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• Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known as Dean Acheson — Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Son of Edward Campion Acheson and Eleanor (Gooderham) Acheson; married, May 5, 1917, to Alice Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David Campion Acheson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department. Died, probably from a heart attack, in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 1971. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • Cross-reference: Lucius D. Battle
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969)
  • Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made; Robert L. Beisner, Dean Acheson : A Life in the Cold War
  
  
• Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) — also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle Charlie" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866. Great-great-grandson of John Adams; great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield; great-grandnephew of Jacob Crowninshield; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams; nephew of Brooks Adams; married, April 3, 1899, to Frances Lovering (daughter of William Croad Lovering); first cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Quincy, Mass., 1896-97; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Winfred Cooper Adams (b. 1888) — also known as W. C. Adams — of Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss. Born in Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss., May 25, 1888. Son of William Thomas Adams and Virginia (Johnston) Adams. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi state house of representatives; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) — also known as De Alva S. Alexander — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, July 17, 1846. Son of Stanwood Alexander and Priscilla (Brown) Alexander; married, September 21, 1871, to Alice Colby (died 1890); married, December 28, 1893, to Anne Gerlach Bliss. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1872; secretary of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S. Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903, 36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 30, 1925. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) — also known as Thomas L. Ashley — of Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923. Great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida (Ludlow) Ashley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2007.
  • Cross-reference: John Brademas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Theron Wilson Atwood (b. 1893) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., April 6, 1893. Son of Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) and Clara Ellen (Gibbs) Atwood. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Putnam Barnes (b. 1869) — also known as Charles P. Barnes — of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, October 12, 1869. Son of Francis Barnes and Isa A. (Putnam) Barnes; married, August 19, 1896, to Annie M. Richardson. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known as Henry R. Barrett — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., August 19, 1869. Nephew of William Henry Robertson; son of Joseph Barrett and Emma (Robertson) Barrett; married to Anna R. Parker (died 1914) and Elizabeth J. Endriss. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from a heart attack, in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., February 4, 1940. Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  
  
• Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Grafton, Worcester County, Mass., September 10, 1847. Son of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer); brother of Willard Bartlett; married to Bertha Post. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated (Republican), 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1904. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of a kidney disorder, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 23, 1909. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Russell Bass (b. 1878) — also known as John R. Bass — of Wilton, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Wilton, Franklin County, Maine, September 6, 1878. Son of George Henry Bass and Mary Louise (Streeter) Bass; married, September 17, 1913, to Alice Mary Ness. Republican. Treasurer, G. H. Bass & Co., shoe manufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920 (alternate), 1944, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) — also known as Norman L. Bassett — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, June 23, 1869. Son of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24, 1903, to Lula J. Holden. Republican. Lawyer; president, Augusta Savings Bank; director, Boston and Maine Railroad, 1915-25; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1925-32. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Percival Proctor Baxter (1876-1969) — also known as Percival P. Baxter — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 22, 1876. Son of James Phinney Baxter and Mehetabel Cummings (Proctor) Baxter. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1905-06, 1917-20; member of Maine state senate, 1909-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920, 1924, 1928; Governor of Maine, 1921-25. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, June 12, 1969. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about Percival P. Baxter: Liz Soares, All for Maine : A Biography of Governor Percy Baxter (for young readers)
  
  
• Kearie Lee Berry (1893-c.1962) — also known as K. L. Berry — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Denton County, Tex., July 6, 1893. Democrat. Adjutant General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Christian. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  
  
• Abel E. Blackmar (c.1859-1931) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Wayne County, N.Y. Married 1888 to Adelle Marx. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-22; defeated, 1906; appointed 1908; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1917-22; director, Interborough Rapid Transit Company, 1922-31. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 14, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) — also known as Ralph O. Brewster — of Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, February 22, 1888. Son of William Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster; married, April 20, 1915, to Dorothy Foss. Republican. Lawyer; counsel for Chapman National Bank, Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18, 1921-22; member of Maine state senate, 1923-25; Governor of Maine, 1925-29; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952. Christian Scientist. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 25, 1961. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) — also known as Calvin S. Brice — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Denmark, Morrow County, Ohio, September 17, 1845. Son of Rev. William Kilpatrick Brice and Elizabeth (Stewart) Brice; married 1870 to Catherine Olivia Meily. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; active in railroad law; president of railroad companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1876, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1891-97. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1898. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Elbert Sidney Brigham (1877-1962) — also known as Elbert S. Brigham — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., October 19, 1877. Son of Sanford Josiah Brigham and Sarah Jane (Bronson) Brigham; married, October 2, 1906, to Anna Hazen. Republican. Banker; insurance executive; Vermont commissioner of agriculture, 1913-24; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1925-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., July 5, 1962. Interment at St. Albans Bay Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• George Herbert Walker Bush (b. 1924) — also known as George Bush; "Poppy"; "Sheepskin"; "Timberwolf" — of Midland, Midland County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., June 12, 1924. First cousin thrice removed of David Davis; son of Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush (1901-1992); married, January 6, 1945, to Barbara Pierce; father of George Walker Bush and John Ellis Bush. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1964, 1970; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1967-71; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1971-73; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1973-74; U.S. Liaison to China, 1974-75; director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980; Vice President of the United States, 1981-89; President of the United States, 1989-93; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Skull and Bones; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2003.
  • Cross-reference: Caspar W. Weinberger; John H. Sununu; Don Evans; James C. Oberwetter
  • See also Bush family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by George H. W. Bush: All The Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings (1999); Looking Forward (1987, out of print); A World Transformed (1998)
  • Books about George H. W. Bush: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of George Bush; Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren, George H. W. Bush (for young readers)
  • Critical books about George H. W. Bush: Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush; Kitty Kelly, The Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
  
  
• George Walker Bush (b. 1946) — also known as George W. Bush; "Dubya"; "Shrub"; "The Smirking Chimp"; "The Decider" — of Midland, Midland County, Tex.; Crawford, McLennan County, Tex. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 6, 1946. Grandson of Prescott Sheldon Bush; son of Barbara (Pierce) Bush and George Herbert Walker Bush; married, November 5, 1977, to Laura Welch; cousin of Elizabeth Walker Field; brother of John Ellis Bush. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988; Governor of Texas, 1995-2000; President of the United States, 2001-. Methodist. Member, Skull and Bones; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also Bush family of Massachusetts
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by George W. Bush: A Charge to Keep (1999); George W. Bush on God and Country : The President Speaks Out About Faith, Principle, and Patriotism (2004); We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom (2003)
  • Books about George W. Bush: J. H. Hatfield et al, Fortunate Son : George W. Bush and the Making of An American President; Roger Simon, Divided We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the Presidency; Frank Bruni, Ambling into History : The Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush; Bryan Laberge, George W. Bush : In the Whirlwind; Lou Dubose et al, Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph of George W. Bush; Bill Sammon, Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry, and the Bush Haters; David Aikman, A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush; Bob Woodward, Bush at War; Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack; Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties; Stephen Mansfield, The Faith of George W. Bush; Ronald Kessler, A Matter of Character : Inside the White House of George W. Bush; Paul Kengor, God and George W. Bush : A Spiritual Life; Carolyn B. Thompson & James W. Ware, The Leadership Genius of George W. Bush: 10 Common Sense Lessons from the Commander-in-Chief; Donald F. Kettl, Team Bush : Leadership Lessons from the Bush White House; Sandra J. Kachurek, George W. Bush (for young readers); Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren, George W. Bush (for young readers)
  • Critical books about George W. Bush: Molly Ivins, Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush; David Corn, The Lies of George W. Bush : Mastering the Politics of Deception; Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush; John Dean, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush; Kitty Kelly, The Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty; John W. Dean, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush; Ron Suskind, The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill; Robert C. Byrd, Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency; Jack Huberman, The Bush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years; Ian Williams, Deserter : George Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and His Past; Dan Piraro, The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House
  
  
• William Grimes Clark (b. 1877) — also known as William G. Clark — of Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., April 28, 1877. Democrat. Fertilizer supply merchant; farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1932; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978) — also known as Charles W. Cole — of New York. Born in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., February 8, 1906. U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1961-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Economic Association; American Historical Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr. (1904-1999) — also known as Alfred B. Connable — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., February 20, 1904. Nephew of Julius Caesar Burrows; son of Alfred B. Connable, Sr. and Frances (Peck) Connable; married, April 15, 1927, to Dorothy Jean Malcomson. Republican. Member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Pi Delta Epsilon. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Connable-Burrows family of Michigan
  
  
• Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Son of Roscoe P. Copeland (1836-1933) and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding. Democrat. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1936; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938. Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Cromwell (1860-1934) — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 3, 1860. Son of Henry Bowman Cromwell (founder of Cromwell Steamship Company) and Sarah (Seaman) Cromwell; married, June 1, 1915, to Hermine De Rouville. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; borough president of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; member of New York state senate 23rd District, 1915-18. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Suffered a stroke, and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 17, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Marvin Day (b. 1872) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., August 20, 1872. Son of Erastus Sheldon Day and Catherine (Olmsted) Day. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1897-99. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Freeman Daniel Dearth (b. 1861) — also known as Freeman D. Dearth — of Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in East Sangerville (unknown county), Maine, April 16, 1861. Son of Freeman D. Dearth and Mary B. (Spooner) Dearth. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state senate 10th District, 1919-20. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) — also known as Thomas F. Eagleton — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 4, 1929. Son of Mark David Eagleton and Zitta Louise (Swanson) Eagleton; married, February 12, 1956, to Barbara Ann Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri state attorney general, 1961-65; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1965-69; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee for Vice President of the United States 1972. Catholic. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond Heights, St. Louis County, Mo., March 4, 2007; body donated to Washington University School of Medicine.
  • Cross-reference: Steve Vossmeyer
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) — also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus — of Pasquotank County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., February 5, 1882. Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus; married, January 4, 1912, to Matilda Bradford Haughton. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Governor of North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died July 31, 1949. Interment somewhere in Elizabeth City, N.C.
  
  
• Charles Stebbins Fairchild (1842-1924) — also known as Charles S. Fairchild — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., April 30, 1842. Son of Sidney T. Fairchild and Helen (Childs) Fairchild; married, June 1, 1871, to Helen Lincklaen. Lawyer; New York state attorney general, 1876-77; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-89; president, New York Security and Trust Company, 1889-1904; president, Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad; director, Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., November 24, 1924. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Cazenovia, N.Y.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Frank S. Farley (1901-1977) — also known as Hap Farley — of Ventnor City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., December 5, 1901. Married to Marie 'Honey' Feyl. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1938-40; member of New Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1941-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1977. Entombed at Laurel Memorial Park, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
  
  
• Edward Francis Feely (1880-1964) — also known as Edward F. Feely — of Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 6, 1880. Son of Dennis C. Feely and Katherine (Fleming) Feely; married, November 8, 1920, to Mary E. Garfield. Republican. Exporter; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1930-33. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died of a stroke, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., August 30, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (1873-1959) — also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 22, 1873. Son of Addie E. (Miller) Ferry and Dexter Mason Ferry; married 1907 to Jeannette Hawkins. Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Michigan Republican state chair, 1897-99; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Michigan state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1959. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann Bloomer "Betty" Warren; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006. Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon; L. William Seidman
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  • Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford; Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography; James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History; Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  
  
• Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 15, 1918. Half-brother of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• M. J. Foster (b. 1930) — also known as Mike Foster — of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., July 11, 1930. Grandson of Murphy James Foster. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member of Louisiana state senate; elected 1986; Governor of Louisiana, 1996-; Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also Foster-Sanders family of Louisiana
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Alfred L. M. Gottschalk (1873-1918) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 8, 1873. Son of L. G. Gottschalk and Louise de L. Boucher Gottschalk. Newspaper correspondent; sugar grower; U.S. Consul in Callao, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Callao, 1905-06; Mexico City, 1906-08; Rio de Janeiro, 1916-17. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. While en route from Bahia, Brazil to Baltimore on the U.S. Navy ship Cyclops, during World War I, he was one of 306 sailors and crew who perished when the ship sank, in the North Atlantic Ocean, March, 1918; the wreckage was never found.
  
  
• Walter Llewellyn Gray (b. 1870) — of South Paris, Paris, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Paris, Oxford County, Maine, January 24, 1870. Son of William Lethbridge Gray and Julia Matilda (Morse) Gray; married, June 14, 1899, to Madge Shirley Wilson. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• B. V. Hain (b. 1915) — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., September 3, 1915. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1954-. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Charles A. Harwood (1880-1950) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Harrison, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., 1880. Son of Israel Harwood and Johanna Harwood; married 1915 to Alma H. Hendricks. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1910; U.S. District Judge for Canal Zone, 1937-38; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1941-46. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Harrison, Westchester County, N.Y., October 23, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Hay (1856-1931) — of Madison, Madison County, Va. Born in Millwood, Clarke County, Va., January 9, 1856. Son of William Hay and Emily (Lewis) Hay; married to Constance Latman, Frances Gordon and Eloise Cave. Democrat. Madison County Commonwealth Attorney, 1883-96; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1885-89; member of Virginia state senate, 1893-96; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1897-1916; resigned 1916; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died June 12, 1931. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Madison, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Washington Irving Howard (1831-1899) — of Steuben County, Ind.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Jamaica, Windham County, Vt., May 7, 1831. Married 1856 to Mary Rowley Stocker; married to the sister-in-law of Michael Luther Essick; son of Mary Louise Killeen (1882); grandfather of Robert Lendon Bibler. Republican. Lawyer; hardware dealer; member of Indiana state senate, 1873; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1887; defeated, 1856. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Spencer, Owen County, Ind., 1899. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Howard-Bibler-Merriman-Pillsbury family of Indiana
  
  
• James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) — of Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine. Son of Henry Hudson; married 1904 to Mary McKown. Republican. Piscataquis County Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Suffered a heart attack, and died three days later, in Augusta General Hospital, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, August 21, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Harrison Inge (b. 1902) — also known as Francis H. Inge — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., May 20, 1902. Son of Francis James Inge and Ellen Mary (Harrison) Inge; married, June 10, 1931, to Alletta Turner. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-43. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oscar Goodbar Johnston (b. 1880) — also known as Oscar G. Johnston — of Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn.; Scott, Bolivar County, Miss. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., January 27, 1880. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1908-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1912, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Mississippi, 1920-24. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  • Books about Oscar G. Johnston: Lawrence J. Nelson, King Cotton's Advocate: Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal
  
  
• Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938) — also known as Henry W. Keyes — of Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., May 23, 1863. Son of Henry Keyes and Emma Frances (Pierce) Keyes; married, June 8, 1904, to Frances Parkinson Wheeler (1885-1970; author). Republican. Lawyer; farmer; banker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-95, 1915-17; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; Governor of New Hampshire, 1917-19; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1919-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., June 19, 1938. Interment at Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Vt.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Tony Knowles (b. 1943) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., January 1, 1943. Married to Susan Morris. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; restaurant owner; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2000; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska, 2004. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Frederick W. Knowlton (1856-1925) — of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of appendicitis, in Penobscot General Hospital, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, January 12, 1925. Interment at Lawndale Cemetery, Old Town, Maine.
  
  
• Everett John Lake (1871-1948) — also known as Everett Lake — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 8, 1871. Son of Thomas A. Lake and Martha A. (Cockings) Lake; married, September 4, 1895, to Eva Louise Sykes; married 1940 to Barbara Grace Lincoln. Republican. Lumber business; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912; Governor of Connecticut, 1921-23. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died September 16, 1948. Interment at Westford Cemetery, Ashford, Conn.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Warren Isbell Lee (1874-1955) — also known as Warren I. Lee — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Bartlett, Oneida County, N.Y., February 5, 1874. Son of Arthur D. Lee and Nettie (Isbell) Lee; married, September 15, 1903, to Mira Porter. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1906-10, 1920 (Kings County 18th District 1906-10, Kings County 21st District 1920); U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1910 (5th District), 1922 (6th District), 1924 (6th District). Member, Freemasons; Union League; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died December 25, 1955. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) — of Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Hartsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., November 10, 1904. Son of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre; married, June 19, 1941, to Zilda Pinsonault. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., May 29, 1889. Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December 29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton Letts (died 1944; U.S. Marine Corps). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1942. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edmund H. Lewis (1884-1972) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Skaneateles, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 30, 1884. Son of Ceylon H. Lewis. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1930-40; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department, 1933-40; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940; appointed 1940; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1953-54. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died July 31, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gillis William Long (1923-1985) — also known as Gillis W. Long — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Winnfield, Winn Parish, La., May 4, 1923. Cousin of George Shannon Long, Huey Pierce Long, Russell Billiu Long and Speedy Oteria Long; son of Floyd H. Long and Birdie (Shumake) Long; married, June 21, 1947, to Mary Catherine Small. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85; died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 20, 1985. Interment at Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
  • See also Long family of Louisiana
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) — also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long III — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., November 3, 1918. Nephew of George Shannon Long and Earl Kemp Long; son of Rose McConnell Long and Huey Pierce Long; married, June 3, 1939, to Katherine Mae Hattic; married, December 23, 1969, to Carolyn Bason; cousin of Gillis William Long. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1960. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; American Legion; Elks; Lions; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Long family of Louisiana
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Russell Long: Robert T. Mann, Legacy to Power : Senator Russell Long of Louisiana
  
  
• Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) — of Washington, D.C. Born in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., June 6, 1860. Son of Wayne MacVeagh and Letitia Miner (Lewis) MacVeagh; married 1887 to Fannie Davenport Rogers. Lawyer; general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S. Steel Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) — also known as Wayne MacVeagh — of Chester County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa., April 19, 1833. Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh; married, May 22, 1856, to Letty Miner Lewis; married, December 27, 1866, to Virginia Rolette Cameron; brother of Franklin MacVeagh. Republican. Lawyer; Chester County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Pennsylvania Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S. Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died January 11, 1917. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter County, S.C., August 15, 1859. Great-grandnephew of James Burchill Richardson; grandson of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836); nephew of John Laurence Manning; son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning; married 1881 to Lelia Bernard Meredith. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; Governor of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export and Import Corp.; Cotton Warehouse Co.; National Bank of Sumter; Bank of Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director, Sumter Telephone Co.; Telephone Manufacturing Co.; Magneto Manufacturing Co.; Palmetto Fire Insurance Co.; New York Life Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of South Carolina. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 11, 1931. Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  • See also Manning-Richardson family of South Carolina
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Thomas Littlefield Marble (b. 1876) — also known as Thomas L. Marble — of Gorham, Coos County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, December 24, 1876. Son of Henry Marble and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble; married, August 15, 1906, to Harriet E. Fuller. School principal; lawyer; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1917-25; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1925-43; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-46; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 9th Ward, 1948. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Brown Martin (1876-1945) — of Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., August 18, 1876. Grandson of John Preston Martin; son of Alexander Lackey Martin and Nannie Frances (Brown) Martin. Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway; director, Standard Elkhorn Coal Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe Company; Boyd County Judge, 1904; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1945. Interment at Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
  • See also Martin family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known as Thomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 4, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; National Lawyers Guild; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Delta Epsilon. Died November 10, 1976. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) — also known as Kenneth D. McKellar — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Richmond, Dallas County, Ala., January 29, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died October 25, 1957. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frederick Thayer Merrill, Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Rick Merrill — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., December 17, 1938. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known as Thomas W. Nadal — of Olivet, Eaton County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Milroy, Rush County, Ind., June 17, 1875. Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2, 1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. Republican. College professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917. Congregationalist. English and French ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Herbert Norton (b. 1851) — also known as Thomas H. Norton — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Rushford, Allegany County, N.Y., June 30, 1851. Son of Rev. Robert Norton and Julia Ann Granger (Horsford) Norton; married, December 27, 1883, to Edith Eliza Ames. Republican. University professor; chemist; U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 1905-06; Chemnitz, 1906-14. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) — also known as Robert D. Orr — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 17, 1917. Son of Samuel Lowry Orr and Louise (Dunkerson) Orr; married, December 16, 19