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Nicolas Rene Arroyo (b. 1917) —
also known as Nicolas R. Arroyo —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, August
31, 1917.
Republican. Architect; delegate to Republican National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1988.
Cuban
ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1994.
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Ray Atherton (1883-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 28,
1883.
Architect; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1937-39; Denmark, 1939-40; Luxembourg, 1943; Canada, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1943-48.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1960 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maude Honeywell. |
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Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) —
also known as Harrison H. Atwood —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., August
26, 1863.
Son of Peter Clark Atwood and Helen Marion (Aldrich) Atwood.
Republican. Architect; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24,
1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1888
(alternate), 1892,
1904,
1908
(alternate); member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;
defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1954 (age 91 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
architect; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) —
also known as Vito P. Battista —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bari, Italy,
September
7, 1909.
Son of Vincenzo Battista and Sabina (Caputo) Battista.
Republican. Architect; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United
Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York
state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; American
Institute of Architects; Kiwanis.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1990 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) —
also known as John W. Beal —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 12,
1887.
Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal.
Republican. Architect; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) —
of Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
January
17, 1867.
Son of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski.
Architect; superintendent of construction
for steel
mills, 1907-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County
3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated,
1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930
(Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary,
Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Bly (b. 1886) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 30,
1886.
Republican. Architect; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1920-22;
defeated, 1922, 1923, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel J. Bradlee (born c.1829) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born about 1829.
Architect; Republican candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1887.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Francis Brown (b. 1919) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
28, 1919.
Son of George Brown and Julia (White) Brown.
Architect; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1968-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edward Burnett (1849-1925) —
of Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 16,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1887-89; farm
architect.
Died in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1925 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's Churchyard, Southborough, Mass.
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William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, 1863.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; surveyor;
architect; plumbing
supplies manufacturer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Ogden Clark (b. 1944) —
of Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., December
29, 1944.
Architect; builder;
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1992 (11th District), 1994 (15th
District), 1996 (2nd District), 1998 (10th District).
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1998.
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Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1865.
Republican. Architect; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Cutler (1848-1927) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 24,
1848.
Son of John N. Cutler and Mary E. (Goold) Cutler.
Republican. Architect; Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1904-07.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League.
Patented
the mail chute for tall buildings.
Died in 1927
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Davidson (1855-1932) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
February
22, 1855.
Architect; member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1914; defeated (State Tax), 1922.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
20, 1932 (age 76 years, 363
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Clement Dunn (1890-1979) —
of New York.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
27, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; architect; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1946-52; France, 1952-53; Spain, 1953-55; Brazil, 1955-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1979
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Dunnigan (b. 1883) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
6, 1883.
Democrat. Architect; builder;
member of New York
state senate, 1915-44 (21st District 1915-18, 23rd District
1919-44); defeated, 1944; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Hercules Ebbets (1859-1925) —
also known as Charles H. Ebbets; Charlie
Ebbets —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1859.
Architect; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1896; owner,
Brooklyn Dodgers professional
baseball team, 1902-25; the team's home stadium, Ebbets Field,
which he built in 1912, was named for
him.
Died, from heart
failure, April 18,
1925 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harvey B. Gantt (b. 1943) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1943.
Democrat. First
black student at Clemson University in South Carolina; graduated with
honors in 1965; architect; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1990, 1996; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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Edward D. Garza (b. 1969) —
also known as Ed Garza —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., 1969.
Democrat. Urban planner; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2001-05.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Ben Godfrey —
of Indio, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Architect; mayor of
Indio, Calif., 2001-02.
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank E. Kennett, Jr. —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.
Son of Frank
E. Kennett.
Republican. Architect; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1964.
Still living as of 2001.
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Alfred A. Lama —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Architect; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-72 (Kings County 23rd District 1943-54,
Kings County 15th District 1955-65, 40th District 1966-72); alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Paul Lindblad (b. 1952) —
also known as Jack Lindblad —
of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
4, 1952.
Son of Elwood Glen Linblad and Janet May (Jones) Linblad.
Architect; Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1992; Green
candidate for California
state assembly 39th District, 2008.
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2009.
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R. H. Megraw (b. 1858) —
of Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., May 1,
1858.
Carpenter;
architect; field man for Philadelphia Natural
Gas Company; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Armstrong County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris B. Payne (b. 1885) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., January
19, 1885.
Son of Charles W. Payne and Ellen (Gillen) Payne.
Republican. Architect; major in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Pikaart (b. 1866) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter;
architect; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1869.
Republican. Architect; inventor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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William Joseph Reuters (b. 1866) —
also known as William J. Reuters —
Born in Germany,
January
19, 1866.
Architect; contractor;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1901-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Warren Rose (1864-1931) —
also known as William W. Rose —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Architect; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1905-06, 1906; defeated, 1897 (Fusion),
1907 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1920.
Member, Freemasons.
An ouster
lawsuit was filed against him in 1905 over his refusal to
enforce the state's liquor
prohibition law; fined
$1,000 for contempt
by the Kansas Supreme Court in 1907 for trying to hold office as
mayor.
Died May 4,
1931 (age 67 years, 53
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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John Rugee (1827-1894) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lubeck, Germany,
January
3, 1827.
Architect; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1884.
Designed breweries, churches, grain elevators, and many bridges.
Died of cancer, in
Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif., March 7,
1894 (age 67 years, 63
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Roberto Sánchez Vilella (1913-1998) —
of Hato Rey, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, February
19, 1913.
Son of Luis Sánchez Frasqueri and Angela Vilella Vélez.
Civil
engineer; architect; mayor of
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1945-46; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1965-69.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Carlyle Smith —
of Grand Prairie, Dallas
County, Tex.
Architect; mayor
of Grand Prairie, Tex., 1952-53.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Smith (1838-1916) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 22,
1838.
Architect; builder;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1887-89.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1916 (age 78 years, 56
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Union
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Vervie Pontious Sutherland (b. 1882) —
also known as Vervie P. Sutherland —
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1882.
Architect; builder;
U.S. Consular Agent in Nueva Gerona, 1910-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Nelson Swett (b. 1957) —
also known as Dick Swett —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 1,
1957.
Democrat. Architect; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1991-95;
defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1996; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1998-99.
Mormon.
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maynard L. Taylor, Jr. (1917-1992) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 12,
1917.
Architect; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1951-55.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
23, 1992 (age 75 years, 256
days).
Interment at Wickenburg
Cemetery, Wickenburg, Ariz.
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Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape (1814-1904) —
also known as W. C. A Thielepape —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wabern, Hesse, Germany,
July
10, 1814.
Son of Werner Philipp Thielepape and Elisabeth (Thompson) Thielepape.
Engineer;
architect; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1867-72; lawyer.
German
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1904 (age 90 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) —
also known as Paul R. Williams —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1894.
Son of C. S. Williams and Lila A. (Wright) Williams.
Republican. Architect; first
African-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to be
member of the American Institute of Architects; designed many
Southern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywood
celebrities; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952,
1960;
member, California Housing Commission and California Civil Rights
Commission.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons.
Died, from diabetes,
in California Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1980 (age 85 years, 339
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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