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George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) —
also known as George L. Radcliffe —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
22, 1877.
Son of John Anthony Le Compte Radcliffe (1818-1901) and Sophie Delila
(Travers) Radcliffe (1837-1927).
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Baltimore,
Md., July 29,
1974 (age 96 years, 341
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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Jackson Harvey Ralston (b. 1857) —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Sherwood Forest, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
6, 1857.
Son of James
Harvey Ralston and Harriet N. (Jackson) Ralston.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Richard Randall (b. 1864) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., December
25, 1864.
Son of Alexander Randall and Elizabeth P. (Blanchard) Randall.
Republican. Lawyer; Anne
Arundel County State's Attorney, 1900-04; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1907-09; postmaster.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (b. 1970) —
also known as Stephanie C. Rawlings —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 17,
1970.
Daughter of Howard
Peters Rawlings.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 2000;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2010-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2010.
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Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 11,
1850.
Son of William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1887-89, 1891-95; Maryland
state attorney general, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker).
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
25, 1912 (age 62 years, 228
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Read (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) —
also known as John M. Richardson —
of Delaware.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
10, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., August 4,
1930 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Del.
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Albert Ritchie —
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Cabell Ritchie (1876-1936) —
also known as Albert C. Ritchie —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
29, 1876.
Son of Albert
Ritchie and Elizabeth Caskie (Cabell) Ritchie.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1924,
1928;
Governor
of Maryland, 1920-35; defeated, 1934; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Phi.
Died, of a parlytic
stroke, in Baltimore,
Md., February
24, 1936 (age 59 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Boyle Roberts (1842-1899) —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Uniontown, Carroll
County, Md., April 19,
1842.
Son of John Roberts and Catharine A. Roberts.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1875-79; Maryland
state attorney general, 1883-87; district judge in Maryland,
1891; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1892-99.
Catholic.
Died in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., September
10, 1899 (age 57 years, 144
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) —
also known as William P. Rogers —
Born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 23,
1913.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1973.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
2, 2001 (age 87 years, 193
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Albert Ruppersberger III (b. 1946) —
also known as C. A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
31, 1946.
Son of Charles
Albert Ruppersberger, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2003-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Wells Russell (1818-1867) —
also known as Charles W. Russell —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.); Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Sistersville, Tyler
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 22,
1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1860;
Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died November
22, 1867 (age 49 years, 123
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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William Fitts Ryan (1922-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., June 28,
1922.
Son of Bernard
Ryan, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1961-72; died in
office 1972; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1968.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
First
member of the U.S. House to speak out against the Vietnam War.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1972 (age 50 years, 81
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Church Cemetery, Croom, Md.
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech
Republic), April 4,
1866.
Son of Joachim Sabath and Barbara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine)
Sackett (1842-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; president, Louisville Gas Co.
and Louisville Lighting
Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and
Black Star Coal Co.;;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33.
Unitarian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 18,
1941 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Samuel Caldwell Sample (1796-1855) —
also known as Samuel C. Sample —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., August
15, 1796.
Whig. Carpenter;
lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-43; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45; banker.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
2, 1855 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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John P. Sarbanes (b. 1962) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 22,
1962.
Son of Paul
Spyros Sarbanes.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Paul Spyros Sarbanes (b. 1933) —
also known as Paul S. Sarbanes —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., February
3, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1971-77 (4th District 1971-73, 3rd
District 1973-77); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Greek
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) —
also known as Lansdale G. Sasscer —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
30, 1893.
Son of Frederick Sasscer and Lucy (Clagett) Sasscer.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
newspaper
publisher; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1924,
1936,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; Kiwanis.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., November
5, 1964 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Adam B. Schiff (b. 1960) —
of Burbank, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (27th District 2001-03,
29th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Schley (1786-1858) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., December
15, 1786.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1825-28;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-35; resigned 1835; Governor of
Georgia, 1835-37.
Died near Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
20, 1858 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Richmond County, Ga.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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James T. Smith, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Smith —
of Reisterstown, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Reisterstown, Baltimore
County, Md., February
8, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Maryland, 1985-2001; Baltimore
County Executive, 2002-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert Smith (1757-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
3, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1789;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1793-95; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-1800; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1801-09; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1809-11.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
26, 1842 (age 85 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the
Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Simon Ernest Sobeloff (1894-1973) —
also known as Simon E. Sobeloff —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
3, 1894.
Son of Jacob Sobeloff and Mary Hilda (Kaplan) Sobeloff.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1931-34; Judge, Maryland Court of
Appeals, 1952-54; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1954-56; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1956-70.
Jewish.
Died July 11,
1973 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Clarence Andrew Southerland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence A. Southerland —
of Delaware.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 10,
1889.
Son of Clarence Southerland and Amey (Fairbank) Southerland.
Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1925-29; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1957.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Elwell Spafford (1878-1941) —
also known as Edward E. Spafford —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March 12,
1878.
Son of Hiram Duncan Spafford (1841-1912) and Georgia F. Spafford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; National Commander, American Legion, 1927-28;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1930.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1941, during divorce proceedings, he was accused
of conspiring with German
agents in America; in an interview published in 1943 by
journalist John Roy Carlson, he espoused strongly antisemitic
and pro-Hitler
views.
Died, in the Naval Academy Hospital,
Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
13, 1941 (age 63 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Duncan Spafford (1841-1912) and Georgia F. Spafford;
married, May 22,
1912, to Lucille M. Stevens (died 1914); married 1922 to Lillian
Mercer Pierce. |
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James Cresap Sprigg (1802-1852) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., 1802.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1830-34, 1837-40, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1841-43.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., October
3, 1852 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ky.
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James Vincent Stanton (b. 1932) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
27, 1932.
Son of Martin Joseph Stanton and Loretta Mary (McFadden) Stanton.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1971-77; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1976.
Still living as of 1998.
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Michael S. Steele (b. 1958) —
of Largo, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., October
19, 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Prince George's County Republican Party, 1994-2000; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
candidate for Maryland
state comptroller, 1998; Maryland
Republican state chair, 2000-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 2003-.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus; Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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George Sutherland (1862-1942) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Buckinghamshire, England,
March
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Utah state
senate, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 18,
1942 (age 80 years, 115
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (1843-1918) —
also known as J. Frederick C. Talbott —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.; Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born near Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md., July 29,
1843.
Son of Edward C. Talbott and T. Ellen Talbott.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Baltimore
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1879-85, 1893-95,
1903-18; defeated, 1894, 1900; died in office 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1907-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
5, 1918 (age 75 years, 68
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Cemetery, Cockeysville, Md.
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Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) —
also known as Roger B. Taney —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., March 17,
1777.
Son of Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney.
Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1799-1800; member of Maryland
state senate, 1816-21; Maryland
state attorney general, 1827-31; U.S.
Attorney General, 1831-33; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864.
Catholic.
First
Catholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
12, 1864 (age 87 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; statue at State
House Grounds, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney; married, January
7, 1806, to Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (niece of Philip
Barton Key (1757-1815); sister of Francis
Scott Key; aunt of Philip
Barton Key (1818-1859)). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Taney County,
Mo. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was a profound and able
lawyer, an upright and fearless judge, a pious and exemplary
Christian." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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B. Taney : Jacksonian Jurist — Suzanne Freedman, Roger
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Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) —
also known as Art Teele —
of Florida.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., May 14,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation
Administration, 1981-83; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1992;
as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA); an investigation
of corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led to charges
that he had accepted $135,000 in kickbacks
from two construction companies; as a result, he was removed from
office in 2004 by Gov. Jeb
Bush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were under
surveillance, he drove his
car at a police detective in an attempt to run him
over, and also threatened
to kill police officers who had been following his wife during
the investigation; convicted
in March 2005 on charges
related to this incident; indicted
on July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy and money
laundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtain
contracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airport
through a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reports
revealed that he had put his mistress
on the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and used cocaine,
and that he frequently made use of a male prostitute.
Church
of God in Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP; Freemasons.
Came to the offices
of the Miami Herald newspaper, and shot himself
in the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later in
the trauma unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
2005 (age 59 years, 74
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) —
also known as Craig Thomas —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Died, of leukemia,
in the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 4,
2007 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lewis Thomas, Jr. (1835-1893) —
also known as John L. Thomas, Jr. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1865-67; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1869-73, 1877-82.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1893 (age 58 years, 148
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Phillip Francis Thomas (1810-1890) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., September
12, 1810.
Son of Tristan Thomas and Maria (Francis) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland internal improvements convention, 1836; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Talbot County, 1838, 1843-45, 1867,
1878; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1839-41, 1875-77 (2nd District
1839-41, 1st District 1875-77); Governor of
Maryland, 1848-51; Maryland
state comptroller, 1851-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-60; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1860-61; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1860-61.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
2, 1890 (age 80 years, 20
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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Richard Wellington Townshend (1840-1889) —
also known as Richard W. Townshend —
of Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., April 13,
1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1877-89; died in
office 1889.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1889
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William W. Travers (1902-1979) —
of Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Nanticoke, Wicomico
County, Md., February
12, 1902.
Son of William S. Travers (born 1860) and Minnie L. Travers (born
c.1871).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1947; resigned 1947; circuit
judge in Maryland, 1964-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., May 27,
1979 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment at Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Md.
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Somerville Pinkney Tuck (1848-1923) —
of Mansourah, Egypt;
Cairo, Egypt;
Alexandria, Egypt;
Menton, France.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., September
24, 1848.
Son of William Hallam Tuck and Margaret Sprigg Bowie (Chew) Tuck.
Democrat. Lawyer; judge, International Court of First
Instance, Egypt, 1894-1908; judge International Court of Appeals,
1908-11.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Menton, France,
April
14, 1923 (age 74 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1879-1954) —
also known as Joseph P. Tumulty —
of New Jersey.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 5,
1879.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1907-10; private secretary to Woodrow
Wilson, as governor in 1911-12, and as president in 1913-21.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1954
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Mary Byrne. |
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Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) —
also known as Millard E. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., April 6,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-24; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., February
9, 1961 (age 70 years, 309
days).
Interment at Angel
Hill Cemetery, Harford County, Md.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March 11,
1899.
Son of Charles Edward Utt and Mary M. (Sheldon) Utt.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1933-37; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Christopher Van Hollen; Chris Van
Hollen —
of Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan,
January
10, 1959.
Son of Christopher
Van Hollen.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1990-94; member of Maryland
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Deborah A. Vollmer (b. 1948) —
of California; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born January
15, 1948.
Daughter of Erwin P. Vollmer and Aline Fruhauf Vollmer.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1992, 1996;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2002.
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Patricia McGowan Wald (b. 1928) —
also known as Patricia Ann McGowan —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
16, 1928.
Daughter of Joseph F. McGowan and Margaret (O'Keefe) McGowan.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1991.
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William Concannon Walsh (1890-1975) —
also known as William C. Walsh —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April 2,
1890.
Son of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1921-26; chair of
Allegany County Democratic Party, 1922-24; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1964;
Maryland state insurance commissioner, 1931-35; Maryland
state attorney general, 1938-45; member board of directors,
Allegany Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 17,
1975 (age 85 years, 76
days).
Interment at Sts.
Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Walsh; son of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh;
married, June 1,
1929, to Sarah Elizabeth Nee. |
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Edwin Warfield (1848-1920) —
of Maryland.
Born in Howard
County, Md., May 7,
1848.
Son of Albert Gallatin Warfield and Margaret Gassaway (Watkins)
Warfield.
Democrat. Lawyer; Howard
County Register of Wills, 1874-81; member of Maryland
state senate, 1882-86; Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore,
1886-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1896;
Governor
of Maryland, 1904-08.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 31,
1920 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Howard County, Md.
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Walter Edward Washington (1915-2003) —
also known as Walter Washington —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., April 15,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1975-79; defeated in primary, 1978.
African
ancestry.
Died, in Howard University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
27, 2003 (age 88 years, 195
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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James Eli Watson (1864-1948) —
also known as James E. Watson —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., November
2, 1864.
Son of Enos L. Watson.
Lawyer; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-97, 1899-1909 (4th District
1895-97, 6th District 1899-1909); defeated (Republican), 1896;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1912,
1920,
1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1916-33; defeated (Republican), 1932.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1948 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Edward Oscar Weant (b. 1870) —
also known as E. O. Weant —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Carroll
County, Md., November
28, 1870.
Son of John Washington Weant and Hannah E. (Miller) Weant.
Democrat. Lawyer; Carroll
County State's Attorney, 1900-04, 1909-13; attorney or director
for several banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Oscar Weant, Jr. (1918-1999) —
also known as Edward O. Weant, Jr. —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., April 9,
1918.
Son of Edward
Oscar Weant.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1959-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., February
10, 1999 (age 80 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Hanson Webster (1829-1893) —
also known as Edwin H. Webster —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., March 31,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1856;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1856-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1859-65; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1865-69, 1882-86; banker.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., April 24,
1893 (age 64 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Near Churchville, Harford County, Md.
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Son of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich) Weidemeyer.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; Republican candidate
for Maryland
state senate, 1950; Republican candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Herman Welker (1906-1957) —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Cambridge, Washington
County, Idaho, December
11, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Idaho
state senate, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1951-57.
Died, from a brain
tumor, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
30, 1957 (age 50 years, 323
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. (1899-1990) —
also known as Clifton R. Wharton —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; California.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 11,
1899.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Monrovia, 1927-29; U.S. Consul in Las Palmas, 1932-38; Ponta Delgada, 1945-47; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1958-60; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1961-64.
African
ancestry.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 25,
1990 (age 90 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Doughty White (b. 1875) —
also known as Charles D. White —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Denton, Caroline
County, Md., July 8,
1875.
Son of Josiah White and Mary Kirby (Allen) White.
Republican. Lawyer; hotel
proprietor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1916;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1920-22; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1935-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908) —
also known as William Pinkney White —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August 9,
1824.
Son of Joseph White and Isabella (Pinkney) White.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city, 1847-49; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1851, 1857; Maryland
state comptroller, 1854-56; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1868-69, 1875-81, 1906-08; died in office
1908; Governor of
Maryland, 1872-74; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1881-83; Maryland
state attorney general, 1887-91.
Episcopalian.
Died, of erysipelas,
in Baltimore,
Md., March 17,
1908 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Anderson Wickliffe (1788-1869) —
also known as Charles A. Wickliffe —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born near Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., June 8,
1788.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812-13, 1822-23, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1861-63 (9th District
1823-33, 5th District 1861-63); Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1836-39; Governor of
Kentucky, 1839-40; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1841-45; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died near Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
31, 1869 (age 81 years, 145
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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John Sergeant Wise (1846-1913) —
also known as John S. Wise —
of Virginia.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
December
27, 1846.
Son of Henry
Alexander Wise.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1883-85; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1885.
Died near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., May 12,
1913 (age 66 years, 136
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Amos Walter Wright Woodcock (1883-1964) —
also known as Amos W. W. Woodcock —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1927-31; director, U.S. Bureau of
Prohibition, 1930-33; president,
St. John's College, Annapolis, 1934-37.
Died in 1964
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Levin Woolford (1819-1890) —
of Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., 1819.
Son of Dr. John Woolford and Ann Irving (Gillis) Woolford.
Democrat. Lawyer; Somerset
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1851-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1870-78; Maryland state tax commissioner,
1878-90; banker.
Episcopalian.
Died of a stroke, in
Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., September
30, 1890 (age about 71
years).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Churchyard, Princess Anne, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Woolford and Ann Irving (Gillis) Woolford; married to
Miss Atkinson and Annie E. Waters. |
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Albert Russell Wynn (b. 1951) —
also known as Albert R. Wynn —
of Largo, Prince
George's County, Md.; Mitchellville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
10, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1993-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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