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• James Abdnor (b. 1923) — of Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak. Born in Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak., February 13, 1923. Son of Samuel J. Abdnor and Mary (Wehby) Abdnor. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school teacher; athletic coach; member of South Dakota state senate, 1956-68; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986. Methodist. Lebanese ancestry. Member, Grange; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1998.
  • Cross-reference: John R. Thune
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) — also known as George F. Alexander — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., April 20, 1882. Son of Joshua W. Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, April 27, 1907, to Lola Mae Surface. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Sigma Chi. Died May 16, 1948. Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  
  
• Donald M. Anderson — U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1986-90. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1990.
  
  
• Leo Ellis Anderson (b. 1902) — also known as Leo E. Anderson — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Gettysburg, Potter County, S.Dak., February 20, 1902. Son of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson; married, November 1, 1931, to Hollis Norris (died 1959); married, February 12, 1961, to Pauline Murray. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1940, 1944; chair of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1944; California Republican state chair, 1944-45. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) — also known as Walter P. Armstrong — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Miss., October 26, 1884. Son of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong; married, November 12, 1912, to Irma Waddell. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died July 27, 1949. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  
  
• George L. Bambrick (b. 1869) — of New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Wayne County, Iowa, September 4, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) — also known as Graham A. Barden — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Turkey Township, Sampson County, N.C., September 25, 1896. Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden; married, December 20, 1922, to Agnes Foy. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven County Judge, 1920-24; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., January 29, 1967. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) — also known as Stanley N. Barnes — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wis., May 1, 1900. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took senior status 1970. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Died March 5, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) — also known as M. V. Barnhill — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., December 5, 1887. Son of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill; married, June 5, 1912, to Nannie Rebecca Cooper. Democrat. Lawyer; Nash County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-23; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Allen Edward Barrow (1914-1979) — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Okemah, Okfuskee County, Okla., January 22, 1914. Son of Alfred E. Barrow and Minnie Lee (Coffelt) Barrow; married, October 2, 1942, to Dorothy Elaine Dalton. Democrat. FBI agent; lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1962-79; died in office 1979. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Sigma Chi. Died February 26, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) — also known as Charles H. Bartlett — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., September 4, 1872. Lawyer; mayor of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died, of a heart attack, in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., January 21, 1941. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) — also known as Berry N. Beaman — of Parma, Jackson County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 15, 1890. Son of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman; married to Lucretia Comstock. Republican. Manufacturer; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Sigma Chi. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 25, 1981. Cremated.
  
  
• Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) — also known as J. Spencer Bell — of Matthews, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., April 1, 1906. Son of James Ardrey Bell and Jessie Mabel (Spencer) Bell; married, May 8, 1943, to Katherine Castellett. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in office 1967. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 19, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Charles Milton Blackburn (b. 1912) — also known as Charles Blackburn — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born May 31, 1912. Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn; married 1933 to Martha Hardesty (divorced). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1956.
  
  
• James Thomas Blair, Jr. (1902-1962) — also known as James T. Blair, Jr. — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Maysville, DeKalb County, Mo., March 15, 1902. Son of James Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair; married to Emilie Garnett Chorn. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936, 1960; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of Missouri, 1957-61. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Sigma Chi; Sigma Nu. Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left running in an attached garage entered their home through the air conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., July 12, 1962. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Pat Board, Jr. (b. 1908) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clay, Clay County, W.Va., March 7, 1908. Son of Pat Board, Sr. and Cora (Carr) Board; married, June 18, 1932, to Mary Amelia Kincheloe. Democrat. Builder; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1956, 1966. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 28, 1903. Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November 17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died March 18, 1984. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) — also known as Henry L. Brooks — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 9, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died December 30, 1971. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) — also known as Frank Brouillet; "Buster" — of Puyallup, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Puyallup, Pierce County, Wash., May 18, 1928. Son of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married 1956 to Marge E. Sarsten. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; member of Washington state house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73; Washington superintendent of public instruction, 1973-89. Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Chi. Died, of complications from leukemia, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 20, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Forrest M. Buck (b. 1909) — of Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va. Born in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pa., March 8, 1909. Son of Luster F. Buck and Katherine (Marshall) Buck; married, May 31, 1933, to Mary Harrington. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64, 5th District 1965-72). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Robert W. Burk, Jr. (1939-1994) — of Vienna, Wood County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 16, 1939. Son of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January 30, 1962, to Susan Coddington. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County 1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969; appointed 1986; died in office 1994; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Elks; Jaycees; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died November 20, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) — of Reynolds, Taylor County, Ga. Born in Reynolds, Taylor County, Ga., July 16, 1924. Son of Dozier Eugene Byrd and Mabel (Gaultney) Byrd (born 1899); married, August 22, 1946, to Gloria Elizabeth Whatley (born 1925). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; real estate business; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1947-49; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1959-63. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Sigma Chi. Died May 31, 1997. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Reynolds, Ga.
  
  
• Frank L. Campbell (b. 1919) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 14, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1955-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Dennis O. Cawthorne (b. 1940) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., April 29, 1940. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 98th District, 1967-78. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1978.
  
  
• Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Son of Rev. Richard F. Cleveland and Ann (Neel) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom; father of Richard F. Cleveland. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J. Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett; Wilson S. Bissell; David King Udall; Edward S. Bragg; Thomas F. Grady
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character; H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland; Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884; Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland; Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
  
  
• Robert Phillips Corker, Jr. (b. 1952) — also known as Bob Corker — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 24, 1952. Son of Robert Phillips Corker and Jean H. Corker. Republican. Real estate developer; Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration, 1995-96; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2001-06; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1994. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) — also known as W. Wirt Courtney — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., September 7, 1889. Democrat. City judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Adjutant General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th District 1943-49). Episcopalian. Member, Shriners; Sigma Chi. Died in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., April 6, 1961. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Force Crater (1889-c.1930) — also known as "Good Time Joe" — of New York. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 5, 1889. Son of Frank E. Crater and Lela V. Crater. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Robert F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Mysteriously disappeared on August 6, 1930; his fate is unknown. He was declared legally dead in 1939.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Victor D. Crist (b. 1957) — of Florida. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 21, 1957. Descendant of Zachary Taylor. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 60th District, 1993-. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) — also known as Leland I. Doan — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in North Bend, Dodge County, Neb., November 9, 1894. Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan; married, April 17, 1917, to Ruth Alden Dow (1895-1950) (sister of Margaret Grace Dow Towsley; aunt of Margaret Ann Riecker); married 1950 to Mildred Mellus. Republican. President, Dow Chemical Company, 1949-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 4, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dow-Hale-Buchanan-Riecker family of Michigan
  
  
• Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957) — of Strong City, Chase County, Kan. Born in Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kan., June 21, 1881. Son of Joseph Harmon Doolittle and May (Jones) Doolittle; married, December 1, 1915, to Zula McQuillen. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1913-19; defeated, 1918, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Kansas, 1925-29. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Woodmen; Sigma Chi. Died in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., November 14, 1957. Interment at Prairie Grove Cemetery, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred Irénée du Pont (1864-1935) — also known as Alfred I. du Pont — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in 1864. Son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont II (1829-1877) and Charlotte Shepard (Henderson) du Pont; first cousin once removed of Henry Algernon du Pont, Francis Victor du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont, Jr. and Reynolds du Pont; first cousin of Thomas Coleman du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; married to Bessie Gardner, Mary Alicia Hayward Bradford and Jessie Dew Ball; first cousin twice removed of Pierre Samuel du Pont IV. Republican. Vice-president of the DuPont Powder Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1916. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1935. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pa., January 25, 1884. Son of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsay) Ealy; married, June 16, 1914, to Edna May Pritts. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oscar Willard Edmonds (b. 1890) — also known as O. W. Edmonds — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Caledonia, Traill County, N.Dak., February 4, 1890. Son of Arthur Edmonds and Anna S. (Olson) Edmonds; married, June 21, 1911, to Kathryn M. Sturtevant. Republican. Abstract and title business; mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1943-45. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) — also known as Hubert Fisher — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Fla., October 6, 1877. Son of Frederick Fisher and Mary Anna (McCarter) Fisher; married, November 6, 1909, to Louise Sanford. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912; member of Tennessee state senate, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1941. Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 2, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Member, Sigma Chi. Died July 13, 1984. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
  
  
• John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) — also known as John W. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 24, 1924. Grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald; son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Sigma Chi. Died July 7, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  
  
• John Albert Fogleman (1911-2004) — also known as John A. Fogleman — of Marion, Crittenden County, Ark. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ark., November 5, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1967-79; chief justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1980-81. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Died March 10, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Anson Ford — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Married to Lois Goldsmith. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; advertising business; chair of Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1937-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1956. Member, Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James William Fulbright (1905-1995) — also known as J. William Fulbright — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Sumner, Chariton County, Mo., April 9, 1905. Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright; married, June 15, 1932, to Elizabeth Williams. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948, 1956. Disciples of Christ. Member, Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died of a stroke, in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1995. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about J. William Fulbright: Lee Riley Powell, J. William Fulbright and His Time: A Political Biography
  
  
• Frank Herbert Gibbs (b. 1895) — also known as Frank H. Gibbs — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., August 4, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of North Carolina state senate 14th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward William Gnehm, Jr. (b. 1944) — Born in 1944. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, 1990; Australia, 2000; Jordan, 2001. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Steven Richard Gold (b. 1973) — also known as Steve Gold — of Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. Born in a hospital, at Richmond, Madison County, Ky., July 5, 1973. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky Democratic State Central Committee, 2000-04; Kentucky Democratic state chair, 2003-04. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998) — also known as Barry M. Goldwater — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909. Grandson of Michael Goldwater; married, September 22, 1934, to Margaret Johnson (died 1985); married, February 9, 1992, to Susan Shaffer Wechsler; father of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1960; candidate for President of the United States, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sigma Chi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 29, 1998. Cremated; ashes interred at Christ Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
  • Cross-reference: L. Brent Bozell
  • See also Goldwater family of Arizona
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Barry M. Goldwater: Goldwater (1988); With no apologies: The personal and political memoirs of United States Senator Barry Goldwater (1979)
  • Books about Barry M. Goldwater: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm : Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus; Robert Alan Goldberg, Barry Goldwater; Lee Edwards, Goldwater: The Man Who Made a Revolution
  
  
• Thomas Graham (b. 1901) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, January 12, 1901. Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham; married, June 20, 1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. Democrat. Business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Urban League; Freemasons; Elks; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Tony Patrick Hall (b. 1942) — also known as Tony P. Hall — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, January 16, 1942. Son of Paul Davis Hall and Anna (Deve) Hall. Democrat. Served in the Peace Corps; real estate agent; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1969-72; member of Ohio state senate, 1973-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1979-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2000. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2002.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) — also known as William H. Harrison — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 10, 1896. Great-great-great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); great-great-grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); great-grandson of John Scott Harrison; grandson of Alvin Saunders and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); second cousin thrice removed of Carter Henry Harrison; son of Russell Benjamin Harrison and Mary (Saunders) Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II; married, October 19, 1920, to Mary E. Newton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69; defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1954. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Rotary; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died in 1990. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) — also known as Brooks Hays — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898. Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays; married, February 2, 1922, to Marian Prather. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1981. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lott Russell Herrick (1871-1937) — also known as Lott R. Herrick — of Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill., December 8, 1871. Brother of George Wirt Herrick. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1902-04; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-37; died in office 1937; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 18, 1937. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, Ill.
  
  
• Dennie Lee Hill (b. 1925) — also known as Dennie L. Hill — of Madison, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Seth, Boone County, W.Va., October 8, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1959-67. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (b. 1960) — also known as Jon Huntsman, Jr. — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 26, 1960. Grandson of David Bruce Haight; son of Jon Huntsman (businessman, philanthropist). Republican. Business executive; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1992-93; Governor of Utah, 2005-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004. Mormon. Member, Sigma Chi. Youngest U.S. Ambassador of the 20th century. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Patrick Jay Hurley (1883-1963) — also known as Patrick J. Hurley — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Oklahoma, January 8, 1883. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924, 1932; U.S. Secretary of War, 1929-33; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1942; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1944-45; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died July 30, 1963. Interment at National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Herschel Vespasian Johnson II (1894-1966) — also known as Herschel V. Johnson II — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 3, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1941-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1948-53. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Isaac M. Jordan (1835-1890) — of Ohio. Born in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pa., May 5, 1835. Democrat. One of the founders of Sigma Chi fraternity in 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1883-85. Member, Sigma Chi. Died from injuries received in an elevator accident in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 3, 1890. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Thomas Kennedy (1919-1998) — also known as Richard T. Kennedy — of Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., December 24, 1919. U.S. Ambassador to , 1982-93. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1998. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Owen Lane (b. 1914) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Flora, Clay County, Ill., July 20, 1914. Son of Volney Dorsey Lane and Catherine Virginia (Todd) Lane; married, December 7, 1943, to Neva Gene Jones. Economist; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Vienna, 1954-55; Seoul, 1955-57; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1962; Quito, 1962-66; Hermosillo, 1966. Member, Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• William Langer (1886-1959) — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak.; Wheatland, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Everest Township, Cass County, N.Dak., September 30, 1886. Son of Frank J. Langer and Mary (Weber) Langer; married, February 26, 1918, to Lydia Cady; uncle of Morgan Ford. Lawyer; North Dakota state attorney general, 1916-20; Governor of North Dakota, 1932-34, 1937-39; defeated (Republican), 1920; removed 1934; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1941-59; defeated (Independent), 1938; died in office 1959. Member, Sigma Chi. Died November 8, 1959. Interment at St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery, Casselton, N.Dak.
  • See also Langer family of North Dakota
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) — also known as Henderson L. Lanham — of Rome, Floyd County, Ga. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., September 14, 1888. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1929-33, 1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940, 1952; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office 1957. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died in a train collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 10, 1957. Interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) — also known as B. Kemp Littlepage — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 28, 1888. Son of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage; married, November 26, 1913, to Madge Robins. Democrat. Lawyer; coal operator; Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Lively (b. 1887) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born August 13, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; vice-chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39. Episcopalian. Member, Sphinx; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., June 18, 1888. Son of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery; married 1939 to Ethel Plummer. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania state senate 30th District, 1935-62. Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Micajah Martin (b. 1917) — also known as William M. Martin — of Hanford, Kings County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 30, 1917. Son of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November 27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952; member of California Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in California, 1957-62. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Moose; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1963.
  
  
• George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) — also known as George B. Mason — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Dallas, Gaston County, N.C., March 28, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Harvey McSurely (b. 1865) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, January 27, 1865. Son of Rev. William Jasper McSurely and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely; married, October 18, 1892, to Mary Elizabeth Cadman. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Illinois state senate 5th District, 1894; member of Illinois state house of representatives 5th District, 1905-06; superior court judge in Illinois, 1907-12; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1912-. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Russell D. Meredith (b. 1897) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., June 27, 1897. Son of H. Brady Meredith and Myrtle (Hill) Meredith; married, October 12, 1933, to Helen Devol. Democrat. Athletic coach; lumber business; truck dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-42. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James B. Morrison (b. 1906) — of Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C. Born in McClellanville, Charleston County, S.C., February 20, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-48; member of South Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known as James W. Mott — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Acacia; Elks; Kiwanis; Sigma Chi. Died in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 12, 1945. Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Stewart New (1858-1937) — also known as Harry S. New — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 31, 1858. Son of John Chalfant New and Melissa B. New. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896, 1912, 1920, 1924; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1900-12; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1907-08; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1917-23; U.S. Postmaster General, 1923-29. Disciples of Christ. English and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 9, 1937. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) — also known as Cleveland A. Newton — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Wright County, Mo., September 3, 1873. Son of John Newton and Rebecca E. Newton; married, June 7, 1907, to Meta Mitchell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1903-05; resigned 1905; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Member, Sigma Chi. Died September 17, 1945. Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Abit Nix (b. 1888) — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Jackson County, Ga., July 3, 1888. Son of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix; married 1913 to Eunice Little. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Citizens and Southern Bank; director, Progressive Life Insurance Company; director, New Georgian Hotel Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1940, 1948. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth County, Ga. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died April 11, 1949. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Leander Henry Perez (1891-1969) — also known as Leander H. Perez — of Dalcour, Plaquemines Parish, La. Born in Jesuit Bend, Plaquemines Parish, La., July 16, 1891. Son of Roselins Eloi Perez and Gertrude (Salis) Perez; married, May 12, 1917, to Agnes Octavee Chalin. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936, 1948, 1960; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Catholic. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1969. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Plaquemines Parish, La.
  
  
• Carleton C. Pierce (b. 1877) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Rowlesburg, Preston County, W.Va., October 19, 1877. Son of John F. Pierce and Amanda E. Pierce; married, November 28, 1902, to Mary B. Buckner. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1915-16; Preston County Prosecuting Attorney; Adjutant General of West Virginia, 1929-33, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940 (alternate). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Jennings Price (1873-1922) — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., December 15, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1900; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908; U.S. Minister to Panama, 1913-21. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Died in 1922. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph Julian Rivers (1903-1976) — also known as Ralph J. Rivers — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 23, 1903. Son of Julian Guy Rivers and Louisa (Lavoy) Rivers; married, December 17, 1928, to Lina Carol Caldwell; married, October 1, 1955, to Martha Wendling. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1933-44; Alaska territory attorney general, 1945-49; mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-54; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952; member of Alaska territorial senate 4th District, 1955-56; delegate to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1959-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi. Died in Chehalis, Lewis County, Wash., August 14, 1976. Cremated; ashes interred at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Petersburg, Pike County, Ind., June 4, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary of state of Indiana, 1942-43. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Sigma Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Phillip Victor Sanchez (b. 1929) — also known as Phillip V. Sanchez — of California. Born in 1929. U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1973-76; Colombia, 1976. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Julius W. Singleton, Jr. (b. 1921) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 4, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of Monongalia County Democratic Party, 1955; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1957-64.