Politicians with Physical Disabilities
(blindness, paralysis, loss of limb, etc.)
in alphabetical order
- David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known as
David C. Ahearn — of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo. Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879. Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December
27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation. Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Crippled as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used
canes or crutches. Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925. Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
- Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) — of Ohio. Born
near Luray, Page
County, Va., February
15, 1900. Democrat. His legs were paralyzed as the result
of an accident in 1923; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, March 11,
1940. Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
- Michela Alioto-Pier (b. 1968) — also known as
Michela A. Alioto — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 29,
1968. Granddaughter of Joseph
Lawrence Alioto; daughter of Joseph Michael Alioto;
step-granddaughter of Kathleen
Sullivan Alioto; niece of Angela
Mia Alioto; married to Thomas Pier. Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1996; Democratic
candidate for secretary of
state of California, 1998, 2002 (primary); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000.
Female.
Her legs were paralyzed in a 1981 ski-lift accident. Still
living as of 2007.
- Ephraim Foster Anderson (1838-1877) — of Maryland.
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1865; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1868.
Crippled by wounds received during the Civil War. Died April 5,
1877. Original interment at Presbyterian
Church (which no longer exists), Anderson, Md.; reinterment to
unknown location.
- Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known as
Benjamin W. Arnett — of Greene
County, Ohio. Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., 1838.
Son of Benjamin Arnett; married 1858 to Mary
Louisa Gordon. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop. Black. Methodist.
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry. Lost a leg due to a tumor in 1858. Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906. Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
- William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919-1989) — also
known as William Attwood — of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn. Born in Paris, France,
July
14, 1919. Son of Frederic Attwood and Gladys (Hollingsworth)
Attwood; married, June 22,
1950, to Simone Cadgene. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1961-63; Kenya, 1964-66. He became partially lame due to polio he
caught in Africa. Died, from heart
failure, in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 15,
1989. Interment somewhere
in New Canaan, Conn.
- James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) — of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa. Born in Millerstown, Perry
County, Pa., October
21, 1837. Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1896-1906. Presbyterian.
Lost a leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864.
Died January
31, 1914. Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
- Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918. Married to Gretchen Diamond. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990. Jewish.
Member, Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith. One leg was amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990. Interment at New Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
- James Henderson Berry (1841-1913) — also known as
James H. Berry — of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark. Born in Jackson
County, Ala., May 15,
1841. Cousin of Campbell
Polson Berry. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; wounded at the battle of Corinth, Miss., October 4, 1862,
and lost a leg; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1866, 1872-74; Speaker of
the Arkansas State House of Representatives, 1874; circuit judge
in Arkansas, 1879-83; Governor of
Arkansas, 1883-85; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1885-1907. Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
30, 1913. Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Bentonville, Ark.
- Roswell Peter Bishop (1843-1920) — also known as
Roswell P. Bishop — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich. Born in Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
6, 1843. Son of Edward Bishop and Anna (Andrews) Bishop.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
during the war at Lees Mills, Va., and lost his right arm; lawyer; Mason County
Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80, 1885-86; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1883-84,
1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1906; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907.
Died in Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif., March 4,
1920. Interment at El
Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Calif.
- Mark Harden Blandford (1826-1902) — of Georgia. Born
in Warren
County, Ga., July 13,
1826. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; served in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1883-90. Wounded during the Civil
War, at McDowell, Va., and lost an arm. Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
31, 1902. Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
- Ellis Barkett Bodron (1923-1997) — of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss. Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., October
25, 1923. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1972. Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Lions.
Blind from childhood. Died, of brain
cancer, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., February
17, 1997. Burial
location unknown.
- William Huggins Brawley (1841-1916) — also known as
William H. Brawley — of Chester, Chester District (now
Chester
County), S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., May 13,
1841. Cousin of John
James Hemphill; granduncle of Robert
Witherspoon Hemphill. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Va., and
lost an arm; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-90; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1891-94;
resigned 1894; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1894-1911; resigned 1911. Died
in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
15, 1916. Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.
- George E. Brennan — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904,
1912,
1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926. Lost a leg as a boy. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) — also known as
Footsie Britt — of Arkansas. Born in Carlisle, Lonoke
County, Ark., June 29,
1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1986. Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Professional football
player for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II and lost
his right arm. Received the Medal
of Honor for action at Mignano, Italy, in November 1943. Died November
26, 1995. Interment at National
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
- Wilmot W. Brookings (1830-1905) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
23, 1830. Lawyer; in
February 1858, he was out in a blizzard and lost both feet; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63, 1867-69; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1868; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1863-66; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1864-65; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883, 1885. Died in
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1905.
Burial
location unknown. Brookings County,
S.Dak. is named for him.
- Charles Elwood Brown (1834-1904) — also known as
Charles E. Brown — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 4,
1834. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1885-89; member of Ohio state
senate. Wounded during the Civil War, while fighting in Georgia,
1864, and lost a leg. Died in College Hill, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 22,
1904. Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Jesse Brown (b. 1944) — Born March 27,
1944. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1993. His arm was partially
paralyzed as a result of a combat injury in Vietnam, 1965. Still
living as of 2001.
- Reagan V. Brown (c.1921-1999) — of Texas. Served in
the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 1977-82. Lost a finger in an
accident when he was young. Died in a farm
tractor accident, in Brazoria
County, Tex., November
16, 1999. Burial
location unknown.
- Walter Boyd Brown, Sr. (1920-1998) — also known as
Walter Brown, Sr.; W. B. Brown — of Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C. Born in Smallwood, Fairfield
County, S.C., May 16,
1920. Son of Boyd
Brown. Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1960,
1964,
1968;
first director of South Carolina Department of General Services;
vice-president of Norfolk Southern Corporation (formerly Southern Railway).
Presbyterian.
Blind in one eye. The Walter Boyd Brown Industrial Park was
named
for him. Died, following a stroke, at
Fairfield Memorial Hospital,
Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., March 9,
1998. Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C.
- Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) — of Mt. Hope
Township, Grant
County, Wis. Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
3, 1800. Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett; married, December
29, 1836, to Lucia Maria Brunson. Lawyer;
walked with a limp due to a leg injury during a fire; present
for the surrender of Black Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1836. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of typhoid,
in Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis., November
7, 1845. Interment at Hermitage
Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis. Burnett County,
Wis. is named for him.
- Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) — of Manhattan,
New
York County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 2,
1862. Son of Henry L. Butler and Mary J. (Murray) Butler; married
1887 to
Susanna Edwards Schuyler (died 1903); married, March 5,
1907, to Kate La Montagne. Republican. University
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1888;
President
of Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1920;
co-recipient of Nobel
Peace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; blind in his later years. Episcopalian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon. Died, of bronchio-pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1947. Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
- Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) — also known as
Allen D. Candler — of Jonesboro, Clayton
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga. Born in Homer, Banks
County, Ga., November
4, 1834. Great-grandson of William
Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; son of Daniel
Gill Candler; cousin of Milton
Anthony Candler and Ezekiel
Samuel Candler, Jr.; third cousin once removed of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; mayor
of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia
state senate, 1878-79; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary of
state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of
Georgia, 1898-1902. Member, Freemasons.
Wounded during the Civil War, and lost an eye. Died in
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
26, 1910. Interment at Alta
Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga. Candler County,
Ga. is named for him.
- William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) — also known as
William A. Chanler — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Barrytown, Dutchess
County, N.Y. Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., June 11,
1867. Son of John
Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Clark Chanler; married
1903 to
Minnie 'Beatrice' Ashley (actress, comedienne, sculptor); brother of
Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler. Democrat. Explorer;
author;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1898; served in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1899-1901. Member,
Tammany
Hall. Injured in an automobile accident in France, 1915, and
lost a lower leg. Died in Mentone, France,
March
4, 1934. Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
- Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known
as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta
(Keaton) Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist
in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973. Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph Maxwell Cleland (b. 1942) — also known as
Max Cleland — of Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., August
24, 1942. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
war; member of Georgia
state senate, 1971-75; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1974; secretary of
state of Georgia, 1983-96; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003; defeated, 2002; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000.
Lost both legs and part of one arm in Vietnam. Still living as
of 2003.
- Louis P. Cooke (1811-1849) — of Texas. Born in
Tennessee, 1811.
Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1841-42; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1839-41. Charged
in 1843 with the murder
of Captain Mark Lewis; at trial,
the jury deadlocked, and he escaped
before a second trial could be held. Wounded in an Indian raid on
Corpus Christi in 1844 and lost an eye. Died, of cholera,
in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., 1849.
Interment somewhere
in New Orleans, La.
- Thomas F. Cosgrove (b. 1892) — of West New Brighton,
Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 16,
1892. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wounded in battle at
Argonne Forest, October 21, 1918, and lost a leg; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1920-23.
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Grassmere, Staten Island, N.Y.
- Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) — also known as
Edwin B. Crocker — of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif. Born in Jamesville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April 26,
1818. Son of Isaac Crocker and (mother) Crocker; married, September
3, 1845, to Mary Norton (1821-1847); married, July 8,
1852, to Margaret Eleanor Rhodes (1822-1901); brother of Charles
Crocker; uncle of Charles
Frederick Crocker and William
Henry Crocker; father of Jennie Louise Crocker (1860-1939) (who
married Jacob
Sloat Fassett). Lawyer; justice of
California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, Central
Pacific Railroad,
1864-69. Founder of the Crocker Art Museum; partially
paralyzed following an 1869 stroke. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 24,
1875. Interment at City
Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
- Robert H. Curry (1842-1892) — of Bossier
Parish, La. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., November
26, 1842. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1887. Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias. Shot in the right ankle during the Battle of
Manassas, and crippled for the rest of his life. Died June 24,
1892. Interment at Rocky
Mount Cemetery, Rocky Mount, La.
- Laurence Curtis (1893-1989) — also known as
Lawrence Curtis — of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
3, 1893. Son of Louis Curtis and Fanny Leland (Richardson)
Curtis. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lost a leg during Navy training exercises; lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1921-22; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1933-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1936-41; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1944
(alternate), 1960;
Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1947-48; defeated, 1948; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1953-63. Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons.
Died July 11,
1989. Burial
location unknown.
- Gerald DeRuiter — of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich. Born in Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972;
mayor
of Kentwood, Mich., 1981-92; resigned 1992. Injured in a hunting
accident in 1969, and lost a leg. Still living as of 1992.
- Roscoe D. Dix (b. 1839) — of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich. Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
permanently disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at
Knoxville, November 24, 1863; real estate
business; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic. Burial
location unknown.
- Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known as
Frank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 25,
1892. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war
and lost his right leg; delegate to
Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of
Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934. Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
11, 1965. Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
- William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) — of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C. Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
27, 1842. Married 1864 to Theresa
Fiske. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost his right
leg; Wayne County
Clerk of Courts, 1866-74; milling
business; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S. Commissioner of
Pensions, 1881-85; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1888. Burial
location unknown.
- Matthew Anthony Dunn (1886-1942) — also known as
Matthew A. Dunn — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa. Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1886. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1926-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1933-41.
Blind from the age of 20. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
13, 1942. Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll (1787-1872) — of New York.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., October
5, 1787. Cousin of Jonas
Earll, Jr.. Democrat. County judge in New York, 1823-31; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1839-41; defeated,
1840. Blind for many years. Died in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
26, 1872. Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
- John Porter East (1931-1986) — also known as John
P. East — of North Carolina. Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 5,
1931. Republican. Candidate for secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1968; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986. Presbyterian.
His legs were paralyzed due to polio. Committed suicide,
in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., June 29,
1986. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Matthew Duncan Ector (1822-1879) — Born in Putnam
County, Ga., February
28, 1822. Member of Georgia state legislature; member of Texas
state legislature, 1855; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Judge,
Texas Court of Appeals, 1866-79; died in office 1879. Wounded
during the Civil War, and lost a leg. Died October
29, 1879. Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Marshall, Tex. Ector County,
Tex. is named for him.
- Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) — of Madison, Dane
County, Wis. Born in Franklin Mill (unknown
county), Ohio, December
27, 1831. Son of Jairus
C. Fairchild; brother of Cassius
Fairchild. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil
War; wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost an
arm; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1864-66; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1866-72; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1880-81; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1888.
Died May 23,
1896. Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
- Paul Farthing (b. 1887) — of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill. Born in Odin, Marion
County, Ill., April 12,
1887. Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1930-33; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1933-42; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1937-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Optimist
Club. Blind. Burial
location unknown.
- Louis Fechter, Sr. (1851-1921) — of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y. Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1851.
Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad;
lost an arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting
business; organized Buffalo Rendering
Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer
Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and
Smelting
Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real
estate and insurance;
member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1905-06. Catholic.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 16,
1921. Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
- Larry Flynt (b. 1942) — also known as "The
King of Smut" — of California. Born in Salyersville,
Magoffin
County, Ky., November
1, 1942. Married 1976 to Althea
Leasure (1953-1987). 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. Still living as of 2007.
- Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) — also known as Ray
L. Forshee — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich. Born in Michigan, March 19,
1884. Son of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee;
married to Ida Lerg; brother of Frank
J. Forshee. Democrat. Clothing
salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941. Irish and
German
ancestry. His legs were amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974. Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Ben W. Fortson, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Georgia. Born in
Tignall, Wilkes
County, Ga., December
19, 1904. Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1939-42; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1943-46; secretary of
state of Georgia, 1946-79. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Pi
Sigma Alpha. Confined to a wheelchair since an automobile
accident in 1929. Still living as of 1979.
- Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858. Married 1887 to Jennie
L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a
wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias. Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935. Interment somewhere
in Muskegon, Mich.
- Samuel Jameson Gholson (1808-1883) — of Mississippi.
Born near Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., May 19,
1808. Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1836-37, 1837-39; federal
judge, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War. Wounded during the Civil War and lost an arm. Died in
Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., October
16, 1883. Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Aberdeen, Miss.
- Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) — also known as
Thomas P. Gore — of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla. Born near Embry, Webster
County, Miss., December
10, 1870. Son of Tom M. Gore and Carrie E. (Wingo) Gore; married
1900 to Nina
Kay; father of Nina
Gore Auchincloss (who married Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss); grandfather of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal, Jr.. Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1898; member
Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen.
Blind due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first
blind member of the U.S. Senate. Died March 16,
1949. Originally entombed at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Robert Budd Gould (1937-1997) — of Montana. Born in
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 10,
1937. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1974-81, 1985-91. Blinded
by diabetes in 1970. Died of complications of diabetes.
June
2, 1997. Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
- Denmark Groover, Jr. (1922-2001) — of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga. Born in Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga., June 30,
1922. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1953-57, 1963-65, 1971-75,
1983-95. Methodist.
Member, American Trial
Lawyers Association; Phi
Delta Theta. During World War II, served as a pilot in the "Black
Sheep Squadron"; an injury left his right arm partially
paralyzed. Sponsored the bill to put the Confederate battle flag
on the Georgia state flag in 1956; supported the removal of the
emblem in 2001. Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 18,
2001. Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
- David McKee Hall (1918-1960) — of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C. Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918. Son of David M. Hall and Edith (Moore) Hall; married, July 14,
1944, to Sarah McCollum. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960. Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Phi. Paraplegic. Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960. Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
- Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as
"Savior of South Carolina" — of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 28,
1818. Grandson of Wade
Hampton (1752-1835); son of Wade Hampton and Ann (FitzSimons)
Hampton; married, October
10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (1818-1852)
(daughter of Francis
Preston; sister of William
Campbell Preston); married 1858 to Mary
Singleton McDuffie (1830-1874) (daughter of George
McDuffie). Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
South Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; U.S. Railroad Commissioner,
1893-97. Episcopalian.
Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate
Medal of Honor. Lost a leg in an accident in 1878. Died in
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 11,
1902. Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C. Hampton County,
S.C. is named for him.
- Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known as
Henry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis. Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1887-91. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows. Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and
lost his left arm as a result. Died, of tongue
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1900. Cremated; ashes
interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
- David Bremner Henderson (1840-1906) — also known as
David B. Henderson — of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa. Born in Scotland,
March
14, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1883-1903; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1899-1903. Wounded during the Civil War, in 1863,
and lost a leg. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
25, 1906. Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
- Charles H. Houghton — of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lost a leg in a Civil War battle; U.S. Collector of Customs for
Perth Amboy, N.J., 1882. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic. Arrested
in May 1882, and charged
with embezzlement,
fraud,
and forgery;
tried,
convicted,
and fined. Burial
location unknown.
- Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) — also known as
Daniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924. Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye;
married, June 12,
1949, to Margaret Shinobu Awamura. Democrat. Served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-. Methodist.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi. Lost his right arm as the result of a combat
injury in Italy during World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross
was upgraded in 2000 to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress. Still living as of
2004.
- Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) — also known as
Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis Kelly — of Detroit,
Wayne
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., April 19,
1895. Son of Henry Michael Kelly (1865-1946) and Mollie
(Morrissey) Kelly (1869-1950); married, May 4,
1929, to Anne Veronica O'Brien. Republican. Served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lost part of his left leg in France;
lawyer;
La Salle
County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of
Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70. Died February
8, 1971. Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
- John Worth Kern, Jr. (1900-1971) — also known as
John W. Kern — of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind. Born July 7,
1900. Son of John
Worth Kern. Democrat. Superior court judge in Indiana, 1930; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1935-37; resigned 1937. At age 8, his
legs were paralyzed by polio. Died January
29, 1971. Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Joseph Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) — also known as
Bob Kerrey — of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1943. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam
War; Governor of
Nebraska, 1983-87; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1989-; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 2000.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Sertoma.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action at Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, 1969, when he
lost a leg. Still living as of 2000.
- 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. Black.
Still living as of 2006.
- John D. Kruse (1893-1971) — also known as Jack
Kruse — of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., June 24,
1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee
County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44,
Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows. Crippled by an injury in 1919. Died in 1971.
Burial
location unknown.
- James R. Langevin (b. 1964) — also known as Jim
Langevin — of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 22,
1964. Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1988-94; secretary of
state of Rhode Island, 1995-2001; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004.
Catholic.
Paralyzed from the waist down due to an accidental shooting in
1980. Still living as of 2007.
- Henry E. Lanius (c.1885-1943) — of York
County, Pa. Born in York
County, Pa. Democrat. Farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-20; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1923-43; died in office 1943. Became
blind in 1903. Died May 30,
1943. Burial
location unknown.
- Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as
"Father Nature" — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born January
14, 1920. Grandnephew of Herbert
Henry Lehman; son of Allan Sigmund Lehman (1885-1952) and Evelyn
'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman (c.1892-1970); married, July 23,
1962, to Jane (Bagley) Long; married, October
24, 1970, to Wendy Vanderbilt (niece of William
Henry Vanderbilt III). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; injured during the Battle of the Bulge and lost a
leg; newspaper
publisher; chairman, Colgreen Broadcasting
Group, owner of radio
stations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profit
employment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager, John
J. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1966; producer
of several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner of
Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93. Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; NAACP; Urban
League. Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
22, 2008. Burial
location unknown.
- George Nelson Lester (1824-1892) — of Georgia. Born
in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., March 13,
1824. Brother-in-law of Hiram
Parks Bell. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; Georgia
state attorney general, 1890-92; died in office 1892. Wounded
during the Civil War, in Kentucky, 1862, and lost an arm. Died
March
30, 1892. Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
- Harold Clayton Lloyd (1893-1971) — also known as
Harold Lloyd — of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., April 20,
1893. Son of James Darsie Lloyd and Sarah Elizabeth (Fraser)
Lloyd; married 1923 to Mildred
Davis. Republican. Actor,
comedian,
film
producer; appeared in over 200 motion
pictures; one of the founders,
in 1927, of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Lost two fingers in a 1919 accident. Died, of prostate
cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 8,
1971. Burial
location unknown.
- Charles Dean Long (1841-1902) — of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich. Born in Grand Blanc Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 14,
1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in the
battle of Wilmington Island, Georgia, April 16, 1862, he lost his
left arm; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1888-1902; died in office 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic. Died June 27,
1902. Interment somewhere
in Flint, Mich.
- Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) — also known as
Melvin J. Maas — of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md. Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898. Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas; married, October
9, 1920, to Katherine Bole; married, December
1, 1934, to Katherine Endress. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Woodmen.
Stricken with total blindness in August 1951. Died in
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 13,
1964. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
16, 1921. Married 1941 to Jennie
Kubinger. Democrat. Salesman;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Moose.
Blind from the age of 16. Still living as of 1972.
- Charles W. Masterson (c.1862-1958) — of Washington.
Uncle of Salathiel
Charles Masterson. Democrat. Piano
tuner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1916. Blind
from age eight, due to an overdose of quinine (used to treat
cholera). Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., 1958.
Interment somewhere
in Walla Walla, Wash.
- Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900) — also known as
Dabney H. Maury — of Virginia. Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., May 21,
1822. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1886-89. His left arm was crippled by a
Mexican War injury. Founder in 1868 of the Southern Historical
Society. Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., January
11, 1900. Interment at Fredericksburg
City and Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
- O. C. Maxwell (1837-1871) — of Ohio. Born in
Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, February
7, 1837. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; wounded in the leg at Perryville, and crippled for life;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868.
Died, in a state of desperation from financial difficulties, from a
self-inflicted
gunshot, in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
5, 1871. Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio.
- James McCleery (1837-1871) — of Louisiana. Born in
Mecca Township, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1837. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1871; died in office
1871. Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh during the Civil War, and
lost his right arm. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 1871. Interment at Christian
Church Cemetery, Cortland, Ohio.
- Joseph Wayne Mercer (1845-1906) — of Independence,
Jackson
County, Mo. Born in Platte
County, Mo., February
25, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Missouri
state treasurer, 1875-77; mayor
of Independence, Mo., 1891. Wounded during the Civil War, and
lost his right arm. Died in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., March 13,
1906. Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
- William David Meyering (b. 1892) — also known as
William Meyering — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
10, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Cook
County Sheriff, 1930-34; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus. Wounded in action during World War I and lost his
right hand. Burial
location unknown.
- William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) — also known as
William J. Miller — of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn. Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., March 12,
1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45,
1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948. Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 and lost both legs. Died
in 1950.
Interment at Jordan
Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
- Allen Benton Morse (1839-1921) — also known as
Allen B. Morse — of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich. Born in Otisco, Ionia
County, Mich., January
7, 1839. Son of John
L. Morse; married 1874 to Frances
Marion Van Allen (died 1884); married 1888 to Anna
Babcock. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ionia County
Prosecuting Attorney, 1867-71; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1875-76; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1878; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1882; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1885-92; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1885, 1892; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1892; U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1893-97; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1906. Wounded during the Civil
War, and lost his left arm. Died July 5,
1921. Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877) — also
known as Oliver P. Morton — of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind. Born in Salisbury, Wayne
County, Ind., August 4,
1823. Married 1845 to Lucinda
Burbank; brother-in-law of John
A. Burbank; father of John
M. Morton. Republican. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1852; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1861; Governor of
Indiana, 1861-67; defeated, 1856; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1867-77; died in office 1877; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1872-; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
His legs were paralyzed after a stroke in 1865; suffered
another stroke in
1877, and died soon after, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
1, 1877. Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Vicksburg
National Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss.; statue at Statehouse
Grounds, Indianapolis, Ind. Morton counties in Kan. and N.Dak. are
named for him.
- Henry Martin Nevius (1841-1911) — also known as
Henry M. Nevius — of Monmouth
County, N.J. Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
30, 1841. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1888-90. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic. Wounded several times during the Civil War
and lost his left arm. Died, of a stroke, January
30, 1911. Interment at Fair
View Cemetery, Middletown, N.J.
- Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (1834-1912) — also
known as Francis T. Nicholls — of Napoleonville, Assumption
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La. Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La., August
20, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an
arm in the battle of Winchester, Va.; lost a foot at
Chancellorsville; Governor of
Louisiana, 1877-80, 1888-92; chief
justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1892-1904; appointed
1892; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1904-11; resigned 1911. Died near
Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La., January
4, 1912. Entombed at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Thibodaux, La.
- Eugene H. Nickerson (1918-2002) — of Roslyn Harbor,
Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August 2,
1918. Descendant of John
Adams. Democrat. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harlan
F. Stone; Nassau
County Executive, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1977. His right arm was paralyzed
by polio in his youth. Nassau Beach Park was named for
him in 2002. Died, from complications of ulcer
surgery, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 2002. Burial
location unknown.
- Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as
Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., September
10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean
conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg;
legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
W. Cannon; Governor of
Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
Catholic.
Suffered a heart
attack at St. Viator Catholic Church,
and died soon after in a hospital,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 5,
2004. Interment at Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
- David A. Paterson (b. 1954) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 20,
1954. Son of Basil
Paterson; married 1992 to
Michelle Paige. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2004;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 2007-08; Governor of
New York, 2008-. Black.
Legally blind. Still living as of 2008.
- Reino A. Perala (b. 1915) — of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis. Born in Maple, Douglas
County, Wis., August
28, 1915. Democrat. Blind; lawyer; hotelier;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1953-68. Still
living as of 1968.
- Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) — also known as M.
T. Polk — of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1831.
Third cousin twice removed of Charles
Polk; nephew and adoptive son of
