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Politicians Who Died of Pernicious Anemia

Very incomplete list! in chronological order   Lewis Baker (1832-1899) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, November 11, 1832. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1872-76; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88; Minnesota Democratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1892; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1893-97; Salvador, 1893-97; Nicaragua, 1893-97. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1899 (age 66 years, 170 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.   Relatives: Married to Ruth Fordyce (sister of Samuel Wesley Fordyce).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Charles James Hughes Jr. (1853-1911) — also known as Charles J. Hughes, Jr. — of Arapahoe County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Kingston, Caldwell County, Mo., February 16, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1904 (secretary, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1908; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1909-11; died in office 1911. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died, from pernicious anemia and myelitis, in Denver, Colo., January 11, 1911 (age 57 years, 329 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Relatives: Married 1874 to Lucy Menefee; father of Gerald Hughes.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., September 14, 1856. Republican. Businessman; bank director; candidate for mayor of Mason, Mich., 1892. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., January 22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John Rayner and Emily (Meech) Rayner; brother of Emma O. Rayner (who married Harper Julius Reed); married, December 27, 1880, to Augusta O. Wells.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Michel Herrmann (1850-1919) — also known as Michel Hermann — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Wingersheim, Bas-Rhin, France, May 28, 1850. Distiller; wholesale liquor dealer; Consular Agent for France in Louisville, Ky., 1898-1907; Vice-Consul for Belgium in Louisville, Ky., 1917-19. Alsatian ancestry. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 18, 1919 (age 69 years, 21 days). Interment at St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Married, April 30, 1884, to Caroline 'Carrie' Balmer; father of Louis Joseph Herrmann.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Louisville Courier-Journal, June 19, 1919   Edward Kellogg Emery (1851-1919) — also known as Edward K. Emery — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y., July 29, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1887-88; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1907-19; died in office 1919. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 13, 1919 (age 68 years, 107 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Josiah Emery and Elizabeth C. (Kellogg) Emery; brother of Asher Bates Emery; married, October 7, 1886, to Clara B. Darbee.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Bruce McCoy (1867-1926) — also known as Robert McCoy — of Sparta, Monroe County, Wis. Born in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis., September 5, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; Monroe County Judge; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1920. Died, of pernicious anemia, in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis., January 5, 1926 (age 58 years, 122 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Wis.   Relatives: Son of Bruce Elisha McCoy; married 1893 to Lillian Riege.   Fort McCoy (U.S. Army base; was Camp McCoy until 1974), in Monroe County, Wisconsin, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James William Zevely (1861-1927) — also known as J. W. Zevely — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.; Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Linn, Osage County, Mo., October 8, 1861. Democrat. Librarian; secretary of Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S. Department of the Interior; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912, 1916; as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. Died, of pernicious anemia and liver cirrhosis, in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10, 1927 (age 65 years, 245 days). Interment somewhere in Paris, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married, June 23, 1908, to Janie C. Clay.   The champion racehorse "Zev" (1920-1943) was named for him by Harry F. Sinclair.   James Findley LaFavor (1869-1930) — also known as James F. LaFavor — of Parnell, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Marion County, Iowa, October 29, 1869. Republican. Merchant; undertaker; postmaster; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1895-96; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1921-24. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Parnell, Nodaway County, Mo., September 22, 1930 (age 60 years, 328 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell, Mo.   Relatives: Son of John W. LaFavor and Sarah (Gregory) LaFavor; married, December 18, 1892, to Ida Tramel.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Richard Franklin Brammer (1856-1931) — also known as R. F. Brammer — of Milton, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Millville (now Willow Wood), Lawrence County, Ohio, July 2, 1856. Republican. School teacher and principal; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1901-02, 1907-10, 1919-20, 1929-30. Methodist. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Milton, Cabell County, W.Va., July 29, 1931 (age 75 years, 27 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of John L. Brammer and Elizabeth (Pinkerman) Brammer; married, November 28, 1880, to Nancy V. Blake.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929   Loren Edgar Wheeler (1862-1932) — also known as Loren E. Wheeler — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Havana, Mason County, Ill., October 7, 1862. Republican. Mayor of Springfield, Ill., 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900; postmaster at Springfield, Ill., 1901-14; U.S. Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1915-23, 1925-27; defeated, 1922, 1926. Died, of pernicious anemia, in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., January 8, 1932 (age 69 years, 93 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) — also known as Cyrenus G. Darling — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., 1856. Republican. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1909, 1911. Member, American Medical Association. Died, from pernicious anemia, April 21, 1933 (age about 76 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling; married 1884 to Augusta M. Payne.

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