Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August
7, 1839.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Died, from pneumonia
two weeks after surgery to remove gallstones, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Albert Sidney Brookes (1870-1913) —
also known as Albert S. Brookes —
Born August
14, 1870.
Adjutant
General of New Mexico, 1910-13; died in office 1913.
Died, from pneumonia
following gallstone surgery, in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., November
5, 1913 (age 43 years, 83
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis Swan Brookes and Elizabeth Elvira (Word)
Brookes. |
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Elsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917) —
also known as Elsworth R. Bathrick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
6, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1911-15, 1917 (19th District 1911-15,
14th District 1917); died in office 1917.
Underwent surgery for gallstones, and died ten days later,
probably from infection,
in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
23, 1917 (age 54 years, 351
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Arthur H. Murphy (d. 1922) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1913-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920.
Died, following gallstone surgery, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1922.
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in New Windsor, Mercer
County, Ill., May 1,
1869.
Newspaper
editor; abstractor.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, during gall bladder surgery, in a hospital
at Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., February
16, 1926 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Paris Roscoe Vanover Sr. (1863-1927) —
also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. —
Born in Wise
County, Va., September
7, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District, 1920-21.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a gall bladder infection, in Pike
County, Ky., September
18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Harry Dunn (1873-1928) —
also known as Russell H. Dunn —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April
12, 1873.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1909-10, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
real
estate agent.
Died, from cholecystitis and post-operative aspiration
pneumonia, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 27,
1928 (age 55 years, 76
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Groves, Tex.
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James J. Byrne (1863-1930) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1863.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from gallstones, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
14, 1930 (age 66 years, 340
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John A. Pilgard (c.1866-1935) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Denmark,
about 1866.
Democrat. Grocer; banker;
elected mayor
of Hartford, Conn. 1935, but died before taking office.
Danish
ancestry.
Died, following gall bladder surgery, in St. Francis Hospital,
Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1935 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) —
also known as Timothy T. Ansberry —
of Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, December
24, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
law partner of Joseph
E. Davies.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died following a gall bladder operation complicated by heart
disease, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1943 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Vance Criswell McCormick (1872-1946) —
also known as Vance C. McCormick —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 19,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor
of Harrisburg, Pa., 1902-05; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1914; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1916-19; newspaper
publisher.
Died, from cholecystitis and heart
disease, in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., June 16,
1946 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Entombed at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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William Philip Banach (1903-1951) —
also known as William Banach —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
30, 1903.
Democrat. Tavern
owner; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1947-51; died
in office 1951; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a hemorrhage following gall bladder surgery, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
24, 1951 (age 47 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Rozell (c.1879-1951) —
of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., about 1879.
Republican. Statistician for New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., 1939-51; defeated, 1951; died in
office 1951.
Had gall bladder surgery, and died three weeks later, in
Ossining Hospital,
Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
30, 1951 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Minnie B. Merchant. |
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Cavendish Welles Cannon (1895-1962) —
also known as Cavendish W. Cannon —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
1, 1895.
School
teacher; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1927-30; Sofia, 1933-35; U.S. Consul in Sofia, 1935-38; Athens, 1939-41; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1947-49; Portugal, 1952-53; Greece, 1953-56; Morocco, 1956-58; U.S. Minister to Syria, 1950-52.
Died following gall bladder surgery in the hospital
of the U.S. Air Force Base, near Seville, Spain,
October
7, 1962 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment somewhere in Seville, Spain.
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James Joseph Lyons (1890-1966) —
also known as James J. Lyons —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1890.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1934-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956.
Died, from complications of gall bladder surgery, in
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1966 (age 75 years, 329
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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