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Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe
Company; director, First Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen
Society.
Died, from a heart
attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Robert Peter Aguilar (b. 1931) —
also known as Robert P. Aguilar —
of California.
Born in Madera, Madera
County, Calif., April 15,
1931.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1979-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1980-96;
took senior status 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Arbitration
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jon Amores (b. 1964) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
16, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Anthony Farpaya Arpaia (1897-1978) —
also known as Anthony F. Arpaia —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
17, 1897.
Son of Vincent Arpaia and Carolyn (de Rubbe) Arpaia.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1952-60.
Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died in June, 1978
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney H. Asch (b. 1919) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1953-61; resigned
1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Arbitration Association; Zionist
Organization of America.
Still living as of 1961.
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Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) —
also known as Harry H. Atwell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
14, 1877.
Son of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell.
Democrat. Engineer;
grading
contractor; university
professor; Washtenaw
County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1933-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Arbitration Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara
K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to
Katherine Anna Schaeberle. |
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April 28,
1872.
Son of Simon Baruch and Belle (Wolfe) Baruch.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932,
1952;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 15,
1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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William F. Bowe (b. 1896) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1896.
Son of Martin J. Bowe (police captain).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District
1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American Arbitration Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seymour Boyers (b. 1926) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born October
9, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Spruille Braden (1894-1978) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson
County, Mont., March 13,
1894.
Son of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden.
Mining engineer;
financier;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Arbitration Association; Navy
League; John
Birch Society.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1978 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden; married, September
5, 1915, to Maria Humeres del Solar (died 1962); married 1964 to Verbena
Williams Hebbard (died 1977). |
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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Son of Joshua Randolph Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Edward Brown (1927-2000) —
also known as Jack E. Brown —
of Paradise Valley, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 15,
1927.
Son of Joseph Jacob Brown and Mary (Radinsky) Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association.
Died January
6, 2000 (age 72 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Juan Guerrero Burciaga (1929-1995) —
also known as Juan G. Burciaga —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., August
17, 1929.
Son of Melesio A. Burciaga and Juana Burciaga.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March 5,
1995 (age 65 years, 200
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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V. Sumner Carroll (b. 1920) —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
17, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Niagara
County Attorney, 1953-58; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (151st District 1966, 137th District
1967-72).
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to JoAnn P. Hayden. |
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Alexander Chananau (b. 1915) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., November
11, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1958-72 (Bronx County 8th District 1958-65, 88th
District 1966, 82nd District 1967-72); member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, Jewish
War Veterans; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Adele Hausthor. |
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D. Michael Fisher (b. 1944) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
7, 1944.
Son of C. Francis Fisher and Dolores (Darby) Fisher.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1981-96.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Elks; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives:
Married to Carol Hudak. |
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Aaron Frank (c.1904-1955) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1904.
Son of Philip Frank.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
law
professor; New York City Third Deputy Police Commissioner,
1950-53; candidate in primary for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American Arbitration Association.
Died May 10,
1955 (age about 51
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Patrick Geelan (1901-1982) —
also known as James P. Geelan —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
11, 1901.
Son of Thomas Edward Geelan and Mary Agnes (McDonnell) Geelan.
Democrat. Vice-president,
New Haven Central Labor Council; insurance
broker; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1939-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
10, 1982 (age 80 years, 364
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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John G. Good, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 17,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1971-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Arbitration
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) —
also known as Theodore F. Green —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
2, 1867.
Son of Arnold Green and Cornelia Abby (Burges) Green.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1918; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.
Baptist.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966 (age 98 years, 229
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ukraine,
August
4, 1887.
Business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Son of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; American Arbitration Association;
B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Mary Gardiner Jones (b. 1920) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1920.
Daughter of Charles Herbert Jones and Anna Livingston (Short) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-73.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1973.
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Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (1897-1980) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., December
22, 1897.
Son of Gustaf Kalijarvi and Ida Christina (Kuniholm) Kalijarvi.
University
professor; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1957-61.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Arbitration Association; Pi Gamma
Mu; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in June, 1980
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) —
also known as D. Jeff Lance —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 25,
1916.
Son of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legal secretary to Gov. Forrest
Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
1952-56; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died August 2,
2002 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) —
also known as Martin Matich —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
6, 1927.
Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich.
Engineer;
grading
contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,
including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport
runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of
Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Navy
League; American Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
A 22-mile section of Highway 30, from Redlands to Fontana, was named for
him in 2006.
Died in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., April 19,
2008 (age 80 years, 226
days).
Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
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Louis L. Merz (b. 1908) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 20,
1908.
Democrat. Building
supplies business; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 1st District, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Amvets; Eagles;
American Arbitration Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce Patterson (b. 1947) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1999-.
Member, American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Samuel Platt (b. 1874) —
also known as Sam Platt —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Carson
City, Nev., November
17, 1874.
Son of Joseph Platt and Malvina (Bash) Platt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Nevada State House of Representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1906-14; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1914, 1916, 1928, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1916,
1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Son of Patrick Francis Quinn and Margaret Agnes (Manning) Quinn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-74.
Catholic.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Ronald Arthur Sarasin (b. 1934) —
also known as Ronald A. Sarasin —
of Connecticut.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., December
31, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1969-73; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1973-79; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1976;
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Arbitration Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Leonard M. Simon (b. 1936) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 46th District; elected 1966.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Werner. |
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John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) —
also known as John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
10, 1897.
Son of Patrick Francis Sullivan and Catherine Margaret (Rochford)
Sullivan.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47,
1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1951 (age 53 years, 111
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Hubert Teitelbaum (b. 1915) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 2,
1915.
Son of Jack Teitelbaum and Anna (Wolk) Teitelbaum.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1970-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; American Arbitration Association; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ludwig Teller (1911-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1911.
Son of Morris Teller and Rose (Smolov) Teller.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
4, 1965 (age 54 years, 104
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert Wald (b. 1889) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Member, American Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry Wurf (b. 1919) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1919.
Democrat. President, American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees, from 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1972,
1980.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1980.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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