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  Ernest Bamberger (1877-1958) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 11, 1877. Son of Jacob Emanuel Bamberger (1852-1928) and Bertha (Greenwald) Bamberger (1858-1939). Republican. Mining executive; member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1920-24, 1935; candidate for U.S. Senator from Utah, 1922, 1928. Jewish. Member, Chi Psi. Arrested in 1923, along with three friends, for smoking cigars in the Vienna Cafe, Salt Lake City; however, on March 9, Utah's ban on public smoking was repealed. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, January 11, 1958 (age 80 years, 153 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Nephew of Simon Bamberger; son of Jacob Emanuel Bamberger (1852-1928) and Bertha (Greenwald) Bamberger (1858-1939); first cousin of Julian Maas Bamberger. See Bamberger family of Utah.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Frederick Brady (b. 1930) — also known as Nicholas F. Brady — of Bedminster Township, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 11, 1930. Son of James C. Brady. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982; appointed 1982; resigned 1982; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1988-93; chairman, Darby Overseas Investments. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Chi Psi. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1952 to Katherine Douglas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.; Washington, D.C. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 26, 1878. Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd. Republican. Lawyer; general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of Braggs; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1927-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Chi Psi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard.
  Charles D. Bromley (1899-1968) — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Boulder, Boulder County, Colo., November 19, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924, 1952 (alternate). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Chi Psi. Died in January, 1968 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1933, to Sarah W. Wendelken.
  Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) — also known as Frederick H. Bryant — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Lincoln, Addison County, Vt., July 25, 1877. Son of Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi; Freemasons. Died September 4, 1945 (age 68 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 22, 1907, to Florence B. Boyce.
  See also federal judicial profile
  George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) — also known as George L. Bunn — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis., June 25, 1865. Son of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1897-1911; appointed 1897; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-17; appointed 1911. Member, Chi Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August 19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding (died 1891); married, April 2, 1908, to Fannie Losey.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known as Walter E. Clark — of Washington, D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Conn., January 7, 1869. Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark. Republican. Newspaper reporter; Governor of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor. Presbyterian or Congregationalist. Member, Chi Psi. Died of a heart attack, in a hospital at Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark; married, June 15, 1898, to Lucy Harrison Norvell (died 1920); married 1929 to Juliet Staunton.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 13, 1893, to Frances Beardsley Ross.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Hayes Shofner Cooper (b. 1954) — also known as Jim Cooper — of Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 19, 1954. Son of William Prentice Cooper, Jr. and Hortense Powell Cooper. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1983-95, 2003- (4th District 1983-95, 5th District 2003-04); candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004, 2008. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Chi Psi. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., October 7, 1909. Son of Edwin Corning and Louise (Maxwell) Corning. Democrat. Insurance broker; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member of New York state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1946; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Psi. Died, of cardio-pulmonary failure, in University Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 28, 1983 (age 73 years, 233 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Erastus Corning; nephew of Parker Corning; son of Edwin Corning and Louise (Maxwell) Corning; married, June 23, 1932, to Elizabeth Norris Platt. See Corning family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Books about Erastus Corning II: Paul Grondahl, Mayor Corning : Albany Icon, Albany Enigma
  Lawrence William Cramer (1897-1978) — also known as Lawrence W. Cramer — Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 26, 1897. Son of Carl J. Cramer and Emma E. (Steuber) Cramer. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university professor; Lieutenant Governor of Virgin Islands, 1931-35; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-40; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, Chi Psi; American Legion. Died in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., October 18, 1978 (age 80 years, 296 days). Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  Relatives: Married, March 31, 1925, to Aline Parry Smith (1900-1991).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dawson, Jr. (1885-1972) — of Minnesota. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 11, 1885. Son of William Dawson and Maria (Rice) Dawson. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in SAINT Petersburg, 1908; Barcelona, 1908-10; Frankfort, 1910-13; U.S. Consul in Rosario, 1913-17; Montevideo, 1917-19; Danzig, 1919-21; Munich, 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1928-30; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1930-35; Colombia, 1934-37; Uruguay, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1939-41; Uruguay, 1941-46. Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi. Died in Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine, July 17, 1972 (age 86 years, 341 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1926, to Agnes Balloch Bready.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Irving Willard Eastman (b. 1895) — of Whiting, Addison County, Vt. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., May 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1959-61; member of Vermont state senate from Addison County, 1963. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) — of Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1908. Son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Psi. Died July 7, 1984 (age 76 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1936, to Jane R. Armstrong.
  William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) — of Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C. Born in Chester County, S.C., October 24, 1869. Son of William Stuart Hall (1840-1912) and Evelyn (Holmes) Hall (1845-1936). Democrat. School teacher; college professor; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1908-10; member of South Carolina state senate, 1910-14. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi. Died in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., July 20, 1938 (age 68 years, 269 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 19, 1894, to Anna Brice Caldwell (1871-1970).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Cincinnatus Hand and Marcia Seelye (Northrup) Hand; married, June 29, 1868, to Mary Elizabeth Noble; father of Augustus Noble Hand. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002) — also known as Richard Helms — of Washington, D.C. Born in St. Davids, Delaware County, Pa., March 30, 1913. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1966-73; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1973-77; pleaded guilty in 1977 to perjury charges, over his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Member, Chi Psi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of multiple myeloma, in Washington, D.C., October 22, 2002 (age 89 years, 206 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Julia Bretzman Shields (divorced 1968); married 1968 to Cynthia McKelvie.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Emil William Henry (b. 1929) — also known as E. William Henry — of Tennessee; Washington, D.C. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 4, 1929. Son of John Phillips Henry and Elizabeth (Tschudy) Henry. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1962-66; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1963-66. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Chi Psi. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Married, December 21, 1955, to Sherrye Eileen Patton.
  Theodore Jaeckel (b. 1882) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 29, 1882. Son of Hugo Ernest Francis Jaeckel and Elizabeth (Bernius) Jaeckel. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1914-15; Stettin, 1915-17; Bordeaux, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1923-24; Warsaw, 1924-26; Milan, 1927-28; Halifax, 1928-29; Rome, 1930-33; Victoria, 1934-36. Member, Chi Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugo Ernest Francis Jaeckel and Elizabeth (Bernius) Jaeckel; married 1914 to Violet Ridgway; married 1935 to Barbara Ross.
  John Roland Kinzer (1874-1955) — also known as J. Roland Kinzer — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa., March 28, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-47 (10th District 1930-45, 9th District 1945-47). Lutheran. Member, Chi Psi. Died July 25, 1955 (age 81 years, 119 days). Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Bertha Snyder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Monroe Lown, Jr. (b. 1881) — also known as James M. Lown, Jr. — of Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Benton, Yates County, N.Y., May 16, 1881. Son of James Monroe Lown and Lillian (Armstrong) Lown. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Yates County, 1918-22. Member, Freemasons; Chi Psi; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: James Monroe
  Relatives: Married, October 30, 1923, to Grace Merrill.
  Alexander Macdonald (b. 1867) — of St. Regis Falls, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Nova Scotia, September 13, 1867. Son of Alexander Macdonald and Catherine (MacAulay) Macdonald. Republican. School principal; banker; chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 1908; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1910-15; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916; New York State Conservation Commissioner, from 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Chi Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1900, to Edith O'Neil.
  Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) — also known as Alfred R. Page — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill., October 7, 1859. Son of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1916-23; law partner of George L. Ingraham, 1923-25. Christian Reformed. Member, Chi Psi; Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., February 3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Elizabeth M. Rose.
  William Proxmire (1915-2005) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., November 11, 1915. Son of Theodore Stanley Proxmire and Adele (Flanigan) Proxmire. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1951-52; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89. United Church of Christ. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Chi Psi. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Sykesville, Carroll County, Md., December 15, 2005 (age 90 years, 34 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Stanley Proxmire and Adele (Flanigan) Proxmire; married 1946 to Elsie Rockefeller (divorced 1955; third cousin of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller); married 1956 to Ellen Hodges Sawall. See Rockefeller-Aldrich-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George A. Rupp (b. 1903) — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., August 29, 1903. Son of John A. Rupp and Florence (Ott) Rupp. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Lehigh County Democratic Party, 1930-33; member of Pennsylvania state senate 16th District, 1935-38. Member, Chi Psi; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Lucas.
  John Benjamin Sanborn (1883-1964) — also known as John B. Sanborn — of Otisville, Washington County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 9, 1883. Son of Gen. John B. Sanborn and Rachel (Rice) Sanborn. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-16 (37th District 1913-14, 42nd District 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; took senior status 1959. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi. Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 7, 1964 (age 80 years, 119 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, May 18, 1907, to Helen Clarke (died 1957).
  Cross-reference: Harry A. Blackmun
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stuyvesant Wainwright II (b. 1921) — of Wainscott, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 16, 1921. Son of Carroll L. Wainwright and Edith Catherine (Gould) Wainwright. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Member, Loyal Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Chi Psi. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Carroll L. Wainwright and Edith Catherine (Gould) Wainwright; married, June 12, 1941, to Janet Parsons; married, December 4, 1965, to Betsy Trippe Douglass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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