Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Bribery
Offering or accepting gratuities to influence policy
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- Oakes Ames (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass. Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., January
10, 1804. Father of Oliver
Ames. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73. Was censured
by the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the Credit
Mobilier bribery scandal.
Died in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 8,
1873. Interment at Unity
Cemetery, Easton, Mass.
- James Brooks (1810-1873) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
10, 1810. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1835; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1849-53, 1863-66, 1867-73 (6th
District 1849-53, 8th District 1863-66, 1867-73, 6th District 1873);
died in office 1873; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Censured
by the House in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier
bribery scandal.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1873. Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known as
William W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829. Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general)
and Ann (Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and
Mrs. John Bower. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76. Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was
held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds. Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Eugene F. Vacheron — of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1894-95, 1901 (Queens County 3rd District
1894-95, Queens County 2nd District 1901); resigned 1895; charged
with bribery in 1895; tried and
acquitted, but resigned
from the Assembly; convicted
of grand
larceny, February 28, 1912. Burial
location unknown.
- D. Judson Hammond — of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives. Convicted
in 1903 of soliciting a bribe of $500 to defeat a bill opposed
by wholesale grocers; sentenced
to two years in prison or
a $2,000 fine. Burial
location unknown.
- Tirey L. Ford (1857-1928) — also known as T. L.
Ford — of California. Born in Monroe
County, Mo., 1857.
California
state attorney general, 1899-1902. Charged
with offering a bribe; tried and
acquitted in 1907. Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., June 26,
1928. Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- John Looney (1865-1947) — also known as Patrick
John Looney — of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill. Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., October
5, 1865. Son of Patrick Looney and Margaret Looney; nephew of Maurice
T. Maloney; married 1892 to Nora
O'Connor (died 1903). Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; indicted
with others in 1897 over a scheme to defraud
the city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain construction
project; convicted,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1900; created and led a crime
syndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests in gambling,
prostitution,
extortion,
and eventually bootlegging
and automobile
theft; indicted
in 1907 on 37 counts of bribery, extortion,
and libel,
but acquitted; shot
and wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February
22, 1909, he was shot
and wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; on
March 22, 1912, after publishing
personal attacks on Rock Island Mayor Henry
M. Schriver, he was arrested,
brought to the police station, and severely
beaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two men
and injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island rackets
in 1921; in 1922, he was indicted
for the murder
of saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence against
Looney to federal agents; arrested
in Belen, N.M., in 1924, and later convicted
of conspiracy and murder;
sentenced
to 5 years in prison
for conspiracy and 14 years for murder;
served 8 1/2 years. Irish
ancestry. Died, of tuberculosis,
in a sanitarium
at El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., 1947.
Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) — of Middle Village,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860. Son of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel; married,
October
21, 1884, to Anna Mary Timmes. Stonecutter;
Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried and
aquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery in connection with
the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens. Member, Elks; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum. Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech
Republic), July 28,
1921. Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
- Jotham P. Allds (1865-1923) — of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y. Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., February
1, 1865. Son of Jotham G. Allds and Lucy (Chase) Allds.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1896-1902; member of New York
state senate, 1903-10 (26th District 1903-06, 27th District
1907-08, 37th District 1909-10); resigned 1910; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Accused
by Sen. Benn
Conger, in 1910, of accepting bribes from bridge companies
nine years earlier; following an investigation,
the State Senate found him
guilty by a vote of 40 to 9, and he resigned
to avoid expulsion.
Died, of liver
disease, at Norwich Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
11, 1923. Burial
location unknown.
- Benn Conger (d. 1922) — of Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y. President, Corona Typewriter Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1900-01; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1909-10; resigned 1910. In 1910, he
accused
Sen. Jotham
P. Allds, the majority leader, of accepting a bribe from bridge
companies; Allds was investigated and ultimately resigned. Conger,
who had also taken part in the bribery scheme, was criticized
for not coming forward sooner; facing a likely attempt to expel
him, he resigned
a few days later. Died in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
28, 1922. Interment at Groton
Rural Cemetery, Groton, N.Y.
- William H. Bradley (1859-1925) — of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich. Born in Spencer Township, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1859. Republican. Wholesale
grocer; mayor of Greenville, Mich., 1908-09; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1909-12. In 1911, he was accused of
bribery by Sherman M. Townsend, a former Sergeant-at-Arms of
the state senate; an investigation
was conducted; a resolution to
expel him from the Senate failed on a vote of 14 to 15. Died in
1925.
Burial
location unknown.
- William Forte Willett, Jr. (1869-1938) — also known
as William Willett, Jr. — of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869. Son of William Willett and Marion Willett; married 1895 to Marie
R. Van Tassel. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried and
convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows. Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938. Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- William Lorimer (1861-1934) — also known as
"The Blond Boss" — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Manchester, England,
April
27, 1861. Republican. Real estate
business; contractor;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1901, 1903-09 (2nd District
1895-1901, 6th District 1903-09); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1909-12. He was accused
of bribery in winning election to the Senate; in 1912, the
Senate invalidated
his election. Died September
13, 1934. Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
- Donn M. Roberts (1867-1936) — of Indiana. Born in
Annapolis, Crawford
County, Ill., September
28, 1867. Mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1913-15. Convicted
of bribery in 1915 and spent three and a half years in prison;
convicted
of embezzlement
in 1936 and sentenced
to prison.
Released from prison following a heart
attack, and died a few days later, in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August 3,
1936. Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
- Edward Laurence Doheny (1856-1935) — also known as
Edward L. Doheny — of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., August
10, 1856. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1920;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920.
Indicted
in 1924 on federal bribery and conspiracy charges;
he had given $100,000 to Secretary of the Interior Albert
B. Fall, and soon after received a valuable contract to develop
the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California. Though Fall was
convicted of taking a bribe, Doheny was found not guilty. Died September
8, 1935. Entombed in mausoleum at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
- William Joseph Fallon (1886-1927) — also known as
William J. Fallon; "The Great Mouthpiece";
"Broadway's Cicero" — of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1886.
Son of Joseph M. Fallon; married to Agnes Rafter. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1918; charged
in 1924 with bribing a juror;
tried
and acquitted. Died, of heart
disease, in the Hotel
Oxford, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 29,
1927. Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Long Island City, Queens, N.Y.
- Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) — also known as
Jonathan M. Davis — of Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan. Born in Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan., April 27,
1871. Son of Jonathan McMillan Davis and Eve (Holeman) Davis;
married, September
26, 1894, to Mollie Purdom (died 1926); married, December
16, 1931, to Mary E. (Winston) Raymond. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-13; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-17; Governor of
Kansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920 (Democratic), 1926 (Democratic),
1936 (Democratic primary), 1938 (Independent); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Odd
Fellows. Arrested
the day after his gubernatorial term expired; indicted
twice for bribery; tried and
acquitted both times. Died June 27,
1943. Interment at Bronson
Cemetery, Bronson, Kan.
- Claude E. Negley — of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind. Born in Marion
County, Ind. Republican. Mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1927. Pleaded
guilty in 1927 to bribery charges
and fined.
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
- John L. Duvall (1874-1962) — of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind. Born in Tazewell
County, Ill., November
29, 1874. Republican. Mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1926-27; resigned 1927. Convicted
in 1927 of violating the state corrupt practices act by taking
bribes from Ku Klux
Klan leader leader D. C. Stephenson; sentenced
to 30 days in jail, fined
$1,000, and forced to
resign as mayor. Died February
25, 1962. Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Edward L. Jackson (1873-1954) — also known as Ed
Jackson — of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Orleans, Orange
County, Ind. Born in Howard
County, Ind., December
27, 1873. Son of Presley E. Jackson and Elizabeth (Howell)
Jackson; married to Rosa Wilkinson and Lida Beatty. Republican. Lawyer; Henry County
Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-05; circuit judge in Indiana, 1909-14;
secretary
of state of Indiana, 1917, 1921-25; defeated, 1914; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Indiana, 1925-29. Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias. Charged
with bribery; tried and
found not guilty. Died November
18, 1954. Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Ind.
- Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) — also known as
Albert B. Fall — of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M. Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861. Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall;
married, May 7,
1883, to Emma Garland Morgan (daughter of Simpson
Harris Morgan). Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23. Convicted
of bribery in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease
scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944. Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
- John L. Lotsch (1881-1967) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa. Born February
15, 1881. Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1928. Arrested
and indicted
in 1935 on federal charges
of taking bribes while serving as a special master overseeing
a patent case; the case was dismissed in 1936, but he was immediately
reindicted
on an extortion
charge;
that indictment was thrown out by the Court of Appeals. Charged
in 1938, with other officials of a defunct Brooklyn bank, with
conspiracy to violate federal banking
laws by accepting fees for granting loans; tried and
convicted
on three counts; sentenced
to serve one year in jail;
also disbarred.
Pleaded
guilty in 1939 to charges
that he bribed federal judge Martin
T. Manton, and testified at the judge's bribery trial. Died in 1967.
Burial
location unknown.
- Elmer B. O'Hara — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
Wayne
County Clerk, 1933-36; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1935-36; tried and
convicted,
along with State Sen. A.
J. Wilkowski and others, on vote
fraud charges
in 1936; sentenced
to four to five years in prison;
also convicted
on charges
of bribing the Macomb County Drain Commissioner. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Edward S. Moran, Jr. (b. 1901) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1927-38. Arrested
in June 1938 and charged
with accepting $36,000 in bribes from two taxicab companies;
released on bail; again arrested
in April 1939 and charged
with state
income tax evasion; again released; tried on
the bribery charges
in June 1939 and convicted;
sentenced
to two and a half to five years in prison;
released pending appeal, which was unsuccessful; disbarred;
started prison
term in January 1941; released on parole in September 1942. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Martin Thomas Manton (1880-1946) — also known as
Martin T. Manton — of New York. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 2,
1880. Son of Michael Manton and Catherine (Mullen) Manton;
married, July 3,
1907, to Eva M. Morier. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1916-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1918-39; resigned
1939. Catholic.
U.S. District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey charged
in 1939 that Judge Manton had received more than $400,000 from
litigants; Dewey sent six specific instances the U.S. House Judiciary
Committee for consideration of impeachment.
Following the judge's resignation,
he was indicted
on bribery charges;
tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to two years in prison
and fined
$10,000; released in 1941. Died in Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
17, 1946. Burial
location unknown.
- Edwin Stark Thomas (1872-1952) — also known as
Edwin S. Thomas — Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., November
11, 1872. Married 1931 to Jean
Virginia Gordon. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899; secretary of
Connecticut Democratic Party, 1902-12; executive secretary to
Gov. Simeon
Baldwin, 1911-13; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1913-39; resigned 1939. During an
investigation
of his financial affairs and actions in certain cases by a federal
grand jury, prompted by connections to the bribery case of
another federal judge, Martin
T. Manton, he resigned,
citing illness. Died in Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn., January
21, 1952. Burial
location unknown.
- John J. Condon — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Son of John J. Condon and Ellen Condon
(c.1872-1941); cousin of William
F. Condon. Republican. Auditor for the New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, he
was named
as a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who was
charged with seeking a $3,000 bribe from pinball operators. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) — also known as
Leon C. Phillips; Red Phillips — of Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla. Born in Worth
County, Mo., December
9, 1890. Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940.
Charged
with accepting a bribe while governor; tried
twice and ultimately acquitted. Died, of a heart
attack, while waiting for a client at the post
office in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., March 27,
1958. Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Weleetka, Okla.
- Stanley J. Dombrowski (1901-1977) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 7,
1901. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-44; defeated in primary, 1950; in 1943, he repudiated grand jury
testimony about being bribed, pleaded
guilty to perjury,
and was sentenced
to prison;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Died in 1977.
Burial
location unknown.
- Charles Coles Diggs, Sr. (1894-1967) — also known as
Charles C. Diggs, Sr. — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894. Father of Charles
Coles Diggs, Jr.. Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery case in 1945; tried and
convicted;
charged
again on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with
accepting bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the
entire case collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary). Black.
Member, Elks. Died
in 1967.
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
- Chester Milton Howell (b. 1884) — also known as
Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling Chet" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
10, 1884. Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1923-26; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932,
1936; resigned 1945; charged
on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic
physicians, and pleaded
guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery
cases. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
- Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) — also known as
Adam Sumeracki — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911. Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Catholic.
Still living as of 1974.
- Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Ontonagon
County, Mich., October
15, 1899. Married 1936 to Mary
Thibault. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
worked for carmakers
Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District);
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Member, American
Legion; Elks. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph J. Kowalski (b. 1914) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 19,
1914. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Maccabees.
Still living as of 1944.
- Martin Anthony Kronk (1900-1976) — also known as
Martin A. Kronk — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 1,
1900. Married, July 15,
1925, to Irene Roskivetalski. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District),
1958 (Wayne County 12th District); charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1954. Died in 1976.
Burial
location unknown.
- Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897. Married to Constance Kirchner. Democrat. Accountant;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery in 1944; pleaded
guilty. Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma. Died, from a heart
ailment, December
25, 1944. Burial
location unknown.
- Ernest George Nagel (b. 1893) — also known as
Ernest G. Nagel — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Switzerland,
March
3, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War
I; automotive
engineer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40; defeated in primary, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1941-42; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph C. Roosevelt (1900-1987) — also known as
Joe Roosevelt — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1900. Married, August
24, 1926, to Catherine Miller. Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1937-38; defeated in primary, 1938,
1940, 1942; implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal
in 1944 as a go-between providing bribes to legislators;
granted immunity from
prosecution, and testified against others. Died in 1987.
Burial
location unknown.
- Edward John Walsh (1904-1975) — also known as
Edward J. Walsh — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1904. Democrat. Automobile
worker; constable; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 6, 1944 (along with four other legislators) with
accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried in
1945, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict; retried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1975.
Burial
location unknown.
- William M. Bradley (b. 1892) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1892. Son of William A. Bradley and Mary (Riley) Bradley; married
1912 to
Edwardine Lenahan. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940, 1942, 1952; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Burial
location unknown.
- Henry F. Shea (1885-1967) — of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich. Born in Osceola Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., April 15,
1885. Democrat. Miner; railroad
trainman; plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
granted immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony in another bribery case,
1945. Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus. Died in 1967.
Burial
location unknown.
- Carl F. DeLano (1890-1952) — of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich. Born in Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
25, 1890. Married 1923 to Irene
Lane. Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1931-38; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1939-45; resigned 1945; charged
on December 6, 1944, along with four other legislators, with
accepting bribes from naturopathic phyisicians; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1952.
Interment at Cooper
Township Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
- William C. Birk (1885-1950) — of Baraga, Baraga
County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., November
6, 1885. Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1927-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944;
charged
on December 16, 1944, along with other legislators, with accepting
bribes; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison.
German
ancestry. Died in 1950.
Burial
location unknown.
- D. Stephen Benzie (b. 1893) — of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich. Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 10,
1893. Married 1913 to Lillian
Wilson. Democrat. Road
contractor; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Member, Elks. Burial
location unknown.
- Michael J. Clancy (b. 1913) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in County Clare, Ireland,
September
9, 1913. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40; defeated in primary, 1942; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes, but not tried and
convicted with the others. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Still living as of 1944.
- Leo Joseph Wilkowski (1902-1955) — also known as
Leo J. Wilkowski — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
1902. Brother of Anthony
J. Wilkowski; married 1925 to Theresa
D. Kozlowski. Democrat. Hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1939-44; nominated, but withdrew 1944;
Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 16, 1944 (along with other legislators) with accepting
bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried and
convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set of
charges were dismissed when he agreed to testify. Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance. Died of heart
trouble, March 23,
1955. Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
- William Gibbs Buckley (b. 1907) — also known as
William G. Buckley — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
19, 1907. Married 1933 to Kathryn
O'Dowd. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34, 1937-44; defeated in primary, 1944; removed 1944; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 6, 1944 (along with four other legislators) with
accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried in
1945, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict; retried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set of
charges were dismissed when he agreed to testify. Still living as of
1944.
- Charles Fitch Hemans (1896-1971) — also known as
Charles F. Hemans; "Baron of the Bathroom";
"Knight of the Doublecross" — of Eaton Rapids,
Eaton
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1896. Son of Lawton
T. Hemans. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1926, 1928; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; defeated, 1931, 1941;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936. Implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal
in 1944; granted immunity from
prosecution and testified that he had bribed many
legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case
against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to
Washington; arrested
by FBI agents and arraigned
on a federal fugitive
witness charge; tried and
convicted,
and sentenced
to four years in prison;
pleaded
guilty to bribery in 1950 and sentenced
to five years probation
and a $1,000 fine.
Died in 1971.
Burial
location unknown.
- Francis J. Nowak (1915-1976) — also known as
Frank Nowak — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1915. Married to Evelyn
M. Nowak. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1939-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 6, 1944 (along with four other legislators) with
accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried in
1945, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict; retried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set of
charges were dismissed when he agreed to testify. Died in 1976.
Burial
location unknown.
- Frank D. McKay (1883-1965) — of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich. Born in 1883.
Republican. Financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Michigan
state treasurer, 1925-30; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1940-44. Political boss who
dominated Republican politics in Michigan for decades. Investigated
by a grand jury in 1931 over his handling
of state funds while Treasurer. Subject of three federal grand
jury investigations
in 1940 over alleged fraud, extortion
and kickbacks.
Indicted
in 1944 for bribery; the case collapsed when the star witness,
Sen. Warren
G. Hooper was murdered. Charged
in 1945, along with William
McKeighan, with conspiracy to violate
state liquor laws; tried in
1946; the judge directed a verdict of not guilty. Died in Miami
Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
12, 1965. Burial
location unknown.
- Miles M. Callaghan (1868-1944) — of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich. Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., October
7, 1868. Republican. Hardware
dealer; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1929-36,
1943-44; resigned 1944; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; pleaded
guilty and testified against others. Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., August
22, 1944. Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph Lawrence Kaminski (b. 1902) — also known as
Joseph L. Kaminski — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
2, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-40; defeated in primary, 1940; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- William Green (1880-1956) — of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich. Born in Montmorency
County, Mich., March 26,
1880. Republican. Lumberman;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1929-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
indicted
for bribery on December 2, 1944 (along with Frank
D. McKay); the case collapsed when the star witness, Sen. Warren
G. Hooper was murdered; indicted
again on different bribery charges
on December 16, 1944; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison.
Died in 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
- Jerry Thomson Logie (1887-1966) — also known as
Jerry T. Logie — of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1939-44; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery case in 1945; tried and
convicted.
Died in 1966.
Burial
location unknown.
- Walter N. Stockfish (1908-1973) — of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 16,
1908. Married, June 11,
1935, to Virginia M. Bayer. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1935-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1973.
Burial
location unknown.
- Isadore A. Weza (b. 1906) — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich. Born near Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., March 22,
1906. Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1937-40;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting bribes, but not tried and
convicted with the others. Still living as of 1944.
- Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) — also known as
Warren G. Hooper — of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904. Great-great-grandson of William
Hooper; married, May 23,
1936, to Callienetta Cobb. Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar. During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking bribes and was given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however,
four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945. Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
- Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905. Democrat. Constable; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964. Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith. Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982. Burial
location unknown.
- James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) — also known as
James B. Stanley — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
29, 1903. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Congregationalist.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died
in 1977.
Burial
location unknown.
- Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) — of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890. Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard;
married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon. Burial
location unknown.
- Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) — of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
29, 1913. Democrat. Beer
distributor; potato chip
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state
legislators) with bribery conspiracy; pleaded
guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the
others were eventually dismissed. Catholic.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
25, 1999. Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
- George Oscar Harma (1905-1977) — also known as
George O. Harma — of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich. Born in Baltic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., November
5, 1905. Son of Carl Oscar Harma and Mary Susanna (Fjader) Harma.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1935-44; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944; implicated
as co-conspirator
in a legislative branch banking bribery case in 1946; given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony. Finnish
ancestry. Member, Pi
Delta Epsilon. Died in 1977.
Burial
location unknown.
- James A. Burns (1899-1963) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in 1899.
Purchasing
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; member of
Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1924
(Republican primary, 2nd District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 4th
District), 1942 (Democratic, 4th District), 1944 (Democratic primary,
4th District); charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died in 1963.
Burial
location unknown.
- Gilbert H. Isbister (1900-1958) — of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 9,
1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World
War I; St. Clair
County Register of Deeds, 1925-34; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1934; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1939-42; defeated in primary, 1942;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1940;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1958.
Burial
location unknown.
- Earl W. McEwen, Sr. — of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District;
elected 1940; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1944; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Still living as of 1946.
- Robert B. McLaughlin (1903-1965) — of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich. Born in 1903.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1941-44; defeated in primary, 1938;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1944; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1965.
Burial
location unknown.
- William C. Stenson — of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify. Presumed
deceased. Burial
location unknown.
- Andrew Jackson May (1875-1959) — also known as
Andrew J. May — of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky. Born near Langley, Floyd
County, Ky., June 24,
1875. Democrat. Lawyer; Floyd County
Attorney, 1901-09; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-47 (10th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-47); defeated, 1928 (10th
District), 1946 (7th District). Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1943, he was briefed about the flaws in the Japanese
anti-submarine munitions; he revealed
this information to the press, and hence to the Japanese, who
quickly improved their depth charges. After the war, this indiscretion
was estimated to have cost the U.S. ten submarines and 800 men. Convicted,
on July 3, 1947, on charges
of accepting bribes for his influence in the award of
munitions contracts during World War II; served nine months in prison;
received a full pardon
from President Harry
S. Truman in 1952. Died in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., September
6, 1959. Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Prestonsburg, Ky.
- Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) — also known as
Terry D. Schrunk — of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore. Born in Stayton, Marion
County, Ore., March 10,
1913. Son of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk;
married, May 17,
1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. Fire
fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1949-56; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1957-65; indicted
in March, 1957 on bribery and perjury
charges;
tried
and found not guilty; another indictment,
for conspiracy
to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in
September, 1957. Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Still living as of 1965.
- Sherman Adams (1899-1986) — also known as
"The Abominable No Man"; "The Great Stone
Face" — of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H. Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899. Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams;
married, July 28,
1923, to Rachael Leona White. Republican. Served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946. Episcopalian.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Foresters;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon. Forced to
resign in 1958 as aide to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, following disclosure that he accepted gifts
from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from federal
agencies. Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986. Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
- Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) — also known as
Hulan E. Jack — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in St.
Lucia, December
29, 1906. Married to Almira Wilkinson. Democrat. Paper box
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District
1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District
1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956;
indicted
in 1960 on charges
