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Patrick J. Andrews —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Plumber; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 26th District, 1896-97.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd R. Baumgart (1908-1985) —
of Lena, Oconto
County, Wis.; Coleman, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
29, 1908.
Republican. Dairy farmer; painting
contractor; hardware
store owner; auctioneer;
plumber; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Oconto County, 1957-64; defeated
(Independent), 1952.
Died in July, 1985
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Beuttel Jr. —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Plumbing and heating business; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1940-43.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James W. Birkett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Plumber; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1890-91.
Burial location unknown.
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George MacClellan Blake (b. 1863) —
also known as George M. Blake —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cumberland Foreside, Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 17,
1863.
Democrat. Plumbing and steam supplies business; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Blake and Rosilla (Littlefield) Blake; married, September
13, 1888, to Victoria Andrews Orne. |
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John C. Blankenhorn (1893-1970) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born August
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plumbing
and heating contractor; mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1941-47; defeated, 1937 (People's), 1947,
1949.
Died October
28, 1970 (age 77 years, 69
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Gagin. |
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Maurice Boggs (1909-1985) —
of Sand Fork, Gilmer
County, W.Va.; Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Lockney, Gilmer
County, W.Va., October
2, 1909.
Democrat. Boilermaker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1960.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in November, 1985
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. French Boggs and Nellie (Alkire) Boggs; married, June 29,
1935, to Drusilla Garrett. |
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Charles Campbell Boyd (1873-1935) —
also known as Charles C. Boyd —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1873.
Plumber; plumbing fixture dealer; mayor
of Westbury, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.
Died, in Nassau Hospital,
Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
28, 1935 (age 62 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 22,
1873.
Plumber; mayor
of Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office
1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., April
19, 1926 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.
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Edward Goodwin Burnham (1827-1908) —
also known as Edward G. Burnham —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 2,
1827.
Republican. Machinist;
plumbing supplies manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1887-88; philanthropist.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
28, 1908 (age 80 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Burnham and Persis (White) Burnham; married 1853 to Mary
Ferree. |
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Connecticut (1908) |
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William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, 1863.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; surveyor;
architect;
plumbing supplies manufacturer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1904, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Campbell (b. 1939) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1939.
Pipefitter; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1972-73.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Joseph Casey (1875-1929) —
also known as John J. Casey —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Empire, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 26,
1875.
Coal
miner; plumber; steamfitter; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-08; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-17, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29 (11th District 1913-17, 1919-21, 12th District 1923-25,
1927-29); defeated (Democratic), 1920 (11th District), 1924 (12th
District); died in office 1929.
Died in Balboa, Canal Zone (now Panama),
May
5, 1929 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Philip J. Casey —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Plumbing contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1936-40;
defeated, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Anthony M. Ciarlone —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District; elected 1970; candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1981.
Still living as of 1981.
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John Connelly (b. 1857) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
April
10, 1857.
Democrat. Plumber; elevated
railroad ticket agent; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888-92;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, October 21, 1894 |
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Hyman Costrell (b. 1890) —
also known as Jack Robbins —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; New York.
Born in Kurenitz, Russia (now Belarus),
October
19, 1890.
Communist. Arrested
in 1905 in Russia and jailed
three months for demonstrating
and distributing
circulars against the Czarist government; naturalized U.S.
citizen; plumber; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1934.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Ephraim Henry Cowles (1894-1951) —
also known as Ephraim H. Cowles —
of South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
5, 1894.
Democrat. Heating contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from South Windsor, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934.
Died in Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., June 7,
1951 (age 56 years, 184
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, South Windsor, Conn.
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Platt A. Davis —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Mechanical contractor; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1973-74.
Still living as of 1974.
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Roy C. Enquist (born c.1895) —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1895.
Republican. Heating contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar C. Erickson (b. 1895) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 18,
1895.
Republican. Heating engineer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Worcester District, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward J. Finan —
Republican. Boilermaker; farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) —
also known as Raymond E. Garvey —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1893.
Plumber; inventor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor),
1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary); mayor
of Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40;
defeated in Democratic primary, 1934.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1975
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gerlach —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., September
14, 1895.
Republican. Heating supply business; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,
8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.
Moravian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 5,
1947 (age 51 years, 233
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Sandy Hook, Elliott
County, Ky., March
19, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
plumber; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Moose; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam; married, May 15,
1947, to Virginia Adkins. |
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Ira Daniel Hansen (b. 1960) —
also known as Ira Hansen —
of Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., October
5, 1960.
Republican. Plumbing business; animal
trapper; newspaper
columnist;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives 32nd District, 2011-18; in
November 2014, when he was about to become Speaker of the Nevada
House, a furor
erupted over columns he wrote in the 1990s for the Sparks
Tribune; among other things, he referred
to Black people as simple-minded darkies, and to Martin Luther King,
Jr., as "a liar, a phony, and a fraud"; an NAACP leader said of
Hansen that "he has beaten the drum of intolerance
for decades; amid calls for his ouster,
he withdrew
as Speaker-designate, but retained his House seat; member of Nevada
state senate 14th District, 2019-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2021.
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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber; steamfitter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Stuart Howe (b. 1890) —
also known as William S. Howe —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
16, 1890.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, as of 1917; plumbing and heating business;
director, Somerville Coop Bank;
trustee, Somerville Hospital;
candidate for mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1934, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe; married 1922 to Alice
C. Bullock. |
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Milo R. Hulliberger —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Plumbing and heating business; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1930-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Jarolin (c.1933-2000) —
Born about 1933.
Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1983-98; defeated in primary,
1998.
While fishing
with a friend, their boat
capsized; he made it to shore but died soon after from a heart
attack, in Luzerne
County, Pa., May 13,
2000 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Giles
County, Va., July 24,
1887.
Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in August, 1970
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married, February
4, 1914, to Sina Bagby. |
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1951 |
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Oscar Klöcker (c.1863-1940) —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.
Born in Norway,
about 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; pipefitter; shipping
business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1892-1903; Vice-Consul
for Chile in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1896-1907; mayor
of Port Townsend, Wash., 1914; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1935.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash., July 2,
1940 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Lang (b. 1872) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., 1872.
Plumbing and heating business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 35, 1917-20, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin J. Larson (b. 1885) —
of Plymouth, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., November
29, 1885.
Republican. President and general manager, Plymouth
Refrigerating Company; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1939-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Stillman Stephen Light (1858-1933) —
also known as Stillman Light —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Jefferson Valley, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
13, 1858.
Plumber; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1914.
Died, in Danbury Hospital,
Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
11, 1933 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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John B. Locke (b. 1856) —
of Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 7,
1856.
Plumber; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Berkshire District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert J. Magnus (born c.1889) —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1889.
Republican. Plumber; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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John Martin (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
June, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter;
steamfitter; machinist;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Meany (1894-1980) —
Born in City Island, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
16, 1894.
Plumber; president,
American Federation of Labor, 1952-55; president,
AFL-CIO, 1955-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died January
10, 1980 (age 85 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing and heating
firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Moss —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Steamfitter; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Markwayne Mullin (b. 1977) —
of Westville, Adair
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., July 26,
1977.
Republican. Plumber; rancher; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 2013-.
Cherokee
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Vincent Joseph Murphy (1893-1976) —
also known as Vincent J. Murphy —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
1, 1893.
Democrat. Plumber; secretary-treasurer
of Local 24, United Association (Plumbers and Pipefitters), 1920-38;
secretary-treasurer,
New Jersey Federation of Labor, 1933; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1941-49; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1964;
president,
New Jersey AFL-CIO, 1961-70.
Died in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 8,
1976 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Francis Murphy and Sarah (Gaskin) Murphy. |
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article |
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Ambrose Orville Neal (1856-1923) —
also known as Ambrose O. Neal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1856.
Republican. Heating contractor; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1923 (age 66 years, 318
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William M. Nicholson (1876-1943) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., March
28, 1876.
Plumber; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1925.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
10, 1943 (age 66 years, 288
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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David Clay Nohe (b. 1952) —
also known as David C. Nohe —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 10,
1952.
Republican. Detective;
real
estate broker; contractor;
plumber; mayor of
Vienna, W.Va., 1997-2012; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 2011-.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of W. C. Nohe and Dorothy A. Nohe; married to Pamela
Daggett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Orville Howard Northrop (1859-1941) —
also known as Orville H. Northrop —
of East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
23, 1859.
Plumber; tinsmith;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1910; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
20, 1941 (age 82 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Patrick J. O'Connor (1931-1971) —
of Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
pipefitter; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-71 (St. Louis County 2nd
District 1963-66, 30th District 1967-71); died in office 1971.
Catholic.
Died in Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 6,
1971 (age 39 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Orr Jr. —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Plumbing contractor; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1940-41.
Scottish
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Burt F. Schumacher —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; plumber; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928 |
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Henry F. Shea (1885-1967) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Osceola Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., April
15, 1885.
Democrat. Miner; railroad
trainman; plumber; steamfitter; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1918; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes;
tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
granted immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony in another bribery
case, 1945.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in 1967
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) —
also known as Alexander R. Shepherd; "Boss
Shepherd"; "The Father of Modern
Washington" —
of Washington,
D.C.; Batopilas, Chihuahua.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
30, 1835.
Republican. Plumber; real estate
developer; Governor of
the District of Columbia, 1873-74.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Batopilas, Chihuahua,
September
12, 1902 (age 67 years, 225
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue at John A. Wilson Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.
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John William Smith (1883-1942) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamfitter; deputy
sheriff; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1921-22; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1922-24; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1924-28, 1933; defeated, 1927, 1929, 1930,
1937; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Died, from tuberculosis
and diabetes,
in the Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitorium,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1942 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Stockinger (born c.1897) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1897.
Republican. Plumbing and heating contractor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1954, 1956; U.S.
Marshal for the Eastern District of New York, 1958-61; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) —
also known as Claude V. Swann —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, July 3,
1959 (age 71 years, 338
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to Grace
May Cornell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
31, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; excavating
business; plumber; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1957-67; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1967-75.
Baptist.
Swedish,
German,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Tait (born c.1904) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1904.
Socialist. Plumber; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1939-40.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel D. Tooher (b. 1854) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
May
11, 1854.
Democrat. Gasfitter; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1897.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Luis Ralph Ullrich Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Plumbing contractor; nightclub
owner; candidate for mayor
of Houston, Tex., 2003, 2005, 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Irving Charles Velson (1913-1976) —
also known as Irving C. Velson; Irving Charles
Shavelson; Charles Wilson; "Nick";
"Shavey" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 3,
1913.
Machinist;
boilermaker; shipfitter;
president,
Local 13, Shipbuilders
Union; American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; in 1951 and 1953, he was brought to testify before
Congressional committees about his Communist and Soviet activities,
including efforts to infiltrate
the U.S. military with Soviet spies; he repeatedly refused to answer
questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination;
as a result, he was "barred for
life" by the Shipbuilders' union; later, served as international
representative for the (West Coast) International Longshoreman's
and Warehousemen's Union.
Venona Project documents (decrypted Soviet messages from the World
War II era), released in 1995, show that he was an agent
for Soviet military intelligence under the code name "Nick".
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
18, 1976 (age 62 years, 260
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay.
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Joseph E. Venuti (born c.1915) —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1915.
Democrat. Plumber; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1944.
Italian
ancestry.
He and two others were indicted
in July 1951, and charged with conspiring to violate gambling
laws; the trial was delayed while he was hospitalized with a stomach
ailment; arrested
in his hospital bed and transferred to jail;
the other two co-defendants were tried separately and convicted;
later, the convictions were reversed, and the indictment of Mr.
Venuti was dismissed.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Patrick Walsh (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham, England,
January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; boilermaker; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954
(4th District), 1966 (6th District).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
25, 1978 (age 86 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Steven Wattenmaker (born c.1948) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; San
Francisco, Calif.; New York.
Born about 1948.
Socialist. Pipefitter; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1972; Socialist Workers
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Frank L. Wetzel (b. 1873) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
28, 1873.
Republican. Plumber; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-24 (St. Louis City 2nd
District 1921-22, St. Louis City 3rd District 1923-24).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894 to Celia
Johnson. |
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Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert A. Young III —
of St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
pipefitter; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960,
1964;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1963-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated,
1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died, of liver
failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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