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• Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) — also known as Nathan L. Bachman — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., August 2, 1878. Son of Dr. Jonathan Waverly Bachman (minister) and Eva D. Bachman; married, January 7, 1904, to Pearl McMannen Duke. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1908-12; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937. Died, from a heart attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 23, 1937. Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) — also known as Joseph W. Bailey — of Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Miss., October 6, 1862. Father of Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1884; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1888; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1901-13; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1920. Died in a courtroom while defending a client, in Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 13, 1929. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Jennings Bailey (1867-1963) — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 6, 1867. Lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1918-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-50; took senior status 1950. Died in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1963. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) — also known as Henry M. Baker — of Bow, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Bow, Merrimack County, N.H., January 11, 1841. Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1912. Interment at Alexander Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
  • Cross-reference: Sherman E. Burroughs
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven County, Conn., November 2, 1754. Son of Michael Baldwin and Lucy (Dudley) Baldwin; brother of Ruth Baldwin (who married Joel Barlow); half-brother of Henry Baldwin. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1785; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807. Congregationalist. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. One of the founders, and first president, of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1807. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Baldwin counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
  • See also Baldwin family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 14, 1780. Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of Abraham Baldwin. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 21, 1844. Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  • See also Baldwin family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known as William B. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874. Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead; father of Tallulah Bankhead (actress). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1940. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  • See also Bankhead family of Alabama
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John Strode Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) — of Virginia. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1820. Son of John Strode Barbour and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; married 1865 to Susan Daingerfield. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1852; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1892. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  • See also Barbour family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) — of Virginia. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783. Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1804 to Frances Johnson; cousin of John Strode Barbour. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District 1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1841. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Barbour County, W.Va. is named for him.
  • See also Barbour family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• William Judson Barker (b. 1884) — also known as William J. Barker — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Washington, D.C., June 14, 1884. Son of Charles Ralph Barker and Catherine (Douglas) Barker; married, June 1, 1915, to Ruth Laughlin (divorced 1933). Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1924, 1932; New Mexico Democratic state chair, 1930-33; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1933-37. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Job Barnard (1844-1923) — of Crown Point, Lake County, Ind.; Washington, D.C. Born in Porter County, Ind., June 8, 1844. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1899-1914. Died February 28, 1923. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • 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.
  
  
• William Brimage Bate (1826-1905) — also known as William B. Bate — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., October 7, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1849-51; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1876; member of Democratic National Committee from Tennessee; Governor of Tennessee, 1883-87; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1887-1905; died in office 1905. Died in Washington, D.C., March 9, 1905. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Isaac Chapman Bates (1779-1845) — also known as Isaac C. Bates — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Granville, Hampden County, Mass., January 23, 1779. Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1808-09; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1827-35; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1836, 1840; delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; died in office 1845. Died in Washington, D.C., March 16, 1845. Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008) — also known as Lucius D. Battle — of Washington, D.C. Born in Dawson, Terrell County, Ga., June 1, 1918. Son of Warren Lazarus Battle and Jewel Beatrice (Durham) Battle; married, October 1, 1949, to Betty Jane Davis (1924-2004). Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of State Dean Acheson; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-67. Member, Order of the Coif; Council on Foreign Relations; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2008. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) — also known as Max Baucus — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., December 11, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 2000, 2004. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) — also known as Evan Bayh — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., December 26, 1955. Son of Birch Evans Bayh, Jr.; married to Susan Breshears. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000, 2004. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database 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.
  
  
• Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) — also known as Samuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861. Son of George M. Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes; married, July 6, 1886, to Annie S. Beakes (daughter of Hiram J. Beakes). Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas M. Cooley; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1927. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • See also Beakes family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Xavier Becerra (b. 1958) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 26, 1958. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1990-92; U.S. Representative from California, 1993-2008 (30th District 1993-2003, 31st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2004. Hispanic. Catholic. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• James Burnie Beck (1822-1890) — also known as James B. Beck — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland, February 13, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1860; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890. Died in Washington, D.C., May 3, 1890. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) — also known as James M. Beck — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 9, 1861. Son of James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck; married 1890 to Lilla Mitchell. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; U.S. Solicitor General, 1921-25; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33, 2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1936. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) — also known as Carroll L. Beedy — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, August 3, 1880. Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy; married, April 18, 1914, to Dorothy W. Lathrop. Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Washington, D.C., September 30, 1947. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known as William W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., September 22, 1829. Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general) and Ann (Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and Mrs. John Bower. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869-76. Impeached in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking bribes; resigned on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction, short of the necessary two-thirds. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Washington, D.C., October 13, 1890. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 28, 1851. Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; married 1899 to Jessie Robbins; brother of August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned 1888; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1912; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, American Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., May 25, 1947. Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) — also known as "Old Bullion" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., March 14, 1782. Son of Jesse Benton and Ann (Gooch) Benton; married 1821 to Elizabeth McDowell; father of Jessie Benton (who married John Charles Frémont). Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1856. Fought a duel with Andrew Jackson, who later became a political ally. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 gold certificate from the 1880s until the 1920s. Died in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1858. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. Benton counties in Ark., Ind., Iowa, Minn., Ore. and Wash. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Henry Stuart Foote
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) — also known as Rochelle Levine — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 20, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) — also known as George M. Bibb — of Yellow Banks (unknown county), Ky. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 30, 1776. Son-in-law of Charles Scott; son of Richard Bibb and Lucy (Booker) Bibb. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45. Died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1859. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known as Francis Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born, in Paris, France, of American parents, May 9, 1886. Descendant of Edmund Jenings Randolph; son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin. Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 1934-35; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; U.S. Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942. Son of Joseph R. Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden; married 1966 to Neilia Hunter (died 1972); married 1977 to Jill Tracy Jacobs; father of Joseph Robinette Biden III. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1972-; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Jesse Francis Bingaman, Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Jeff Bingaman — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., October 3, 1943. Democrat. Lawyer; New Mexico state attorney general, 1979-83; U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2000, 2004. Methodist. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) — of McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex County, Vt., August 13, 1828. Lawyer; Vinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1873-87; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903. Died in Union, Monroe County, W.Va., September 5, 1907. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Eugene Black (1879-1975) — of Clarksville, Red River County, Tex. Born near Blossom, Lamar County, Tex., July 2, 1879. Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann (Shackelford) Black; married, March 15, 1903, to Mamie Coleman. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., May 22, 1975. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) — also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1838. Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn; brother of Luke Pryor Blackburn; married, February 10, 1858, to Therese Graham (died 1899); married, December 11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who married William Holt Gale). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896, 1900, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., September 12, 1918. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also Blackburn family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) — of Missouri; Maryland. Born in Franklin County, Ky., May 10, 1813. Son of Eliza (Gist) Blair and Francis Preston Blair; brother of Francis Preston Blair, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860; U.S. Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1882. Episcopalian. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., July 27, 1883. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Blair family
  
  
• Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) — also known as Oscar E. Bland — of Indiana. Born in Greene County, Ind., November 21, 1877. Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18, 1902, to Josephine Hanna. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47. Member, Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu. Died in Washington, D.C., August 3, 1951. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John William Boehne, Jr. (1895-1973) — also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 2, 1895. Son of John William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14, 1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District). Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Irvington, Baltimore County, Md., July 5, 1973. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • 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.
  
  
• David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) — also known as David A. Bokee — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 6, 1805. Whig. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1848-49; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51. Died in Washington, D.C., March 15, 1860. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Cory A. Booker (b. 1969) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Washington, D.C., April 27, 1969. Son of Cary Booker and Carolyn Booker. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; mayor of Newark, N.J., 2007; defeated, 2002. Black. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) — also known as William E. Borah — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born near Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., June 29, 1865. Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah; married, April 21, 1895, to Mamie McConnell (daughter of William John McConnell). Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1896; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1936. Protestant. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1940. Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Lyle Boren (b. 1941) — also known as David L. Boren — of Seminole, Seminole County, Okla.; Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1941. Son of Lyle H. Boren and Christine (McKown) Boren; father of Daniel David Boren. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1967-75; Governor of Oklahoma, 1975-79; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1979-94; resigned 1994. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. President, University of Oklahoma. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also Boren family of Oklahoma
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Heron Bork (b. 1927) — also known as Robert H. Bork — of District of Columbia. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 1, 1927. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned 1988. Member, Federalist Society. U.S. Solicitor General 1973-77; acting U.S. Attorney General, 1973-74. Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987; rejected by the Senate. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  • Books by Robert H. Bork: Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule of Judges (2003); The Tempting of America (1991); Slouching Towards Gomorrah : Modern Liberalism and American Decline (1996)
  
  
• Frederick C. Boucher (b. 1946) — also known as Rick Boucher — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Washington County, Va., August 1, 1946. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1974-83; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2000, 2004. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Michael Boudin (b. 1939) — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1939. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, 1964-66; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1990-92; resigned 1992; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1992-. Still living as of 2002.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 23, 1855. Son of Jonathan Bourne. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888, 1892; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912. Died in Washington, D.C., September 1, 1940. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known as Frank L. Bowman — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 21, 1879. Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3, 1903, to Pearl Silveus. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1936. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • 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.
  
  
• Andrew Coyle Bradley (1844-1902) — also known as Andrew C. Bradley — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1844. Lawyer; law professor; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1889-1902; died in office 1902. Died May 15, 1902. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Joseph P. Bradley (1813-1892) — Born in Berne, Albany County, N.Y., March 14, 1813. Son of Philo Bradley and Mercy (Gardiner) Bradley; married, October 23, 1844, to Mary Hornblower; grandfather of Joseph Gardner Bradley. Lawyer; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892. Christian Reformed. Died in Washington, D.C., January 22, 1892. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) — also known as William O. Bradley — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., March 18, 1847. Son of Robert M. Bradley and Nancy E. (Totten) Bradley; brother-in-law of Thomas Zantzinger Morrow; married, July 11, 1867, to Margaret R. Duncan; uncle of Edwin Porch Morrow; father of Christine Bradley South (who married John Glover South). Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1914. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) — also known as Frank B. Brandegee — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., July 8, 1864. Son of Augustus Brandegee and Nancy Christina (Bosworth) Brandegee. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1889; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924. Committed suicide, in Washington, D.C., October 14, 1924. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) — also known as Louis D. Brandeis — Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 13, 1856. Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis (1829-1901); brother of Fannie Brandeis (1850-1890) (who married Charles Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (1854-1928) (brother-in-law of Walter M. Taussig); married, March 23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark (1866-1945). Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace Gray, 1879-80; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939. Jewish. Brandeis University is named for him. Died in Washington, D.C., October 5, 1941. Cremated; ashes interred at University of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
  • Cross-reference: Dean Acheson
  • See also Nagel-Brandeis-Taussig family of Missouri
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J. Paper, Brandeis: An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court Justices; Stephen W. Baskerville, Of Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz Brandeis; Philippa Strum, Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People; Robert A. Burt, Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land
  
  
• 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 Berlinger Breaux (b. 1944) — also known as John B. Breaux — of Crowley, Acadia Parish, La. Born in Crowley, Acadia Parish, La., March 1, 1944. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1972-87; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 2004. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Richard Brent (1757-1814) — of Virginia. Born in Stafford County, Va., 1757. Nephew of Daniel Carroll; uncle of William Leigh Brent. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788, 1793-94, 1800-01; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1795-99, 1801-03 (18th District 1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-03); member of Virginia state senate, 1808-10; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1809-14; died in office 1814. Died in Washington, D.C., December 30, 1814. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Stafford County, Va.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, June 20, 1837. Son of Rev. Josiah Brewer and Emilia (Field) Brewer; nephew of Stephen Johnson Field; married, October 3, 1861, to Louise R. Landon (died 1898); married, June 5, 1901, to Emma Miner Mott; father-in-law of Wellington Wells. Lawyer; county judge in Kansas, 1862-65; district judge in Kansas 1st District, 1865-69; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1870-84; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1884-90; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1889-1910; died in office 1910. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 28, 1910. Interment at Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
  • See also Field-Brewer family
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) — also known as Mark S. Brewer — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Addison Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 22, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S. Consul General in Berlin, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901. Died in Washington, D.C., March 18, 1901. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., January 8, 1876. Son of George Dempster Briggs and Olive (Branch) Briggs; married, August 17, 1927, to Lois Slayton Woodworth. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas 10th District, 1909-19; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office 1933. Episcopalian. Died of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 1933. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) — also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis Brodhead — of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton County, Pa. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 12, 1859. Grandnephew of Jefferson Finis Davis; son of Richard Brodhead and Mary (Richardson) Brodhead; married to Cecilia Hawser. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892, 1904; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914. Catholic. Died in Washington, D.C., April 23, 1920. Interment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) — also known as Preston S. Brooks — of South Carolina. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., August 5, 1819. Son of Whitefield Brooks and Mary P. (Carroll) Brooks; cousin of Milledge Luke Bonham; married 1841 to Caroline Means; married 1843 to Martha Means. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1844; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56, 1856-57; died in office 1857. Wounded in a duel with Louis T. Wigfall in the 1840s. In May, 1856, furious over an anti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate and beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane, causing severe injuries; an attempt to expel him from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote, but he resigned; re-elected to his own vacancy. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1857. Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Brooks County, Ga. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Laurence Massillon Keitt
  • See also Bonham family of South Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jacob Broom (1808-1864) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1808. Grandson of Jacob Broom (1752-1810); son of James Madison Broom. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57. Died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1864. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Broom family of Pennsylvania and Delaware
  • 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.
  
  
• Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) — also known as Aaron V. Brown — of Tennessee. Born in Brunswick County, Va., August 15, 1795. Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth (Melton) Brown; married to Sarah Burruss; married 1845 to Cynthia Saunders. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James K. Polk; member of Tennessee state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43, 6th District 1843-45); Governor of Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S. Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1859. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1800. Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank in 1830; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in office 1840. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 14, 1840. Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts (died 1901); married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907-1987) — also known as Winthrop G. Brown — of Washington, D.C. Born in Seal Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, July 12, 1907. Son of William Adams Brown and Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown; married, December 28, 1946, to Peggy Ann Bell. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1960-62; South Korea, 1964-67. Member, Zeta Psi. Helped to coordinate the Lend-Lease program during World War II. Died in 1987. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) — also known as David K. E. Bruce — of Baltimore, Md.; Virginia. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 12, 1898. Son of William Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother of James Bruce; married, May 29, 1926, to Ailsa Mellon (daughter of Andrew William Mellon); married to Evangeline Bell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. Died December 5, 1977. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Bruce family of Maryland
  
  
• Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) — also known as Charles P. Bryan — of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage Co