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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Akers (b. 1845) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in England,
August
2, 1845.
Son of John Akers (c.1815-1858; builder) and Catherine (O'Leary)
Akers (died 1894).
Republican. Proprietor of restaurants, hotels
and flour
mills; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1892, 1901.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maud M. Miller. |
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Rose Senft Anthony (b. 1898) —
also known as Rose S. Anthony —
of Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, September
5, 1898.
Republican. Restaurant owner; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peleg Arnold (1751-1820) —
Born in Smithfield (part now in North Smithfield), Providence
County, R.I., June 10,
1751.
Son of Thomas Arnold and Patience (Cook) Arnold.
Lawyer;
tavern keeper; banker;
member of Rhode Island state legislature; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1787-88; chief
justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1795-1812.
Died in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., February
13, 1820 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Woonsocket, R.I.
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William Philip Banach (1903-1951) —
also known as William Banach —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 30,
1903.
Democrat. Tavern owner; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1947-51;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1951
(age about
48 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl F. Barney (b. 1878) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Whitley
County, Ind., July 3,
1878.
Republican. Grocer;
restaurant owner; mayor of
Marion, Ind., 1935-42.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael H. Baumann (b. 1875) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born January
7, 1875.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Son of W. Lafayette Bell and Ami (Farrar) Bell.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel and
restaurant owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam
and other federal dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
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Paul M. Berra (b. 1925) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
2, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; bookkeeper;
restauranteur; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1953-64; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1965-66.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Redmen.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives:
Married, June 25,
1950, to Elizabeth Catherine Gilroy. |
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O. Gene Bicknell —
of Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan.
Republican. Owner of hundreds of Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises; candidate in primary for Governor of
Kansas, 1986, 1994.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Ricardo Jerome Bordallo (1927-1990) —
also known as Ricardo J. Bordallo; Ricky
Bordallo —
of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam.
Born in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam, December
11, 1927.
Son of B. J. Bordallo.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of Guam
legislature, 1956-70; Guam
Democratic Party chair, 1960-63, 1971-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Guam, 1964;
Governor
of Guam, 1975-78, 1983-86; defeated, 1970; Convicted
in 1987 on corruption charges,
including bribery,
obstruction
of justice, and witness
tampering; sentenced
to nine years in prison
and fined;
some of the charges were overturned on appeal in 1988; resentenced
to four years in prison in
December, 1989.
Just before he was to report to prison, he committed suicide
by pistol
shot to the head; he was wrapped in a Guam flag, wearing a sign
saying "I regret I have but one life to give for my island," and
chained to a statue of Chief Quipuha, in a busy traffic circle at
rush hour, in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam, February
1, 1990 (age 62 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bostwick (1765-1825) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
25, 1765.
Son of Arthur Bostwick (1729-1802) and Eunice (Warriner) Bostwick
(1729-1801).
Hotelier;
tavern proprietor; village
president of Auburn, New York, 1824-25.
Episcopalian.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 24,
1825 (age 59 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Brown (d. 1936) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Restaurant owner; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1929.
Died April 20,
1936.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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John Young Brown, Jr. (b. 1933) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Jr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
28, 1933.
Son of John
Young Brown, Sr..
Democrat. Governor of
Kentucky, 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980.
Owner at various times of Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics and Kentucky
Colonels basketball
teams, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Buech (c.1870-1949) —
also known as Bob Buech —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
about 1870.
Socialist. Tavern keeper; Milwaukee
County Sheriff; delegate to Socialist National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 18,
1949 (age about 79
years).
Cremated.
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Wallace D. Burke —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Saloon keeper; mayor of
Owosso, Mich.; elected 1908, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard J. Butler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Saloon keeper; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1903.
Charged
in March 1904 with having received
stolen property in the form of three barrels of liquor found in
the cellar of his saloon, but the magistrate determined that they had
been delivered without his knowledge.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph J. Cahill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Saloon keeper; member of New York
state assembly, 1891-94 (Kings County 1st District 1891-92, Kings
County 4th District 1893-94).
Convicted
of perjury,
December 8, 1905, in an election
fraud case.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carolyn Caldwell (1871-1943) —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., October
15, 1871.
Daughter of Frederick Sedelmeyer and Gertrude (Mehew) Sedelmeyer.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Female.
Died, of chronic
myocarditis, in Glens Falls Hospital,
Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1943
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to George Caldwell. |
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Tito Carinci (1928-2006) —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born December
15, 1928.
President and manager of the Glenn Hotel and
the Tropicana bar and casino; arrested
in 1961 on obstruction
of justice charges;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1963.
Died November
12, 2006 (age 77 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Carney (b. 1844) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland,
May
20, 1844.
Son of John Carney and Marry (Dullea) Carney.
Democrat. Blacksmith foreman for the Erie Railroad;
restaurant owner; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1887.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew L. Cetraro (born c.1976) —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., about 1976.
Restaurant owner; mayor of
Bozeman, Mont., 2004-05.
Arrested
at his home in November 2005; accused of assaulting
his pregnant wife while intoxicated;
arraigned
on misdemeanor charges;
pleaded not guilty.
Still living as of 2005.
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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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Albert Collier (1921-2004) —
also known as Tom Collier —
of Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tupelo, Jackson
County, Ark., November
20, 1921.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1971-93.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., April 18,
2004 (age 82 years, 150
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Newport, Ark.
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Nimbus Couzin —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Brewer;
university
professor; coffee house owner; Independent candidate for
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Emil F. Danciu —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Republican. Contractor;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1969-70, 1987-93; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1993.
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John DeGroot —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Tavern owner; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1948, 1950, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Dominick J. DeLucco —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1953-55, 1960-61.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 1961.
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Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Jersey, about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; restaurant owner;
candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Jeremiah Donovan (1857-1935) —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1857.
Democrat. Saloon keeper; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1920.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 22,
1935 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Jennifer P. Dougherty (b. 1961) —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., 1961.
Democrat. Restaurant business; mayor
of Frederick, Md., 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2005; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Female.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Richard A. Duncan (born c.1953) —
of Aurora, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born about 1953.
Real
estate agent; tavern owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 2006; Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Clinton Eastwood, Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clint Eastwood —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.; Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., May 31,
1930.
Son of Clinton Eastwood, Sr. and Margaret Ruth (Runner) Eastwood.
Republican. Movie
actor, producer,
director;
restaurant and hotel
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 1986-88.
Scottish,
Irish,
Dutch,
and English
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Douglas S. Fairbanks (d. 1981) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Tavern proprietor; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1960;
candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1961.
Died in 1981.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Larry Flynt (b. 1942) —
also known as "The King of Smut" —
of California.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
1, 1942.
Democrat. Owner of night clubs; publisher of Hustler, a
pornographic
magazine;
convicted
in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977 on obscenity
and organized
crime charges,
and sentenced
to 25 years in prison,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; shot by a
sniper in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1978, and paralyzed
from the waist down; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Atheist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gordon D. Fox —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer;
nightclub owner; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2010-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004;
member, Platform Committee, 2008.
Irish
and Cape
Verdean ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2010.
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Greg Gordon —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Caterer; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Patrick R. Griffin (c.1878-1931) —
also known as Paddy Griffin —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1878.
Democrat. Bartender; mayor of
Hoboken, N.J., 1915-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Died, in Dr. John Lamb's Sanitarium,
near Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
14, 1931 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Son of Albert Gross.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate
developer; restaurant owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax
evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and
counseling a witness to commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed
to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harvey Hawkins (1848-1915) —
also known as J. H. Hawkins —
of Hillsboro, Fleming
County, Ky.
Born near Morehead, Fleming County (now Rowan
County), Ky., 1848.
Son of Moses R. Hawkins and Martha (Nickell) Hawkins.
Republican. Tavern owner; merchant;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1915
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie 'Patsy Jane' Crain. |
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John Wright Hickenlooper (b. 1952) —
also known as John Hickenlooper —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Narberth, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
7, 1952.
Democrat. Geologist;
restaurant owner; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 2003-10; Governor of
Colorado, 2011-.
Still living as of 2011.
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Faizi Husain (1952-2006) —
also known as Faz Husain —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Patna, Bihar, India,
January
21, 1952.
Son of Safdar Husain.
Pizzeria owner; Independent candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.
Muslim.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Died, of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 9,
2006 (age 54 years, 47
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Tajamul Husain (Member of Parliament,
India). |
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Thomas Jankowski (born c.1960) —
also known as Tom Jankowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1960.
Tavern owner; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 2004-05; defeated, 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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Yorgen Jesperson (1878-1957) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born near Hadersleben, Denmark,
April
14, 1878.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; restaurant owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1944.
Died in 1957
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Son of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
restaurant business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1951.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Dickinson. |
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Marc Katz —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Restaurant owner; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Michael Kenna (1857-1946) —
also known as "Hinky-Dink" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1857.
Democrat. Saloon keeper; cigar
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1908,
1912,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940.
Died, in the Blackstone Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
9, 1946 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Mercedes Kinnee (born c.1945) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born about 1945.
Republican. Cafeteria manager at Flint City Hall; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1998; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ronald Klink (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Klink —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, September
23, 1951.
Democrat. Television news
reporter, 1978-93; partner, Dagwood's restaurant; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1993-2001;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975) —
also known as John C. Kluczynski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1896.
Son of Thomas Kluczynski and Mary (Sulaski) Kluczynski.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; restaurant
owner; caterer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-48; member of
Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1949; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1951-75; died in
office 1975.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Polish
National Alliance.
Died January
26, 1975 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry B. Krajewski (1912-1966) —
of Secaucus, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1912.
Pig
farmer; tavern owner; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952 (Poor Man's Party), 1956 (American
Third Party); candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1953 (Jersey Veterans Bonus), 1957 (American Third
Party); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1954 (American Third Party), 1958
(Politicians Are Jokers).
Died November
8, 1966 (age 54 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Steven Lane (b. 1956) —
also known as Don Lane —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 1956.
Son of Bert Lane and Ann (Reiss) Lane.
Democrat. Founder and president of Saturn Cafe, a vegetarian
restaurant in Santa Cruz; mayor
of Santa Cruz, Calif., 1991-92.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married, May 10,
1985, to Diane Hansch (divorced 1989). |
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Alfred J. Lauby (1908-1985) —
of Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., October
7, 1908.
Democrat. Tavern operator; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Langlade counties,
1955-58; defeated (Independent), 1958.
Died in 1985
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Lewis (1923-2006) —
also known as Al Lewis; Alexander Meister;
"Grampa"; "Grandpa" —
of Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, April 30,
1923.
Green. Worked as a circus
performer and later as an actor;
most famous role was as "Grandpa Munster" on the television
comedy series The Munsters, 1964-66; owned an Italian
restaurant in New York; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1998; radio talk show
host on WBAI-FM.
Jewish.
Died, in a hospital
in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
3, 2006 (age 82 years, 279
days).
Cremated.
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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
Son of Dean G. Maddox and Flonnie Maddox.
Restaurant owner; became nationally known as an outspoken
racial segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve black
customers; Governor of
Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,
subsequently chosen 1966; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer and
the effects of a fall, in a
hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Gino Martorana (b. 1947) —
of Kingsburg, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Restaurant owner; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Mack McAllister —
of Tuscola Township, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
owner; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1958.
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William P. McCormick (b. 1939) —
also known as Bill McCormick —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
18, 1939.
Restaurant business; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 2005-Samoa, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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William J. McGovern (1905-1972) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
25, 1905.
Democrat. Tavern owner; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Killed
by armed robbers at his tavern,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 11,
1972 (age 66 years, 321
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Matt Myre (born c.1965) —
of Casselberry, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born about 1965.
Restaurant business; candidate for mayor
of Casselberry, Fla., 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Peter Nagle, Jr. (b. 1782) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 11,
1782.
Son of Peter Nagle.
Hat
manufacturer; tavern keeper; grocer; distiller;
chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1825-31, 1832-33, 1837-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Novak (1917-2003) —
also known as Mike Novak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1917.
Democrat. Bailiff;
restaurant business; professional
golfer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne
County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District
1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,
1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),
1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Died January
2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Ruth Gillespie. |
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Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1869.
Caterer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell
(1799-1856).
Republican. Restaurant owner; ice
business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian
Reformed. French and
English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856);
married 1850
to Ophelia Bookstaver (1824-1902); father of Benjamin
Barker Odell, Jr.. |
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memorial |
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of Reviews, December 1902 |
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William Atchinson O'Neill (1930-2007) —
also known as William A. O'Neill —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1930.
Son of Joseph O'Neill and Frances O'Neill.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
restaurant owner; Governor of
Connecticut, 1980-91.
Died, from emphysema,
in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
24, 2007 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Connecticut
State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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George A. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Tavern keeper; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1894-95; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard F. Pellant (b. 1911) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Foundry
worker; meat cutter;
insurance
agent; tavern proprietor; international
representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Member, Eagles; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore F. Prochnow —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August 4,
1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Lynn Nancy Rivers (b. 1956) —
also known as Lynn N. Rivers —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Au Gres, Arenac
County, Mich., December
19, 1956.
Democrat. Caterer and chef; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated
in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; police
chief; restaurant business; shoe
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart
attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. F. Saltis —
of Minnesota.
Socialist. Waiter; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer
distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in St. Francis Medical
Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
16, 1992 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Smith II (b. 1916) —
of Big Flats, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
25, 1916.
Republican. Farmer;
restaurant owner; member of New York
state senate, 1963-86 (49th District 1963-65, 56th District 1966,
51st District 1967-82, 52nd District 1983-86).
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 1986.
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August 9,
1898.
Son of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha
(Church) Stahlman.
Republican. Dentist;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Nicholas Stepovich (born c.1958) —
also known as Nick Stepovich —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, about 1958.
Son of Michael
Anthony Stepovich.
Republican. Restaurant owner; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 10th District, 2003; appointed
2003; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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William F. Struve (1865-1943) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., August
14, 1865.
Son of William F. Struve and Mary Struve.
Republican. Saloon keeper; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 1908.
German
ancestry.
Died in Madison
County, Ala., February
13, 1943 (age 77 years, 183
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) —
also known as Tony Tarracino; "Captain Tony";
"The Conscience of Key West" —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., August
10, 1916.
Beaten
and left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;
charter
boat captain; saloon keeper; mayor of
Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart and
lung
condition, in Lower Keys Medical
Center, Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., November
1, 2008 (age 92 years, 83
days).
Cremated.
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James K. Tharpe (b. 1845) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., March 18,
1845.
Son of Moses Tharpe (died 1853) and Eveline (Monin) Tharpe (died
1860).
Saloon keeper; grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1880-83; defeated, 1878.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kathy Webb (b. 1950) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in 1950.
Democrat. Restauranteur; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives 37th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mary Rose Wilcox (b. 1949) —
also known as Mary Rose Garrido —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Superior, Pinal
County, Ariz., November
21, 1949.
Daughter of John Garrido and Betty (Nunez) Garrido.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Sen. Dennis
DeConcini, 1977-83; member Phoenix City Council, 1983-93; Maricopa
County Commissioner, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate), 2008;
shot
and wounded on August 13, 1997, by Larry Marvin Naman, who was
angry over her support for a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports
stadium; newspaper
publisher; restaurant owner.
Female.
Catholic.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Married 1971
to Earl V. Wilcox. |
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Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Colebank, Preston
County, W.Va., September
1, 1895.
Son of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; millwright;
lumber
business; service
station operator; restaurant owner; motel
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Ruritan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October
2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28,
1971, to Gladys McDaniel. |
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Richard L. Young (b. 1923) —
also known as Dick Young —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., March 26,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; restaurant owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1953-58;
resigned 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 1958.
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