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James Sproull Cothran (1830-1897) —
also known as James S. Cothran —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August 8,
1830.
Son of Wade Samuel Cothran and Frances Elizabeth (Sproull) Cothran.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in
South Carolina, 1881-86; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1887-91.
Died, in a sanitarium in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1897 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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William Cullen Bryant (1849-1905) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 1,
1849.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1900.
Episcopalian.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Dr. Cooley's Sanitarium, Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., February
15, 1905 (age 55 years, 198
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Semple (1840-1908) —
of Washington.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia
of American parents, June 12,
1840.
Son of James
Semple.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Oregon
state printer, 1870-73; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1889.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a rest home at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
28, 1908 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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Miles Benjamin McSweeney (1855-1909) —
also known as Miles B. McSweeney —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 18,
1855.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1888,
1896,
1900;
member of South Carolina state legislature, 1895-96; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1897-99; Governor of
South Carolina, 1899-1903.
Died in Mt. Hope Retreat, Baltimore,
Md., September
29, 1909 (age 54 years, 164
days).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, S.C.
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Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) —
also known as Charles A. Sauer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
December
18, 1866.
Republican. Mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in St. Joseph's Sanitarium, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1915 (age 48 years, 353
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John C. Callbreath (1826-1916) —
of Stanislaus
County, Calif.; Wrangell (unknown
county), Wash.
Born in New York, January
16, 1826.
Son of Thomas Callbreath and Mary (Finch) Callbreath.
Member of California
state assembly 7th District, 1856-57.
Died, from a gastric
ulcer, in the Kenney nursing home, Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 6,
1916 (age 90 years, 81
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Mason, Mich., 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Edwin O. Call (1859-1918) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, April 7,
1859.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1902-05.
Died, in a sanitarium in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., November
16, 1918 (age 59 years, 223
days).
Interment at Dresden
Cemetery, Dresden, Tex.
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Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) —
also known as Robert S. McCormick —
of Illinois.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., July 26,
1849.
Son of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865) and Mary Ann (Grigsby)
McCormick (1828-1878).
Grain
brokerage business; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1901-02; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1902; Russia, 1902-05; France, 1905-07.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a nursing home at Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., April 16,
1919 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Horace Frankhauser (1863-1921) —
also known as William H. Frankhauser —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, March 5,
1863.
Republican. Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1921; died in office
1921.
Died in a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 9,
1921 (age 58 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Son of Eliza (Blanchard) Adams and John
Adams.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; Governor of
Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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William P. Hackney (1842-1926) —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
24, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872-77, 1905-06; member of Kansas
state senate, 1881-84; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1887-88.
Died in Sawtelle Soldiers Home, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 28,
1926 (age 83 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) —
also known as Eugene V. Debs —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
5, 1855.
Son of Daniel Debs and Marguerite (Betterich) Debs.
Locomotive
fireman on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad;
secretary-treasurer
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in 1880-93; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1885; founder in
1893 and president
(1893-97) of the American Railway Union; arrested
during a strike
in 1894 and charged
with conspiracy
to commit murder; the charges were dropped, but he was jailed
for six months for contempt
of court; became a Socialist while incarcerated; candidate for President
of the United States, 1900 (Social Democratic), 1904 (Socialist),
1908 (Socialist), 1912 (Socialist), 1920 (Socialist); in 1905, was a
founder of
the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies"), which hoped to
organize all workers in "One Big Union"; convicted
under the Sedition
and Espionage Act for an anti-war
speech he made in 1918, and sentenced
to ten years in federal prison;
released in 1921.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died in Lindlahr Sanitarium, Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill., October
20, 1926 (age 70 years, 349
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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James Anthony Hughes (1861-1930) —
also known as J. A. Hughes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Corunna, Ontario,
February
27, 1861.
Son of James W. Hughes and Ellen Hughes.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1901-15, 1927-30 (4th District
1901-03, 5th District 1903-15, 4th District 1927-30); died in office
1930.
Died in a sanitarium at Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, March 2,
1930 (age 69 years, 3
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Patrick R. Griffin (c.1878-1931) —
also known as Paddy Griffin —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1878.
Democrat. Bartender;
mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1915-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Died, in Dr. John Lamb's Sanitarium, near Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
14, 1931 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Son of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium, Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) —
also known as Victor J. Dowling —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1866.
Son of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
Q. Titus, 1887-1901; member of New York
state assembly, 1894; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1911-31.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage in the office of
the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in
Harbor Sanitarium, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 23,
1934 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, June 16,
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Son of Seneca Benjamin Anderson and Achsah Adelaide (Bennett)
Anderson.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium, Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) —
also known as Oliver G. Jennings —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865.
Son of Oliver Burr Jennings (1825-1893; one of the original
stockholders of Standard Oil Company, 1871) and Esther Judson
(Goodsell) Jennings (1828-1908).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1920;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1923; director, U.S. Industrial
Alcohol Company; director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation; director, Grocery Store
Products, Inc.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in the Harbor Sanitarium, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1936 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Burr Jennings (1825-1893; one of the original stockholders
of Standard Oil Company, 1871) and Esther Judson (Goodsell) Jennings
(1828-1908); married 1896 to Mary
Dows Brewster; uncle of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; father of Benjamin Brewster Jennings
(1898-1968; president of Socony-Vacuum, which later became Mobil
Oil); granduncle of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III. See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
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Charles D. Capelle (1882-1939) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born August 5,
1882.
Son of John O. Capelle and Bettie (Duncan) Capelle.
Mayor
of Independence, Mo., 1922-24; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1933-34.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Independence Sanitarium, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., May 14,
1939 (age 56 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Mo.
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Joseph Wallace Oman (1864-1941) —
Born in Light Street, Columbia
County, Pa., 1864.
Son of Henry Freas Oman and Mary Jane Oman.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands.
Died, in a nursing home at London, England,
July
1, 1941 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Center Morse (c.1877-1954). |
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Peter B. Carey (1886-1943) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1886.
Democrat. President, Chicago Board of Trade, 1932-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Cook
County Sheriff, 1942-43.
Died, amidst a scandal
in his department, from a heart
ailment, in Sacred Heart Sanitarium, Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1943 (age 56 years, 363
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Frances Angsten. |
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James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) —
also known as James T. Lloyd —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., August
28, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and subsequently died as a result, in a nursing
home at Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April 3,
1944 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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John Looney (1865-1947) —
also known as Patrick John Looney —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., October
5, 1865.
Son of Patrick Looney and Margaret Looney.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; indicted
with others in 1897 over a scheme to defraud
the city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain construction
project; convicted,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1900; created and led a crime
syndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests in gambling,
prostitution,
extortion,
and eventually bootlegging
and automobile
theft; indicted
in 1907 on 37 counts of bribery,
extortion,
and libel,
but acquitted; shot
and wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February
22, 1909, he was shot
and wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; on
March 22, 1912, after publishing
personal attacks on Rock Island Mayor Henry
M. Schriver, he was arrested,
brought to the police station, and severely
beaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two men
and injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island rackets
in 1921; in 1922, he was indicted
for the murder
of saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence against
Looney to federal agents; arrested
in Belen, N.M., in 1924, and later convicted
of conspiracy and murder;
sentenced
to 5 years in prison
for conspiracy and 14 years for murder;
served 8 1/2 years.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in a sanitarium at El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., 1947
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Willoughby Smith (1870-1947) —
also known as Alfred W. Smith —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
of American parents, September
22, 1870.
Son of Timothy
Clark Smith and Kathleen (Crout) Smith.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Odessa, 1906-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Moscow, 1914.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in the Vermont Sanatorium, Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., March 14,
1947 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred C. Brooks (c.1897-1947) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., about 1897.
Son of John R. Brooks.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1931-34.
Died, in the Pine Acres Nursing Home, Madison, Morris
County, N.J., July 18,
1947 (age about 50
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene Harriman. |
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Evelyn West Hughan (1871-1947) —
also known as Evelyn W. Hughan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March, 1871.
Daughter of Samuel Hughan (1837-1896) and Margaret (West) Hughan
(died 1921).
Socialist. Stenographer;
publishing
executive; candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1928; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1933.
Female.
Scottish,
English,
and French
ancestry.
Died, in the Wood Nursing Home, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
12, 1947 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank S. Ablett (1867-1950) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born January
12, 1867.
Son of Philip Ablett and Julia Ablett.
Democrat. Mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1936-39; Cohoes Industrial Commissioner, 1940-50.
Died, in a convalescent home at Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
13, 1950 (age 83 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Ellen Stanton. |
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Thomas Ray Hamer (1864-1950) —
also known as Thomas R. Hamer —
of St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho.
Born in Vermont, Fulton
County, Ill., May 4,
1864.
Son of Thomas Hamer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1909-11; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Died, from heart
disease, in Butler Rest Home in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
22, 1950 (age 86 years, 232
days).
Cremated.
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Lemuel Ertus Slack (1874-1952) —
also known as L. Ert Slack —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Johnson
County, Ind., October
8, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1901-05; member of Indiana
state senate, 1905-09; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1916-18; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1927-29; superior court judge in Indiana,
1936-38.
Died in the Masonic Home in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., February
24, 1952 (age 77 years, 139
days).
Interment somewhere
in Franklin, Ind.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Edward C. Peirce (c.1895-1955) —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born about 1895.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1944,
1952;
mayor
of New Bedford, Mass., 1952-53; convicted
in 1953 on charges of conspiracy to
protect gambling, and sentenced
to four years in prison;
served twenty months.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing home at New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., January
31, 1955 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Connell (c.1871-1955) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1939.
Died, in a convalescent home, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
22, 1955 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) —
of Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
29, 1870.
Son of Daniel Bemis Pitkin (born c.1831) and Sylvia (Martin) Pitkin
(born c.1836).
Republican. Butter
box manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.
Methodist.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and dementia,
in the Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., August 6,
1956 (age 85 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshfield, Vt.
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Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) —
also known as Charles E. Bunnell —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
12, 1878.
Son of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell.
Democrat. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president
of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later
University of Alaska), 1921-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a nursing home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Minor L. Moore (1876-1958) —
of California.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., December
5, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928; superior court judge in
California, 1931-39; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1939-58; died in office 1958.
Suffered a stroke,
and died about two months later, in a sanitarium in Sunland,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
4, 1958 (age 81 years, 30
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Leslie Aris Wikel (1884-1959) —
also known as Leslie A. Wikel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Randolph
County, Ind., November
19, 1884.
Son of Wiley Wikel and Lola Wikel.
Democrat. Druggist;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1948; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949.
Died, following a stroke, in
Whitehall Convalescent Home, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 9,
1959 (age 74 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy L. Goodlander. |
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Annie Mathews (1866-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866.
Democrat. Dressmaker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
New
York County Register, 1922-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1924,
1928;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died, in Glenwood Nursing Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
24, 1959 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abner C. Surpless (c.1884-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Howard
W. Ameli; city council member, New York City, 1937-40;
magistrate, New York City, 1942-53; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in the White Nursing Home, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 11,
1960 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Z. Foster (1881-1961) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
25, 1881.
Communist. Labor
organizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1930; arrested
after a demonstration
in 1930, and jailed
for six months; indicted
on July 20, 1948 under the Smith
Act, and charged
with conspiring to advocate
the overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in a sanatorium at Moscow, Russia,
September
1, 1961 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther Abramovitch. |
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Irving Cox (1870-1962) —
also known as Frederick I. Cox —
of Budd Lake, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., May 25,
1870.
Son of John Backster Cox and Carolyn (Cooper) Cox.
Republican. Silk
manufacturing executive; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Reeder Rest Home, Allamuchy, Warren
County, N.J., March 31,
1962 (age 91 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Culbert Levy Olson (1876-1962) —
also known as Culbert L. Olson —
of Utah; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, November
7, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Utah state
senate, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1920;
member of California
state senate, 1935-39; Governor of
California, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1943; California
Democratic state chair, 1944-46.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died at a rest home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 13,
1962 (age 85 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Orvis Chester Randall (1873-1963) —
also known as O. C. Randall —
of Nebraska.
Born in Bowenburg, Hancock
County, Ill., September
6, 1873.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Died in Baptist Home, Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb., 1963
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Neb.
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William J. Wallin (1879-1963) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell
from the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at the
Saw Mill River Nursing Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn M. Walsh. |
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Florence Lee Sandidge Skees (1875-1963) —
also known as Florence Tyler; Mrs. B. J.
Skees —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.; Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., 1875.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1944.
Female.
Baptist.
Kentucky Women's Club leader.
Died, at Baptist Home, Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., July 16,
1963 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Benjamin Joseph Ainlay (1875-1966) —
also known as Benjamin J. Ainlay —
of Belgrade, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
April
5, 1875.
Son of John Ainlay (1839-1911) and Eliza Jane (Walker) Ainlay
(1845-1925).
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 50th District, 1915-17; member of
Nebraska
state senate 50th District, 1919; chair of
Nance County Republican Party, 1940; Nance
County Assessor, 1944-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Fullerton Nursing Home, Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb., January
25, 1966 (age 90 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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Philip Marshall Brown (1875-1966) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Washington,
D.C.; Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 31,
1875.
Son of David Wilbur Brown and Clara Herrick (Hill) Brown.
U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1908-10; university
professor.
Episcopalian.
Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died, in a nursing home at Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 10,
1966 (age 90 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Morrison Byington (1879-1966) —
also known as Homer M. Byington —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
19, 1879.
Son of George Richmond Byington and Emma Marsalena (Morrison)
Byington.
U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1900-08; Rome, 1908-09; U.S. Consul in Bristol, 1909-13; Leeds, 1913-17; Hull, 1917-19; Palermo, 1919-20; Naples, 1920-21; U.S. Consul General in Naples, 1923-29; Antwerp, 1935; Montreal, 1936-43.
Episcopalian.
Died, in a nursing home at Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1966 (age 86 years, 291
days).
Interment at Norwalk
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Chester H. Rhodes (1887-1966) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Gouldsboro, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
19, 1887.
Democrat. Monroe
County District Attorney, 1919; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1923-30; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1935-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in a nursing home at Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., December
8, 1966 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
Norway; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium, in
Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Max Jacob Bierschwale (1887-1967) —
also known as Max J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., January
4, 1887.
Son of William Bierschwale (1858-1932) and Lina (Jung) Bierschwale
(1861-1944).
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1936, 1938; chair of
Gillespie County Republican Party, 1950.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes,
due to arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in the Kopp Nursing Home, near
Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., May 27,
1967 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Charles Herold Round (1901-1968) —
also known as Charles H. Round —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., October
16, 1901.
Son of Henry Wootton Round (1874-1952) and Mabel Mary (Misener) Round
(1875-1955).
Republican. Mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1955; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand Traverse
District, 1961.
Died, in Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility, Traverse City,
Grand
Traverse County, Mich., August
27, 1968 (age 66 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Mary M. Hanson (1902-1986). |
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Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass (1874-1969) —
also known as Charlotta Bass —
of California.
Born February
14, 1874.
Editor and
publisher of the California Eagle, 1912-1951.; Independent
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1950; Progressive
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1952.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Su Ray Convalescent Home, Los Angeles,
Los
Angeles County, Calif., April 12,
1969 (age 95 years, 57
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
15, 1887.
Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson.
Republican. Muskegon
County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan,
1925-36; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in
primary, 1956.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
First
woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first
woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Died in Plainwell Sanatorium, Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 5,
1970 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Arthur Harold Otto Beneze (1896-1970) —
also known as A. H. Otto Beneze;
"Tootie" —
of Illinois.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., April 11,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist Labor candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1926.
Died in the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., October
21, 1970 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Alton
Cemetery, Alton, Ill.
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Henry Elijah Ackerson, Jr. (1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank clerk;
lawyer;
bank
director; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
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Maurice F. Ahearn (1880-1971) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born April 27,
1880.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1920.
Died, in a nursing home at Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
17, 1971 (age 91 years, 234
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., October
1, 1890.
Son of Charles
MacVeagh and Fanny Davenport (Rogers) MacVeagh.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to
Greece, 1933-41; Iceland, 1941-42; South Africa, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1943-44; Greece, 1943-47; Portugal, 1948-52; Spain, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in a nursing home at Adelphi, Prince
George's County, Md., January
15, 1972 (age 81 years, 106
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Julius J. Wuerthner (1890-1972) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1890.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Montana
state senate, 1928-31; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1937-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a nursing home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., February
21, 1972 (age 81 years, 279
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Harry Heher (1889-1972) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 20,
1889.
Son of John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher.
Democrat. Lawyer; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Knights
of Columbus.
Died at Morris Hall Health and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton,
Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1972 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Doyle Elam Carlton (1887-1972) —
also known as Doyle E. Carlton —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Wauchula, Hardee
County, Fla., July 6,
1887.
Son of Albert Carlton and Martha (McEwan) Carlton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1917-19; Governor of
Florida, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in a nursing home at Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
25, 1972 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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J. Donald Clark (d. 1973) —
also known as Don Clark —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1968.
Died, of cancer, in
Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April 18,
1973.
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) —
also known as Ray L. Forshee —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March 19,
1884.
Son of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Clothing
salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
His legs were
amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee; married to Ida Lerg;
brother of Frank
J. Forshee. |
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Cecil Rhodes King (1898-1974) —
also known as Cecil R. King —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fort Niagara, Niagara
County, N.Y., January
13, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1933-35, 1937-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1942-69.
Died of a stroke at
a convalescent hospital in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 17,
1974 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Beatrice L. Hooper (c.1894-1974) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born about 1894.
Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1927.
Female.
Church
of God.
Died, in Cedar Knoll Rest Home, Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., July 25,
1974 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Draper
Cemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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John V. Kenny (1894-1975) —
also known as "Little Guy" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 6,
1894.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Pleaded
guilty to six federal counts of tax
evasion in May 1972, and sentenced
to prison.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a nursing home at Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1975 (age 81 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) —
also known as Augustin W. Ferrin —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Valley, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
1, 1875.
Son of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen)
Ferrin.
Newspaper
reporter; magazine
editor; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-30; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-38.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in a nursing home, in Marion
County, W.Va., March 17,
1976 (age 100 years,
198 days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) —
also known as John H. Hoeppel —
of Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., February
10, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated
(Prohibition), 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Convicted
in 1936 of conspiring to sell
an appointment to West Point; sentenced
to prison.
Died at Huntington Care Center, Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
21, 1976 (age 95 years, 224
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German
and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) —
also known as Charles M. Dale —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., March 8,
1893.
Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New
Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1948;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio
station.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a nursing home at Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
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Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) —
also known as Stanley B. Niles —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., January
22, 1896.
Son of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles.
Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County,
1933; Commonwealth candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1936; president,
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, in Methodist Manor retirement home, Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tulsa, Okla.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing home, Ann Arbor,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Arietta O. VanNess. |
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Irving Daniel Neustein (1901-1979) —
also known as Irving D. Neustein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1931-37;
member, New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, 1938-41; when
his political activities came under investigation
by the U.S. Civil Service Commission as violating the Hatch
Act, he resigned;
though he was no longer a member, his ouster
from the appeal board was ordered two years later.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, in Jewish Home for the Aged, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1979 (age 78 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Mahoney (c.1898-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Ridgeway, Ontario.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Died, in a nursing home at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 19,
1980 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matilda Haughton Ehringhaus (1890-1980) —
also known as Matilda H. Ehringhaus; Matilda Bradford
Haughton; Mrs. J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, October
23, 1890.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1952.
Female.
Died, in a nursing home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 16,
1980 (age 89 years, 237
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Clare Hayes Timberlake (1907-1982) —
also known as Clare H. Timberlake —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Fort Sumner, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., October
29, 1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Toronto, 1931; Buenos Aires, 1932; Zurich, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1960-61.
Died in a nursing home at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
22, 1982 (age 74 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Otto Rachals (1897-1984) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Langlade
County, Wis., January
1, 1897.
Democrat. Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1955-59; defeated, 1959.
Died in Glenn Wood Nursing Center, Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., July 7,
1984 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Gertrude Moore. |
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Horace Jeremiah Voorhis (1901-1984) —
also known as H. 'Jerry' Voorhis —
of San Dimas, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., April 6,
1901.
Democrat. Candidate for California
state assembly, 1934; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1937-47; defeated,
1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of emphysema,
at Claremont Manor retirement home, Claremont, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1984 (age 83 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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George David Aiken (1892-1984) —
also known as George D. Aiken —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt., August
20, 1892.
Son of Edward Webster Aiken (1860-1943) and Myra (Cook) Aiken.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1935-37; Governor of
Vermont, 1937-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1941-75.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a cerebral
vascular accident (stroke),
in the Heaton House nursing home, Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., November
19, 1984 (age 92 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Vt.
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Wiley Thomas Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986) —
also known as Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Myrtle Hill, Van Zandt
County, Tex., January
4, 1914.
Son of Wiley T. Buchanan (1880-1953) and Lilla A. (Youngblood)
Buchanan (1885-1975).
Business
executive; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1953-56; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1956; Austria, 1975-77; chief of protocol, U.S. Department of State,
1957-61.
Methodist.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a nursing home, February
16, 1986 (age 72 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Capus Miller Waynick (1889-1986) —
also known as Capus M. Waynick —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., December
23, 1889.
Son of Joshua James N. Waynick and Anna (Moore) Waynick.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1933-35; North Carolina state highway
commissioner, 1935-37; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1949-51; Colombia, 1951-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1956;
Adjutant
General of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Died in a nursing facility in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., September
7, 1986 (age 96 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry O. Roberts (c.1897-1986) —
also known as Hank Roberts —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1952-55.
Died, in Regina Continuing Care Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
9, 1986 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Johnson. |
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) and Louise (Achey)
Kennedy (1860-1945).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing home,
Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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William Gurdon Saltonstall (1905-1989) —
also known as William G. Saltonstall —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.; Marion, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
11, 1905.
Son of Robert Saltonstall and Caroline (Stevenson) Saltonstall.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Principal
of Phillips-Exeter Academy; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1948,
1952.
Unitarian.
Died, in a nursing home at Lakeville, Plymouth
County, Mass., December
18, 1989 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Studdiford Stratton (1916-1990) —
also known as Samuel S. Stratton —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1950; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1956-58; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-89 (32nd District 1959-63,
35th District 1963-71, 29th District 1971-73, 28th District 1973-83,
23rd District 1983-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died, in a nursing home, 1990
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) —
also known as Francis W. H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 26,
1904.
Son of Robert A. Adams (c.1870-1954) and Frances (Bennett) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New York
City Police
Commissioner, 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from heart
failure, in the Devon Manor convalescent home, Devon, Chester
County, Pa., April 20,
1990 (age 85 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 28,
1907.
Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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R. Lester Hill (1902-1991) —
also known as Mike Hill —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., August
11, 1902.
Democrat. Fruit
farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1968; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club; Rotary.
Died, in the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 4,
1991 (age 88 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Leona May Ames (died 1977); married 1978 to Frances
Shubel. |
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Abby Crawford Milton (1882-1991) —
also known as Abby Crawford; Mrs. George Fort Milton,
Sr. —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, February
6, 1882.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1924,
1936
(alternate).
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Advocate for women's voting rights; as a lobbyist helped persuade the
Tennessee legislature to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Died, in a nursing home at Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 2,
1991 (age 109 years, 85
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clearwater, Fla.
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Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) —
also known as Charles D. Breitel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1908.
Son of Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950, 1951-58; appointed
1950; defeated, 1950; appointed 1951; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1952; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, following strokes
and heart
failure, in Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
1, 1991 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hermon Lorenzo Roberts (1901-1992) —
also known as Hermon L. Roberts —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Ladonia, Fannin
County, Tex., November
10, 1901.
Mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1967-69.
Died, in a nursing home in Lyons, Rice
County, Kan., September, 1992
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Edmund Forsman Mansure (1901-1992) —
also known as Edmund F. Mansure; Ned
Mansure —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 14,
1901.
Son of E. L. Mansure.
Republican. Textile
manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1940;
head of the U.S. General Services Administration, 1953-56.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a convalescent hospital at Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif., January
25, 1992 (age 90 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia Carroll. |
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George Whelan Anderson, Jr. (1906-1992) —
also known as George W. Anderson, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1906.
Son of George W. Anderson and Clara (Green) Anderson.
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1963-66.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in the Arleigh Burke Pavilion nursing home,
McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., March 20,
1992 (age 85 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Anderson and Clara (Green) Anderson; married, October
3, 1933, to Muriel Buttling (died 1947); married, May 15,
1948, to Mary Lee Lamar Sample. |
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William R. Peterson (1894-1992) —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 8,
1894.
Son of Olaf Frederick Peterson and Sophie Christine (Johnson)
Peterson.
Republican. Petroleum
distributor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Portland, 1939-43; member of
Connecticut
state senate, 1947-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in a nursing home at Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
11, 1992 (age 98 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henning Albert Blomen (1910-1993) —
also known as Henning A. Blomen —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., September
28, 1910.
Son of Gustav A. Blomen and Clara E. (Magnuson) Blomen.
Machine assembler, Dewey & Almy Chemical
Co.; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962,
1966, 1970; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1968.
Died, in a nursing home at North Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., July, 1993
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Son of Aldo Lindquist (1857-1922) and Hannah Lindquist (1869-1952).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) —
also known as Milward L. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in a log
cabin, Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., November
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1936,
1952;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in a nursing home at Cody, Park
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 95 years, 210
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Bernard Martin Decker (c.1904-1993) —
also known as Bernard M. Decker —
of Illinois.
Born in Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., about 1904.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1951-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1962-87.
Died in a nursing home in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., November
2, 1993 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Ivanhoe
Cemetery, Ivanhoe, Ill.
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Frederick L. Zimmerman (1906-1993) —
of Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 28,
1906.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1930-35.
Died, in Highgate Manor Nursing Home, Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
14, 1993 (age 87 years, 139
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph F. Periconi (1910-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1910.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1953-54, 1957-60 (27th District 1953-54, 29th
District 1957-60); defeated, 1954; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1962-65; defeated, 1957, 1965.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in the Morris Park Nursing Home, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
16, 1994 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert D. Leahy (1903-1994) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 3,
1903.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont
2nd Ward, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died, in a nursing home at Unity, Sullivan
County, N.H., March 1,
1994 (age 90 years, 363
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Domenick Gabrielli (1912-1994) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
13, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; county judge in New
York, 1957-61; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1961-72; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1972-82.
Died, of complications of pneumonia,
at Villa Mary Immaculate Nursing Home, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 25,
1994 (age 81 years, 102
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bath, N.Y.
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George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) —
also known as George J. Feldman —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1904.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69.
Jewish.
Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of
NASA as a civilian space agency.
Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Joseph Mruk (1903-1995) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
6, 1903.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1943-45; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1950-53.
Died, in the Furgala Nursing Home, Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y., January
31, 1995 (age 91 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Robert A. Wall (c.1910-1995) —
of Connecticut.
Born about 1910.
Common pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1958-66; superior court
judge in Connecticut, 1966-79.
Died in Litchfield Woods Rest Home, Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
19, 1995 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Murphy (c.1906-1995) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1951.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
As assistant U.S. attorney in New York in 1949-50, he was assigned to
be the lead prosecutor in the trial of Alger Hiss. In 1950-51, he
served as New York City Police Commissioner.
Died, in a nursing home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age about 89
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of "Fireman" Murphy (professional baseball player
with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox). |
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James Castle Turner (c.1917-1996) —
also known as J. C. Turner; "Mr.
Labor" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., about 1917.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, Urban
League.
President
of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 1975-85.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Day Shore Convalescent Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 13,
1996 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1901.
Son of R. Burnham Moffat (1861-1916) and Ellen Low (Pierrepont)
Moffat (1872-1960).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1929-43; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Died, of cancer, at
a retirement home in Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J., April 17,
1996 (age 94 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Baird —
of Michigan.
Born February
10, 1902.
Daughter of William Baird and Grace F. (Low) Baird.
School
teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Hugh Burnton Mitchell (1907-1996) —
also known as Hugh B. Mitchell —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., March 22,
1907.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1945-46; defeated, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1949-53; candidate
for Governor of
Washington, 1952.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in a nursing home in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 10,
1996 (age 89 years, 80
days).
Cremated.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 7,
1907.
Son of Herman P. Rankin and Lois (Gable) Rankin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General,
1956-61; general counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City
Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 28,
1996 (age 88 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Daughter of George F. Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
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Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) —
also known as Arthur S. Flemming —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., June 12,
1905.
Republican. Member, U.S.
Civil Service Commission, 1939-48; president,
Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; president,
University of Oregon, 1961-68; president,
Macalester College, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1994.
Died of acute renal
failure, at a retirement home in Alexandria,
Va., September
7, 1996 (age 91 years, 87
days).
Interment at Montrepose
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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John William King (1918-1996) —
also known as John W. King —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
10, 1918.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1954-62; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
10th Ward, 1956; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1968; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1969-79; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1979-81; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1981-86.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Started the first
modern state lottery in 1963.
Died, of heart
trouble, at a nursing home in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
9, 1996 (age 77 years, 365
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
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Coya Gjesdal Knutson (1912-1996) —
also known as Coya Knutson; Cornelia Geneive
Gjesdal —
of Oklee, Red Lake
County, Minn.
Born in Edmore, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., August
22, 1912.
Daughter of Christian Gjesdal and Christine (Anderson) Gjesdal.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1951-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1955-59.
Female.
Died of kidney
failure at nursing home in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1996 (age 84 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Bracken Lee (1899-1996) —
also known as J. Bracken Lee —
of Price, Carbon
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, January
7, 1899.
Son of Arthur J. Lee and Ida M. (Leiter) Lee.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; Governor of
Utah, 1949-57; defeated in primary, 1956; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1960-72; Conservative candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a nursing home in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
20, 1996 (age 97 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Cecil F. Poole (1914-1997) —
of California.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 25,
1914.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1961-69; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1976-79; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-96.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died, of complications of pneumonia,
in a nursing home at San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., 1997
(age about
82 years).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Sonoma County, Calif.
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Remi Louis Gendron (1898-1997) —
also known as Remi L. Gendron —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in St. David, Yamaska, Quebec,
September
5, 1898.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont
3rd Ward, 1948.
Catholic.
Died, in a nursing home in Unity, Sullivan
County, N.H., January
24, 1997 (age 98 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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John Woodrow Barbee (1912-1997) —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
30, 1912.
Mayor
of Phenix City, Ala., 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in Hamilton House, Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
26, 1997 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Ala.
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William P. Homans, Jr. (c.1922-1997) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., about 1922.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1963-65.
Persuaded Massachusetts' high court to strike down the death penalty.
Died at a nursing home in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
7, 1997 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Mass.
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William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., July 1,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1973-79.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a chest
infection and Alzheimer's
disease, in the Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax,
Va., February
14, 1997 (age 81 years, 228
days).
Interment at Fairfax
Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
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Ural Alexis Johnson (1908-1997) —
also known as U. Alexis Johnson —
of Washington,
D.C.; California.
Born in Falun, Saline
County, Kan., October
17, 1908.
Son of Carl Theodore Johnson and Ellen (Forsse) Johnson.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Seoul, 1938; Rio de Janeiro, 1943; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1947; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1953-58; Thailand, 1958-61; Japan, 1966-69; , 1973-77.
Survived a car
bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Rex Convalescent Center, Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., March 24,
1997 (age 88 years, 158
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Alice Sachs (1905-1997) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
18, 1905.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1956, 1958,
1960; candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1976.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women
Voters; B'nai
B'rith; Urban
League; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died at the Hallmark Nursing Centre in North Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March 29,
1997 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Brent Bozell (c.1926-1997) —
also known as L. Brent Bozell —
of Maryland.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., about 1926.
Republican. Co-founded the Young Americans for Freedom; speechwriter
for Joseph
R. McCarthy and Barry
M. Goldwater; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1964.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Died, of pneumonia,
at a nursing home in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 15,
1997 (age about 71
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997) —
also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E.
Hilliard —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in West Virginia, September
15, 1908.
Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett (1884-1935) and Hazel (Ferguson)
Collett (1890-1979).
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, in Claywest House nursing home, St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991). |
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William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (1906-1997) —
also known as William J. Brennan, Jr. —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 25,
1906.
Son of William J. Brennan and Agnes (McDermott) Brennan.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1949-52; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1952-56; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1956-90; took senior status 1990.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
Died in a nursing home in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 24,
1997 (age 91 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, May 5,
1928, to Marjorie Leonard. |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — Judgepedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William J. Brennan: Kim
Isaac Eisler, A
Justice for All: William J. Brennan, Jr., and the Decisions That
Transformed America — David E. Marion, The
Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. —
Hunter R. Clark, Justice
Brennan: The Great Conciliator — Charles M. Haar &
Jerold S. Kayden, Landmark
Justice: The Influence of William J. Brennan on America's
Communities — Frank I. Michelman, Brennan
and Democracy |
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Walter W. Kingham (1908-1997) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 1908.
Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1953-55.
Died in a nursing home in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
11, 1997 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Cremated.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Mary Ingraham Bunting (1910-1998) —
also known as Mary I. Bunting; Polly Bunting; Mary
Ingraham; Mary Bunting-Smith —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 10,
1910.
Daughter of Henry A. Ingraham and Mary (Shotwell) Ingraham.
Democrat. Microbiologist;
college
professor; president,
Radcliffe College, 1960-72; member, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Died, in Kendal at Hanover continuing care community, Hanover,
Grafton
County, N.H., January
21, 1998 (age 87 years, 195
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Henry A. Ingraham and Mary (Shotwell) Ingraham; married
1937 to
Henry Bunting (died 1954); married 1975 to Clement
A. Smith (died 1988). |
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article |
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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
Son of Hugh M. Ackley and Margaret (McKenzie) Ackley.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing home, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Francis Bergan (1902-1998) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 20,
1902.
Son of Michael Bergan and Mary Bergan.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1936-58; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1949; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1963-72; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Elks.
Died at the Teresian House nursing home, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 23,
1998 (age 95 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Butler Powell (1903-1998) —
also known as Herbert B. Powell —
of Oregon.
Born in Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore., 1903.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1963-67.
Died at a nursing home in Williamsburg,
Va., April 4,
1998 (age about 94
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gertrude Ord Chamberlain (1907-1998) —
also known as Gertrude Ord; Mrs. Roy
Chamberlain —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., March 9,
1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,
1956.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Died, in Niobrara County Nursing Home, Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., May 3,
1998 (age 91 years, 55
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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John O. W. Jarstad (1920-1998) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., July 22,
1920.
Republican. Television
sportscaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1970.
Died, of heart
failure and diabetes
at Auburn Rehabilitation Center, Auburn, King
County, Wash., June 12,
1998 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Gig Harbor, Wash.
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Edward Homer White, Jr. (1911-1998) —
also known as E. Homer White, Jr. —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., April 5,
1911.
Son of E. Homer White and Llela Amis Morgan White.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; shoe
merchant; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-69; member of Maryland
state senate 36th District, 1975-78.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in a nursing home, at Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August 9,
1998 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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James W. McCabe, Sr. (c.1917-1999) —
of Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Johnson City, N.Y., 1962-68; member of New York
state assembly 123rd District, 1973-84.
Died at Johnson Center, Hilltop Retirement Community, Johnson
City, Broome
County, N.Y., 1999
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman James Larson (1902-1999) —
also known as Norman Larson —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Borup, Norman
County, Minn., December
26, 1902.
Son of Ole Larson and Anna (Ike) Larson.
Musician;
automobile
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate 64th District, 1959.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in Lutheran Memorial Home, Halstad, Norman
County, Minn., January
14, 1999 (age 96 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vanessa Brown (1928-1999) —
also known as Smylla Brynd; Tessa Brind —
of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
March
24, 1928.
Democrat. Actress,
appearing in movies
in the 1940s and television
in the 1950s; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from breast
cancer, at the Motion Picture Country Home, Woodland
Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 21,
1999 (age 71 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gordon McGowan (1911-1999) —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., September
5, 1911.
Member of Montana
state senate, 1954-74.
Died in a nursing home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., May 26,
1999 (age 87 years, 263
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Lawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.
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John M. Campbell (1916-1999) —
also known as Jack M. Campbell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1956-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1963-67.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in a retirement home at Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Kaye Tabor (1921-1999) —
also known as John K. Tabor —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 19,
1921.
Son of Edward O. Tabor.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1967-68; Pennsylvania Secretary of
Labor and Industry, 1968-69; candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1969; U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce,
1973-75.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a stroke,
while also suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Center, Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 1999 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Hammill Fowler (1908-2000) —
also known as Henry H. Fowler; Joe Fowler —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., September
5, 1908.
Son of Mack Johnson Fowler and Bertha (Browning) Fowler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi Kappa
Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a nursing home at Falls
Church, Va., January
3, 2000 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
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John Clint Dennis (1917-2000) —
also known as John Dennis —
of Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Patton, Bollinger
County, Mo., July 31,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Scott
County Sheriff, 1951-76; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1976-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died at Missouri Veterans Home, Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., February
15, 2000 (age 82 years, 199
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Mo.
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William Rocheleau, Jr. (1925-2000) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born May 31,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1967-68.
Catholic.
Owner of Maine Nordiques professional hockey
team, and president of American Hockey
League.
Died at Oullette Adult Foster Home, Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
19, 2000 (age 74 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurine Brown Neuberger (1907-2000) —
also known as Maurine Neuberger; Maurine Brown; Mrs.
Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cloverdale, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
9, 1907.
Daughter of Walter T. Brown and Ethel (Kelty) Brown.
Democrat. School
teacher; writer; photographer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-56; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Theta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; American
Association of University Women.
Third woman to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Died, of a bone
marrow disorder, in a nursing home at Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 2000 (age 93 years, 44
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Harold M. Mulvey (1914-2000) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
5, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1963-67; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1968-84.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presided over the trial of Black Panther leader Bobby Seale.
Died, of cancer, at
Whitney Center Convalescent Home, Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., February
27, 2000 (age 85 years, 84
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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B. Jean Silver (1926-2000) —
of Washington.
Born July 5,
1926.
Republican. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1983-96 (5th District 1983-92,
6th District 1993-96).
Female.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at a nursing home in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., March 14,
2000 (age 73 years, 253
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
14, 1906.
Son of Morris Gertz and Grace Gertz.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three months later, in a nursing home at
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 27,
2000 (age 93 years, 226
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Son of Oscar Abele and Margaret (Burke) Abele.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huston's Nursing Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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John Orlando Pastore (1907-2000) —
also known as John O. Pastore —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 17,
1907.
Son of Michele Pastore and Erminia (Asprinio) Pastore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1935-37; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1945; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1945-50; resigned 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1952,
1960,
1964
(Temporary
Chair); U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1950-76.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of kidney
failure and Parkinson's
disease, in Scalabrini Villa nursing home, North
Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., July 15,
2000 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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James A. Hayes (c.1922-2000) —
also known as Jim Hayes —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fowler, Fresno
County, Calif., about 1922.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1966-72.
Died, in a nursing home at Lomita, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
10, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin P. Bettridge (1952-2000) —
also known as Ben Bettridge —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., April 9,
1952.
Son of Patricia Bettridge.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Pierce County Republican Party, 1981-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1992;
Washington
Republican state chair, 1992.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Tacoma Lutheran Home, Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., October
5, 2000 (age 48 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel O'Sullivan (c.1921-2000) —
also known as Danno O'Sullivan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., about 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1953-60.
Died, in Quincy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Mt.
Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Son of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) —
also known as Neil Staebler; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 11,
1905.
Son of Edward
William Staebler and Magdalena (Dold) Staebler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1984,
1988.
Unitarian.
German
ancestry. Member, Theta
Chi; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from the effects of Alzheimer's
disease, in Glacier Hills nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 2000 (age 95 years, 150
days).
Cremated.
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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James N. Folks (1897-2001) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., October
19, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd
District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93
days).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Jennie Strait. |
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Albert David Baumhart, Jr. (1908-2001) —
also known as A. David Baumhart, Jr. —
of Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio; Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio, June 15,
1908.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Community Health Partners nursing home, Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, January
23, 2001 (age 92 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Ohio.
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William Alex Stolt (1900-2001) —
also known as Bill Stolt —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1900.
Electrician;
mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1941-44.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in the Anchorage Pioneers Home, Anchorage,
Alaska, February
28, 2001 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April 13,
1907.
Lawyer;
Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Frank Ray Keyser, Sr. (1898-2001) —
also known as F. Ray Keyser, Sr. —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., September
29, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1937-39; superior court judge in
Vermont, 1956-64; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1964-75.
Died, in Eden Park Nursing Home, Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., March 7,
2001 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Chelsea, Vt.
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John Parker Hale Chandler, Jr. (1911-2001) —
also known as John P. H. Chandler, Jr. —
of Warner, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1911.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1943; owner, Warner Ski
Area, 1946-62; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960,
1972,
1980;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1962.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died, in Pleasant View Nursing Home, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 27,
2001 (age 89 years, 264
days).
Interment at New
Waterloo Cemetery, Warner, N.H.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Katherine Czarnecki (1911-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Serbia,
May
28, 1911.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961.
Female.
Catholic
or Eastern
Orthodox.
Died, from complications of a stroke, at
Woodward Hills Convalescent Home, Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
2001 (age 90 years, 51
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Carl Taylor (1905-2001) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born, in a sod
house, in Oklahoma, December
7, 1905.
Republican. Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1944,
1952.
Died, in Avalon Manor Nursing Home, Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., September
22, 2001 (age 95 years, 289
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President and
financial
secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage
Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke, in
the Martin Luther Holt nursing home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Milan D. Bish (1929-2001) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Giltner, Hamilton
County, Neb., July 1,
1929.
Son of Charles Bish and Mabel (Williams) Bish.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, 1981-84; Barbados, 1981-84; Dominica, 1981-84; SAINT Lucia, 1981-84; SAINT Vincent and THEGRE, 1981-84; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and cancer, at
Tiffany Square care center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
5, 2001 (age 72 years, 127
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) —
also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill
Braecklein —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1972-78.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing home,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Philip W. Tone (c.1923-2001) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1972-74; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1974-80.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Manor Care Nursing Home, Glenview, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 2001 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Stuart Estes (1913-2001) —
also known as Thomas S. Estes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, January
23, 1913.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1961-66.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in the Freedom Village Nursing Center,
Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., December
29, 2001 (age 88 years, 340
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) —
also known as George Hawes —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 10,
1904.
School
teacher; automobile
dealer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958
(Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably
the oldest elected official in the history of Nevada.
Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing home, Carson
City, Nev., April 9,
2002 (age 97 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 26,
2002 (age 98 years, 147
days); body donated
to science.
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Thomas J. Whelan (1922-2002) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born January
28, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1963-71; removed 1971; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Tried
on federal charges
of extortion
and conspiracy; convicted
and sentenced
to 15 years in prison.
Died following a heart
attack, in a nursing home in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 31,
2002 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carter Lane Burgess (1916-2002) —
also known as Carter L. Burgess —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., December
31, 1916.
Insurance
agent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; while
stationed in England, he delivered a message from Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, then in North Africa,
informing him of the plans to invade Normandy; business
executive; chief executive officer of Trans World Airlines
(TWA), 1956-57; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1968-69.
Episcopalian.
Died, following two strokes,
at Pheasant Ridge Nursing Home, Roanoke,
Va., August
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 230
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Robert William Straub (1920-2002) —
also known as Robert W. Straub; Bob Straub —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state senate, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oregon, 1964;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1965-73; Governor of
Oregon, 1975-79; defeated, 1966, 1978.
An Oregon state park, near Pacific City, is named for him.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in a long-term care facility at Springfield, Lane
County, Ore., November
27, 2002 (age 82 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) —
also known as Bill Mauldin —
of New York.
Born in Mountain Park, Otero
County, N.M., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Cartoonist,
starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorial
cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Times
newspapers,
winning the Pulitzer
Prize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as an
actor
in two 1951 movies: Teresa and The Red Badge of
Courage; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1956.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease and pneumonia,
in a nursing home at Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., January
22, 2003 (age 81 years, 85
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Milford Frank Vanik (1906-2003) —
also known as Mel Vanik —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Born July 29,
1906.
Aeronautical
engineer;
mayor
of Bellevue, Wash., 1977-78.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
at Cascade Vista Convalescent Center, Redmond, King
County, Wash., January
30, 2003 (age 96 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004) —
also known as Millie Jeffrey; Mildred
McWilliams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa, December
29, 1910.
Democrat. Organizer for
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers in the 1930s; director,
Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumer
affairs departments, United Automobile
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1974.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Died, in a nursing home at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
2004 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Roush (1920-2004) —
also known as J. Edward Roush —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Barnsdall, Osage
County, Okla., September
12, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; Huntington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District
1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1972.
Brethren.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in The Heritage nursing home, Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., March 26,
2004 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Pilgrim's
Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Russell Hellman (1917-2004) —
also known as Rusty Hellman —
of Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich., September
9, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-80 (Houghton District
1961-64, 110th District 1965-80).
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, Hancock,
Houghton
County, Mich., June 9,
2004 (age 86 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938
to Edith Kaarlela. |
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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George Street Boone (1918-2004) —
of Elkton, Todd
County, Ky.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., April 27,
1918.
Son of B. E. Boone.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 16th District, 1972-73; defeated
in primary, 1973, 1975.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from injuries received in a 2002 automobile
accident, in the Hearthstone Place nursing home, Elkton,
Todd
County, Ky., November
22, 2004 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Joy Fields Bale (Kentucky poet laureate). |
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Daughter of Orville Davis and Leona Davis.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Wendell L. Lund (c.1906-2004) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director of New Deal agencies in the 1930s; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1940; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died, in a nursing-care facility in Williamsburg,
Va., December
25, 2004 (age about 98
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Molly Yard (1912-2005) —
also known as Mary Alexander Yard; Molly Yard
Garrett —
of Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Cook Township, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Shanghai, China to
American parents, July 6,
1912.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 5th
District, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
president, National Organization for Women, 1987-92.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, in the Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
21, 2005 (age 93 years, 77
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March 29,
1916.
Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy.
School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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Camille Francis Gravel, Jr. (1915-2005) —
also known as Camille F. Gravel, Jr. —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born August
10, 1915.
Son of Camille Francis Gravel, Sr. and Aline (Delvaille) Gravel.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1956.
Catholic.
Served as defense counsel for Otto
Passman in 1979, and Edwin
W. Edwards in 1985; both were acquitted.
Died, in the Naomi Heights nursing home, Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., December
23, 2005 (age 90 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Francis Quinn (1919-2006) —
also known as William Quinn —
of Hawaii.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 31,
1919.
Son of Charles Quinn and Elizabeth Quinn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; Governor of
Hawaii, 1959-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960;
president, Dole Pineapple
Company, 1965-72; Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1976.
Catholic.
Died, two months after breaking his hip in a fall, in
Kahala Nui retirement community, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
28, 2006 (age 87 years, 28
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential Home in the St. Joseph
Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
to Marilyn Wilks. |
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John F. Kane (c.1914-2007) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1914.
Son of James Kane and Ann (Mulligan) Kane.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; inventor;
songwriter;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1952-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1956.
Died, in St. Patrick's Manor nursing home, Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
24, 2007 (age about 93
years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary M. Leddy. |
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Byron Mark Baer (1929-2007) —
also known as Byron M. Baer —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born October
8, 1929.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-94; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1994-2005; resigned 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000.
While working as a Freedom
Rider, registering voters in Mississippi in 1961, was arrested
and jailed
for 45 days.
Died, from complications of congestive
heart failure, in an assisted living facility, Englewood,
Bergen
County, N.J., June 24,
2007 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Cremated.
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Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) —
also known as Jesse Helms —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., October
18, 1921.
Son of Jesse Helms.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Young
Americans for Freedom; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, in a nursing home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 4,
2008 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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James Herman Faulkner, Sr. (1916-2008) —
also known as Jimmy Faulkner —
of Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Lamar
County, Ala., March 1,
1916.
Son of Henry L. Faulkner and Ebbie (Johnson) Faulkner.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; mayor of Bay Minette, Ala., 1941-43; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1948,
1952
(alternate); member of Alabama
state senate, 1950-54; owned a chain of seven radio
stations; bank
director.
Church
of Christ.
Alabama Christian College was renamed
for him in 1985 as Faulkner University.
Died, in Oakwood Nursing Home, Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., August
22, 2008 (age 92 years, 174
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Bernice R. Labedz (1919-2008) —
also known as "Mamma Labedz" —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
19, 1919.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 5th District, 1976-92.
Female.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Advocate for anti-abortion legislation.
Died, from congestive
heart failure at a nursing home in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., November
15, 2008 (age 89 years, 57
days).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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