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Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) —
also known as Alva B. Adams —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo., October
29, 1875.
Son of Ella (Nye) Adams and Alva
Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1941 (age 66 years, 33
days).
Entombed at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Clarence H. Adams (1905-1987) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and
trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; 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 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster of
Washington, D.C., until 1882; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died
1848).
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Governor
of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April 18,
1860.
Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1896;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Maccabees;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Son of Elijah Alvord and Lucretia (Clarke) Alvord.
Physician;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) —
also known as Charles O. Andrews —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes
County, Fla., March 7,
1877.
Son of John Andrews and Mary Angers (Yon) Andrews.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; judge of criminal court in
Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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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.
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 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) —
also known as John H. Bankhead —
of Fayette, Fayette
County, Ala.; Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent, Lamar
County), Ala., September
13, 1842.
Son of James Greer Bankhead and Susan (Hollis) Bankhead.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1920 (age 77 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
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, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Joel Barlow (1754-1812) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 24,
1754.
Son of Samuel Barlow and Esther (Hull) Barlow.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; writer; poet; U.S.
Consul in Cadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister to France, 1811-12, died in office 1812.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those held
prisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment of
U.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.
Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.
Died, of pneumonia
or exposure,
in Zarnowiec, Poland,
December
24, 1812 (age 58 years, 275
days).
Interment at Churchyard,
Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great
Pasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn.
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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.
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 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment somewhere
in Washington, D.C.
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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.
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; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
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 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Adam Benjamin, Jr. (1935-1982) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August 6,
1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps 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; Elks;
Freemasons; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1982 (age 47 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calumet
Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
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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.
Son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle.
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; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1940-41; 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, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Hiram Bingham (1875-1956) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
19, 1875.
Son of Rev. Hiram Bingham and Minerva Clarissa (Brewster) Bingham.
Republican. Explorer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1923-25; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1924-33; defeated, 1932; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925; censured
by the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1929, for employing a paid
lobbyist as his chief clerk.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 6,
1956 (age 80 years, 200
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Son of Herbert M. Bonner and Hannah (Hare) Bonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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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.
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 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) —
also known as Frank W. Boykin —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bladon Springs, Choctaw
County, Ala., February
21, 1885.
Son of James Clark Boykin and Glo Emenia (Ainsworth) Boykin.
Democrat. Manufacturer
of railway crossties; lumber and
timber business; shipbuilder;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 12,
1969 (age 84 years, 19
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Louis Brandt (b. 1892) —
also known as George L. Brandt —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1892.
Son of Frederick Ferdinand Brandt and Cora Jane (LeDane) Brandt.
U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1919-22; U.S. Consul in Messina, 1922-24; Beirut, 1928-30; Cologne, 1930-32; Genoa, 1932-33; Mexico City, 1938.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) —
also known as William G. Brantley —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Blackshear, Pierce
County, Ga., September
18, 1860.
Son of Benjamin
Daniel Brantley and Janet (McRae) Brantley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1934 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Interment at Blackshear
Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
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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.
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
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) —
of Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1893.
Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office
1965; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Junior
Order; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
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Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937) —
also known as Richard H. Bryan —
of Nevada.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1972-78; Nevada
state attorney general, 1979-83; defeated, 1974; Governor of
Nevada, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 23,
1791.
Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) —
also known as Usher L. Burdick —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., February
21, 1879.
Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams
County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John
Burke in 1920s; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59;
defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Son of Walter Burke and Sarah T. (Beckwith) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923) —
also known as Sherman E. Burroughs —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1870.
Son of John H. Burroughs and Helen M. (Baker) Burroughs.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Henry
M. Baker, 1894-97; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; member, New
Hampshire state board of charities and corrections, 1901-17; member,
New Hampshire state board of equalization, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1923 (age 52 years, 355
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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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.
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, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) —
also known as Hugh A. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, February
28, 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1954 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1908,
1916;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale,
Jr. —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Son of James H. Byrns and Mary E. (Jackson) Byrns.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Ralph Henry Cameron (1863-1953) —
also known as Ralph H. Cameron —
of Grand Canyon, Coconino
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Southport, Lincoln
County, Maine, October
21, 1863.
Republican. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1909-12; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1921-27; defeated, 1911, 1926, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 89 years, 114
days).
Interment at American
Legion Cemetery, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
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John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
8, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1869-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1880 (age 44 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Maxwell Caskie (b. 1890) —
also known as Marion M. Caskie —
of Alabama; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Remington, Fauquier
County, Va., July 29,
1890.
Son of Dr. James Maxwell Caskie and Olivia (Rixey) Caskie.
Democrat. Staff for Southern Railway
office in Washington, 1906-11; traffic manager for various
enterprises; general manager, state docks,
Port of Mobile, Ala.; vice-president, Waterman Steamship
Co.; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1935-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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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.
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; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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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.
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
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Clay (1777-1852) —
also known as "The Sage of Ashland"; "The
Great Compromiser" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April 12,
1777.
Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1803; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died
in office 1852; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th
District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd
District 1823-25); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President
of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844
(Whig); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1825-29; candidate for Whig nomination for
President, 1839.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1809, he fought a duel
with Humphrey
Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on
some U.S. currency
issued in the 19th or early 20th century.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1852 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; first cousin once removed
of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; brother of Porter
Clay; third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; father of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who married
James
Reily); second cousin once removed of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); grandfather of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Henry
Clay Longnecker
— Henry
Clay Dean
— Henry
Clay Brockmeyer
— Henry
Clay Ewing
— Henry
Clay Caldwell
— Henry
Clay Hall
— Henry
Clay Gooding
— Henry
Clay Naill
— H.
Clay Harris
— Henry
Clay Miner
— Henry
C. Warmouth
— Henry
Clay Cleveland
— H.
Clay Evans
— Henry
C. Payne
— Henry
C. Bates
— Henry
C. McCormick
— Henry
C. Ide
— Henry
C. Simms
— Henry
Clay Ferguson
— Henry
C. Glover
— Henry
C. Hansbrough
— Henry
C. Snodgrass
— H.
Clay Maydwell
— Henry
C. Gleason
— Henry
C. Loudenslager
— H.
Clay Van Voorhis
— Henry
C. Clippinger
— H.
Clay Bascom
— H.
Clay Howard
— Henry
C. Hall
— H.
Clay Crawford
— Henry
Clay Meacham
— H.
Clay Heather
— H.
Clay Suter
— H.
Clay Warth
— Henry
Clay Elwood
— H.
Clay Kennedy
— H.
Clay Needham
— H.
Clay Mace
— H.
Clay Armstrong
— H.
Clay Baldwin
— H.
Clay Haynes
— H.
Clay Burkholder
— Mrs.
H. Clay Kauffman
— Henry
C. Greenberg
— H.
Clay Gardenhire, Jr.
— Henry
Clay Cox
— H. Clay
Myers, Jr.
— H.
Clay Johnson
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Henry Clay: Robert Vincent
Remini, Henry
Clay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter, Henry
Clay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,
Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — Merrill D. Peterson, The
Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun |
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George Clinton (1739-1812) —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., July 26,
1739.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of
New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster
County, 1788; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice
President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 20,
1812 (age 72 years, 269
days).
Original interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at First
Reformed Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
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James A. Cobb —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia,
1920;
municipal judge in District of Columbia, 1926-.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Struck
by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountainview
Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) —
also known as W. Sterling Cole —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 18,
1904.
Son of Ernest Ethelbert Cole and Minnie (Pierce) Cole.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45,
39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 15,
1987 (age 82 years, 331
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bath, N.Y.
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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.
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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Connally —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born near Hewitt, McLennan
County, Tex., August
19, 1877.
Son of Jones Connally and Mary E. (Terry) Connally.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-04; Falls
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1929-53.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1963 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
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George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) —
of Bowman's Creek, Wyoming
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Wyoming
County, Pa., October
3, 1856.
Engineer;
surveyor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Florence Clark. |
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Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Cooper —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., June 12,
1874.
Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-04; Solicitor, 8th
Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of
South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died August 7,
1953 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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William Radford Coyle (1878-1962) —
also known as William R. Coyle —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 10,
1878.
Son of Randolph Coyle and Mary (Radford) Coyle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1925-27, 1929-33;
defeated, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944,
1960
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., January
30, 1962 (age 83 years, 204
days).
Interment at Nisky
Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pa.
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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.
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; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; 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; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F.
Curry —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., March 14,
1858.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of
state of California, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1910; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed
in mausoleum at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1933-44; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1944-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., December
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Son of Odom A. Davis and Jessie Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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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.
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; died in office 1949; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles
Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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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.
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
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, of lung
cancer, at the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glendale
Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Son of Wesley Disney and Elizabeth (Matney) Disney.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Son of James David Dixon and Sarah (Munn) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born near Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., August
17, 1885.
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1947-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 25,
1970 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; United
World Federalists; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | 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 |
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George Fiske Dudley (b. 1867) —
also known as George F. Dudley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., September
25, 1867.
Episcopal
priest; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Lions; Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) —
also known as Henry C. Dworshak —
of Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
29, 1894.
Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in
office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,
1948,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1962 (age 67 years, 328
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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C. Clifton Dyche, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) —
also known as John H. Eaton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., June 18,
1790.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1829-31; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1836-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Resigned
from Cabinet in 1831 during the scandal
(called the "Petticoat Affair") over past infedelities
of his second wife, Peggy Eaton.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
17, 1856 (age 66 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) —
also known as Clyde T. Ellis —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
21, 1908.
Son of Cecil Oscar Ellis and Minerva Jane (Taylor) Ellis.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in
office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1945 (age 44 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) —
also known as Simeon D. Fess —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
11, 1861.
Son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess.
Republican. University
professor; author; editor; president
of Ohio Northern University; president
of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th
District 1915-23); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Temporary Chair, 1928;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1930-32.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) —
also known as Stephen J. Field —
of Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
4, 1816.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; justice of
California state supreme court, 1857-63; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1859-63; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1863-97; arrested
in San Francisco, August 16, 1889, on charges
of being party to the alleged murder
of David
S. Terry; released on bail; ultimately the killing was ruled to
be justifiable homicide.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1899 (age 82 years, 156
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 24,
1996 (age 70 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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William Sinton Fitzgerald (1880-1937) —
also known as William Fitzgerald —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
3, 1937 (age 56 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1936 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) —
also known as James A. Garfield —
of Hiram, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
19, 1831.
Son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield
(1801-1888).
Republican. Lawyer; college
professor; president,
Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio state
senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President
of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.
Disciples
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta
Upsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20
gold certificate in about 1898-1905.
Shot
by the assassin
Charles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from the
effects of the wound and infection,
in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
19, 1881 (age 49 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield
Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives: Third
cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Lathrop; son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou)
Garfield (1801-1888); fourth cousin of Eli
Thayer; married, November
11, 1858, to Lucretia "Crete" Rudolph (1832-1918);
third cousin once removed of Abial
Lathrop; fourth cousin once removed of John
Alden Thayer; father of James
Rudolph Garfield. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: William
S. Maynard |
| | | Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are
named for him. |
| | | Politician named for him: James
G. Stewart
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James A. Garfield: Allan
Peskin, Garfield:
A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke, The
Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.
Arthur |
| | | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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Leslie Coombs Garnett (1876-1958) —
also known as Leslie C. Garnett —
of Mathews, Mathews
County, Va.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., December
15, 1876.
Son of Griffin
Taylor Garnett and Ellen Douglas (Browne) Garnett (1854-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1904;
Mathews
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1904-12; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1934-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936,
1940.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died April 13,
1958 (age 81 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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J. Ralph Gasque (b. 1913) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marion County, 1949-52, 1956-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1744.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812; Vice
President of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
The word gerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined to
describe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his party
created in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1814 (age 70 years, 129
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Son of Paul M. Gillmor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1967-88; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down
stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carter Glass (1858-1946) —
also known as "Father of the Federal Reserve";
"Pluck" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., January
4, 1858.
Son of Robert
Henry Glass.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1902; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1946 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Thomas Alan Goldsborough (1877-1951) —
also known as T. Alan Goldsborough —
of Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Born in Greensboro, Caroline
County, Md., September
16, 1877.
Son of Washington E. Goldsborough and Martha P. (Laird) Goldsborough.
Democrat. Lawyer; Caroline
County State's Attorney, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1921-39; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1939-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1951 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Interment at Denton
Cemetery, Denton, Md.
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Son of Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March 17,
1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen.
Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charles Town, Nevis,
January
11, 1757.
Son of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1782; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New-York
County, 1788; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. His portrait appears on the
U.S. $10
bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, his portrait also appeared on
U.S. notes
and certificates of various denominations from $2
to $1,000.
Shot
and mortally wounded in a duel with
Aaron
Burr on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1804 (age 47 years, 183
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury
Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married 1780 to
Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter of Philip
John Schuyler; sister of Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler); father of James
Alexander Hamilton and William
Stephen Hamilton; ancestor of Robert
Hamilton Woodruff; second great-grandfather of Laurens
M. Hamilton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Nathaniel
Pendleton — Robert
Troup — John
Tayler — William
P. Van Ness |
| | | Hamilton counties in Fla., Ill., Ind., Kan., Neb., N.Y., Ohio and Tenn. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Alexander
H. Buell
— Alexander
H. Holley
— Hamilton
Fish
— Alexander
H. Stephens
— Alexander
H. Bullock
— Alexander
H. Bailey
— Alexander
H. Rice
— Alexander
Hamilton Jones
— Alexander
H. Waterman
— Alexander
H. Coffroth
— Alexander
H. Revell
— Alexander
Hamilton Hargis
— Alexander
Hamilton Phillips
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| | | Personal motto: "Do it better
yet." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Alexander Hamilton: Richard
Brookhiser, Alexander
Hamilton, American — Forrest McDonald, Alexander
Hamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton, Conqueror
: Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — Ron
Chernow, Alexander
Hamilton — Thomas Fleming, Duel:
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of
America — Arnold A. Rogow, A
Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —
Willard Sterne Randall, Alexander
Hamilton: A Life — John Harper, American
Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. Foreign
Policy — Stephen F. Knott, Alexander
Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami,
Young
Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and
The Revolution That Created The Constitution |
| | | Critical books about Alexander
Hamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo, Hamilton's
Curse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution
-- and What It means for Americans Today |
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Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) —
also known as Winfield S. Hancock —
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., February
14, 1824.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1868,
1876;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880.
Member, Freemasons; Loyal
Legion.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2
silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s.
Died February
9, 1886 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Montgomery
Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock
Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Byron Patton Harrison (1881-1941) —
also known as Pat Harrison —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., August
29, 1881.
Son of Robert Harrison and Myra Anna (Patton) Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1911-19; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1919-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1941 (age 59 years, 297
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gulfport, Miss.
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Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) —
also known as Dow W. Harter —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, January
2, 1885.
Son of Josiah J. Harter and Anna Lillian (Watters) Harter.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1971 (age 86 years, 245
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) —
also known as Charles B. Henderson —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 8,
1873.
Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko
County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1936;
president and director, Elko Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for
him.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Interment at Elko
Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
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John Thilman Hendrick (b. 1876) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., November
12, 1876.
Son of David Stewart Hendrick and Pattie (Warfield) Hendrick.
Democrat. Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) —
also known as Ira G. Hersey —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, March 31,
1858.
Son of Samuel B. Hersey and Elizabeth (White) Hersey.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1886; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Maine
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1917-29; Aroostook
County Probate Judge, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1943 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 16,
1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Son of Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke, at
his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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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,
1996,
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; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Pierson Holloway (1809-1883) —
also known as David P. Holloway —
of Indiana.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, December
6, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-52; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1848,
1852;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1855-57.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1883 (age 73 years, 277
days).
Original interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery (which no longer exists), Richmond, Ind.;
reinterment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April 29,
1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Interment at Melrose
Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) —
also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of
Tennessee"; "King Andrew the
First" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born, in a log
cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., March 15,
1767.
Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1821; President
of the United States, 1829-37.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel,
May 30, 1806; also dueled
with Thomas
Hart Benton and Waightstill
Avery. Censured
by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from
the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending
funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren
R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot
at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a
house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).
Died, of dropsy (congestive
heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 8,
1845 (age 78 years, 85
days). Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20
bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S.
notes
and certificates of various denominations from $5
to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States
$1,000
notes.
Interment at The
Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette
Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson
Square, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781); married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828; aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). See Donelson-Smith-Jackson
family of Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
P. Blair |
| | | Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County,
Mo., are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Andrew
J. Donelson
— Andrew
Jackson Miller
— Andrew
J. Faulk
— Andrew
Jackson Titus
— Andrew
Jackson Isacks
— Andrew
Jackson Hamilton
— Andrew
Jackson Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew J.
May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
|
| | | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert
Vincent Remini, The
Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —
Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Democracy,
1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —
Andrew Burstein, The
Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne
T. Heidler, Old
Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for
Empire — Donald B. Cole, The
Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew
Jackson : His Life and Times |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Jesse Louis Jackson (b. 1941) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson;
"Thunder" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
8, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984,
1988;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1996.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations; Omega
Psi Phi.
Civil rights leader; associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1989.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) —
also known as Robert H. Jackson —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Spring Creek, Warren
County, Pa., February
13, 1892.
Son of William Eldred Jackson and Angelina (Houghwout) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1938-40; U.S.
Attorney General, 1940-41; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
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William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) —
of Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born near Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, November
9, 1873.
Son of Ira Jamieson and Mary J. (Gillis) Jamieson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1949 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp (1880-1966;
poet). |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 24,
1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) —
also known as David S. Kaufman —
of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex.
Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
18, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office
1851.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) —
also known as Robert S. Kerr —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., September
11, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1943-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1963 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Original interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment at Kerr
Family Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) —
also known as Joseph R. Lamar —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Ruckersville, Elbert
County, Ga., October
14, 1857.
Son of James S. Lamar and Mary (Rucker) Lamar.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-89; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1903-05; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1911-16.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1916 (age 58 years, 80
days).
Interment at Summerville
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Alexander Logan (1826-1886) —
also known as John A. Logan; "Black Jack";
"Black Eagle of Illinois" —
of Benton, Franklin
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill., February
9, 1826.
Son of John
Logan.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1852; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1859-62, 1867-71 (9th District
1859-62, at-large 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1868,
1880;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1871-77, 1879-86; died in office 1886;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1884;
Republican candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1884.
Member, Freemasons.
Conceived the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in
May 1868.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1886 (age 60 years, 320
days).
Entombed at U.S.
Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Marvel Mills Logan (1874-1939) —
also known as M. M. Logan —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born near Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky., January
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1916-17; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1926; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1931-39; died in office 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
3, 1939 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Interment at Fairview
Baptist Church Cemetery, Near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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Fletcher Maddox (b. 1860) —
of White Sulphur Springs, Meagher
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1860.
Son of Thomas Harris Maddox and Marion Elizabeth (Fletcher) Maddox.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state senate, 1902-06; Montana
Republican state chair, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1914.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1893.
Son of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1935-46.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Eagles; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) —
also known as George W. Malone —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fredonia, Wilson
County, Kan., August 7,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1961 (age 70 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
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; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) —
also known as George C. Marshall —
of Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., December
31, 1880.
Son of George Catlett Marshall and Laura (Bradford) Marshall.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1947-49; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1950-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Alpha Order; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1953.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., October
16, 1959 (age 78 years, 289
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March 14,
1854.
Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart
attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 10,
1868.
Son of Hugh Martin and Ellen (Bohan) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Whitmell Pugh Martin (1867-1929) —
also known as Whitmell P. Martin; Whit P.
Martin —
of Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La.
Born near Napoleonville, Assumption
Parish, La., August
12, 1867.
Son of Robert Campbell Martin and Margerite Chism (Littlejohn)
Martin.
Democrat. Chemist;
lawyer;
District Attorney, 20th District of Louisiana, 1900-06; district
judge in Louisiana 20th District, 1906-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1915-29; died in
office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 6,
1929 (age 61 years, 237
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Thibodaux, La.
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Stanley Matthews (1824-1889) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 21,
1824.
Republican. State court judge in Ohio, 1851; member of Ohio state
senate, 1856; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1877-79; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 22,
1889 (age 64 years, 244
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo
(1832-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) —
also known as George B. McClellan; "Little
Mac" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1826.
Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1864; Governor of
New Jersey, 1878-81.
Member, Freemasons; Loyal
Legion.
Died October
29, 1885 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.; statue erected 1907 at Connecticut
Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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Gilbert Owen Nations (b. 1866) —
also known as Gilbert O. Nations —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., August
18, 1866.
Son of James W. Nations and Caroline L. (Hart) Nations.
Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1903-11; university
professor; American candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Son of Alfred Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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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.
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;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Noble (1785-1831) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Lawson Norris (1845-1910) —
also known as James L. Norris —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
15, 1845.
Son of John Edmund Norris (1816-1887) and Eliza Tidings (Phillips)
Norris (1820-1873).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1892,
1900,
1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1892-96; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1898-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1910 (age 64 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) —
also known as Gerald P. Nye —
of Cooperstown, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
19, 1892.
Son of Irwin R. Nye and Phoebe Ella (Prentice) Nye.
Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,
1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1971 (age 78 years, 210
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
farmer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Son of Francis Ann (Johnston) Parker (1854-1909) and John Daniel
Parker (1857-1915).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Son of William P. Parks and Mattie (Douglass) Parks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; Presidential
Elector for Arkansas, 1904;
prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) —
also known as Claude V. Parsons —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born near McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 45 years, 228
days).
Interment at Zion
Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) —
also known as John J. Pershing; "Black
Jack" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Laclede, Linn
County, Mo., September
13, 1860.
Son of John F. Pershing and Anne E. (Thompson) Pershing.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1920;
his autobiography won the Pulitzer
Prize for history in 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 15,
1948 (age 87 years, 306
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Pinkney (1764-1822) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 17,
1764.
Son of Jonathan Pinkney and Ann (Rind) Pinkney.
Delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1790-92, 1795 (Harford County 1790-92,
Anne Arundel County 1795); U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1791, 1815-16 (at-large 1791, 5th
District 1815-16); member of Maryland
state executive council, 1792-95; mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1795-1800; Maryland
state attorney general, 1805-06; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1808-11; Russia, 1816-18; member of Maryland
state senate from Western Shore, 1811; U.S.
Attorney General, 1811-14; major in the U.S. Army during the War
of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1819-22; died in office 1822.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1822 (age 57 years, 345
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., February
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1908-12; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Frank Glenn Potts (1885-1969) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., May 10,
1885.
Son of Oscar Wrenn Potts (1855-1935) and Eva Moore (Harris) Potts
(1859-1928).
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Breslau, 1911-12; U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 10,
1969 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Lancaster County, S.C.
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John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) —
also known as John A. Quitman —
of Mississippi.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
1, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1826-27; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1835-36; Governor of
Mississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi,
1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1848,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died in
office 1858.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed to have been deliberately
poisoned
at a banquet during the inauguration of President James
Buchanan, in Washington, D.C., and subsequently died, near
Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 17,
1858 (age 58 years, 319
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Edward Raker (1863-1926) —
also known as John E. Raker —
of Alturas, Modoc
County, Calif.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., February
22, 1863.
Son of Christian Raker and Mary E. (Rambo) Raker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state senate, 1898; superior court judge in California, 1905-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); California
Democratic state chair, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-26 (1st District 1911-13,
2nd District 1913-26); died in office 1926.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1926 (age 62 years, 334
days).
Interment at Susanville
Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Charles Bernard Rangel (b. 1930) —
also known as Charles B. Rangel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 11,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 72nd District, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-2003 (18th District 1971-73,
19th District 1973-83, 16th District 1983-93, 15th District
1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) —
also known as Henry R. Rathbone —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1870.
Son of Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara (Harris) Rathbone.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in
primary, 1918; died in office 1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 15,
1928 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) —
also known as Daniel A. Reed —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Sheridan, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
15, 1875.
Son of Anson William Reed and Alfreda Reed.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45,
45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Chi; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1959 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Cemetery, Sheridan, N.Y.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1935-38; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Charles Robert Richey (1923-1997) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, October
16, 1923.
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1971-97; died in
office 1997.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in
the Washington Home Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1997 (age 73 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872-1937) —
also known as Joseph T. Robinson; Joe T.
Robinson —
of Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., August
26, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1895; Presidential Elector for
Arkansas, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(speaker),
1924,
1928,
1936;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1913; resigned 1913; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; died in office 1937; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1937 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 11,
1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (1897-1971) —
also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. —
of Winder, Barrow
County, Ga.
Born in Winder, Barrow
County, Ga., November
2, 1897.
Son of Richard
Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell (1868-1953).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of
Georgia, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
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Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. (1894-1949) —
also known as Wiley B. Rutledge —
Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., July 20,
1894.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1939-43; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1943-49; died in office 1949.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in York, York
County, Maine, September
10, 1949 (age 55 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Charles Salmon (1868-1925) —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., April 3,
1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
1925 (age 57 years, 40
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) —
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; stenographer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) —
also known as Dewey Short —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Galena, Stone
County, Mo., April 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District
1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Tau Delta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Interment at Galena
Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
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William Walton Simpson (b. 1914) —
also known as William Simpson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 3,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1968,
1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1973.
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Thomas Upton Sisson (1869-1923) —
also known as Thomas U. Sisson —
of Winona, Montgomery
County, Miss.
Born near McCool, Attala
County, Miss., September
22, 1869.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1898; Presidential Elector for Mississippi, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Mississippi, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1909-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
26, 1923 (age 54 years, 4
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Winona, Miss.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (b. 1931) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Elks;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerry Curtis South (1867-1930) —
also known as Jerry C. South —
of Mountain Home, Baxter
County, Ark.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 24,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas state legislature, 1891-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
of Michigan.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August 2,
1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884) —
also known as Noah H. Swayne —
of Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., December
7, 1804.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1830; U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President); Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 8,
1884 (age 79 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Stuart Symington (1901-1988) —
also known as Stuart Symington —
of Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 26,
1901.
Son of William Stuart Symington and Emily Haxall (Harrison)
Symington.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
the Air Force, 1947-50; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1953-76; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1956,
1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died December
14, 1988 (age 87 years, 171
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) —
also known as William H. Taft; "Big
Bill" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
15, 1857.
Son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907).
Republican. Superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General,
1890-92; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1892-1900; law
professor; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1901-04; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1904-08; President
of the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Psi
Upsilon; Skull and
Bones; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907); half-brother of
Charles
Phelps Taft; married, June 19,
1886, to Helen 'Nellie' Herron (1861-1943; granddaughter of Ela
Collins; niece of William
Collins; daughter of John
Williamson Herron); brother of Henry
Waters Taft; uncle of Walbridge
S. Taft; father of Robert
Alphonso Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II; grandfather of William
Howard Taft III, Robert
Taft, Jr. and Seth
Chase Taft; great-grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft II. See Taft
family of Ohio. |
| | | Cross-reference: Walter
P. Johnson — Fred
Warner Carpenter — Charles
D. Hilles |
| | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress and
Prosperity." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William Howard Taft: Paolo
Enrico Coletta, The
Presidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Alpheus Thomas Mason, William
Howard Taft |
| | | Critical books about William Howard
Taft: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1901 |
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Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro (b. 1885) —
also known as Sidney F. Taliaferro —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salem,
Va., March 4,
1885.
Son of Van Taliaferro and Sallie (Pendleton) Taliaferro.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; banker; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; director,
Washington Gas Light
Co. and Georgetown Gas Light
Co.; board member, Columbia Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Son of Alva A. Thomson and Ella M. (Wallace) Thomson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-51; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1952,
1956;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April 17,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; federal
judge, 1903; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Son of William H. Vestal and Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at East
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) —
also known as Fred M. Vinson —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., January
22, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1924-29, 1931-38 (9th District
1924-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-38); defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
8, 1953 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Pinehill
Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of
Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace.
Farmer;
college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Earl Warren (1891-1974) —
also known as "Superchief" —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 19,
1891.
Son of Methias H. Warren and Chrystal (Hernlund) Warren.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Alameda
County District Attorney, 1925-39; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
Temporary Chair, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1934-36; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1936-38; California
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
California, 1943-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1953-69; chair, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi; Exchange
Club.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1974 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Son of Charles F(rederic) Warren and Elizabeth Mutter (Blount)
Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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George Washington (1732-1799) —
also known as "Father of His Country" —
of Virginia.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., February
22, 1732.
Son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and Mary (Ball) Washington
(c.1709-1789).
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President
of the United States, 1789-97.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, he
served as the first
President and stepped down after two terms. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. quarter
(25
cent coin), and on the one
dollar bill. His portrait also appeared on various other
denominations of U.S. currency,
and on the Confederate States $50
note during the Civil War.
Died, probably from acute bacterial
epiglottitis, at Mt. Vernon, Fairfax
County, Va., December
14, 1799 (age 67 years, 295
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Vernon, Mt. Vernon, Va.; statue erected 1860 at Washington
Circle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at National
Mall, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and Mary (Ball) Washington
(c.1709-1789); married, January
6, 1759, to Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802); uncle of Bushrod
Washington; uncle by marriage of Burwell
Bassett; granduncle of George
Corbin Washington; granduncle by marriage of Charles
Magill Conrad; second cousin five times removed of Horace
Lee Washington. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
Lee — Joshua
Fry — Alexander
Dimitry — Tobias
Lear — David
Matthews — Rufus
Putnam |
| | | Washington counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: George
Washington Lent Marr
— George
Washington Heard
— George
Washington Barnett
— George
Washington Davis
— George
W. Owen
— George
W. Toland
— George
W. Lay
— George
W. Patterson
— George
W. B. Towns
— George
Washington Adams
— George
Washington Hockley
— George
W. Smyth
— G.
W. Ingersoll
— George
W. Hopkins
— George
Washington Montgomery
— George
W. Kittredge
— George
Washington Jones
— George
W. Harrison
— George
Washington Ewing
— George
W. Morrison
— George
Washington Woodward
— George
Washington Wright
— George
Washington Triplett
— George
Washington Glasscock
— George
Washington Holman
— George
Washington Dunlap
— George
Washington Warren
— George
Washington Hill
— George
Washington Logan
— George
W. Getchell
— George
Washington Wright
— George
W. Julian
— George
Washington Dyal
— George
Washington Ladd
— George
W. Peck
— George
Washington Nesmith
— George
W. Morgan
— George
Washington Brooks
— George
Washington Cowles
— George
W. Geddes
— George
Washington Whitmore
— George
Washington Bridges
— George
W. Cate
— George
W. Houk
— George
W. Webber
— George
Washington Fairbrother
— George
Washington Glick
— George
Washington Jones
— George
Washington Baker
— George
W. Shell
— George
W. Anderson
— George
W. Crouse
— George
W. Hulick
— George
W. F. Harper
— George
Washington McCrary
— George
W. Gordon
— George
W. Kingsbury
— George
W. Covington
— George
Washington Fleeger
— George
W. Steele
— George
W. Wilson
— George
W. E. Dorsey
— George
W. Plunkitt
— George
W. Furbush
— George
W. Sutton
— George
W. Curtin
— George W.
Ray
— George
W. Allen
— George
W. Roosevelt
— George
W. Smith
— George
W. Kipp
— George
W. Campbell
— George
W. Taylor
— George
W. Stone
— George
W. Shonk
— George
W. Cook
— George
W. Murray
— George
W. Faris
— George
W. Fithian
— George
W. Prince
— George
W. Buckner
— George
W. Cromer
— George
W. Donaghey
— George
W. Aldridge
— George
Washington Goethals
— George
W. Armstrong
— George
Washington Oakes
— George
Washington Hays
— George
W. Edmonds
— George
W. Lindsay
— George
Washington Jones
— George
W. Darden
— George
W. Gibbons
— George
W. List
— George
W. Rauch
— George
W. Michell
— George
Washington Jackson
— George
W. Blanchard
— George
Washington Herz
— George
W. Bristow
— George
Washington Hardy
— George
W. Ballard
— George
W. McKown
— George
Thomas Washington
— George
W. Collins
— George
A. Washington
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about George Washington: Richard
Brookhiser, Founding
Father: Rediscovering George Washington — James Thomas
Flexner, Washington:
The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall, George
Washington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch
: George Washington and the New American Nation —
Henry Wiencek, An
Imperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of
America — James MacGregor Burns, George
Washington — Joseph J. Ellis, His
Excellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal, Inventing
A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — Wendie C.
Old, George
Washington (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) —
also known as Burton K. Wheeler —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
27, 1882.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1913-18; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1923-47; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1920; Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stroke, in
1975
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) —
also known as Kenneth S. Wherry —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Liberty, Gage
County, Neb., February
28, 1892.
Son of David Emery Wherry and Jessie (Comstock) Wherry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture
merchant; funeral
director; automobile
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Kiwanis;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1951 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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James Russell Wiggins (1903-2000) —
also known as J. Russell Wiggins —
Born in Luverne, Rock
County, Minn., December
4, 1903.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative to United Nations, 1968-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Managing editor of the Washington Post newspaper,
1947-66.
Died in Brooklin, Hancock
County, Maine, November
19, 2000 (age 96 years, 351
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Sedgwick, Maine.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, August 3,
1824.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Newark, Ohio, 1856-58; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1887 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) —
also known as John W. Wydler —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5th
District 1973-81); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 4,
1987 (age 63 years, 56
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April 11,
1893.
Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., December
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in
office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1948 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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