John T. Bowman (b. 1921) — of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich. Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921. Married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976. Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1977.
Gordon Weaver Browning (1889-1976) — also known as
Gordon Browning — of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn. Born near Atwood, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
22, 1889. Son of James H. Browning and Malisa A. (Brooks)
Browning; married, November
11, 1920, to Ida Leach. Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney and director, Bank of
Huntingdon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1923-35 (8th District 1923-33, 7th
District 1933-35); defeated, 1920; Governor of
Tennessee, 1937-39, 1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1952, 1954; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons. Died in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 23,
1976. Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Huntingdon, Tenn.
Benjamin Lawson Hooks (b. 1925) — also known as
Benjamin L. Hooks — of Tennessee. Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1965; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000.
Black.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons. Civil rights leader; friend and confidant
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1986. Still living as of 2000.
