1915-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1930, 1934; died in office 1945.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from pulmonary
fibrosis, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 22,
1945 (age 62 years, 248
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Ill.
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Adolph Berky (1897-1945) —
also known as Al Berky; Adolph Berkowitz —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1897.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Jewish.
Died, from meningitis
and tuberculosis,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 17,
1945 (age 48 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Fulton Lozier (1866-1945) —
also known as Ralph F. Lozier —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born near Hardin, Ray
County, Mo., January
28, 1866.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1923-35 (2nd District 1923-33,
at-large 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928;
state court judge in Missouri, 1936.
Died in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 28,
1945 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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James Hobart Allport (1874-1945) —
also known as James H. Allport —
of Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., April 13,
1874.
Son of Dr. Hobart Allport (1848-1893) and Edith Susannah (Nevling)
Allport (1850-1919).
Republican. Engineer;
coal mining
business; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a week later, in the Philipsburg State Hospital,
Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 11,
1945 (age 71 years, 59
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 Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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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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Elliott Northcott (1869-1946) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 26,
1869.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1900-08; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1904-08; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-09,
1922-27; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1909-10; Nicaragua, 1911; Venezuela, 1911-13; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1927-39.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Arcadia, DeSoto
County, Fla., January
3, 1946 (age 76 years, 252
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Robert Griffith Houston (1867-1946) —
also known as Robert G. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1867.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1936.
Died in a hospital at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) —
also known as Harold McGugin —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born near Liberty, Montgomery
County, Kan., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
While in military service in France during World
War II, contracted an incurable
disease; died in the Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs,
Garland
County, Ark., March 7,
1946 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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Harry Howland Mason (1873-1946) —
also known as Harry H. Mason —
of Illinois.
Born in McLean
County, Ill., December
16, 1873.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1935-37.
Died in a hospital at Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 10,
1946 (age 72 years, 84
days).
Interment at Prairie
Rest Cemetery, Delavan, Ill.
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William Olin Burgin (1877-1946) —
also known as William O. Burgin —
of Lexington, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born near Marion, McDowell
County, N.C., July 28,
1877.
Democrat. Mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1906-10; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1939-46; died in
office 1946.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., April 11,
1946 (age 68 years, 257
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, N.C.
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Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) —
also known as Gerhard A. Bading —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1870.
Son of John Bading and Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading.
Physician;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Milwaukee Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 11,
1946 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Willard Brooks Tanner (1858-1946) —
also known as Willard B. Tanner —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1858.
Son of Oscar A. Tanner and Agnes E. (Brooks) Tanner.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1897-1902; superior court judge in
Rhode Island, 1905-29.
Died, in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 21,
1946 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Medill Patterson (1879-1946) —
also known as Joseph M. Patterson —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1879.
Son of Joseph Wilson Patterson, Jr. and Elinor (Medill) Patterson.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1903; editor of
the Chicago Tribune, 1910-25; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; founder (1919) and publisher
of the New York Daily News, the first successful American
tabloid newspaper.
Died, from a liver
ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1946 (age 67 years, 140
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alexander Biemeret (1877-1946) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., February
28, 1877.
Son of John B. Biemeret and Catherine (LaHaye) Biemeret.
Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1938-45.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., May 29,
1946 (age 69 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) —
also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird
Allen" —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1883.
Son of William Franklin 'Frank' Allen and Mollie (Smith) Allen.
Telegrapher;
fruit and
produce dealer; real estate
business; oil
business; member of Delaware
state senate, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in a hospital at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1946 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del.
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Selden E. Bacon (1861-1946) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
28, 1861.
Son of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 25,
1946 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon; married, October
24, 1894, to Sarah Blair Fairchild (died 1902); married, July 25,
1903, to Josephine Dodge Daskam (1876-1961;
author). |
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William James Gallagher (1875-1946) —
also known as William J. Gallagher —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 13,
1875.
Son of Patrick J. Gallagher and Louisa (Knaeble) Gallagher.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1945-46; defeated
(Democratic), 1942; died in office 1946.
Died in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
13, 1946 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) —
also known as Benjamin I. Taylor —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1877.
Son of Maurice H. Taylor and Ella (Archer) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died, in United Hospital, Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
5, 1946 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Son of Stephen Bateman (born 1844) and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman
(born 1844).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; fuel oil
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Males (1875-1946) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1875.
Son of Thornton Males and Emma Males.
Republican. Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1919-23; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1926-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
19, 1946 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Frederick E. Weeks (c.1871-1946) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1871.
Son of Abiel Weeks and Elmira F. (Miller) Weeks.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Westchester
County District Attorney, 1915-17, 1922; mayor
of White Plains, N.Y., 1920-25.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1946 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine A. Halpin. |
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Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) —
of Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1865.
Son of James W. Pinchot and Mary (Eno) Pinchot.
Chief Forester of the U.S.; close confidant of President Theodore
Roosevelt; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914 (Roosevelt Progressive), 1926
(Republican primary); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1923-27, 1931-35; defeated in Republican primary,
1938.
French
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Forestry Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from leukemia,
at the Harkness Pavilion, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1946 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Milford
Cemetery, Milford, Pa.
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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Son of Thomas J. Barry and Catherine J. (Hennelly) Barry.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Willis Kingsley Gillette (c.1866-1946) —
also known as Willis K. Gillette —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., about 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Monroe
County Sheriff, 1909-11; Monroe
County Judge, 1917-27; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1928-36; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 46th District, 1938.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
21, 1946 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Davis. |
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Alfred Thruston Burgevin (c.1871-1946) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Spiro, Le Flore
County, Okla., about 1871.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1908;
criminal court judge in Kentucky, 1930.
Died, from uremia, in
the Norton Infirmary, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
10, 1946 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) —
also known as Walter P. Johnson —
of Germantown, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born near Humboldt, Allen
County, Kan., November
6, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.
Professional baseball
pitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second only
to Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508)
from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) and
other records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at which William
H. Taft became the first
President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington
Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1936.
Died, of a brain
tumor in Georgetown Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1946 (age 59 years, 34
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Cornelius A. Moylan (1898-1946) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
23, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1945-46; died in office 1946.
Died, following an abdominal
operation, in St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
24, 1946 (age 48 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne M. Durkin. |
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Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) —
of Waverly, Sussex
County, Va.; Suffolk,
Va.
Born near Waverly, Sussex
County, Va., July 12,
1866.
Son of Henry Thomas West and Susan (Cockes) West.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; insurance
business; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1896,
1936;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1902; member of Virginia
state senate, 1912-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1922-30.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Junior
Order; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Richmond,
Va., January
1, 1947 (age 80 years, 173
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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George Thomas Bardwell (1901-1947) —
also known as George Bardwell; Thomas George
Bardwell —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., October
18, 1901.
Son of George D. Bardwell (1866-1908) and Hannah J. (Cunningham)
Bardwell (1873-1924).
Communist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1934; arrested
and prosecuted
in the 1930s in connection with a strike;
acquitted.
Died in a hospital, Denver,
Colo., January
19, 1947 (age 45 years, 93
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives:
Married, April 4,
1923, to Avelina Rella (divorced 1934). |
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Jacob Bartscherer (c.1868-1947) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
about 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
German
ancestry.
Died, in Wyckoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1947 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman M. Albert (1901-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1901.
Son of Adolph Albert and Rose (Alter) Albert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1926-33; Bronx
County Register, 1933-41.
Jewish.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
4, 1947 (age 45 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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H. Allen Barton (1893-1947) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
28, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1931-32; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1932; editor of
Connecticut Bar Journal, 1943-44.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
5, 1947 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Union
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Frank Graham Finlayson (1864-1947) —
also known as Frank G. Finlayson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia,
March
24, 1864.
Son of James Ross Finlayson and Elizabeth (Goodsir) Finlayson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1893-94; superior court judge in California,
1911-19; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1919-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
9, 1947 (age 82 years, 322
days).
Cremated.
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Ada Belle Mills Nale (1882-1947) —
also known as Ada Belle Mills —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.; Atlanta, Macon
County, Mo.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Dutch Flat, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ill., October
6, 1882.
Daughter of Joseph L. Mills and Lavina E. (Allyn) Mills.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster;
member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee.
Female.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 4,
1947 (age 64 years, 149
days).
Interment at Sierra
View Memorial Patk, Marysville, Calif.
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John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) —
also known as John J. Cochran —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., August
11, 1880.
Son of James Cochran and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Cochran.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Reps. William
L. Igoe and Harry
B. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen. William
J. Stone; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33,
at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1934.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in DePaul Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1947 (age 66 years, 207
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14,
1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March 12,
1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Robert S. Chilton, Jr. (1861-1947) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 19,
1861.
Son of Robert S. Chilton and Mary Virginia (Brent) Chilton.
Private secretary to Vice President Levi
P. Morton, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Toronto, 1905-13.
Died, in Notre Dame Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., April 3,
1947 (age 85 years, 288
days).
Interment at Santa
Clara Catholic Cemetery, Santa Clara, Calif.
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John Harvey Tolan (1877-1947) —
also known as John H. Tolan —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Minnesota, 1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1935-47.
Suffered a heart
attack when his 2-year-old granddaughter disappeared from the
family's summer vacation home; she was found unharmed, one mile from
the cabin, but he died the next day at Westwood General
Hospital, Westwood, Lassen
County, Calif., June 30,
1947 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Calif.
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Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (1877-1947) —
also known as Theodore G. Bilbo —
of Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss.
Born near Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss., October
13, 1877.
Son of James Oliver Bilbo and Beedy (Wallace) Bilbo.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1916-20, 1928-32; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1935-47; died in office 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Author
of the book Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization,
which advocated deportation of all American blacks to Africa. During
the 1946 campaign, in a radio address, he called on "every
red-blooded Anglo-Saxon man in Mississippi to resort to any means to
keep hundreds of Negroes from the polls in the July 2 primary. And if
you don't know what that means, you are just not up to your
persuasive measures." After he won re-election, the Senate, appalled
at his racist
views and tactics, refused to
seat him, and started an investigation.
Died, of mouth
cancer, in a hospital at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
21, 1947 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Juniper
Grove Cemetery, Near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss.
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James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine, about 1878.
Son of Henry Hudson.
Republican. Piscataquis
County Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three days later, in Augusta General
Hospital, Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
21, 1947 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Mary McKown. |
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George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) —
also known as George H. Hodges —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Orion, Richland
County, Wis., February
6, 1866.
Democrat. Mayor of
Olathe, Kan.; member of Kansas
state senate, 1905; Governor of
Kansas, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1920.
Died in a hospital at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) —
also known as Lauritz S. Swenson —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New Sweden, Nicollet
County, Minn., June 12,
1865.
Son of Swen
Swenson.
Republican. School
principal; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908
(alternate); U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905; Switzerland, 1910-11; Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30; Netherlands, 1931-34.
Lutheran.
Died, of heart
disease, in a hospital at Oslo, Norway,
November
3, 1947 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 2,
1862.
Son of Henry L. Butler and Mary J. (Murray) Butler.
Republican. University
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1888;
President
of Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1920,
1928;
co-recipient of Nobel
Peace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; blind
in his later years.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of bronchio-pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1947 (age 85 years, 249
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Clarence Eugene Hancock (1885-1948) —
also known as Clarence E. Hancock —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
13, 1885.
Son of Theodore
E. Hancock and Martha B. (Connelly) Hancock.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1927-47 (35th District 1927-45,
36th District 1945-47); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Delta Phi.
The airport in Syracuse was named for
him.
Died in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., January
3, 1948 (age 62 years, 324
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Son of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878-1948) —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Cainsville, Harrison
County, Mo., July 14,
1878.
Son of John L. Bailey and Honora (Reeves) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1925-27.
Died, from acute vascular
collapse as a result of an adverse
reaction to a blood transfusion, in St. Francis Hospital,
Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., April 8,
1948 (age 69 years, 269
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indian Territory, 1900;
member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,
1904-07; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
The Durant public library is named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April 10,
1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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William H. Elmendorf (c.1867-1948) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1867.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., May 12,
1948 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie Jourdan. |
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Thomas Campbell Wasson (1896-1948) —
also known as Thomas C. Wasson —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., February
8, 1896.
Son of Edmund Atwill Wasson and Mary (DeVeny) Wasson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Melbourne, 1925-29; Puerto Cortes, 1932; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1936; Lagos, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, 1948, died in office 1948.
Shot
by an unknown sniper,
and died the next day, in Hadassah English Mission Hospital,
Jerusalem, Israel,
May
23, 1948 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) —
of Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Davis
County, Iowa, February
13, 1869.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 26,
1948 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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Henry W. Wright (1868-1948) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Ionia, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, March 4,
1868.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1915-22; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Died at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1948 (age 80 years, 168
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Akerman (1869-1948) —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., October
9, 1869.
Son of Amos
Tappan Akerman and Martha Rebecca (Galloway) Akerman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1929-39;
took senior status 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1948.
Died, after undergoing an operation for an intestinal
disorder, in Orange Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., August
21, 1948 (age 78 years, 317
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Douglas Mathewson (c.1870-1948) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1897;
defeated, 1895; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1914-17; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
24, 1948 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Dillingham. |
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Patrick F. Calpin (1872-1948) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Bellevue, Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March 25,
1872.
Son of Patrick M. Calpin.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1903-06; Lackawanna
County Sheriff; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1910.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Suffered a stroke at
Scranton City
Hall, and died later the same day at State Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
3, 1948 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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Ruth Ethel Perrin (1878-1949) —
also known as Ruth E. Perrin; Ruth Ethel
Penny —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Good Ground (now Hampton Bays), Long Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., March 3,
1878.
Daughter of Alanson C. Penny and Fannie (Jackson) Penny.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
postmaster.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, in Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., March 8,
1949 (age 71 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Cornelius Newton Bliss, Jr. (1874-1949) —
also known as Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 13,
1874.
Son of Cornelius
Newton Bliss (1833-1911) and Elizabeth Mary (Plummer) Bliss
(1837-1923).
Republican. Business
executive; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1949 (age 74 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) —
also known as "Mr. Chairman" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1868.
Son of Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, H.
Snowden Marshall, and James
A. O'Gorman; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named for him.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Fredericksburg,
Va., April 29,
1949 (age 80 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, April 12,
1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby (1869-1954). |
| | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long and
distinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in the
city of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and uphold
the rights of the poor and oppressed." |
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memorial |
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Frank Murphy (1890-1949) —
also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William
Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich., April 13,
1890.
Son of John
F. Murphy and Mary (Brennan) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court
judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936;
Governor
of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1939-40; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1949 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Our
Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital at Needles,
San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Walter A. Blackburn (1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Son of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital, Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Cora C. Hurley. |
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Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1881.
Republican. Carpenter;
builder;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Glen Cove; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died, in North Country Community Hospital, Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
2, 1949 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Janet Gordon. |
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Charles Evans Hughes, Jr. (1889-1950) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1889.
Son of Charles
Evans Hughes and Antoinette (Carter) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General,
1929-30; director, New York Life Insurance
Company.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1950 (age 60 years, 52
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Ralph E. Lowell (c.1897-1950) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born about 1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1926-28; resigned 1928.
Died, in the County Hospital, Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
24, 1950 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Hagarty (1877-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 30,
1877.
Son of Cornelius E. Hagarty and Julia A. (Leary) Hagarty.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Holy Family Hospital;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-47; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1927-47.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1950 (age 72 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Mary E. McGrath. |
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Governor of
Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) —
also known as Charles C. Ellis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1874.
Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis.
School
teacher; pastor; college
professor; president,
Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate to
Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Brethren.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 27,
1950 (age 75 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Hesterberg (c.1882-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1882.
Son of Henry Hesterberg .
Democrat. Borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1930-33; defeated, 1933; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Died, in Midwood Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1950 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Fred Tarbell Field (1876-1950) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., December
24, 1876.
Son of Frederic Griswold Field and Anna Melanie (Tarbell) Field.
Lawyer;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1929-47; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1938-47.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 23,
1950 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1902-03; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
African
ancestry.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and senile
dementia, in the State Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
12, 1950 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Thomas C. Kadien, Jr. (c.1890-1950) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1890.
Son of Thomas C. Kadien, Sr. (died 1932) and May (Dennen) Kadien
(died 1917).
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1935-48 (2nd District 1935-48, 10th
District 1948); defeated, 1948.
Died, in St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie J. Allen. |
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Son of William C. Malone and Rose (McKenny) Malone.
Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson
Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Culver City Hospital, Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Louis R. Bick (c.1883-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1883.
Son of Albert Bick (c.1857-1927).
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1915; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Prospect Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
2, 1950 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas H. Grieve (c.1881-1951) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1881.
Republican. Engineer;
candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1928; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1937.
Protestant.
Died, in Westchester Square Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
13, 1951 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles H. Randall —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Nemaha
County, Neb., July 23,
1865.
Son of Rev. Elias J. Randall and Sarah F. (Schooley) Randall.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of California
state assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924
(9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13th
District), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928.
Methodist.
Died at General Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1951 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Araminta Cooper Kern (c.1866-1951) —
also known as Araminta C. Kern; Araminta Cooper;
Mrs. John W. Kern —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born about 1866.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Female.
Died, in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1951 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; oil
producer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) —
of Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born about 1904.
Barber;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1947-48.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Mercy Hospital, Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio, August 2,
1951 (age about 47
years).
Interment at St.
Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Son of Thomas Chalmers Gaston (1847-1885) and Adelaide (Lee) Gaston
(1854-1895).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900-06; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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John Joseph McGrath (1872-1951) —
also known as John J. McGrath —
of Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
July
23, 1872.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936.
Died at Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., August
25, 1951 (age 79 years, 33
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, San Mateo, Calif.
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Hoffman Philip (1872-1951) —
of New York.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1872.
Son of Col. William Henry Philip and Eliza Phillips (Worthington)
Philip.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Tangier, 1901-02; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Tangier, 1902-06; U.S. Consul General in Tangier, 1906-08; U.S. Minister to Abyssinia, 1908-10; Colombia, 1917-22; Uruguay, 1922-25; Persia, 1925-28; Norway, 1930-35; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1935-37.
Died, in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
31, 1951 (age 79 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Gordon Starkweather (1868-1951) —
also known as Harvey G. Starkweather —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born June 20,
1868.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1928.
Died, from coronary
seclusion and arterial
sclerosis, at Portland General Hospital, Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
13, 1951 (age 83 years, 146
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice M. Risley (died 1920). |
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Edward Corlett (c.1871-1951) —
of Wilmington, Will
County, Ill.; Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Will
County, Ill., about 1871.
Lawyer;
Mayor of Wilmington, Ill., 1899; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22.
Died, in Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Will
County, Ill., December
4, 1951 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) —
also known as W. B. Gaither —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December
4, 1864.
Son of David Belt Gaither (1812-1895) and Mary Melinda Angeline
(Bost) Gaither (1823-1902).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,
1901, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
myocarditis, in Catawba Hospital, Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April 14,
1952 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Newton, N.C.
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Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern
Advertising" —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany,
May 1,
1880.
Son of Morris Lasker (died 1916) and Nettie (Davis) Lasker
(1856-1930).
Republican. Advertising
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936,
1940;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1937-42.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball
team, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.
Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of
medical research.
Died, of cancer, in
the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1952 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Entombed at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) —
also known as Nathan D. Perlman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prusice, Silesia (now Poland),
August
2, 1887.
Son of Victor Perlman and Rachael Perlman.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Harry
Kopp from 1909; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,
1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Beth Israel Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1952 (age 64 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Son of Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident the day before, in Los Angeles County General
Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Son of Simon Steingut and Lena (Wolbach) Steingut.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Harry Streett Baldwin (1894-1952) —
also known as H. Streett Baldwin —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.; Hydes, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baldwin, Baltimore
County, Md., August
21, 1894.
Son of Harry W. Baldwin and Mary Elizabeth (Whiteford) Baldwin.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1931-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., October
19, 1952 (age 58 years, 59
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Md.
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Tracy Freeman Crandall (1884-1952) —
also known as Tracy F. Crandall —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., January
16, 1884.
Son of Frank R. Crandall and Libbie (Richmond) Crandall.
Republican. Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Howell; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1952 (age 68 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Minett (1857-1952) —
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., 1857.
U.S. Navy commander; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died, in Veterans Administration Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
20, 1952 (age about 95
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Leonard Dalton Abbott (1878-1953) —
also known as Leonard D. Abbott —
Born in Liverpool, England,
May
20, 1878.
Son of Lewis Lowe Abbott.
Social Democratic candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1900; writer; editor.
English
ancestry.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 19,
1953 (age 74 years, 303
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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Milton K. Young (1868-1953) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., April 7,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1908,
1912,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1928;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
California, 1930, 1934 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1953 (age 85 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Ray LeGrande Riley (c.1874-1953) —
also known as Ray L. Riley —
of California; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1874.
Republican. Druggist; California
state controller, 1921-37; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938.
Died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 19,
1953 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) —
also known as John J. Dorman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1871.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1923-53; New York City Fire
Commissioner, 1926-33; vice-president, Commercial State Bank and
Trust Company.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 21,
1953 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward J. Flynn (1891-1953) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., September
22, 1891.
Son of Henry T. Flynn and Sarah (Mallon) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Monroe
Goldwater; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918-21; Bronx
County Sheriff, 1922-25; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1922-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
New York City Chamberlain, 1926-28; secretary of
state of New York, 1929-39; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1940-43; leader of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1941-53; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1944-45.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, probably from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland,
August
18, 1953 (age 61 years, 330
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Thomas McCarty (1912-1953) —
also known as Dan McCarty —
of Florida.
Born in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., January
18, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-41; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1941; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1953; defeated in primary, 1948; died in office 1953.
Died, of pneumonia
following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., September
28, 1953 (age 41 years, 253
days).
Interment at Palms
Cemetery, Near Ankona, St. Lucie County, Fla.
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William J. Dalton (c.1883-1953) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1883.
Democrat. Vice-president, Burns Brothers, coal and
fuel oil dealers; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1925-29.
Died at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1953 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence W. Russell. |
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March 17,
1884.
Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City
Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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Charles G. Covert (c.1863-1953) —
also known as "Mr. Republican" —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1901-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
18, 1953 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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William Du Hamel Denney (1873-1953) —
also known as William D. Denney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., March 31,
1873.
Son of William Denney and Anna (du Hamel) Denney.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Delaware, 1921-25; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1926-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Elsmere, New Castle
County, Del., November
21, 1953 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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John J. Fogarty (c.1898-1954) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1928-31.
Died, in St. John's Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) —
also known as George D. Schermerhorn —
of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886.
Son of George Darwin Schermerhorn and Fanny (Roberts) Schermerhorn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Acme
Chair
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
occlusion and from carcinoma
of tongue and jaw, in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1954 (age 67 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954) —
also known as Guy P. Gannett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
27, 1881.
Son of William H. Gannett and Sarah N. (Hill) Gannett.
Republican. Publisher of newspapers
and owner of radio
stations; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1916;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917-18; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1919-20; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1920-28.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 24,
1954 (age 72 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry William Baals (1886-1954) —
also known as Harry W. Baals —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Postmaster;
lumber
business; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a kidney
infection, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 9,
1954 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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George Hampel (1885-1954) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
27, 1885.
Accountant;
bookseller;
Social Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1914; Milwaukee
County Clerk, 1919-20; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1920; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931-32; member of Wisconsin
state senate 6th District, 1937-44; defeated, 1932 (Socialist),
1944.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 15,
1954 (age 68 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Lester Callaway Hunt (1892-1954) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Isabel, Edgar
County, Ill., July 8,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933-34; secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1943-49; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1949-54; died in office 1954.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
In despair over his poor health and threats to expose his son's
arrest for homosexual solicitation, he shot
himself with a rifle, at
his desk in the Senate Office
Building, and died soon after, in Casualty Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 19,
1954 (age 61 years, 346
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Frank Hague Eggers (1901-1954) —
also known as Frank H. Eggers —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
22, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1929-34; district judge in New
Jersey, 1934; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1947-49; defeated, 1949; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; American Bar
Association.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 8,
1954 (age 53 years, 136
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Frank
Hague; married to Mary L. McDonald. |
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Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) —
also known as Blair Moody —
of Michigan.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
13, 1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, during his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 20,
1954 (age 52 years, 157
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Israel Amter (1881-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 26,
1881.
Communist. Musician;
Workers Communist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (23rd District), 1938
(at-large); candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1933; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934.
Indicted
in 1951 for conspiring to teach and advocate the violent
overthrow of the government, but due to poor health, was never
tried.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Columbus Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1954 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Sadie Van Veen. |
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James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954) —
also known as James F. Fielder —
of Hudson
County, N.J.; Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
26, 1867.
Son of Eleanor A. (Brinkerhoff) Fielder and George
Bragg Fielder.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1903-04;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1908-13; Governor of
New Jersey, 1913, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1919-46.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
2, 1954 (age 87 years, 279
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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August Claessens (1885-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1885.
School
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;
expelled 1920; defeated, 1920 (New York County 17th District), 1922
(New York County 17th District), 1923 (New York County 17th
District), 1925 (Bronx County 4th District), 1937 (Kings County 4th
District), 1938 (Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Kings County 14th
District); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,
1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1924 (Socialist, 23rd District),
1928 (Socialist, 14th District), 1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946
(Liberal, 10th District), 1948 (Liberal, 8th District), 1950
(Liberal, 8th District); American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1940.
Expelled
from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty,
along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
9, 1954 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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John Edward Carroll (1877-1955) —
also known as John E. Carroll —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
15, 1877.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1941; appointed 1941.
Died in a hospital at Shelton, Mason
County, Wash., February
22, 1955 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1882.
Son of John Burchill and Mary (Wholey) Burchill.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital, Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 26,
1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Frederick C. Breidenbach (c.1875-1955) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1875.
Mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1922-25.
Died, in Martland Medical Center, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 21,
1955 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wellington Wells (1868-1955) —
also known as Bill Wells —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 18,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Baptist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 23,
1955 (age 87 years, 35
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Mark M. Fagan (1869-1955) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
29, 1869.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1902-07, 1913-17; defeated, 1907, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital at Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 16,
1955 (age 85 years, 290
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C., April 11,
1868.
Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital, Springfield,
Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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R. Foster Piper (1889-1955) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., August 9,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1930-40; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1941-55; died in office
1955; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
4th Department, 1949.
Died, in a hospital at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
18, 1955 (age 66 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Winifred Fish (divorced); married to Helen A.
Morse. |
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Devere Allen (1891-1955) —
of Wilton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1891.
Son of Henry L. Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Champlin) Allen.
Editor for various publications,
including The Nation; overseas correspondent for newspapers
and magazines;
author;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1938, 1940.
Member, League
for Industrial Democracy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Federation of Teachers; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in a hospital at Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
27, 1955 (age 64 years, 64
days).
Interment at Wheeler
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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Charles H. Martens (c.1883-1955) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1883.
Republican. Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1919-52.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
23, 1955 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bertrand Wesley Gearhart (1890-1955) —
also known as Bertrand W. Gearhart; Bud
Gearhart —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., May 31,
1890.
Son of John Wesley Gearhart and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Gearhart.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1935-49; defeated,
1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Sons of
the American Revolution; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Among the founders of the American Legion.
Died in a hospital at San
Francisco, Calif., October
11, 1955 (age 65 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) —
also known as Charles U. Bay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
5, 1888.
Son of Jens Christopher Bay and Marie (Hauan) Bay.
Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer
of medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers;
founder, Bay Petroleum
Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad;
director, First National Bank and
Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53.
Episcopalian.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
31, 1955 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Josephine Holt Perfect. |
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Cyrus Chace Miller (c.1867-1956) —
also known as Cyrus C. Miller —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., about 1867.
Son of Jacob F. Miller.
Lawyer;
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1910-13.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1956 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert Morss Lovett (1870-1956) —
of Lake Zurich, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1870.
Son of Augustus Sidney Lovett and Elizabeth (Russell) Lovett.
University
professor; novelist;
playwright;
secretary
of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1939-43; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1940-41; removed from
office as Secretary of the Virgin Islands, and barred
from federal employment, by action of the U.S. Congress in 1943, over
his ties to left-wing
and purportedly Communist
individuals and groups; the action was later struck down by the U.S.
Supreme Court as an unconstitutional bill of attainder, and he
received about $2,000 in salary owed to him.
Atheist.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
8, 1956 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Thomas Thayer (1869-1956) —
also known as Warren T. Thayer —
of Chateaugay, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Burke, Franklin
County, N.Y., July 12,
1869.
Son of Alfred Thayer (1836-1910) and Hulda (Hall) Thayer (1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1916-20; member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1921-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Alice Hyde Hospital, Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 2,
1956 (age 86 years, 234
days).
Interment at East
Side Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Olen Gunnett (1876-1956) —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, July 17,
1876.
Son of Madison Gunnett and Anna Gunnett.
Plasterer;
grocer; hardware
dealer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates; mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Miners Hospital, Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., May 22,
1956 (age 79 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Larry Brunk (1883-1956) —
of Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Franklin
County, Mo., February
9, 1883.
Son of Henry Brunk and Martha (Hamilton) Brunk.
Republican. Mayor of
Aurora, Mo.; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1923-28; Missouri
state treasurer, 1929-33.
Died, from gall bladder
carcinoma, in Aurora Hospital, Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo., November
22, 1956 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Aurora, Mo.
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Ralph Henry Ackerman (1892-1957) —
also known as Ralph H. Ackerman —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., July 23,
1892.
Son of Alva Scott Ackerman and Grace (Knox) Ackerman.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1948-52.
Died, in Colleton County Hospital, Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
12, 1957 (age 64 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Johnson (1869-1957) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 5,
1869.
Son of Charles W. Johnson and Anna E. (Ogden) Johnson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1913-33 (2nd District 1913-15,
3rd District 1915-33); defeated, 1932.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in the American Lake veterans hospital, Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., January
17, 1957 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Wash.
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William J. Ahearn (c.1894-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Son of John
Francis Ahearn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1957 (age about 63
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gustave M. Hahn (1877-1957) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1877.
Founder and president of Lindenhurst Manufacturing Company, makers of
buttons and
buckles; village
president of Lindenhurst, New York, 1923.
Died in Brunswick General Hospital, Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1957 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Hirsch (died 1957). |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and
Father." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Percy D. Stoddart (c.1892-1957) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1938-57 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th
District 1948-57); died in office 1957.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, in Community Hospital, Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 19,
1957 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960). |
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Alfred Egidio Modarelli (1898-1957) —
also known as Alfred E. Modarelli —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Union City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
27, 1898.
Son of Michael Modarelli and Rosa C. (Ricciulli) Modarelli.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1925-34; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1948-51; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1951-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four hours later, in Christ Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
22, 1957 (age 58 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles G. Johnson (1880-1957) —
also known as Gus Johnson —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born October
12, 1880.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1923-56; resigned 1956; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932.
Resigned
under fire in 1956, while subject of an inquiry
into over $100,000 in unpaid personal loans from banks with
state-deposited funds; no charges were ever filed.
Died, four days after suffering a stroke, at
Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., October
14, 1957 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Edward Glover (1864-1957) —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., August
29, 1864.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Kecoughtan Veterans Administration Hospital, Hampton,
Va., October
22, 1957 (age 93 years, 54
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
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Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
11, 1897.
Son of Joseph Clark Baldwin and Fanny (Taylor) Baldwin.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; business
executive; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated (Republican), 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated
(American Labor), 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1957 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George W. Merck (1894-1957) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Rupert, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1894.
Son of George Merck and Friedrike (Schenck) Merck.
Republican. Chemist;
president (1925-49) and chairman (1949-57), Merck & Co., pharmaceutical
makers; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1948;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day, in Orange Memorial
Hospital, Orange, Essex
County, N.J., November
9, 1957 (age 63 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) —
also known as Otto E. Haab —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Freedom Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
16, 1880.
Son of Michael Haab and Caroline (Schneeberger) Haab.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1916.
Died, from colon
cancer, peritonitis
following surgery, and pneumonia,
in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
15, 1957 (age 77 years, 30
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John H. Muyskens (1887-1957) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, September
3, 1887.
Son of Henry H. Muyskens and Tietje (Cupido) Muyskens.
Democrat. University
professor; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936.
Died, from uremia, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
10, 1957 (age 70 years, 98
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary G. Groen. |
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Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) —
also known as W. Langdon Kihn; William Langdon Kihn;
"Zoi-och-ka-tsai-ya";
"Chase-Enemy-in-Water" —
of Hadlyme, Lyme, New London
County, Conn.; Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
5, 1898.
Son of Alfred
Charles Kihn and Carrie Lowe (Peck) Kihn.
Democrat. Artist,
specializing in paintings of American Indians; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1948.
Died, in Lawrence Memorial Hospital, New London, New London
County, Conn., December
12, 1957 (age 59 years, 98
days).
Interment at Cove
Cemetery, Hadlyme, Lyme, Conn.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal,
grain, and
lumber
dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital, Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Edith P. Welty (c.1881-1957) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, about 1881.
Successfully advocated for city manager system in Yonkers, 1938; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1949.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died, in St. John's Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1957 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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F. Harold Van Orman (c.1885-1958) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1885.
Republican. Hotelier;
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Died, in Boehne Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., January
6, 1958 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Lois Irene Marshall (1873-1958) —
also known as Lois Irene Kimsey —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born May 9,
1873.
Daughter of William Edward Kimsey and Elizabeth (Dale) Kimsey.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Female.
Suffered a stroke in
her hotel
suite, and died a few days later, in Good Samaritan
Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
6, 1958 (age 84 years, 242
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Robert E. Manley (c.1876-1958) —
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1930.
Died, in University Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1958 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Vinc Frnka (1880-1958) —
also known as Joseph V. Frnka; Joe V.
Frnka —
of Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Industry, Austin
County, Tex., March 7,
1880.
Son of Josef Frnka and Anna (Kynsak) Frnka.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, in Columbus Hospital, Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex., January
29, 1958 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Tex.
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Edward R. Rayher (1883-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1921-22.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 12,
1958 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sands Point, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1882.
Son of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter and editor; received the Pulitzer
Prize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the German
Empire"; executive editor, New York World, 1920-29; under his
leadership, the newspaper won a Pulitzer
Prize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting on
the Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
English,
German,
and Jewish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
following surgery for an intestinal
ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1958 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope (1872-1957;
president of General Electric, 1922-39); married 1912 to
Margaret Honeyman Powell (1890-1967). |
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article |
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Richard P. Byrne (1880-1958) —
of DeWitt, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born near Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1945-46; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Crouse-Irving Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 18,
1958 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at Pompey
Hill Cemetery, Pompey, N.Y.
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Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of
state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) —
also known as Frederick W. Mansfield —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
1877.
Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1910, 1916, 1917; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1934-37; defeated, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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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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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August 2,
1877.
Son of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1907-11; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mayme Fisher. |
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Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) —
also known as Sam Caddy; "The Grand Old Man of
Kentucky Labor" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
about 1884.
Democrat. Union
organizer and labor leader;
district
president, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Mine Workers.
Died, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
24, 1959 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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MacGillivray Milne (1882-1959) —
Born in Gauley Bridge, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
19, 1882.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died, in Oak Knoll Hospital, Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
26, 1959 (age 76 years, 160
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tenafly, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married, July 2,
1917, to Natalie Elise Blauvelt. |
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George McGillivray (c.1871-1959) —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Mayor of
Linden, N.J., 1925-30; defeated, 1930.
Died, in Rahway Memorial Hospital, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., March 2,
1959 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Uncle
of Frederick Maline McGillivray (nephew by marriage of James
B. Furber). |
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John William Minton (1875-1959) —
also known as J. W. Minton —
of Hemphill, Sabine
County, Tex.
Born in Geneva, Sabine
County, Tex., December
31, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Hemphill State Bank; one
of the organizers of the Sabine Citizens Telephone
Co.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1910-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1940
(alternate), 1952.
Baptist.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in City Hospital, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April 19,
1959 (age 83 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hemphill
City Cemetery, Hemphill, Tex.
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James Denver Driskill (1888-1959) —
of Waldron, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, March 11,
1888.
Son of Joseph Driskill and Arabella (Shepard) Driskill.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Thorn Memorial Hospital, Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., June 25,
1959 (age 71 years, 106
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen's
Compensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to Justice Joseph
M. Conroy, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office
1959.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. John's Hospital,
Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 27,
1959 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
disease and cancer, at
George Washington University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham (1917-2001; publisher of
the Washington Post). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
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Howard Wilmert Ameli (1881-1959) —
also known as Howard W. Ameli —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
12, 1881.
Son of Alonzo Ameli and Jessie Isabel (Robinson) Ameli.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Abner
C. Surpless; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-34.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died, in Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 29,
1959 (age 77 years, 290
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Prohibition candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1922; Chairman of
Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia, in
Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William Lee Knous (1889-1959) —
also known as W. Lee Knous —
of Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born in Ouray, Ouray
County, Colo., February
2, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate 17th District, 1930-37; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47; Governor of
Colorado, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1950.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after in St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver,
Colo., December
11, 1959 (age 70 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Edwin Louis Garvin (1877-1960) —
also known as Edwin L. Garvin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
25, 1877.
Son of Oliver Chauncey Garvin and Caroline (Selover) Garvin.
Democrat. Lawyer; special sessions court judge in
New York, 1915-18; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1918-25;
receiver, New York, Westchester & Boston Railway,
1937; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1941-47; defeated, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., 1960
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1936.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
3, 1960 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Walter H. Toberman (1879-1960) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Missouri.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ill., April 19,
1879.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Missouri, 1949-60; died in office 1960.
Died at Memorial Community Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
13, 1960 (age 80 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Westcott Myers (1872-1960) —
of California.
Born in Lake Mills, Jefferson
County, Wis., September
6, 1872.
Superior court judge in California, 1913-23; justice of
California state supreme court, 1923-26; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1924-26.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1960 (age 87 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August 8,
1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) —
also known as Clarence E. Gauss —
of Connecticut; Washington,
D.C.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
12, 1887.
Son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1916; Amoy, 1916-20; Tsinan, 1920-23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923-24; Tsinan, 1924-26; Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38; Tientsin, 1927-31; Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister to Australia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1941-44.
Protestant.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1960 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow
(Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911).
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
(1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911);
second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman (divorced 1925); married, August 5,
1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root (divorced 1947); married, March 27,
1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Son of William Miller Blanton (1832-1916) and Josephine (Setzer)
Blanton (1839-1925).
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital, Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; counsel to, and close associate of, William
Randolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
member, University of California Board of Regents, 1928-55; candidate
for Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a pulmonary
condition, in University Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., August
19, 1960 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ellison (1886-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Russia,
February
14, 1886.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1932,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1936, 1940, 1944; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-50.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., August
20, 1960 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) —
also known as Earl Long —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
26, 1895.
Son of Huey Pierce Long, Sr. (1852-1937) and Caledonia Palestine
(Tison) Long (1860-1913).
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944; Governor of
Louisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died before
election.
In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of blacks to
vote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wife Blanche
R. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.
Suffered a heart
attack while campaigning,
but refused medical attention until the polls had closed; died a few
days later, in Baptist Hospital, Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., September
5, 1960 (age 65 years, 10
days).
Interment at Earl
K. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, La.
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Harry Herbert Stahl (1875-1960) —
also known as Harry H. Stahl —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Lena, Stephenson
County, Ill., October
4, 1875.
Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Gishwiller) Stahl (1850-1927) and John Luther
Stahl (1851-1879).
Mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1915-19; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1920-22.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, in a hospital at Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
4, 1960 (age 85 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Leigh Jarvis Young (1883-1960) —
also known as Leigh J. Young —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born March 31,
1883.
Son of David Whitcomb Young and Mary (Jarvis) Young.
Republican. University
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1941-45.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
24, 1960 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances Speed Graham. |
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M. William Bray (1889-1961) —
also known as Bill Bray —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Churubusco, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
25, 1889.
Son of John Bray and Hannah Bray.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1948;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1933-38.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy McKittrick (1888-1961) —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Guthridge Mills, Chariton
County, Mo., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1931-32; Missouri
state attorney general, 1933-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1944; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital at Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
22, 1961 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Salisbury
City Cemetery, Salisbury, Mo.
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Paris Montrose (c.1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1927, 1928.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were disciplined
for ambulance
chasing activities and paying
insurance company adjusters for favorable settlement of claims; his
license to practice law was suspended
for two years.
Died, of cancer, in
the Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases of the
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) —
also known as Taylor H. Stukes —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-27; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1927-40; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1938-40; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in Medical University Hospital, Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1961 (age 67 years, 264
days).
Interment at Clarenden
Memorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.
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Ben Hulse (c.1895-1961) —
of El Centro, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born about 1895.
Republican. Member of California
state senate, 1945-57; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1955-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Died, five days after emergency surgery for a perforated
stomach ulcer, at Community Hospital, El Centro, Imperial
County, Calif., March 2,
1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Son of Philip Case and Amanda V. (Edwards) Case.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital, Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alice Mayo (1881-1961) —
also known as Alice Alka Meek; Mrs. John C. C.
Mayo —
of Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March 27,
1881.
Daughter of Hulda (Price) Meek (1847-1923) and Greenville 'Green'
Meek.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1929.
Female.
Methodist.
Died, in King's Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., September
5, 1961 (age 80 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Paintsville, Ky.
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Vincent H. Auleta (1886-1961) —
also known as Vincenzo Auleta —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1926-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1930.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, in University Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1961 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna J. Schoenherr. |
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Earle Coke Bridges (1892-1961) —
also known as E. Coke Bridges —
of Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., December
2, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1946.
Died, at the Marion Sims Hospital, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
12, 1961 (age 68 years, 314
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Heath Springs, S.C.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Bond Fleming (1870-1961) —
also known as Stephen B. Fleming —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
20, 1870.
Son of William
Fleming.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1901-15; resigned 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Holsum Bakery Company,
1938-56.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and French
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
6, 1961 (age 91 years, 16
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married 1893
to Mary Inez Dougall (died 1949). |
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Frank L. Doty (c.1881-1962) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born about 1881.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1927-59.
Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
11, 1962 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., July 25,
1881.
Democrat. Banker;
director, Fremont Canning
Company; Michigan
state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Gerber Hospital, Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., January
28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) —
also known as Irving M. Ives —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi; Elks; Grange.
Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State
Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University.
Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
24, 1962 (age 66 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Bainbridge, N.Y.
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Robert C. Crane (c.1921-1962) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1921.
Son of Frederick L. Crane and Gwendolyn (Kershner) Crane.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1952;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Died, of cancer, in
Elizabeth General Hospital, Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 24,
1962 (age about 41
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances H. Adams. |
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Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) —
also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy
Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of
Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry";
"Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted
Desert" —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev., September
13, 1874.
Son of William Henry Ashurst and Sarah Elizabeth (Bogard) Ashurst.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1902; Coconino
County District Attorney, 1905-08; delegate to
Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1912-41.
Catholic.
Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I." Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1962 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Charles Boyd Curtis (1878-1962) —
also known as Charles B. Curtis —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1878.
Son of Charles Boyd Curtis and Isabel (Douglass) Curtis.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1912-14; Munich, 1925-27; U.S. Minister to Dominican Republic, 1929-31; El Salvador, 1931-33.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 25,
1962 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Son of Hulett A. Smith and Angeline (McMillion) Smith.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital, Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Lily Horsetzky. |
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Edgar Coleman Levey (1881-1962) —
also known as Edgar C. Levey —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in California, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1925-35, 1937-39; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1927-32.
Jewish.
Died in Hahnemann Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., October
8, 1962 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Alperin (c.1899-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1899.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1944,
1960.
Died, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
10, 1962 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Belle Greenberg. |
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Merwin Kimball Hart (1881-1962) —
also known as Merwin K. Hart —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 25,
1881.
Son of Henry Gilbert Hart (1848-1922) and Lucy Lord (Kimball) Hart
(1854-1939).
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1907-08; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and director, Utica
Mutual Insurance
Co.; political ally of "radio priest" Rev. Charles Coughlin, Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain.
Protestant.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1962 (age 81 years, 158
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital, Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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William A. O'Hearn (c.1887-1963) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born about 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Died, at North Adams Hospital, North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May, 1963
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
A library in Belleville, Michigan, and an elementary school in
Taylor, Michigan, are named for
him.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1963
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Bernard J. Berry (1913-1963) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1913.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1953-57; defeated, 1957, 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1963 (age 49 years, 187
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital, Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) —
also known as Robert E. Abell —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
12, 1887.
Son of Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell.
Democrat. Surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940.
Died, from a suspected coronary
occlusion, due to emphysema
and pneumonia,
in Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 9,
1963 (age 75 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Philip James Welch (1895-1963) —
also known as Phil J. Welch —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 4,
1895.
Democrat. Sales manager for a furniture
company; mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 26,
1963 (age 68 years, 22
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
March
17, 1901.
Son of Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Died, in University Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 9,
1963 (age 62 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shirley G. Wimberly (d. 1963) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Candidate for mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1942, 1946; district judge in Louisiana,
1956-63.
Died, in Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 6,
1963.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Ward Johnson (1892-1963) —
also known as Ward Johnson —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, March 9,
1892.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 8,
1963 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Herman Methfessel (c.1901-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born about 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car
accident, and died the next day, in North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Alfred Fleger (1900-1963) —
also known as Anthony A. Fleger —
of Ohio.
Born in Austria-Hungary,
October
21, 1900.
Democrat. State court judge in Ohio, 1930-32; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1933; mayor of
Parma, Ohio, 1934-35; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1937-39; defeated, 1940.
Died in Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria,
Va., July 16,
1963 (age 62 years, 268
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio.
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John A. Byrnes (c.1897-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1897.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1926-36;
Justice, New York City Court, 1937-59; chief justice, 1943-57.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1963 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mae McSherry. |
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Phillip David Swing (1884-1963) —
also known as Phillip D. Swing; Phil Swing —
of El Centro, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., November
30, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Imperial
County District Attorney, 1911-15; superior court judge in
California, 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1921-33.
Died at Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August 8,
1963 (age 78 years, 251
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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John Lee Smith (1894-1963) —
of Throckmorton
County, Tex.
Born in Chico, Wise
County, Tex., May 16,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Texas,
1920-26; member of Texas
state senate, 1940-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1943-47; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1946.
Died at St. Mary's Hospital, Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex., September
26, 1963 (age 69 years, 133
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Lubbock, Tex.
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David Armstrong (c.1879-1963) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1879.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Rahway, N.J., 1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Rahway Memorial Hospital, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., October
9, 1963 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Albion Barber. |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half
dollar (50
cent coin).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995);
brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore
Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.. See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry M.
Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate in primary for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Dupont Pool, a public swimming pool in Manchester, is named for
him.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame
Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Relatives:
Married to Laurette E. Prince. |
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Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr. (1900-1963) —
also known as Horace E. Dodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 2,
1900.
Son of Horace Elgin Dodge (1868-1920; auto manufacturer) and Anna
(Thomson) Dodge (1871-1970).
Republican. Founder, Dodge Boat
Works, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Died, from liver
cirrhosis, at Jennings Memorial Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1963 (age 63 years, 142
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew of John
Francis Dodge (who married Matilda
Rausch); son of Horace Elgin Dodge (1868-1920; auto manufacturer)
and Anna (Thomson) Dodge (1871-1970); brother of Delphine Ione Dodge
(1899-1943; who married James
Henry Roberts Cromwell); married, June 21,
1921, to Lois Virginia Knowlson (1899-1973; divorced 1927);
married, May 17,
1928, to Muriel Sisman (born 1903; divorced 1938); married, May 16,
1940, to Martha 'Mickey' Devine (1912-1984; divorced 1944; murder
victim); married, May 26,
1945, to Clara Mae Tinsley (born c.1918; divorced 1953); married,
February
14, 1953, to Gregg Sherwood (born 1923; model and actress).
See Biddle-Read-Shippen-MacArthur
family of Pennsylvania. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) —
also known as Howie Clark —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Pollak Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963 (age 65 years, 240
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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John Ambrose Hastings (1900-1964) —
also known as John A. Hastings —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 21,
1900.
Democrat. Broker;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in a hospital at New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1964
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) —
also known as William O. Anderson —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., August
21, 1920.
Son of Bertie Anderson (1895-1945) and Gertie Bernice (Bennett)
Anderson (1898-1988).
U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1954-56.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a myocardial
infarction, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 1964 (age 43 years, 133
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Married, August
29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens (born
1919). |
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital, Knoxville,
Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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George Docking (1904-1964) —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Clay Center, Clay
County, Kan., February
23, 1904.
Democrat. Governor of
Kansas, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1960.
Died of respiratory
emphysema in a hospital at Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
20, 1964 (age 59 years, 331
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) —
also known as Homer M. Adkins —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1890.
Son of Ulysses Adkins and Lorena (Wood) Adkins.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
sheriff;
insurance
business; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for Arkansas, 1933-40; Governor of
Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944,
1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in a hospital at Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., February
26, 1964 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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John Benjamin Sanborn (1883-1964) —
also known as John B. Sanborn —
of Otisville, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
9, 1883.
Son of Gen. John B. Sanborn and Rachel (Rice) Sanborn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (37th District 1913-14,
42nd District 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; took senior
status 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in a hospital at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 7,
1964 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Norman Rond Hamilton (1877-1964) —
also known as Norman R. Hamilton —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., November
13, 1877.
Son of Richard D. Hamilton and Ella L. (Rond) Hamilton.
Democrat. Publisher
of the Portsmouth Star; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1912;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1937-39.
Presbyterian.
Died at Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk,
Va., March 26,
1964 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
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John Hyde Sweet (1880-1964) —
also known as John H. Sweet —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
1, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940-41.
Died in Community Hospital, Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1964 (age 83 years, 216
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Clementina Maria Anna Poto Langone (1896-1964) —
also known as Clementina Langone —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 30,
1896.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Female.
Died, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 20,
1964 (age 67 years, 326
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; member of Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1950-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary; Elks.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August 1,
1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) —
also known as Albert E. Carter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., July 5,
1881.
Son of David Francis Carter and Elizabeth E. (Reeves) Carter.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died at Providence Hospital, Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August 8,
1964 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
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Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) —
also known as Norman J. Gould —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., March 15,
1877.
Son of Seabury S. Gould and Mary Mitchell (Judd) Gould.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908
(alternate), 1916;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1914-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died at Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
20, 1964 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Interment at Restvale
Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Edward Francis Feely (1880-1964) —
also known as Edward F. Feely —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 6,
1880.
Son of Dennis C. Feely and Katherine (Fleming) Feely.
Republican. Exporter;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1930-33.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Died of a stroke, at
St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
30, 1964 (age 84 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1882-1964) —
also known as Carlton J. H. Hayes —
of New York.
Born near Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 16,
1882.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; historian;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1942-45.
Catholic.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, at Sidney Hospital, Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1964 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William O'Dwyer (1890-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland,
July
11, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kings
County District Attorney; county judge in New York, 1937-40;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1946-50; defeated, 1941; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1950-52.
Died in a hospital at New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1964 (age 74 years, 136
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John McCulloch Spencer (1917-1965) —
also known as Eric Winter —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
14, 1917.
Democrat. Philanthropist; Vermont
Democratic state chair, 1964.
Died, in a hospital at Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., January
18, 1965 (age 47 years, 35
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
November
15, 1882.
Son of Leopold Frankfurter and Emma (Winter) Frankfurter.
Law
professor; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-62.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in George Washington University
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1965 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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James Francis Murray, Jr. (1919-1965) —
also known as James F. Murray, Jr. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 11,
1919.
Son of Jane (Wallace) Murray.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 12,
1965 (age 45 years, 305
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Bianca Maria Vite. |
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T. Frank Hayes (c.1884-1965) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1884.
Son of Thomas H. Hayes and Ellen E. Hayes (c.1861-1943).
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1927-30; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1930-39; resigned 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1935-39.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with 26 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
released in 1949.
Suffered a heart
attack at home, and died soon after, in St. Mary's
Hospital, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March 26,
1965 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Edward Joseph Carney (1899-1965) —
also known as Leo E. J. Carney —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1899.
Mayor
of New Bedford, Mass., 1937-40.
Died, in St. Lucks Hospital, New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., March 30,
1965 (age 65 years, 134
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Lewis E. Fite (1888-1965) —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Fite Hollow, Lewis
County, Ky., October
31, 1888.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County; elected
1934.
Died in Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., June 25,
1965 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tabor Cemetery, Ribolt, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Cora Marie Logan. |
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Grover Joseph Bittner (1885-1965) —
also known as Grover J. Bittner; Grove
Bittner —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, August
23, 1885.
Son of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915).
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; mayor of Bellevue, Iowa, 1936-48; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 4,
1965 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915); married, October
29, 1915, to Frances Margaret Ernst (1874-1945); married 1946 to Waive
Ellen Ernst (1901-1992). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1900.
Son of Lewis
Green Stevenson and Helen Louise (Davi) Stevenson (1869-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Stricken with a heart
attack, and died soon after, in St. George's Hospital,
London, England,
July
14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Gracie Bowers Pfost (1906-1965) —
also known as Gracie Pfost; Gracie Bowers —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., March 12,
1906.
Daughter of William Lafayette Bowers and Lily Elizabeth (Wood)
Bowers.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; Canyon
County Treasurer, 1941-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1950;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962.
Female.
Member, Soroptimists.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., August
11, 1965 (age 59 years, 152
days).
Interment at Meridian
Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho.
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Myron Melvin Cowen (1898-1965) —
also known as Myron M. Cowen —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa, January
25, 1898.
Son of Aaron Harry Cowen and Dora T. (Biala) Cowen.
Lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1948-49; Philippines, 1949-51; Belgium, 1952-53.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1965 (age 67 years, 280
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August 4,
1880.
Son of Lewis Graham and Elizabeth (Carter) Graham.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital, Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher;
real
estate broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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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.
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Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) —
also known as Bucky Mintz —
of South Fallsburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Indicted
in 1965 on bribery
charges;
convicted
in February 1966, and sentenced
to a year in prison.
Died, following a heart
attack, while serving a prison
sentence, in Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1966 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Newbold Morris (1902-1966) —
also known as Augustus Newbold Morris —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1902.
Son of Col. Newbold Morris and Helen Schermerhorn (Kingsland) Morris.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1945, 1949 (Republican); New York City
Parks Commissioner, 1960-66.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1966 (age 64 years, 57
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Henry Hastings Curran (1877-1966) —
also known as Henry H. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1877.
Son of John Elliott Curran and Eliza Phillips (Mulford) Curran.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1920-21; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921; U.S. Commissioner of Immigration at
Ellis Island, 1923-26; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 8,
1966 (age 88 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Marion Aimee (1896-1966) —
also known as Joseph M. Aimee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 19,
1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1934.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from myocardial
infarct, in ABC Hospital, Mexico City (Ciudad de
México), Distrito
Federal, April 21,
1966 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lewis W. Olliffe (c.1905-1966) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1941-54 (Kings County 1st District 1941-44, Kings
County 10th District 1945-54); defeated, 1934, 1938; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1954, 1959-66; appointed
1954; defeated, 1954; appointed 1959; died in office 1966; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Sponsor, in the New York Assembly, of the law which ended racial and
religious discrimination in college admissions, 1948.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1966 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) —
also known as Frank L. Hagaman —
of Fairway, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Bushnell, McDonough
County, Ill., June 1,
1894.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1935; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1947-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1950-51.
Episcopalian.
Died in a hospital at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 23,
1966 (age 72 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank W. Wozencraft; "The Boy
Mayor" —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 7,
1892.
Son of Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1924;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
3, 1966 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Meyer Levy (1887-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 26th District, 1916-17;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924.
Died, in Park East Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1967 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances S. Levy (1893-1979). |
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Henry Edmund Machold (1880-1967) —
also known as H. Edmund Machold —
of Ellisburg, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 5,
1880.
Son of Bernard P. Machold and Martha (Mehlman) Machold.
Republican. Dairy farmer; banker; utility
executive; member of New York
state assembly, 1912-24 (Jefferson County 1st District 1912-17,
Jefferson County 1918-24); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1924;
New York
Republican state chair, 1928-29; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952,
1956;
executive committee chairman, St. Regis Paper
Company.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
6, 1967 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Ellisburg
Cemetery, Ellisburg, N.Y.
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Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) —
also known as J. Spencer Bell —
of Matthews, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 1,
1906.
Son of James
Ardrey Bell and Jessie Mabel (Spencer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in
office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 19,
1967 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Arthur Gardner (1889-1967) —
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
21, 1889.
Son of Rev. Charles H. Gardner and Margaret Morrison (Jackson)
Gardner.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1953-57.
Died, of heart
failure, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 11,
1967 (age 78 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Somerville Pinkney Tuck, Jr. (1891-1967) —
also known as S. Pinkney Tuck;
"Kippy" —
of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 31,
1891.
Son of Somerville
Pinkney Tuck and Emily Rosalie Snowden (Marshall) Tuck
(1858-1940).
Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Alexandria, 1919-21; Samsun, 1921; Vladivostok, 1922-23; Geneva, 1924-28; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died, in the American Hospital, Paris, France,
April
21, 1967 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1898-1967) —
also known as Edward P. F. Eagan; Eddie
Eagan —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 26,
1898.
Son of John William Eagan and Clara (Bartholomew) Eagan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won the gold
medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,
Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won another gold
medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1967 (age 69 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Vernon Huber (1899-1967) —
Born in Philadelphia, Cass
County, Ill., August
28, 1899.
Son of H. O. Huber and Nelle (Davis) Huber.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa.
Pronounced dead on arrival at El Camino Hospital, Los Altos,
Santa
Clara County, Calif., June 17,
1967 (age 67 years, 293
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Carlin (c.1895-1967) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Rahway, N.J., 1945-46.
Died, in Rahway Memorial Hospital, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., July 18,
1967 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Weber. |
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Ralph W. Humphrey (c.1906-1967) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., about 1906.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Dakota, 1956.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
22, 1967 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Beattie Mailler (1898-1967) —
also known as Lee B. Mailler —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, March 17,
1898.
Son of William Henry Mailler (1861-1929) and Sophia Jane (Preston)
Mailler (1864-1941).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; credit
manager, Cornwall Hospital;
director, Highland Telephone
Company, Highland Mills, N.Y.; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1934-54; member,
New York State Parole Board, 1955-58.
Died, from leukemia,
in Cornwall Hospital, Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1967 (age 69 years, 189
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Highlands, Highland Mills, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Mailler (1861-1929) and Sophia Jane (Preston)
Mailler (1864-1941); third cousin of Irene
Hazard Gerlinger; married to Marion MacKenzie
(1907-1976). |
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Robert Beck White (1893-1967) —
also known as Robert B. White —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
14, 1893.
Son of Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926,
1930.
Died, from cancer
of esophagus, in Barre City Hospital, Barre, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1967 (age 74 years, 103
days).
Interment at East
Corinth Cemetery, East Corinth, Corinth, Vt.
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Paul Windels (1885-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1885.
Son of John Henry Windels and Pauline (Klink) Windels.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1967 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. (1893-1968) —
also known as "The General" —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1893.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1968 (age about 74
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Kenneth M. Phipps (c.1917-1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1917.
Son of William H. Phipps.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1954-58;
Criminal Court judge, 1958-68.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Veterans Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1968 (age about 51
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mae Elizabeth Gramling. |
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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) —
also known as A. S. J. Carnahan —
of Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;
defeated, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 24,
1968 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Elmer Vernon Griggs (1887-1968) —
also known as Elmer V. Griggs —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.; West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born May 31,
1887.
Lawyer;
assistant general patent attorney for Bell Telephone
Laboratories; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, in Torrington Hospital, Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1968 (age 80 years, 365
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, November
26, 1912, to Lydia Moser (1887-1972; daughter of James Henry
Moser (1854-1913; artist)). |
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and
died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles,
Los
Angeles County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
M. Cuomo); uncle of Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man |
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Charles Hardin Sullivan (c.1899-1968) —
also known as Charles H. Sullivan —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Northport, N.Y., 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
chair
of Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Died, in Huntington Hospital, Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1968 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane M. Bruderlein. |
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Hubert Baxter Scudder (1888-1968) —
also known as Hubert B. Scudder —
of Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif., November
5, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1925-41; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1949-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died at Palm Drive Hospital, Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif., July 4,
1968 (age 79 years, 242
days).
Interment at Sebastopol
Cemetery, Sebastopol, Calif.
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Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) —
also known as Garland S. Garriss —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N.C., February
23, 1908.
Son of Walter Garriss and Mamie (Smith) Garriss.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died, of pneumonia
and colon
cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., July 21,
1968 (age 60 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glendon
Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
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Hallett C. Johnson (1888-1968) —
also known as Francis Hallett Johnson —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
26, 1888.
Son of Jeremiah Augustus Johnson (1836-1912) and Frances Valeda
'Fannie' (Matthews) Johnson.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1944-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1968 (age 79 years, 259
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) —
also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 20,
1904.
Son of Edgar C. Bartlett and Ida F. (Doverspike) Bartlett.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; gold miner;
secretary
of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960.
Member, Elks.
Died, following heart
surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northern
Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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John W. Aiken (1896-1968) —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in 1896.
Furniture
finisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1922; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1930, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1932; Socialist Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1936, 1940; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
14, 1968 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Messier. |
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Godfrey Nurse (c.1888-1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in British Guiana (now Guyana),
about 1888.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932,
1936,
1944;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1934.
African
ancestry.
Died, in Italian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
22, 1968 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) —
also known as Allen W. Dulles;
"Spymaster" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 7,
1893.
Son of Allen Macy Dulles and Edith (Foster) Dulles.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr. (1903-1969) —
also known as Herbert Hoover, Jr. —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
August
4, 1903.
Son of Herbert
Clark Hoover and Lou (Henry) Hoover.
Republican. Petroleum geologist;
mining engineer;
inventor;
president, Aeronautical
Radio,
Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; director, Monsanto
Chemical
Company; director, Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation; director, Southern California Edison
Company; director, Hanna Mining
Company; director, Pacific Mutual Insurance
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1960.
Herbert Hoover Jr. High School, in San Jose, Calif., is named for
him.
Died, of cancer, in
Huntington Community Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1969 (age 65 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) —
also known as Harry R. Sheppard —
of Yucaipa, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
10, 1885.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,
21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1956,
1960.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died of pneumonia
at George Washington University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 28,
1969 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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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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Albert Conway (1889-1969) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 3,
1889.
Son of Joseph P. Conway and Jane Lucille (Flanagan) Conway.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1928; county judge in New York, 1930-31;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931-40; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1937-39; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1940; appointed 1940; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1954-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, in Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 18,
1969 (age 80 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice O'Neil. |
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Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) —
also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy
Christmas —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., October
14, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, at North Shore Hospital, Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Charles Edison (1890-1969) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August 3,
1890.
Son of Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931; inventor) and Mina (Miller)
Edison (1865-1947).
Democrat. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940; Governor of
New Jersey, 1941-44.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi; Newcomen
Society.
Died, of heart
failure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1969 (age 78 years, 362
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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Frederic Pearson Bartlett (1909-1970) —
also known as Frederic P. Bartlett —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1909.
Son of Frederic Huntington Bartlett and Eleanor Brooks (Pearson)
Bartlett.
Economist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1960-62.
Died, in University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital,
Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., January
10, 1970 (age 60 years, 56
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederic Huntington Bartlett and Eleanor Brooks (Pearson)
Bartlett; married to Gladys Irene Jones; married, May 29,
1963, to Jessie (Hendrick) Hardie. |
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Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) —
also known as Clarence A. Barnes —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
28, 1882.
Son of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, Martha's
Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., May 25,
1970 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March 13,
1906, to Helen V. Long (died 1915); married, October
8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
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Alfred V. Brady (1898-1970) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1959-62; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital, Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 19,
1970 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) —
also known as Edgar W. Hiestand —
of Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
3, 1888.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated,
1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary; John
Birch Society.
Died, of a kidney
infection and pneumonia,
at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1970 (age 81 years, 259
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
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Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Guggenheim —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
23, 1890.
Son of Daniel Guggenheim (1856-1930) and Florence (Schloss)
Guggenheim.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining and
smelting
business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of
Newsday, the daily newspaper
of Long Island, New York.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1971 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Edward J. Speno (1920-1971) —
of East Meadow, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
23, 1920.
Son of James Speno.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-71 (4th District 1955-65, 5th District 1966,
4th District 1967-71); died in office 1971; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1964;
chair
of Nassau County Republican Party, 1965-67; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 50 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew M. Levy (1899-1971) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest, Belarus),
March
1, 1899.
Son of Aaron Levy and Rachel Levy.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
American Labor candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1941; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-71; defeated, 1932
(Socialist), 1943 (American Labor); died in office 1971.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Upsilon.
Died, in Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 72 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Pearl G. Spivak. |
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George James Burke, Jr. (1914-1971) —
also known as George J. Burke, Jr. —
of Michigan.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
12, 1914.
Son of George
James Burke, Sr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1950.
Catholic.
Died in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
3, 1971 (age 56 years, 356
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Son of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers (died 1924); married, April 23,
1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Dick Donovan —
of California.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
A California state prison was named for
him.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, at Chula Vista Community Hospital, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Leonard Evans Carson (1900-1972) —
also known as Leonard Carson —
of Crab Orchard, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Turnersville, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 4,
1900.
Son of James Thomas Carson and Susie Belle (Carter) Carson.
Democrat. Farmer; horseman;
state
government employee; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1938-39.
Died, in Haggin Memorial Hospital, Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., February
9, 1972 (age 71 years, 220
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Dade County
(now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
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Elmer H. Droste (1895-1972) —
of Illinois.
Born in Mt. Olive, Macoupin
County, Ill., June 16,
1895.
Son of Louise C. Droste (1862-1954) and Herman H. Droste (1864-1953).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
state senate 38th District, 1941-43; defeated, 1936; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., April 23,
1972 (age 76 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.
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Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) —
also known as Edwin L. Gavin —
of Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.
Born in Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., August
17, 1888.
Son of Edward Lewis Gavin and Minnie Irene (Darden) Gavin.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Lee County Hospital, Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., May 5,
1972 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Frederic René Coudert, Jr. (1898-1972) —
also known as Frederic R. Coudert, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1898.
Son of Frederic R. Coudert (c.1871-1955) and Alice T. (Wilmerding)
Coudert.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
member of New York
state senate, 1939-46 (17th District 1939-44, 20th District
1945-46); U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1947-59; campaign
chair for William
F. Buckley, Jr.'s campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1965.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1972 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lucretia del Valle Grady (1892-1972) —
also known as Lucretia del Valle —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1928,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937; Presidential Elector
for California, 1944.
Female.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., May 23,
1972 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Lawrence Ettore Gerosa (1894-1972) —
also known as Lawrence E. Gerosa —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Milan, Italy,
August
10, 1894.
Trucking
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
New York City Controller, 1954-61; Citizens candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1961.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Albert Einstein Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 24,
1972 (age 77 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) —
also known as Walter Huxman —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born near Pretty Prairie, Reno
County, Kan., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1928; Governor of
Kansas, 1937-39; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; took senior
status 1957.
Disciples
of Christ.
Suffered an apparent stroke and
died in a hospital at Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 25,
1972 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Hyman Mann (1898-1972) —
also known as Honey Mann; Hyman Manevitch —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 4,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives.
Jewish.
Died, in the Veterans Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 16,
1972 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.
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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush
(1872-1920).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied
Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Max Schachtman (1904-1972) —
of Floral Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Poland,
September
10, 1904.
Son of Benjamin Schachtman and Sarah Schachtman.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; arrested
during a demonstration
on Wall Street in New York City, July 3, 1928, but charges against
him were dismissed; became an open supporter of Leon Trotsky's
opposition to Stalin about 1928, and was expelled from the Communist
Party; became a major Trotskyist leader and theoretician, and one of
the founders of the Socialist Workers Party; editor of The
Militant newspaper;
Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940 (23rd District), 1946 (15th
District); Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1941; broke with Trotskyism in 1948, and
became more conservative in later life.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, League
for Industrial Democracy.
Died, in Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
4, 1972 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Schachtman and Sarah Schachtman; married to Billie
Ramloff, Edith Harvey and Yetta Barsh (1925-1996). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Son of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital, Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; nephew of John
L. Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight (died 1967). |
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young)
Truman (1852-1947).
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944,
1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Alfred James Elliott (1895-1973) —
also known as Alfred J. Elliott —
of Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Guinda, Yolo
County, Calif., June 1,
1895.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1937-49.
Died in a hospital at Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 77 years, 230
days).
Interment at Tulare
Cemetery, Tulare, Calif.
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd
District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Major
L. Dunham; son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham;
married 1917
to Frances Adeline Rogers. |
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John Edgar Manders (1895-1973) —
also known as John E. Manders —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., February
3, 1895.
Son of Robert Francis Manders and Letha Clementine (Barnes) Manders.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1944; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952;
candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in a hospital at Anchorage,
Alaska, February
18, 1973 (age 78 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Riley Alvin Bender (1890-1973) —
also known as Riley A. Bender —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1890.
Son of Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine 'Josie' (Davis) Bender.
Prize
fighter; hotel
manager; music
store manager; seed
wholesaler; candidate in Democratic primary for Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1938; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Church
of Christ. German and
Welsh
ancestry.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1973 (age 82 years, 241
days).
Interment at Onarga
Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
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James Kemp Doughton, Sr. (1884-1973) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., May 18,
1884.
Son of Rufus
A. Doughton.
Banker;
farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57.
Methodist.
Indicted
for bank
fraud in 1928; tried and
acquitted.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C., March 17,
1973 (age 88 years, 303
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Allen (1896-1973) —
also known as George E. Allen —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., February
29, 1896.
Son of Sam P. Allen and Mollie (Plaxico) Allen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel
business; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;
resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1936;
Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter
for Pres. Harry
Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Close friend of presidents Roosevelt,
Truman,
and Eisenhower.
Died, following a heart
attack, in the Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., April 23,
1973 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Booneville, Miss.
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Julius J. Gans (1896-1973) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1896.
Son of Nathan Gans and Ida (Lowenthal) Gans.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1936-37, 1939-54 (Bronx County 5th District
1936-37, 1939-44, Bronx County 6th District 1945-54); defeated, 1937;
civil court judge in New York, 1961-67.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 24,
1973 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sylvia (Kugel) Tisch. |
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Clarence James Henry (1902-1973) —
also known as Clarence J. Henry; Cass
Henry —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
15, 1902.
Republican. Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1961-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in a hospital at Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
23, 1973 (age 71 years, 8
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Philip Mason Sears (1899-1973) —
also known as Mason Sears —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
29, 1899.
Son of Philip Shelton Sears (1867-1953) and Mary Cabot (Higginson)
Sears.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1947-48; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1948,
1952;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1949-50; U.S. representative to United
Nations Trusteeship Council, 1953-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
13, 1973 (age 73 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Eustis Bohlen (1904-1974) —
also known as Charles E. Bohlen; Chip
Bohlen —
of Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
30, 1904.
Son of Charles Bohlen and Celestine (Eustis) Bohlen.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1929-31; Paris, 1931-34; Moscow, 1934; U.S. Consul in Moscow, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1953-57; Philippines, 1957-59; France, 1962-68.
Died of cancer, at
Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1974 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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George A. McDaniel (c.1909-1974) —
of Maryland.
Born about 1909.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1946-50.
Died at Easton Memorial Hospital, Easton, Talbot
County, Md., January
16, 1974 (age about 65
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richardson K. Dilworth (c.1899-1974) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born about 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1950, 1962; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1956-62; defeated, 1947; resigned 1962;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Died of a brain
tumor, in Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1974 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) —
also known as Frank S. Hogan; "Mr.
Integrity" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
17, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1958.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, following lung
cancer surgery and a stroke, in
St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1974 (age 72 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Runyon Colie (1895-1974) —
also known as Frederic R. Colie —
of Millburn, Essex
County, N.J.; Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 4,
1895.
Son of Edward Martin Colie and Caroline (Runyon) Colie.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1941-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-61.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., May 30,
1974 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mac Swinford (1899-1975) —
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., December
23, 1899.
Son of MaCalla
C. Swinford and Alice Freeman 'Allie' (McKee) Swinford
(1867-1942).
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-29; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-37; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975.
Died, in Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1975 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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Jesse Ormondroyd (1897-1975) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
7, 1897.
Son of Herbert Ormondroyd and Jeannette (Wrighton) Ormondroyd.
Democrat. Professor
of mechanical
engineering, University of Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1953.
Died, following a stroke, at
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
6, 1975 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen Felton. |
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Earl William Brydges (1905-1975) —
also known as Earl W. Brydges —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 25,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-72 (52nd District 1949-54, 54th District
1955-65, 60th District 1966, 52nd District 1967-72); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 52nd District, 1967.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Lewiston, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 30,
1975 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett Glen Burkhalter (1897-1975) —
also known as Everett G. Burkhalter —
of California.
Born in Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark., January
19, 1897.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1941-47, 1949-53; Presidential Elector for
California, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1963-65; defeated,
1946.
Died at the City of Hope medical center, Duarte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 24,
1975 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John C. Dalton (1912-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born November
24, 1912.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1960-74; defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Died, in Mercy Hospital, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 29,
1975 (age 62 years, 186
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Shrine Cemetery, Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Mich.
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Frank Frankel (1886-1975) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born October
2, 1886.
Mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1924, 1930-33; defeated, 1925 (Democratic
primary), 1925 (Republican), 1929 (Democratic primary); founder of
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
indicted
in September 1927 on charges
of maintaining a gambling
place; the charges were later dropped; in December 1929, his right to
take office as mayor was unsuccessfully challenged
by the Long Beach police chief, based on vote
fraud (for which many had been arrested and prosecuted) and the
expectation that Frankel would tolerate
gambling in the city; indicted
in January 1933 for fraud
over his transfer of $90,000 in city funds to the Long Beach Trust
Company, which subsequently closed; the indictment was dismissed in
February; indicted
again in May 1933, along with two city council members, over the
diversion of $750,000 of state and county tax revenue to city
projects; pleaded not guilty; no trial was held; the indictment was
dismissed in 1937; oil producer.
Died, in a hospital at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 12,
1975 (age 88 years, 253
days).
Interment somewhere
in Houston, Tex.
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Thomas Domenico Santoro (1922-1975) —
also known as Thomas D. Santoro —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., November
17, 1922.
Innkeeper;
insurance
business; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1950-56; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1960.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Sons of
Italy.
Died, in Miriam Hospital, Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 28,
1975 (age 52 years, 223
days).
Interment at St.
Sebastian Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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Donald Holman McLean (1884-1975) —
also known as Donald H. McLean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 18,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1933-45; Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1945-48; superior court judge in New Jersey,
1948-54.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Fanny Allen Hospital, Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
19, 1975 (age 91 years, 154
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
15, 1894.
Lawyer;
Franklin
County Prosecutor, 1928-31; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1934-35; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
20, 1975 (age 80 years, 309
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (1918-1976) —
also known as Eugenio A. Alvarez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918.
Son of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, in Beekman Downtown Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1976 (age 57 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to Ines Leon. |
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William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) —
also known as William H. Hastie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
17, 1904.
Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie.
Lawyer;
law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean,
Howard University law school, 1939-46; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior
status 1971.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons;
American
Civil Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1943.
Died, at Suburban General Hospital, East Norriton, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 14,
1976 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Lingo (d. 1976) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Anaconda, Deer Lodge
County, Mont.
Son of Archie Lingo.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1933-36;
trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1934-35,
continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-43; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Died, from heart
trouble, in Saddleback Community Hospital, Laguna Hills,
Orange
County, Calif., May 21,
1976.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie Lingo; married 1935 to Dorothy
Troy (daughter of John
Weir Troy). |
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Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) —
also known as Horace T. Cahill —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1894.
Son of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1947-73.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in City Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Bruchhausen (1892-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1952;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-67;
took senior status 1967.
Died, in Weeks Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
11, 1976 (age 84 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Willys Silliman (1905-1976) —
also known as James W. Silliman —
of Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Castroville, Monterey
County, Calif., August
12, 1905.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1947-55; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1953-54; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; candidate for California
state senate, 1955; Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif., October
21, 1976 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Gibson (1910-1976) —
of Michigan.
Born in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., August
23, 1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1948.
Assistant secretary of labor in the Truman Administration. In 1957,
was one of the first
owners of a McDonald's Hamburgers franchise in the Washington area.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1976 (age 66 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Larkin Eyre (1905-1976) —
also known as Joseph L. Eyre; Joe Eyre; "Mr.
Republican" —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., April 24,
1905.
Republican. Mayor of
Chester, Pa., 1956-63.
Died in Sacred Heart Hospital, Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., December
28, 1976 (age 71 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Aston, Pa.
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate to
Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March 14,
1896.
Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital, Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Robert Gaylord Barnes (1914-1977) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., October
18, 1914.
Son of George Emerson Barnes and Myrtle Kendall (Montague) Barnes.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1964-66; manager of international government relations,
Mobil Oil
Corporation.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
24, 1977 (age 63 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Son of William
Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Spruille Braden (1894-1978) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson
County, Mont., March 13,
1894.
Son of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden.
Mining engineer;
financier;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Arbitration Association; Navy
League; John
Birch Society.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1978 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden; married, September
5, 1915, to Maria Humeres del Solar (died 1962); married 1964 to Verbena
Williams Hebbard (died 1977). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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G. Thomas DiDomenico (1905-1978) —
also known as "Dapper Dan" —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
April
9, 1905.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1955-59; defeated, 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital, Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1978 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Robert Lendon Bibler (1905-1978) —
also known as Robert L. Bibler —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Fulton
County, Ind., October
1, 1905.
Son of James Henry Bibler and Lola (Howard) Bibler.
Republican. Chair of
Porter County Republican Party, 1946-58; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Christian.
Died in Daytona Beach Hospital, Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., February
13, 1978 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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John Hugo Aronson (1891-1978) —
also known as J. Hugo Aronson; "The Galloping
Swede" —
of Montana.
Born in Sweden,
September
1, 1891.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1938; member of Montana
state senate, 1944; Governor of
Montana, 1953-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1960.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in the Veterans Hospital at Columbia Falls, Flathead
County, Mont., February
25, 1978 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Davenport, Wash.
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John A. Lynch (1908-1978) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., March 10,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1956-65, 1966-78 (Middlesex County 1956-65, 17th
District 1966-78).
Died, of cancer, in
Whitestone Hospital, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 3,
1978 (age 69 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) —
also known as William M. Ketchum —
of Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member of California
state assembly, 1967-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,
18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Kern Medical Center,
Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., June 24,
1978 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) —
also known as Ralston Westlake —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born August
27, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
9, 1978 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Son of Franklin Campbell Smith and Mary (Majors) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 11,
1893.
Republican. Road
contractor; real estate
developer; chair of
Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Clarence F. Hyde (1888-1979) —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho, May 13,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-38; candidate for Oregon
commissioner of labor, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Oregon Real Estate Commissioner, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, one week after a heart
attack, in Sacred Heart General Hospital, Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., March 3,
1979 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Mary Pickford Rogers (1892-1979) —
also known as Gladys Louise Smith; Mary Pickford;
"America's Sweetheart"; "Little
Mary"; "Blondilocks" —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
8, 1892.
Daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte (Hennessy) Smith.
Republican. Professional actress
in 1908-33; appeared in more than 250 films;
co-founder (with Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, and Charlie
Chaplin), United Artists motion
picture company; also co-founder of Motion
Picture Academy; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944.
Female.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 29,
1979 (age 87 years, 51
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte (Hennessy) Smith;
married, January
7, 1911, to Owen Moore (director;
divorced 1920); married, March 28,
1920, to Douglas Fairbanks (actor;
divorced 1936); married, June 26,
1937, to Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (actor). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Mary Pickford: Kevin
Brownlow, Mary
Pickford Rediscovered — Eileen Whitfield, Pickford:
The Woman Who Made Hollywood |
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Rexford Guy Tugwell (1891-1979) —
also known as Rexford G. Tugwell; "Rex the
Red" —
Born in Sinclairville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 10,
1891.
Son of Charles Henry Tugwell and Dessie (Rexford) Tugwell.
Economist;
university
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1941-46.
Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died, in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., July 21,
1979 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Tugwell and Dessie (Rexford) Tugwell; married, June 7,
1914, to Florence E. Arnold (divorced 1938); married 1938 to Grace
Foulke. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Charles Fahy (1892-1979) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., August
27, 1892.
Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general counsel, National
Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor General,
1941-45; legal advisor to the military government of Germany,
1945-46; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Hotel
owner; oil
business; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1943-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
Niobrara County Memorial Hospital, Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., September
19, 1979 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) —
also known as Paul R. Williams —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1894.
Son of C. S. Williams and Lila A. (Wright) Williams.
Republican. Architect;
first
African-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to be
member of the American Institute of Architects; designed many
Southern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywood
celebrities; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952,
1960;
member, California Housing Commission and California Civil Rights
Commission.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons.
Died, from diabetes,
in California Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1980 (age 85 years, 339
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980) —
also known as Allard Lowenstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
16, 1929.
Son of Gabriel Abraham Lowenstein and Augusta (Goldberg) Lowenstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1969-71; defeated in
primary, 1972, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Dennis Sweeney, in his law
office in Rockefeller Center, and died about seven hours later,
in St. Clare's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 14,
1980 (age 51 years, 58
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. (1932-1980) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 29,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1972-79; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Catholic.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Julia Van Orden; he died eight hours later, in St.
Mary's Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 21,
1980 (age 47 years, 358
days); his killer was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in
prison.
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Jesse Addison Udall (1893-1980) —
also known as Jesse A. Udall —
of Arizona.
Born near Eagar, Apache
County, Ariz., June 24,
1893.
Son of David
King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall (1858-1915).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Graham
County Attorney; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1931-38; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1939-42, 1953-58; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1960-72.
Mormon.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 18,
1980 (age 86 years, 299
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tempe, Ariz.
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Carlos M. Rios (1914-1980) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 5,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Independent Theater Employees Union; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died, following a stroke, in
the Veterans Administration Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1980 (age 66 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Candida Santos. |
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Archibald Holly Patterson (1898-1980) —
also known as A. Holly Patterson; "Mr.
Republican" —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 31,
1898.
Son of Archibald G. Patterson.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Nassau
County Executive, 1953-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hempsted General Hospital, Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1980 (age 82 years, 112
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; New York.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor of
The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German
and Danish
ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital, Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March 25,
1923.
Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss)
Plummer (1890-1968).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Mildred Frick Taylor (1905-1981) —
also known as Mildred F. Taylor —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born April 21,
1905.
Republican. Coal
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1943-56; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1947-60; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1956.
Female.
First
woman to be elected a Republican county chair in New York State. The
Mildred Frick Taylor Award, for significant contributions to the
Wayne County Historical Archive, is named for
her.
Died, in Clifton Springs Hospital, Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
4, 1981 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Paul Taylor (died 1969). |
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Gustav J. Akerland (1920-1981) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born September
14, 1920.
Republican. Mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1981.
A month after becoming acting mayor, he was found wounded by a self-inflicted
gunshot,
on the floor of his office in
the Annapolis municipal
building, and died a few days later without regaining
consciousness, in Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., April 15,
1981 (age 60 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jenkins Pearsall (1903-1981) —
also known as Thomas J. Pearsall; Tom
Pearsall —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born February
11, 1903.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Died, in General Hospital, Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., May 5,
1981 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Wesley Cutrer (1904-1981) —
also known as Lewis W. Cutrer —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Osyka, Pike
County, Miss., November
5, 1904.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1958-63; defeated, 1963.
Died in a hospital at Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 7,
1981 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Vincent Francis Albano, Jr. (1914-1981) —
also known as Vincent F. Albano, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914.
Son of Vincent F. Albano and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Albano.
Republican. Appraiser;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964,
1972;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1962-81.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack just outside his office in
the Roosevelt Hotel, and
died soon after in Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1981 (age 67 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth W. Cunningham (1896-1981) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, September
23, 1896.
Sales manager, Sun Oil Company;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1957-64; resigned 1964.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 27,
1981 (age 84 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Son of Emil Bliss and Emilie (Wieland) Bliss.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital, Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August 6,
1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr. (1910-1981) —
also known as Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., May 10,
1910.
Son of Robert Andrew Ainsworth and Catherine (Wursch) Ainsworth.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1952-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-81; died in
office 1981.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Died, during treatment for a heart
attack, at Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
22, 1981 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Caemmerer (1928-1982) —
also known as "The Snorting Bull" —
of East Williston, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
19, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-82 (8th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,
7th District 1973-82); died in office 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, of cancer, in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1982 (age 54 years, 19
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan L. Holt. |
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Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) —
also known as Clifford P. Case —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin Park, Somerset
County, N.J., April 16,
1904.
Son of Clifford Philip Case and Jeannette McAlpin (Benedict) Case.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1943-44; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; resigned
1953; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; defeated in primary, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1982 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at New Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
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Robert W. Mattson (1924-1982) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in a hospital
at Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
26, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1964-67.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, of kidney
failure, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 14,
1982 (age 57 years, 200
days).
Interment somewhere
in Naples, Fla.
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Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) —
also known as Mathew O. Tobriner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 2,
1904.
Son of Oscar Tobriner and Maude (Lezinsky) Tobriner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62; justice of
California state supreme court, 1962-82.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif.
Died, from heart
trouble, at Mt. Zion Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Asher Fine (1903-1982) —
also known as Sidney A. Fine —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
14, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1945-46; member of
New
York state senate 24th District, 1947-50; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1951-56 (23rd District 1951-53,
22nd District 1953-56); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-75.
Jewish.
Died, in Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 23,
1982 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Son of William
Albert Ashbrook and Marie Swank Ashbrook.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital, Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 24,
1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Walworth Barbour (1908-1982) —
of Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 4,
1908.
Son of Samuel Lewis Barbour and Clara (Hammond) Barbour.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1932; Athens, 1933-36; Baghdad, 1936-39; Sofia, 1939-41; Cairo, 1942-44; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1944-45; U.S. Ambassador to Israel, 1961-73.
Died, in a hospital at Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 25,
1982 (age 74 years, 51
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Dubinsky (1892-1982) —
also known as David Dobnievski —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Poland (now Brest, Belarus),
February
22, 1892.
Son of Zallel Dubinsky and Shaine (Wishingrad) Dubinsky.
President
of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, from 1932; one of the
founders
of the American Labor Party in New York, 1936; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1936;
vice-chair of New York
Liberal Party, 1944, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1982 (age 90 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906-1982) —
also known as Winston Guest —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in England,
1906.
Son of Frederick E. Guest and Amy (Phipps) Guest.
Republican. Lawyer;
prominent polo player; candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1934; served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II.
Died in Nassau Hospital, Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
25, 1982 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Second cousin of Winston Churchill (1874-1965; British Prime
Minister); son of Frederick E. Guest and Amy (Phipps) Guest; married,
June
2, 1934, to Helena Woolworth McCann (divorced 1944; granddaughter
of Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919; founder of F.W.Woolworth dime
store chain)); married, March 8,
1947, to Lucy Douglas 'C.Z' Cochrane (1920-2003); brother of Raymond
Richard Guest (who married Elizabeth
Sturgis Polk); uncle of Raymond
R. Guest. See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
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John Leonard Swigert, Jr. (1931-1982) —
also known as Jack Swigert —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
30, 1931.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1978; elected U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office.
Astronaut
on Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which was aborted when an
oxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1970.
Died, of bone marrow
cancer, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1982 (age 51 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Hugh J. Gallen (1924-1982) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born July 30,
1924.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1972,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1973; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1979-82.
Died of kidney and
liver
failure at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
29, 1982 (age 58 years, 152
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Littleton, N.H.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater was named for him in 1986.
Died in the Community Health Center of Branch County,
Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Gordon W. Jennings (1901-1983) —
of Bromley, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in 1901.
Democrat. Kenton
County Sheriff, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Elizabeth South Hospital, Edgewood, Kenton
County, Ky., March 27,
1983 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Traylor. |
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Phillip Burton (1926-1983) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 1,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,
6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Died, from a ruptured
aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., April 10,
1983 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Abraham Solomon (1906-1983) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
21, 1906.
Son of Hyman Solomon and Eva Solomon.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1937, 1942;
candidate for New York
state senate 23rd District, 1938.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 15,
1983 (age 77 years, 84
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Mona Papierno. |
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Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
7, 1909.
Son of Edwin
Corning and Louise (Maxwell) Corning.
Democrat. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member of
New
York state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972,
1980;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1946; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died, of cardio-pulmonary
failure, in University Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 28,
1983 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Townsend F. Beaman (1906-1983) —
also known as Towny Beaman —
of Summit Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Vandercook Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., May 12,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1974.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack while golfing at
the Country Club of Jackson, and died soon after, at Foote
Hospital West, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., June 12,
1983 (age 77 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Milton Rakove (1918-1983) —
also known as "Mayor Daley's
Intellectual" —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Buhl, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
30, 1918.
Democrat. University
professor; political historian;
consultant and speechwriter to U.S. Sen. Charles
H. Percy and Gov. Otto
Kerner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Died, in Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
5, 1983 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Roland Ellsworth Harry Kannenberg (1907-1983) —
also known as Roland E. Kannenberg —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.; Mercer, Iron
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha
County, Wis., September
25, 1907.
Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1935-37; defeated, 1938 (Progressive), 1956
(Democratic); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1952.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer, in
University Hospital, Madison, Dane
County, Wis., November
15, 1983 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Interment at Mercer
Cemetery, Mercer, Wis.
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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August 1,
1900.
Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 3,
1910.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital, Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 16,
1984 (age 74 years, 13
days).
Interment at Quincy
Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
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Julius Klein (1901-1984) —
also known as "Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1932; general in the U.S.
Army during World War II; public
relations business; lobbyist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1954.
Jewish.
Member, Jewish
War Veterans.
Died, in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Lake
County, Ill., April 6,
1984 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helene von Holstein (died 1976). |
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George Luzerne Hart, Jr. (1905-1984) —
also known as George L. Hart, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., July 14,
1905.
Son of George Luzerne Hart and Lavela (Slicer) Hart.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952,
1956;
District of
Columbia Republican Party chair, 1958; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1958-79; took senior
status 1979.
Died, in Washington University Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1984 (age 78 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Ellsworth Bunker (1894-1984) —
also known as "The Refrigerator"; "The Sly
Fox" —
of New York; Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 11,
1894.
Son of George R. Bunker and Jean Polhemus (Cobb) Bunker.
Director and officer, National Sugar
Refining Company; director, American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1951-52; Italy, 1952-53; India, 1956-61; Nepal, 1956-59; , 1966-67, 1973-78; Vietnam, 1967-73.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Recipient of two Presidential
Medals of Freedom, in 1963 and in 1967.
Died, in Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., September
27, 1984 (age 90 years, 139
days).
Interment somewhere
in Dummerston, Vt.
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James L. Maxwell (1926-1984) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1926.
Son of William B. Maxwell and Mary Pauline (O'Donnell) Maxwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
18, 1984 (age 58 years, 159
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) —
also known as Maxwell H. Gluck —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., November
4, 1899.
Republican. Women's wear
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1957-58.
Died, of heart
failure, at the UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1984 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Muriel Schlesinger. |
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Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984) —
also known as W. L. Rambo —
of Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La.
Born in Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La., March 22,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oilfield
drilling contractor; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1952-60; defeated, 1968, 1976;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1964-68.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital at Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
28, 1984 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, La.
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Arthur Pinkney Causby (1900-1985) —
also known as A. P. Causby —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, December
22, 1900.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1948,
1956.
Died, in a hospital at Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., April 2,
1985 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) —
also known as William B. Stansbury —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., March 18,
1923.
Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,
he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in
Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst
with his administrative assistant; the scandal
led to an effort to impeach
him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting
$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand
jury as to whether this money came to his campaign
or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
William B. Stansbury Park, along South Third Street in Louisville,
Ky., is named for
him.
While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church,
he was hit by a
car, and died soon after in Humana Hospital-University,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1985 (age 62 years, 17
days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife
was injured.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Nancy Vivian Rawls (1926-1985) —
also known as Nancy V. Rawls —
of Georgia; Florida; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
24, 1926.
Daughter of Eugene Rawls and Vivian Rawls.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Togo, 1974-76; Ivory Coast, 1979-83.
Female.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 13,
1985 (age 59 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Warren Hannaford (1925-1985) —
of Lakewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Woodrow, Lincoln
County, Colo., February
7, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Lakewood, Calif., 1968-70, 1972-74; U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1975-79; defeated,
1978, 1980.
Died of mesothelioma (lung
cancer) in a hospital at Lakewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 2,
1985 (age 60 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) —
also known as Mario J. Cariello —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned
1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-63; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1985 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lee Pallante. |
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Charles Kimball Fletcher (1902-1985) —
also known as Charles K. Fletcher —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
15, 1902.
Son of Ed Fletcher and Mary C. Fletcher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 23rd District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Founder in 1934 of Home Federal Savings & Loan.
Died, of cancer, at
Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., September
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 288
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke Hospital, Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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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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Charles J. Falahee, Sr. (c.1924-1986) —
of Michigan Center, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1959, 1967-85; appointed 1959.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in Foote Hospital, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
6, 1986 (age about 62
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) —
also known as "The King of Queens" —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleeding
from slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had been
abducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while he
was hospitalized, a criminal investigation
against him became public.
Stabbed
himself
in the heart, and died soon after, at Booth Memorial Medical
Center, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 13,
1986 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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George Breitman (1916-1986) —
also known as Albert Parker; Philip Blake; Chester
Hofla; Anthony Massini; John F. Petrone; G.
Sloane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
28, 1916.
Son of Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman.
Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935; arrested
about 1936 and charged
with inciting
riots; jailed
for a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;
member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workers
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1954; editor-in-chief
of the weekly newspaper,
The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54; writer
under several different pen names; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Member, International
Typographical Union.
Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Beekman Downtown Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1986 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) —
of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Ky., about 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., June 22,
1986 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) —
also known as Jonathan B. Bingham; Jack
Bingham —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 24,
1914.
Son of Hiram
Bingham and Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary to New York
Governor W.
Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1958; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73,
22nd District 1973-83).
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1986 (age 72 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bingham
Family Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
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George Miller O'Brien (1917-1986) —
also known as George M. O'Brien —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1970-71; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1973-86 (17th District 1973-83, 4th
District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Died, from prostate
cancer, at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 18,
1986 (age 69 years, 31
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Lockport, Ill.
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Charles Robert Burrows (1910-1986) —
also known as Charles R. Burrows —
of Willard, Huron
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1910.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1939; Buenos Aires, 1943; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Trujillo, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1960-65.
Died, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., September
6, 1986 (age 76 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Gray (1915-1986) —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 17,
1915.
Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper;
owner of WALB radio and
television stations; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1952;
Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1966; mayor of
Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.
The James H. Gray Civic Center in Albany is named for
him.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the New England Medical Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cleair Ranger. |
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John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) —
also known as John L. Knuppel —
of Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill.
Born in Easton, Mason
County, Ill., August
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District
1973-81); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Jailed
for contempt
of court for refusing to
wear a tie.
Died, of heart
disease, in a hospital at Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
15, 1986 (age 63 years, 92
days).
Interment somewhere
in Havana, Ill.
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Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) —
also known as Hulan E. Jack —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Lucia, December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Paper box
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District
1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District
1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956;
indicted
in 1960 on charges
of conspiracy to obstruct
justice and violation of the City Charter, over acceptance
of $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment was
dismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; a trial, in
June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a second trial was
convicted;
his sentence
was suspended, but he was automatically removed from
office as Borough President; indicted
in 1970 on federal charges
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to three months in prison,
and fined
$5,000.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Elks.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1986 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Almira Wilkinson. |
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John Bartlow Martin (1915-1987) —
of Illinois.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August 3,
1915.
Son of John Martin and Laura Martin.
Journalist;
author;
speechwriter for Adlai
E. Stevenson, John
F. Kennedy, Robert
F. Kennedy, and Hubert
Humphrey; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1962-63.
Died, from throat
cancer, in Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., January
3, 1987 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Herman
Cemetery, Herman, Mich.
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Philip Young (1910-1987) —
of New York; Great Falls (unknown
county), Va.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 9,
1910.
Son of Josephine Sheldon (Edmonds) Young (1870-1935) and Owen
D. Young.
Republican. Economist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business
executive; dean of the
Columbia University business school, 1948-53; chair, U.S. Civil Service
Commission, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1957-60.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
15, 1987 (age 76 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sala Galant Burton (1925-1987) —
also known as Sala Burton; Sala Galant —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bialystock, Poland,
April
1, 1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1956,
1976,
1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1983-87; died in
office 1987.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, of colon
cancer, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1987 (age 61 years, 306
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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LeRoy Webster Preston (1915-1987) —
also known as Roy Preston —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., July 15,
1915.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1948-52; member of Maryland
state senate, 1952-56.
Methodist.
Died, at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., April 19,
1987 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Cremated.
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Clarence H. Adams (1905-1987) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and
trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1920.
Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; U.S. Solicitor General,
1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 31
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) —
also known as Francis E. Dorn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 18,
1911.
Son of J. J. Dorn and Adelaide (Leman) Dorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948, 1950; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John F. English (1926-1987) —
also known as Jack English —
of Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Kismet, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964,
1980;
chair
of Nassau County Democratic Party, 1965.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
7, 1987 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Howard Pyle (1906-1987) —
also known as Howard Pyle —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo., March 25,
1906.
Republican. Governor of
Arizona, 1951-55.
Suffered a stroke,
and died about a month later, in hospital at Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
29, 1987 (age 81 years, 249
days).
Interment at Double
Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.
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Thomas F. Vezzetti (1928-1988) —
also known as Tommy Vezzetti —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bradley Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1928.
Mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1985-88; died in office 1988.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died the same day, in St. Mary Hospital,
Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1988 (age about 59
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Terry Johnson (1907-1988) —
also known as Harold T. Johnson; Bizz
Johnson —
of Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Broderick, Yolo
County, Calif., December
2, 1907.
Democrat. Mayor
of Roseville, Calif., 1941-49; member of California
state senate, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1959-81 (2nd District 1959-75,
1st District 1975-81); member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in a hospital at Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 16,
1988 (age 80 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry George Templar (1904-1988) —
also known as George Templar —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., October
18, 1904.
Son of John Templar and Carlotta E. (Linn) Templar.
Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1933-41; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1953-54; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-74; took senior status 1974; senior judge, 1974-88.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August 5,
1988 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 19,
1905.
Son of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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James V. Mangano (c.1905-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1935-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Kings
County Sheriff, 1938-42; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1948.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1988 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Kingman Brewster, Jr. (1919-1988) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Oxford, England.
Born in Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., June 17,
1919.
Son of Kingman Brewster and Florence Foster (Besse) Brewster.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; law
professor; President
of Yale University, 1963-77; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1977-81.
Member, Common
Cause.
Died, from a brain
hemorrhage, in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England,
November
8, 1988 (age 69 years, 144
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Laurence Tierney, Jr. (1907-1989) —
also known as William L. Tierney, Jr. —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 4,
1907.
Son of William
Laurence Tierney and Marian Irene (Brady) Tierney (1881-1909).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1968-77.
Catholic.
Died, in Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
6, 1989 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorita 'Mary' Dillon. See Tierney
family of Connecticut. |
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Enzo Gaspari (1915-1989) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
26, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1951-52; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 11th District, 1955-56;
defeated, 1956.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 13,
1989 (age 74 years, 46
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Lincoln Chapin (1929-1989) —
also known as Frederic L. Chapin —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 13,
1929.
Son of Selden
Chapin and Mary Paul (Noyes) Chapin (1902-1984).
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Sao Paulo, 1972-78; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1978-80; Guatamala, 1981-84.
Died, of cancer, in
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., September
8, 1989 (age 60 years, 57
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melba Till Allen (1933-1989) —
also known as Melba Till —
of Hope Hull, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Grady, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Marbury, Autauga
County, Ala.
Born in Friendship Community, Butler
County, Ala., March 3,
1933.
Daughter of Samuel Ben Till and Gertrude (Johnson) Till.
Democrat. Alabama
state auditor, 1967-75; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1972; Alabama
state treasurer, 1975-78; Convicted
in 1978 of using her position as state treasurer to obtain bank
loans to build a theme park, and for failing
to disclose her personal finances; she denied any wrongdoing; sentenced
to six years in jail, but
spent most of her sentence working as a bookkeeper in a retirement
home.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died, of cancer, in
Baptist Medical Center, Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
20, 1989 (age 56 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnold Bauman (1914-1989) —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 25,
1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-74;
resigned 1974.
Died, from cancer, at
the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1989 (age 75 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gentry Crowell (1932-1989) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Chestnut Mound, Smith
County, Tenn., December
10, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1969-77; secretary of
state of Tennessee, 1977-89; died in office 1989.
His office was a target of the federal "Operation Rocky Top" investigation
into fraudulent
charity bingo games; his administrative assistant admitted to
longtime embezzlement.
In reaction to the scandal, he attempted to commit suicide
on December 12, 1989, by gunshot;
he died eight days later in Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
20, 1989 (age 57 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tenn.
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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Robert P. Marren (1918-1990) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 10,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; civil
engineer; surveyor;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1954; member of city council, Auburn,
N.Y., 1957-63.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in a hospital at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1990 (age 71 years, 322
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg
was amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Graham Anderson Martin (1912-1990) —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Mars Hill, Madison
County, N.C., September
22, 1912.
Son of Gustav Alexander Martin and H. Hildreth (Marshbanks) Martin.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Consul General in Geneva, 1960-61; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1963-67; Italy, 1969-73; Vietnam, 1973-75.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Forsythe Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 13,
1990 (age 77 years, 172
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Taylor Garrison Belcher (1920-1990) —
also known as Taylor G. Belcher —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., July 1,
1920.
Son of Taylor Belcher and Miriam (Frazee) Belcher.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1950-54; U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1964-69; Peru, 1969-74.
Died, of cancer, in
Peekskill Community Hospital, Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 6,
1990 (age 70 years, 36
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor;
real
estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Max Bloom (c.1909-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Liberal. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1950; candidate for
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1957; criminal court judge in New
York, 1962-69; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1970-86; defeated, 1964,
1965; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1979-86; vice-chair
of New York Liberal Party, 1987.
Died, from a neurological
disorder, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1990 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Arendal, Norway,
January
22, 1904.
Son of Karl August Anderson and Bertha (Broten) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1947-51; member of South Dakota
Republican State Executive Committee, 1947-48; Governor of
South Dakota, 1951-55; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1955-64; circuit judge in South Dakota.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in Lake Area Hospital, Webster, Day
County, S.Dak., December
21, 1990 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment somewhere
in Webster, S.Dak.
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Donald Frederick Welday, Sr. (1902-1991) —
also known as Donald F. Welday; Don Welday —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Allen Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1902.
Son of Thomas Franklin Welday and Emma Welday.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1952.
Died, in a hospital at Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., 1991
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Glen
Eden Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Franklin Welday and Emma Welday; married to Anne Deska;
grandfather of Paul
Frederick Welday. |
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Sol Chick Chaikin (1918-1991) —
also known as Sol C. Chaikin —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1918.
Son of Sam Chaikin and Beckie (Schechtman) Chaikin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1975-86; vice-president,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish.
Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died, from heart
failure, in Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde
Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1991 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Samuel I. Berman (1911-1991) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
19, 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1955-62.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 27,
1991 (age 80 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mollie S. Shainman. |
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Benjamin Atwood Smith II (1916-1991) —
also known as Benjamin A. Smith II —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., March 26,
1916.
Son of R. Russell Smith and Grace Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Gloucester, Mass., 1954-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1960-61, 1961-62.
Died, in Addison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., September
6, 1991 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester, Mass.
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LeRoy Hagen Anderson (1906-1991) —
also known as LeRoy H. Anderson —
of Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., February
2, 1906.
Son of Peter John Anderson and Gena (Hagen) Anderson.
Democrat. Rancher;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of Montana
state senate, 1949-56, 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Tau Beta
Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Chi Sigma; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Chemical Society.
Died, in a hospital at Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., September
25, 1991 (age 85 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Webb Martin (1917-1991) —
also known as Edwin W. Martin —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Madura (Madurai), India of
American parents, August
31, 1917.
Son of Azel Anson Martin and Emma (Webb) Martin.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamilton, 1941-44; Léopoldville, 1944; Peiping, 1946-48; Hankow, 1948-49; U.S. Consul in Taipei, 1949-50; Rangoon, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General in Ankara, 1964-67; Hong Kong, 1967-70; U.S. Ambassador to Burma, 1971-73.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following surgery for an aortic
aneurysm, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1991 (age 74 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) —
of Elkins Park, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1902.
Republican. Real estate
broker; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Died, from cancer, heart
disease, and pneumonia,
in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1991 (age 88 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) —
also known as Ralph Paiewonsky —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1907.
Son of Isaac Paiewonsky and Rebecca (Kushner) Paiewonsky.
Democrat. Manager or president of distillery,
movie
theaters, a liquor
store and a gift shop;
one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and
Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964,
1980;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
The Ralph M. Paiewonky Library, at the University of the Virgin
Islands, is named for
him.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer
distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
16, 1992 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; general
counsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1953; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 3,
1992 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Hoyt (c.1938-1992) —
also known as Bill Hoyt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972;
member of New York
state assembly 144th District, 1975-92; died in office 1992;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1989.
Suffered a heart
attack and collapsed, during an Assembly
session, in the State
Capitol Building, and died soon after in the Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 25,
1992 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Curran. |
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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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Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) —
also known as Carroll W. Parcher; "Mr.
Glendale" —
of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
13, 1903.
Son of Wilmot
Parcher and Nannie (McBryde) Parcher.
Republican. Newspaper
editor-publisher, columnist;
candidate in primary for California
state assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor
of Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Parcher Plaza, in the Glendale Civic Center, is named for
him.
Died, of cancer, in
Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 31,
1992 (age 88 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gale William McGee (1915-1992) —
also known as Gale W. McGee —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 17,
1915.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77; defeated, 1976.
Died, of pneumonia,
following surgery for a brain
aneurysm, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 9,
1992 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph G. Savage (1926-1992) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
29, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1970.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital, Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April 28,
1992 (age 66 years, 90
days).
Interment at Cadillac
Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Francis G. Fitzpatrick (1903-1992) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April 18,
1903.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1962-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital, Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 15,
1992 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Frank J. Balcer, Sr. (1896-1992) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
16, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960.
Died, in Hills and Dales Hospital, Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 25,
1992 (age 95 years, 314
days).
Interment at Millington
Township Cemetery, Millington, Mich.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton.
Republican. College
instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 7,
1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Albert F. Milford, Jr. (died 1977). |
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Howard Wells Alcorn (1901-1992) —
also known as Howard W. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 14,
1901.
Son of Hugh
Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (wells) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and vice-president, First National Bank of
Suffield; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-32; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-34; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1943-61; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1961-71; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Grange; Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1992 (age 91 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Son of Usher
Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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Merrill Robert Ebner (1902-1992) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak., June 14,
1902.
Son of Kasper Ebner and Lydia Ebner.
Banker;
mayor
of Pullman, Wash., 1944-48.
Died, of cancer, in
Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
12, 1992 (age 90 years, 181
days).
Interment at Associated
Order of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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William Clyde Trueheart (1918-1992) —
also known as William C. Trueheart; Bill
Trueheart —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chester, Chesterfield
County, Va., December
18, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1969-71.
Died, of cancer, in
Sibley Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1992 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard Howard Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1952-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Phi Eta
Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack and died one week later, in a hospital at Houston,
Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. (1928-1993) —
also known as Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 27,
1928.
Son of Jerome
G. Ambro.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
Huntington town supervisor; member, Suffolk County Board of
Supervisors; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1970; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1975-81; defeated,
1980.
Died, from diabetes,
in a hospital at Falls
Church, Va., March 4,
1993 (age 64 years, 250
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-70);
chair, New York State Harness Racing Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital, Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 13,
1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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Zolton A. Ferency (1922-1993) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Son of John Ferency and Mary (Jankovics) Ferency.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 23,
1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Robert Emmet Lee (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert E. Lee —
of Illinois; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 31,
1912.
Son of Patrick J. Lee and Delia (Ryan) Lee.
Republican. FBI
special agent; member,
Federal Communications Commission, 1953-81; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1981.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of liver
cancer, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., April 5,
1993 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Wilma Rector. |
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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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Charles S. Witkowski (1907-1993) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 4,
1907.
School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1957-61; defeated, 1961.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 89
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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John Bowden Connally, Jr. (1917-1993) —
also known as John B. Connally —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born near Floresville, Wilson
County, Tex., February
27, 1917.
Son of John Bowden Connally, Sr. and Lela (Wright) Connally.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964;
Governor
of Texas, 1963-69; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1971-72; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980.
Methodist.
Shot
and wounded in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, in the same volley of
gunfire that killed President John
F. Kennedy. Prosecuted
for bribery
conspiracy in connection with milk price supports; acquitted.
Died of pulmonary
fibrosis, in Methodist Hospital, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 15,
1993 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue at Sam
Houston Park, Houston, Tex.
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Gerald Patrick Culkin (c.1906-1993) —
also known as Gerald P. Culkin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Son of Charles
W. Culkin.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968-76.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1993 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Married to Dorothy Helmer. |
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George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 3,
1929.
Son of William
Chapman Revercomb and Sara
Venable Hughes Revercomb.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in
office 1993.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer, at
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington,
D.C., August 1,
1993 (age 64 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Dyneley Beam (1908-1993) —
also known as Jacob D. Beam —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 24,
1908.
Son of Jacob Newton Beam and Mary (Prince) Beam.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Geneva, 1931-34; U.S. Consul in Batavia, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1957-61; Czechoslovakia, 1966-69; Soviet Union, 1969-73.
Died, from a stroke, in
a hospital at Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., August
16, 1993 (age 85 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Margaret Glassford. |
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Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912-1993) —
also known as Iris Blitch; Iris Faircloth; Mrs. B.
E. Blitch —
of Homerville, Clinch
County, Ga.
Born near Vidalia, Toombs
County, Ga., April 25,
1912.
Daughter of James Louis Faircloth and Marietta (Ridgdill) Faircloth.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1940, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63.
Female.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
19, 1993 (age 81 years, 116
days).
Interment somewhere
in Homerville, Ga.
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Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) —
also known as Meade H. Esposito; Amadeo Henry
Esposito —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
28, 1909.
Son of Felicia Esposito.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
vice-president, Lafayette National Bank, 1965;
insurance
broker; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had given bribes
to U.S. Rep. Mario
Biaggi in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair
company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of giving an illegal
gratuity; fined
$500,000; indicted
in 1988 on bribery
and tax
charges,
but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.
Died, from renal
failure caused by a heart
attack, while suffering from lung
cancer and bladder
cancer, in North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
3, 1993 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Anne De Cunzo. |
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Nathan Pressman (1912-1993) —
of Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 24,
1912.
Longtime Socialist Labor Party activist; jailed
briefly during World War II for draft
resistance, but subsequently accepted induction into the U.S.
Army; several time candidate for mayor of Ellenville, N.Y.; Socialist
Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1972;
expelled from Socialist Labor Party, 1984.
Died, in Ellenville Community Hospital, Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., September
25, 1993 (age 81 years, 93
days).
Interment at Workmen's
Circle Cemetery, Wawarsing town, Ulster County, N.Y.
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Craig Lovitt (1932-1993) —
of Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Terre Haute, Henderson
County, Ill., February
18, 1932.
Son of John Preston Lovitt and Mildred (Pence) Lovitt.
Democrat. Public Relations Director, Knox College, 1959-64; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1964-78; administrative assistant
and campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Gale
Schisler, 1965-67; aide to Gov. Samuel
Shapiro, 1967-69; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1968; assistant to
Lt. Gov. and later U.S. Rep. Paul
Simon, 1973-77; aide to Illinois Secretary of State and later
U.S. Senator Alan
Dixon, 1977-93; aide to U.S. Sen. Carol
Moseley Braun; aide to Illinois Attorney General Roland
Burris.
Died, in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., October
11, 1993 (age 61 years, 235
days).
Interment at East
Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community
Hospital, Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Son of Louis Farbstein and Yetta Schlanger Farbstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Henry Alfred Byroade (1913-1993) —
also known as Henry A. Byroade —
of Woodburn, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Maumee Township, Allen
County, Ind., July 24,
1913.
General in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1955-56; South Africa, 1956-59; Afghanistan, 1959-62; Burma, 1963-68; Philippines, 1969-73; Pakistan, 1973-77.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, several months after cancer
surgery, of cardiopulmonary
arrest, at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
31, 1993 (age 80 years, 160
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ivan Warner (1919-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1994
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Saul Weprin (1927-1994) —
of Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 5,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1971-94; died in office 1994; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1991-94; died in office 1994;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992.
Jewish.
Died, from complications of a stroke, in
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
11, 1994 (age 66 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas D. Hamilton, Jr. (c.1930-1994) —
also known as Tom Hamilton —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex., about 1930.
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74.
Methodist.
Died, of diabetes
and strokes,
at Sharp Medical Center, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., March 26,
1994 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) —
also known as Lawrence W. Wetherby —
of Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Middletown, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1908.
Son of Samuel David Wetherby and Fanny (Yenowine) Wetherby.
Democrat. Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
secretary
of Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1950-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-66.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; Rotary.
Died at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital, Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 27,
1994 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Margaret Towsley (1906-1994) —
also known as Margaret Grace Dow —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born January
3, 1906.
Daughter of Herbert Henry Dow (1866-1930; founder, Dow Chemical).
Republican. First
woman member of the Ann Arbor City Council; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Died, of a stroke, at
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 2,
1994 (age 88 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lois Goldstein Forer (c.1913-1994) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1913.
Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1971-87.
Female.
Died, of non-Hodgkins
lymphoma, at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1994 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Florence D. Finney (1905-1994) —
of Riverside, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1905.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1949-55; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1955-76; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965.
Female.
Died at Greenwich Woods Health Care Center, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 28,
1994 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester DeWitt Mallory (1904-1994) —
also known as Lester D. Mallory —
of Washington.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, April 21,
1904.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1953-58; Guatamala, 1958-59.
Died following a heart
attack, at Saddleback Hospital, Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., June 21,
1994 (age 90 years, 61
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis Joseph Roberts (1903-1994) —
also known as Dennis J. Roberts; Denny
Roberts —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born April 8,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1951-59; defeated, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1960.
Member, Grange.
Died while in surgery for a ruptured
aneurysm, in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1994 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Avon N. Williams, Jr. (1921-1994) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
22, 1921.
Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1968-90.
African
ancestry.
Died, of complications from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), at Meharry-Hubbard Hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
29, 1994 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Angelo C. Petromelis (c.1928-1994) —
of College Point, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1928.
Democrat.
Greek
ancestry.
Chairman of New York State Crime Victims Board.
Died, of kidney
failure caused by a blood
disorder, in North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
25, 1994 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Pruitt (c.1941-1994) —
also known as "Little Bandit" —
of National City, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., about 1941.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; hardware store
owner; candidate for mayor
of National City, Calif., 1990.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, at Scripps Chula Vista Hospital, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., September
26, 1994 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Gibbs Gee (c.1925-1994) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., about 1925.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1973-91.
Died, of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), at Methodist Hospital, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
25, 1994 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) —
also known as Glenn M. Anderson —
of Hawthorne, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Hawthorne, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1913.
Son of William J. Anderson and Serene (Fister) Anderson.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1943-50; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California
Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S.
Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,
35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Kiwanis;
Redmen;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters.
I-105 (Glenn Anderson Freeway Transitway) is named for
him.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Pavilion, San
Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
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Angelo Del Toro (c.1947-1994) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-94 (72nd District 1975-82, 68th District
1983-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack during kidney
dialysis, at Beth Israel Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1994 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Rand (c.1920-1995) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1920.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 5th District, 1975-81; member of
New
Jersey state senate, 1981-95; died in office 1995.
Died at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
6, 1995 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Coyle White (1924-1995) —
also known as John C. White —
of Texas.
Born near Newport, Clay
County, Tex., November
26, 1924.
Son of Ed White.
Democrat. Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1964;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1977-81.
Died, of a heart
ailment, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1995 (age 70 years, 55
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Lucille Moore (c.1926-1995) —
of El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas, about 1926.
Candidate for mayor of
El Cajon, Calif., 1990.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died, of a brain
tumor, at Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., March 5,
1995 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Pinnacle, Stokes
County, N.C., about 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.
African
ancestry.
Died, of complications of leukemia,
in North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 7,
1995 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Manning Rountree (1917-1995) —
also known as William M. Rountree —
of Maryland; Florida.
Born in Swainsboro, Emanuel
County, Ga., March 28,
1917.
Son of William Manning Rountree (1877-1918) and Clyde (Branam)
Rountree (1878-1970).
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1959-62; Sudan, 1962-65; South Africa, 1965-70; Brazil, 1970-73.
Died, of cancer, in
Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., March 11,
1995 (age 77 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Arthur Winstead (1904-1995) —
also known as W. Arthur Winstead —
of Philadelphia, Neshoba
County, Miss.
Born in Mississippi, January
6, 1904.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1943-65 (5th District 1943-63,
4th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital at Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March 14,
1995 (age 91 years, 67
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Miss.
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Leslie Aspin (1938-1995) —
also known as Les Aspin —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 21,
1938.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1971-93; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1993-94.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Zeta Psi.
Died, from a stroke, at
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1995 (age 56 years, 304
days).
Interment at Wisconsin
Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis.
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Bernice Frederic Sisk (1910-1995) —
also known as B. F. Sisk —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Montague, Montague
County, Tex., December
14, 1910.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1955-79 (12th District 1955-63,
16th District 1963-75, 15th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died in San Joaquin Garden Hospital, Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., October
25, 1995 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph L. Galiber (c.1924-1995) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1969-95 (32nd District 1969-82, 31st District
1983-95); died in office 1995; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988.
African
ancestry.
Indicted
twice on fraud charges;
acquitted both times.
Died at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1995 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Collins (1919-1995) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1960-68.
Catholic.
Died at Vencor Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1995 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Loree Collins (1927-1995) —
also known as Rip Collins —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born November
10, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-65; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1966-68.
Died, of cancer, at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
14, 1995 (age 68 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Sherley Lohrke. |
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Mario Angelo Procaccino (1912-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Bisaccia, Italy,
September
5, 1912.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of complications of diabetes,
at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
20, 1995 (age 83 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Burns Williams (1912-1995) —
also known as Marshall B. Williams —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Norway, Orangeburg
County, S.C., January
17, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-52; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1953-95.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, at Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
28, 1995 (age 83 years, 345
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orangeburg, S.C.
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N. Curtis Peterson, Jr. (c.1923-1996) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born about 1923.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate 12th District, 1973-84.
Died following heart
surgery at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., 1996
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Martin (1919-1996) —
also known as Sid Martin —
of Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-90.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, at Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., 1996
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James D. Hopkins (c.1912-1996) —
of Armonk, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1912.
Republican. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1961-81; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1962-81.
Died at Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
5, 1996 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
6, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Urban
League.
Died, in a hospital at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Sidney Korshak (famed "mob lawyer"). |
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William Lyman Soards (1942-1996) —
also known as William L. Soards —
of Indiana.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 26,
1942.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1975-85; member of Indiana
state senate, 1985-94; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1988.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
26, 1996 (age 53 years, 184
days).
Interment at Waynetown
Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
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Norman Harvey (1919-1996) —
of New York.
Born in Canisteo, Steuben
County, N.Y., 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1968-93; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1984-93.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Florida Hospital, Haines City, Polk
County, Fla., February
18, 1996 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Canisteo, N.Y.
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Frank Cecil Newman (1917-1996) —
also known as Frank C. Newman —
of California.
Born in Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 17,
1917.
Son of Frank Johnston Newman and Anna (Dunn) Newman.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
California state supreme court, 1977-82.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital at Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
18, 1996 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) —
also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, March 28,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of
Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956,
1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1980-81.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks; Amvets; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1996 (age 81 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David Packard (1912-1996) —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
7, 1912.
Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard.
Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard
electronics and computer
company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific
Gas &
Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank,
General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp.,
Trans World Airways,
Standard Oil of
California, Caterpillar Tractor
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1972;
philanthropist.
Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 26,
1996 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Robert Anderson (1922-1996) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
6, 1922.
Son of Andrew Anderson and Martha Campbell (Winn) Anderson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1946-47; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey, 1972-74; Morocco, 1976-78; Dominican Republic, 1982-85.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax,
Va., April 5,
1996 (age 74 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1961-86.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 15,
1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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William Hughes Mulligan (1918-1996) —
also known as William H. Mulligan —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; law
professor; dean, Fordham Law School; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of a stroke, at
Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 13,
1996 (age 78 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Rothschild (c.1916-1996) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1916.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1983-95.
Died in Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 25,
1996 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Birdie Amsterdam (1901-1996) —
also known as "First Lady of the
Judiciary" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1901.
Daughter of Joseph Amsterdam (band leader) and Essie Amsterdam.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-75.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, in Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1996 (age 95 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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John Wills Tuthill (1910-1996) —
of Illinois.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., November
10, 1910.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Ottawa, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1966-69.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1996 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Speaker (c.1930-1996) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., about 1930.
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1970-71.
Died of heart
disease in a hospital at Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
10, 1996 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) —
also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore
Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant";
"Nixon's Nixon"; "The White
Knight" —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1918.
Son of Theodore Spiro Agnew and Margaret (Akers) Agnew.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
Governor
of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1969-73.
Episcopalian.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Was charged
with accepting bribes
and falsifying federal income
tax returns; pleaded no
contest to tax
evasion and resigned
as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred
by a Maryland court in 1974.
Died, of leukemia,
in Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
17, 1996 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
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Leo Isacson (1910-1996) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Hyman Isacson and Laura (Nager) Isacson.
Member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 13th District, 1945-46; defeated
(American Labor), 1946; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1945, 1949 (American Labor); U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1948-49; defeated
(American Labor), 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died of cancer in
a hospital at Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
21, 1996 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Haydn Proctor (1903-1996) —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 16,
1903.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1936-37;
district judge in New Jersey, 1937; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1939-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Monmouth
County, 1947; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1947; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1957-73.
Died in a hospital at Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J., October
2, 1996 (age 93 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wymberley DeRenne Coerr (1913-1996) —
also known as Wymberley DeR. Coerr —
of Connecticut.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1913.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1962-65; Ecuador, 1965-67.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in a hospital at Ajijic, Jalisco,
October
5, 1996 (age 83 years, 3
days).
Cremated.
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Farleigh Dickinson, Jr. (c.1920-1996) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., about 1920.
Member of New Jersey
state senate, 1968.
Died at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1996 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) —
also known as Ray Blanton —
of Adamsville, McNairy
County, Tenn.
Born in Hardin
County, Tenn., April 10,
1930.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated in
primary, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1972; Governor of
Tennessee, 1975-79.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Shriners;
Freemasons.
Ousted
as Governor amid charges of selling
pardons; later convicted
of conspiracy to sell
liquor licenses and served 23 months in prison.
Died, of kidney
disease, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital, Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
22, 1996 (age 66 years, 226
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn.
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William F. Passannante (1920-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Cosmopolitan Trucking
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90).
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died of pancreatic
cancer at Tisch Hospital of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Joseph W. Tumulty (c.1914-1996) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., about 1914.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
state senate 32nd District, 1974-78.
Died in Christ Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
20, 1996 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Morris (c.1914-1996) —
Born about 1914.
Republican. State court judge in New York, 1954-56; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958 (Republican primary), 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1962, 1970.
Died of congestive
heart failure at Point Pleasant Hospital, Point Pleasant,
Ocean
County, N.J., December
29, 1996 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 28,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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Paul Efthemios Tsongas (1941-1997) —
also known as Paul E. Tsongas —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
14, 1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1975-79; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1992.
Greek
ancestry.
Died of liver
damage caused by cancer
treatment, and pneumonia,
at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1997 (age 55 years, 339
days).
Interment at Lowell
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Pamela Harriman (1920-1997) —
also known as Pamela Beryl Digby; Pamela Churchill;
Pamela Hayward —
Born in Farnborough, Hampshire, England,
March
20, 1920.
Daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby (1894-1964; Baron) and Constance
Pamela Alice (Bruce) Digby.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1993-97, died in office 1997.
Female.
Catholic.
Suffered a stroke
while swimming
in the pool at the Paris Ritz Hotel, and
died at the American Hospital, near Paris, France,
February
5, 1997 (age 76 years, 322
days).
Interment at Arden
Farm Graveyard, Arden, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby (1894-1964; Baron) and Constance
Pamela Alice (Bruce) Digby; married, October
4, 1939, to Randolph Churchill (son of Winston Churchill
(1874-1965; British Prime Minister)); married, May 4,
1960, to Leland Hayward (1902-1971; grandson of Monroe
Leland Hayward); married, September
27, 1971, to William
Averell Harriman. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Pamela Harriman: Sally
Bedell Smith, Reflected
Glory : The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman |
| | | Critical books about Pamela Harriman:
Christopher Ogden, Life
of the Party : The Biography of Pamela Digby
Churchill |
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Sidney Squire (1906-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1956-77.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., February
12, 1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) —
also known as John R. Bartels —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
8, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1944;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1997 (age 99 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar William Adams, Jr. (1925-1997) —
also known as Oscar W. Adams —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
7, 1925.
Lawyer;
associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Omega
Psi Phi; NAACP.
First
African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.
Died of an infection
related to cancer, in
Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Shanker (1928-1997) —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1928.
Son of Morris Shanker and Mamie Shanker.
Democrat. School
teacher; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1974-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of complications from bladder
cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
22, 1997 (age 68 years, 161
days).
Interment at King David Cemetery, Putnam Valley, N.Y.
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Stanley Fink (1936-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1936.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 39th District, 1969-86; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1979-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Died of heart
failure and cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 4,
1997 (age 61 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Sammon McKiernan (1911-1997) —
also known as John S. McKiernan —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
15, 1911.
Son of John Francis McKiernan and Loretta (Mulvey) McKiernan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1947-50, 1951-56; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1950-51; superior court judge in Rhode Island,
1956-; appointed 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 9,
1997 (age 85 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Goodman (c.1907-1997) —
of Michigan.
Born in Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich., about 1907.
Progressive. Lawyer; associate general
counsel, United Auto Workers; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1948.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 26,
1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Fischer (c.1923-1997) —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born about 1923.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1959.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Elks.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., March 28,
1997 (age about 74
years).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Charles Arthur Hayes (1918-1997) —
also known as Charles A. Hayes —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill., February
17, 1918.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1983-93; defeated in
primary, 1992; arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
African
ancestry.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest, Cook
County, Ill., April 8,
1997 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Donald Mahoney (1913-1997) —
of Massachusetts.
Born November
4, 1913.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Suffered a stroke,
and died at Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 21,
1997 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Emmett Jones, Jr. (1912-1997) —
also known as Robert E. Jones, Jr.; Bob
Jones —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.
Born in Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala., June 12,
1912.
Democrat. County judge in Alabama, 1940-43; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1947-77 (8th District 1947-63,
at-large 1963-65, 8th District 1965-73, 5th District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in a hospital at Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., June 4,
1997 (age 84 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benson Ellison Lane Timmons III (1916-1997) —
also known as Benson E. L. Timmons; Lane
Timmons —
of Florida.
Born in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., 1916.
Rhodes
scholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, 1963-67.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of a stroke he
suffered while recovering from pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1997 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Helen Galvin O'Connell (1917-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., July 15,
1917.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1975-91.
Female.
Died in a hospital at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 29,
1997 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Mario Pittoni (c.1907-1997) —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1907.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1957-82; appointed 1957.
Died at Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August 3,
1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred C. Galda (c.1918-1997) —
of Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1918.
Mayor
of Paramus, N.J., 1952-64; superior court judge in New Jersey,
1967-83.
Died at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
14, 1997 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas Carl (1951-1997) —
also known as Doug Carl —
of Michigan.
Born August
12, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1987-97; died in office 1997;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1988 (12th District), 1992 (10th
District).
Suffered a heart
attack while
driving, and died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Clinton
Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1997 (age 46 years, 5
days).
Interment at Romeo
Village Cemetery, Romeo, Mich.
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Jean Westwood (1923-1997) —
also known as Jean Miles —
of West Jordan, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, November
22, 1923.
Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles.
Democrat. Mink raiser;
writer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. David
S. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1972;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1996.
Female.
Died, of pituitary
cancer, in American Fork Hospital, American Fork, Utah
County, Utah, August
18, 1997 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Louise Smith (1914-1997) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, October
6, 1914.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1964-84; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1974-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Died of lung
cancer, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
22, 1997 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Cremated.
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David Ross (1920-1997) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Zeradov, Poland,
November
28, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1951-53; resigned
1953; state court judge in New York, 1969-79, 1979-97.
Died of leukemia,
at Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
25, 1997 (age 76 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Emmet Clarie (1913-1997) —
also known as T. Emmet Clarie —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Goodyear, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., January
1, 1913.
Son of Thomas C. Clarie and Kathryn (Burns) Clarie.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1937-43; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948;
U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-82.
Died of viral
pneumonia, at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
24, 1997 (age 84 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Danielson, Killingly, Conn.
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William Belser Spong, Jr. (1920-1997) —
also known as William B. Spong, Jr. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., September
29, 1920.
Son of William Belser Spong and Emily (Nichols) Spong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1954-55; member of Virginia
state senate, 1956-66; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; trustee,
Portsmouth General Hospital.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died of a ruptured
aneurysm, at Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth,
Va., October
8, 1997 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at University
of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Walter Holden Capps (1934-1997) —
also known as Walter H. Capps —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 5,
1934.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1996;
U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1997; defeated,
1994; died in office 1997.
Suffered a heart
attack while on a
flight from California to Washington, D.C., and died shortly
afterward in a hospital at Reston, Fairfax
County, Va., October
28, 1997 (age 63 years, 176
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 5,
1909.
Son of Arthur MacArthur (1876-1923) and Mary Hendry (McCalla)
MacArthur (1877-1959).
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, 1935; Naples, 1937-38; Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1957-61; Belgium, 1961-65; Austria, 1967-69; Iran, 1969-72.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, after a stroke and
heart
attack, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
15, 1997 (age 88 years, 133
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) —
also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve
McNichols —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 7,
1914.
Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of
Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1960;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1963; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of heart
failure, at University Hospital, Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy M. Erlich (1928-1997) —
of Kansas.
Born in Susank, Barton
County, Kan., December
6, 1928.
Member of Kansas
state house of representatives; member of Kansas
state senate.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in a hospital at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., November
28, 1997 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Interment at Hoisington
Cemetery, Hoisington, Kan.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Son of Coleman Young and Ida (Jones) Young.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1972,
1980,
1984,
1996;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-93; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992;
defeated (Democratic), 1988.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Emerson Moss (1915-1997) —
also known as John E. Moss —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Hiawatha, Carbon
County, Utah, April 13,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1953-78.
Died, from complications of asthma and
pneumonia,
in a hospital at San
Francisco, Calif., December
5, 1997 (age 82 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alex Giuliani (c.1927-1997) —
of Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Police
officer; mayor of
Hayward, Calif., 1982-90.
Died, of cancer of the
aorta and spine, at Majestic Pines Convalescent Hospital,
Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif., December
5, 1997 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) —
also known as William W. Winpisinger;
"Wimpy" —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Columbia, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
10, 1924.
Son of Joseph Winpisinger and Edith (Knodel) Winpisinger.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic;
president,
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,
1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of cancer, in
the Howard County Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Runkel (c.1928-1998) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1928.
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1980-87.
Died, following surgery for lung
cancer, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., 1998
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Byron Murray (1938-1998) —
also known as Thomas B. Murray —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born May 12,
1938.
Democrat. Police
officer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 73rd District, 1973-81.
Died, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., January
6, 1998 (age 59 years, 239
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Frank Gordon Theis (1911-1998) —
also known as Frank G. Theis —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Yale, Crawford
County, Kan., June 26,
1911.
Son of Peter F. Theis and Maude (Cooke) Theis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1950; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1955-60; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1957-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1967-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in a hospital at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1998 (age 86 years, 205
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Edward Ferdinand Arn (1906-1998) —
also known as Edward F. Arn —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., May 19,
1906.
Son of Edward F. Arn and Grace Bell (Edwards) Arn.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1947-49; resigned 1949; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1949-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
22, 1998 (age 91 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mission
Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita, Kan.
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Kenneth Sherbell (c.1918-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, about 1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1947-48; defeated (American Labor),
1948.
Died at Parkway Hospital, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
23, 1998 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Marine (1905-1998) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1961-65.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy.
Ticket manager for the New York Yankees baseball
team, 1946-51.
Died at Oakwood Health Facility, Amherst, Erie
County, N.Y., January
25, 1998 (age 92 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Wayne Wiley (1925-1998) —
also known as Marshall W. Wiley —
of Florida.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., April 26,
1925.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Oman, 1978-81.
Died, of acute leukemia,
at George Washington University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., January
31, 1998 (age 72 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Boyd Brown, Sr. (1920-1998) —
also known as Walter Brown, Sr.; W. B.
Brown —
of Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in Smallwood, Fairfield
County, S.C., May 16,
1920.
Son of Boyd
Brown.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1960,
1964,
1968;
first director of South Carolina Department of General Services;
vice-president of Norfolk Southern Corporation (formerly Southern Railway).
Presbyterian.
Blind
in one eye. The Walter Boyd Brown Industrial Park was named for
him.
Died, following a stroke, at
Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., March 9,
1998 (age 77 years, 297
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C.
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Hilda G. Schwartz (1907-1998) —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1907.
Municipal judge in New York, 1951-58, 1965-71; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1971-83.
Female.
Died at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 18,
1998 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Murray Myers (c.1913-1998) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1913.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1976-88.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at New York University Medical Center, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., April 7,
1998 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Clure Morton (1916-1998) —
also known as L. Clure Morton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn., February
20, 1916.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1970-84.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died at University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 11,
1998 (age 82 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March 22,
1908.
Son of J. Hubert Stans and Mathilda (Nyssen) Stans.
Accountant;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial
Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 14,
1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Davis (1920-1998) —
of Montana.
Born in Cameron, Madison
County, Mont., November
10, 1920.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Montana
state senate, 1965-69.
Died in a hospital at Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., April 18,
1998 (age 77 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Anaconda, Mont.
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Marjorie Lansing (1916-1998) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born April 2,
1916.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1972; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974.
Female.
Died, of cancer, at
a hospital in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1998 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish.
Member, Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul E. Provost (1915-1998) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
5, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District; elected 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Raphael Hospital, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 2,
1998 (age 83 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Prentiss Lafayette Walker (1917-1998) —
also known as Prentiss Walker —
of Mize, Smith
County, Miss.
Born near Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1965-67; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1966 (Republican), 1972 (Independent).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in a hospital at Magee, Simpson
County, Miss., June 5,
1998 (age 80 years, 286
days).
Interment at Zion
Hill Cemetery, Smith County, Miss.
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Marshall Green (1916-1998) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., January
27, 1916.
Son of Addison
Loomis Green and Gertrude (Metcalf) Green.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1965-69; Australia, 1973-75; Nauru, 1974-75.
Suffered a heart
attack while playing
golf, and died soon after at Suburban Hospital, Chevy
Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 6,
1998 (age 82 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Whitmore, Jr. (1905-1998) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 9,
1905.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1947-53; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1954-59; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 18,
1998 (age 93 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) —
also known as Louis L. Goldstein —
of Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., March 14,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; Presidential Elector for Maryland,
1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, of apparent cardiac
arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., July 3,
1998 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Wesley
Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
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Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,
New York County 3rd District 1945-50); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-76; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in New York University Medical Center, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1998 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) —
also known as Watkins M. Abbitt —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., May 21,
1908.
Son of George Francis Abbitt and Otway C. (Moorman) Abbitt.
Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; Presidential Elector for
Virginia, 1944;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964,
1972;
Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1964-70.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Lions; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Ruritan;
American
Forestry Association.
Died, of leukemia,
at Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg,
Va., July 13,
1998 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Liberty
Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va.
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J. Edward Pearsall (1920-1998) —
of Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., April 20,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Virginia, Minn., 1966-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Died, in Virginia Regional Medical Center, Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., July 27,
1998 (age 78 years, 98
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Virginia, Minn.
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Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) —
also known as Chalmers P. Wylie —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwich, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
23, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in
primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1956; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1961-67; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, while waiting for an eye examination at Ohio
State University Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
14, 1998 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Son of George R. Warren and Clara (Joliffe) Warren.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, of cancer, at
Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles
Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital, Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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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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Albert Walter Johnson (1906-1998) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Smethport, McKean
County, Pa., April 17,
1906.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from McKean County, 1947-63; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1963-77;
defeated, 1976.
Member, Moose.
Died, of complications of pneumonia,
at Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., September
1, 1998 (age 92 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Corley Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Son of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer in
the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital, Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Burns; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (divorced 1978; niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom, Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor (divorced 1987); father of George
C. Wallace, Jr.. See Wallace-Folsom
family of Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist |
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles,
Los
Angeles County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Orval S. Ellison (1921-1998) —
of Montana.
Born in Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont., July 6,
1921.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1974-92.
Died in a hospital at Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., October
18, 1998 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment at Park
View Gardens Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) —
also known as Burton M. Cross —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
15, 1902.
Son of Burton M. Cross and Harriett (Thompson) Cross.
Republican. Florist;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of
Maine, 1952-55.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in a hospital at Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
22, 1998 (age 95 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Dave Brown (1948-1998) —
of Montana.
Born in Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone
County, Mont., November
20, 1948.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1981-93.
Pleaded
guilty in 1994 to five counts of failing to file federal
income tax returns.
Died in University Hospital, Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
23, 1998 (age 49 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Morris King Udall (1922-1998) —
also known as Morris K. Udall; Mo Udall —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., June 15,
1922.
Son of Levi
Stewart Udall and Louise (Lee) Udall.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; played
professional basketball
with the Denver Nuggets, 1948-49; lawyer;
co-founder and director, Bank of
Tucson; Pima
County Attorney, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1956,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1961-91; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Lost an
eye in an accident when he was a boy. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1996.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1998 (age 76 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Pima County, Ariz.; cenotaph at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) —
also known as A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
25, 1928.
Member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1962-64; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1964-77;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1977-93.
African
ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1995; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1996.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in a hospital at Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1998 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmond Thomas Neeme (1916-1998) —
also known as Edmond T. Neeme —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1916.
Son of Thomas Neeme and Alice Neeme.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1955.
Syrian
ancestry.
Founder and CEO of E. T. Neeme Sales Co., manufacturer's
representative in the automobile
industry.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Horn. |
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William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) —
also known as William M. Kidd —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., June 15,
1918.
Son of Robert
Henry Kidd and Hanrietta (Hornor) Kidd.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1979-90.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died, of heart and
other problems, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
20, 1998 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Anne Hanlon Charles (c.1941-1999) —
of California.
Born about 1941.
Candidate for California
state assembly, 1980.
Female.
Died, of cancer, in
Marin General Hospital, Marin
County, Calif., 1999
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Worth Dennis (1912-1999) —
also known as David W. Dennis —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
1912.
Republican. Member of Indiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1969-75.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Reid Hospital, Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., January
6, 1999 (age 86 years, 213
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Herman John Wedemeyer (1924-1999) —
also known as Herman Wedemeyer; "Squirmin'
Herman"; "Hula Hips"; "The
Hula-Hipped Hawaiian"; "The Hawaiian
Hurricane"; "The Hawaiian
Centipede" —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born near Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 20,
1924.
College football star; elected to the National Football Foundation
College Hall of
Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of
Fame; played pro football
for the Los Angeles Dons and the Baltimore Colts in 1948-49; played
pro baseball
for the Salt Lake City Bees (farm team for the San Francisco Seals)
in 1950; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1971-74; as an actor,
he was a regular on the television
series "Hawaii Five-O," playing the role of Duke Lakela, 1971-80.
Hawaiian,
German,
Irish,
English,
Chinese,
French,
and Tahitan
ancestry.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, at Queens Hospital, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
25, 1999 (age 74 years, 250
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Helen Cobb (c.1922-1999) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., about 1922.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1963.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Indicted
in 1970 on bribery
conspiracy charges
in connection with the "Yellow Cab Scandal";
acquitted.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and diabetes,
at Chase Medical Center, El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., March 8,
1999 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson Camanza Riles (1917-1999) —
also known as Wilson Riles —
of California.
Born near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 27,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; California
superintendent of public instruction, 1971-83; defeated, 1982.
African
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes
and heart
attacks, at Mercy Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 1,
1999 (age 81 years, 278
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Louise Phillips. |
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Joseph Francis Smith (1920-1999) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
24, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 4th District, 1971-80; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northeastern Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 14,
1999 (age 79 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis J. Heft (1911-1999) —
of Monroe
County, Ohio.
Born in Lewisville, Monroe
County, Ohio, October
11, 1911.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1947-66.
Died, in University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 14,
1999 (age 87 years, 215
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul L. Crabtree (1929-1999) —
Born in Oak Hill, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
1, 1929.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Conventions.
Died in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., May 14,
1999 (age 69 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Jackson, Ohio.
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Richard Belmont Ray (1927-1999) —
also known as Richard Ray —
of Perry, Houston
County, Ga.
Born in Fort Valley, Peach
County, Ga., February
2, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Perry, Ga., 1964-70; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Sam
Nunn, 1972; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1983-93; defeated, 1992.
Methodist.
Died, of complications following heart valve
surgery, in a hospital at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., May 29,
1999 (age 72 years, 116
days).
Interment at Byron
City Cemetery, Byron, Ga.
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G. Herbert Mallett (c.1906-1999) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1906.
Mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1960-64; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of a stroke, at
Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1999 (age about 93
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Julian McKeithen (1918-1999) —
also known as John McKeithen; "Big
John" —
of Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La.
Born in Grayson, Caldwell
Parish, La., May 28,
1918.
Son of Jesse J. McKeithen and DeEtte (Eglin) McKeithen.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1949-52; candidate in Democratic
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1952; member of Louisiana
public service commission, 1954-64; Governor of
Louisiana, 1964-72; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1972.
Died at the Citizens Medical Center, Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., June 4,
1999 (age 81 years, 7
days).
Interment at Hogan
Plantation Cemetery, Columbia, La.
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Leonard Price Stavisky (1925-1999) —
also known as Leonard P. Stavisky —
of Beechhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
11, 1925.
Democrat. University
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-83 (26th District 1966, 23rd District
1967-72, 26th District 1973-83); member of New York
state senate, 1983-99 (12th District 1983-94, 16th District
1995-99); died in office 1999.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital at Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 19,
1999 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) —
of Georgia.
Born in Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., August
13, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 14th District, 1967-81.
Baptist.
Died at Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., June 24,
1999 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
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Afton McHenry Smith (1908-1999) —
of Hindman, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Hindman, Knott
County, Ky., April 15,
1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
Commonwealth Attorney for Knott and Magoffin Counties, 1950-86; local
campaign manager for Democratic presidential campaigns.
Methodist.
Died, in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 8,
1999 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Interment at Mountain
Memory Gardens, Hindman, Ky.
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Oliver Gasch (c.1906-1999) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1906.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-61; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, following heart
surgery, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1999 (age about 93
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Craven (1921-1999) —
also known as Bill Craven —
of Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 30,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of
California
state assembly, 1973-79; member of California
state senate, 1979-99.
Advocated and won the creation
of a California State University campus at San Marcos, where one of
the main buildings is named for
him.
Died, of congestive
heart failure and complications of diabetes,
at the Villas de Carlsbad Health Center, Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., July 11,
1999 (age 78 years, 11
days).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) —
also known as Vikki Buckley —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
2, 1947.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure caused by heart
disease, at University Hospital, Denver,
Colo., July 14,
1999 (age 51 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Elmer Severson (1922-1999) —
of Montana.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., May 3,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Montana
state senate, 1979-90.
Suffered spinal cord injuries when he "lost a tussle with a cow," and
died as a result, in a hospital at Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., July 19,
1999 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Cremated.
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John C. Youle (1916-1999) —
also known as Clint Youle —
of Illinois.
Born April 4,
1916.
Republican. Broadcaster;
one of the first to
present the weather on television,
in 1948; member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1964.
Died in a hospital at Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 23,
1999 (age 83 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Martin Tymniak (1945-1999) —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1945.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 133rd District, 1995-99; died in
office 1999.
Died, of stomach
cancer, at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 28,
1999 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Homer Mollohan (1909-1999) —
also known as Bob Mollohan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
18, 1909.
Son of Robert P. Mollohan and Edith (Witt) Mollohan.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1953-57, 1969-83;
defeated, 1958; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
the Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1999 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Moreno (c.1927-1999) —
of Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, at Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1999 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Samuel Joelson (1916-1999) —
also known as Charles S. Joelson; Chuck
Joelson —
of New Jersey.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
27, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1961-69; defeated,
1954; state court judge in New Jersey, 1969.
Jewish.
Died, at the CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
20, 1999 (age 83 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Harrington Pope, Jr. (1913-1999) —
also known as Thomas H. Pope —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Kinards, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1913.
Son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and Marie (Gary) Pope
(1882-1964).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1946-50; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1949-50;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary
for Governor of
South Carolina, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital, Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., August
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 26
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Eugene
Blackburn Gary; son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and
Marie (Gary) Pope (1882-1964); married to Mary Waties Lumpkin
(1917-2008). |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer, Soldier,
Historian." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
29, 1913.
Democrat. Beer
distributor; potato chip
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state
legislators) with bribery
conspiracy; pleaded
guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the
others were eventually dismissed.
Catholic.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
25, 1999 (age 85 years, 330
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Richard Hugh Everson (1945-1999) —
also known as Rick Everson —
of West Virginia.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., August
19, 1945.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1992-99; died in office 1999.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in Broaddus Hospital, Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., September
1, 1999 (age 54 years, 13
days).
Interment at Barbour
Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, W.Va.
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Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) —
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 2,
1926.
Son of Samuel
James Ervin, Jr..
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1967-80; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died in
office 1999.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at Grace Hospital, Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
18, 1999 (age 73 years, 200
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Bernie Richter (c.1931-1999) —
of California.
Born about 1931.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1992-98.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Enloe Medical Center, Chico, Butte
County, Calif., October
25, 1999 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley C. Mues (1948-1999) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 5,
1948.
Lawyer;
Judge, Nebraska Court of
Appeals, 1994-99; died in office 1999.
Lutheran.
Member, Sertoma.
Injured in a traffic
accident on Highway 281, and died soon after, at St. Francis
Medical Center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
25, 1999 (age 51 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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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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Aaron Frank Goldstein (1909-1999) —
also known as Aaron F. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1934-36, 1939-40;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court.
Died in a hospital at Westwood, Lassen
County, Calif., October
27, 1999 (age 90 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Robert Bullock (1916-1999) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
16, 1916.
Son of James Alonzo Bullock (1888-1981) and Norma (Poulter) Bullock
(1895-1980).
Lawyer;
member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1963-67; district judge in Utah 4th
District, 1973-83.
Presided over the murder trial of Gary Gilmore.
Died, of complications from surgery, in Utah Valley Regional
Medical Center, Provo, Utah
County, Utah, November
4, 1999 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Provo
City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.
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George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) —
also known as G. McMurtrie Godley —
of Washington,
D.C.; Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1964-66; Laos, 1969-73; Lebanon, 1974-76.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
7, 1999 (age 82 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hillington
Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
to Livia Paravicini (divorced 1963); married 1969 to
Elizabeth McCray Johnson. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Ed Gochenour (c.1953-1999) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born about 1953.
Member of Georgia
state senate.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., November
7, 1999 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Frederick C. Malkus, Jr. (1913-1999) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-51; member of Maryland
state senate 37th District, 1951-94.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
fibrosis, at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., November
9, 1999 (age 86 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rose Elizabeth Bird (1936-1999) —
also known as Rose Bird —
of California.
Born near Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., November
2, 1936.
Chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1977-87; defeated,
1986.
Female.
Died, of breast
cancer, at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto,
Santa
Clara County, Calif., December
4, 1999 (age 63 years, 32
days).
Cremated.
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William G. Kirkland (1913-1999) —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1913.
Son of James Allen Kirkland (1882-1959) and Nora (Stevens) Kirkland
(1888-1985).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1952.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital in Martin
County, Fla., December
15, 1999 (age 86 years, 77
days).
Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Elliot Lee Richardson (1920-1999) —
also known as Elliot L. Richardson —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 20,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1959-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1965-67; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1967-69; defeated in primary, 1962;
resigned 1969; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1970-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1973; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1975-76; , 1977-80; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1976-77; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1999.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
31, 1999 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. (1920-2000) —
also known as Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.; Bud
Zumwalt —
of Virginia.
Born in Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., November
29, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Chief of U.S. naval operations
in 1970-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1976.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1998.
Died, following two cancer
surgeries, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
2, 2000 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Naval
Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
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Bill Lancaster (c.1932-2000) —
of Duarte, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1932.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1973-92.
Died, of a heart
attack while being treated for a lung
infection, at the Inter-Community Campus of Citrus Valley
Medical Center, Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
2, 2000 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) —
also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from
North Platte" —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., March 26,
1911.
Son of Mainard E. Crosby and Cora May (Berkey) Crosby.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of
Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964,
1972,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and prostate
cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
7, 2000 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center,
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Leo D. Blais (1929-2000) —
of Coventry, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., August 4,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1972-74, 1987-90.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Newport Hospital, Newport, Newport
County, R.I., January
19, 2000 (age 70 years, 168
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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John M. Shaw (c.1932-2000) —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born about 1932.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1978-2000;
died in office 2000.
Died, following surgery for a ruptured aortic
aneurysm, in a hospital at Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., January
21, 2000 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Ray Foster (1937-2000) —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho, April 18,
1937.
Democrat. Delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member of Montana
state senate, 1974-76.
Catholic.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Rotary.
Died, of hemochromatosis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., January
22, 2000 (age 62 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March 15,
1905.
Son of Frank O. Curtis and Alberta Mae (Smith) Curtis.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical Center West, Lincoln,
Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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Benjamin Clark Adams (1915-2000) —
also known as Benjamin C. Adams —
of Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born July 14,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 22nd District; elected 1956.
Congregationalist.
Died, in Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
1, 2000 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, East Derry, Derry, N.H.
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Robert H. Keefe (c.1941-2000) —
of California.
Born in Bauxite, Saline
County, Ark., about 1941.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1994-98; superior court judge in
California, 1998-2000.
Died, from complications of leukemia,
at USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
3, 2000 (age about 59
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Bert Albert (1908-2000) —
also known as Carl Albert; "The Little Giant from
Little Dixie" —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., May 10,
1908.
Son of Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1947-77; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1952,
1964
(chair, Resolutions
and Platform Committee), 1968,
1992,
1996.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died, at McAlester Regional Health Center, McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., February
4, 2000 (age 91 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, McAlester, Okla.
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James C. Green (c.1922-2000) —
also known as Jimmy Green —
of Clarkton, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born about 1922.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-77; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-77; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85; candidate in primary for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Charged
in 1983 with accepting a
bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but acquitted; convicted
of tax
evasion in 1997, fined,
and sentenced
to home
confinement.
Died at Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., February
4, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Clarkton
Cemetery, Clarkton, N.C.
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Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) —
also known as Kenneth L. Maddy; Ken Maddy —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1934.
Son of Russell T. Maddy and Anna M. (Balzer) Maddy.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate in primary for
Governor
of California, 1978; member of California
state senate, 1979-98.
Member, Rotary; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of lung
cancer, at Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
19, 2000 (age 65 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nichol Irwin II (1913-2000) —
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
31, 1913.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1973-74.
Died in a hospital at New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of
El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes
and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las
Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John A. O'Connell (c.1920-2000) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born about 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1962.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at the California Pacific Medical Center, San
Francisco, Calif., March 4,
2000 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond L. Marsh (1926-2000) —
of California.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
6, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1966; municipal judge in California, 1975-78;
superior court judge in California, 1978-96.
Died, of cancer, at
Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 9,
2000 (age 73 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) —
also known as Morris Abram —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., June 19,
1918.
Son of Sam Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on
prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative
to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for
postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for
nomination for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968; president
of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, 1984-86.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Jewish Committee; Urban
League; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a viral
infection, in a hospital at Geneva, Switzerland,
March
16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Schwartz (1912-2000) —
of California.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 26,
1912.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in
California, 1959-63; superior court judge in California, 1963-68; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1968-2000.
Died, at Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 22,
2000 (age 87 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard L. Livingston (1940-2000) —
also known as Dick Livingston —
of Pulaski, Scott
County, Miss.
Born March 22,
1940.
Son of Elwin
B. Livingston.
Real
estate broker; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1972-2000; died in office 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March 28,
2000 (age 60 years, 6
days).
Interment at Independence
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Morton, Scott County, Miss.
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John deKoven Alsop (1915-2000) —
also known as John Alsop —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.; Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Avon, Hartford
County, Conn., August 4,
1915.
Son of Joseph
Wright Alsop (1876-1953) and Corinne
Robinson Alsop.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1947-50; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1960,
1972;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1958 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Died, in a health care center at Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 6,
2000 (age 84 years, 246
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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David W. Williams (1910-2000) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March 20,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1956-62; superior court judge in
California, 1963-69; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1969-81.
African
ancestry.
First
black federal judge west of the Mississippi.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
2000 (age 90 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald George Bollinger (1915-2000) —
also known as Donald G. Bollinger —
of Lockport, Lafourche
Parish, La.
Born in Raceland, Lafourche
Parish, La., April 19,
1915.
Son of George I. Bollinger and Etienette (Daviet) Bollinger.
Republican. Founder and owner, Bollinger Shipyards;
Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1984-86; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died, in St. Anne General Hospital, Raceland, Lafourche
Parish, La., May 13,
2000 (age 85 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George I. Bollinger and Etienette (Daviet) Bollinger; married to
Doris Toups and Patricia Boudreaux; father of Donald
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1963-68; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Charles Manuel (1930-2000) —
of Fairfield, Teton
County, Mont.
Born in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., June 11,
1930.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-89.
Died, of complications following heart
surgery, in a hospital at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 5,
2000 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Fairfield, Mont.
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James Neal Smith (1930-2000) —
of Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Simi Valley, Calif., 1974-76.
Member, Jaycees;
Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Simi Valley Hospital, Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif., June 11,
2000 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl O'Neal (1928-2000) —
also known as Coach O'Neal —
of Conyers, Rockdale
County, Ga.
Born in Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga., July 20,
1928.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives 75th District, 1993-2000; died in
office 2000.
Died, of cancer, in
Rockdale Hospital, Conyers, Rockdale
County, Ga., June 13,
2000 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Interment at Green
Meadow Memorial Gardens, Conyers, Ga.
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Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) —
of Maine.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, about 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives; elected 1942, 1946; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Maine
state senate; elected 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1972; superior court
judge in Maine, 1973-81; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1981-86.
Injured in an automobile
accident and died ten days later, in Cary Medical Center,
Caribou, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 18,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Maine.
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Cecil Donald Hardesty (1907-2000) —
also known as Cecil D. Hardesty —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Kensington, Smith
County, Kan., August
24, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for California
superintendent of public instruction, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 21,
2000 (age 92 years, 302
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Son of William R. Randall and Lillie (Bridges) Randall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Paul Douglas Coverdell (1939-2000) —
also known as Paul Coverdell —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
20, 1939.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1971-89; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1977; Georgia
Republican state chair, 1985-87; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000; died in office 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Director of the Peace Corps, 1989-91.
Died, of complications from a cerebral
hemorrhage, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 18,
2000 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Cremated.
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Juanita Elizabeth Terry Williams (1925-2000) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born January
3, 1925.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives 54th District, 1985-93.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (a type of anemia),
at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., August
23, 2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
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