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James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) —
also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
4, 1899.
Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
chair
of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th
District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., August 6,
1981 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 11,
1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 19,
1905.
Son of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen of Peace Cemetery.
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Leo J. Nowicki (1904-1990) —
of Michigan.
Born in Glecz, Poland,
February
17, 1904.
Democrat. Engineer;
Wayne
County Drain Commissioner, 1933-36; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
Died September
15, 1990 (age 86 years, 210
days).
Interment at Queen of Peace Cemetery.
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