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• Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 30, 1889. Son of Leonard Abruzzo and Jennie Abruzzo; married 1926 to Jane Cecelia Miller. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66; took senior status 1966. Catholic. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known as Dean Acheson — Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Son of Edward Campion Acheson and Eleanor (Gooderham) Acheson; married, May 5, 1917, to Alice Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David Campion Acheson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department. Died, probably from a heart attack, in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 1971. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • Cross-reference: Lucius D. Battle
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969)
  • Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made; Robert L. Beisner, Dean Acheson : A Life in the Cold War
  
  
• Brockman Adams (1927-2004) — also known as Brock Adams — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 13, 1927. Son of Charles Leslie Adams and Vera Eleanor (Beemer) Adams; married, August 16, 1952, to Mary Elizabeth Scott. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md., September 10, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) — also known as William J. Adams — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., January 27, 1860. Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence Wall. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1908; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1934. Interment somewhere in Carthage, N.C.
  
  
• Bernard Ades (d. 1984) — Communist. Lawyer; defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan Jones") in his 1932-33 trial for the murder of the Davis family; during the trial, he was attacked and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred for casting aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1934. Died in New York, May 27, 1984. Interment at Cemetery of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) — also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant"; "Nixon's Nixon"; "The White Knight" — of Towson, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 9, 1918. Son of Theodore Spiro Agnew and Margaret (Akers) Agnew; married, May 27, 1942, to Elinor Isabel 'Judy' Judefind. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore County Executive, 1962-66; Governor of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice President of the United States, 1969-73. Episcopalian. Greek ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Order of Ahepa; Phi Alpha Delta. Was charged with accepting bribes and falsifying federal income tax returns; pleaded no contest to tax evasion and resigned as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred by a Maryland court in 1974. Died, of leukemia, in Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, Worcester County, Md., September 17, 1996. Interment at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Spiro T. Agnew: Go Quietly Or Else (1980, out of print); The Canfield Decision (1976, out of print); Frankly Speaking: A Collection of Extraordinary Speeches (1970, out of print); Where He Stands: The Life and Convictions of Spiro Agnew (1968, out of print)
  • Books about Spiro T. Agnew: Richard M. Cohen & Jules Witcover, A Heartbeat Away : The Investigation and Resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (out of print); Jules Witcover, Very Strange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew
  
  
• Clarence R. Ahalt (1888-1962) — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va.; Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1932; secretary of Virginia Republican Party, 1933-35; Virginia Republican state chair, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940, 1944; vice-chair of Virginia Republican Party, 1944-48. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1962. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Alexander (c.1740-1805) — of Maryland. Born in Elkton, Cecil County, Md. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76. Episcopalian. When the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, fled from Maryland to the British Fleet; in 1780, he was adjudged guilty of high treason, and his property was confiscated. Died in London, England, November 20, 1805. Burial location unknown.
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• Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951) — also known as Robert E. Lee Allen — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Lima, Tyler County, W.Va., November 28, 1865. Son of Osborne Allen and Jane (Langfitta) Allen; married, July 19, 1892, to Katherine Protzmen. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1923-25; defeated, 1924, 1926. Baptist. Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, Md., January 28, 1951. Interment at Kingwood Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., March 2, 1826. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1867; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judge in Maryland, 1867-83; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1893-1905; resigned 1905. Died in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., September 14, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Ephraim Foster Anderson (1838-1877) — of Maryland. Born in Bedford County, Pa., 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868. Crippled by wounds received during the Civil War. Died April 5, 1877. Original interment at Presbyterian Church (which no longer exists), Anderson, Md.; reinterment to unknown location.
  
  
• August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) — also known as August H. Andresen — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Newark, Kendall County, Ill., October 11, 1890. Son of Rev. Ole Andresen and Anna (Lunke) Andresen; married, August 12, 1914, to Julia Lien. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District 1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958. Lutheran. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 14, 1958. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Noble Andrews (1876-1937) — also known as William N. Andrews — of Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md. Born in Hurlock, Dorchester County, Md., November 13, 1876. Son of James M. Andrews and Sallie (Noble) Andrews. Republican. Lawyer; Dorchester County State's Attorney, 1904-12; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1914; member of Maryland state senate, 1918, 1931-33; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Methodist. Died in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 27, 1937. Interment at Washington Cemetery, Hurlock, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) — of Bel Air, Harford County, Md. Born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., February 28, 1828. Grandson of John Archer; son of Stevenson Archer (1786-1848). Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1854; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868, 1876; Maryland state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1887-89. In April, 1890, following an investigation which revealed a shortage of $132,000, he was arrested, removed from office as State Treasurer, and charged with embezzlement. He pleaded guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left." Sentenced to five years in prison. Due to his failing health, was pardoned by Gov. Frank Brown in May 1894. Died, in Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore, Md., August 2, 1898. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
  • See also Archer family of Maryland
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., June 28, 1877. Son of Alexander Armstrong and Elizabeth Key (Scott) Armstrong; married, January 25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods (died 1938). Republican. Lawyer; Washington County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924; director, Potomac Edison electric utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md., November 20, 1939. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  
  
• John Finley Baldwin, Jr. (1915-1966) — also known as John F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 28, 1915. Son of John Finley Baldwin and Nellie (Linekin) Baldwin; married, December 20, 1944, to Mary Isaacs. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63, 14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966. Member, Sierra Club; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 9, 1966. Interment at Oakmont Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) — also known as John H. Bankhead II — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., July 8, 1872. Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead; married, December 26, 1894, to Musa Harkins; brother of William Brockman Bankhead; father of Walter Will Bankhead. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1903; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 12, 1946. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  • See also Bankhead family of Alabama
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John Strode Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) — of Virginia. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1820. Son of John Strode Barbour and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; married 1865 to Susan Daingerfield. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1852; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1892. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  • See also Barbour family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John C. Barrett (d. 1973) — of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas County, Neb. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 10th District, 1915. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 27, 1973. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  
  
• Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806-1873) — also known as Daniel M. Barringer — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born near Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., July 30, 1806. Son of Gen. Paul Barringer and Elizabeth (Brandon) Barringer; nephew of Daniel Laurens Barringer; married to Elizabeth Wethered. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1829-34, 1840-42, 1854; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1843-49 (2nd District 1843-47, 3rd District 1847-49); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1849-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1872. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., September 1, 1873. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) — also known as John R. Bartels — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 8, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73; took senior status 1973. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association. Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 13, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Richard Bassett (1745-1815) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., April 2, 1745. Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett; married to Ann Ennals and Miss Bruff; father of Ann Bassett (who married James Asheton Bayard, Sr.); adoptive father of Rachel McCleary Bassett (who married Joshua Clayton); grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr.; ancestor of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware state senate, 1782; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02. Methodist. Died in Cecil County, Md., September 15, 1815. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known as Robert E. Bauman — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937. Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman; married, November 19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled). Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1972 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated, 1980. Catholic. Gay. Member, American Bar Association; Humane Society; Izaak Walton League; Young Americans for Freedom; Elks; Jaycees. Pleaded guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation charge. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) — also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath of His Party"; "High Priest of the Constitution" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 28, 1767. Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes (Hodge) Bayard; double nephew and adoptive son of John Bubenheim Bayard; married, February 11, 1795, to Ann Bassett (daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr.; grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr.; great-great-great-grandfather of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1804-13. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 6, 1815. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Truxtun Beale (1856-1936) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 6, 1856. Son of Edward Fitzgerald Beale and Mary (Edwards) Beale; married, April 30, 1894, to Harriet 'Hattie' Blaine (daughter of James Gillespie Blaine); married, April 23, 1903, to Marie Oge. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1891-92; Greece, 1892-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912. Beale Park in Bakersfield is named for him. Died near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., June 2, 1936. Interment at Bruton Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Va.
  • See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• John Oscar Bell (b. 1912) — also known as John O. Bell — of Maryland; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Manila, Philippines of American parents, October 4, 1912. Son of John Oscar Bell and Frances Earl (Cooley) Bell; married, July 5, 1934, to Jeannette Shahan (died 1974); married, January 25, 1975, to Ann Lewis. Democrat. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Guatamala, 1961-65. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) — also known as John B. Bennett — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich. Born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., January 10, 1904. Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett; married, May 4, 1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter. Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64; defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., August 9, 1964. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) — also known as Marion T. Bennett — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo., June 6, 1914. Son of Philip Allen Bennett; married to June Young. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took senior status 1986. Methodist. Member, Exchange Club; Delta Theta Phi. Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, Va., September 6, 2000. Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Orange County, N.C., November 8, 1871. Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham; married, May 20, 1896, to Eleanor E. Miller; married, November 15, 1916, to Mrs. Mary Lily Flagler; married, August 20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard. Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1937. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: 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.
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• Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) — also known as Hugo L. Black — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Harlan, Clay County, Ala., February 27, 1886. Son of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black; married 1921 to Josephine Foster (died 1951); married, September 11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte. Democrat. Lawyer; police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971. Baptist. Member, Ku Klux Klan; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., September 25, 1971. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K. Newman, Hugo Black : A Biography; Howard Ball, Hugo L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior; James F Simon, The antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in modern America; Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution
  
  
• Walter Evan Black, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as Walter E. Black, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 7, 1926. Son of Walter Evan Black and Margaret (Rice) Black; married, June 30, 1951, to Catharine S. Foster. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1956-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960 (alternate), 1964; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1982-94; took senior status 1994. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Charles Stanley Blair (1927-1980) — also known as C. Stanley Blair — of Whiteford, Harford County, Md.; Darlington, Harford County, Md. Born in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Md., December 20, 1927. Son of Charles Edward Blair and Beulah (Gibson) Blair; married, June 27, 1964, to Opal Whiteford. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1963-67; secretary of state of Maryland, 1967-69; candidate in primary for Governor of Maryland, 1970; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1971-80; died in office 1980. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Fallston, Harford County, Md., April 20, 1980. Interment at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Md.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) — of Missouri; Maryland. Born in Franklin County, Ky., May 10, 1813. Son of Eliza (Gist) Blair and Francis Preston Blair; brother of Francis Preston Blair, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860; U.S. Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1882. Episcopalian. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., July 27, 1883. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Blair family
  
  
• Catherine C. Blake (b. 1950) — of Maryland. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1950. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1985-86; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1995-. Female. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) — also known as Thomas H. Blake — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Frederick County, Md., July 25, 1792. Brother-in-law of William Crawford Linton. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1816; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana, 1818; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1831, 1838. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died of cholera in a hotel at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 28, 1849. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) — also known as Oscar E. Bland — of Indiana. Born in Greene County, Ind., November 21, 1877. Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18, 1902, to Josephine Hanna. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47. Member, Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu. Died in Washington, D.C., August 3, 1951. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Schuyler Otis Bland (1872-1950) — also known as S. Otis Bland — of Newport News, Va.; Hampton, Va. Born in Gloucester County, Va., May 4, 1872. Son of Schuyler Bland and Olivia James (Anderson) Bland; married to Mary Crawford Putzel. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1918-50 (1st District 1918-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-50); died in office 1950. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 16, 1950. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Newport News, Va.
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• Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., December 6, 1776. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland, 1812-17; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824. Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 16, 1846. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• John William Boehne, Jr. (1895-1973) — also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 2, 1895. Son of John William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14, 1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District). Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Irvington, Baltimore County, Md., July 5, 1973. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Si Boettner — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 18, 1943. Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married, June 22, 1968, to Catherine Frerotte. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sierra Club; Exchange Club; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1989.
  
  
• Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (b. 1940) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 18, 1940. Son of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; brother of Barbara Boggs Sigmund; married, December 27, 1960, to Mary Barbara Denechaud. Democrat. Economist; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1972.
  • See also Claiborne family
  
  
• Hugh Lennox Bond (1828-1893) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 16, 1828. Lawyer; criminal court judge in Maryland, 1860-67; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1870-91. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 24, 1893. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Key Bond (1792-1864) — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., October 2, 1792. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1835-41. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 17, 1864. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 23, 1855. Son of Jonathan Bourne. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888, 1892; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912. Died in Washington, D.C., September 1, 1940. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) — also known as Frank T. Bow — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, February 20, 1901. Son of Charles Clinton Bow and Anna (Withrow) Bow; married, May 12, 1923, to Caroline Denzer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Sigma Pi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 13, 1972. Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Fielder Bowie (1808-1869) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., April 7, 1808. Grandnephew of Benjamin Mackall IV, Walter Bowie and Thomas Mackall; grandson of Robert Bowie; brother of Mary Mackall Bowie (who married Reverdy Johnson). Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1837-38, 1845; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1843; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1855-59. Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., October 31, 1869. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Green Bradford (1819-1884) — also known as Edward G. Bradford — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Cecil County, Md., July 17, 1819. Son of Moses Bradford and Phebe (George) Bradford; married, February 5, 1852, to Elizabeth Roberts Canby (fourth cousin of Elsie Cryder Woodward). Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1849-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1856; U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1861-66; member of Republican National Committee from Delaware, 1868-70; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1871-84; died in office 1884. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 16, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Phelps-Lea family
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Leigh Brent (1784-1848) — also known as William L. Brent — of St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, La. Born in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., February 20, 1784. Nephew of Richard Brent. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1823-29. Died in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, La., July 7, 1848. Interment at St. Martin's Catholic Cemetery, St. Martinville, La.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Frederick Broening (1870-1953) — also known as William F. Broening — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 2, 1870. Son of Henry Jacob Broening and Catherine (Petri) Broening; married, September 6, 1905, to Josephine Marie Grauel. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1902; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1919-23, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920, 1924; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1930. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died October 12, 1953. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
  
  
• David Bronson (1800-1863) — of Maine. Born in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., February 8, 1800. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1832-34; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1841-43; defeated (Democratic), 1856; member of Maine state senate, 1846; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1846, 1847; probate judge in Maine, 1854-57. Died in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md., November 20, 1863. Interment at Episcopal Cemetery of St. Michael's Parish, St. Michaels, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) — also known as Overton Brooks — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897. Nephew of John Holmes Overton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in office 1961. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., September 16, 1961. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jacob Broom (1808-1864) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1808. Grandson of Jacob Broom (1752-1810); son of James Madison Broom. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57. Died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1864. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Broom family of Pennsylvania and Delaware
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) — also known as David K. E. Bruce — of Baltimore, Md.; Virginia. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 12, 1898. Son of William Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother of James Bruce; married, May 29, 1926, to Ailsa Mellon (daughter of Andrew William Mellon); married to Evangeline Bell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. Died December 5, 1977. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Bruce family of Maryland
  
  
• William Cabell Bruce (1860-1946) — of Baltimore, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Charlotte County, Va., March 12, 1860. Son of Charles Bruce and Sarah (Seddon) Bruce; married, October 15, 1887, to Louise E. Fisher; father of James Bruce and David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state senate, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916, 1924; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1923-29; defeated, 1928. Episcopalian. Recieved a Pulitzer Prize in 1918 for his book Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed. Died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md., May 9, 1946. Interment at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church Cemetery, Garrison, Md.
  • See also Bruce family of Maryland
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Ala., September 18, 1911. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82. Black. Died in Washington, D.C., November 14, 2005. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Francis B. Burch (1918-1987) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 28, 1918. Son of L. Claude Burch and Constance (Boucher) Burch; married to Mary Patricia Howe. Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland state attorney general, 1966-78. Catholic. Died in Towson, Baltimore County, Md., June 1, 1987. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) — also known as Edward R. Burke — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., November 28, 1880. Son of Patrick Dorsey Burke and Mary (Nolan) Burke; married, December 28, 1911, to Henrietta Flinn. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., November 4, 1968. Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 21, 1897. Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler; married, April 5, 1926, to Marie Louise Abell. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1952, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., March 14, 1978. Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marion Butler (1863-1938) — of Elliott, Sampson County, N.C. Born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., May 20, 1863. Son of Wiley Butler and Romelia Butler; married, August 31, 1893, to Florence Faison. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate; elected 1890; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1932. Died in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., June 3, 1938. Interment at Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) — also known as Goodloe E. Byron — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Williamsport, Washington County, Md., June 22, 1929. Great-grandson of Louis Emory McComas; son of William Devereux Byron and Katharine Edgar Byron; married, December 20, 1952, to Beverly Barton Butcher. Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland state senate, 1967-70; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; died in office 1978. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Optimist Club; Redmen; Ruritan; Kappa Alpha Order. Died near Williamsport, Washington County, Md., October 11, 1978. Interment at Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md.
  • See also Byron family of Maryland
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Craighead Cabell (1837-1906) — of Danville, Va. Born in Danville, Va., January 25, 1837. Son of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell; brother of William Lewis Cabell; uncle of Benjamin Earl Cabell. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1875-87. Died in Baltimore, Md., June 23, 1906. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va.
  • See also Cabell family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) — also known as Benjamin L. Cardin — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1943. Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin; married, November 24, 1964, to Myrna Edelman. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1967-86 (5th District 1967-74, 42nd District 1975-86); Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-86; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000, 2004. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Petters Carnes (1762-1822) — of Georgia. Born in Maryland, 1762. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1786-87, 1789, 1797, 1807-08; Georgia state attorney general, 1789-92; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1793-95; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; circuit judge in Georgia, 1798-1803, 1809-10. Died in Franklin County (part now in Hart County), Ga., May 5, 1822. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Hart County, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Codrington Carrington, Jr. (1872-1938) — also known as Edward C. Carrington, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1872. Grandson of Edward Carrington; son of Edward Codrington Carrington and Florida Troupe (Harrison) Carrington; married, October 5, 1899, to Ethel Stuart Coyle (divorced 1919); married 1920 to Anna Walsh Snyder (divorced 1927); married 1936 to Alice W. Preston (daughter of James Harry Preston). Republican. Lawyer; financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1914; candidate for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1931. Episcopalian. Died, following a heart attack, in Baltimore, Md., December 30, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Preston-Carrington family of Maryland
  
  
• Steven V. Carter (1915-1959) — of Iowa. Born in Carterville (unknown county), Utah, October 8, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959; defeated, 1948, 1950, 1956; died in office 1959. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 4, 1959. Interment at Leon Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Caswell (1729-1789) — of Dobbs County (part now in Lenoir County), N.C. Born in Maryland, August 3, 1729. Lawyer; surveyor; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774; Governor of North Carolina, 1776-80, 1785-87; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of North Carolina state senate, 1788. Died November 10, 1789. Interment at Caswell Memorial Cemetery, Kinston, N.C. Caswell County, N.C. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) — also known as John H. Chafee — of Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 22, 1922. Father of Lincoln Davenport Chafee. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1957-63; Governor of Rhode Island, 1963-69; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died in office 1999. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died, of heart failure, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 24, 1999. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known as Virgil Chapman — of Irvine, Estill County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Middleton, Simpson County, Ky., March 15, 1895. Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman; married, June 12, 1920, to Mary Adams Talbott. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District 1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated, 1928; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 8, 1951. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 4, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1944, 1952, 1956. Special counsel to the President, 1970-71. Injured in an automobile accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 30, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838) — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Born in Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., July 2, 1802. Nephew of Bradbury Cilley; brother of Joseph Cilley. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1831-36; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1835-36; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1837-38; died in office 1838. Killed in a duel by Representative William J. Graves of Kentucky, on the Marlboro Pike, in Prince George's County, Md., February 24, 1838. Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Cilley family of New Hampshire
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry M. Clabaugh (1856-1914) — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., July 16, 1856. Son of G. W. Clabaugh and Ellen Clabaugh; married to Catherine Swope. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1884; Maryland Republican state chair, 1891-95; Maryland state attorney general, 1895-99. Died in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1914. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) — also known as Moses E. Clapp — of Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., May 21, 1851. Son of Harvey Spaulding Clapp and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp; married, December 30, 1874, to Hattie Allen. Republican. Lawyer; St. Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904. Died near Accotink (unknown county), Va., March 6, 1929. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Linwood Leon Clark (1876-1965) — also known as Linwood L. Clark — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., March 21, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1929-31; defeated, 1926, 1930; circuit judge in Maryland, 1935-38.