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• Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) — also known as Watkins M. Abbitt — of Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va. Born in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va., May 21, 1908. Son of George Francis Abbitt and Otway C. (Moorman) Abbitt; married, March 20, 1937, to Corinne Hancock; father of Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1944; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1945; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964, 1972; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1964-70. Baptist. Member, American Forestry Association; Lions; Ruritan; Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of leukemia, at Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, Va., July 13, 1998. Interment somewhere in Appomattox, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known as Morris Abram — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga., June 19, 1918. Son of Sam Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December 23, 1944, to Jane McGuire. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from New York, 1968; president of Brandeis University, 1968-70. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in a hospital at Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) — also known as Robert G. Allbee — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, December 14, 1928. Son of George Edward Allbee and Ethel Khone Allbee; married 1960 to Jennie Johnson. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1975-76; Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Gamma Delta. Still living as of 1983.
  
  
• Bond Almand (1894-1985) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga., January 13, 1894. Grandson of William Parks Bond; son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara Emily (Bond) Almand (1860-1913); married, June 18, 1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett (1900-1996). Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1935-38; superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 13, 1985. Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• James Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986) — also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. — of Roanoke, Va.; Richmond, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., June 15, 1898. Son of James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond; married, August 15, 1925, to Josephine Katherine Minter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of Virginia, 1958-62; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died in office 1986. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Kiwanis; Moose; United Commercial Travelers; Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Richmond, Va., April 14, 1986. Interment at Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• George William Andrews (1906-1971) — also known as George W. Andrews — of Union Springs, Bullock County, Ala. Born in Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., December 12, 1906. Son of George William Andrews, Sr. and Addie Bell (King) Andrews; married, November 25, 1936, to Leslie Elizabeth Bullock. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63, at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971. Baptist. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 25, 1971. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James F. Antonio (b. 1939) — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born June 30, 1939. Republican. Accountant; Missouri state auditor, 1979-. Catholic. Member, Elks; Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known as Paul D. Bagwell — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., August 23, 1913. Son of Vollie Vernon Bagwell and Nancy Margaret (Brown) Bagwell; married, February 1, 1938, to Edith Harriet Clark. Republican. College professor; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Rotary; Kappa Delta Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., October 23, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  • Cross-reference: William P. Hampton
  
  
• Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) — also known as Josiah W. Bailey — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., September 14, 1873. Son of Christopher Thomas Bailey and Annie Sarah Bailey; married, August 16, 1916, to Edith Pou. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1908; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932. Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 15, 1946. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) — of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., August 4, 1924. Son of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett; married, March 4, 1945, to Lucy Owen. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1960; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in Mississippi, 1971-73. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) — also known as Luther E. Barnhardt — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., November 29, 1903. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died June 1, 1980. Interment at Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
  
  
• Joseph Moran Barr (b. 1906) — also known as Joseph M. Barr — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 28, 1906. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, 1936-40; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1941-60; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1954-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1964; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1959-70. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Moose; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) — also known as Herbert H. Bateman — of Newport News, Va. Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., August 7, 1928. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1968-83; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1981; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died in office 2000. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died, of lung cancer and prostate cancer, at Loudoun Hospital Center, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., September 11, 2000. Interment at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate in primary for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Kappa Alpha Order; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Mu. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union. Died, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Christie Benet (1879-1951) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., December 26, 1879. Son of William Christie Benet and Susan (McGowan) Benet; married, October 17, 1906, to Alice Van Yeveren Haskell. Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1918. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 30, 1951. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Tapley Bennett, Jr. (1917-1994) — also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.; Tap Bennett — of Georgia. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., April 1, 1917. Son of William Tapley Bennett and Annie Mem (Little) Bennett; married, June 23, 1945, to Margaret Rutherfurd White (daughter of John Campbell White; niece of Jay Pierrepont Moffat and Abbot Low Moffat). Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1964-66; Portugal, 1966-69. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Sphinx; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Chi. Died in 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  
  
• Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known as Hale Boggs — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914. Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. and Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter and commentator). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948, 1956, 1960; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Catholic War Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Columbus; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane crash, but apparently the wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Claiborne family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) — also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned Breathitt — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., November 26, 1924. Nephew of James Breathitt, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972, 1980. Methodist. Member, Elks; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died October 11, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Breathitt-Marmaduke-Jackson family of Kentucky
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James Edward Bromwell (b. 1920) — also known as James E. Bromwell — of Center Point, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 26, 1920. Son of Maxwell Thomas Bromwell and Olive Marguerite (MacDuff) Bromwell; married, September 10, 1946, to Dorothy Bennett. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence J. Brown, Jr. (b. 1927) — also known as Bud Brown — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 18, 1927. Son of Clarence J. Brown and Ethel (McKinney) Brown; married, June 11, 1955, to Joyce Eldridge. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy Chandler — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14, 1898. Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married, November 12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert Benjamin Chandler III. Democrat. Athletic coach; lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball 1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., June 15, 1991. Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• John Cosgrove (b. 1949) — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla., July 21, 1949. Son of Vivian Rafferty Cosgrove. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 119th District, 1981-84, 1987-2000; candidate for Florida state treasurer, 2000. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Tau. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• Wall Doxey (1892-1962) — of Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss. Born in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., August 8, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 2, 1962. Interment at Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Jackson Edwards (b. 1928) — also known as Jack Edwards — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 20, 1928. Son of William Jackson Edwards and Sue (Fuhrman) Edwards; married, January 30, 1954, to Jolane Vander Sys. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; general attorney for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, 1958-64; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1965-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) — also known as Carl Elliott — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Vina, Franklin County, Ala., December 20, 1913. Son of George W. Elliott and Lenora (Massey) Elliott; married to Jane Hamilton. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63, at-large 1963-65); candidate in primary for Governor of Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Died January 5, 1999. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books by Carl Elliott: The Cost of Courage : The Journey of an American Congressman (1992)
  
  
• Richard William Ervin (b. 1905) — also known as Richard W. Ervin — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Carrabelle, Franklin County, Fla., January 26, 1905. Son of Richard William Ervin and Carrie Marvin (Phillips ) Ervin; married, November 23, 1933, to Frances Blois Baker. Democrat. Lawyer; Florida state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1964-75. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Tau. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Don Evans (b. 1946) — of Midland, Midland County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., 1946. CEO of Tom Brown Inc. oil company, 1985-2001; chairman of the 2000 campaign for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2001-. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie Farnsley — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 28, 1907. Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley; married, February 27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated, 1932, 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Delta Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 19, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.statue at West Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Charles Rogers Fenwick (b. 1900) — also known as Charles R. Fenwick — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., August 11, 1900. Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick; married, December 10, 1929, to Eleanor Russell Eastman. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1940-46; member of Virginia state senate, 1948-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known as Burton L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875. Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French; married, June 28, 1904, to Winifred Hartley (died 1934). Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large 1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 12, 1954. Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Alexander Giannetti, Jr. (b. 1964) — also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born, in a hospital, at Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, N.C., June 9, 1964. Son of John A. Giannetti, Sr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated, 1994; member of Maryland state senate 21st District, 2003-. Catholic. Italian, Irish, and American Indian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Sons of Italy; Chi Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) — also known as Louis L. Goldstein — of Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md. Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md., March 14, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Maryland state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992; Maryland state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1964; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1996. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Lions; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of apparent cardiac arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md., July 3, 1998. Interment at Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Fred Latimer Hadsel (b. 1916) — also known as Fred L. Hadsel — of Washington, D.C.; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, March 11, 1916. Son of Fred Latimer Hadsel and Mary (Perine) Hadsel; married, October 21, 1942, to Winifred Nelson. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, 1969-71; Ghana, 1971. Protestant. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) — also known as Clyde R. Hoey — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., December 11, 1877. Son of Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey; married, March 22, 1900, to Bessie Gardner (died 1942) (sister of Oliver Max Gardner). Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North Carolina state senate, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died May 12, 1954. Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
  • See also Gardner family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., May 30, 1898. Son of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October 16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64. Baptist. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Farm Bureau; National Trust for Historic Preservation; United World Federalists; American Legion; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died November 10, 1970. Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
  
  
• William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) — of Marion, Smyth County, Va. Born in Camp, Smyth County, Va., August 20, 1919. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Alpha Zeta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth County, Va., August 2, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) — also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry Jones — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Woodford County, Ky. Born in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, June 27, 1939. Son of Nedra Jones and E. Bartow Jones; married 1970 to Elizabeth 'Libby' Lloyd (daughter of A. Y. Lloyd); brother of Bartow Ned Jones. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Michael J. Hammons
  • See also Jones family of West Virginia
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Quince Jones (b. 1930) — also known as Robert Q. Jones — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 4, 1930. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Protestant. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) — also known as B. Everett Jordan — of Saxapahaw, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C., September 8, 1896. Son of Henry Harrison Jordan and Annie Elizabeth (Sellers) Jordan; married, November 29, 1924, to Katherine McLean. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73. Methodist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died March 15, 1974. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Horace Robinson Kornegay (b. 1924) — also known as Horace R. Kornegay — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., March 12, 1924. Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay; married, March 25, 1950, to Annie Ben Beale. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Sigma Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) — also known as Jerry Litton — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born near Lock Springs, Daviess County, Mo., May 12, 1937. Married to Sharon Summerville. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died in office 1976. Member, Alpha Zeta; Omicron Delta Kappa. While running for U.S. Senator, died in the crash of a private plane, shortly after takeoff from the Municipal Airport, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., August 3, 1976. Interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Kenneth Logan (b. 1929) — also known as James K. Logan — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Quenemo, Osage County, Kan., August 21, 1929. Son of John Lysle Logan and Esther Maurine (Price) Logan; married, June 8, 1952, to Beverly Jo Jennings. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Walter Huxman, 1955-56; lawyer; law professor; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1968; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1977-94; took senior status 1994. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Alpha Kappa Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Still living as of 1998.
  • Cross-reference: Carol A. Beier
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• John Arthur Love (1916-2002) — also known as John A. Love — of Denver, Colo. Born in Gibson City, Ford County, Ill., November 29, 1916. Son of Arthur C. Love and Mildred (Shaver) Love; married, October 23, 1942, to Ann Daniels. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died January 21, 2002. Cremated.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Richard Green Lugar (b. 1932) — also known as Richard G. Lugar — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932. Son of Marvin L. Lugar and Bertha (Green) Lugar; married, September 8, 1956, to Charlene Smeltzer. Republican. Rhodes scholar; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1972; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Methodist. Member, Blue Key; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known as Seybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., July 25, 1907. Son of Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne; married, June 16, 1937, to Katherine Donaldson Brandau. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73; took senior status 1973. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Blue Key; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha. In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George C. Wallace from barring two black students from attending the University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated. The federal building in Decatur, Ala. is named for him. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 10, 2000. Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
  
  
• Howard Perry Mace (b. 1916) — Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, May 19, 1916. Son of John R. Mace and Nellie M. (Perry) Mace; married, November 16, 1938, to Dorothy V. Cates. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, 1972-76. Episcopalian. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Marvin Mandel (b. 1920) — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 19, 1920. Married 1941 to Barbara 'Bootsie' Oberfield (divorced 1974); married 1974 to Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Maryland Democratic State Central Committee, 1951; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1952-69; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1963-69; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1968-69; Governor of Maryland, 1969-77, 1979; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1976. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Omicron Delta Kappa. Charged with mail fraud, over his acceptance of gifts from owners of the Marlboro Race Track, in return for his support for legislation benefiting the track; tried and convicted in 1977; sentenced to prison; his conviction was later overturned. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  • Books about Marvin Mandel: Bradford Jacobs, Thimbleriggers : The Law v. Governor Marvin Mandel (out of print)
  
  
• John Otho Marsh, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as John O. Marsh, Jr. — of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Winchester, Va., August 7, 1926. Son of John Otho Marsh and Nell Virginia (Wayland) Marsh; married, July 22, 1950, to Glenn Ann Patterson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1963-71; U.S. Secretary of the Army, 1981-89. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Eugene Masters (b. 1924) — also known as Edward E. Masters — of Washington, D.C. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 21, 1924. Son of George Henry Masters and Ethel Verena (Shaw) Masters; married, April 2, 1956, to Allene Mary Roche. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1976-77; Indonesia, 1977. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu. Still living as of 1997.
  
  
• Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) — of Denison, Crawford County, Iowa. Born in Arthur, Ida County, Iowa, November 5, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Acacia; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) — also known as John J. Parker — of Monroe, Union County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., November 20, 1885. Son of John Daniel Parker and Francis (Johnston) Parker; married 1910 to Maria Burgwin Maffitt. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in office 1958. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died March 17, 1958. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  
  
• Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) — also known as Claude Pepper — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Woodmen; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died May 30, 1989. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power
  
  
• William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known as Chapman Revercomb — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Covington, Va., July 20, 1895. Son of George Anderson Revercomb; married to Sara Venable Hughes; father of George Hughes Revercomb. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1968, 1972; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 6, 1979. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  • See also Revercomb family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl West Rich (1898-1972) — also known as Carl W. Rich — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 12, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball team. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 26, 1972. Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) — of Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 26, 1958. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988; member of Florida state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-. Female. Black. Christian. Member, NAACP; Kiwanis; Delta Sigma Theta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known as A. Willis Robertson — of Lexington, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., May 27, 1887. Son of Franklin P. Robertson and Josephine Ragland (Willis) Robertson; married, October 19, 1920, to Gladys Churchill Willis; father of Marion Gordon Robertson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Lexington, Va., November 1, 1971. Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) — also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 23, 1925. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Lions; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Claud Napoleon Sapp (b. 1886) — also known as Claud N. Sapp — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, S.C., February 11, 1886. Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Mittie (Fulp) Sapp; married, November 20, 1916, to Mary Davis. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz (b. 1966) — of Weston, Broward County, Fla. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 27, 1966. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 97th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000, 2004. Female. Jewish. Member, National Organization for Women; Omicron Delta Kappa. Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. (1921-1985) — also known as Armistead I. Selden, Jr. — of Greensboro, Hale County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., February 20, 1921. Married 1948 to Mary Jane Wright. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1953-69 (6th District 1953-63, at-large 1963-65, 5th District 1965-69); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican primary); U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1974-79; New Zealand, 1974-79; Tonga, 1974-79; Western Samoa, 1974-79. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 14, 1985. Interment at City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith; married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Belser Spong, Jr. (1920-1997) — also known as William B. Spong, Jr. — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920. Son of William Belser Spong and Emily (Nichols) Spong; married, June 3, 1950, to Virginia Wise Gallford. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1954-55; member of Virgini