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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 17,
1859.
Son of Thomas
Adamson, Jr. and Sarah Victorine (Wright) Adamson.
Republican. Lawyer;
cotton manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mills Allen (1846-1917) —
also known as John M. Allen; "Private
John" —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Tishomingo
County, Miss., July 8,
1846.
Son of David M. Allen and Sallie Ann (Spencer) Allen.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
District Attorney, 1st District, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1885-1901;
director, First State Bank,
People's Bank and
Trust Co., Tupelo Cotton Mills, Tupelo Fertilizer
Factory.
Died in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., October
30, 1917 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Tupelo, Miss.
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William Yates Atkinson, Jr. (1887-1953) —
also known as William Y. Atkinson, Jr. —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., January
18, 1887.
Son of William
Yates Atkinson and Susie Cobb (Milton) Atkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
solicitor general, Coweta Judicial Circuit, 1921-42; director, First
National Bank of
Newnan, Newnan Cotton Mills, Piedmont Hotel
Co.; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1942; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1943-53.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1953 (age 66 years, 314
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Jacob Babbitt (1809-1862) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 9,
1809.
Son of Jacob Babbitt (1769-1850) and Bathsheba (Stoddard) Babbitt
(1773-1852).
Democrat. Banker;
cotton manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and wounded (in a "friendly fire" accident) during the Civil
War battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and died ten days later, in
Mansion House Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., December
23, 1862 (age 53 years, 228
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Relatives:
Married, October
7, 1826, to Abby Eliza Briggs (1808-1882). |
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be in defense of our beloved Constitution." |
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memorial |
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William D. Barnes (b. 1856) —
of Brainard, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., April 4,
1856.
Cotton manufacturer; paper mill
business; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1902-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Bell, Jr. (1846-1889) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1846.
Son of Isaac Bell.
Democrat. Cotton broker; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1885-88; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1888.
Died, from complications of typhoid
fever, and pyaemia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1889 (age 42 years, 75
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Bell; married 1878 to
Jeanette Gordon Bennett (daughter of James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872;
founder, New York Herald)). |
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article |
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Albert Alexander Blakeney (1850-1924) —
also known as Albert A. Blakeney —
of Franklinville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Savage, Howard
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
28, 1850.
Son of John D. Blakeney and Sarah Blakeney.
Republican. Cotton manufacturer; hotel
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1901-03, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died at Franklin Square Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1924 (age 74 years, 17
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1855.
Son of Jonathan Bourne.
Lawyer;
mining
business; president, Bourne Cotton Mills, New Bedford,
Mass.; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888,
1892;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Josiah Henry Brinker (1851-1920) —
of Sparta, Chickasaw
County, Miss.; West Point, Clay
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Houston, Chickasaw
County, Miss., October
2, 1851.
Son of Henry Harrison Brinker and Kezziah A. (Kilgore) Brinker.
Democrat. Merchant;
cotton dealer; postmaster;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892;
U.S. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 1913.
Baptist.
Died in 1920
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Brinker and Kezziah A. (Kilgore) Brinker; married,
December
8, 1870, to Mary A. Montgomery (died 1892); married, July 17,
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William Morgan Butler (1861-1937) —
also known as William M. Butler —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.; Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., January
29, 1861.
Son of Rev. James D. Butler and Eliza B. (Place) Butler.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of cotton mills; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890-91; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1892-95; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1924-25; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1924-28; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26; defeated, 1926, 1930.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 29,
1937 (age 76 years, 59
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Son of John Wesley Carr (1814-1889) and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock)
Carr (1815-1906).
Democrat. Co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull
Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham
Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads,
utilities,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 29,
1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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William Henry Carroll (b. 1843) —
also known as William H. Carroll —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., February
18, 1843.
Son of Gen. William H. Carroll and Elisabeth (Breathitt) Carroll.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
cotton dealer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876
(speaker),
1880;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Chace (1829-1917) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., July 22,
1829.
Republican. Cotton manufacturer; banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1881-85; resigned
1885; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1885-89; resigned 1889.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1917 (age 87 years, 343
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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William Barclay Charles (1862-1950) —
also known as William B. Charles —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
April
3, 1862.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; cotton dealer; member of
New
York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1904-06; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1928,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
25, 1950 (age 88 years, 236
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Son of Cassius
Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay.
Republican. Grocer;
cotton planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Braxton Bragg Comer (1848-1927) —
also known as Braxton B. Comer —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Old Spring Hill, Barbour
County, Ala., November
7, 1848.
Son of John Fletcher Comer and Catherine Lucinda (Drewry) Comer.
Democrat. Farmer; miller;
cotton manufacturer; Governor of
Alabama, 1907-11; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1920.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August
15, 1927 (age 78 years, 281
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (1831-1920) —
also known as T. Jefferson Coolidge —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
26, 1831.
Son of Joseph Coolidge and Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge.
Republican. Manufacturer;
cotton mill business; president of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad,
and other companies; U.S. Minister to France, 1892-93.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
17, 1920 (age 89 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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William Ben Cravens (1872-1939) —
also known as William B. Cravens; Ben
Cravens —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., January
17, 1872.
Son of William Murphy Cravens and Mary Eloise (Rutherford) Cravens.
Democrat. Lawyer;
cotton grower; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1907-13, 1933-39; died
in office 1939.
Christian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
13, 1939 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Interment at Oak
Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., August
30, 1893.
Son of Eben
Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,
Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton looms; president,
Milford National Bank;
trustee, Milford Hospital;
trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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Peter Felt (1784-1866) —
of New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
1, 1784.
Son of Peter Felt (1745-1817) and Lucy (Andrews) Felt (1748-1805).
Cotton manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., July 31,
1866 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Craig Fields (1804-1882) —
also known as William C. Fields —
of Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
13, 1804.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer of cotton and linen
goods; Otsego
County Clerk, 1852-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1867-69.
Died in Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
27, 1882 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, N.Y.
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Eugene Noble Foss (1858-1939) —
also known as Eugene N. Foss —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., September
24, 1858.
Son of George Edmund Foss and Marcia Cordelia (Noble) Foss.
Democrat. Owner of cotton mills and iron and steel
works; active in banking and
railroads;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1910-11;
defeated, 1902 (Republican, 11th District), 1904 (Republican, 11th
District); resigned 1911; defeated, 1925 (5th District); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1911-14; defeated (Independent), 1913; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Phi.
Died September
13, 1939 (age 80 years, 354
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Roger Lawson Gamble (1787-1847) —
of Georgia.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., 1787.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
cotton planter;
member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-35, 1841-43; superior
court judge in Georgia, 1845-47.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., December
20, 1847 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Old
Capitol Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Son of Thomas Chalmers Gaston (1847-1885) and Adelaide (Lee) Gaston
(1854-1895).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900-06; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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William Washington Gordon (1834-1912) —
also known as W. W. Gordon —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in 1834.
Son of William
Washington Gordon (1796-1842) and Sarah Anderson (Stites) Gordon
(1806-1882).
Cotton merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; director, Central Railroad
of Georgia; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-90; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Died in 1912
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Hotchkiss (1810-1878) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., July 11,
1810.
Son of Mary (Castle) Hotchkiss (1770-1870) and Woodward Hotchkiss
(1773-1861).
Republican. Manufacturer of cotton webbing and suspenders;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851, 1858; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1867-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1870-71.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
23, 1878 (age 68 years, 165
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Benjamin F. Lacey (b. 1867) —
of Shiloh Plantation, Issaquena
County, Miss.
Born in Louisiana, 1867.
Republican. Cotton farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1908.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) —
also known as Herbert H. Lehman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1878.
Son of Mayer Lehman (1830-1897) and Babette (Newgass) Lehman.
Democrat. Director, Consolidated Cotton Duck Co., Imperial
Cotton Co., U.S. Cotton Duck Co., Washington Mills;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of
New York, 1933-42; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Gamma Delta; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into the
Jewish-American Hall of
Fame in 1974.
Died December
5, 1963 (age 85 years, 252
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Henry Frederick Lippitt (1856-1933) —
also known as Henry F. Lippitt —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
12, 1856.
Son of Henry
Lippitt and Mary Ann (Balch) Lippitt.
Republican. Cotton manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916
(speaker).
Died December
28, 1933 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Lee Long (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Lee Long —
of Greenville, Butler
County, Ala.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., January
12, 1868.
Son of John T. Long and Louisa (Thagard) Long.
Democrat. Cotton buyer; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907, 1911, 1919; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) —
also known as Richard I. Manning —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter
County, S.C., August
15, 1859.
Son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export
and Import Corp.; Cotton Warehouse Co.; National Bank of
Sumter; Bank of
Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,
Sumter Telephone
Co.; Telephone
Manufacturing
Co.; Magneto Manufacturing
Co.; Palmetto Fire
Insurance Co.; New York Life
Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing
Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of
South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton
exporter; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.
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Paul Grier McCorkle (1863-1934) —
also known as Paul G. McCorkle —
of York, York
County, S.C.
Born in Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C., December
19, 1863.
Democrat. Cotton broker; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1917; York
County Coroner, 1920-34.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 2,
1934 (age 70 years, 165
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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John Milliken Parker (1863-1939) —
also known as John M. Parker —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La., March 16,
1863.
Son of John Milliken Parker and Roberta (Buckner) Parker.
Democrat. Cotton business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1920;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1920-24.
Presbyterian.
Died May 20,
1939 (age 76 years, 65
days).
Entombed at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) —
also known as Wright Patman —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Hughes Springs, Cass
County, Tex., August 6,
1893.
Son of John Patman and Emma (Spurlin) Patman.
Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1976 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., 1779.
Son of William Pickman (1748-1815) and Eliza (Leavitt) Pickman
(1759-1782).
Shipowner;
importer
and exporter; investor and stockholder in cotton and woollen mills
and railroads;
financier;
member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Died November
4, 1846 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) —
also known as James Whitelaw Reid;
"Agate" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cedarville, Greene
County, Ohio, October
27, 1837.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; librarian;
cotton planter;
U.S. Minister to France, 1889-92; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912.
Reid Hall, a dormitory at Miami University (built 1948, demolished
2006) was named for
him.
Died in London, England,
December
15, 1912 (age 75 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Richard Brevard Russell (1861-1938) —
also known as Richard B. Russell —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Russell, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., April 27,
1861.
Son of William John Russell and Rebecca Harriette (Brumby) Russell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
cotton planter; newspaper
editor; president, Hoschton Telephone
Co.; organizer, Athens Street
Railway Co.; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-88; circuit judge in
Georgia, 1898-1906; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1906; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1907-16; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1923-38; died in office 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died December
3, 1938 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.
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James Madison Tarleton (1808-1880) —
also known as James M. Tarleton —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in New Hampshire, 1808.
Cotton merchant; bankrupt in 1842; U.S. Consul in Melbourne, 1852-58; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1868-69.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1880 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Whetstone Wannamaker, Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as W. W. Wannamaker, Jr. —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., May 18,
1900.
Son of William Whetstone Wannamaker and Lyall (Matheson) Wannamaker.
Republican. Civil
engineer; general
contractor; director, Orange Cotton Mills; vice-president,
Wateree Chemical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1956-66.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amidas A. Whitener (b. 1874) —
also known as A. A. Whitener —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., August
10, 1874.
Son of L. S. Whitener and Amanda Catherine (Abernethy) Whitener.
Republican. President, Carolina Glove Co.;
interests in cotton mills; mayor of
Hickory, N.C., 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1914, 1924; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Madison Whittington (1878-1962) —
also known as William M. Whittington —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Little Springs, Franklin
County, Miss., May 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
cotton grower;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1916-20, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1925-51; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died of a heart
attack in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., August
20, 1962 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
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Price Williams, Sr. (c.1811-1884) —
of Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Virginia, about 1811.
Cotton merchant; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1851-53; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance
business.
Methodist.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
10, 1884 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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