Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d. 1868) —
also known as Benjamin F. Randolph —
of Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Orangeburg
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1868; died in
office 1868.
African
ancestry.
Murdered
as he stepped off a train, October
16, 1868.
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Randolph
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Stephen Baker (1819-1875) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
12, 1819.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1861-63.
Died on a train en route to California, near Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, June 9,
1875 (age 55 years, 301
days).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Horace Burton Strait (1835-1894) —
also known as Horace B. Strait —
of Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Potter
County, Pa., January
26, 1835.
Republican. Mayor
of Shakopee, Minn., 1870; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1873-79, 1881-87 (2nd District
1873-79, 1881-83, 3rd District 1883-87).
Died on a train at Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,
February
25, 1894 (age 59 years, 30
days).
Interment at Valley
Cemetery, Shakopee, Minn.
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Benjamin H. Ridgely (1861-1908) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Caroline
County, Md., July 13,
1861.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1893-1900; Malaga, 1900-02; Nantes, 1902-04; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1904-08; Mexico City, 1908, died in office 1908.
Died, from heart
failure, en route to Mexico City, in a Pullman railroad
car at Monterrey, Nuevo
León, October
10, 1908 (age 47 years, 89
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Silas Clark McFarland (1859-1908) —
also known as Silas C. McFarland —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, June 3,
1859.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Nottingham, 1899-1902; Reichenberg, 1902-07; U.S. Consul General in St. Gall, 1907.
Killed
himself, by gunshot,
in his compartment on the Hamburg-Berlin express train, near
Ludwigslust, Germany,
October
24, 1908 (age 49 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McFarland and Mary A. (Woolson) McFarland; married, September
1, 1886, to Marie Eiboeck. |
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George B. Anderson (1863-1910) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Kentucky, 1863.
Newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Consul in Antigua, 1896-97, 1905-08; Grenoble, 1897-1900; Prescott, 1900-03; Guadeloupe, 1903-05; Martinique, 1908-10, died in office 1910.
Died, from heart
disease, on a West Shore train in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1910 (age about 46
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander Massey (1856-1914) —
of Nevada.
Born in Oakfield, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
7, 1856.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1892; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1912-13; defeated, 1912.
Died on a train near Litchfield (unknown
county), Nev., March 5,
1914 (age 57 years, 149
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) —
also known as Adolf Guttmacher —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland),
January
7, 1861.
Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, aboard the train Pennsylvania Limited, en
route from Baltimore to Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) —
also known as John J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Collapsed on a train returning from Atlantic City, and brought
home; died, a week later, from pneumonia,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
7, 1916 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Harrington Farley (1846-1922) —
also known as John H. Farley; "Honest
John" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
5, 1846.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; brass foundry
business; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-84, 1899-1900.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while riding in a streetcar, and died soon after in an
ambulance en route to a hospital, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
9, 1922 (age 76 years, 4
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Knute Nelson (1843-1923) —
of Wisconsin; Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Vosse Elven, Norway,
February
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868-69; Douglas
County Attorney, 1872-74; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1875-78; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Minnesota; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89; Governor of
Minnesota, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900,
1904.
Died on a train near Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., April
28, 1923 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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James Peter Glynn (1867-1930) —
also known as James P. Glynn —
of Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
12, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1915-23, 1925-30;
defeated, 1922; died in office 1930.
While traveling back to Washington from the funeral of Rep. J. A.
Hughes in Huntington, W.Va., suffered a heart
attack in the smoking car on the train, and died, near
Brandy Station, Culpeper
County, Va., March 6,
1930 (age 62 years, 114
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Conn.
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John T. Manning (1892-1933) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
26, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1921-24; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1932.
Collapsed and died on a streetcar, apparently a suicide
from swallowing
poison, in St.
Louis, Mo., February
6, 1933 (age 40 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson,
Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) —
also known as William B. Wilson —
of Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
April
2, 1862.
Democrat. Miner; secretary-treasurer,
United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died on a train near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., May 25,
1934 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Arbon
Cemetery, Blossburg, Pa.
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Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) —
also known as Erastus F. Post —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 3,
1859.
Farmer;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98.
Died, from angina
pectoris and liver
cancer, on board a train near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C., March
30, 1937 (age 77 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married, November
12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed of Jotham
Post Jr.. |
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family of New York City, New York. |
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March
31, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train, near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) —
also known as James V. McClintic; Jim V. McClintic;
"Sunny Jim" —
of Snyder, Kiowa
County, Okla.
Born near Bremond, Robertson
County, Tex., September
8, 1878.
Democrat. Kiowa
County Clerk, 1909; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7th
District 1917-35); lawyer.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a train en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago,
Cook
County, Ill., April
22, 1948 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Francis Edward McAllister (1888-1948) —
also known as Frank E. McAllister —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
30, 1888.
Railway
supply business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1939-41.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a train in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
30, 1948 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Albert Foster Dawson (1872-1949) —
also known as Albert F. Dawson —
of Preston, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spragueville, Jackson
County, Iowa, January
26, 1872.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1905-11; banker; utility
company executive.
Died on a train near Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 9,
1949 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Preston
Cemetery, Preston, Iowa.
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Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) —
also known as Beauford Jester —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., January
12, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Lions.
Died, aboard a Pullman railroad car, near Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 11,
1949 (age 56 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
19, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; railroad
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died, aboard a train en roue to sanatorium, near Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, May 3,
1950 (age 64 years, 165
days).
Interment at Strasburg
Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Pa.
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