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Roy Claxton Acuff (1903-1992) —
also known as Roy Acuff; "The King of Country
Music" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., September
15, 1903.
Son of Simon E. Neill Acuff and Ida (Carr) Acuff.
Republican. Country musician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose
Publication Company, the first
country music publishing
house; appeared in seven Hollywood movies
in the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar Cave Hotel
near Nashville; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1948.
Elected to Country Music Hall of
Fame, 1962.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
23, 1992 (age 89 years, 69
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Mildred Pomeranz Allen —
also known as Mildred P. Allen; Mildred
Pomeranz —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Daughter of Morris Pomeranz and Anna (Landsberg) Pomeranz.
Republican. Musician; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Interment at Enfield
Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
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Bob Allman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Singer; actor;
screenwriter;
film
producer and director; record
label owner; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Israel Amter (1881-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 26,
1881.
Communist. Musician; Workers Communist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (23rd District), 1938
(at-large); candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1933; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934.
Indicted
in 1951 for conspiring to teach and advocate the violent
overthrow of the government, but due to poor health, was never
tried.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Columbus Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1954 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Sadie Van Veen. |
| | | Image source: Marxists Internet
Archive |
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Lee D. Atwater (1951-1991) —
also known as Lee Atwater —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1951.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1972;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1989-91.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Self proclaimed "dirty tricks" political strategist; rhythm and
blues guitarist.
Died in 1991
(age about
40 years).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Son of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey.
Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-64; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996). |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENATOR, CONSERVATOR,
SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's COUNTY AND MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO
THY REST, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LORD HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH
THEE." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Begich (b. 1960) —
also known as Tom Begich —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in 1960.
Son of Nicholas
Joseph Begich and Pegge
Begich.
Democrat. Singer-songwriter; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ernani Bernardi (1911-2006) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Standard, Putnam
County, Ill., October
11, 1911.
Big band era musician; saxophone and clarinet player;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1993.
Died January
4, 2006 (age 94 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jello Biafra (b. 1958) —
also known as Eric Reed Boucher; "Occupant";
"Count Ringworm" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., June 17,
1958.
Son of Stanley Boucher and Virginia Boucher.
Co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter for the punk
rock band Dead Kennedys (1978-86); founder of the Alternative
Tentacles record
label; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1979; charged,
in Los Angeles in 1986, with distributing obscene
"harmful matter" in the form of a sexually
explicit print distributed with a Dead Kennedys record album;
following a trial,
the jury deadlocked, a mistrial was declared, and charges were
dismissed; Biafra went on to become a spoken
word performer; on May 7, 1994, he was assaulted
and injured at a music club in Berkeley, Calif., by five or six
attackers who called him a "sellout".
Atheist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter; furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Sonny Bono (1935-1998) —
also known as Salvatore Philip Bono; Sonny Christie;
Ronny Sommers; Prince Carter —
of Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1935.
Son of Santo Bono and Jean Bono.
Republican. Songwriter, actor,
member of the Sonny & Cher singing and comedy
duo;; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992; U.S.
Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died in
office 1998.
Catholic
or Scientologist.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in a skiing
accident, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado
County, Calif., January
5, 1998 (age 62 years, 323
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Francis Lester Bowron —
also known as Les Bowron —
of Wyoming; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Son of Frank
Bowron.
Republican. Lawyer;
country music songwriter; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives.
Still living as of 2004.
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Raymond Hugh Burke (1881-1954) —
also known as Raymond H. Burke —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Nicholsville, Clermont
County, Ohio, November
4, 1881.
Son of Daniel Fletcher Burke and Mary Jane (McNair) Burke.
Republican. University
professor; insurance
business; songwriter; mayor
of Hamilton, Ohio, 1928-40; member of Ohio state
senate, 1942-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1947-49.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1954 (age 72 years, 287
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paris, France,
April
5, 1876.
Son of Swan Moses Burnett (1847-1906) and Frances Eliza (Hodgson)
Burnett (1854-1924).
Newspaper
reporter; author; editor;
music composer; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Scientist.
Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
While sailing his
yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an
overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a heart
attack, on Long Island
Sound, July 25,
1937 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at Roslyn
Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Mary Carey (b. 1981) —
also known as Mary Ellen Cook —
of California.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 15,
1981.
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003; arrested
in April 2005 during a raid on a strip
club in Lakewood, Wash.; charged
with touching
herself while dancing; pleaded
guilty and received a suspended
sentence.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alfred Lorenzo Colby (1892-1972) —
also known as Alfred L. Colby —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; East Rochester, Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.; Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in East Rochester, Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., October
29, 1892.
Son of Joseph G. Colby and Carrie J. (Goodwin) Colby (1869-1940).
Democrat. Musician; candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Rochester 1st Ward,
1938.
Died in 1972
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Curb (b. 1944) —
also known as Mike Curb —
of California; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
24, 1944.
Republican. Musician; record
company executive; race car
owner; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1977; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1979-83; defeated, 1986; candidate in
primary for Governor of
California, 1982.
The Curb Event Center at Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn., is named for
him. In 2003, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2009.
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Doc Corbin Dart (b. 1953) —
also known as Doc C. Dart —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1953.
Son of Rollin Bashford Dart.
Punk rock musician; candidate in primary for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1989.
Still living as of 2006.
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James Houston Davis (1899-2000) —
also known as Jimmie Davis; "The Singing
Governor" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Quitman, Jackson
Parish, La., September
11, 1899.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1944,
1960;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1944-48, 1960-64.
Country musician and author of hit song "You Are My Sunshine";
elected to the Country Music Hall of
Fame in 1972; star of the movie
Louisiana, as himself.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
5, 2000 (age 101 years, 55
days).
Interment at Davis
Cemetery, Jackson Parish, La.
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Joseph Wayne De Bolt (b. 1939) —
also known as Joe De Bolt —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Sebring, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
23, 1939.
Son of Joseph Whitlach and Dolores De Bolt.
Democrat. Played saxophone in rock'n'roll band, The Twisting
Countdowns, 1960-62; manager for performers
and night
club acts; sociologist;
university
professor; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 100th District, 1970.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Whitlach and Dolores De Bolt; step-son of Melvin Blake;
married, March 20,
1962, to Beverly Denise Gallagher (divorced). |
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Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Okla., March 11,
1906.
Democrat. Musician; social
worker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943-46.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clayton A. Dills (b. 1908) —
of Gardena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Rosston, Cooke
County, Tex., April 2,
1908.
Democrat. Musician; member of California
state assembly, 1942-62; Presidential Elector for California, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Downes (1906-1955) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
30, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
organist; piano teacher; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., December
20, 1955 (age 49 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) —
also known as Thomas D. English —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1819.
Democrat. Physician;
songwriter; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1891-95.
Died April 1,
1902 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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James Remington Fairlamb (1838-1908) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1838.
Son of Jonas Preston Fairlamb and Hannah Kennedy Fairlamb.
Organist; composer;
U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1862-65.
Died in Ingleside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 16,
1908 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Foote (1897-1973) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak., September
5, 1897.
Son of David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote.
Republican. Gold milling, Homestake Mining Co.,
Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, Standard Oil
Refinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920; musician; photographer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Toastmasters.
Died in April, 1973
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Myrtle Gladys Hanson. |
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Vincent Gallo (b. 1962) —
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 11,
1962.
Republican. Rock musician; movie
actor/director; artist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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John J. Hall (b. 1948) —
of Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 23,
1948.
Democrat. Musician; songwriter; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) —
also known as Stuart Hamblen —
of California.
Born in Kellyville, Marion
County, Tex., October
20, 1908.
Musician; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1952.
Inducted into Country/Western Songwriters Hall of
Fame and Texas Country Music Hall of
Fame.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 8,
1989 (age 80 years, 139
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Orrin Grant Hatch (b. 1934) —
also known as Orrin G. Hatch —
of Midvale, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 22,
1934.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1977-; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004,
2008.
Mormon.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Songwriter, author of dozens of religious and patriotic songs.
Still living as of 2009.
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Willie Gathrel Hefner (b. 1930) —
also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., April 11,
1930.
Democrat. Owner and president, radio
station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music singer with
Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television performer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John F. Kane (c.1914-2007) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1914.
Son of James Kane and Ann (Mulligan) Kane.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; inventor;
songwriter; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1952-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1956.
Died, in St. Patrick's Manor nursing
home, Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
24, 2007 (age about 93
years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary M. Leddy. |
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns.
Republican. Concert musician; orchestral conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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J. B. Lambert (b. 1845) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, May 17,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; music teacher;
music
store owner; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1878-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Barbara Schaller. |
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Norman James Larson (1902-1999) —
also known as Norman Larson —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Borup, Norman
County, Minn., December
26, 1902.
Son of Ole Larson and Anna (Ike) Larson.
Musician; automobile
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate 64th District, 1959.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in Lutheran Memorial Home,
Halstad, Norman
County, Minn., January
14, 1999 (age 96 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Marvin Leath (1931-2000) —
also known as Marvin Leath —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., May 6,
1931.
Democrat. Country musician; banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1979-91.
Presbyterian.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
in Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
8, 2000 (age 69 years, 216
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens, Henderson, Tex.
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Virginia Knight Logan (d. 1940) —
also known as Virginia K. Logan —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Daughter of Oliver Hampton Knight.
Republican. Opera singer; music teacher; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Female.
Died in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, November
27, 1940.
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Antonio Lombardo (born c.1910) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1910.
Communist. Violinist; candidate for mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey William Loomis (1892-1986) —
also known as Dewey W. Loomis —
of Wellston, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., August 9,
1892.
Republican. Musician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
93 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Rockport, Allen
County, Ohio, April 4,
1895.
Lawyer;
piano player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal
judge in Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44.
Methodist.
Died, from a coronary
thrombosis, in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
4, 1944 (age 49 years, 153
days).
Interment at Rockport
Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio.
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Marcel Etienne Malige (b. 1900) —
also known as Marcel E. Malige —
of Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, July 5,
1900.
Farm
worker; musician; movie
projectionist; U.S. Vice Consul in Victoria, 1922; Nantes, 1922-25; Paris, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1926-28; Glasgow, 1928-32; Warsaw, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Martinique, 1943; Marseille, 1949.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford T. McAvoy (born c.1904) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1904.
Son of John
V. McAvoy.
College
instructor; American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1938;
concert violinist; international
representative, United Electrical Workers; American Labor
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Aloysius Meyers (c.1898-1991) —
also known as Victor A. Meyers; Vic Meyers;
"The Clown Prince of Politics"; "The
Pagliacci of Politics" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn., about 1898.
Musician and bandleader; comedian;
candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1932, 1938, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1933-52; secretary of
state of Washington, 1957-64.
Died May 27,
1991 (age about 93
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Renton, Wash.
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Trish Miller (born c.1949) —
of Evergreen, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Musician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) —
also known as George L. Murphy —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Professional actor
and dancer in 1934-52; appeared in films
such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, of leukemia,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 3,
1992 (age 89 years, 304
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John C. Niglutsch (d. 1887) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Clerk at Castle Garden; organist; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1882.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, apparently while in a paranoid state, and died soon after,
in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John James O'Grady (1889-1971) —
also known as Jack J. O'Grady —
of Indiana.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., July 6,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; band and
orchestra leader; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles; Lions.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., June 4,
1971 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 27,
1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913-2007) —
also known as Charlotte T. Reid; Charlotte Leota
Thompson; Annette King —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., September
27, 1913.
Republican. Professional singer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1963-71; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1971-76.
Female.
Died in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., January
25, 2007 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Ronald E. Russell (b. 1954) —
also known as Ronnie Russell —
of Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, June 10,
1954.
Democrat. School
teacher; musician; lawyer;
member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Still living as of 2003.
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Solon Whithed Stevens (b. 1836) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August 1,
1836.
Son of Solon Stevens and Harriet (Whithed) Stevens.
Republican. Organist; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1885-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Almon H. Taylor (1843-1917) —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in 1843.
Farmer;
organist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1909-10.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1917
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glen Hearst Taylor (1904-1984) —
also known as Glen H. Taylor —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 12,
1904.
Son of Pleasant John Taylor and Olive Oatman (Higgins) Taylor.
Country-western singer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1938; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1945-51; defeated (Democratic), 1940, 1942;
Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Member, United
World Federalists.
Arrested
on May 1, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, for attempting
to use a door reserved for Negroes, rather than the whites-only door;
convicted
in 1949 of disorderly conduct.
Died April 28,
1984 (age 80 years, 16
days).
Interment at Skylawn
Memorial Park, San Mateo, Calif.
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Jack B. Tenney (1898-1970) —
also known as "California's McCarthy" —
of California.
Born in 1898.
Musician; writer of the song "Mexicali Rose" ; president of
the Los Angeles musicians union; member of California
state assembly, 1936-42; Presidential Elector for California, 1940;
member of California
state senate, 1942-54; defeated in Republican primary, 1954.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Cleveland Usher (1841-1922) —
also known as Robert C. Usher —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn., April 19,
1841.
Son of Josiah Cleveland Usher (1802-1893) and Ruth (Frisbie) Usher
(1802-1880).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
musician; Plainville town clerk, 1869-1922; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville, 1906.
Died in Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn., April 30,
1922 (age 81 years, 11
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
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Alton Ronald Waldon, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Son of Alton R. Waldon, Sr. and Juanita (Wallace) Waldon.
Democrat. Professional singer; police
officer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Son of William
H. Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
songwriter; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
26, 1896.
Son of Michael Joseph Walsh and Mary Ann (Shane) Walsh.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
concert violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 51 years, 290
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Marion Weed (b. 1897) —
of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Farmer;
musician; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer;
organist; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
Son of Clement Woodin.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; music composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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Robert C. Yount (b. 1909) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Benson Valley (unknown
county), Ky., April 21,
1909.
Son of Roy O. Yount and Henrietta (Nicol) Yount.
Democrat. College band director, newspaper
circulation manager; garage
owner; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clement John Zablocki (1912-1983) —
also known as Clement J. Zablocki —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
18, 1912.
Democrat. School
teacher; organist; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1943-48; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1949-83; died in
office 1983; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1952;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
3, 1983 (age 71 years, 15
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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