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  Fred John Ackel (b. 1927) — also known as Fred J. Ackel — of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., March 28, 1927. Son of Fred Ackel and Anna (Azar) Ackel. Republican. Dentist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1964. Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Delta; Young Americans for Freedom; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Married, July 15, 1950, to Mildred Evelyn Krause.
  Theron Akin (1855-1933) — of Akin (now Fort Johnson), Montgomery County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., May 23, 1855. Son of Ethan Akin (1820-1898) and Susan (St. John) Akin (1822-1908). Democrat. Dentist; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1911-13; defeated, 1912, 1914; mayor of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1920-23; defeated, 1927. Died, from a stroke of paralysis, in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., March 26, 1933 (age 77 years, 307 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Tribes Hill, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jennie S. Roberts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marvin Warren Aldridge (1923-2002) — also known as Henry Aldridge — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born April 27, 1923. Republican. Dentist; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1995-98. Died February 2, 2002 (age 78 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ely F. Allen (born c.1857) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in New York, about 1857. Progressive. Dentist; candidate for mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) — also known as F. C. Allen — of Bonham, Fannin County, Tex. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., July 30, 1869. Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen. Republican. Dentist; postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Belle Atkinson.
  William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) — also known as W. R. Alstadt — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Thebes, Alexander County, Ill., October 7, 1916. Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt. Democrat. Dentist; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons; Civitan. Died April 6, 1993 (age 76 years, 181 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness.
  Raymond Lee Anglemire (1876-1936) — also known as Raymond L. Anglemire — of Allegan County, Mich. Born in Remington, Jasper County, Ind., June 3, 1876. Democrat. Newspaper work; dentist; candidate for Michigan state senate 8th District, 1926; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928, 1932; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Allegan County, 1933. Member, American Legion. Died in Trowbridge Township, Allegan County, Mich., January 8, 1936 (age 59 years, 219 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Estelle Louise Condon (1871-1944).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) — also known as George W. Armstrong — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., April 18, 1859. Son of Henry H. Armstrong and Mary (Robinson) Armstrong. Republican. Mechanical dentist; traveling salesman; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1936-37. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1948 (age about 89 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Married, October 18, 1882, to Frances J. McKean.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William J. Artrip (b. 1924) — of Southside, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Clintwood, Dickenson County, Va., July 16, 1924. Son of William J. Artrip, Sr. and Lydia Rebecca (Childress) Artrip. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88 (10th District 1975-76, 12th District 1983-84, 1987-88). Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Psi Omega; Rotary. Still living as of 1988.
  Relatives: Married, July 3, 1949, to Phyllis Jean Hoff.
  William C. Baker (b. 1925) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., July 18, 1925. Son of Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dentist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972. Protestant. Member, Omega Psi Phi; American Dental Association; NAACP; Freemasons; Shriners; Urban League. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married 1955 to Mae Helen Morgan.
  Joseph M. Ballouz (b. 1913) — also known as "Doc" — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born in Wetzel County, W.Va., May 2, 1913. Son of Alexander C. Ballouz and Valentine C. (VandenBussche) Ballouz. Democrat. Dentist; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-84 (Wetzel County 1971-74, 5th District 1975-84). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; American Legion; Alpha Sigma Phi; Psi Omega. Still living as of 1984.
  Relatives: Married, May 15, 1943, to Norma B. Kocher.
  Bion Lamott Bates (1884-1975) — also known as Bion L. Bates — of Ovid, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Elsie, Clinton County, Mich., October 4, 1884. Republican. Dentist; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons. Died in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich., March 4, 1975 (age 90 years, 151 days). Burial location unknown.
  Lawrence L. Belcher (1884-1960) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, July 30, 1884. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Dental Association; Rotary. Died February 8, 1960 (age 75 years, 193 days). Burial location unknown.
  Carter Randolph Bibb (b. 1875) — also known as C. R. Bibb — of Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., January 6, 1875. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1944. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Stephen Crabtree Bird (b. 1939) — also known as Stephen C. Bird — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Wirt County, W.Va. Born in Mercer County, W.Va., March 7, 1939. Son of Stephen Ward Bird and Eliza Jane (Crabtree) Bird. Democrat. School teacher; dentist; candidate for West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84, 1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1992 (8th District). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Grotto; Shriners; Elks; Amvets; Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; American Dental Association. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Married, July 10, 1977, to Bernice Marie Royal.
  Walter Blevins, Jr. (b. 1950) — also known as "Doc" — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Born March 29, 1950. Democrat. Dentist; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 71st District, 1982-92; member of Kentucky state senate 27th District, 1992-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1994. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2004.
  David Megle Boies (b. 1895) — also known as David M. Boies — of Clairton, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., December 15, 1895. Son of Christine Marie (Moegle) Boies (1861-1947) and David Henry Boies (1862-1908). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; candidate in primary for mayor of Clairton, Pa., 1933; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th District, 1936-60. Member, Delta Sigma Delta; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mabel E. Smith.
  Charles Boxton (1860-1927) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Shasta County, Calif., April 24, 1860. Dentist; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1907; resigned 1907. Died in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., August 29, 1927 (age 67 years, 127 days). Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jeffrey Brady — Republican. Dentist; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1995. Still living as of 1995.
  Boyce A. Brawley — of Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Dentist; mayor of Mooresville, N.C., 1955-56. Still living as of 1956.
  Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) — also known as Walter E. Brehm — of Logan, Hocking County, Ohio; Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, May 25, 1892. Son of Gilbert M. Brehm and Lucy E. (Lenhart) Brehm. Republican. Dentist; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Psi Omega. Convicted in 1950 of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 24, 1971 (age 79 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 20, 1923, to Lucille Fountain.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harvey Jacob Burkhart (b. 1861) — also known as Harvey J. Burkhart — of Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 14, 1861. Son of Jacob Burkhart and Biena (Buckholtz) Burkhart. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Batavia, N.Y., 1902-04, 1915-16. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1890, to Jane Hingston.
  E. Ogden Bush (b. 1898) — of Walton, Delaware County, N.Y.; DeLancey, Delaware County, N.Y. Born in DeLancey, Delaware County, N.Y., September 14, 1898. Republican. Dentist; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952; chair of Delaware County Republican Party, 1955; member of New York state senate 34th District, 1957-65. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) — of Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa. Born in Beattie, Marshall County, Kan., March 5, 1887. Republican. Dentist; farm owner; banker; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Member, Psi Omega; Theta Nu Epsilon; Farm Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Summa Grenova.
  Carlos Garcia Camacho (1924-1979) — also known as Carlos G. Camacho — of Tamuning, Guam. Born in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam, November 16, 1924. Son of Felix Martinez Camacho and Antonia Cruz Garcia. Republican. Dentist; member of Guam senate, 1964-66; Governor of Guam, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from Guam, 1972 (delegation chair). Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Delta; Knights of Columbus; American Medical Association. Died December 16, 1979 (age 55 years, 30 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Felix Martinez Camacho and Antonia Cruz Garcia; married to Lourdes Duenas Perez; father of Felix Peres Camacho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Logan Cashin, Jr. (1928-2011) — also known as John L. Cashin, Jr. — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Washington, D.C. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., April 16, 1928. Dentist; candidate for mayor of Huntsville, Ala., 1964; National Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1970. African ancestry. Convicted of theft and perjury in 1982; served 17 months in federal prison. Died, of renal failure and pneumonia, in Specialty Hospital of Washington-Hadley, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2011 (age 82 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Herschel Cashin; married 1958 to John Carpenter (died 1997); married 1998 to Louise White.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Mitchell Chambers (b. 1866) — also known as William M. Chambers — of Pennsylvania. Born, of American parents, in Colombia, March 17, 1866. Dentist; U.S. Consular Agent in Puebla, 1904-06, 1907-08, 1909-11. Burial location unknown.
  Sau Yee Chang (1896-1990) — of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii. Born in Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii, November 19, 1896. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1948, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1960. Congregationalist. Chinese ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; American Dental Association. Died September 13, 1990 (age 93 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Anthony Choby (b. 1951) — also known as Bill Choby — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 23, 1951. Son of Dr. Andrew R. Choby and Helen L. Choby. Republican. Dentist; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Bradford, Stark County, Ill., October 6, 1895. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Valparaiso, Ind., 1943-44. Methodist. Member, American Legion; American Dental Association. Burial location unknown.
  Homer Eugene Corbett (1883-1943) — also known as Homer E. Corbett — of New Bethlehem, Clarion County, Pa. Born in Oakland, Armstrong County, Pa., May 1, 1883. Son of Worthington W. Corbett (1844-1928) and Mary E. (Gumbert) Corbett (1855-1932). Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912, 1932. Died in 1943 (age about 60 years). Interment at New Bethlehem Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1908, to Mabel Hutchison.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David C. Cowen (born c.1901) — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Oregon, about 1901. Democrat. Dentist; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1935-41; member of Washington state senate 7th District, 1943-47. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Crowther (1870-1955) — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J.; Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Liverpool, England, July 10, 1870. Republican. Rug and carpet designer; dentist; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1904-05; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1919-43. Died in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., July 20, 1955 (age 85 years, 10 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Don Davidson (b. 1939) — of Bellevue, King County, Wash. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 2, 1939. Dentist; trustee, Overlake Hospital, 1978-87; mayor of Bellevue, Wash., 1994-95. Still living as of 2006.
  Ephraim Doolittle (1834-1918) — of Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Marion County, W.Va.), November 7, 1834. Son of Thomas Doolittle (1797-1875) and Sarah (McCausland) Doolittle (1803-1883). Dentist; minister; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1869-70. Died in Marion County, W.Va., February 28, 1918 (age 83 years, 113 days). Interment at Doolittle Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1870, to Kizziah Echols (1851-1908).
  Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn (b. 1927) — also known as Winfield Dunn — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born July 1, 1927. Son of Aubert Culberson Dunn. Republican. Dentist; Governor of Tennessee, 1971-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972 (delegation chair), 2004; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000. Still living as of 2009.
  Cross-reference: Lamar Alexander
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Ross W. Earlywine (born c.1887) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Iowa, about 1887. Republican. Dentist; member of Washington state senate 38th District, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) — also known as Jim Edwards — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Hawthorne, Alachua County, Fla., June 24, 1927. Republican. Dentist; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1981-82. Episcopalian or Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American Dental Association. Still living as of 2009.
  Cross-reference: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Meyer C. Ellenstein (1886-1967) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 15, 1886. Son of Max Ellenstein and Libby (Bzuroff) Ellenstein. Democrat. Dentist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924 (alternate), 1940, 1948; lawyer; mayor of Newark, N.J., 1933-41. Jewish. Died February 11, 1967 (age 80 years, 119 days). Interment at Oheb Shalom Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Max Ellenstein and Libby (Bzuroff) Ellenstein; married, March 15, 1913, to Hilda Hausner (divorced 1943); married, September 25, 1943, to Ruth Tlusty.
  See also Wikipedia article
  March Fong Eu (b. 1927) — also known as March Kong; March K. Fong — of Alameda County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oakdale, Stanislaus County, Calif., March 19, 1927. Daughter of Yuen Kong and Shin (Shee) Kong. Democrat. Dental hygenist; supervisor of dental health education, Alameda County; member of California state assembly 15th District, 1967-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1988; secretary of state of California, 1975-94; resigned 1994; defeated, 2002; U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1994. Female. Chinese ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Gamma. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Daughter of Yuen Kong and Shin (Shee) Kong; married to Henry Eu; adoptive mother of Matthew Kipling Fong.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Scotland, June 6, 1880. Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries. Republican. Dental surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Dental Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to Charlotte Brimacombe.
  J. B. Flint (born c.1845) — of Collinsville, Canton, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., about 1845. Republican. Dentist; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Canton, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Civilion Fones (1836-1907) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Toronto, Ontario, October 1, 1836. Son of Christopher Fones (architect and builder) and Sarah Ann (Marigold) Fones. Dentist; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1886-88. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Died September 20, 1907 (age 70 years, 354 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Fones (architect and builder) and Sarah Ann (Marigold) Fones; married, October 21, 1863, to Phebe E. Wright; father of Alfred Civilion Fones (1869-1938; dentist, father of dental hygiene).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul F. Giffin (b. 1906) — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., July 26, 1906. Son of Elmer F. Giffin and Sallie (Headley) Giffin. Republican. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1961-64. Member, Delta Sigma Delta; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1936, to Florence Bunker.
  Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) — of Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born near Neponset, Bureau County, Ill., June 26, 1882. Republican. Dentist; member of Illinois state senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Dental Association. Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died from multiple ailments, in Princeton, Bureau County, Ill., November 8, 1943 (age 61 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Stephen Randall Harris (1802-1879) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., 1802. Dentist; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1852. Died in Napa, Napa County, Calif., April 27, 1879 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Oscar L. Hauge (1868-1945) — of Miles City, Custer County, Mont.; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Minnesota, September 17, 1868. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1927-30; member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1938-44. Died, from a heart attack, June 23, 1945 (age 76 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Linda J. Hellenthal (born c.1949) — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Born about 1949. Republican. Dental hygenist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Rhonda M. Hennessy — of Northville, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Dentist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Lester Callaway Hunt (1892-1954) — of Lander, Fremont County, Wyo. Born in Isabel, Edgar County, Ill., July 8, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1933-34; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; Governor of Wyoming, 1943-49; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1949-54; died in office 1954. Member, Tau Kappa Epsilon. In despair over his poor health and threats to expose his son's arrest for homosexual solicitation, he shot himself with a rifle, at his desk in the Senate Office Building, and died soon after, in Casualty Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1954 (age 61 years, 346 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) — also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson — of Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., October 26, 1871. Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson (1853-1928). Democrat. Physician; dentist; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Colorado, 1950 (age about 78 years). Interment at Steamboat Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson (1853-1928); married, December 21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette (1878-1921); married 1923 to Virginia (Lowe) Kemble.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond T. Kenyon — of Ausable Forks, Essex County, N.Y. Republican. Dentist; member of New York state assembly from Essex County, 1914-20; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; chair of Essex County Republican Party, 1927-29. Burial location unknown.
  Eugene C. Keyes (1900-1963) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born August 23, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; dentist; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1943-44, 1947-48; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1950, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952. Convicted, in Dearborn municipal court in August 1944, of assaulting a woman who came to his office to protest his slapping of her son during an argument over campaign work; the sentence was a $25 fine or 15 days in jail. Died in 1963 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Newberry, Greene County, Ind., December 17, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; chair of Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38; mayor of Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Harold W. Kinter (b. 1905) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., July 25, 1905. Son of George W. Kinter and Sophia (Hirsch) Kinter. Democrat. Dentist; candidate in primary for mayor of Erie, Pa., 1955, 1959. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mildred Wells.
  Charles Frederick Klump (1885-1958) — also known as Charles F. Klump — of East Tawas, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., August 6, 1885. Son of Frederick Klump and Alice (Hannah) Klump. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 25, 1958 (age 72 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1907, to M. Maud Brown.
  Ralph R. Lockhart (b. 1893) — of Clay, Clay County, W.Va. Born in Looneyville, Roane County, W.Va., October 16, 1893. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1925-27, 1939; Clay County Sheriff, 1932-36; chair of Clay County Democratic Party, 1945-49. Burial location unknown.
  Albert J. Logan — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Dentist; candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1955. Still living as of 1955.
  Guy Robert Love (b. 1876) — also known as Guy R. Love — of Ohio. Born in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, March 6, 1876. Dentist; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Addis Ababa, 1908-11. Burial location unknown.
  Stuart Kenneth Lupton (b. 1875) — also known as Stuart K. Lupton — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn. Born in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn., November 9, 1875. Son of Jonah William Lupton and Julia Rosseter (McCluskey) Lupton. Bookkeeper; dentist; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Amoy, 1905-06; Valparaiso, 1906-08; Messina, 1908-09; U.S. Consul in Messina, 1909; Catania, 1909; Karachi, 1909-14; Chefoo, 1919-21; Sofia, 1924-27; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1914-16; Bombay, 1916-19. Burial location unknown.
  Roderick M. MacKenzie (1902-1972) — of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Born in Saanichton, British Columbia, December 8, 1902. Democrat. Dentist; member of Alaska territorial senate 1st District, 1949-52. Died in Sydney, British Columbia, January 22, 1972 (age 69 years, 45 days). Burial location unknown.
  Connie Marshall — of Bellevue, King County, Wash. Dental hygenist; university professor; medical software business; mayor of Bellevue, Wash., 2002-05. Female. Still living as of 2006.
  Blanche Martin (b. 1937) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Georgia, January 16, 1937. Democrat. Dentist; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1969-84. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; American Dental Association. Still living as of 1984.
  William J. McCracken (1878-1949) — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., January 31, 1878. Dentist; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1933-41. Died December 3, 1949 (age 71 years, 306 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of Memories, Oakland, Calif.
  John J. McLean — of Homestead, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Dentist; burgess of Homestead, Pennsylvania, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John A. Moore (1871-1946) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in 1871. Democrat. Dentist; candidate in primary for Illinois state house of representatives, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1936; candidate in primary for mayor of Bloomington, Ill., 1940. Died in 1946 (age about 75 years). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Samuel M. Neistadt — of Maryland. Socialist. Dentist; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Maryland, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1920, 1922, 1930, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Frank E. Nimocks (b. 1865) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hillsdale County, Mich., 1865. Newspaper reporter; dentist; manager, Minneapolis Rebate Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-26. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr. (1941-2007) — also known as Charlie Norwood — of Evans, Columbia County, Ga. Born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga., July 27, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; dentist; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1995-2007 (10th District 1995-2003, 9th District 2003-07, 10th District 2007); died in office 2007. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 13, 2007 (age 65 years, 201 days). Interment at Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1962 to Gloria Wilkinson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Baldwin Osborn (b. 1877) — also known as Howard B. Osborn — Born in Passaic, Passaic County, N.J., June 14, 1877. Dentist; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Rangoon, 1911-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Rangoon, 1917-32. Burial location unknown.
  Ronald C. Packard (b. 1931) — also known as Ron Packard — of Carlsbad, San Diego County, Calif.; Oceanside, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, January 19, 1931. Son of Forrest LeRoy Packard and Esther (Carter) Packard. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Carlsbad, Calif., 1978-82; U.S. Representative from California, 1983-2001 (43rd District 1983-93, 48th District 1993-2001). Mormon. Member, American Dental Association. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1952, to Roma Jean Sorenson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Joe Pennachio — of New Jersey. Republican. Dentist; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1994. Still living as of 1994.
  Joseph G. Pepple (b. 1896) — of Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. Born in Sumner, Lawrence County, Ill., February 18, 1896. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Princeton, Ind., 1943-48. Brethren. Member, Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) — also known as Rudy Perpich; "Governor Goofy" — of Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing), St. Louis County, Minn., June 27, 1928. Democrat. Dentist; member of Minnesota state senate, 1963-71; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76; Governor of Minnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984. Catholic. Croatian ancestry. Died of colon cancer, in Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minn., September 21, 1995 (age 67 years, 86 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) — also known as J. Bernard Poindexter — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Guyandotte, Cabell County, W.Va., January 26, 1902. Son of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber) Poindexter. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Psi Omega; American Dental Association. Died in 1975 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Carl Ranger (b. 1886) — also known as Carl Ranger — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born November 6, 1886. Son of Howard S. Ranger (born 1851) and Marion Ranger. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Clayton Ratliff (1827-1909) — of Wayne County, Ind. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 6, 1827. Republican. Physician; dentist; business executive; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Quaker. English and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Wayne County, Ind., October 16, 1909 (age 82 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Cousin of John Ratliff.
  Willis A. Reeve (b. 1860) — of Patchogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Aquebogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., February 4, 1860. Son of Nathan Reeve and Roxyana (Griffing) Reeve. Republican. Dentist; explorer in Labrador and the Arctic; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1902-05. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 9, 1902, to Mary J. Bailey.
  Ora R. Rice (b. 1885) — of Delavan, Walworth County, Wis. Born in Boscobel, Grant County, Wis., September 16, 1885. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Delavan, Wis., 1918-22; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Walworth County, 1937-60; Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1951-54. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Lester Rice — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Dentist; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1920-24. Burial location unknown.
  Edward B. Sherwood — of Ossining, Westchester County, N.Y. Dentist; village president of Ossining, New York. Burial location unknown.
  Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) — of Glenwood, Pope County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Miltona, Douglas County, Minn. Born in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi County, Minn., January 8, 1881. Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead. Dentist; mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 47th District, 1917-18; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1920; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., June 26, 1960 (age 79 years, 170 days). Interment at Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead; married 1906 to Lula Anderson (daughter of Thomas J. Anderson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  William H. Smith, Jr. — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Republican. Dentist; candidate in primary for mayor of Muskegon, Mich., 1917. Burial location unknown.
  Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) — also known as S. C. Stahlman — of Monongahela, Washington County, Pa. Born in Zollarsville, Washington County, Pa., August 9, 1898. Son of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman. Republican. Dentist; restaurant owner; mayor of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died, following a heart attack, in Monongahela, Washington County, Pa., July 25, 1936 (age 37 years, 351 days). Interment at Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe.
  Charles Lee Strickland (b. 1836) — Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, August 11, 1836. Dentist; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Charlottetown, 1911-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Charlottetown, 1917. Burial location unknown.
  Walter R. Tucker, Jr. (1924-1990) — of Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oklahoma, August 27, 1924. Dentist; pastor; mayor of Compton, Calif., 1981-90; defeated, 1977; died in office 1990. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Omega Psi Phi. Died, of stomach cancer, October 1, 1990 (age 66 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Hinton; father of Walter Rayford Tucker III.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) — also known as C. Murray Turpin — of Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., March 4, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; steamboat captain; dentist; burgess of Kingston, Pennsylvania; Luzerne County Prothonotary; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Psi Omega; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Junior Order. Died in 1946 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Anna V. Manley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert W. Twiggar (c.1870-1938) — of Ossining, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y., about 1870. Son of Walter Twiggar and Caroline (Tompkins) Twiggar. Dentist; village president of Ossining, New York, 1923; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Law Preservation candidate for New York state senate 26th District, 1934. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in Ossining, Westchester County, N.Y., October 30, 1938 (age about 68 years). Interment at Dale Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Augusta Meeks.
  Thomas B. Van Horne (b. 1875) — of Ohio. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, October 9, 1875. Dentist; U.S. Consul in Rosario, 1905-09; U.S. Vice Consul in Montevideo, 1908; Rosario, 1916-32; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Rosario, 1910-14. Burial location unknown.
  Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., August 16, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; farmer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936 (12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Psi Omega; Rotary; American Dental Association. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Vincent Watson (1897-1981) — also known as Thomas V. Watson — of Illinois. Born in 1897. Democrat. Dentist; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1938. Died in 1981 (age about 84 years). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Bernard Wilmer West (b. 1888) — also known as B. W. West — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 2, 1888. Republican. Dentist; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1927-28; defeated, 1936, 1942; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-30. Christian. Member, Elks; Redmen; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Ola Still.
  Albert J. Westlake (c.1874-1951) — of Rahway, Union County, N.J. Born about 1874. Dentist; mayor of Rahway, N.J., 1906-07. Died in Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J., August 11, 1951 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Emma Daniels (died 1929).
  Charles M. Wharton — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Democrat. Dentist; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1928; delegate to Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Carl Vincent Whited — also known as C. V. Whited — of Mendocino, Mendocino County, Calif. Democrat. Dentist; Presidential Elector for California, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Jeremy Wills (born c.1948) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born about 1948. Dentist; mayor of Petoskey, Mich., 1994-99, 2004; defeated, 1999, 2004. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2004.
  Joseph Scott Wolff (1878-1958) — also known as J. Scott Wolff — of Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., June 14, 1878. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1913-15; U.S. Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1923-25. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 27, 1958 (age 79 years, 258 days). Interment at Gamel Cemetery, Festus, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known as Roy O. Woodruff — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876. Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53; defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; American Dental Association; Delta Sigma Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff; married 1906 to Vera May Hall (daughter of De Vere Hall); married, June 11, 1921, to Daisy E. Fish.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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