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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.
Died in 1985
(age about
77 years).
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.
Son of John F. Blake and Rosilla (Littlefield) Blake.
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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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., 1941-44; defeated (People's), 1937.
Died October
28, 1970 (age 77 years, 69
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Gagin (1895-1974). |
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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.
Son of W. French Boggs and Nellie (Alkire) Boggs.
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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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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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, 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.
Son of Andrew Peter Casey and Mary (McGrath) Casey.
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony M. Ciarlone —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate; candidate in primary for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1981.
Still living as of 1981.
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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.
Son of James Buchanan Cowles and Margaret E. (Slattery) Cowles
(1869-1923).
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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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 in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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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.
Son of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam.
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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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.
Son of William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, 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:
Married 1922
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Milo R. Hulliberger —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Plumbing and heating business; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1930-31.
Presumed
deceased.
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 (b. 1887) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Giles
County, Va., July 24,
1887.
Son of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston.
Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
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 35th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
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George Meany (1894-1980) —
Born in City Island, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
16, 1894.
Son of Michael Meany.
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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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.
Son of Thomas Francis Murphy and Sarah (Gaskin) Murphy.
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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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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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; 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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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, 1956; U.S. Marshal for
the Eastern District of New York, 1958-61; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1972;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude V. Swann (b. 1887) —
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., 1940-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Still living as of 1975.
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James Tait —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Socialist. Plumber; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
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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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.
Son of Clara
Shavelson.
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 1976
(age about
63 years).
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.
Son of Joseph Venuti and Pauline Venuti.
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.
Still living as of 1951.
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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.
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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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.
The Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis is named for
him.
Died, of liver
failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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