Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Stephen J. Colahan (1841-1874) —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1841.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1872; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1874; died in
office 1874.
Died, from diabetes, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1874 (age about 33
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) —
also known as "Wizard of the Saddle" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (now Marshall
County), Tenn., July 13,
1821.
Democrat. Cotton planter; slave
trader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in
April 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederate
troops under his command massacred
African-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,
since the Confederacy refused to
recognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen as
a war
crime, sparked outrage
across the North, and a congressional inquiry;
in 1867, he became involved in the Ku Klux
Klan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violent
tactics to intimidate
Black voters and suppress
their votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1868;
in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering that
the Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on to
denounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendly
speech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,
calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of former
slaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southern
press.
English
ancestry. Member, Ku Klux Klan.
After his death, he became a folk hero among white Southerners,
particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in
the early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rights
movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Slaveowner.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
29, 1877 (age 56 years, 108
days).
Original interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1904 at Health Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; memorial monument at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.; memorial monument at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Isaac Smith Kalloch (1832-1887) —
also known as Isaac S. Kalloch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 10,
1832.
Pastor;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1879-81.
Baptist.
Indicted
for adultery,
in East Cambridge, Mass., 1857; tried,
but the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. Shot and
wounded, on August 23, 1879, by newspaper editor Charles DeYoung.
A few months later, before DeYoung was to be tried for the shooting,
Kalloch's son, I. M. Kalloch, shot and killed DeYoung in his office.
Died, of diabetes, in Whatcom (now part of Bellingham), Whatcom
County, Wash., December
9, 1887 (age 55 years, 152
days).
Interment at Bayview
Cemetery, Bellingham, Wash.
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Leon Abbett (1836-1894) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1865-66,
1869-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1872,
1876
(delegation chair), 1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1892;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1875-77; Governor of
New Jersey, 1884-87, 1890-93; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1893-94; appointed
1893; died in office 1894.
Died, from diabetes and other conditions, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
4, 1894 (age 58 years, 57
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Eli Huston Murray (1843-1896) —
also known as Eli H. Murray —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., February
10, 1843.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1872;
Governor
of Utah Territory, 1880-86.
Died of diabetes, in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., November
18, 1896 (age 53 years, 282
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bela Whipple Jenks (1824-1897) —
also known as Bela W. Jenks —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Essex
County, N.Y., June 6,
1824.
Member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1869-72; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1881-88; appointed 1881.
Died, from diabetes, in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
29, 1897 (age 73 years, 145
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of diabetes, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Ferdinand Eidman (c.1842-1910) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worms, Germany,
about 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1879;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1880-81; defeated, 1895; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1890-94,
1897-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1894, 1896; member of
New York
Republican State Committee, 1902.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from diabetes, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1910 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1865 to Mary
Germann. |
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish.
German
ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes, in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Berliner and Julia Berliner; married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg. |
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Isaac Perry Cocke (1860-1912) —
also known as I. P. Cocke —
of Lee
County, Ga.; Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Burke
County, Ga., 1860.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from pneumonia
and diabetes, in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., January
23, 1912 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Perry Cock and Almeda Malvina (Griffin) Cock; married to
Minnie Huff. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Henry Maack (1853-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
May
14, 1853.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Died from complications of diabetes, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1914 (age 60 years, 278
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Paulina Wilhelmina (Gerstenberg) Maack and Hermann Carl Wilhelm
Maack; married to Wilhelmine Caroline Dreier. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George William Marshall (1854-1915) —
also known as George W. Marshall —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., August
31, 1854.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1912;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1911-14.
Died, from diabetes and interstitial
nephritis, in Milford, Kent
County, Del., April
18, 1915 (age 60 years, 230
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of William Marshall and Hester Angelina (McColley) Marshall; married
to Mary Louise Donnell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) —
also known as James J. Butler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
29, 1862.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1908.
Died, from acute
nephritis and diabetes, in St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1917 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Green Brady (1848-1918) —
also known as John G. Brady —
of Alaska.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1848.
Republican. Missionary;
co-founder
of the school that later became Sheldon Jackson College, in Sitka,
Alaska; merchant;
Governor
of Alaska District, 1897-1906; forced to
resign as governor in 1906, after an inquiry
about his involvement with the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company.
Presbyterian.
Ill with diabetes, he suffered a stroke
and died in Sitka,
Alaska, December
17, 1918 (age 70 years, 206
days).
Interment at Sitka
National Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska.
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John Henry M. Wigman (1835-1920) —
also known as John H. M. Wigman —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
August
15, 1835.
Lawyer;
Outagamie
County District Attorney; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1882-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1893-97.
Catholic.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes, in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
31, 1920 (age 84 years, 169
days).
Interment at Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Charles E. Hiscock (1854-1920) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 1,
1854.
Republican. Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892;
mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1897-99.
Died, from a gastrointestinal
hemorrhage, while also suffering from chronic
nephritis and diabetes, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1920 (age 66 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Alfonso Arnold Rutis (1859-1928) —
also known as Alfonso A. Rutis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in St. Gall, Switzerland,
October
20, 1859.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; banker; Consul-General
for Paraguay in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1900-03; Consul-General
for Persia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1903.
Died, from apoplexy
and diabetes, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., July 22,
1928 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Tex.
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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." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway,
August
7, 1856.
Mayor
of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died of diabetes, in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., March
26, 1930 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Frank W. Adams (1854-1930) —
of Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo.
Born in Hayes, Middlesex, England,
October
11, 1854.
Republican. Mayor
of Bolivar, Mo., 1890; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Polk County, 1921-22.
Died, from diabetes and encephalitis,
in Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo., July 12,
1930 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Adams and Jane Hannah (Hitchcock) Adams; married, October
29, 1884, to Jennie Oakey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1921-22 |
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William Arthur Ginn (1859-1932) —
also known as William A. Ginn; W. A. Ginn —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., April
15, 1859.
Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1897-1905, 1913-14.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., August
5, 1932 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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Fred Atwater (c.1871-1933) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Birmingham (now part of Derby), New Haven
County, Conn., about 1871.
Democrat. Founder and president, Columbia Nut and Bolt Company; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1921-23; defeated, 1923, 1927; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1931; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died, from diabetes and a heart
ailment, in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
23, 1933 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atwater and Josie (Wells) Atwater. |
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Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) —
also known as Peter A. Hatting —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office 1933.
German
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes and osteomyelitis
and complications from the amputation of his left leg, in
Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1933 (age 65 years, 105
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose L. Magee. |
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Samuel Jameson McMains (1867-1933) —
also known as Samuel J. McMains —
of Leechburg, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Elizabeth, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
29, 1867.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
postmaster at Leechburg,
Pa., 1931-33 (acting, 1931-32).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from diabetes mellitus, and complications of the
amputation of his right leg for gangrene,
in Allegheny Valley General Hospital,
Natrona Heights, Harrison Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1933 (age 66 years, 263
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Leechburg, Pa.
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Frank J. Corr (1877-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
12, 1877.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1933.
Died, from complication of diabetes, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1934 (age 57 years, 142
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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John William Smith (1883-1942) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamfitter;
deputy
sheriff; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1921-22; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1922-24; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1924-28, 1933; defeated, 1927, 1929, 1930,
1937; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Died, from tuberculosis
and diabetes, in the Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitorium,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1942 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Edwin Booth (1895-1957) —
also known as John E. Booth —
of Spanish Fork, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Spanish Fork, Utah
County, Utah, June 1,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
English
ancestry.
Died, from coronary
occlusion due to diabetes, in Spanish Fork, Utah
County, Utah, July 25,
1957 (age 62 years, 54
days).
Interment at Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah.
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Lucie Reavis Royall (1867-1959) —
also known as Lucie Virginia Reavis; Lucie V.
Reavis —
of Cary, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., May 12,
1867.
Republican. Postmaster at Cary,
N.C., 1900-14.
Female.
Died, from renal
failure and diabetes, in Duke University Hospital,
Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
18, 1959 (age 91 years, 251
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Cary, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George James Reavis and Martha Hayes (Debnam) Reavis;
married, June 1,
1919, to Valerius Addison Royall. |
| | | Epitaph: "The Inspired Word of God /
Jesus Christ, My Salvation." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Paul Richman (1895-1959) —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
December
25, 1895.
Democrat. Ship supply
dealer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton
Roads, Va., 1934-36.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from kidney
failure and diabetes, in Riverside Hospital,
Newport
News, Va., September
16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth
Lichtenberg. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and
grandfather." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Friedrich Gries (1892-1959) —
also known as Walter F. Gries —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., October
1, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; prison
warden; superintendent, welfare department, Cleveland-Cliffs iron mining
and shipping
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1953-59.
Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from diabetes, in a hospital
at Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., November
23, 1959 (age 67 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gries and Ida J. (Tauppe) Gries; married to Velta
Liste. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Thomas Harold Werdel (1905-1966) —
also known as Thomas H. Werdel —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Emery, Hanson
County, S.Dak., September
13, 1905.
Member of California
state assembly 39th District, 1943-47; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1952;
States Rights candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., September
30, 1966 (age 61 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.
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Roger Joseph Kiley (1900-1974) —
also known as Roger J. Kiley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
23, 1900.
Democrat. Professional football
player, Chicago Cardinals, 1923; athletic
coach; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940;
superior court judge in Illinois, 1940; Judge, Illinois Appellate
Court, 1941-61; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1961-74; took
senior status 1974.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Suffering from diabetes and a heart
ailment, he collapsed at Rosary College in River Forest, and died
soon after at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital,
Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., September
6, 1974 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) —
also known as Paul R. Williams —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1894.
Republican. Architect;
first
African-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to be
member of the American Institute of Architects; designed many
Southern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywood
celebrities; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952,
1960;
member, California Housing Commission and California Civil Rights
Commission.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons.
Died, from diabetes, in California Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1980 (age 85 years, 339
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes, in Saline Community
Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married, September
27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
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John J. Miller (1932-1985) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born July 28,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District
1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1978-85.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of diabetes, on February
16, 1985 (age 52 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Calhoun (1934-1985) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
13, 1934.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1960-75; defeated, 1975.
Member, Moose.
Died, from diabetes, in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., May 27,
1985 (age 51 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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James T. Brignall (1941-1986) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 20,
1941.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1970; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1972.
Died, from complications of juvenile diabetes, August
29, 1986 (age 45 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years). His body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Robert P. Marren (1918-1990) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
10, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; civil
engineer; surveyor;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1954; member of city council, Auburn,
N.Y., 1957-63.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1990 (age 71 years, 322
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) —
also known as Eliot Jacobstein; "Calamity
Janeway" —
of Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born January
1, 1913.
Democrat. Economist;
economic advisor to Presidents Franklin
Roosevelt and Lyndon
Johnson; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Redding, 1948; newspaper
columnist.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes and heart
problems, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
8, 1993 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Anthony Ambro Jr. (1928-1993) —
also known as Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 27,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
Huntington town supervisor; member, Suffolk County Board of
Supervisors; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1970; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1975-81; defeated,
1980.
Died, from diabetes, in a hospital
at Falls
Church, Va., March 4,
1993 (age 64 years, 250
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas D. Hamilton Jr. (c.1930-1994) —
also known as Tom Hamilton —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex., about 1930.
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74.
Methodist.
Died, of diabetes and strokes,
at Sharp Medical
Center, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., March
26, 1994 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Earl Faircloth (1920-1995) —
also known as William Earl Faircloth —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Chiefland, Levy
County, Fla., September
24, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1963-65; Florida
state attorney general, 1965-71; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1968; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1970.
Died, from strokes
and diabetes, in Holy Cross Hospital,
Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., May 5,
1995 (age 74 years, 223
days).
Interment at Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Tenn.
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Mario Angelo Procaccino (1912-1995) —
also known as Mario A. Procaccino —
of New York.
Born in Bisaccia, Italy,
September
5, 1912.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of complications of diabetes, at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
20, 1995 (age 83 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Budd Gould (1937-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 10,
1937.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1974-81, 1985-91.
Blinded
by diabetes in 1970.
Died of complications of diabetes. June 2,
1997 (age 60 years, 23
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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John O. W. Jarstad (1920-1998) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., July 22,
1920.
Republican. Television
sportscaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1970.
Died, of heart
failure and diabetes at Auburn Rehabilitation
Center, Auburn, King
County, Wash., June 12,
1998 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Gig Harbor, Wash.
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Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) —
also known as Polly D. Gibson —
of Michigan.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1917.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Junior
League.
Died of complications of diabetes, June 16,
1998 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Helen Cobb (c.1922-1999) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., about 1922.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1963.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Indicted
in 1970 on bribery
conspiracy charges
in connection with the "Yellow Cab Scandal";
acquitted.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and diabetes, at Chase Medical
Center, El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., March 8,
1999 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Craven (1921-1999) —
also known as Bill Craven —
of Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 30,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of
California
state assembly, 1973-79; member of California
state senate, 1979-99.
Advocated and won the creation
of a California State University campus at San Marcos.
Died, of congestive
heart failure and complications of diabetes, at the Villas
de Carlsbad Health
Center, Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., July 11,
1999 (age 78 years, 11
days).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Joe Serna Jr. (c.1939-1999) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., about 1939.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; college
professor; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1993-99; died in office 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died of kidney
cancer and complications of diabetes, in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
7, 1999 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital
and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carl Thomas Rowan (1925-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Rowan —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenscroft, White
County, Tenn., August
11, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; syndicated newspaper
columnist,
author,
biographer,
television
and radio
commentator; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1963-64; in 1988, he shot
and wounded an intruder in his backyard in Washington, D.C.; he
was arrested,
charged
with a weapons
violation, and tried;
the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 1997.
African
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments and diabetes, at the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., September
23, 2000 (age 75 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gus Hall (1910-2000) —
also known as Arvo Kustaa Halberg —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
8, 1910.
Communist. Steelworker;
union
organizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers' strike in
1937; candidate for mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; indicted
in 1948, and convicted
in 1949, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to teach the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; fled
to Mexico; arrested
in 1951 and sent back; spent eight years in prison;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from diabetes, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 2000 (age 90 years, 5
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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James C. Reynolds (1941-2000) —
also known as Jim Reynolds; "Teddy
Bear" —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa., July 17,
1941.
Mayor
of Beaver Falls, Pa., 1989-93.
Christian.
Died, from diabetes and liver
problems, in Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa., December
7, 2000 (age 59 years, 143
days).
Interment at Beaver
Falls Cemetery, Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
25, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes, in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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Clinton W. White (1921-2001) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born October
8, 1921.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1977-78; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1978-95.
African
ancestry.
Died, of diabetes related respiratory
arrest, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 22,
2001 (age 79 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) —
also known as Edward F. Cooke —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69; Allegheny
County Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1968.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes and renal
failure, in a hospice
at Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., August
12, 2002 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to Dorothy
Cleary. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,
December 27, 1967 |
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Richard Charles Lee (1916-2003) —
also known as Richard C. Lee; Dick Lee; "Mr.
Urban America" —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., March
12, 1916.
Democrat. Mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1954-69; defeated, 1949, 1951; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956,
1960.
Died, from diabetes and heart
disease, February
2, 2003 (age 86 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jan Sterling (1921-2004) —
also known as Jane Sterling Adriance —
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1921.
Democrat. Actress;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Died, following a series of strokes,
while suffering from diabetes, in the Motion Picture and
Television Hospital,
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
26, 2004 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at St. Pauls Churchyard, Covent Garden, London, England.
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Samuel Schwartzkopf (1916-2004) —
also known as Sam Schwartzkopf —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
12, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1967-75; defeated, 1975.
Died, from complications related to a stroke,
diabetes, and pneumonia,
June
5, 2004 (age 88 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as George Mikan; "Mr.
Basketball" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., June 18,
1924.
Republican. Professional basketball
player and coach for
the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,
Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 1,
2005 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Edward Louis Masry (1932-2005) —
also known as Edward L. Masry —
of Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 29,
1932.
Lawyer;
his successful lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric, over
contamination of drinking water in the town of Hinckley, California,
was the subject of the movie Erin Brockovich (2000); mayor
of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2001-02.
Syrian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Los Robles Regional
Medical
Center, Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif., December
5, 2005 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village,
Calif.
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Smith Hempstone Jr. (1929-2006) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1929.
Newspaper
editor and columnist;
U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, 1989-93.
Died, from complications of diabetes, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
19, 2006 (age 77 years, 291
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) —
also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1925.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965.
Catholic.
Irish
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of
National Review magazine;
author
and lecturer; host of television
news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.
Died, probably of diabetes and emphysema,
in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brother
of James
Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo
Brent Bozell); married 1950 to
Patricia Alden Austin Taylor. |
| | | Political family: Buckley
family of New York and Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Frederic
R. Coudert, Jr. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting
It Right (2003) — God
and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'
(1951) — Spytime
: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer,
My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The
Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word
Lover (1998) — Airborne
: A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In
Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers
No More (1995) — Up
From Liberalism (1959) — The
Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis
in the Morning (2001) — Execution
eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four
reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude
: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —
Nuremberg
: the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive
: a personal documentary (1983) — United
Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The
unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero (2001) — The
Reagan I Knew (2008) |
| | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained
Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel — Marco
Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Saving
the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — See
You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Tucker's
Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Mongoose,
R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — A
Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — High
Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Who's
on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — The
Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe
McCarthy |
| | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:
John B. Judis, William
F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —
Lee Edwards, William
F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.
Bogus, Buckley:
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American
Conservatism |
| | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,
Jr.: David Miller, Chairman
Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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