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Joseph Aiello, Jr. —
also known as Joe Aiello —
of Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif.
Jeweler; candidate for mayor
of Monterey, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Frank Allee (1857-1938) —
also known as J. Frank Allee —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
2, 1857.
Republican. Jeweler; president, Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware; president, Staten Island Brick
Company; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1886-96; member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
12, 1938 (age 80 years, 314
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Trish Bane —
of Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Accountant;
jeweler; mayor of
Bristol, Tenn., 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Bardel (1846-1926) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany,
September
20, 1846.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; wholesale jewelry business; U.S.
Commercial Agent (Consul) in Bamberg, 1900-02; U.S. Consul in Bamberg, 1902-08; Rheims, 1908-15; SAINT Michaels, 1915-17; Nueva Gerona, 1918-19.
German
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
31, 1926 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Baumrucker (b. 1884) —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1884.
Democrat. Jeweler; member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Bell (1798-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1798.
Silversmith;
jeweler; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1840-41, 1844-45.
Died in 1882
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Peleg Burlingame (1858-1941) —
also known as Joseph P. Burlingame —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Rhode Island, January
22, 1858.
Son of Mary Nancy (Sherman) Burlingame (1819-1866) and Nelson Alonzo
Burlingame (1822-1892).
Republican. Jeweler; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1903-06;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1928.
Died in Lakewood, Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
31, 1941 (age 83 years, 343
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. B. Collins (b. 1861) —
of Groton, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rockbridge, Richland
County, Wis., October
8, 1861.
Republican. Druggist;
jeweler; delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1900;
South
Dakota state treasurer, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Anna M. Smith. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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C. C. Costello (born c.1884) —
of West Mystic, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., about 1884.
Republican. Jeweler; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Friggeri —
of Kansas.
Born in Italy.
Socialist. Jeweler; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Kansas, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (1839-1914) —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born July 23,
1839.
Republican. Jeweler; member of Missouri state legislature;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1905-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1909-13.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died February
21, 1914 (age 74 years, 213
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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John Adam Henneman (1835-1891) —
also known as J. A. Henneman —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kronach, Bavaria (now Germany),
1835.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; jeweler;
mayor
of Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; died in office 1891.
German
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
John Williams, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., September
27, 1891 (age about 56
years). Williams was hanged for the murder on October 7, 1892.
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Louisa Rate (1838-1909). |
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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Haskell Harold Marks (b. 1880) —
also known as Haskell H. Marks —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
24, 1880.
Son of Jacob Marks and Anna (Aronberg) Marks.
Republican. Jeweler; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1929-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph F. Pieper (1877-1959) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., 1877.
Jeweler; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1932-35.
Died in 1959
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jess J. Present (b. 1921) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 28,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
jeweler; director, First National Bank of
Jamestown; chair of
Chautauqua County Republican Party, 1964-66; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District
1967-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Elaine Coates. |
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Joseph Reich (born c.1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Order of the
Eastern Star; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Berger Rossdale (1878-1968) —
also known as Albert B. Rossdale —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1878.
Son of Herman Rossdale and Betty (Berger) Rossdale.
Republican. Postal
worker; jeweler; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Jewish.
Died in Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 17,
1968 (age 89 years, 177
days).
Interment at Maimonides
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lloyd Emerson Roulet (1891-1985) —
also known as Lloyd E. Roulet —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, September
15, 1891.
Republican. Jeweler; mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1943-47, 1952-53; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1952.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
6, 1985 (age 93 years, 144
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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James F. Safford (b. 1844) —
of Farmington, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Maine, November, 1844.
Son of James P. Safford and Mary (Gilkey) Safford.
Jeweler; optician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New York, October
3, 1901.
Son of Sarah (Karten) Schreiber (1873-1933) and Max Schreiber
(1875-1950).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs
inspector; laundry and dry
cleaning business; jeweler; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 2,
1951 (age 49 years, 242
days).
Interment at Beth
Jacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
jeweler; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Ronald John Thompson (b. 1934) —
also known as Ronnie Thompson; "Machine-Gun
Ronnie" —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 21,
1934.
Son of Remus Warren Thompson and Mattie Lou (Watkins) Thompson.
Republican. Jeweler; country music
singer; gospel
singer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1968-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1972; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1974.
Still living as of 2001.
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Andrew F. Toepel (b. 1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 5,
1866.
Republican. Jeweler; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-20.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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William H. Wickham (1832-1893) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 30,
1832.
Son of Daniel H. Wickham and Ruth Wickham.
Democrat. Ticket agent for a steamship
company; diamond dealer; president of New-York Fire
Department, 1860; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1875-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1876.
Died, of heart
disease and Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1893 (age 60 years, 167
days).
Interment somewhere
in Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y.
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