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• Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known as Dean Acheson — Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Son of Edward Campion Acheson and Eleanor (Gooderham) Acheson; married, May 5, 1917, to Alice Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David Campion Acheson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department. Died, probably from a heart attack, in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 1971. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • Cross-reference: Lucius D. Battle
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969)
  • Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made; Robert L. Beisner, Dean Acheson : A Life in the Cold War
  
  
• Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 13, 1879. Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married, July 14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught. Republican. Lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior status 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1955. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known as Thurman W. Arnold — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., June 2, 1891. Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold; married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean, College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa. Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria, Va., November 7, 1969. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) — also known as James M. Barnes — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9, 1899. Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15, 1945, to Betty Grove. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a liver ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1958. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Maximillian Bastian (1891-1975) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1891. Son of Charles Sandal Bastian and Katherine (Draeger) Bastian; married, July 3, 1914, to Eva E. Alger. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1950-54; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1954-65; took senior status 1965. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died March 12, 1975. Interment somewhere in Washington, D.C.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) — also known as David L. Bazelon — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 3, 1909. Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7, 1936, to Miriam M. Kellner. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took senior status 1979. Jewish. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 19, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known as Ralph E. Becker — of Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 29, 1907. Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann Marie Watters. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77. Jewish; later Episcopalian. Lithuanian and Belarusian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Elks. Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is named for him. Died, from congestive heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Adam Benjamin, Jr. (1935-1982) — of Indiana. Born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1967; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office 1982. Eastern Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club; Jaycees. Died in Washington, D.C., September 7, 1982. Interment at Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known as Hale Boggs — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914. Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. and Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter and commentator). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948, 1956, 1960; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Catholic War Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Columbus; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane crash, but apparently the wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Claiborne family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., July 20, 1922. Son of Clarence Boyd and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Boyd; married, April 3, 1943, to Flavil Juanita Townsend. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) — also known as Charles F. Brannan — of Denver, Colo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Denver, Colo., August 23, 1903. Son of John Brannan and Ella Louise (Street) Brannan; married, June 29, 1932, to Eda V. Seltzer. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action; Civitan; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died July 2, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) — also known as John B. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., November 29, 1913. Great-great-grandson of John Breckinridge; great-great-grandnephew of James Breckinridge; grandnephew of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in primary, 1978. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Alpha Order. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 29, 1979. Cremated; ashes interred at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Gerald Bress (b. 1908) — also known as David G. Bress — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 7, 1908. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1965-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Edward William Brooke III (b. 1919) — also known as Edward W. Brooke — of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919. Son of Edward W. Brooke and Helen (Seldon) Brooke; married, June 7, 1947, to Remigia Ferrari Scacco. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Black. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Amvets; Alpha Phi Alpha. First black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 1967. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known as J. Melville Broughton — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 17, 1888. Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton; married, December 14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr.. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1936; Governor of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1949. Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) — also known as Warren E. Burger — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 17, 1907. Son of Charles Joseph Burger and Katharine (Schnittger) Burger; married, November 8, 1933, to Elvera Stromberg. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Alexandria, Va., June 25, 1995. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Albert Benjamin Chandler III (b. 1959) — also known as Ben Chandler; "Big Ben" — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., September 12, 1959. Grandson of Albert Benjamin Chandler. Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky auditor of public accounts, 1992-95; Kentucky state attorney general, 1996-; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2004; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known as Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born near Catlin, Vermilion County, Ill., May 5, 1883. Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church; married, December 21, 1918, to Marguerite Stitt. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District 1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent), 1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Chi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in a committee meeting in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1950. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Bainbridge Colby (1869-1950) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 22, 1869. Son of John Peck Colby and Frances (Bainbridge) Colby; married 1929 to Mrs. Joseph N. Ely. Lawyer; attorney for author Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"); member of New York state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1902; among the founders of the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party in 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920; U.S. Secretary of State, 1920-21; law partner of Woodrow Wilson 1921-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, N.Y., April 11, 1950. Interment at Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
  
  
• Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) — also known as Edward F. Colladay — of Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., February 15, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Linton McGee Collins (b. 1902) — also known as Linton M. Collins — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Washington, D.C. Born in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Ga., June 21, 1902. Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins; married, January 30, 1934, to Josephine Staten Hardman (daughter of Lamartine Griffin Hardman). Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-71. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Collins-Hardman family of Georgia
  
  
• John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23, 1901. Son of John Cooper. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76. Baptist or Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1991. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: William Butts Macomber, Jr.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Robert E. Cramer, Jr. (b. 1947) — also known as Bud Cramer — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., August 22, 1947. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; Madison County District Attorney, 1981-90; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996, 2000, 2004. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) — also known as Homer S. Cummings — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1870. Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings; married to Cecilia Waterbury. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900, 1904, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died September 10, 1956. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) — also known as John A. Danaher — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 9, 1899. Brother of Francis R. Danaher. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Grange; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died September 22, 1990. Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) — also known as Ewin L. Davis — of Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tenn. Born in Bedford County, Tenn., February 5, 1876. Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; married, December 28, 1898, to Carolyn Windsor. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-49. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Washington, D.C., October 23, 1949. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker, Jr.). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969. Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
  • See also Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
  
  
• William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known as William O. Douglas — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Yakima County, Wash. Born in Maine, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 16, 1898. Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August 16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  • Books by William O. Douglas: Of Men and Mountains (1982); My wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961); Go East, Young Man (1974); The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1980)
  • Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce Allen Murphy, Wild Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas; Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution; James F. Simon, Independent Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas
  
  
• Henry White Edgerton (1888-1970) — of District of Columbia. Born in Rush Center, Rush County, Kan., October 20, 1888. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-63. Member, American Bar Association. Died February 23, 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Thomas Edwards (b. 1940) — of District of Columbia. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1940. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Leverett Edwards (b. 1902) — of Oklahoma; Washington, D.C. Born in Cordell, Washita County, Okla., January 20, 1902. Oklahoma state attorney general, 1926-27. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Fahy (1892-1979) — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., August 27, 1892. Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy; married, June 26, 1929, to Mary Agnes Lane. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General, 1941-43; legal advisor to the military government of Germany, 1945-46; general counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1979. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) — also known as Duncan U. Fletcher — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born near Americus, Sumter County, Ga., January 6, 1859. Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen) Fletcher; married, June 20, 1883, to Anna Louise Paine; uncle of John F. Huddleston. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1936. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Abe Fortas (1910-1982) — Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., June 19, 1910. Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Died in Washington, D.C., April 5, 1982. Cremated.
  • Books about Abe Fortas: Laura Kalman, Abe Fortas : A Biography; Bruce Allen Murphy, Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice
  
  
• Hampson Gary (1873-1952) — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born in Tyler, Smith County, Tex., April 23, 1873. Son of Franklin Newman Gary and Martha Isabella (Boren) Gary; married, December 18, 1901, to Bessie Royall. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Royall National Bank; director, Guaranty State Bank; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1919-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died April 18, 1952. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Charles W. Gilchrist (1936-1999) — Born in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1936. Lawyer; member of Maryland state senate 17th District, 1975-78. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Baltimore, Md., June 24, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Douglas Howard Ginsburg (b. 1946) — of District of Columbia. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1946. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1986-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) — of District of Columbia. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 15, 1933. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1993-. Female. Jewish. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Robert Hale (1889-1976) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 29, 1889. Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale; cousin of Frederick Hale; married, April 20, 1922, to Agnes Burke. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., November 30, 1976. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  • See also Chandler-Hale family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) — also known as Robert E. Hannegan — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 30, 1903. Son of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November 14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S. Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, 1947-49. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu Phi. Died suddenly from a heart ailment, in St. Louis, Mo., October 6, 1949. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911). Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971. Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  • Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  
  
• Christian Archibald Herter, Jr. (1919-2007) — also known as Christian A. Herter, Jr. — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 29, 1919. Son of Mary Caroline (Pratt) Herter and Christian Archibald Herter; married, June 10, 1944, to Suzanne Clery (divorced 1963); married, August 18, 1963, to Susan Cable (divorced); married to Catherine Hooker. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1958; vice-president, Socony Mobil Oil Company, 1961-67; director, Berkshire Life Insurance Company; law professor. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in Washington, D.C., September 16, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Peter D. Hoagland (1941-2007) — of Nebraska. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 17, 1941. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Oliver Gasch, 1969-70; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature 6th District, 1979-86; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1989-95; defeated, 1994. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Common Cause. Died, from Parkinson's disease, in Washington, D.C., October 30, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Ernest Frederick Hollings (b. 1922) — also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings; "Foghorn Leghorn" — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 2000, 2004; Governor of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Sertoma. Still living as of 2005.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Miles
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• George Huddleston, Jr. (1920-1971) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., March 19, 1920. Son of George Huddleston and Bertha Baxley Huddleston; married to Alice Jeanne Haworth. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1955-65 (9th District 1955-63, at-large 1963-65). Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., September 14, 1971. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) — also known as Daniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, September 7, 1924. Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye; married, June 12, 1949, to Margaret Shinobu Awamura. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956; member of Hawaii territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S. Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2004; U.S. Senator from Hawaii, 1963-. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Phi Delta Phi. Lost his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000 to a Medal of Honor. First American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (b. 1922) — also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach — of Washington, D.C.; New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 17, 1922. Son of Edward Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie Louise (Hilson) Katzenbach; married, June 8, 1946, to Lydia King Phelps Stokes. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; law professor; U.S. Attorney General, 1965-66; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1996. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) — also known as Frank B. Kellogg — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 22, 1856. Son of Asa F. Kellogg and Abigail (Billings) Kellogg; married 1896 to Clara M. Cook. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Cushman K. Davis; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904, 1908, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1904-12; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1923-25; U.S. Secretary of State, 1925-29. Member, American Bar Association. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. Died December 21, 1937. Cremated; ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) — also known as Paul J. Kilday — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Tex., March 29, 1900. Son of Patrick Kilday and Mary (Tallent) Kilday; married, August 9, 1932, to Cecile Newton. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; Judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died October 12, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl Milton Levin (b. 1934) — also known as Carl Levin — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 28, 1934. Nephew of Theodore Levin; first cousin of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; brother of Sander Martin Levin; married 1961 to Barbara Halpern. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also Levin family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Gillis William Long (1923-1985) — also known as Gillis W. Long — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Winnfield, Winn Parish, La., May 4, 1923. Cousin of George Shannon Long, Huey Pierce Long, Russell Billiu Long and Speedy Oteria Long; son of Floyd H. Long and Birdie (Shumake) Long; married, June 21, 1947, to Mary Catherine Small. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85; died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 20, 1985. Interment at Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
  • See also Long family of Louisiana
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) — also known as Breckinridge Long — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1881. Son of William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge) Long; married 1912 to Christine Alexander Graham. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Historical Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Laurel, Prince George's County, Md., September 26, 1958. Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) — also known as George E. MacKinnon — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Potomac, Montgomery County, Md. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 22, 1906. Son of James Alexander Wiley MacKinnon and Cora Blanche (Asselstine) MacKinnon; married, August 20, 1938, to Elizabeth Valentine Davis. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1935-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1958; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Taylor Manatt (b. 1936) — also known as Charles Manatt — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 9, 1936. Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt; married, December 29, 1957, to Margaret K. Klinkefus. Democrat. Lawyer; California Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• John Marshall (b. 1881) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., July 28, 1881. Son of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married, January 25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936 (alternate). Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Navy League; Elks; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert McClory (1908-1988) — of Illinois. Born in Riverside, Cook County, Ill., January 31, 1908. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Illinois state senate, 1953-62; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1963-83 (12th District 1963-73, 13th District 1973-83). Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., July 24, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Moore McCulloch (1901-1980) — also known as William M. McCulloch — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1933-44; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1947-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl McGowan (b. 1911) — of District of Columbia. Born in Hymera, Sullivan County, Ind., May 7, 1911. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1963-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1965.
  
  
• Abner Joseph Mikva (b. 1926) — also known as Abner J. Mikva — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 21, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1956-66; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District 1969-73, 10th District 1975-79); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known as John N. Mitchell — of New York; Washington, D.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 15, 1913. Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell; married to Martha Beall. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney General, 1969-72. Member, American Bar Association. A central figure in the Watergate scandal. Indicted in 1973, along with Maurice Stans, for perjury and obstruction over a contribution from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and acquitted. Convicted in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury, over his role in the Watergate break-in, and sentenced to two and a half to eight years in prison; served 19 months. Suffered a heart attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1988. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Maurice H. Stans; Harry L. Sears
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Prunty Town, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan (died 1919). Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) — also known as "Chub" — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 15, 1920. Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody; married, June 24, 1944, to Barbara Gibbons; cousin of William P. Homans, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964, 1968; Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1986. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Elks. Died December 1, 1997. Interment at Town Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  • See also Peabody-Parkman-Homans family of Massachusetts
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) — of District of Columbia. Born in Lexington, Va., August 23, 1891. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62. Member, American Bar Association. Died August 4, 1971. Interment at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
  
  
• Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) — also known as Stanley F. Reed — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky.; Washington, D.C. Born in Minerva, Mason County, Ky., December 31, 1884. Son of Dr. John A. Reed and Frances (Forman) Reed; married, May 11, 1908, to Winifred Elgin. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1