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  James Pace Alger (1928-1969) — also known as James P. Alger — of Price, Carbon County, Utah; Agana (now Hagatna), Guam. Born in Cleveland, Emery County, Utah, January 23, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; Carbon County Attorney, 1954-61; chair of Carbon County Democratic Party, 1960-61; U.S. Attorney for Guam, 1962-69. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees; Navy League. Died in September, 1969 (age 41 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Alger and Elna (Jensen) Alger; married, July 21, 1950, to Merlene Forsyth.
  Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 3, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park District, 1945-67; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1950-. Jewish. Russian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; Jewish War Veterans; American Legion; Navy League; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, of heart failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295 days). Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey; married, June 11, 1916, to Edith Freeman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sidney Miller Ballou (1870-1929) — also known as Sidney Ballou — of Hawaii. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 24, 1870. Lawyer; justice of Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1907-09. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Navy League. Died October 29, 1929 (age 59 years, 5 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Oren Aldrich Ballou and Charlotte (Miller) Ballou; married, December 21, 1895, to Thomie Duke; married, July 27, 1907, to Lucia Burnett.
  Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1837-1914) — also known as S. G. W. Benjamin — of New York; Washington, D.C.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born, of American parents, at Argos, Greece, February 13, 1837. Librarian; author; artist; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1883-85; U.S. Consul General in Teheran, as of 1883-85. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; American Forestry Association; Navy League. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., July 19, 1914 (age 77 years, 156 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan B. Benjamin and Mary Gladding (Wheeler) Benjamin; married, October 20, 1863, to Clara Stowell; married, November 16, 1882, to Fanny Nichols Weed.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin: Our American Artists
  Spruille Braden (1894-1978) — of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson County, Mont., March 13, 1894. Mining engineer; financier; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Arbitration Association; Navy League; John Birch Society. Died, from a heart ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 10, 1978 (age 83 years, 303 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden; married, September 5, 1915, to Maria Humeres=del=Solar; married 1964 to Verbena Williams Hebbard.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) — also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry Breckenridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1886. Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Loyal Legion; Navy League. Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 3, 1960 (age 73 years, 344 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge; married, July 7, 1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August 5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March 27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William Campbell Preston and John Smith Preston; great-grandson of John Breckinridge and Francis Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William Preston and William Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William Cabell and Patrick Henry; first cousin of Levin Irving Handy and Desha Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William Cabell Jr. and William Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine Wood Southall, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin Earl Cabell and Carter Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John William Leftwich, Stephen Valentine Southall and Earle Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945).
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) — also known as B. Hayden Crawford — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., June 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis; Navy League; Reserve Officers Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford; married, June 5, 1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann.
  Harry Darby (1895-1987) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; shipbuilder; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1940-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956 (speaker), 1960; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Navy League; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 17, 1987 (age 91 years, 359 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Darby and Florence Isabelle (Smith) Darby; married, December 17, 1917, to Edith Marie Cubbison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) — also known as George Deukmejian; "Duke" — of California. Born in Menands, Albany County, N.Y., June 6, 1928. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1963-67; member of California state senate, 1967-79; California state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of California, 1983-91. Episcopalian. Member, Navy League; American Legion; Elks. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of George Deukmejian and Alice (Gairdian) Deukmejian; married, February 16, 1957, to Gloria M. Saatjian.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Robert Filner (b. 1942) — also known as Bob Filner — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942. Democrat. University professor; U.S. Representative from California, 1993-2008 (50th District 1993-2003, 51st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, Urban League; Navy League; Sierra Club. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner; married, December 29, 1985, to Jane P. Merrill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Susan Golding (b. 1945) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., August 18, 1945. Republican. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1992-2000. Female. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Navy League. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Brage Golding and Hilda Fay (Wolf) Golding; married, July 22, 1984, to Richard T. Silberman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) — also known as Joseph C. Grew — of Hancock, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Manchester, Essex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 27, 1880. U.S. Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1904-06; secretary to American delegation, Armistace conference of Supreme War Council, Versailles, 1918; secretary general with rank of Minister, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris, 1918-19; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1920-21; Switzerland, 1921-24; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1927-32; Japan, 1932-38. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Navy League. One of five retired diplomats who co-signed an open letter in 1954 protesting U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Died May 25, 1965 (age 84 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Sturgis Grew and Annie Crawford (Clark) Grew; married, October 7, 1905, to Alice de Vermandois Perry (niece by marriage of August Belmont; granddaughter of Matthew C. Perry); father of Elizabeth Sturgis Grew (who married Cecil Burton Lyon) and Lilla Cabot Grew (who married Jay Pierrepont Moffat).
  Political families: White-Moffat family; Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts; Grew-Lyon-Belmont family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Joseph C. Grew: Masanori Nakamura, The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991 : Ambassador Joseph Grew and the Making of the Symbol Emperor System — Waldo H. Heinrichs, Jr., American Ambassador : Joseph C. Grew and the Development of the United States Diplomatic Tradition
  Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) — also known as Wilton E. Hall — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C. Born in Starr, Anderson County, S.C., March 11, 1901. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; established radio station WAIM, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Baptist. Member, Navy League; Sigma Delta Chi; Elks; Lions. Died in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., February 25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Dean Hall and Sarah (Tucker) Hall; married, February 1, 1925, to Mary Elizabeth Lightsey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James H. Heinze (b. 1914) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 4, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; insurance executive; member of Michigan state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Tau Delta; Navy League. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin G. Holl — of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Republican. Industrial equipment business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania state senate 24th District, 1969-2002. Lutheran. Member, Lions; Moose; Union League; Freemasons; Navy League. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Son of Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl.
  Louis Charles LaCour (1927-1975) — also known as Louis C. LaCour — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 29, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-69. Catholic. Member, Navy League; Blue Key. Died in 1975 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Septime V. LaCour and Effie M. (Bonnette) LaCour; married, May 3, 1952, to Gloria Anne Comiskey.
  William David Lowery (b. 1947) — also known as Bill Lowery — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., May 2, 1947. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 41st District, 1981-93. Catholic. Member, Urban League; Audubon Society; Navy League. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Lowery and Eve L. (Howard) Lowery; married, September 7, 1968, to Kathleen Ellen Brown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles Rendell Mabey (1877-1959) — also known as Charles R. Mabey — of Bountiful, Davis County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, October 4, 1877. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; author; banker; president, Bonneville Irrigation District; president, Triangle Drug Company; director, Bountiful Lumber and Building Association; director, Bountiful Light and Power Company; mayor of Bountiful, Utah, 1910; member of Utah state house of representatives, 1913-16; candidate for U.S. Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1916; Governor of Utah, 1921-25; defeated, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Mormon. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; United Spanish War Veterans; Navy League; Rotary. Died in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, April 26, 1959 (age 81 years, 204 days). Interment at Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Thomas Mabey and Sarah Lucretia (Tolman) Mabey; married, December 20, 1905, to Afton Rampton; father of Rendell Noel Mabey.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Marshall (b. 1881) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., July 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1936 (alternate). Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Chi; Elks; Navy League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married, January 25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull.
Martin A. Matich Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known as Martin A. Matich — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 6, 1927. Engineer; grading contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads, including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Navy League; American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., April 19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226 days). Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich; married, September 3, 1964, to Evelyn Winter.
  The Martin A. Matich Highway (Route 210), from San Bernardino to Redlands, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2008
  Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Riga, Latvia, August 3, 1876. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary Consul for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1923-49; Honorary Consul-General for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1949-51. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Navy League; Rotary; B'nai B'rith. Died, in the Jewish Home for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg; married, November 17, 1924, to Mildred Simons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Louis James Rosenberg: Mazzini, The Prophet of the Religion of Humanity (1903) — The Medical Expert and Other Papers (1911) — Scraps and Bits (1916)
  Herbert Livingston Satterlee (1863-1947) — also known as Herbert L. Satterlee — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 31, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary for U.S. Senator William M. Evarts, 1887-89; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; counsel for Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, 1898-1902; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1906-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1908-09; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Union League; Navy League; Society of Colonial Wars. Died, from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 14, 1947 (age 83 years, 256 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George LeRoy Bowen Satterlee and Sarah Bradley (Wilcox) Satterlee; married, November 15, 1909, to Louisa Pierpont Morgan (daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan); second great-grandnephew of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794) and Walter Livingston; third great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; fourth great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler, Johannes Cuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed of Henry Walter Livingston; first cousin four times removed of Philip Peter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert Gilbert Livingston and Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin six times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis Cuyler and John Cruger Jr.; first cousin seven times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and Edward Livingston (1796-1840); second cousin thrice removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter Augustus Jay, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin four times removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin five times removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler and Henry Cruger; third cousin twice removed of Philip Schuyler, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard and John Jay II; third cousin thrice removed of Hamilton Fish; fourth cousin of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; fourth cousin once removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr., John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Brockholst Livingston.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909. Republican. Radio announcer; sports reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers; vice-chair of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov. Alfred M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1962. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Navy League; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta Theta Pi; Pi Kappa Delta. Recipient, Medal of Freedom. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36 days). Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton; married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thaddeus Austin Thomson (1853-1927) — also known as Thaddeus A. Thomson; Thad A. Thomson — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Burleson County, Tex., January 17, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Navy League. Died January 21, 1927 (age 74 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Coke Thomson and Mary Jane Thomson; married, June 14, 1883, to Annie Eloise Anderson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) — also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. — of Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Boydell, Ashley County, Ark., November 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1964; member of South Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th District 1984-92); resigned 1992. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Navy League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Farm Bureau; Nature Conservancy. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75 days). Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Waddell and Mabel Maude (Gibson) Waddell; married, January 2, 1946, to Natalie Phyllis Lavis.
  The Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center (built 1983-84), an experiment station, located on the Colleton River in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Winslow Wade (1903-1976) — also known as Edwin W. Wade — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jamestown, Stutsman County, N.Dak., October 15, 1903. Mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1960-75. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Navy League. Died in June, 1976 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry M. Wade and Marian A. (Eaton) Wade; married, November 18, 1925, to Mary Bruce Garrick.
  Frederick August Westphal (b. 1895) — also known as Fred A. Westphal — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., June 15, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; steel executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Navy League; Military Order of the World Wars; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal; married, June 24, 1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman.
  Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) — also known as Vince Whibbs — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 8, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile dealer; mayor of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91. Catholic. Member, Navy League; Rotary. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., May 30, 2006 (age 86 years, 111 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Marie Stuart; father of Vincent John Whibbs Jr..
  See also Wikipedia article
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