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  Elizabeth Clement Amig (1929-2003) — also known as Elizabeth C. Amig — of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pa.; St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla. Born in Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pa., November 8, 1929. Daughter of Fred C. Clement and Adele (Murphy) Clement. Republican. Newspaper editor; school teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Female. Member, Delta Gamma; Humane Society. Died December 19, 2003 (age 74 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) — also known as Homer D. Angell — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born near The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore., January 12, 1875. Son of Thomas Angell and Susan P. (Yeomans) Angell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member of Oregon state senate, 1937-38; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Humane Society; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 31, 1968 (age 93 years, 79 days). Interment at Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Married, July 29, 1908, to Mayme Henton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Milne Bartleman (b. 1863) — also known as Richard M. Bartleman — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., June 9, 1863. Son of R. M. Bartleman and H. W. (Crowninshield) Bartleman. Civil engineer; U.S. Consul in Antigua, 1895-96; Malaga, 1896-98, 1899-1900; Geneva, 1900; Valencia, 1901-03; Cadiz, 1903-04; Seville, 1904-06; Madrid, 1907-09; Cienfuegos, 1914-17; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1909-14. Member, Humane Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1901 to B. M. Guerra de la Vega.
  Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known as Robert E. Bauman — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937. Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1972 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated, 1980. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; American Bar Association; Elks; Humane Society; Jaycees; Izaak Walton League; Gay. Pleaded guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation charge. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) — also known as Charles E. Bennett — of Denver, Colo. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 14, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally Lou Food Co.; vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado state senate, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Theta Pi; Humane Society; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Reserve Officers Association. Died July 22, 1987 (age 72 years, 250 days). Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1940, to Sylvia Patricia Mason.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold C. Brown (c.1908-1998) — of California. Born about 1908. Municipal judge in California, 1964-66; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1966-76. Member, Humane Society. Died in San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., May 19, 1998 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr.; uncle of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Brown. See Brown family of California.
  Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) — also known as Edward C. Bryan; Ed Bryan — of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, August 22, 1919. Son of Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surveyor; electrical engineer; business executive; delegate to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968; Hawaii Territory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, Ewa Sugar Company; board member, St. Francis Hospital. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Humane Society. Died in Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn., May 27, 1997 (age 77 years, 278 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.
  Relatives: Married to Shada I. Pflueger (1923-1973).
  Tom Buford (b. 1949) — of Jessamine County, Ky. Born in Fayette County, Ky., May 23, 1949. Republican. Member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1991-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004. Disciples of Christ. Member, Rotary; Humane Society. Still living as of 2004.
  Channing Harris Cox (1879-1968) — also known as Channing H. Cox — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 28, 1879. Son of Charles Edson Cox and Evelyn Mary (Randall) Cox. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1910-18; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1915-18; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-21; Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928; president, Old Colony Trust Company; director, United Fruit Co., Revere Sugar Co., First National Bank of Boston, Boston Herald Traveler (newspaper); board member, Deaconess Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, Humane Society; Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Died August 20, 1968 (age 89 years, 174 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, February 18, 1915, to Mary Emery Young.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967). 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; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. 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 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011); half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr..
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — 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
  Sharon L. Gire (b. 1944) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born January 13, 1944. Democrat. Social worker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1987-98 (72nd District 1987-92, 31st District 1993-98); member of Michigan state board of education, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000. Female. Member, Humane Society. Still living as of 2001.
  Francis Calley Gray (b. 1890) — also known as Francis C. Gray — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., January 22, 1890. Son of Morris Gray and Flora (Grant) Gray. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; director, U.S. Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.; director, Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; chairman, Massachusetts General Hospital; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Humane Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 16, 1916, to Helen Rotch Bullard.
  Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known as Byron B. Harlan — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, October 22, 1886. Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal judge, 1946. Member, Humane Society; American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan; married, June 16, 1914, to Sada Shaw; great-grandfather of Charles W. Sembler II.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rex George Howell (b. 1907) — also known as Rex Howell — of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Norton, Norton County, Kan., May 22, 1907. Republican. Owner-Manager, Western Slope Broadcasting Co. (KFXJ Radio); delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Delta Sigma; Humane Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Lucille Auth.
  Daniel Needham (1822-1895) — of Groton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., May 24, 1822. Son of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham (1795-1818). Lawyer; farmer; aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov. George S. Boutwell, 1851-53; Massachusetts Democratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member of Vermont state senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.; trustee, John Hancock Life Insurance Co.; director, Peterborough and Shirley Railroad. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Humane Society. Died, of pneumonia, in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 20, 1895 (age 72 years, 272 days). Interment at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham (1795-1818); married, July 17, 1842, to Caroline A. Hall (1827-1879); married, October 7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham (1848-1926).
  Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) — also known as Emanuel L. Philipp — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sauk County, Wis., March 25, 1861. Son of Luzi Philipp and Sabina (Ludwig) Philipp. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; telegraph operator; railway station agent; lumber business; member of Republican National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; Milwaukee Police Commissioner, 1909-14; Governor of Wisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916. Swiss ancestry. Member, Humane Society; Freemasons. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 82 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, October 27, 1887, to Bertha Schweke.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Fred J. Rath (b. 1888) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., 1888. Republican. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1928-29; candidate for New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1933; member of New York state senate, 1951-64 (41st District 1951-54, 42nd District 1955-64). Member, Elks; Humane Society. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph F. Snow (1833-1899) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Wakefield, New Brunswick, March 4, 1833. Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1891. Member, Humane Society; Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Died, from neuralgia of the heart, in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, October 26, 1899 (age 66 years, 236 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ted L. Strickland (b. 1932) — of Westminster, Adams County, Colo. Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., September 17, 1932. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1967-69; member of Colorado state senate, 1969-73, 1975-92; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1973-75. Member, Humane Society. Still living as of 1997.
  John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) — also known as John H. Trumbull — of Plainville, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Conn., March 4, 1873. Son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847-1922) and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull (1849-1923). Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Co.; board chairman, Colonial Air Transport, Inc.; director and treasurer, Plainville Realty Co.; president, Plainville Trust Co.; director, Connecticut Light & Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; member of Connecticut state senate 5th District, 1921-24; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1922-27; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of Connecticut, 1925-31; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District, 1933. Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Humane Society. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 21, 1961 (age 88 years, 78 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847-1922) and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull (1849-1923); married, November 28, 1903, to Maud Pierce Usher (1874-1963); father of Florence Trumbull (1904-1933; daughter of Robert Cleveland Usher; daughter-in-law of Calvin Coolidge). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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