Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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James M. Varnum (1848-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890; New
York County Surrogate, 1899.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Badly injured when his car collided with a streetcar,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1907 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Mary
Witherspoon Dickey. |
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Frederick W. Feldner (1865-1910) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 1,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Cape May Hotel
company; president, Furst-Clark Dredging
company; real estate
developer; Consul
for Colombia in Baltimore,
Md., 1901-07.
Along with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and chauffeur, he was
killed when their car collided with a fast-moving Pennsylvania
Railroad train, near Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J., August
9, 1910 (age 45 years, 69
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Feldner and Dorothea Carolyn (Plitt) Feldner; married,
January
23, 1888, to Amalia 'Mollie' Rausch. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, August 10,
1910 |
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George Warren Weymouth (1850-1910) —
also known as George W. Weymouth —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Merrimac, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1897-1901.
Killed in an automobile accident near Bingham, Somerset
County, Maine, September
7, 1910 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fairhaven, Mass.
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Carl Carey Anderson (1877-1912) —
also known as Carl C. Anderson —
of Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Bluffton, Allen
County, Ohio, December
2, 1877.
Democrat. Mayor
of Fostoria, Ohio, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1909-12; died in office
1912.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the car he was riding
in overturned, near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, October
1, 1912 (age 34 years, 304
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Emmett Robinson Wooten (1878-1915) —
also known as Emmett R. Wooten —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Fort Barnwell, Craven
County, N.C., November
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,
1909-15; died in office 1915; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1915; died in
office 1915.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Injured in an automobile accident, suffered traumatic
pneumonia, and died, in Rex Hospital,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., February
27, 1915 (age 36 years, 117
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
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Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
5, 1872.
Republican. Actor;
newspaper
writer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
law partner of Augustus
E. Willson; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Louisville,
Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over the
appointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry was
convened to investigate
the officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major and
six Captains, for willful
disobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford was
singled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal and
insubordinate to his superior officers," and ordered court-martialed;
secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-Arizona Copper
Company (engaged in mining and
smelting).
Hit by a car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured leg
and pneumonia,
and died two weeks later, in German Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., September
6, 1917 (age 45 years, 32
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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George Herbert Prouty (1862-1918) —
also known as George H. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., March 4,
1862.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Vermont
state senate, 1904; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1906-08; Governor of
Vermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Killed when the car in which he was riding was hit by a
train, in dense
fog, at a grade crossing near Waterville, Quebec,
August
19, 1918 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at East
Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
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John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) —
also known as John A. Sterling —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., February
1, 1857.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;
died in office 1918.
Died as the result of an automobile accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., October
17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) —
also known as Stanley E. Bowdle —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
4, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,
1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Struck by an automobile while getting off a streetcar,
and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 6,
1919 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John Franklin Cannon (1851-1920) —
also known as John F. Cannon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., January
3, 1851.
Democrat. Minister;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Presbyterian.
Struck by an automobile, suffered severe injuries, and died
four hours later in St. Luke's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., March
12, 1920 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Franklin Hanly (1863-1920) —
also known as J. Frank Hanly —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near St. Joseph, Champaign
County, Ill., April 4,
1863.
Lawyer;
law partner of Will
R. Wood; member of Indiana
state senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1896; Governor of
Indiana, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1916.
Killed, along with two friends, in an automobile-train
accident near Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1920 (age 57 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Williamsport, Ind.
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Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) —
also known as Charles F. Van de Water —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
10, 1872.
Republican. Real estate
developer; bank
director; elected U.S.
Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died before
taking office.
Methodist.
While driving in a dense
fog, he collided with a truck parked on the road, and died
soon after, in Pomona Valley Hospital,
Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
20, 1920 (age 48 years, 41
days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and others
in his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was later
convicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac Randolph
Van de Water; married 1904 to Edith
Weir Van de Water. |
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(1920) |
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Loren E. Seneker (1869-1921) —
of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo., November
23, 1869.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Mo., 1900; Lawrence
County Clerk, 1903; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1919-21; died in office 1921.
Died as the result of an automobile accident, October
19, 1921 (age 51 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alonzo Barton Hepburn (1846-1922) —
also known as A. Barton Hepburn —
of Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 24,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; timber
business; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1875-79;
superintendent, New York State Banking Department, 1880-83; U.S.
Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-93; director, New York Life Insurance
Company, American Agricultural
Chemical
Company, Studebaker Corporation (automobile
manufacturer), and Great Northern Railway.
Hit by a bus at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, injured, and
died five days later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1922 (age 75 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
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Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) —
also known as Lucian W. Parrish —
of Texas.
Born in Sister Grove, Grayson
County, Tex., January
10, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office
1922.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died from infection
twelve days later, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., March
27, 1922 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Henrietta, Tex.
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Theodore Arlington Bell (1872-1922) —
also known as Theodore A. Bell —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif., July 25,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; candidate for Governor of
California, 1906 (Democratic), 1910 (Democratic), 1918
(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1908
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1912
(speaker).
While returning from a hunting
trip, was killed in an automobile accident near San
Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., September
4, 1922 (age 50 years, 41
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif.
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Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) —
also known as Thomas F. Smith —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1865.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-21 (15th District 1917-19,
16th District 1919-21).
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in a taxicab accident in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
11, 1923 (age 57 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James Vincent Ganly (1878-1923) —
also known as James V. Ganly —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1878.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1907; Bronx
County Clerk, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1919-21, 1923;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1923.
Died in an automobile accident in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1923 (age 44 years, 359
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) —
of Glenburn, Renville
County, N.Dak.
Born in 1867.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1921-23.
Died in an automobile accident while campaigning
for State Agriculture Commissioner, 1924
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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David Bagby Jr. (1886-1924) —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Roanoke, Howard
County, Mo., October
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1921-22;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1923-24; died in office 1924.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the car in which he was
riding, skidded and overturned down an embankment, near Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., December
19, 1924 (age 38 years, 61
days).
Interment at Fayette
City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Charles Preston Wickham (1836-1925) —
also known as Charles P. Wickham —
of Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, September
15, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; common pleas court
judge in Ohio, 1881-86; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1887-91.
Hit by a car, badly injured, and died two months later, in
Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, March
18, 1925 (age 88 years, 184
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,
1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League.
Lost control of a motor bicycle, fell,
suffered a ruptured
kidney, and died as a result, in House of Mercy Hospital,
Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1925 (age 55 years, 323
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Church
on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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George Marsh Long (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Long —
of Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
Scottish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when his car
collided with an interurban,
at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
18, 1925 (age 61 years, 321
days).
Interment at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich.
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Republican. Lumber
business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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William Stormont Hackett (1868-1926) —
also known as William S. Hackett —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
7, 1868.
Democrat. President, Albany City Savings Bank; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in an automobile accident in Cuba, and died three
weeks later, from the injuries and erysipelas,
in American Hospital,
Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
March
4, 1926 (age 57 years, 87
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Meyer London (1871-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kalvaria, Russia,
December
29, 1871.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizen
in 1896; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909 (Socialist), 1911, 1925
(Socialist); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1910 (9th District), 1912 (12th District), 1918 (12th
District), 1922 (12th District); delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920.
Jewish.
Struck by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near
Eighteenth Street, in Manhattan, and died soon after at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1926 (age 54 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; banker; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned; he was
pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Kenneth Duncan Lozier Niven (1862-1927) —
also known as Kenneth D. L. Niven —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Westtown, Orange
County, N.Y., March, 1862.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
postmaster at Monticello,
N.Y., 1894-98, 1919-20 (acting, 1919-20); clerk, Sullivan County
Board of Supervisors, 1911-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Struck by a car, and died two hours later, in Monticello Hospital,
Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
22, 1927 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rock
Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, N.Y.
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Edwin Stewart Underhill (1861-1929) —
also known as Edwin S. Underhill —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
7, 1861.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-15 (33rd District 1911-13,
37th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, in Coopers, Steuben
County, N.Y., February
7, 1929 (age 67 years, 123
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Bath, N.Y.
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Merrill Moores (1856-1929) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
21, 1856.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1915-25.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, in
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
21, 1929 (age 73 years, 183
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Tracy Elihu Fore (1874-1930) —
also known as Tracy E. Fore —
of Latta, Dillon
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., November
17, 1874.
Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Dillon County,
1928-30; died in office 1930.
While driving near Florence, S.C., he lost control of his car, which
went off the road and overturned; he was badly injured, and
his condition was complicated by diabetes;
he died two days later, in a hospital
at Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
2, 1930 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis Fore and Sarah Martha (Berry) Fore; married 1894 to
Katherine Elizabeth Hayes; married to Clara Bethea. |
| | | Epitaph: "An honest man is the noblest
work of God." |
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memorial |
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William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) —
also known as William S. Legaré —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
6, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died in
office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Fatally injured in an automobile accident near Wolfton, S.C.,
and died two hours later in a hospital
at Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 30 years, 32
days). Also killed was Sen. W.
Claude Martin; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Killed in an automobile accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Love." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery
and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile accident near Hillrose, Colo., and
subsequently died in a hospital
at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Francis Key Pendleton (1850-1930) —
also known as Francis K. Pendleton —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
3, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-20; defeated, 1909;
appointed 1911; resigned 1920.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Injured in an automobile accident on Riverside Drive, and died
two months later as a result, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 26,
1930 (age 80 years, 204
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Alicia (Key) Pendleton and George
Hunt Pendleton; married, December
20, 1890, to Elizabeth La Montagne (sister-in-law of Nicholas
Murray Butler); nephew of Philip
Barton Key (1818-1859); grandson of Francis
Scott Key and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; grandnephew of Edward
Lloyd (1779-1834) and Edmund
Henry Pendleton; great-grandson of Edward
Lloyd (1744-1796) and Nathaniel
Pendleton; great-grandnephew of Philip
Barton Key (1757-1815); second great-grandnephew of Edmund
Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of Philip
Clayton Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed of John
Pendleton Jr. and Philip
Key; first cousin four times removed of Matthew
Tilghman; second cousin of Henry
Lloyd; second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Carroll, Barrister, John
Penn, James
Joseph Tilghman and William
Tilghman; third cousin once removed of Henry
Gaines Johnson, John
Strother Pendleton, Albert
Gallatin Pendleton, Philip
Coleman Pendleton, Joseph
Henry Pendleton and William
Welby Beverley; third cousin twice removed of James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison, Frisby
Tilghman and Zachary
Taylor; fourth cousin of William
Barret Pendleton, Charles
Rittenhouse Pendleton and John
Overton Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Coleby
Chew, Tench
Tilghman, Edward
Tilghman Paca and Sidney
Fletcher Taliaferro. |
| | | Political families: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep. Clarence
J. McLeod, their car skidded on an icy
road, and collided with a lumber truck; he suffered a
skull fracture, and died a few days later in a hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1930 (age 40 years, 360
days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, suffered
comparatively minor injuries.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Buckley Wilcox (1864-1931) —
also known as Henry B. Wilcox; Harry B.
Wilcox —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 23,
1864.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924;
Honorary
Consul for Bolivia in Baltimore,
Md., 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Hit by a car and killed, while crossing Charles Street, at
University Parkway, Baltimore,
Md., April
22, 1931 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of William Littleton Wilcox and Susannah Helen (Perry) Wilcox;
married, November
5, 1889, to Katherine Elizabeth 'Kate' Wirt. |
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Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) —
also known as Daniel N. Morgan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
18, 1844.
Democrat. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; banker; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;
Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
While crossing a street, he was hit by an automobile, was
badly injured, and died twelve days later, in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1931 (age 86 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) —
also known as Cassius L. Alexander —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-car
automobile accident, when his car went off the road and hit a
telephone pole, in near Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 56 years, 136
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander; married to
Melinda Alvira Cody. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Ebenezer Durkee (1874-1932) —
also known as John E. Durkee —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, April
22, 1874.
Grocer; mayor
of South Haven, Mich., 1920.
Gravely injured in a head-on collision, and died an hour later
in Clinic Hospital,
Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., May 14,
1932 (age 58 years, 22
days).
Interment at Arlington
Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rosseau Durkee and Aurelia Durkee; married, December
23, 1901, to Edith O. Gish. |
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Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) —
also known as Benjamin F. Starr —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Lisburn, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
18, 1867.
Owner and manager, Starr Granite
Works; mayor of
Corry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Seemingly uninjured in an automobile accident which overturned
his car, he collapsed and died a few minutes later, possibly from a
head injury or heart
attack, in Rome Township, Crawford
County, Pa., July 27,
1932 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) —
also known as Wilfred H. Schoff —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Newtonville, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
27, 1874.
Lecturer;
Honorary
Consul for Bolivia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1898-1929; Honorary
Consul for Peru in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1898-1921; Vice-Consul
for Panama in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.
Killed when hit by a car in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., September
14, 1932 (age 57 years, 292
days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later.
Original interment at Brotherhood Cemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 at
Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married, June 20,
1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Courier-Post (Camden,
N.J.), October 3, 1932 |
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Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) —
also known as Ralph D. Cole —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Vanlue, Hancock
County, Ohio, November
30, 1873.
Republican. Hancock
County Clerk, 1897-99; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928
(speaker);
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1920.
Member, American
Legion.
Injured in an automobile accident near Parkman, Ohio, and died
in the hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
15, 1932 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the Chevrolet in which
he was riding collided with another car and overturned, on Highway 71
in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill
Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; married
to Delia Alsena Shepard (who later married Eugene
Donald Millikin); grandnephew of George
Washington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Eugene
Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre
Van Cortlandt, William
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Peter
Robert Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Davenport Clarke (1873-1933) —
also known as John D. Clarke —
of Fraser, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; mining
business; farmer; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1921-25, 1927-33;
defeated in primary, 1924; died in office 1933; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Killed in an automobile accident; the car he was driving
collided with another car, then went off the road, plunging down a
twelve-foot embankment and hitting a tree, near Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
5, 1933 (age 60 years, 294
days).
Interment at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Hobart, N.Y.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car collided with an oil truck on the
William Penn Highway, and died the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Frank Novotny (d. 1934) —
of Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Berwyn, Ill., 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Killed in an automobile accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., January
25, 1934.
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Williamson McGavock (1846-1934) —
also known as J. W. McGavock —
of Max Meadows, Wythe
County, Va.
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., October
25, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1922.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Struck by an automobile, and died in a hospital
soon after, in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
20, 1934 (age 87 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oglesby Cemetery, Fort Chiswell, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim McGavock and Abie Jouet (Williamson) McGavock; married to
Emily Maria Graham and Jane Byrd Pendleton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert McDowell McCracken (1874-1934) —
also known as Robert M. McCracken —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., March
15, 1874.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1915-17.
While campaigning
was in an automobile accident, which resulted in his death, in
Emmett, Gem
County, Idaho, May 16,
1934 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blackfoot
Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
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Harcourt Joseph Pratt (1866-1934) —
also known as Harcourt J. Pratt —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
23, 1866.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1897; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1925-33.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, near
Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 21,
1934 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, N.Y.
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Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Struck by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of
the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in
office 1935.
Injured when his car crashed into the back of a truck, and
died soon after at Pontiac General Hospital,
Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, about 1869.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;
candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1903.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Hit by a car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died that
evening at Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1935 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shabbona, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; elected Michigan
superintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before taking
office.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in an automobile crash, June 22,
1935 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Anna Ickes (1873-1935) —
also known as Anna Wilmarth; Anna Wilmarth
Thompson —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1873.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1920.
Female.
Died, following an automobile accident, in Velarde, Rio Arriba
County, N.M., August
31, 1935 (age 62 years, 216
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke
while driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital
at Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard,
near Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three
days later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Erwin C. Woodworth (1872-1936) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born near Millfield, Athens
County, Ohio, December
29, 1872.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1910-14; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1918-19.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died, April
19, 1936 (age 63 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Oscar Durland Tuthill (1877-1936) —
also known as Oscar D. Tuthill —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1877.
Republican. Dairy
business; first
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1921-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen;
Rotary.
Injured in an automobile accident in Briarcliff, N.Y., and
died three days later, in Ossining Hospital,
Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
29, 1936 (age 59 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Sherman. |
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John F. Conrad (d. 1937) —
also known as "Big John" —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.H., 1937; died in office 1937.
Killed when he fell
between a backing truck and a loading dock, in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon State Bank;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided with an oncoming
truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp,
where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Louis O. Williams (1874-1937) —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in DeWitt
County, Ill., February
22, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile collision, March
19, 1937 (age 63 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) —
of Chinook, Blaine
County, Mont.
Born in Maiden Rock, Pierce
County, Wis., January
28, 1870.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office
1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to accept
only $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tipton sued to oust
him based on the contention that this promise constituted a bribe,
and violated the state's corrupt
practices act; ultimately it was ruled that he had acted in good
faith.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Hit by a bus, was badly injured, suffered a heart
attack, and died three days after the accident, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 13,
1938 (age 68 years, 136
days).
Entombed at Hillcrest
Lawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
School
principal; author; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09; university
professor.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma
Pi Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) —
also known as Hiram I. Bearss —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., April
13, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-American
War; received the Medal
of Honor for his actions in the Philippine Islands, 1901-02;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1920,
1936.
Died in an automobile accident, in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., August
28, 1938 (age 63 years, 137
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
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James A. Murphy (1889-1939) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich., March
31, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile accident, March
19, 1939 (age 49 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he
collided with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an
hour later in McPherson Hospital,
Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear
(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were
injuried, including Claud
Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin
R. Kronk of Detroit.
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; actuary;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital
at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Lincoln Curtis Chenoweth (1862-1940) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1904.
Injured, along with his wife, in an automobile accident in
November, 1936, which was eventually fatal to both; his wife died in
1937, and he died, in St. John's Hospital,
Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., May 5,
1940 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at Ozark
Memorial Park, Joplin, Mo.
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August
1, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.
Richardson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Andrew Cobb Erwin (1884-1941) —
also known as Andrew C. Erwin —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
22, 1884.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; banker; mayor of
Athens, Ga., 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932.
Hit by a car on the street in front of his house, and died as
a result, in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., February
16, 1941 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) —
also known as Alonzo D. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1937; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Died in an automobile accident in Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C., April
30, 1941 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Dobson
Cemetery, Dobson, N.C.
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Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) —
also known as Harry M. Hammond —
of Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; building
materials business; postmaster at Alameda,
Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Killed in an automobile accident in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309
days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.
Cremated.
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Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) —
also known as Jason E. Payne —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1874.
Republican. Lost his
right arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team of
horses; college
instructor; lawyer; law
professor; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby, tried to
kill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's law
partner.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died several weeks
later as a result, in a hospital
at Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
11, 1941 (age 67 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;
brother of Byron
Samuel Payne; married, July 20,
1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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James J. Byard Jr. (1872-1942) —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in 1872.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1912.
Killed in an automobile accident, 1942
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Fly
Creek Cemetery, Otsego, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lulu G. Tarpenning. |
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Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ill., August
29, 1870.
Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in
Thompson Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Henry Dattner (1892-1942) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1892.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died, in an auto accident at Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., August
6, 1942 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Alexander Young (1870-1943) —
also known as Charles A. Young —
of Cadet, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Greencastle, Warren
County, Ky., October
7, 1870.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1921-30,
1943; died in office 1943.
While crossing a street, was hit by a car, badly injured, and
died an hour and a half later in a hospital
at Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1943 (age 72 years, 213
days).
Interment at St. Joachim Cemetery, Old Mines, Mo.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., December
15, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died
in military service, of pneumonia
following injuries he suffered in a collision, in the military
hospital
at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., July 17,
1943 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) —
also known as James T. Lloyd —
of Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo.; Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., August
28, 1857.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Shelby
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908.
Injured in an automobile accident, and subsequently died as a
result, in a nursing
home at Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April 3,
1944 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lykesland, Richland
County, S.C., January
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,
5th Circuit, 1918-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen
of the World; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from injuries he received in an automobile accident, in
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Arthur A. Shonbeck (1878-1945) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in 1878.
Democrat. Gold miner;
implement
dealer; oil
business; farmer;
candidate for mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1924; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-33; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1932,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Alaska
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1934-37.
Drowned
in a river when his pickup truck went off the road, near
Ophir, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska, June 20,
1945 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Peckenpaugh. |
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Joseph Warren Tolbert (1865-1946) —
also known as Joseph W. Tolbert; "Tieless
Joe" —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.; Ninety Six, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., June 6,
1865.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1900
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-24; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1925-31.
Hit by a car (perhaps intentionally),
in his front yard, and died soon after, in Ninety Six, Greenwood
County, S.C., October
18, 1946 (age 81 years, 134
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Ninety Six, S.C.
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George Gilmour (1872-1948) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Denver,
Colo.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1872.
Democrat. Minister,
First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Tex., 1908-21; First Unitarian
Church of Denver, Colo., 1921-32; United Liberal Church
(Unitarian-Universalist) of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1932-48; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1928.
Unitarian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club.
He and his wife were killed when their car was hit by a
train, the southbound Silver Meteor of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad, at a grade crossing near Frostproof, Polk
County, Fla., March
12, 1948 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
30, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines,
Ltd.; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died
the next day, in Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Henry Schroeder (1867-1950) —
also known as Enrique Schroeder —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
4, 1867.
Banker;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Galveston,
Tex., 1902-48.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Struck by a car while crossing a street, suffered a skull
fracture, and died three days later, in St. Mary's Infirmary,
Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
20, 1950 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Interment at Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Dexter, Stoddard
County, Mo., August
25, 1906.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Killed in a car accident, January
2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Joseph Ihm (1899-1951) —
also known as Joe Ihm —
of Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.
Born in Sinsinawa, Grant
County, Wis., September
3, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; service
station operator; Barton
County Treasurer, 1949-50; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1951; died in
office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in an automobile accident, at Humansville, Polk
County, Mo., March
13, 1951 (age 51 years, 191
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lamar Heights, Mo.
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Fred Kelton Gage (1902-1951) —
also known as Fred K. Gage —
of Fairfax, Renville
County, Minn.; Hector, Renville
County, Minn.
Born in Cottage Grove, Washington
County, Minn., December
9, 1902.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1939-46; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed in a head-on car crash on Highway 169, near Belle
Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
21, 1951 (age 48 years, 316
days). His wife was badly injured, and died three days later.
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Pinckney Arwood, Sr. (1875-1952) —
also known as W. P. Arwood —
of Disputanta, Prince
George County, Va.
Born in Disputanta, Prince
George County, Va., May 13,
1875.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1944.
Died, in an automobile accident, in Sussex
County, Va., May 13,
1952 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident the day
before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;
married, November
30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew of Martha
Jefferson Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas
Jefferson; third great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Dabney
Carr; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed of Dabney
Smith Carr and John
Gardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of John
Jordan Crittenden, Thomas
Turpin Crittenden, Robert
Crittenden, Carter
Henry Harrison and Edith
Wilson; third cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Alexander
Parker Crittenden, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden and Carter
Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker, Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Theodore Crittenden Jr.. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Elizabeth Depelheuer (1880-1952) —
also known as Elizabeth Lannerth —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Missouri, September
14, 1880.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1940.
Female.
Injured when struck by an automobile, and subsequently died,
in Missouri, October
19, 1952 (age 72 years, 35
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, Mo.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving his car along State Highway 29 in
Branchburg, Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; meat
merchant; real estate
business; president, Lansing Ice and
Fuel; vice-president, Weissinger Paper
Co.; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Struck by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in a
hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1954 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Killed in an automobile accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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John Emil Peurifoy (1907-1955) —
also known as John E. Peurifoy —
of South Carolina.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
9, 1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1950-53; Guatemala, 1953-54; Thailand, 1954-55, died in office 1955.
Died in an automobile accident, near Hua Hin, Thailand,
August
12, 1955 (age 48 years, 3
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Helen Douglas Mankin (1896-1956) —
of Georgia.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
11, 1896.
Member of Georgia state legislature, 1937; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1946-47; defeated
(Independent), 1946.
Female.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, near College
Park, Fulton
County, Ga., July 25,
1956 (age 59 years, 318
days).
Cremated.
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Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.
Killed in an automobile accident, near Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
12, 1957 (age about 44
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) —
also known as Henderson L. Lanham —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
14, 1888.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,
1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office
1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in a train
collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
10, 1957 (age 69 years, 57
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
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Elmer James Ryan (1907-1958) —
also known as Elmer J. Ryan —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Rosemount, Dakota
County, Minn., May 26,
1907.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1935-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Died in an automobile accident near Somerset, St. Croix
County, Wis., February
1, 1958 (age 50 years, 251
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Rosemount, Minn.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate
broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to
Lillian Tverskoi. |
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Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) —
also known as Gordon E. Dean —
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
28, 1905.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; law
professor; member, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair,
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-53.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age 52 years, 230
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Charles Richard Eckert (1868-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Eckert —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1935-39;
defeated, 1938.
Died as the result of an automobile accident, in Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., October
26, 1959 (age 91 years, 279
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Allin Depew (1886-1959) —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.; Latham, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in White Creek, Washington
County, N.Y., March
18, 1886.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1916, 1918, 1926,
1928, 1932; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921,
1923, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938; candidate for New York
state senate 30th District, 1930.
Methodist.
Hit by a car and killed, while walking on the Troy-Schenectady
road, Latham, Albany
County, N.Y., December
9, 1959 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Waldo Tracy (1884-1960) —
also known as Ralph W. Tracy —
of Closter, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brownington Center, Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt., November
13, 1884.
Republican. Mayor
of Closter, N.J., 1954-58.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in an automobile accident at Cedar Lane and
Knickerbocker Road in Closter, suffered a fractured skull, and died
four hours later at Pascack Valley Hospital,
Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., May 24,
1960 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert H. Tracy and Ida M. (Driver) Tracy; married to Herminie C.
Lindmann. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles W. Anderson Jr. (1907-1960) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 26,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1936-46; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940.
Methodist.
African
ancestry.
First
African-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the
20th century.
Killed in a car-train
accident, in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., June 14,
1960 (age 53 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles W. Anderson and Tabetha Anderson; married, November
25, 1948, to Victoria McCall. |
| | | Epitaph: "Champion of Rights and
Justice. Lawyer and Civic Leader." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John A. Posey (d. 1960) —
of Alabama.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1944.
Died, from complication of a hip fracture resulting from an
automobile accident, September
14, 1960.
Interment at Haleyville
Cemetery, Haleyville, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Willie Shelnutt. |
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April
17, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, in
Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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John Leslie Jones (1889-1961) —
also known as J. Leslie Jones —
of Blackburn, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Saline
County, Mo., November
12, 1889.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Saline County, 1933-36.
Injured in an automobile accident, and died a few days later,
in Fitzgibbon Hospital,
Marshall, Saline
County, Mo., November
17, 1961 (age 72 years, 5
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Jones and Effie Jane (McPherson) Jones; married to Marie
Field. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1900.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car accident, and died the next day, in North
Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age 62 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie Jensen (1892-1964) —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., September
15, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for South Dakota, 1921-34;
president, People's Telephone
and Telegraph Co.; Governor of
South Dakota, 1937-39; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Suffered a head injury in an automobile accident, and died
three days later, in St. Johns-McNamara Hospital,
Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., December
14, 1964 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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Theo Ashton Thompson (1916-1965) —
also known as T. A. Thompson —
of Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La.
Born in Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La., March
31, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1953-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Killed in an automobile accident on I-85 near Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., July 1,
1965 (age 49 years, 92
days).
Interment at Evangeline
Memorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Edward Corsi (1896-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Abruzzi, Italy,
December
29, 1896.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1923; newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Immigration Commissioner, 1931; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938; New York State Industrial
Commissioner; appointed in 1954 as a special assistant on immigration
problems to U.S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, but was dismissed three months later; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in an auto accident, when a car in which he was a
passenger skidded off the road and overturned, near Phoenicia, Ulster
County, N.Y., December
13, 1965 (age 68 years, 349
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Frederick Corsi and Julia (Pantano) Corsi; married, June 17,
1926, to Emma Gillies. |
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Arthur G. McDowell (d. 1966) —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; Director of
Government, Education, and Civic Affairs for the Upholsterers' Union
of North America.
Died in a one-car accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near
York, York
County, Pa., October
6, 1966.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) —
also known as Claude R. Wickard —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., February
28, 1893.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1932-33; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1956.
Brethren.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Killed in an automobile accident in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., April
29, 1967 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Maple
Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind.
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Joseph Tumpach (1912-1968) —
of Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
7, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; chair of
DuPage County Democratic Party, 1958-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-68 (at-large 1965-67, 38th
District 1967-68).
Member, Amvets;
Elks; Moose.
Killed in an automobile accident, 1968
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary to
Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.
Member, American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Richard H. Applebaum (1936-1969) —
of St. John, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born November
11, 1936.
Democrat. Electrician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives 34th District, 1969; died in
office 1969.
Killed in a car accident, in freezing
mist, on U.S. Highway 54 in Callaway
County, Mo., January
27, 1969 (age 32 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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Erna H. Melaun (1901-1970) —
also known as Erna Heuer —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, June 14,
1901.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1952;
candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 2nd District, 1952.
Female.
German
ancestry.
Died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in
Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., March 1,
1970 (age 68 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Albertson (1910-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
May
7, 1910.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1934; secretary-treasurer,
Local 16, Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union.
Indicted,
along with other Communist leaders, by a federal grand jury in
August, 1951; tried,
in Pittsburgh, starting in November 1952, and convicted
in August, 1953, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to advocate the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; sentenced
to five years in prison;
the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the convictions in 1956. Expelled
from the Communist Party in 1964 over claims that he served as an
undercover police agent; in 1976, it was revealed that the charge was
founded on a phony letter planted by the F.B.I.
Died, in an automobile accident, February
19, 1972 (age 61 years, 288
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Burton W. Chace (1901-1972) —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb., July 6,
1901.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1947-53; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1952;
member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1953-72.
Died in a car accident, August
22, 1972 (age 71 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph H. Enos (1910-1973) —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born March
13, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Killed in an automobile accident in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
22, 1973 (age 63 years, 9
days).
Interment at Eglinton
Cemetery, Clarksboro, N.J.
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Dracos Alexander Dimitry Jr. (1922-1973) —
also known as Drake Dimitry —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Missouri, November
24, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; owner of
Heights Manufacturing Company, which built antenna towers; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1956.
Injured in an automobile collision on icy
roads near Almont, Mich., and died soon after in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March
23, 1973 (age 50 years, 119
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889-1973) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Goose Creek, Berkeley
County, S.C., December
16, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1923-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1936.
While trying to cross U.S. Highway 17, he was struck by a car
and killed, in a hit-and-run accident, near Awendaw, Charleston
County, S.C., April
22, 1973 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Interment at Strawberry Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley County, S.C.
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile accident on Chain Bridge Road,
McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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William P. Fitzpatrick (c.1941-1975) —
of Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born about 1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1974-75; died in
office 1975.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
While driving east on Route 70 near Burnt Tavern Road, he collided
head-on with another car, and was killed instantaneously, in
Brick Township, Ocean
County, N.J., March 1,
1975 (age about 34
years).
Interment at St.
Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fitzpatrick and Ruth Fitzpatrick. |
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Edgar Allen Brown (1888-1975) —
also known as Edgar A. Brown; "The Bishop of
Barnwell" —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., July 12,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell County,
1920-26; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1925-26; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1922-26, 1952-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1926, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1928-72 (Barnwell County 1928-66, 18th
District 1966-68, 12th District 1968-72).
Injured in an automobile accident in Barnwell County, and died
a few hours later, in Richland County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., June 26,
1975 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Abraham Brown and Elizabeth (Howard) Brown; married, December
30, 1913, to Annie Love Sitgreaves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Attorney, Beloved Political
Leader, Humanitarian .. His faith and courage imbued him with the
vision to foresee the future with confidence in himself, his people,
and his Creator. He was a man for all seasons, all generations, all
time." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a car on the Pacific Coast Highway,
Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Virginia A. Kittell (1906-1978) —
also known as Virginia Anna Harmon —
of Bloomfield, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Putnam, Dewey
County, Okla., January
30, 1906.
Delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969; mayor
of Bloomfield, N.M., 1978; died in office 1978.
Female.
Severely injured in a one-car accident on U.S. 50, near Lakin,
Kan., when her pickup truck flipped in high
winds, and died a week later in Denver General Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., September
25, 1978 (age 72 years, 238
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memory Gardens of Farmington, Farmington, N.M.
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) —
also known as Gwen Cherry —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1923.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Female.
African
ancestry.
first
Black woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 into
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Died, in an automobile accident, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1979
(age about
56 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Irma Louise Hotchkiss Karmol (1923-1979) —
also known as Irma Karmol —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, April
13, 1923.
Republican. Social
worker; member of Ohio
state house of representatives 44th District, 1975-79; died in
office 1979.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta.
Died, in a traffic accident, in Perrysburg, Wood
County, Ohio, April
24, 1979 (age 56 years, 11
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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Dauris G. Jackson (1932-1979) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1932.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1977-79; defeated, 1976; died in
office 1979.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, in an automobile accident, July 31,
1979 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Evelyn Silliman Malone (1905-1981) —
also known as Evelyn Malone; Evelyn I. Silliman;
Mrs. M. W. Malone —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn., December
25, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; librarian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1960-62.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Struck by a car while walking in Sun City, Arizona, and died
soon after, in a hospital
at Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
18, 1981 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Minn.
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John D. Brattin (1939-1981) —
of Michigan.
Born November
25, 1939.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1974.
Killed in an automobile accident in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., February
28, 1981 (age 41 years, 95
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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George Willmot Renchard (1907-1982) —
also known as George W. Renchard —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Izmir, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1944; Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1968-69.
Killed in an automobile accident in Saudi
Arabia, January
15, 1982 (age 74 years, 210
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of La Canada (now part of La Canada Flintridge), Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Alabama.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; dean,
Education Department, Troy State University, 1971-82.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) —
also known as William B. Stansbury —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., March
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,
he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in
Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst
with his administrative assistant; the scandal
led to an effort to impeach
him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting
$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand
jury as to whether this money came to his campaign
or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church,
he was hit by a car, and died soon after, in Humana Hospital-University,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1985 (age 62 years, 17
days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife
was injured.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Sr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Badly injured in an automobile accident, which paralyzed his
lower body, and died six months later from pneumonia,
in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) —
also known as Bert T. Combs —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, Clay
County, Ky., August
13, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of
Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Drowned
when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red
River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell
County, Ky., December
4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113
days).
Interment at Beech
Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15,
1937, to Mabel Hall. |
| | | The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway,
which runs through Clark,
Powell,
Wolfe,
Morgan,
and Magoffin
counties in Kentucky, is named for
him. — Bert T. Combs Lake,
in Clay
County, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier |
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John G. A. O'Neil (c.1937-1992) —
of Parishville, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born about 1937.
College
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1981-92; died in office 1992.
Killed in a head-on collision with another car, in St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
10, 1992 (age about 55
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Camp, Smyth
County, Va., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth
County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Zeta; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving
overturned and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August
2, 1994 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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P. Kenneth Peterson (1915-1994) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1952;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1957-61; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1960.
Killed in an automobile accident, December
31, 1994 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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June Briney Welborn (1920-1995) —
also known as June Briney —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in 1920.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1944.
Female.
Died in an automobile accident, 1995
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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John Bloomer (c.1931-1995) —
of Vermont.
Born about 1931.
Member of Vermont
state senate, 1985-95; died in office 1995.
While on his way to the Statehouse, was killed when his car
collided head-on with a tow truck, in Stockbridge, Windsor
County, Vt., January
10, 1995 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1915.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1952-53; Spain, 1965-68; Denmark, 1968-69; Morocco, 1979-81.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Chancellor
of Southampton College.
Hit by a car while rollerblading,
and died as a result, in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
29, 1995 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Entombed at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Robert C. Frasure (1942-1995) —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April
20, 1942.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, 1992-94.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed when the vehicle he was riding in plunged down a ravine
and exploded,
on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, August
19, 1995 (age 53 years, 121
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Sidney Martin (1919-1996) —
also known as Sid Martin —
of Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-90.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, at
Alachua General Hospital,
Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., 1996
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Grant L. Sanders (1934-1997) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Otto, Big Horn
County, Wyo., April
22, 1934.
Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1977-86.
Killed in an automobile accident near Lovell, Big Horn
County, Wyo., April
20, 1997 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Byron
City Cemetery, Byron, Wyo.
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Douglas Carl (1951-1997) —
also known as Doug Carl —
of Michigan.
Born August
12, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1987-97; died in office 1997;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1988 (12th District), 1992 (10th
District).
Suffered a heart
attack while driving, and died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1997 (age 46 years, 5
days).
Interment at Romeo
Village Cemetery, Romeo, Mich.
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Daryl Arnold (1924-1997) —
Born in 1924.
U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1987-89.
Died in an automobile accident in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
30, 1997 (age about 73
years).
Interment somewhere
in Orange County, Calif.
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Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) —
also known as Bernard J. Dwyer —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
24, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate 18th District, 1974-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,
6th District 1983-93).
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, while driving his car in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
31, 1998 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.
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Wesley C. Mues (1948-1999) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 5,
1948.
Lawyer;
Judge, Nebraska Court of Appeals, 1994-99; died in office 1999.
Lutheran.
Member, Sertoma.
Injured in a traffic accident on Highway 281, and died soon
after, at St. Francis Medical
Center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
25, 1999 (age 51 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) —
of Mesquite, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in a hospital
at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., December
20, 1978.
Candidate for mayor
of Mesquite, Tex., 1999.
Died from injuries received in an automobile accident, in
Mesquite, Dallas
County, Tex., November
11, 1999 (age 20 years, 326
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Reagan V. Brown (c.1921-1999) —
of Texas.
Born about 1921.
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 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) —
of Maine.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, about 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives; elected 1942, 1946; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Maine
state senate; elected 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1972; superior court
judge in Maine, 1973-81; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1981-86.
Injured in an automobile accident and died ten days later, in
Cary Medical
Center, Caribou, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 18,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Maine.
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Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (c.1948-2000) —
also known as Pinkie Wilkerson —
of Grambling, Lincoln
Parish, La.
Born about 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives 11th District, 1992-2000; died in
office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1996,
2000.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Killed in a six-car automobile accident, on Interstate 20 at
Bossier City, Bossier
Parish, La., August
1, 2000 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
also known as T. Euclid Rains —
of Alabama.
Born about 1921.
Broom
manufacturer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Became blind
when he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy.
He was the only totally blind baseball coach in
Little League history.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the car in which he was
a passenger went off a bridge in heavy
rain, near Geraldine, Marshall
County, Ala., August
27, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Asbury
Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala.
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Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) —
also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete
Worthington —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born December
5, 1940.
Engineer;
farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Odd
Fellows.
Charged
with drunken
driving
and speeding
in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded
guilty to a reduced charge
of reckless
driving.
Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center
line and collided with another car; both he and the other
driver (Sherri Commodore Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky., October
12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeffry H. Gallet (c.1943-2001) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1943.
Lawyer;
federal
judge, 1993-2001.
Died, from complications resulting from an automobile accident
several months earlier, in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 2001 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Sliter (c.1969-2001) —
of Montana.
Born about 1969.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1997-2001; died in office 2001.
Killed in an automobile accident, when the Ford Explorer sport
utility vehicle in which he was a passenger ran off the road and
flipped over, near Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
15, 2001 (age about 32
years). Shane Hedges, the driver of the car, was charged with
drunk driving and negligent homicide.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Freeman (c.1921-2001) —
also known as Bob Freeman; "Sunshine
Bob" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born about 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Ohio
state senate, 1974-78.
Catholic.
Sponsored Ohio's Open Meetings Law.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, December
17, 2001 (age about 80
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Daniel McGavin Hansen (1942-2002) —
also known as Daniel M. Hansen; Dan Hansen —
of Nevada.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., January
10, 1942.
Motel
manager; roofing
business; Independent American candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1970, 1994; Independent American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1992, 1996, 2000;
Independent American candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1998.
Mormon.
Member, John
Birch Society.
While driving on Interstate 80 in icy
conditions, his car skidded into the median and overturned
several times; he was thrown from the car and killed, near
Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev., January
22, 2002 (age 60 years, 12
days). He would have survived the crash if he had worn a seat
belt; family members later said Hansen "would have been willing to
wear a seat belt if the government did not try to mandate it.".
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Thomas Michael Whalen III (1934-2002) —
also known as Thomas M. Whalen III; Tom
Whalen —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984.
Killed when his car hit a tree, in Albany
County, N.Y., March 4,
2002 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea Jr. (1921-2004) —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
18, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st
District 1966-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;
member of New York
Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons.
Died, from injuries suffered in a car accident, January
11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert F. Shaw (1934-2004) —
also known as Bob Shaw —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born May 29,
1934.
Mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1984-87; defeated, 2003, 2003.
Killed in an automobile accident, on Route 93, Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
17, 2004 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Street Boone (1918-2004) —
of Elkton, Todd
County, Ky.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., April
27, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 16th District, 1972-73; defeated
in primary, 1973, 1975.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from injuries received in a 2002 automobile accident, in
the Hearthstone Place nursing
home, Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., November
22, 2004 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of B. E. Boone; married to Joy Fields Bale. |
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Joe E. Moreno (1964-2005) —
of Denver Harbor, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
12, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 143rd District, 1999-2005; died in
office 2005.
Killed in a car accident in Fayette
County, Tex., May 6,
2005 (age 40 years, 267
days). State Rep. Rafael
Anchia was injured.
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Moreno and Alicia Moreno. |
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Florida; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
21, 1940.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Easterly. |
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Michael J. Adanti (1940-2005) —
also known as "Red" —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.; Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born June 23,
1940.
Democrat. Played football
for the Ansonia Black Knights of the Atlantic Coast League; school
teacher; mayor
of Ansonia, Conn., 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1976; president,
Southern Connecticut State University, 1984-2003.
Killed in an automobile accident, in Sardinia,
July
31, 2005 (age 65 years, 38
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,
24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Struck by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn,
died later the same day in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 2005 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Relatives: Son
of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to Tova
Heller. |
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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as Tom Adams —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary
of state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Killed in an automobile accident on I-10, in Suwannee
County, Fla., May 22,
2006 (age 89 years, 72
days).
Interment at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
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John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) —
also known as J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion.
Killed in an automobile accident, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 29,
2006 (age 86 years, 100
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Helen P. Chenoweth (1938-2006) —
also known as Helen Cora Palmer; Helen
Chenoweth-Hage —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1995-2001.
Female.
Christian.
Died, as the result of an auto accident, near Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev., October
2, 2006 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Otto T. Bang Jr. (1931-2008) —
of Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Madelia, Watonwan
County, Minn., September
15, 1931.
Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1963-72 (District 33 1963-66,
District 29-A 1967-72); member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1973-82.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following an automobile accident, from complications of
a head injury, in Hennepin County Medical
Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
29, 2008 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Jacob Rhodes III (1943-2011) —
also known as John J. Rhodes III —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Safford, Graham
County, Ariz.
Born in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
8, 1943.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1987-93; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2008.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Suffered injuries in an automobile accident, and died three
months later as a result, in Washington,
D.C., January
20, 2011 (age 67 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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