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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; nephew of William Herbert Adams; married, October 25, 1909, to Elizabeth Matty; father of Alva Blanchard Adams, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1916, 1936; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in office 1941. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., December 1, 1941. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  • Cross-reference: William S. B. Lacy
  • See also Adams family of Colorado and Wisconsin
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 13, 1879. Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married, July 14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught. Republican. Lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior status 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1955. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Daniel B. Ainger (1844-1913) — 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; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie Rose Savage. 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, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 2, 1913. Interment somewhere in Charlotte, Mich.
  
  
• 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 and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr.. 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, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907. Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  • See also Alger family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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; married, December 13, 1887, to Luie Clopper. 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; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., June 22, 1933. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; brother-in-law of Graham Newell Fitch. 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.
  • See also Denby-Fitch family of Indiana
  
  
• 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; married, November 24, 1909, to Margaret Spears. 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Washington, D.C., September 18, 1946. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, December 30, 1896, to Dula Pease. Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; 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. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1952. Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) — also known as Henry M. Baker — of Bow, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Bow, Merrimack County, N.H., January 11, 1841. Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1912. Interment at Alexander Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
  • Cross-reference: Sherman E. Burroughs
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 14, 1780. Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of Abraham Baldwin. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 21, 1844. Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  • See also Baldwin family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; married, November 13, 1866, to Tallulah J. Brockman; father of John Hollis Bankhead II and William Brockman Bankhead; grandfather of Walter Will 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. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 1, 1920. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  • See also Bankhead family of Alabama
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known as William B. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874. Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead; father of Tallulah Bankhead (actress). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1940. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  • See also Bankhead family of Alabama
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married 1781 to Ruth Baldwin (sister of Abraham Baldwin). 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. Interment at Churchyard, Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great Pasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn.
  • See also Baldwin family of Connecticut
  
  
• James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) — also known as James M. Barnes — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9, 1899. Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15, 1945, to Betty Grove. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a liver ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1958. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Maximillian Bastian (1891-1975) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1891. Son of Charles Sandal Bastian and Katherine (Draeger) Bastian; married, July 3, 1914, to Eva E. Alger. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1950-54; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1954-65; took senior status 1965. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died March 12, 1975. Interment somewhere in Washington, D.C.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known as Ralph E. Becker — of Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 29, 1907. Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann Marie Watters. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77. Jewish; later Episcopalian. Lithuanian and Belarusian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Elks. Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is named for him. Died, from congestive heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) — also known as Carroll L. Beedy — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, August 3, 1880. Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy; married, April 18, 1914, to Dorothy W. Lathrop. Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Washington, D.C., September 30, 1947. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Adam Benjamin, Jr. (1935-1982) — of Indiana. Born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1967; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office 1982. Eastern Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club; Jaycees. Died in Washington, D.C., September 7, 1982. Interment at Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known as Francis Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born, in Paris, France, of American parents, May 9, 1886. Descendant of Edmund Jenings Randolph; son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin. Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 1934-35; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; U.S. Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married, November 20, 1900, to Alfreda Mitchell; married, June 28, 1937, to Suzanne Carroll Hill; father of Hiram Bingham, Jr. and Jonathan 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. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Bingham family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Eugene Black (1879-1975) — of Clarksville, Red River County, Tex. Born near Blossom, Lamar County, Tex., July 2, 1879. Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann (Shackelford) Black; married, March 15, 1903, to Mamie Coleman. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., May 22, 1975. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer. Democrat. 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 in Washington, D.C., March 7, 1949. Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married to Eva Hassell Hackney. 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; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1965. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known as Frank L. Bowman — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 21, 1879. Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3, 1903, to Pearl Silveus. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1936. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married to Ocllo Gunn. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 12, 1969. Interment at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, January 15, 1920, to Eva Emily Finotti. 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.
  
  
• 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. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-87; state court judge in Georgia, 1892-96; U.S. Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., September 11, 1934. Interment at Blackshear Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known as J. Melville Broughton — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 17, 1888. Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton; married, December 14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr.. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1936; Governor of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1949. Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown, Jr.. 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, 1956, 1960; 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; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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; cousin of James M. 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. Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: David Fullerton Robison; John A. Quitman; John Gallagher Montgomery
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about James Buchanan: Philip S. Klein, President James Buchanan: A Biography; Jean H. Baker, James Buchanan
  • Critical books about James Buchanan: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• 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; married 1901 to Emma Robertson; father of Quentin Northrop Burdick (who married Jocelyn Birch Peterson) and Eileen Rosemary Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering). 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, Farm Bureau; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., August 19, 1960. Interment in private or family graveyard.
  • See also Burdick family of North Dakota
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) — also known as Charles H. Burke — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born in Genesee County, N.Y., April 1, 1861. Son of Walter Burke and Sarah T. (Beckwith) Burke; married to Caroline Schlosser. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1895-97; 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. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1944. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married 1898 to Helen S. Phillips. 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. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Grandson of Roderick Randum Butler. 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; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died of heart disease and pneumonia, at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 7, 1933. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married 1937 to Emma Ora James. Democrat. 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, 2000, 2004. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Ku Klux Klan; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Nick Joe Rahall II
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Robert C. Byrd: Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency (2004); We Stand Passively Mute (2004); Senate of the Roman Republic: Addresses on the History of Roman Constitutionalism (1995); Robert C. Byrd: Child Of The Appalachian Coalfields (2005)
  • Critical books about Robert C. Byrd: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  
  
• 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; married, August 23, 1898, to Julia Woodard; father of Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1895-1900; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899; 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, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Washington, D.C., June 4, 1936. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Joseph W. Byrns: Ann B. Irish, Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee : A Political Biography
  
  
• 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. Interment at American Legion Cemetery, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown. Campbell County, Wyo. is named for him.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known as Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born near Catlin, Vermilion County, Ill., May 5, 1883. Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church; married, December 21, 1918, to Marguerite Stitt. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District 1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent), 1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Chi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in a committee meeting in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1950. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; 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). 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. 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. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. 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.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • 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
  
  
• George Clinton (1739-1812) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., July 26, 1739. Brother of James Clinton; uncle of De Witt Clinton and James Graham Clinton; father of George Clinton, Jr.. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; 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. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at First Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y. Clinton counties in N.Y. and Ohio are named for him.
  • See also Clinton family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about George Clinton: John P. Kaminski, George Clinton : Yeoman Politician of the New Republic
  
  
• 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-. Black. Member, NAACP; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mountainview Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45, 39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57). Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Died in Washington, D.C., March 15, 1987. Interment somewhere in Bath, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; married, November 16, 1904, to Louise Clarkson (died 1935); married, April 25, 1942, to Lucile (Sanderson) Sheppard; step-grandfather of Connie Mack III; step-great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV. 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; U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1929-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1963. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
  • See also Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married to Emma Florence Clark. 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.
  
  
• 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; married, March 22, 1899, to Mamie Machen; married, November 15, 1917, to Dorcas Calmes. 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. Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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 P. Copeland (1836-1933) and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding. Democrat. 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, American Public Health Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938. Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Interment at Willowdale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
  
  
• 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; married, December 21, 1904, to Jane Weston Dodson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1925-27, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., January 30, 1962. Interment at Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) — also known as Homer S. Cummings — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1870. Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings; married to Cecilia Waterbury. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900, 1904, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died September 10, 1956. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.. 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, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., October 10, 1930. 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married to Carolyn Leigh. 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; Elks; Moose; Order of Ahepa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 8, 1970. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) — also known as Ewin L. Davis — of Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tenn. Born in Bedford County, Tenn., February 5, 1876. Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; married, December 28, 1898, to Carolyn Windsor. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-49. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Washington, D.C.,