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• George Statton Aldhizer II (1907-1986) — also known as George S. Aldhizer II — of Broadway, Rockingham County, Va. Born in Broadway, Rockingham County, Va., June 15, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state senate, 1954-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Died in 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Edward Allen, Jr. (b. 1914) — also known as George E. Allen, Jr. — of Richmond, Va. Born in Victoria, Lunenburg County, Va., April 4, 1914. Married to Elizabeth Stone. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1954-67. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• William Knickle Allen (b. 1874) — also known as W. K. Allen — of Amherst, Amherst County, Va. Born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., October 21, 1874. Son of Tinsley Lindsey Allen and Margaret (Gilmer) Allen; married, October 27, 1909, to Sallie Spotswood Huntt. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1904, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986) — also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. — of Roanoke, Va.; Richmond, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., June 15, 1898. Son of James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond; married, August 15, 1925, to Josephine Katherine Minter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of Virginia, 1958-62; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died in office 1986. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Kiwanis; Moose; United Commercial Travelers; Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Richmond, Va., April 14, 1986. Interment at Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edward Almer Ames, Jr. (b. 1903) — also known as E. Almer Ames, Jr. — of Accomac, Accomack County, Va. Born in Onley, Accomack County, Va., January 22, 1903. Son of Edward Almer Ames and Lena E. (Trower) Ames; married, January 8, 1936, to Elizabeth Johnson Melson. Democrat. Lawyer; Accomack County Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55; vice-president, First National Bank, Onancock, Va.; chair of Accomack County Democratic Party, 1948-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state senate 1st District, 1956-67; member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Rotary; Ruritan; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known as Thurman W. Arnold — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., June 2, 1891. Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold; married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean, College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa. Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria, Va., November 7, 1969. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Va., July 9, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1940; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (1892-1972) — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Houston (now Halifax), Halifax County, Va., July 17, 1892. Son of William Randolph Barksdale and Hallie Poindexter (Craddock) Barksdale; married, December 15, 1934, to Louisa Estill Winfree. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia state senate, 1924-27; circuit judge in Virginia 6th Circuit, 1938-39; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1939-57; took senior status 1957. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Lynchburg, Va., August 16, 1972. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) — also known as James M. Barnes — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9, 1899. Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15, 1945, to Betty Grove. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a liver ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1958. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Cullen Battle (b. 1920) — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., October 9, 1920. Son of John Stewart Battle and Mary Jane (Lipscomb) Battle; married, November 14, 1953, to Frances Barry Webb. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1962-64. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun; married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  
  
• Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Sigma Delta Kappa. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Brucker family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) — also known as Warren E. Burger — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 17, 1907. Son of Charles Joseph Burger and Katharine (Schnittger) Burger; married, November 8, 1933, to Elvera Stromberg. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Alexandria, Va., June 25, 1995. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) — also known as George E. Bushnell — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Roanoke, Va., November 4, 1887. Brother of Miller Bushnell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned 1955; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 30, 1965. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• Manley Caldwell Butler (b. 1925) — also known as M. Caldwell Butler — of Virginia. Born in Roanoke, Va., June 2, 1925. Republican. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1962; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1972-83. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Preston White Campbell (b. 1874) — also known as Preston W. Campbell — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., January 24, 1874. Son of Edward McDonald Campbell (M.D.) and Ellen Sheffey (White) Campbell; married, April 9, 1914, to Louise Elwood Howard. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901-02; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1912; circuit judge in Virginia, 1914-24; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1924-31; chief justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1931-40. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Pi Gamma Mu. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) — also known as William Ramsey Clark — of near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 18, 1927. Son of Thomas Campbell Clark and Mary (Ramsey) Clark; married, April 16, 1949, to Georgia Welch. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1967-69; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1974, 1976 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• William Clark (1891-1957) — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 1, 1891. Son of J. William Clark and Margaretta (Cameron) Clark; married, September 20, 1913, to Marjorie Blair. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1923-25; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1925-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Society for International Law. Died October 10, 1957. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Clark McAdams Clifford (1906-1998) — also known as Clark M. Clifford — Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., December 25, 1906. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1968-69. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969. Died October 10, 1998. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  • Books by Clark Clifford: Counsel to the President : A Memoir (1991)
  • Books about Clark Clifford: Douglas Frantz & David McKean, Friends in High Places : The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
  
  
• William Purrington Cole, Jr. (1889-1957) — also known as William P. Cole, Jr. — of Towson, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Towson, Baltimore County, Md., May 11, 1889. Son of William Purrington Cole and Ida Estelle (Stocksdale) Cole; married, June 27, 1918, to Edith Moore Cole. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Baltimore, Md., September 22, 1957. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23, 1901. Son of John Cooper. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76. Baptist or Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1991. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: William Butts Macomber, Jr.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• James Charles Corman (1920-2000) — also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., October 20, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75, 21st District 1975-81). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders. The federal building in Van Nuys, Calif., was named for him in 2001. Died, following a cerebral hemorrhage, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., December 30, 2000. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Robert Lawrence Coughlin (1929-2001) — also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin — of Villanova, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., April 11, 1929. Nephew of Clarence Dennis Coughlin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1965-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-69; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Jaycees. Died in Mathews, Mathews County, Va., November 30, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• George North Craig (1909-1992) — also known as George N. Craig — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Annandale, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Brazil, Clay County, Ind., August 6, 1909. Son of Bernard Clyde Craig and Clo (Branson) Craig; married, August 29, 1931, to Kathryn L. Heiliger. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of Indiana, 1953-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Freemasons; Delta Chi; Delta Theta Phi. Died December 17, 1992. Interment at Clearview Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known as William O. Douglas — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Yakima County, Wash. Born in Maine, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 16, 1898. Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August 16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  • Books by William O. Douglas: Of Men and Mountains (1982); My wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961); Go East, Young Man (1974); The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1980)
  • Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce Allen Murphy, Wild Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas; Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution; James F. Simon, Independent Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas
  
  
• Thomas Nelms Downing (1919-2001) — also known as Thomas N. Downing — of Newport News, Va. Born in Newport News, Va., January 2, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1959-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Died, from complications of intestinal surgery, in a hospital at Newport News, Va., October 23, 2001. Interment at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Fahy (1892-1979) — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., August 27, 1892. Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy; married, June 26, 1929, to Mary Agnes Lane. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General, 1941-43; legal advisor to the military government of Germany, 1945-46; general counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1979. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known as Joseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., August 11, 1914. Son of Richard Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland; married 1939 to Virgina Christopher. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Winchester, Va., January 28, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Charles Rogers Fenwick (b. 1900) — also known as Charles R. Fenwick — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., August 11, 1900. Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick; married, December 10, 1929, to Eleanor Russell Eastman. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1940-46; member of Virginia state senate, 1948-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene Sletten. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Jaycees; Moose; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi. Died August 14, 2004. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Henry Hammill Fowler (1908-2000) — also known as Henry H. Fowler; Joe Fowler — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., September 5, 1908. Son of Mack Johnson Fowler and Bertha (Browning) Fowler; married, October 19, 1938, to Trudye Pamela Hathcote. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-69. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of pneumonia, in a nursing home at Falls Church, Va., January 3, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joe S. Frank (b. 1942) — of Newport News, Va. Born in Newport News, Va., November 14, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Newport News, Va., 1996-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Still living as of 2002.
  
  
• Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hampson Gary (1873-1952) — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born in Tyler, Smith County, Tex., April 23, 1873. Son of Franklin Newman Gary and Martha Isabella (Boren) Gary; married, December 18, 1901, to Bessie Royall. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Royall National Bank; director, Guaranty State Bank; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1919-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died April 18, 1952. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Anthony Jerome Griffin (1866-1935) — also known as Anthony J. Griffin — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 1, 1866. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1917-35; died in office 1935. Member, American Bar Association. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 13, 1935. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) — also known as William M. Hargest — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Va., August 5, 1868. Son of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married 1895 to Kingsley LeGalliene. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albertis Sydney Harrison, Jr. (1907-1995) — also known as Albert S. Harrison, Jr. — of Virginia. Born in Brunswick County, Va., January 11, 1907. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate, 1948-59; Virginia state attorney general, 1959-62; Governor of Virginia, 1962-66. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 23, 1995. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Va.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) — also known as Frank Horton — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren County, Va. Born in Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., December 12, 1919. Married to Marjorie Wilcox and Nancy Richmond. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73, 34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, following a stroke, in a hospital at Winchester, Va., August 30, 2004. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died April 24, 1966. Interment at Elkview Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  
  
• Charles Lemuel Kagey (1876-1941) — also known as Charles L. Kagey — of Hays City, Logan County, Kan.; Beloit, Mitchell County, Kan. Born in New Market, Shenandoah County, Va., December 22, 1876. Son of John H. Kagey and Emma F. (Fultz) Kagey; married, March 4, 1901, to Phebe M. Wanzer. Republican. Lawyer; Logan County Attorney, 1899-1900; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1921-25. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) — also known as Kenneth B. Keating — of Brighton, Monroe County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., May 18, 1900. Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating; married, April 11, 1928, to Louise DePuy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53, 38th District 1953-59); U.S. Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 5, 1975. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• James Preston Kem (1890-1965) — also known as James P. Kem — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Macon, Macon County, Mo., April 2, 1890. Son of James P. Kem and Evelyn (Lee) Kem; married 1920 to Mary Elizabeth Carroll. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Died February 24, 1965. Interment at Middleburg Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy; "R.F.K." — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; married, June 17, 1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew Cuomo); uncle of Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960; U.S. Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S. Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. On June 5, 1968, while running for president, having just won the California presidential primary, was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and died the next day in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 6, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Benjamin Altman
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Kennedy and His Times; Evan Thomas, Robert Kennedy : His Life; Joseph A. Palermo, In His Own Right
  • Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy: Allen Roberts, Robert Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive Politician; Victor Lasky, RFK: Myth and Man
  
  
• Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview, Cook County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1908. Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto Kerner; married, October 29, 1934, to Helena I. Cermak (daughter of Anton Joseph Cermak). Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964; Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized as bribery. Convicted in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury, and related charges; sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $50,000. Died of cancer, May 9, 1976. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Milton Rakove
  • See also Kerner-Cermak family of Illinois
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) — also known as Paul J. Kilday — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Tex., March 29, 1900. Son of Patrick Kilday and Mary (Tallent) Kilday; married, August 9, 1932, to Cecile Newton. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; Judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died October 12, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Hervé Joseph L'Heureux (1899-1957) — also known as Hervé J. L'Heureux — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 6, 1899. Son of Rodolphe L'Heureux and Desneiges (Pichette) L'Heureux; married, June 21, 1927, to Jeannette Blum. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Windsor, 1927-35; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1935; Stuttgart, 1936-39; Antwerp, 1939-41; Lisbon, 1941-42; Algiers, 1943-44; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1944-48. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi. Died in 1957. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• John A. Lile (b. 1897) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in University, Charlottesville, Va., December 3, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Rotary; Delta Psi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Otho Marsh, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as John O. Marsh, Jr. — of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Winchester, Va., August 7, 1926. Son of John Otho Marsh and Nell Virginia (Wayland) Marsh; married, July 22, 1950, to Glenn Ann Patterson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1963-71; U.S. Secretary of the Army, 1981-89. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Murphy Mayo (1836-1896) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1836. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1883-84. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1896. Interment at Yeocomico Cemetery, Tucker Hill, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Moore McCulloch (1901-1980) — also known as William M. McCulloch — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1933-44; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1947-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) — also known as Paul V. McNutt — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., July 19, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of Indiana, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., March 24, 1955. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known as John N. Mitchell — of New York; Washington, D.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 15, 1913. Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell; married to Martha Beall. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney General, 1969-72. Member, American Bar Association. A central figure in the Watergate scandal. Indicted in 1973, along with Maurice Stans, for perjury and obstruction over a contribution from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and acquitted. Convicted in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury, over his role in the Watergate break-in, and sentenced to two and a half to eight years in prison; served 19 months. Suffered a heart attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1988. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Maurice H. Stans; Harry L. Sears
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) — also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., June 2, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives; Montana state attorney general, 1933-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, from periarteritis nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery County, Md., March 6, 1950. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Richard Dudley Obenshain (1935-1978) — also known as Richard D. Obenshain — of Richmond, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., October 31, 1935. Son of Samuel Shockley Obenshain (1904-2000) and Josephine Mathews (Dudley) Obenshain; married, July 15, 1961, to Helen Nottingham Wilkins; father of Mark Obenshain and Kate Obenshain Griffin. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Virginia state attorney general, 1969; Virginia Republican state chair, 1972-73; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia 1978, but died before election. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons. Killed when his small plane crashed during a night time landing at Chesterfield County Airport, Chesterfield County, Va., August 2, 1978. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Obenshain family of Virginia
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Joseph Allen Overton, Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 17, 1921. Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15, 1943, to Bette Crosswhite. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining Congress. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Robert Porter Patterson (1891-1952) — of Cold Spring, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., February 12, 1891. Son of Charles R. Patterson and Lodice E. (Porter) Patterson; married, January 3, 1920, to Margaret T. Winchester. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1930-39; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1939-40; U.S. Secretary of War, 1945-47. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., January 22, 1952. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Thomas Lee Perkins (b. 1905) — also known as Thomas L. Perkins — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Newport News, Va., November 9, 1905. Son of William R. Perkins and Mary (Bell) Perkins. Republican. Stockbroker; lawyer; Presidential Elector for New York, 1952; director, Pennsylvania Railroad, American Cyanimid Co., Duke Power Co., and others. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Owen Bradford Pickett (b. 1930) — also known as Owen B. Pickett — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., August 31, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1972-86; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1980-82; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1987-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2000. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Rotary. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Fred C. Pollard (b. 1918) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., May 7, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-65; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1966-67. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. (1907-1998) — also known as Lewis F. Powell, Jr. — of Virginia. Born in Suffolk, Va., September 19, 1907. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Virginia state constitutional commission, 1967-68; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-87. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died of pneumonia, in Richmond, Va., August 25, 1998. Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  • Books about Lewis F. Powell, Jr.: John Calvin Jeffries, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
  
  
• Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) — of District of Columbia. Born in Lexington, Va., August 23, 1891. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62. Member, American Bar Association. Died August 4, 1971. Interment at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
  
  
• William Hubbs Rehnquist (1924-2005) — also known as William H. Rehnquist — Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 1, 1924. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-86; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Died September 3, 2005. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by William H. Rehnquist: The Supreme Court (2002); All the Laws but One : Civil Liberties in Wartime (2000); Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 (2004)
  • Books about William H. Rehnquist: John W. Dean, The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court
  
  
• William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known as Chapman Revercomb — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Covington, Va., July 20, 1895. Son of George Anderson Revercomb; married to Sara Venable Hughes; father of George Hughes Revercomb. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1968, 1972; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 6, 1979. Interment at