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Harry Wilfred Adams (b. 1879) —
also known as Harry W. Adams —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Blanchardville, Lafayette
County, Wis., February
13, 1879.
Son of John A. Adams and Alice B. (Collie) Adams.
Lawyer;
chairman, Dell Food Specialty
Co.; director, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co.; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1914-18.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Victor Alessandroni (1887-1966) —
also known as Eugene V. Alessandroni —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Capistrano, Italy,
January
24, 1887.
Son of Pierluigi Alessandroni and Carmela (Jafolla) Alessandroni.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-48;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1932.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died in March, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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Devere Allen (1891-1955) —
of Wilton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1891.
Son of Henry L. Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Champlin) Allen.
Editor for various publications,
including The Nation; overseas correspondent for newspapers
and magazines;
author;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1938, 1940.
Member, League
for Industrial Democracy; American Academy of Political and
Social Science; American
Federation of Teachers; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in a hospital
at Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
27, 1955 (age 64 years, 64
days).
Interment at Wheeler
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935) —
also known as William W. Atterbury; "The Railroad
General" —
of Radnor, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., January
31, 1866.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American Academy of Political and
Social Science.
President, Pennsylvania Railroad;
during World War I, organized U.S. military railroad
operations in France; two World War II army camps were named for
him.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Radnor, Delaware
County, Pa., September
20, 1935 (age 69 years, 232
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Churchyard Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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Edward Carleton Baker (b. 1882) —
also known as E. Carleton Baker —
of California.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., July 11,
1882.
Son of J. E. Baker and Caroline (Packard) Baker.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Foochow, 1906-07; U.S. Vice Consul in Amoy, 1907-08; Foochow, 1908-09; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1909-11; Chungking, 1911-14; Nagasaki, 1914-16; Bombay, 1920; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1916-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Son of Silas E. Bard and Miranda S. (Kurtz) Bard.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March 17,
1884.
Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February
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Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard (1918-1985) —
also known as Alexis I. du Pont Bayard —
of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
11, 1918.
Son of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate; member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1949-53; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died September
3, 1985 (age 67 years, 204
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14,
1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March 12,
1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana
County, Pa., October
3, 1861.
Son of Alfred M. Bell and Sarah (Risher) Bell.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died December
29, 1935 (age 74 years, 87
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Julius Benckenstein (1894-1966) —
also known as L. J. Benckenstein —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 5,
1894.
Son of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson)
Benckenstein.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Alpha
Chi Rho; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died in October, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph Blankenburg (1843-1918) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Lippe Detmold (now Lippstadt), Germany,
February
16, 1843.
Son of Ludwig Blankenburg and Sophie (Goede) Blankenburg.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; manufacturer;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911-16.
Quaker
or Unitarian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died April 12,
1918 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
17, 1884.
Son of Adam Blass and Mary Blass.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1945-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 5,
1875.
Son of William
Henry Bliss and Annie Louise (Woods) Bliss.
U.S. Consul in Venice, 1903; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1923-27; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1927-33.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letter
protesting U.S. Sen. Joe
McCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Donated his Georgetown
estate, Dumbarton Oaks, to Harvard University in 1940; after the war,
it was the scene of the conference that led to the creation of the
United Nations.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 19,
1962 (age 86 years, 257
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Dumbarton
Oaks Rose Garden, Washington, D.C.
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Emmet Derby Boyle (1879-1926) —
also known as Emmet D. Boyle —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Gold Hill, Storey
County, Nev., July 26,
1879.
Son of Edward Daugherty Boyle and Sarah (Donoghue) Boyle.
Democrat. Mining engineer;
Governor
of Nevada, 1915-23.
Catholic.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., January
3, 1926 (age 46 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Henry King Braley (1850-1929) —
also known as Henry K. Braley —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Rochester, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 17,
1850.
Son of Samuel Tripp Braley (1817-1870) and Mary Ann (King) Braley
(1824-1907).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1882-83; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1900-02; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1902-29; died in office 1929.
Unitarian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
17, 1929 (age 78 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) —
also known as Ralph G. Brooks —
of Wymore, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Eustis, Frontier
County, Neb., July 6,
1898.
Son of Adam Hansford Brooks and Tina S. (Olson) Brooks.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of
Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died September
9, 1960 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Son of Charles
Brown and Elizabeth (Shunk) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus Harold Brown (b. 1887) —
also known as Thad H. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lincoln Township, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
10, 1887.
Son of William Henry Brown and Ella Dell (Monroe) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1923-27; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1928;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928;
member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1934-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Carey (b. 1857) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Son of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sally Ann (Fell) Carpenter.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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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.
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 Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died October
10, 1957 (age 66 years, 251
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Miller Collier (1867-1956) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., October
11, 1867.
Son of Rev. Isaac H. Collier and Frances (Miller) Collier.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1905-09; president,
George Washington University, 1917; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1921-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi;
American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1956
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va, 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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William Aloysious Costello (1904-1969) —
also known as William A. Costello —
of Minnesota.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 5,
1904.
Newspaper
reporter; television
journalist; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1967-69.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
June
20, 1969 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Buried at sea.
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Albert Wayne Coy (b. 1903) —
also known as Wayne Coy —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., November
23, 1903.
Son of Albert Roscoe Coy and Lillian Monell (Nation) Coy.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; radio
executive; member,
Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1947-52; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car
Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp and
paper manufacturers.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis A. Cuvillier —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1907-09, 1911-13, 1920, 1922-33, 1935 (New York
County 30th District 1907-09, 1911-13, New York County 20th District
1920, 1922-33, 1935); defeated, 1909 (New York County 30th District),
1920 (New York County 20th District), 1933 (New York County 20th
District); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Emerson Deemer (b. 1858) —
also known as Horace E. Deemer —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born in Bourbon, Marshall
County, Ind., September
24, 1858.
Son of John A. Deemer and Elizabeth (Erwin) Deemer.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1887-94; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1894-1917.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Political Science Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Francis Doyle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Son of John J. Doyle and Mary (Hughes) Doyle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
American counsel for Irish Republican Movement, 1921; represented
various Irish revolutionary leaders; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American Academy of Political
and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Nancy O'Donoghue. |
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Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) —
also known as T. Coleman du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863.
Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen Susan
(Coleman) du Pont.
Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and
other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, from cancer
of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930 (age 66 years, 335
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at du
Pont Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 28,
1874.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union
League; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John George Erhardt (1889-1951) —
also known as John G. Erhardt —
of Coram, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
4, 1889.
Son of John Erhardt and Mary (Bader) Erhardt.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1920; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1920-24; Winnipeg, 1924-26; Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1933-37; London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town, South
Africa, February
18, 1951 (age 61 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hamilton
College Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.; cenotaph at Union
Cemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Son of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Son of James Farley and Ellen (Goldrick) Farley.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1932;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman, Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John Fowler (1858-1923) —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 9,
1858.
Son of John Henry Fowler and Julia A. (Brown) Fowler.
U.S. Consul in Ningpo, 1890-96; Chefoo, 1896-1904; Foochow, 1914; Riviere du Loup, 1915; U.S. Consul General in Chefoo, 1904-08.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science.
Died December
31, 1923 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 18,
1891, to Lydia Marie Loureiro (died 1901). |
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August 1,
1875.
Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Son of James Ernest Fulton.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles; Moose; United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Francis Joseph Galbraith (1913-1986) —
also known as Francis J. Galbraith —
of South Dakota; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Timber Lake, Dewey
County, S.Dak., December
9, 1913.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, 1946-48; Batavia, 1949-50; U.S. Consul in Medan, 1955-56; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1966-69; Indonesia, 1969.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1986
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Townsley Fisher. |
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Robert Garrett (b. 1875) —
of Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., June 24,
1875.
Son of Thomas Harrison Garrett and Alice Dickinson (Whitridge)
Garrett.
Republican. Banker;
candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1903, 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1904, 1906, 1908;
member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American Academy of Political and
Social Science; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Harrison Garrett and Alice Dickinson (Whitridge) Garrett;
brother of John
Work Garrett; married, May 1,
1907, to Katharine Barker Johnson. |
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William Green (1872-1952) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1872.
Son of Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president,
Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10; member of Ohio state
senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1912,
1920
(alternate); president,
American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
21, 1952 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Jennie Mobley. |
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Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) —
also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr.
Alaska" —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1887.
Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; writer; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two
Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave
President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War.
Died of cancer in
Washington,
D.C., June 26,
1974 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Franklin Mott Gunther (1885-1941) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1885.
Son of Franklin L. Gunther and Louisa Dunmore (Mott) Gunther.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1928-30; Romania, 1937-41.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Bucharest, Romania,
December
22, 1941 (age 56 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Richard Lockhart Hand (b. 1839) —
of Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., February
15, 1839.
Son of Augustus
Cincinnatus Hand and Marcia Seelye (Northrup) Hand.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1885, 1893.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Society for International Law; Chi Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Charles Hanson (1883-1935) —
also known as George C. Hanson —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
11, 1883.
Son of Charles C. Hanson (c.1844-1934) and Josephine (Stegkemper)
Hanson.
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1911; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chefoo, 1912-13; U.S. Vice Consul in Dalny, 1913-14; Tientsin, 1914-15; Newchwang, 1915; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1915-17; Chungking, 1917-18; Foochow, 1918-21; Harbin, 1922-31; U.S. Consul General in Harbin, 1931-32; Moscow, 1935; Salonika, 1935, died in office 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Sigma; Delta
Tau Delta; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Killed by a self-inflicted
gunshot,
aboard
the steamship President Polk, en route from Marseilles to
New York, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, September
2, 1935 (age 51 years, 326
days).
Interment somewhere
in Fairfield, Conn.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Son of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Charles Webster Jewett (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles W. Jewett —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
7, 1884.
Son of Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1914-16; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1918-21; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April 28,
1961 (age 77 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas Kennedy (1887-1963) —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa., November
2, 1887.
Son of Peter Kennedy and Mary (Boyle) Kennedy.
Democrat. Miner;
United Mine Workers secretary-treasurer,
1925-48, vice-president,
1948-60, and president,
1960; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died January
19, 1963 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Gabriel's Cemetery, Hazleton, Pa.
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George Lewis Kreeck (1882-1945) —
also known as George L. Kreeck —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Clifton, Washington
County, Kan., September
30, 1882.
Son of Lewis Kreeck and Emma Ellen (Timmons) Kreeck.
Republican. Banker;
U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1925-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1945
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., March 28,
1902.
Son of Thomas William Lamont (1870-1948) and Florence Haskell
(Corliss) Lamont (died 1952).
Author;
lecturer;
arrested
on June 27, 1934, while picketing
in support of a labor
union at a furniture plant in Jersey City, N.J.; president,
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship; this organization and
its leaders were investigated
for subversion
by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities; charged
in 1946 with contempt
of Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by the
committee; in 1951, the U.S. State Department denied a
passport to him, based on his membership in what were deemed "Communist-front
organizations"; on August 17, 1954, the U.S. Senate cited him
with contempt
of Congress for refusing to testify before Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy's subcommittee; subsequently indicted;
pleaded not guilty; the indictment was dismissed in 1955; the Court
of Appeals upheld the dismissal in 1956; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952 (American Labor), 1958 (Independent
Socialist).
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died, of heart
failure, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 26,
1995 (age 93 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas William Lamont (1870-1948) and Florence Haskell (Corliss)
Lamont (died 1952); married, June 8,
1928, to Margaret Hayes Irish (c.1905-1977); married 1962 to Helen
Lamb (died 1975); married 1986 to Beth
Keehner; uncle of Ned
Lamont. |
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George Michael Leader (b. 1918) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Son of Guy Alvin Leader and Beulah (Boyer) Leader.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Amvets; American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) —
of Minnesota; Washington,
D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 24,
1913.
Son of Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1963-68.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died April 26,
2004 (age 91 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth Low (1850-1916) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1850.
Son of Abiel Abbot Low (1811-1893) and Ellen Almira (Dow) Low
(1823-1850).
Republican. Mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1882-85; president,
Columbia University, 1890-1900; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1897, 1903; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American Academy of Political and
Social Science; Union
League.
Died in Bedford Hills, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
17, 1916 (age 66 years, 243
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Paul W. Mahady (1908-1973) —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., November
19, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1959-72.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Association of University Professors; Lions.
Died October
7, 1973 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) —
also known as Charles J. Margiotti —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 4,
1891.
Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti.
Lawyer;
business
executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; American Academy of Political and Social Science;
Foresters.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
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John J. Miller (1932-1985) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born July 28,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District
1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1978-85.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died, of diabetes,
on February
16, 1985 (age 52 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Son of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Zella Louise Kenyon. |
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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Son of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank;
director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and
Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) —
also known as George E. Outland —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., October
8, 1906.
Son of Elmer Garfield Outland and Stella Martha (Faulkner) Outland.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated,
1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; American Academy of
Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in Anacortes, Skagit
County, Wash., March 2,
1981 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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Robert Newton Page (1859-1933) —
also known as Robert N. Page —
of Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C.; Biscoe, Montgomery
County, N.C.; Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., October
26, 1859.
Son of Allison Francis Page (1824-1899) and Catherine (Raboteau)
'Kate' Page.
Democrat. Lumber
business; treasurer, Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad
Co., 1890-1902; president, Citizens Bank and
Trust Co., Southern Pines N.C.; vice president, Page Trust Co.,
Aberdeen, N.C.; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1901-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1903-17.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C., October
3, 1933 (age 73 years, 342
days).
Interment at Old
Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C.
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Will H. Parry (1864-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1864.
Son of William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, Moran Shipbuilding
Co., 1900-15; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died in office 1917.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1917 (age 52 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Son of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor of
Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Alice Montgomery. |
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Son of Frank M. M. Pennell (1862-1936) and Ida (McCanley) Pennell
(1863-1928).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) —
of Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1865.
Son of James W. Pinchot and Mary (Eno) Pinchot.
Chief Forester of the U.S.; close confidant of President Theodore
Roosevelt; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914 (Roosevelt Progressive), 1926
(Republican primary); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1923-27, 1931-35; defeated in Republican primary,
1938.
French
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Forestry Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died, from leukemia,
at the Harkness Pavilion, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1946 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Milford
Cemetery, Milford, Pa.
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Son of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Marie Haun. |
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William Lynn Ransom (b. 1883) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Harmony town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 20,
1883.
Son of Nelson Fullam Ransom and Rose (Wiltsie) Ransom.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Son of William Thackara Read (1846-1891) and Lucretia Swindell
(McCormick) Read (1853-1936).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 7,
1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) —
also known as Roland Renne —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
12, 1905.
Son of Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne.
Economist;
college
professor; president,
Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1964.
Presbyterian
or Unitarian.
Member, Rotary; American
Economic Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Zeta.
The Renne Library at Montana State University is named for
him.
Died August
30, 1989 (age 83 years, 261
days).
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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Harold A. Ritz (1873-1948) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 25,
1873.
Son of James M. Ritz and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1906; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1909-13; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1917-22; resigned 1922.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Died April 10,
1948 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 30,
1913, to Helen J. Jackson. |
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1917 |
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Victor Rosewater (b. 1871) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
13, 1871.
Son of Edward Rosewater and Leah (Colman) Rosewater.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1896-97; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1912.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Economic Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Davis Ross (1861-1945) —
also known as Henry D. Ross —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
12, 1861.
Son of William Henry Ross and Emily (Terrell) Ross.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1892-94; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1912-45; died in office 1945; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41,
1945; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died February
9, 1945 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American Academy of Political and
Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil Carlton Sanders (b. 1914) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Son of James B. Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary;
American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Saner —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., August 9,
1871.
Son of John Franklin Saner and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Son of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) —
also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach —
of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
20, 1894.
Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate in primary for
Governor
of Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1940-45; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American
Society for International Law; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American Academy of Political and Social Science;
Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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George Frederick Seward (1840-1910) —
also known as George F. Seward —
of California; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., 1840.
U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1861-63; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1863-76; U.S. Minister to China, 1876-80; president, Fidelity and Casualty
Company of New York, 1893-1910.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American Academy of Political and
Social Science.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1910 (age about 70
years).
Interment somewhere
in Florida, N.Y.
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March 31,
1864.
Son of John B. Temple and Martha (Jameson) Temple.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American Academy of Political and
Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Son of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; American Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Barker. |
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1928;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American Academy of Political and Social
Science; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Son of Joseph Griffith Vale (1837-1902) and Sarah (Eyster) Vale
(1845-1892).
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and
Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) —
also known as James E. Walker —
of Orange, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., July 19,
1908.
Son of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; writer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1940; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-54; chair of
Orange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; member of California
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association; American Academy of Political
and Social Science; American
Historical Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in May, 1972
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 20,
1882.
Son of Benjamin A. Walton and Ollie May (Camphor) Walton.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
American Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Son of John H. Ware, Jr. and Clara (Edwards) Ware.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Warner (b. 1877) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April 22,
1877.
Son of Alfred D. Warner and Emalea (Pusey) Warner.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1916
(alternate), 1928;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1920-22.
Unitarian.
Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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