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Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born March 22,
1949.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Civitan; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) —
also known as Clarence W. Allgood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
12, 1902.
Son of Robert Venable Allgood and Patricia (Robertson) Allgood.
Lawyer;
trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital;
counsel, American Hospital
Association; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Elks; Blue
Key; Civitan.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Altmeyer (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Altmeyer —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., December
5, 1938.
Son of John D. Altmeyer and Evelyn (Showers) Altmeyer.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1974-76 (Ohio County 1974, 3rd
District 1975-76); appointed 1974; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Civitan; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1984.
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Paul McManus Arant (1910-1963) —
also known as Paul M. Arant —
of Pageland, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Five Forks, Pageland Township, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
1, 1910.
Son of Peter M. Arant and Lottie A. (McManus) Arant.
Lawyer;
farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1959-61.
Member, Civitan.
Died in December, 1963
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pageland
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Alma Mangum. |
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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., March 20,
1907.
Son of Joseph Gibbs Arnall and Bessie Lena (Ellis) Arnall.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate
1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944;
president, Dixie Insurance
Co., 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Phi; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Eagles; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Civitan.
Died December
13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Victor Henderson Ashe II (b. 1945) —
also known as Victor Ashe —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
1, 1945.
Son of Robert L. Ashe and Martha
Ashe.
Republican. Press aide and legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
H. Baker, Jr., 1966-67; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1968-74; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1975-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1984; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1988-2003; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 2004-09.
Baptist.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March 10,
1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as Wally Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Civitan; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Roberts Blair (b. 1908) —
also known as Edmund Blair —
of Pell City, St. Clair
County, Ala.
Born in Leeds, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 29,
1908.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1948;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Civitan; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Son of James Henry Bobbitt and Eliza May (Burkhead) Bobbitt.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Son of Philip Loraine Bootle and Laura Lilla (Benton) Bootle.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor;
real
estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Son of John Brannan and Ella Louise (Street) Brannan.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene J. Bryan (b. 1889) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 25,
1889.
Son of Daniel Bryan and Carrie (Burg) Bryan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-25; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1923-25; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1939; secretary, member
board of trustees, Baroness Erlanger Hospital.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry L. Buch (b. 1930) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Son of Harry F. Buch and Marcella (Sonnefeld) Buch.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1959-64; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1969; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1959
to Patricia Griffith. |
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Son of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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William Paul Faust (1929-1995) —
also known as William Faust —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, March 29,
1929.
Son of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; supervisor
of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District
1983-94).
Catholic.
Member, Civitan.
Died in 1995
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, Midland
County, Mich., August 7,
1906.
Republican. Midland
County Treasurer, 1935-40; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; member
of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Civitan.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Interment at New
Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Civitan; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Denzil Lee Gainer (1913-1972) —
also known as Denzil L. Gainer —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
12, 1913.
Son of Leonidas 'Lee' Gainer (1873-1921) and Laura (Elliott) Gainer
(1880-1960).
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; West
Virginia state auditor, 1961-72; defeated, 1972; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in 1972
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patricia A. Gibbons (b. 1947) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 3,
1947.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 2000.
Female.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2000.
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Bernard Francis Grabowski (b. 1923) —
also known as Bernard F. Grabowski —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 11,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1963-67 (at-large 1963-65, 6th
District 1965-67); defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Civitan; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2001.
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Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) —
also known as O. D Hall —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Odd, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
9, 1902.
Son of Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,
1959-60; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kappa
Delta Pi; Civitan; Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bolling Hall Handy (b. 1891) —
also known as Bolling H. Handy —
of Bristol,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Spring City, Rhea
County, Tenn., February
26, 1891.
Son of Thomas R. Handy and Caroline S. (Hall) Handy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1920; member, Virginia
State Industrial Commission, 1922-29; chairman, Mutual Insurance
Company of Richmond.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth William Hechler (b. 1914) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Son of Charles H. Hechler and Catherine (Hauhart) Hechler.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Civitan; American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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Francis Cyril Jones (b. 1919) —
also known as Francis C. Jones —
of Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., October
10, 1919.
Son of Cyril E. Jones and Freida (Rutland) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Lexington County Democratic Party, 1952; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lexington County, 1957-61.
Baptist.
Member, Civitan; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite Marshall Watson. |
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Thomas Edmund Knight, Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., June 19,
1898.
Son of Thomas
Edmund Knight and Rebecca (Williams) Knight.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks;
Civitan; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Son of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Myrtle V. Sheriff. |
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James Armstrong MacKay (b. 1919) —
of Georgia.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 1998.
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Carrington Tanner Marshall (b. 1869) —
also known as Carrington T. Marshall —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, June 17,
1869.
Son of John Wesley Marshall and Rachel Ann (Tanner) Marshall.
Republican. Lawyer; chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1921-26; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928.
Member, Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Dora Foltz. |
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Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Son of Frank J. Maxwell and Clara (Gibson) Maxwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Civitan; Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1972.
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Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) —
of Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Lake City, Craighead
County, Ark., November
3, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in
Arkansas, 1959-79.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Son of Ogden Mills and Ruth (Livingston) Mills.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Churchyard, Staatsburg, N.Y.
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George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) —
also known as George Washington Ochs —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1861.
Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Civitan; American
Historical Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Julius Ochs and
Bertha (Levy) Ochs; brother of Adolph S. Ochs (1858-1935; publisher,
New York Times); married to Bertie Gans (died 1913). |
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article |
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Son of Giles
Jared Patterson (1827-1891) and Mary Virginia (Ross) Patterson
(1847-1926).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Civitan; Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Louise Brandon. |
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Son of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1978.
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Henry Floyd Sherrod (b. 1890) —
also known as H. Floyd Sherrod —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
6, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1932,
1948,
1952.
Church
of Christ. Member, Civitan; Kappa
Delta Pi; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Shumaker —
of Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Bristol, Tenn., 2003.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) —
also known as Melvin E. Thompson —
of Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 1,
1903.
Son of Henry J. Thompson and Eva Inez (Edenfield) Thompson.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1946-47; Governor of
Georgia, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Civitan; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Died October
3, 1980 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga.
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Curtis B. Trent, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Son of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Ruth M. Howard. |
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George Corley Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Son of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer in
the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital,
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Burns; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (divorced 1978; niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom, Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor (divorced 1987); father of George
C. Wallace, Jr.. See Wallace-Folsom
family of Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist |
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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (unknown
county), Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Son of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Perry. |
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E. Dennis White, Jr. (b. 1937) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peytona, Boone
County, W.Va., December
28, 1937.
Son of Earl D. White and Rotha Mae (Edleman) White.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1971-72;
defeated, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose;
Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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Robert L. Wiedebusch (1936-1997) —
also known as Larry Wiedebusch —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., March 6,
1936.
Son of Robert Wiedebusch and Clara (Bunner) Wiedebusch.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1975-86; member
of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1989-97; died in office 1997.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; American
Legion; Lions; Elks;
Civitan; Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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