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Madeleine Korbel Albright (b. 1937) —
also known as Madeleine K. Albright; Marie Jana
Korbelova; Madeleine Korbel —
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech
Republic), May 15,
1937.
Daughter of Josef Korbel and Anna Spiegelova.
University
professor; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1993; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1997-2001.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Czech and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
First
woman to serve as Secretary of State.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Badnarik (b. 1954) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., August 1,
1954.
Libertarian. Software
engineer;
candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 2000, 2002; candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 2006.
Slovak ancestry.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Green Party
presidential nominee David
Cobb, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2007.
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Charles H. Beranck —
of Illinois.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech
Republic).
Socialist. Editor;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1920.
Bohemian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) —
also known as Frank J. Berka —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
January
20, 1889.
Son of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial
artist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Czechoslovakian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Lions.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1943 (age 54 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anton Joseph Cermak (1873-1933) —
also known as Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart
Tony" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), May 9,
1873.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.
Bohemian ancestry.
On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board of
an open
car from which president-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt had just given a speech, was shot and
badly
wounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who had
aimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound became infected,
and he died, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 6,
1933 (age 59 years, 301
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Jules Filo (b. 1909) —
of West Mifflin, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
1909.
Democrat. Deputy
coroner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District, 1949-60.
Lutheran.
Czechoslovakian ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Johanik (1927-2007) —
of Westmont, DuPage
County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; carpenter;
hardware
store owner; village
president of Westmont, Illinois, 1961-65.
Czech ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from a brain
hemorrhage, in Central DuPage Hospital,
Winfield, DuPage
County, Ill., May 4,
2007 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Jonas (1840-1896) —
also known as Karel Jonas —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in 1840.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1891-95.
Czech ancestry.
Died in 1896
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Jan Mrazek (b. 1945) —
also known as Robert J. Mrazek —
of Centerport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., November
6, 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1983-93.
Methodist.
Czech ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) —
also known as Paul Newman; "King
Cool" —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
26, 1925.
Son of Arthur Samuel Newman and Theresa (Fetzer) Newman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; American actor
and film
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1968;
created the Newman's Own line of salad dressing
and other food
products, with all profits donated to charity.
Slovak and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
26, 2008 (age 83 years, 244
days).
Cremated.
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Michael Anthony Peroutka (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael Peroutka —
of Millersville, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
7, 1952.
Son of Henry J. Peroutka and Elizabeth Peroutka.
Lawyer;
Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Czech ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph J. Rachac (b. 1874) —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1924.
Czech ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) —
also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team
Doctor" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Edwards
County, Ill., September
3, 1872.
Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig.
Physician;
mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38.
Moravian ancestry.
Romig Junior High School, in Anchorage, is named for
him.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., 1951
(age about
78 years).
Original interment somewhere
in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech
Republic), April 4,
1866.
Son of Joachim Sabath and Barbara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish.
Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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John Stedronsky (b. 1872) —
of Wagner, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lakeport, Yankton
County, S.Dak., May 4,
1872.
Son of John Stedronsky and Marie Stedronsky.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; hardware
and farm
implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German
and Czech ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Charles Albert Vanik (1913-2007) —
also known as Charles A. Vanik —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 7,
1913.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1955-81 (21st District 1955-69, 22nd
District 1969-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Czech ancestry.
Died in Jupiter, Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
30, 2007 (age 94 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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