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William Charles Achi, Jr. (b. 1889) —
also known as William C. Achi, Jr. —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 1,
1889.
Son of William Charles Achi and Maria (Alapai) Achi.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Hawaii, 1919-24; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Son of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur.
Republican. Lawyer; took
part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American Society for International Law;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Lilly Pronich. |
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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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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Oliver Edmund Clubb, Jr. (1901-1989) —
Born in South Park (now part of South St. Paul), Dakota
County, Minn., February
16, 1901.
Son of Oliver Edmund Clubb and Lillian May (Nichols) Clubb.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, 1931-34; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1934; Shanghai, 1939-41; Hanoi, 1941; Tihwa, 1943; U.S. Consul General in Vladivostok, 1944-45; Mukden, 1946; Peiping, 1949.
Member, American Society for International Law.
Died in Palenville, Greene
County, N.Y., May 9,
1989 (age 88 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 30,
1928, to Mariann Eleanor Hildebrand Smith. |
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Clarence J. Coleman (b. 1897) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., December
6, 1897.
Son of Joseph Coleman and Winfred (Blair) Coleman.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1940-44; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1944-48; member, Board of
Regents, University of Washington, 1945-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 5,
1884.
Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
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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Charles Burke Elliott (b. 1861) —
also known as Charles B. Elliott —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Morgan
County, Ohio, January
6, 1861.
Son of Edward Elliott and Angeline Elliott.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1890-93; district judge
in Minnesota 4th District, 1893-1904; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1905-09; appointed 1905; resigned
1909; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1909-10.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Haines Frazier (b. 1899) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Son of Cyrus Pigott Frazier and Lucetta (Churchill) Frazier.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American Society for International
Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Frazier Hall, at North Carolina A. & T. State University, is named for
him.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Sherman Greene II (1881-1947) —
also known as Roger S. Greene —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., May 29,
1881.
Son of Daniel Crosby Greene and Mary Jane (Forbes) Greene.
Democrat. U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1903-04; Nagasaki, 1904-05; Kobe, 1905; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1907; Harbin, 1909-11; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1911-14.
Unitarian.
Member, American Society for International Law.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 27,
1947 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Humphrey Hamill (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles H. Hamill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 20,
1868.
Son of Charles D. Hamill and Susan Fannie (Walbridge) Hamill.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
S. Deneen, 1898-1905; member, board of managers, Presbyterian Hospital;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,
1920-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 25,
1910, to Kathleen McDonald Mather-Smith. |
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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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Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) —
also known as Harry B. Hawes —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
15, 1869.
Son of Smith Nicholas Hawes and Susan Elizabeth (Simrall) Hawes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Izaak
Walton League; Audubon
Society; American
Forestry Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died July 31,
1947 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, April 2,
1875.
Son of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;
director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los
Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter A. Leonard —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, August 3,
1880.
Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard.
School
teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, 1924; Warsaw, 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; American Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Marburg (1862-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 10,
1862.
Son of William A. Marburg and Christine (Munder) Marburg.
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1912-14.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; American Society for
International Law.
Died in Vancouver, British
Columbia, March 3,
1946 (age 83 years, 236
days).
Entombed at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) —
also known as Newton N. Minow —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1926.
Son of Jay A. Minow and Doris (Stein) Minow.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Covey Thomas Oliver (1913-2007) —
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., 1913.
University
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1964-66.
Member, American Society for International Law; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, near Easton, Talbot
County, Md., February
22, 2007 (age about 93
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Hauer. |
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Son of Asher Minor Ray and Melissa P. (Gray) Ray.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist.
Member, American Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Elihu Root (1845-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
15, 1845.
Son of Prof. Oren Root and Nancy Whitney (Buttrick) Root.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904
(Temporary
Chair), 1912;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1905-09; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1909-15; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Union
League; American Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Recipient of the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1912.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1937 (age 91 years, 358
days).
Interment at Hamilton
College Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.
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Louis James Rosenberg (b. 1876) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August 3,
1876.
Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; Navy
League.
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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Robert Peet Skinner (1866-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Skinner —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio, February
24, 1866.
Son of August T. Skinner and Cecelia (van Rensselaer) Skinner.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1897-1901; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1901-08; Hamburg, 1908-14; Berlin, 1914; London, 1914-24; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1926-32; Estonia, 1931-33; Latvia, 1931-33; Lithuania, 1931-33; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1933-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Society for International Law.
Died in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, 1960
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883-1953) —
also known as Elbert D. Thomas —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 17,
1883.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1933-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1948.
Mormon.
Member, American Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1953
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Son of Isadore Untermyer and Therese Untermyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March 16,
1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Daniel Walker (b. 1922) —
of Deerfield, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1922.
Son of Lewis W. Walker and Virginia (Lynch) Walker.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
administrative assistant to Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1952; Governor of
Illinois, 1973-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Society for International Law; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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