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  Edward T. Abrams (b. 1860) — of Dollar Bay, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Eagle River, Keweenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1860. Son of Michael Abrams and Lydia Abrams. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1907-08. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) — also known as Aris T. Allen — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 27, 1910. Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen. Republican. Physician; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972 (delegation chair). African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; American Medical Association; American Legion; NAACP. Died February 8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.
  Walter Algeno Allen — also known as Walter A. Allen — of East Hampstead, Hampstead, Rockingham County, N.H. Son of George Allen and Sarah A. (Collins) Allen. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899-1901; member of New Hampshire state senate 21st District, 1905-06. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1895 to Grace A. Roberts.
  George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) — also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in New Jersey, 1864. Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 8, 1932 (age about 67 years). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) — also known as Albert E. Austin — of Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Medway, Norfolk County, Mass., November 15, 1877. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., January 26, 1942 (age 64 years, 72 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Anne Tyrell Christy (divorced 1916); married, May 17, 1919, to Anne Clara Snyder (1882-1938; killed in automobile-train accident in Miami, Fla.); married, September 3, 1939, to Lillian V. Lounsbury; step-father of Clare Boothe Luce.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) — also known as Gerhard A. Bading — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 31, 1870. Son of John Bading and Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading. Physician; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; American Public Health Association. Died in Milwaukee Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 11, 1946 (age 75 years, 223 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, December 15, 1895, to Carol Royal Clemmer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) — also known as Jacob N. Bailey — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Elk Creek, Texas County, Mo., March 13, 1883. Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey. Republican. Physician; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association; Lions. Interment somewhere in Caldwell County, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, February 6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon.
  Andrew Jackson Barchfeld (1863-1922) — also known as Andrew J. Barchfeld — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 18, 1863. Son of Henry Barchfeld and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld. Republican. Physician; president, South Side Hospital; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1905-17; defeated, 1902. Member, American Medical Association. Killed when heavy snow caused a roof collapse, at the Knickerbocker Theater, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1922 (age 58 years, 255 days). Interment at South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Married 1885 to Anna Peiffer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) — also known as Harold B. Barton — of Corbin, Whitley County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., November 1, 1926. Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Lions; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton; married, May 11, 1951, to Nelda Lambert; brother of Donald Clyde Barton.
  Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge County, Ky., November 1, 1873. Son of James Hervey Bassett (1828-1914) and Georgia (Houston) Bassett (1832-1904). Democrat. Played and umpired professional baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods merchant; hardware business; physician; mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 5, 1950 (age 76 years, 277 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Hervey Bassett (1828-1914) and Georgia (Houston) Bassett (1832-1904); married, February 23, 1898, to Mamie Elizabeth Thompson (1871-1956); father of Frank Houston Bassett, Jr.. See Bassett family of Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace P. Belknap (1890-1960) — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Prineville, Crook County, Ore., January 29, 1890. Son of H. P. Belknap and Wilda (Ketchum) Belknap. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Protestant. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Died May 19, 1960 (age 70 years, 111 days). Interment at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, January 23, 1918, to Gladys Andre.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Lorne Bell (b. 1871) — also known as Ernest L. Bell — of Woodstock, Grafton County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 16, 1871. Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell. Physician; surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad; surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Maude Coolidge.
  Robert Oscar Blood (1887-1975) — also known as Robert O. Blood — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Enfield, Grafton County, N.H., November 10, 1887. Son of Williem A. Blood and Lorinda (Colby) Blood. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1935; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1937-40; Governor of New Hampshire, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 3, 1975 (age 87 years, 266 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1916, to Pauline Shepard.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Otis Ray Bowen (b. 1918) — of Bremen, Marshall County, Ind. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., February 26, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1957-58, 1961; defeated, 1958; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-72; Governor of Indiana, 1973-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1972; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985-89. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  George Harvey Branch (b. 1870) — also known as George H. Branch — of Grand Isle, Grand Isle County, Vt. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 27, 1870. Son of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch. Republican. Physician; Grand Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of Vermont state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924. Protestant. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 4, 1902, to Mattie B. Hazen.
  Israel Brown (1873-1928) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., July 28, 1873. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1922-24. Jewish. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion. Died February 11, 1928 (age 54 years, 198 days). Interment at Hebrew Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orlando Walter Burhyte (b. 1855) — also known as Orlando W. Burhyte — of Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y. Born in North Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., February 22, 1855. Republican. Physician; postmaster; Madison County Coroner, 1891-99; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1907-09. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of the Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 15, 1892. Democrat. Physician; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1960-68. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League; NAACP; Omega Psi Phi; American Medical Association. Died in 1970 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Carlos Garcia Camacho (1924-1979) — also known as Carlos G. Camacho — of Tamuning, Guam. Born in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam, November 16, 1924. Son of Felix Martinez Camacho and Antonia Cruz Garcia. Republican. Dentist; member of Guam senate, 1964-66; Governor of Guam, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from Guam, 1972 (delegation chair). Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Delta; Knights of Columbus; American Medical Association. Died December 16, 1979 (age 55 years, 30 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Felix Martinez Camacho and Antonia Cruz Garcia; married to Lourdes Duenas Perez; father of Felix Peres Camacho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) — also known as Duncan A. Cameron — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Ontario, May 7, 1863. Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Eagles. Died August 4, 1936 (age 73 years, 89 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Tim Lee Carter (1910-1987) — of Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky. Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., September 2, 1910. Son of James Clarke Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1965-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; American Medical Association. Died in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., March 27, 1987 (age 76 years, 206 days). Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Clarke Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter; brother of James C. Carter, Jr.; married, November 13, 1931, to Kathleen Bradshaw. See Carter family of Kentucky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert K. Casey (b. 1931) — also known as Bob Casey — of Florida. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., July 22, 1931. Republican. Physician; member of Florida state house of representatives 22nd District, 1993-. Baptist. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; American Medical Association. Still living as of 1999.
  Leroy E. Chapman (1881-1967) — of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., July 3, 1881. Republican. Physician; Warren County Coroner, 1912-22; burgess of Warren, Pennsylvania, 1922-30; member of Pennsylvania state senate 48th District, 1931-62; trustee, Warren Hospital. Member, American Medical Association. Died in 1967 (age about 85 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cora L. E. Christian — also known as Cora Christian — of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Physician; Independent candidate for Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 2002. Female. Buddhist. African ancestry. Member, American Medical Association. Still living as of 2003.
  Irving Smith Coburn (1874-1923) — of Milton, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Enosburg, Franklin County, Vt., August 8, 1874. Son of Henry Coburn and Alberta (Shattuck) Coburn. Physician; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1912; member of Vermont state senate from Chittenden County, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died January 20, 1923 (age 48 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881-1968) — also known as Frank P. Corrigan — of Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 14, 1881. Physician; U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1934-37; Panama, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1939-47. Catholic. Member, American Medical Association; Rotary. Assisted with the first modern blood transfusion, in 1906 at the Cleveland Clinic. Died in 1968 (age about 86 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Father of Robert Foster Corrigan.
  Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) — also known as Gilbert G. Cottam — of Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, August 2, 1873. Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick.
  Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) — also known as Cyrenus G. Darling — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., 1856. Son of Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling. Republican. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1909, 1911. Member, American Medical Association. Died, from pernicious anemia, April 21, 1933 (age about 76 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1884 to Augusta M. Payne.
  Charles Davison (b. 1858) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lake County, Ill., January 13, 1858. Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison. Physician; medical school professor; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1904. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1887, to Mary Lavinia Kidd.
  Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) — also known as Fred J. Douglas — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., September 14, 1869. Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas. Republican. Physician; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 (alternate), 1936, 1940; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1934; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated, 1944. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, December 1, 1897, to Catherine McGrath.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William A. Dwyer — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Gregory (unknown county), Mont. Physician; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic County, 1947. Member, American Medical Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Amelia M. Dunn.
  Sam Echols Eason (b. 1879) — also known as S. E. Eason — of New Albany, Union County, Miss. Born in Tate County, Miss., November 26, 1879. Son of Thomas Eason and Sarah Elizabeth (Echols) Eason. Democrat. Physician; member, Mississippi board of health, 1912-20, 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1928. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 7, 1905, to Bessie Christy.
  Albert C. Esposito (b. 1912) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 9, 1912. Son of Charles A. Munzio Micali Esposito and Elizabeth Ellen (Cuda) Esposito. Republican. Physician; opthamologist; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 11th District, 1975-78; candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1978. Catholic. Member, American Medical Association; Alpha Phi Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 17, 1940, to V. Elizabeth Dodson.
  Alexander Warren Fairbank (b. 1852) — also known as Alexander W. Fairbank — of Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y. Born in Rouses Point, Clinton County, N.Y., December 19, 1852. Son of Warren Calvin Fairbank (1801-1872) and Sarah Ann (Stearns) Fairbank (1813-1890). Republican. Physician; member of New York state assembly from Clinton County, 1914-15. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Calvin Fairbank (1801-1872) and Sarah Ann (Stearns) Fairbank (1813-1890); third cousin once removed of Merton William Fairbank; married, June 19, 1877, to Evelyn Little; fourth cousin of Charles Warren Fairbanks. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Ivor David Fenton (1889-1986) — also known as Ivor D. Fenton — of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., August 3, 1889. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45, 12th District 1945-63); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Medical Association. Died in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., October 23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81 days). Interment at German Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 23, 1915, to Theresa Lewis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jeremiah E. Finch (b. 1829) — of Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Woodstock, Ontario, November 22, 1829. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Hastings, Minn., 1866-67. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 10, 1858, to Mary E. Holmes.
  Frank Edgar Fowler (b. 1898) — also known as Frank E. Fowler — of Astoria, Clatsop County, Ore. Born in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Ore., June 10, 1898. Son of William Henry Fowler and Ida (Waffle) Fowler. Republican. Physician; surgeon; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Fowler and Ida (Waffle) Fowler; married 1921 to Marguerite Gross; married 1948 to Lorienne Morrow Conlee.
  Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) — also known as Joseph I. France — of Port Deposit, Cecil County, Md. Born in Cameron, Clinton County, Mo., October 11, 1873. Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France. Republican. Physician; member of Maryland state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Union League. Died in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Md., January 26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107 days). Interment at Hopewell Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France; married, June 24, 1903, to Evalyn S. (Nesbitt) Tome (died 1927; widow of Jacob Tome); married, July 13, 1927, to Tatiana Vladimirovna Dechtereva.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) — also known as Henry W. Furniss — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 14, 1868. Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss. Physician; U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13. African ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 19, 1904, to Anna Wichmann.
  Alonzo M. Garcelon (1813-1906) — of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, May 6, 1813. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine, 1868; mayor of Lewiston, Maine, 1871-72; Governor of Maine, 1879-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1888. Member, American Medical Association. Died December 8, 1906 (age 93 years, 216 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
  Relatives: Father of Alonzo Marston Garcelon.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Phillip Gingrey (b. 1942) — also known as Phil Gingrey — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 10, 1942. Republican. Physician; member of Georgia state senate, 1999-2002; U.S. Representative from Georgia 11th District, 2003-. Catholic. Member, American Medical Association. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married to Billie Ayers.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Martin Van Buren Godbey (b. 1879) — also known as Martin V. Godbey — of Boone County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Raleigh County, W.Va., December 19, 1879. Son of Alexander C. Godbey and Elizabeth C. Godbey. Republican. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1909-10; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1915-18, 1921-22; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superintendent, McKendree Hospital; director, Mountain State Hospital. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Martin Van Buren
  Relatives: Married, November 16, 1905, to Florrie Smoot.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
  Erwin J. Haas (b. 1942) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 9, 1942. Libertarian. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; physician; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1994; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1996, 1998, 2000; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 2010. Member, American Medical Association. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married to Kris Kitzsteiner.
  Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) — also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr. No" — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., September 14, 1910. Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association; Rotary. Died in Albany, Linn County, Ore., March 15, 2001 (age 90 years, 182 days); his body was donated to an Oregon teaching hospital.
  Relatives: Married, September 6, 1931, to Mary Elizabeth Turner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Russia, about 1859. Socialist. Physician; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1920; candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921. Jewish. Member, American Medical Association. Died, of cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1928 (age about 69 years). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) — also known as Justus G. Hanson — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, January 11, 1870. Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932. Universalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig.
  Lamartine Griffin Hardman (1856-1937) — of Commerce, Jackson County, Ga. Born in Commerce, Jackson County, Ga., April 14, 1856. Son of William Benjamin Johnson Hardman and Sarah Elizabeth (Colquitt) Hardman. Democrat. Physician; business executive; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1902-07; member of Georgia state senate, 1908-10; Governor of Georgia, 1927-31. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association. Died of a heart ailment, February 18, 1937 (age 80 years, 310 days). Interment at Gray Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Benjamin Johnson Hardman and Sarah Elizabeth (Colquitt) Hardman; married, March 26, 1907, to Emma Wiley Griffin; father of Josephine Staten Hardman (who married Linton McGee Collins) and Josephine Collins. See Collins-Hardman family of Georgia.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) — also known as Henry D. Hatfield — of Eckman, McDowell County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Sydney, Logan County, W.Va., September 15, 1875. Son of Elias Hatfield and Elizabeth (Chafin) Hatfield. Republican. Physician; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1909-12; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1911; Governor of West Virginia, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia Republican State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; chair of Cabell County Republican Party, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Medical Association. Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., October 23, 1962 (age 87 years, 38 days). Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, March 27, 1895, to Miss S. C. Bronson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Erland Harold Hedrick (1894-1954) — also known as E. H. Hedrick — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Mercer County, W.Va., August 9, 1894. Son of Clowney Spotts Hedrick and Sallie (Thompson) Hedrick. Democrat. Physician; real estate business; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1945-53; candidate in primary for Governor of West Virginia, 1952. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Moose. Died in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., September 20, 1954 (age 60 years, 42 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, June 23, 1943, to Myrtle Adelle Wade (1893-1980).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Farquhar Hibberd (b. 1816) — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born near New Market, Frederick County, Md., November 4, 1816. Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1845-47; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1875-77. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd; married, March 30, 1842, to Nancy D. Higgins; married, May 6, 1856, to Catherine Leeds; married, April 20, 1871, to Elizabeth M. Laws.
  Charles S. Kennedy (1887-1966) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 25, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1946-61. Member, American Medical Association. Died in 1966 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) — also known as Thomas W. Koon — of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md. Born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., November 12, 1870. Son of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Isaac James MacCollum (b. 1889) — also known as Isaac J. MacCollum — of Wyoming, Kent County, Del. Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, Del., August 18, 1889. Democrat. Physician; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1944 (alternate), 1948; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1944. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  John M. Martin (b. 1849) — of Grove City, Mercer County, Pa. Born in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pa., August 2, 1849. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1895-1900, 1907-09. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Graham Matney (1889-1976) — also known as T. G. Matney — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born in Card, Buchanan County, Va., April 19, 1889. Son of Henry Wise Matney (1853-1914) and Annie (Muscroft) Matney (1862-1932). Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959-64; defeated, 1952, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Medical Association. Died June 11, 1976 (age 87 years, 53 days). Interment at Mt. Hedding Methodist Church Cemetery, Lillydale, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, April 26, 1917, to Virgie Lee Burke (1894-1977).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph L. McGahn (1917-1999) — of Absecon, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., March 29, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; physician; member of New Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1972-78. Catholic. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus. Advocate of casino gambling for Atlantic City. Died in Northfield, Atlantic County, N.J., December 24, 1999 (age 82 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Benjamin Franklin McMillan (b. 1853) — also known as B. F. McMillan — of Red Springs, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Red Springs, Robeson County, N.C., November 8, 1853. Democrat. Physician; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Karl Albert Meyer (b. 1886) — also known as Karl A. Meyer — of Illinois. Born in Gilman, Iroquois County, Ill., September 28, 1886. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1938, 1944. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (1906-1995) — also known as Thomas E. Morgan — of Fredericktown, Washington County, Pa. Born in Ellsworth, Washington County, Pa., October 13, 1906. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-77 (24th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-73, 22nd District 1973-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972. Member, American Medical Association. Died in 1995 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Muzzicato (b. 1901) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born March 1, 1901. Republican. Physician; member of New York state senate 18th District, 1941-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York at-large, 1942. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Winfield Scott Nay (b. 1850) — of Jericho, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., December 12, 1850. Son of Nelson Munsell Nay and Hannah (Holmes) Nay. Republican. Physician; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1900. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Married 1873 to Martha Jane Rockwood.
  John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) — also known as John H. Neal — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, March 20, 1862. Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  George W. Newman (b. 1900) — of Cassville, Barry County, Mo. Born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., January 13, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948; chair of Barry County Democratic Party, 1949. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Legion; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) — of DeKalb County, Ind. Born in Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio, April 16, 1856. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99. German ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  Archibald Ernest Olpp (1882-1949) — of West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson County, N.J. Born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., May 12, 1882. Son of John Olpp and Matilda M. (Segel) Olpp. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in 1949 (age about 67 years). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, November 25, 1908, to Beatrice S. Seiple.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Page (1870-1954) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Panama City, Bay County, Fla. Born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., September 1, 1870. Son of Henry Page (1841-1913) and Virginia Upshur (Dennis) Page. Physician; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; built and commanded Corregidor Hospital in Philippines, 1898-99; organized U.S. Ambulance Corps, 1917; dean, college of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1936. Member, American Medical Association. Died May 25, 1954 (age 83 years, 266 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Edith Longfellow Greenleaf (1867-1959). See Page family of Maryland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) — also known as James M. Perkins — of Denver, Colo. Born in Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., January 8, 1863. Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins. Physician; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1913-15. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1892, to Hattie F. Montague.
  Ross Zimmerman Pierpont (b. 1917) — also known as Ross Z. Pierpont — of Baltimore, Md.; Timonium, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Md., September 7, 1917. Son of Edwin L. Pierpont and Ethel (Zimmerman) Pierpont. Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1986, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1998; candidate in primary for Governor of Maryland, 2002. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Grace Schmidt.
  John C. Quick (1862-1929) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born near Frankton, Madison County, Ind., December 4, 1862. Republican. Physician; mayor of Muncie, Ind., 1922-26. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Medical Association. Died in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., March 15, 1929 (age 66 years, 101 days). Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
  Rudolph Charles Radabaugh (b. 1890) — of Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Zumbro Falls, Wabasha County, Minn., March 17, 1890. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Minnesota Republican state chair, 1938-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Member, Kiwanis; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  William E. Ramsay (b. 1866) — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Prince Edward Island, November 11, 1866. Democrat. Physician; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1908, 1910-11; member of New Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1913-15; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1920. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 22, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state senate, 1892-94. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) — also known as Charles A. Robins — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, December 8, 1884. Republican. Physician; member of Idaho state senate, 1938-44; Governor of Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died September 20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286 days). Interment at Lewis and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Irvine Saunders (1914-1958) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Premier, McDowell County, W.Va., January 27, 1914. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-56. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died November 28, 1958 (age 44 years, 305 days). Burial location unknown.
  John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Mass., about 1856. Son of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren. Republican. Physician; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908; postmaster. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Odd Fellows; Foresters. Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., August 14, 1944 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., October 10, 1921. Physician; mayor of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; Rotary. Died, in Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., October 29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19 days). Interment at City Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
  Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known as Ray L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesboro, Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur.
  See also NNDB dossier
  James Medford Willis (b. 1881) — also known as J. M. Willis — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb. Born in Orrick, Ray County, Mo., January 19, 1881. Son of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of Nebraska Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 20, 1902, to Ethelyn M. Keaton.
  James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) — also known as J. M. Woodard — of Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., September 30, 1881. Son of Daniel S. Woodard and Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; chair of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940. Member, Delta Tau Delta; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Married, December 8, 1908, to Mabel Edna Biggs.

 

 


 
   
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