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Nicolas Rene Arroyo (b. 1917) —
also known as Nicolas R. Arroyo —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, August
31, 1917.
Republican. Architect;
delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia,
1988.
Cuban
ancestry. Member, American Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1994.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) —
also known as Vito P. Battista —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bari, Italy,
September
7, 1909.
Son of Vincenzo Battista and Sabina (Caputo) Battista.
Republican. Architect;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United
Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York
state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; American Institute of Architects; Kiwanis.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1990 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) —
also known as John W. Beal —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 12,
1887.
Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal.
Republican. Architect;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, American Institute of Architects; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Ogden Clark (b. 1944) —
of Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., December
29, 1944.
Architect;
builder;
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1992 (11th District), 1994 (15th
District), 1996 (2nd District), 1998 (10th District).
Member, American Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1998.
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Ben Godfrey —
of Indio, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Architect;
mayor
of Indio, Calif., 2001-02.
Member, American Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Paul Lindblad (b. 1952) —
also known as Jack Lindblad —
of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
4, 1952.
Son of Elwood Glen Linblad and Janet May (Jones) Linblad.
Architect;
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1992; Green
candidate for California
state assembly 39th District, 2008.
Member, American Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Nelson Swett (b. 1957) —
also known as Dick Swett —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 1,
1957.
Democrat. Architect;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1991-95;
defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1996; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1998-99.
Mormon.
Member, American Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) —
also known as Paul R. Williams —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1894.
Son of C. S. Williams and Lila A. (Wright) Williams.
Republican. Architect;
first
African-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to be
member of the American Institute of Architects; designed many
Southern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywood
celebrities; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952,
1960;
member, California Housing Commission and California Civil Rights
Commission.
African
ancestry. Member, American Institute of Architects; Freemasons.
Died, from diabetes,
in California Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1980 (age 85 years, 339
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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