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Brian Norton Baird (b. 1956) —
also known as Brian Baird —
of Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.
Born in Chama, Rio Arriba
County, N.M., March 7,
1956.
Son of William N. 'Bill' Baird and Edith S. Baird.
Democrat. Psychologist; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1999-; defeated,
1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert William Baker (b. 1924) —
also known as Robert W. Baker —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 30,
1924.
Son of Chauncey William Baker and Marion (Power) Baker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
psychologist; university
professor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1968,
1972.
Member, American
Psychological Association; American
Association of University Professors; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1973.
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William P. Candelori —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Psychologist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1979-81; candidate in primary for
mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1981.
Still living as of 1981.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 14,
1867.
Son of Samuel Ashbel Farrand and Louise (Wilson) Farrand.
Physician;
anthropologist;
psychologist; university
professor; president,
University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of the
American Red Cross, 1919-21; president,
Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Psychological Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New
York Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1939 (age 72 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Vincent R. Fisichelli (1921-1994) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Floral Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
16, 1921.
Democrat. Psychologist; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American
Psychological Association.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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R. Robert Geake (b. 1936) —
of Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1936.
Republican. Educational psychologist; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1970; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1973-77; defeated
in primary, 1964; resigned 1977; member of Michigan
state senate, 1977-98 (14th District 1977-82, 6th District
1983-94, 9th District 1995-98); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; National
Education Association; American
Psychological Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Elaine King-Miller —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Democrat. Certified clinical mental health counselor; visually
impaired; candidate for Texas
state senate 31st District, 2004.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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William H. Kooistra (1936-2004) —
also known as Bill Kooistra; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born May 20,
1936.
Democrat. Psychologist; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000
(alternate).
Died, of Lou
Gehrig's disease, November
30, 2004 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Sondra Moore Lucht (b. 1942) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born December
11, 1942.
Democrat. School psychologist; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1983-94; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, National
Organization for Women; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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James A. McDermott (b. 1936) —
also known as Jim McDermott —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1936.
Democrat. Psychiatrist; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1971-72; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1972 (primary), 1980, 1984 (primary); member of Washington
state senate, 1975-87; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Washington Michell (b. 1876) —
also known as George W. Michell —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in 1876.
Republican. Physician;
psychiatrist; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932,
1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Murphy (b. 1952) —
also known as Tim Murphy —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1952.
Republican. Psychologist; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1997-2003; resigned 2003; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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James C. Parsons (1926-2004) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1926.
Psychologist; university
professor; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-65.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died April 4,
2004 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Shepard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Progressive. Psychologist; university
professor; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1952.
Still living as of 1964.
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Jack M. Stack (1938-2004) —
of Michigan.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 1,
1938.
Son of Jack Martin Stack and Ruth (Foster) Stack.
Republican. Physician;
psychiatrist; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972.
Died, in West Florida Regional Hospital,
Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., February
12, 2004 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted Strickland (b. 1941) —
of Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio, August 4,
1941.
Democrat. Psychologist; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1993-95, 1997-; defeated,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Ohio, 2007-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Diane Edith Watson (b. 1933) —
also known as Diane E. Watson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1933.
Democrat. Psychologist; member of California
state senate, 1978-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1999-2000; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (32nd District 2001-03,
33rd District 2003-08); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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